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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1879)
y "- -vj' o,'iv & vp- jfw-; ?-' "-w-- "'"!?. """ H?-" """' " W A. jJ3S"",' ""'". 7 " Its ttslu jstxrcfcm- ASTORIA. OREGON D. C. IRELAXI). Em tor. THURSDAY May 22, 1S7!. Pacific Railroad Litigation. The Central and Union Pacific rail road cases, lat.-ly decided by the Su preme Court of the United States, on appeals from the District court of California and the Court of claims, which were argued together, involved the constitionality of the so-called Thurman act of May 7, 1878. The object of that act was to secure thi interest of the United Status in tlu Union and Central Pacific railroad companies, by providing that twenty live per cent, of the annual net earn ings of those roads, including the whole of the compensation due them for services rendered to the govern ment, should be paid to the treasur er of the United States, to be by him applied, partly in payment of the ac crued interest on the bonds issued by the government to the two railroad companies, and partly to the estab lishment of a sinking fund for the final payment of the bonded indebtedness of the companies. The decree in the first named case and the judgment on the second are affirmed by the Su preme Court, with costs. The decis ion was announced by the Chief Jus tice. No written opinion was render ed, but it will be filed in due tune. Under the terms of the Thurman bill, the Central and Union Pacific rail road companies are required to comply with the spirit :is well as the language of the laws under which the roads were constructed. The bill defines the term ''net earnings" to mean all earn ings remaining after the actual annual expenses of maintaining and operating the road and the interest on the first mortgage bonds are paid. The govern ment is to retain all compensation due the companies for government trans portation, one-half to be used to liqui date the interest paid by the United States on bonds issued by it, and the other half to be placed in a sinking fund. Each year the Central and Union Pacific companies must con tribute to the sinking fund twenty five per cent, of their net earnings. The secretary of the treasury has au thority to remit a portion of this an nual contribution when he is satisfied that the remaining seventy-five per cent, of the net "earnings is not suffi cient to "fenable the companies to pa' the interest on their first mortgage bonds. But no dividends can be paid to stockholders when the companies are in default to the sinking fund or the interest on the first mortgage bonds. Mr. Justice Field dissented from the opinion of the court, and was joined therein by Messrs. Justice Bradley and Strong. ; ' Greenbacks by tHe Million. The bill introduced in congress by Mr. DelamatjT, of Indiana, for fund ing municipal indebtedness in United States paper money, authorizes the secretary of the treasnr3T to extinguish all city indebtedness by the issue of greenbacks which greenbacks are to be immediately used in payment of such debt. Also, providing for green back currency to the extent of 1,000, 000,000; and for the relief of financial distress bT granting aid to certain companies incorporated by state au thorities for work of internal improv ment. A variation of the 1,000,000, 000 bill. Also, providing for the pay ment of interest on the public debt and for funding said debt in the United States paper money. His bill xrevides: 1. That the secretary of the treasury be required to have prepared notes and obligations of the United States to the aggregate of $1,000,000,000. to be known as "greenback cuirency," for general circulation in amounts and form as the bill provides, which notes or obligations shall constitute a legal-tender lor all debts, and receivable for all United States government dues. These obli gations shall be issued in notes of $5, $10, $20, $100, $T;(K), $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 each in such relative proportions as may be found necessary to meet the requirements of the business wants of the country. The secretary of the treas ury is authorized to loan from such greenback currency to corporations, providing they file their bonds payable fifty years from the date thereof, and bearing no interest for five years from .said date, but at the expiration of live years the bonds shall bear interest at 3 per cent per annum legal-tender money, the interest to be paid semi-annually. 2. It specifies the corporates which shall have advantage of the loan; James River and Canawna canal company, 600,000,000: Atlantic and Great Western eanal company, 50.000,000: Florida St Phil! cana?canv:lSo ! nrint i.minl nnmnnnl' ClOOllinnn. Wn.h f, ;irnn,i i n,,nf k ,....f mi i kuiiimiw n uMiimi iiiv tiiiivm wl and Big Sandy railroad company, $.", OOO.(MH): and Niagara ship eanaf com pany, $14.000,000. Delamatyr is the very head and front of the greenback element in congress, and his bill is of course sup posed to embody the correct financial theories of the party. The quickest way to thoroughly prick them and show their fallacy is to let them bring the bill squarely before congress for debate. This will be far better for the finalic'al interests of the country, and for the welfare of the pa-ties op posed to soft money, than to be con tinually suppressing such bills mi tie committee rooms. It is not probable that the bill wil1 receive any consider ation at the hands of congress, and yet we wish it might, just to have the subject matter thoroughly aired and let the people see, by fair discussion, what there is in such wild schemes as De'amatyr proposes. Beer Drinkers Resolve. The lager beer drinkers of New Orleans do not ask for lower prices, but they want more beer for their monev. They lately held a public meeting, and the demand for enlarged beer glasses was made by many speak ers. Mr. Einbercher said that the cost of all the components of lager beer had been brought; down to such a low figure ihat drinkers, as American freemen, were determined to have the size of the glasses increased propor tionately. Mr. Rosenberg argued that, at a time when rich and poor felt the business depression, 100 per cent, profit on beer was too much. Mr. Bach said: "Shentlemens I don't shpeak if you don't call upon me, but dere ought to be as much bule in de beer glass ash deer ish in de barrel." Mr. Schonberg advocated a size of glass that would bring the profit down to one cent on each filling. The follow ing resolution was passed unanimously by the COO veters: "That those pres ent at this meeting organize themselves into a society to ad vocatc an increase in the size of beer glasses in New Orleans. That we make this our earnest appeal to the saloon keepers to increase the size of glasses to such an extent as to make it obtainable by all at a fair price for fair measure." A pledge to drink no more beer out of small glasses was signed by 246 men. Wonderful Telescopes. The perfection of workmanship at tained by American opticians in mak ing telescopes and microscopes has often won high praise from scientific men both at home and abroad. In 186 L, European astronomers may be said to have had their eyes opened by Clarks discovery of a minute compan ion to the brilliant Sirius with the eighteen-inch object glass made for the Chicago Observatory. The mon ster telescopes of Herschel and Lord Rosse, and the great achromatics in the chief European observatories had given no hint of this star's existance, although there was mathematical reasons for believing that Sirius had a companion. Since its discovery this delicate star has been seen with com paratively small telescopes, and now Mr. Jay Harcourt, of Wappinger's Falls, announces to Admiral Rogers that one fine night in April he saw the companion of Sirius with a Bryne telescope of only 4i inches aperture. Several other persons saw the star, and they certify to the correctness of the observation. Lord Beaconsfield Photographed. A new photograph of Lord Beacons field has come out in London, with the werds: "As he was taken by order of Her Majesty," printed beneath. His Lordship is still the aged "Vivian Gray" remembered as yuing Ben D'Israeli there is the same priggish air, the same foreign-office-clerk de meanor, the same cut clothes, the same suggestion of flowered satin waistcoat beneath the tightly buttoned overcoat, the same door-knocker curl upon the forehead but all so rumpled, wrinkled, and limp that it would seem as if the whole figure had been dragged against the tide, so shrivelled, so elon gated and weather stained, does it appear. the Mississippi with the Pacific (blank I ss narked PRPCo. Tne P.n cr w U amount); Rock Island and Hennepin ! be m Hv jIv rewarded b tW P:,hi Rocs, canal companv, si:$,000.000: Oswejio IVcUs", coirp. rv. .luUN KLEUXAN. canal companv, ?2T.000.000: Lexington P'"fci-l-oi-k.M:iyS0, 1170. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T,?ST - Tn Jl M! S fefc - - ""ii w ainoiiis u. in k ' " ."-; ., TfcTTOaT.-0ntlienplitrf M.i . 0t , . JLl lort c use lo Ss.'Ml Is' Mil. nljont GO f. - onis vel. UarboiTS 12 pv t5re.id, fished u.-'i par or 'as, season m:rcd K l5 .J;1 o-Vs and K : cie caN. T u funk" w ' be re;y-ded by returning ii sure ; to tl ASIOKIA FISHERY. js.ora. Orp-nn. "i:iv2sl. 1U "W ... .-0...., ....... , , REGULAR AUCTION SALE Saturday, May 24, at 2 P. M. T w.H se'l nt ny Auct'on Rooms Ore Fioe Pigeon H'c Taure; (Xca-iy New.) One Rem -.(ouKew" jstF: cli'ue: a lot or oiei'Mer: 3r "-. s ivi- BrrrkCf-s, Gem"e S vcrW?l"lic, , lso : I'r Glrsvjvnre, S"dc Jmps. T: -lit", I.ioim'c-, u'ld a v: "e.irof .ther ar.'.c'e. F. C. IJOM)EN Ai-c- over. Ke3p Your Money Safe. Kx s anishiji On'pon I liave received an other consijnuiienl of TCCK1?RS PATEXT AT.A1S3I MOXEY TILLS. This maVliless Counter Alarm Money Drawer Is proof against Petty Thieves. XKIC53 S(5 00. E. C. HOLDEN, Commission Agent. NEW BAKERY. Main street, opposite the Parker House. C. CA1IOW, Pkoprictor Of the above named New T.akery. ttespectfullv inites a share of the public patronage, confident of his ability to please his patrons. Mrs. H. A. Derby. Has just returned from San Francisco with the finest selected stock of MILLINERY GOODS, Ever offered in Astoria. Embracing every novelty in the line. Or, Warnerfs Health Corset Cm onlv be purchased in Astoria at 3Irs. Derby's. Main street, between Squeniwibe and Jefferson. W3. li'HMSXIIART. Occident Hotel Hair Dressing Saloon. ASTORIA - OREGON. not, Cold. -Shower, Steam and Ssnlplmr BATHS. ' JSBSpecial attention given to ladies' and children's hair cutting. Private Entrance for Ladies. GUXS, LOCKS, AND SKWIXG MACHLES REPAIRED. KEYS FITTED AND LOCKS REPAIRED. SAWS FILED, ETC.. BY F. TT. AVASS. Main street, next door to Geo. Ross'. GE EO . LOVETT, CLEANING and REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Benton street, opposite Tost-office. Astoria Q m o r i r-t O S3 E Q o m GK Y. PARKER, DEALER IN' GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, WHITE LEAD, PAINTS and COAL OILS, Brooms, Brushes and Yl'ooitcn-wnre, Tobacco, Cigars and Stationery, Gent's Furnishing Goods, Etc. Near the Corner Sin in nncl Concomly Wcs., Astoria T. F. VOSS, I2KICIC LAYER, Cement, Plasterer and Builder of any kind of Brick Furnaces. P1c:lsc leave orders at Wilson & Fisher's store. ChenamiLs street. Astoria. 7-lm I. "W. CASE, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND RE TAIL DEALER IN GEUERAL MERCHANDISE, Comer Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA - - - OREGON. LETTER HEAD PAPER, PRINTED OR PLAIN, OF THE REST, quality, at Tub Astokiak office. RILL HEAD PAPER, OP EVERY GRADE AND COLOR, PRIN ted or plain, at lowest rates, at Tun AbTORjAX office. . in.i Vn i m i. n.tn i l.np't r:irs am ' mT urn BAMIIRHJPT SillkE - OF L ABIES' MNEN Q iullutrC(t suits purchased at an iinininense disc. t , . xiCRFPT S I V 4,v lA-Aia 1 1 &AL..L. T-KE CHEAPEST SVER OFEZXHEiX 83 00 FULL feTJlT. PUBE LINEN. i .f-JTttCJ&LOCL T"B &M?y SILK PARASOLS. We defy to he excelled in stock and in your .MAIN STREET, - - mw SPRING mi JUST OFEMEB, A. VAN DUSEN & CO. Have just received a full line of Spring and Summer goods of the vcrv finest qnnlitv, wbit-fe were bought during the lecent triable in stocks, when cash cemniaiids a pieniium. and are therefore prepared '.to .sell the same at less rates than the same qualitvof goods can be purchased elsewhere. These goods consist in part of Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods, lints and Caps. Thirties Dress Goads. Muslins. Prints. Hosiery, lioofs and Shoes. Kiihoer Hoofs. Oil Clothing. In addition to the above have laid in a full stock of SOTDISKS 3UTEKIAIS. X1IT.S. FATXTS. OIS. ETC. The quality of our crocki?ril axd Gr..issvAi:. TOIPS. ETC. Cannot be excelled and our prices defy competition. Family Groeet ae.s and Provision a Specially Oregon City Im perial E.vf ra Flour at S3. ."0 per Barrel. WARDS CLATSOP BUTTER ALWAYS IN STORE. S-Agency for Singer and "White Sewing Machines. Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express oJliee. corner of Cass and Jefferson street. STILcLi THEY GOME! COHEN & Y$ SEIXIXG GOODS THE CHEAPEST. TVe have since replaced our Ladies .And all goods that were lost on the Kepublic- ALSO, A FULL LINE OF LADIES .""" Hi I JKT 353 SET TJ KT X DE3 IR. "VST IE .A. 3El1 Come, give us a trial, and satisfy yourself that we sell cheaper than any other house in town. "We do not give any price list, as we have but one price, and sett FOR. O-iSuSIQ: 03KTXjy. COHEN & COOPER. I X L STORE. P. S. Thcmostesigoodsforlheleasxestmoney. BUSINESS CARDS. -TjK. I. M. SEVERN. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ASTOIUA, OUEOOX. Ofllcc Honrs. From 9 to 12 A. M., and from :t to 8 i m. p W. PULTOX, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office. Pases new building, Squemoe street, Astoria. Oregon. TT)K. J. V. OLIVER, 3IOMEOPATHIST. Office. In Slinster's Dajniezrean huiH ing. Entrance Second door above that ef the Daily Astokia Cass street. Residence on Jefferson street, corner of Main. TOCTOIt HATCH, Successfullv treats all Chronic Diseases. AND DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Cancer cured bv a new and painless method. Office Chenamus street, comer of Mam street, Astoria. TXR. J- O'BRIEX. CUEES BILLIOUS AND INTEmilTTENT FEVERS With from one to three doses of his harm less medicine. , ,. x Also, Private diseases successfully treated. Office O'Brien's hotel, Astoria. Oregon. otto ii:fer, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. HAS REMOVED TO Main street, Parker's building, ASTORIA, '- - - - OREGON. "yrrai. jbeck, Jlanufacturcr of Boots and Shoes. All Vi.wlo nT ronoirimr TlPfltlV .ind promptly attended to MAIN ST., - ASTORIA. OREGON Astoria Wood Yard. Foot of Lafayette streef, Astoria, Oregon. DUSHARM Ss CO., - PROPRIETORS. All kinds of wood delivered to any part of the city, sawed or unsawed. dim - SUITS! iscount of manufacturers cost XnciTtoeTn ei3.ts. prices. pocket. Call on us, it will be muncv - - - ASTORIA, OREGON. SUMMER 8TQ- COOPEE' &kJ2 I BOBS OF THE TOW AUCTION SALES. E. C. HOLDEN, Notary Public for the State of Oregon Real EstaSe-AgeHt and Conveyancer. Agent for the FIREMEN'S FUND INSUR ANCE COMPANY of San Francisco. COMMISSION AGENT and AUCTIONEER. Rcnl nail Aecnnnts Collected, nad rc turns promptly aiadc. Regular sales daj Saturdays: ntsp.M. N. B. Parties having real estate, lurnl tnreor any other jm1s to disno.se of either at auction or private sale should notify me soon as e&nvenient before the dav of sale. No storage eharged on gooiLs snh' at Auc tion. P. C. JIOLIX. td Auctioneer. MISCELLANEOUS. WILLIAM EDGAR, Corner Main and Cheniinius Street. ASTORIA OREGOK. DKALKR IN CIGARS AND TOBACCO, AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM and other English Cutlory. FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine ffieershanm Pipes, etc, A fine stock of Tl'atche and Jewelry. Mur.zle ami IJreecli Ijoadinj; Mint Ouum Revolvers. Pistols. Parlor Itifles. and Ammunition. THE ASTORIA BREWERY RUDOLPH BARTH & MICHAEL MEYER, PROPRIETORS. Corner of Olney and "Water streets, ASTORIA, OREGON. Best quality of LA GER BEER 5 cts. per gla.v Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars alwav on hand. narThe patronage of the public is resp.-'ei-fully solicited. Orders for Lager or BottletJ Beer in any quantity promptly filled. CsTThc best lunch the season will aJIori furnished day and ninht FREE