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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1879)
p) glte gaiXg Vsixra&ro. o ASTORIA . ...OEEGOX ISSUED EVERY MORNING, (.Monday Excepted!, . C. IKEEiAXl : : PUBLISHER. Adutriaai JluUding, Cans Street. Toms of Subscriptien: served by Carrier, ior tvesk .25 Cents: (Sent by mail, four months $3 Oi) Suet by mail, cne year . i) 00 free of Postage to Subscribers. rt" Advortis ements inserted by the year at the rate of SI iiU por square per month. Tranrfent lvfcrticini;, by tho day or weak, fifty cone per smiarofor each insertion. THE CITY. The Daily astovmax icifl he rent Uy irmilatizccnt.i a month, free of portage. Ucm cn who eoHtcmvhUc aluscucc from the eilu eff hare Tiik Astouiax follow them. Daily or Wbkkia -edititjitii to any posl-ttjfive irrtj wi a&iitional crcic. Ad(irc-w may le ciutmiw often an (iasir&l. Jcave wdcra at (Me citutriitw rttom. The Isle of Er:n hac gone to sen. The Ordway made the mail trips to the forts yesterday. The Cnr.lry is expected home from Shoalwator bay to-day. --The Allegiance aiul Centennial Sbavc both jronc'toaea. --,-- Baby carriages of the best styles, and at low prices, at LocVs. Mr. Joseph Hume will commence work at v.is large Knappton cannery on the 10th. Beautiful weather allows work of "beautifying places about town, which is largely improved. E. C. Holdcn'e sale to-day will be one of greai interest to ths public. See advertisement. Mr. "Walsh has a regular system of mining at work on the hill in front 'of -the Catholic church. It reminds is of Idaho in 1SG2-'G3. The schooner Alpha returned es terdav from Portland, where she had been receiving cargo for Tilltimoek, and will proceed to sea to-day. ' A regular communication-of Tem ple lodge No. 7, A.. P. A. M., will be held this evening at ?h o'clock. So journing brothers are invited to at tend. Messrs. P. E. and Pred ZFcrchen, of this city, "have recently welcomed the arrival -of a brother at Astoria from the-olli country, across the waters of the Atlantic. - The bark Edward James has been sold, aud her name changed. She now carries the Hawaiian l$ag. and bears the name of L;Uu, in honor of one of the royal family. "We have enjoyed our walk; we have enjoyed our talk, we have enjoy ed our visit, with Mr. Li vinson the representative of Te "Ocscon'iv now at Astora. Mr. L. is a real li'e Hoosier, lately from Indianapos, and .there ;s a fellow feeling between ns, being one of that stripe ourself. Miss Lizzie Ingalls is returning by the Jdaho, with the Pose EyL:n"e company under a brief engagement to Manager Magmre, opening at New Market theatre next Tuesday evoirng. Miss Eytiugc will be supported by Sir. Cyril Searle, an actor of much merit, who came from the eact with her, and a full dramatic company. . "Whenever any article is stolen by -my one of the many thieves in tliis city and vicinity, report it to the clueT of police at once. The police are anx ious to serve the public, but cannot do -go without knowledge of thefact when a.theft occurs. Keporting a theft only .after it has happened a week orso, often enables the thief to get away. Dr. TBaker and Mr. M. C. Moore f TU..11,. AW.11., .,.. of WrtcfrvM o f. ' c J days since, inquiring with respect to the feasibility of extending a flume to Miear the source of Pine creek in the Blue mountains with a view of lapping the immense timber supplies in the -mountains. The surveyors on the proposed route ran one of the prelim inary lines while they were there. There will probably be several other surveys made before any definite con clusion will be made as to the exact iJocaticn. The Xeader is hopeful. Coat Klines Xear Astorlr. It is perhaps no longer necessary io keep the facts in abeyance. Coal, of as fine quality as any on the Pacific coast, and in paying quantity, "as been found on the opposite side of the ba3T, in plain siht of Astoria, at tide water, -where it can be mined at a proGt, and placed, oil shipboard at fifty cents or Icks a ton. We haYe pur posely refrained from giving the fncts to the public ftfr obvious reasons, but now, that it is no longer necessity to secure the interest of the discoverers, we are at liberty to state what we know. The steamship Great .Repub lic can coal alongside the bunkers at the mine when it is developed. "Vc only hope that the lucky holders of the ground will not allow the grass to grow under their feet when they take steps to develop Barney's point. TIic 3S:ui of-TJe Fisherman." It turns out that the real name of the G''0'.ie JJunicls, alias George Lc Grande, el a, is Geo. P. Drnut. He has a mother and sister living in Brook lyn, New York, whose solicitude for him will not save him from the pe) tcJiMury. He has lied outrageously to his good mother, and deceived her beyond all account. His is but a re petition of the history of thousands of Iriiling young men in this countiy, who prefer the huruy gurdy .to good society, and whose carousals, larcenies and frauds bring them to an unhappy end, in spite of the protestations and affections of mothers and sisters. He is probably booked for a term of six years at least, in. the Oregon State prison. Poreisjjx Esmorts. The vessels sailingyestorday carried cargoes as follews: To I.icerMHH,,2fi' AWxi batk lle afE: ,h: lus, FIou Vom l,oiilan(l...l",3ti5 bbls, T QuccH&ttcri, prr Crnl-riHutt: AVhentfiom Astoria S :l cilr " Poi tlancl- 27.2K5 " 71 412 l Slii.WiO 00 Totals -JSJKZ " SK5.w2 00 Tu Lirerpml, cr A listener,. Flour from Portland 2J.1X2 bbls- $U9,092 CO 1 caso elk horns. no 00 Total S01M12 00 Court Proceeding. rOLTGE COURT H. E. PATtKER, J. Astokia. April 4. IF. J. Smith, discorderly conduct, sent up in default ol $5 00 fine. George I)"Jfy, arrested as vag., made a statement that he owns large prop erty in Minnesota (not Seattle), and has an income from it, but was a little short just now, .as rents had Jiot been paid. His yarn wouldn't wash worth a cent, and to save the fabric he was sent up a while in default of 10 00 fine. Fire Departures t Drill. Chief Engineer Trenchard informs us that he expects to call the depart ment out for drill weather permitting, on or about the 10th inst. Easter eggs at Schmeers. Sec new advertisement. - Boat sponges, wholesale and retail at Dements drug store, Astoria. Pive thousand just received. C. H. Bain it Co. will, from this date, discount ten per cent, for cash, on former4rices on sales of mould ings, sash and doors. See late -specimens lightning pro cess of photographs, at H. S. Shuster's Art Gallery. The Odd PeJlows at Astoria will probably not celebrate on the 2Gth, but the brotherhood at Portland will do so, in fine etyle, to which delega tions may be expected from The Balles, Salem, and other parts of the state. - - For good tobaccos, fine cigars, no tions, candies, etc., go to Foster's variety store, on the roadway, oppo site the 0. S. N. Co.'s wharf. i Don't forget that Mr. Worsley, at rmc infniliii nnnfinti coin f-n !. 4- l.r " v-o"" v""" oinv wittij, ail Illb auction-rooms, next door io Bailev's store, on Main street, will offer the complete householtLefFocts of two fam ilies; -also a large assortment.of crock erya direct consignment ; -counters, oil-cloth, carpets and restaurant cook ing utensils. Sale at 2 o'clock p. m. -- Baby carriages from $7 00 up wards at Adler's. J3ooks aud stationery .of everv variety, the best, .at .Adler's. Airay Up. TJic'SIiporiirc B. cV Oe'Ceirc-'fc--puv.i-d Dcovcv.vor a lY.-ceK.'d, l?'p Ten TliousoncI 1-cit Above Tide Water. rv ana Di ra ITcrch rlth. A report comes from the Sierra Nevada mountains of the discovery of the timbers of a stranded vessel, resembling those of a -Chinese .jitnk, high up in the mount-tins, between Mineral King and the head waters of Kings riv. The sound portions of the tiniboV resembles camphor wood, and, it is said, still retains a faint smell. The fastening are of copper; the rigging, etc., are, of course all gone. A number of bones, supposed to Ikj human, were also found in the vicinity, and upon the adjacent slopes there is abundant evidence of the previous occupation of the waters, in the shape of shells, as well as the oc casional finding of petrified fish. That this valley has at one time been an inland Lea is admitted by geologists, but that these waters were navigated by Celestial seamen one or two thousand years ago has never been claimed, even by the Chinese themselves". But these same people do claim to have been ths original discoverers of this country, and this find seems io give color to the claim. It has also been claimed by them that vessels of theirs have been wrecked on this co..st, and that portions of the crew have returned to China; but that the wreck should be located, and that this location should prove to be Tulare comity, is surely an interesting fact, inviting the inspection of the cu rious and the solution of the scientific. CULLED CURIOSITIES. What goes most against the farmer's grain? His reaper. When is a young ladjT very like a whale 'When she is pouting. "Why is a water-lily )"ke a whale? Because it comes to the surface to blow. A Wisconsin man h:ts a collection of 10J skunks. He musu be a s'cente narian. What is it every one can divide,. hut no one can see where it is divided? Water. It requires wonderful insight to keep your conscientious scruples and your liver symptoms separate. Teacher "Why was Joseph put in to the pit?" Thomas (who goes to the theatre) 'because there was no room for him in the family circle." Iry are coals the most contradictory articles known to commerce? 'Because, when purchased, instead of agoing to the buyer they go to the cellar. "What is it a man does Jnot want, and struggles against having sas long is possible but which, once got, he would not part with? A bald head. There are 230,000 spec;es of Jiving animals. Bow then did a pair of each 500,000 get into Noah's ark, say ing nothing about their fodder for li months? Lambert's brass brand were out serenading last evening. Dr. f. Welch, dentist, will prob- ably leave Astoria on Monday next. --- Air. A. P. Gunn, the popular rep resentative of Cunningham, Ourtiss & Welch, is in the city. .Warren & McGuire have the early rse potatoes for seed. Farmers, please remeniber this. The Bee-hive is a busy place. Mrs. Steers has just laid in a very large stock, consisting of millinery goods, a k:rge assortment of ready made suits for ladies and children, and an excellent line of underclothing, f r the ladies and children. Call at the Bee-hive Store and inspect this new stock. The low price of every thing will astonish you. It is expected that the Paci fic mail steamship City of Toklo, which sails for China to-day, .om San Francisco, will bing General Grant and his family on her re turn trip. Edmund Yates calls the Lon don Times to account because it has not chronicled the presence of Mr. Bret Harte in the United Kingdom. The Thunderer has noi wen given a faint rumble, at the advent of the author of "The Heathen Chinee." One of the. mosu beautiful of her time was Eleanor Porke Cus tis. .a grand-daughter of Martha Washington and adopted dauglitc of General "Waslfington. .-Herpre-trait, painted 'by Gilbert vStuari, was the most attractive jpicture arnonp the rare paintings at Ar lington House, the residence of her brother, George Washington J?arke Curtis, for about fifty years. AROUND THE CITY. Fresh oysters in every style at Schnicers See advertisement. The cheapest ever offered is Ham burger's Embroidery. Fresh oysters in every style and at all hours at the Pioneer restaurant. Fresh fruits and vegetables at Bailey's. Ovsters served in everv style at the Walla Walla JKestaurant. .New invoice ot those Medallion llanges at Magnus C. Crosby's. P. J. Goodman, on Main streothas just received the latet and most fash ionable style of gent and ladies boots, shoes, etc. Twelve yards Chinese Grass Cloth. :Mi inches wide, for one -dollar at Ham burger's. A new lot oftfull bound blank, and receipt books, specially for use in can neries, at the City Book store. Me. .1. Stewart, stone and marble cutter of Astoria will guarantee satis faction to all ordering work of him, and will do a better job for less money than any nuthide workman. His work in the cemetery here shnuld'he sufficient recom nieudatfon. Before you let your eon tracts for work of this kind it 'would be well to call upon !Mr. Stewart. Get your baskets filled for a little money at Bailey's. Five thousand yards Embroideries from") cents upwards, at Hamburger's. Buy your domestic goods at Ham burger's. You can do better than at any other house. The proprietor of the Chicago house.whom everybody knows as a-popu-lar caterer, has fixed his hotel up in splended style. It is all newly painted and furnished, and is one of the most attractive places on Main street. Call around : every luxury of the season at the Chicago house. Parties in -want of good Cdar Shingles will do well to apply to 11. C. ComegysKalama, W. T. 1. C Johnson may be found at the Occident in Astoria every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evening, ready to attend to messenger duty in Port Ian I or to points along the river in a satisfac tory manner. Fashionable Dros-.lcnkiu";. Miss M. J. Kki.i.ky having made ar rangements with Mi.s E. ( Benedict to do cutting and -fitting in her shop, and feeling fully competent to offer herelf as a first-class trimmer, would be pleas ed to have the Indies of Astoria give her a call, as she will hold herself rcsponsi able for all work done. Terms reason able. Next door to The Astoimax office. Miss E. C. Bkxkimct wishes to inform the Ladies, that she wilt -still continue instructing all those who wish to learn Mrs. ('. IC Binder's system of Dress-cutting, having taken rooms with Miss M. J. Kcliey. v Canncryinrii Take .Vol ice. J. T. Borehers will guarantee to put up Salmon Spawn in a manner that will pay, if any canneryinan on the Colum bia river will encourage the enterprise bj' giving liini a show." Call or address Astoria 'Laundry before flic season is lost. This is an important item. The IScst Family Sewing machine is the New Ameri can, sold in Astoria by Chas. Stevens & Son at the City IJook store. It is a light running self-threading ninehine. in faet it is the only sewing ninehine which has a self-threading shuttle and self-setting neeille. It never breaks the thread; never slsips stitches: is the lightest run ning, and is in every respect the best family sewing machine. Chas. Stevens & Son, agents, Astoria, Oiegon. LoDOixr. riousK Persons requiring furnished or unfurnished rooms can be aecemniojlatcd at reasonable rites at Mrs.3hinsons Chenninus st., Astoria. Ladies can now ride their veloci pedes in Astoria, if so desired. Adler lias tliem rigged with side saddles. A magnificent stock of jewelrv at Auger's. Desr Salem flour is sold in fin's city at $5 50 per barrel by Warren & McGuire. I. "W. CASE, IMPORTER AND WHOLFSALE AND RE TAIL DEALER IN GENERA! MERCHAMSE, Corner Clienamns and C:iss streets. ASTOKIA - - - OI!EGO WILLIA3S EBGAR. Corner Main and Chcnnraus Street?, ASTORIA OREGON. DRVLKR IX CIGARS AND TOBACCO, AND THE GENUINE W0STENH01M and other Ensdi?h Cutlery. FAIRCHTL'D'S GOLD PENS Genuine Meershaum Pipes, etc. A fine stock of "Watches anil Jowclrj', Sinzxie and Kreecli Xioadiii Shot dluns, Revolvers, listol?t Parlor ICillcs, and Ammunition. THE ASTORIA BREWERY DEPOT, RUDOLPH 8ARTH & MICHAEL MEYER, PROPRIETORS. Corner of Olney and "Water -streets, ASTORIA, OREGOX. Best quality of 'L'A GKR'&KER 5 cts.-er glass 'Choice Yrines,Liquors, and Cigars always on hand. ,. . HsrTlie patronage of the public is respect fully solicited. Orders for'Lager or Rottled Beer in any quantity promptly tilled. E-The best lunch the seasou will afford Juruislied day and night FREE. AjMTSEMENTS. GRAND OPENING OF Hill's Hew Variety ftatre, Containing six 2srEW AND ELEGANT BOXES, SITTING BOOMS, ETC. The Decorations of the New Theatie wew executed by Mr. F. Holt. NEW AND ELABORATE SCENERY. Tainted by Mr. "Win. West. Architect .and Ruihler Mr. Kcnihle. On and afterthis date will be given a First Ciass Entertainment, Which for Refinement and Noveltv cannot be cnuallcd en this coast. Our Per formance Comnunccs with our First Part Gi felaie and Female GRAND OLIO, Consisting of Singing, Dancing, Acrobatic Feats, Negro Sketches, Trapeze Performers, Fantomimists and Jugglers. HOUSE CROWDED NIGHTLY To sec our Refined and Unequalled enter tainment. New Acts. New Song's and com plete change of Programme twice a week. ;3:o. IIITX. I'ropriclor. En trance to Roxes and Circle on Cliena iiiiis Strecr. Performance to commence at eight (Peloek precise. H..U.1J ! I ! J I HOTELS AND RESTAURANT?. P AKK-ER HOUSE, ASTORIA, OREGON. II. P. PAR1CEP. ----- Proprietor. TUTS 1IOTKT. is the largest, most comfort able and best kept hotel in the city. Is supplied with the best of sprint; water, hot and cold baths. barbershop, and a first-class saloon with'best of liquors and cigars, and fine billiard table. Free roach to and from the house ; charges reasonable. PI W) to $250 per day. according to room occupied. S jTOKTOX 2 1 OIT SB. CORNER " AND FIRST STREETS, PORTLAND. OirEUON. I X'ORTOX. - - - - lropvietor. (Formerly of the Portland Hotel.) Tins uorsE is a fire-proof brick, just finished and neuiv furnished, with I the best of spriutr beds. i Tekms Per w eek From Pr to 0 for board and lodging. Per day si 00. Single meals 2Ti cent-?. Lodgimr '.'" to ."() cents. SSfFroe coach to and from the House. Private Boarding House. MRS.QriNN - - PROPRIETOR. o "vTill accommodate day boarders or accom modate airy with board and hulghg. Prices reasonable. In Inealls 'building. Jefferson street, opposite Wells, Fargo &.Cdfr Express oflice. -- - a. j.-aiGu-:n. c. s. win cm. OCCJTDEXT nCTTEX.. MEGLER & WRIGHT. Proprietors. Astoria, Oregon. THE PROPRIETORS A7?E HAPPY TO announce that the above hotel has been rcpainted-ynd refurnished, adding greatly to the comfort of its guests and is now the best hotel north of San Francisco. rjiuicpiar house. D.'L.TURPIN - FKOntiKTOR MAIN STREET. Bekween Squemocqlie and Jefferson, ASTOKIA, OKKGOX. Rn:ml-and lodging per week 8 oc. Roard pit day j m Single Meal as Thctable will be supplied at all times with the best the market affords. AliliA AVATjTjA RESTAURANT, THEO. DROEMSER, - - PnorniETOii. t Fresh oysters, and other deli- C eacios of the season, served iUxT-erSKn, every style. ggi Opposite the Telegraph office, Squemouh street. Astoria. Oregon. CSTMEALS AT ALL TIOURS-Bsn. KIAQKUS C. CROSBY. IJKALKK 1 Stoves, Tinware, and House Furnishing Cootis. Hardware, IBrass XJoods, Lead and Iron Pipe, Pipe Pittings, Engineers Supplies, Sheet Lead. .Iron, Qopper, Brass, and Zinc. O. ,3". ST&OI'T'IO:, (IX THE ASTOKIA2C BUILDING) AS JVST RECEIVED A LOT OF NEW- goods, consisting of MEN'S AND ROYS CALF A3SFD KIP BOOTS Buckle 'and Congress Gaiters, Women, Hisses and Children's BfEJXXOIXr BOOTS, Which will be sold at the very lowestprices. Patent fivr Sales. The right to manufacture .cud sell jojix . isnoKaxsEirs patent- (JCo. 189.99TJ. April 21, 1S77), OLmppoTemeiit in JJT.ITI SXiAT ADJUSTERS, In the States of California and Oregon. K3"For particulars and description, whlofc, cannot be given in a brief advertisement' call upon or address. T. BROEMSER, iWaUa Walla Eestauraut, Astoria, Oregon,. ft