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T6""f 0) .rJPJvMWI w Vol. viii. Astoria, Oregon, Thursday Morning, April 3, 1879. No. 78. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. PaeJlic Coiit Disputck.cs. A Mormon mob have capltr cd Tooeic county, Utah. Another victim to stock gambling, A. Field, suicided in Golden Gate park onlhe night ol the 31 st. A Pors Townsend cUspptch ol the 1st says: TheBelLownbCv ida" cce, which ceated aperCect furry of excitement here, ."s qireiing down. It Wbb roc the Met'iodi t Ep:coopal church thot was drrgged into it, asm'jht have been infe .d but the Me hodist Protested.. Four members of a family named Thomomy were found killed and the bodies ho-ribly muti lated near San Jose on Monday. The mother of the family is miss injr. It is not known whether she was k'lied or escaped to the woods. There is no clue to the perpetra tor and no motive assigned for the deed. The family bad no property to excite cupidity. Foreign Icws. General MelikoSf telegraphn that he has comple ed the baling of ifccted houses in Well o L'. Grant and party arrived a' Singapore on the 31st. They'eave on Fiiday for Sam, Sagon and Hongkong. Gen. Gaiibaldi has Wi't.en a letter deprecating the proposed cojonvJn,!? exoedtion to Nov iy-wiw3yi . d ;,j linn mmmf, hhiiujii w i Gu nea. He advjoes tbe projec tors ;iistead to hold themselves in readiness to complete the great ness and rn'ty of Italy. Ausl "a England, Rusoia, Tur key rndlta'yhave consented to take part in a mixed occupatioi o? eastern Roume1'. JLuly, however, has made some rservaloa. There cok will be no commander-' "-cic". Each nationality will have :i.s own commander, nd te oJe object of the occupation wH be top -event any conflict between the Tu !- and Bulgarians. In the Oliver-Cameron case the jury rendered a verdict for de fendant. The nearo exodus continues in the northern part of Louisiana. Ten thousand negroes had leCfc by the time tbe fever of emigration ends. Prairie fires in B'g Sioux val ley, and th-oughout southern Da cota, on Saturday, we-e of unusi d force and dest uclive beyond pre cedent. A merchant of Eden counted th'.iteen fa m-houses in flames, and says that more than 4.0 farmers n that vicinity lo"t every thing. A child was burned to death, and its father terribly scorched in trvina: to save it. Three casualties are reported which resulted in death by flames. A widow intending her husband in the to succ?rd in tne management of a hotel, advertised that "the hotel will be kept by the widow of the former landlord, Mr. Browr who died last summer on a new and improved plan." "If there is anything I hate," aid he, hurling the object in his hand to the ground, "it is an empty whiskey bottle I" "Then my friend," calmly remarket- a strang iier at hand, "why do you make bo many of them?" A Go ippfiijLeiler. Ci ''t Loga.i .i Loitdo.i. I learned a secret since I have lived in London. It is one that concerns men. Women have long been anxious to know wh-t it could have been that preserved the health and beauty of Ninon de 'lEnclos to such a period that men young enough to be her grandsons were in love with her. Books have been written on the sub ject, some attributing the wonder ful preservation of her be-uly to a daily bath of ashes' milk, and others to a similar immersion in tepid water. The mystery is one I have never penetrated; but the secret I am about to impart relates to. the wonderful preservation of their facul ties and good looks by men about town in London.. You hear old swells of seventy and upwards dining out every niwht, being seen at dancing par ties often wriJing books or making ' hem selves otherwise promment. How o they do it? Why, simply by pracf '"sirg Stephen Massett's plan of toL-l absti nence, or nearly that They have found by long experience that men who drink to any extent cannot keep well, and as for smoking, it is exceed ingly injurious to some constitutions, I see old beaux here at dinner men who, if I thought about the subject at all in connection with them, I supposed werj two-bottled men or more who quietly turn their first gs of sherry into a tumblerful of water and dan'cj that, and that only, to the exclusion ! of claret, burgundy, champagne and liquors, the whole dinner through. Oh, they toast you finely, and drink with a will to the health of the Queen and the royal family only observe, they don't drhil:. They let the young fools do that. They have cut their wisdom teeth. Pay-director Cunningham, one of the most genial of American naval of ficers, was in London recently, though he is back in Washington ere this. Mr. Cunningham spent so much time in San Francisco that I have no doubt news of him will be of interert to many of your readers. He is full of life and gaiety, and had plenty of nice invitations herein the whole time he remained. His jidus Achate in Eng land was Mr. James Ashbury, M. P., one of tbe richest young men in the kingdom, and very princely in his ways. Mr. Ashbury has two splendid residences, one here and one in Brigh ton, both superbly furnished, snd each fitted out with a perfect staff ol servants. This is rather rare for a bachelor. Mr. Ashbury entorfc. irod Cunningham at Brighton, and thn placed his elegant town house at liis disposal, though he was not to be 5n itself, but Mr. Cunmngham pre ferred to stop at Morley's. Mr. Asl bury's parting gift to Mr. Cunning haai was a curious one. In appear ance it was nothing more than a stone about the size of one's thumbnail, c;r cular below, flat on one side, some thing like a cornelian in color, with a doe'ded speck of white about the size of a pin's head in the centre. What was it? Simply a petr'led human eye. Very rare, and worth a great deal or money to a connoisseur in cuch curiosities. With its fellow, it was taken from the sockets of the head of a Peruvian mummy, where some peouliar condition of the eye, or some unusual agent used in embalm ing, had petrified these watery globes. Mr. Ashbury wears his mounted sis a scarf-pin, but Mr. Cunningham sjys he thinks he'll place his along with some other curiosities he has got, for he don't altogether fancy ic as a personal ornament. Women in society are going fairly mad over Mrs. Rutherford Clay's living beetle, which she has harnessed up with gold chains and wears as an ornament. She got this thing in Mexico six months ago, and it has never eaten since it hrs been in her possession. I should loth it mycelf, but I hear ladies constantly asking where the scarabea aan be bought. 1 should think a necklace of live b-etlcs, and a pair of ear rings and a finder ring of petrified human eyes, wouIdTo to use the current by-word ui 1 jam i "Heal jam ! eal jam ! .lummy jam ! jammy jtm ! Far better than mam:uc e, Real jam. There are two periods in a wo man's life when she does not like to talk. When one is we nevcv knew, and the other we have for gotten. "The only joke women like to read are those which reflect ridi cule on men." "Yes " says an exchange, "on taking up a paper a woman invariably turns to the mani.itrf column." BANKING- AND INSURANCE. BANKING ANQ INSURANCE. - X. w. BROKER, BANKER INSURANCE AGENT. ft ASTORIA, OREGON. Exchange bought and solig all parts of tho United States aiwJEuropev OFFICE IIOURS-yronOTo'clock a. m. untiMo'clocKr. m. Mutual Insurance Co., OF CALIFORNIA, i J. F. HOUGHTON" ...President CHAS. It. STOKY ...Secretary HAMILTON" 1JOYD. I Aeehts for Oregon Geo. L. Stoiiv. J Anisior uregon Office Northeast corner of Stark and First streets, Fortla2d,0;regox. .Net Cash received for Firearem- iums In 1877 ...&..... 335.511 W Assets, Jan. 1, 187S ...,Ir...... S578.0G5 83 Liabilities f Looses xnpaid $3,638 87. Dividends" 1.057 W. 5,535.37 Surplus for Fronezty Holders... $572,470 47 Losses paid In Oregon in six sears.$114,5l6 72 I. W. CASE. Agent, .Astoria, Oregon. $6730OO,O0Q;lJAPITAL. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN TILE OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH. OLD CONNECTICUT"OFiHART PORD, AtfD COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Representing a capital of S7,M0,000. A. VAX DUSEN. Agent. COUmERCUUL TJISIOX ASSURANCE COMPANY Capital SI 2,500,000. LVTT 3L SIBSOX, Agent, Astoria, Oregon. INSURANCE COMPANY OF CAX.IFOR3XA. ORGANIZED IN 18G3. Tofnl Lossch Paid Since Ornnlzntion. $3,630,435 35. E. G. HOLDEN, Agent. Astoria Oregon. C. H. BAIN & CO. BEING NOW TREPAHED WITH greatly lncrt'ased facility to furnbh the public utn an Kinds of Seasoned A No. Humber, Eoat Lumber, Doors, finite, BLINDS, TRANSOMS: And all kinds of hard wood at very low rates, Asks an examination of their prices and rgp lot of goods whiclM ill he sold low for ASH. Stam Mill Near Weston Hotel, Cor. Genevive and Astor streets. ECLIPSE MARKET. West-Eiglitli street, near tlie O. S. X. Co's Wharf. JOHN W. "WELCH .Proprietor A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF FAIT lv Groceries, and the various kinds of first-class Meats and Fish, furnished in best of style at the market, or delivered to any part of the cirv. Orders given to the messen gers, or left at the market, v ill be promptly filled. Mv endeavor will be, by prompt attention and "fair dealing, to please my patrons. C2T-A11 kinds of country produce taken in excliance for soods. and dellv rered to patrons free. B-Give me a- call. Q. T. HEED. CALEDONIA SALOON, Corner of Front and A streets. PORTLAND - - - - OREGON CSTLate butcher in the Central Market. CJKSE, "WHOLESALE TBADE. S ffi G.W.HU3YIE Coraer of "Water anil Olney Streets, ASTORIA, OREGON. WHOLESALE DEALER IN Q-rooeMeS -AND PROVISIONS ELlfe. ETC, AGENT FOR THE (Mien City Chemical forte. B. F. 3PAXXE & SON'S STEAM ENGINES, laylM-IoriiiffJacMneiiy, RUBBER BOOTS. The National, Hayrvard, and Pure Euhber. LIVERPOOL SALT. Fishermen's and Cannery Supplies, A SPECIALTY. COTTON SEINE TWINE AND NET LINES SOLD AT SAN FRANCISCO PRICES. Oars, Cordage, Blocks, Oakum, etc. Special Notice. Star of the Columbia, 150 Fir Test Kerosene. Turpentine and Varnish, Sail Cloth, Made expressly for light sail boats. For sale at G. W. HUME'S, ASTORIA. - OREGON MISCELLANEOUS. E. S. LARSEN Wholesale and Retail Grocer,. AND DEALER IN CROGKERY, CLASS, AND PLATED WARE Flour and Feed ! JS"I am now prepared to furnish th& choicest and best goods In my line, at the' low est cash prices. Tatronage Is respectfully solicited, References: 3Iy patrons. E. S. LAESEN, Wholesale and Retail Grocer. Astoria. JPURE CFDER VINEGAR! 250 Gallons Pure Cider Vinegar in 25 Gallon Packages. For sale by ES'This N thebesfc quality of vinegar that is made ; it is warranted pure cider vinegar put up by an Oregon factor, and persons itt want of a good article, uholebate or retail,, are invited to call on E. S. LAESEN, Cor, Squemocqhe and Cass streets, Astoria.. Is All TMs BloiM Atat I HATE JUST RETURNED FROM THE EAST AND WILL SELL MY GOODS AS ODFrFlLaj -AS. AN.Y-HOUSiLIN.JCEIILCIE And am not going to say anything about It A Square Deal Guaranteed At the corner of Mam and Squemoqhe sta.,. ASTORIA, - OREGON. Washington .Market Main Xtreet, Astoria Oregon t BERGMAX & BEBItY -pESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTEND Sf tion of tho public to tho fact that the above Market will always bo supplied with a FULL VARIETY BEST QUALITY FRESH AND CURED MEATS! Which will bo sold at lowest rates, wholesale and retail. Special attention given to suppij nc shiDS. D. K. Warrex. C.A. McGuisk Astoria Market ! Corner of Chenamusand Cassstreets ASTORIA, OREGON. "WARBEN & McGUIRB, Proprietor (Successors to Hobnun it Warren. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all kinds o Fresh and Cured Meats! A full line of Family Groceries, CANNED FRUIT, VEGETABLES, ETC. jnsr Butter, Eggs, Cheeso, etc. constantly on hand. 3" Ships supplied ai tho lowest rates. J. STRAUSS, Importer and Wholesale Dealer Iu WINES AKD LIQUORS, CONSISTING OF AAA OLD VALLEY WHISKYV CUTTER WHISKY, OLD KENTUCKY BOUEBON, MARTEL BRAY, HENNESIE BRANDY, GRxPE BRANDY, HOLLAND GIN AND RUM, ANGELICA, PORT, SHERRY ANI CLARET WINES, PORTER, ALE, AND ST. LOULS BOTTLE BEER. These goods will only be sold at wholesale, and at lowest figures. Come and sample them before purchasing elsewhere. J. STRAUSS, ASTOEIA, .... OREGON. ' j Wmtsr 7""irr