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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1879)
0) gtu gaa'tij 'cM&ixxi'au, r.z ASTOJtIA OREGON ISSUED EVERY MORNING, .Monday r.ceitcd.. f. . ZlLKl.ASl : : 11 I'.l.lSlll.i:. AsstoruLii Huihiiint. .s Street. Terms of Subscription . berved by Carrier, per wouk .-h Cent.- Sent, by mail, four months s i;i) Sent hy mail, cne year. '' 00 rroe of J'otase to subscriber.. T , J 1 .. 1 .... .1 ... ? I w navcruFcmcnL". uiscncu uy uw year ul .1 . .... - . . .u i ioe ram ui ci -w j'ur v ,,,;,rc ,,cr iuuhiu. Tninsiojitadvciti-ins, by the day or week, fifty cents imrsjttarotor each insertion. THE CITY. The JXulv aT'ii:ia wiU ht, rent hu mailatTZcuUx a month. rccot itintauc. liena cm who cnntciniihitctUmiuce from the ciin can have Tiik Astokiak lollmo than. Dai la or Wekkly luiitionx to anj jmst-ojkce ivtth' out tuiaUlonal "xpcutic. AtUiroc nuw he cnaiMi on often as i.c-iroi. Leave oracrx oi the cauiitimi room. The California bis success. Dollar Store is a The Annie Gee Francisco on the 25th. sailed for San "All nature hones for spring, why not I," qouth our Richard. The Hera is loading in San Fran cisco for this port and Portland. Don't forget the railroad meeting at the court house Saturday evening. The barkentine Melancthon will sail for this port and Portland to-day. A bargain awaits some person m the purchase of the Astoria Laundry. See advertisement. The next AstoraChamber of Com merce meeting will be an important one. Whoop it up. Mr. J. T. Borchers is now label ing lots of the finest quality of caviar lor the markets, put up in Astoria. Multnomah is now doing what Clatsop county established several years since (at the supreme court), could be done, viz: collecting poll and road tax of Chinamen. Monday next will be collection day. Do not put off getting your bill heads printed until Saturday after noon at four o'clock. Call at The Astorian office and leave your order to-day. Last Friday Mr. Reider, fishing for Win. Hume, took a salmon near JSauvie's island, which weighed 70 lbs. This fish was on its way up the Wallamet, when it grounded on willow bar and was easily captured. A telegram from Hull informs us that the bark R. B. Fuller, which sail ed from here last fall with gram, ar rived on the Pth. She shifted cargo and shipped a number of heavy seas, lost sails and sustained other dam ages. Now that the railroad is to be built through the Nehalem to Forest Grove, the Nehalem and Young's rivers afford many quarter sections of good land for immigrants and set tlers. There is room in Nehalem valley for a good sized colony. There is an unaccountable fatality that follows families as well as places which apparently cannot be averted, notwithstanding the utmost precau tion, unless they purchase Star of Columbia kerosene. Sold in Astoria at wholesale by Geo. W. Hume. Backward, turn backward, O, spring, iu your flight; give us a nip of old winter, so bright, are the first lines of a node to spring which it is utterly useless for us to reproduce, from the fact that spring, anticipating the de mand, has fully complied, without so licitation on our part. . - m Mrs. McCarty is once more at large. The next pull will be for the asylum. And somebody will get pull ed with her for furnishing the gin, while sitting on the sea shore, gazing at the stars in the azure sky while the pale governess of the tides looks down upon them and weeps for fallen hu manity. Nearly another destructive fire occured night before last in the Chi nese dens on Concomly street. The heathens packed up at the first fright, leaving things to their fate. Fortu nately, thank God; the dread disaster was averted. The Chinese should be driven out of the business part of the ity. m Mr. Geo. W. Hume was a pas senger to San Francisco by the Ore gon. We hope that he will talk up the Astoria and Winnemucca railroad pro ject so that people interested will see it. A dozen men like Mr. Hume would build that entire railroad, -an,d make money for themselves, besides confer ring lasting benefits upon the country. 0 mote jt bo, " -. ASTORIA. Its Present and Future Ontloolr An Interesting Letter from Visitor. U'ritton for Thk Astorian. By request I shall remain for a week or more in Astoria, and its 1 shall ob serve events here, and in other parts of this county, shall pen them down. But let it tirsibe premised that I have not come here under pay from any one; am seeking no preferment, but know that I state facts as they exist. There is perhaps no county in this sUitO SO little Known .. ibroad, or so m Clatsop county. COlTCCtlV KlloWll, JIS The region of country h'ing immedi ately south of this bay, the harbor of Astoria, has been generally represented as really mountainous, and except along Clatsop plains unfit for settle ments; but the truth is exactly to the reverse. Drawing a line along the water front of the Columbia the whole length of the county, and then bearing south as far as the county extends, and there is as rich land as can be found in any part of North America; and nearly or quite the whole of it is susceptible of successful tillage. The cloud capped mountains have settled down to roll ing hills, and the whole is less hilljr than Norway or Sweden. One thou sand families can find quarter section homes, vacant .and read7 for farms here. This land is adapted to grain, grasses, fruits, and garden vegetables. Clover and timothy grow luxuriantly upon those lauds. There can be also thousands of tons of good, native hay cut and saved every year, on the tide lands along Younis bay, Lewis and Clarke river, and Skipanon. I observe that the markets in Asto ria are supplied with vegetables almost exclusively from California; this should not be. This entire region of country is admirably adapted to the successful culture of garden vegetables, soft fruits and in fact standard fruits of the very best quality. And as to henneries and dairies, no division of Oregon can ex ceed this. There are no requirements to make expensive roads to reach the towns in the Willamette valley. But let the population flow in here, as it surely must, and roads will be made from the interior of this country to Astoria, where there will be a perpetual good market, at higher figures than can be possibly obtained anywhere in the Wil lamette. Butter, eggs, meats, in fact every article that the farmers can pro duce here will bring very fair prices. Already the permanent and transient population of Astoria is not less than five thousand persons. And tl e mar kets of the world are opened up to this section, as well as to the whole of Oregon; and in fact the whole country from the Columbia river on the north, to the California line on the south, and the Coast Range on the east, is ex ceedingly rich, healthy, well watered, well timbered and admirably adapted to settlement. The ba3Ts and inlets all along the coast admit of the entrance of small crafts, and fish is abundant in them, and at present there is much wild game. The elk in this district grow to enormous size, it is no uncommon thing to kill an elk here that will weigh when dressed 800 pounds. I have tasted as good meat from the elk on the Yaquina, as I ever did of beef anywhere. If Cape Foulweather be the chosen point for a harbor of refuge, there will be a railroad made to it from Corvallis, and a city and a market will spring up there. But never can there be the safe navigation, and the great outlet and inlet there for a vast commerce that there is at Astoria. The God of nature has so arranged the vast county drained by the Columbia river and its affluents. I am willing and am pleased to accord to Portland all that nature, brains and capital have done dollars cannot do for Portland iu the way ot an inlet and outlet tor a vast commerce, when the broad wheat country lying east or the Cascade mountains shall blossom as the rose in all the luxurious grandeur of millions of acres teeming with rich wheat, wool and meats, and half a million of well to do people shall live there and develop from the bosom of the earth, and from the soil, and from the grasses there, products to the amount of hundreds of millions of dollars an nually to help swell the mighty com merce which must center at Astoria a3 the tir3t and sure shipping port on this great expanse of waters on the mighty river of the west, and stretch ing to the shores of Asia and to the islands of the sea. I am so surprised that I was so ignorant of this city and this region of country. I had formed my opinion from current statements abroad, yhich were noarly all incorrect. More anon. David Newsome. The Bee says that an opposition 1 line of steamships will be on in about live weeks, at reduced rates. Perhaps. Boat sponges, wholesale and retail t Dements drug store, Astoria. Five thousand just received. TWf Silem flour is sold in this ok kr ? 1 v. w i city at 5 oO per barrel by Warren & MeGuire. - and will do for that growing and pros-1 ae to cutevery style of Inches' Dress Gar- .o : "n.. .,!, linn ..i wi,. ' mcuts to fit anv size from an infant to the perous city. Jiut nature has already : ,.lr.st or mosl mflk.uU for,,,, and the cutting done for Astoria what millions of to be a delight instead of a trouble. Th Temperance Movement. The Blue Ribbon club of Astoria completed its organization last Sunday i r, tiiaiicf f evening with 26 names on the list of , membership, and elected the following J efficers: President, C.H. Bain; Yice President, Mrs. 1. E. Parker; Assist- ant Vice President, Mrs. C. H. Bain: Secretary, J. 0. Bozorth; Executive committee, F B. Elberson, S. W. Joplin, C. A. Neal, A. B. Jeweti, and John Brice, sr.: Chorister, T. P. Powers. mmmmm Commercial Notes. Peter Wilhelni, at the Gem reading room, is in receipt of dispatches an nouncing that: The .sleanihhip Oregon made the ri'n to San Francisco last trip in -D hours and :ti minutes. Thu "steamship Ancon sailed for this port and Portland yesterday. The steamship Oregon will sail for this port and Portland on Sunday next No arrangements have been made, that we know of, for the Lurline to take passengers for Vancouver, or any other place, on Thursday, to attend the decoration ceremonies of the 30th. The Oregon Steam Navigation com pany will carry passengers up at full rates, returning them free, on certifi cates from officers of the Grand Army at Portland. Mr. Chas. C. Beamis, United States inspector of hulls and boilers, now m Portland, is engaged in ex amining the written testimony which w:is taken before the board of local inspectors Capt. Geo. H. Flanders, and James Lotan. In a few da-s Mr. Beamis will probably render a decision in the matter of the Great Republic dis;ister. The findings of the board will either bo confirmed, modified or revised. A few nights ago a woman went to bed in the vicinity of where the fire occurred two years ago, leaving a burning candle on a chair. The bed was badly burned; the chair ruined, and an extensive dis;ister only averted by the appearance of some one who smelled smoke. What pity we feel for such careless people. If they could burn out without destroying other peoples prospect let it be so, but they cannot, 3011 know. - - Mr. T. Bran) el, of the Altona, requests us to say that Mr. Henry Lake, who is fishing for R. D. Hume, has not been seen since Thursday of last week, when he was near Sand island. If any accident has occurred to him fishermen are requested to send information to Mr. Bramel, or to Wm. Blackmore. It is lumped that he is all right, but his continued absence leads to the dread thai he has met some unfortunate circumstance. A few nights ago an owl, a fine specimen of the midnight prowlers of the forest about here, flew into the Occident wine rooms and perched up on the stove pipe. After being duly sketched by a gentleman ironi San Francisco it wjis taken down and put into a cage and carried off by Bis marck. Bismarck belives that a bird that can sing, but wont sing, must be made to sing, but this owl was too much for him, and after due deliber ation it was let loose again never to make such a fool of itself the second time. It was a beautiful bird. Sirs. C. K. Rinker's complete System of Jress Cuttinjj for Cloaks. Basqups. Polonaise. Princess Dresses, Wrappers. Ch ldren's and Doll's Clothes. And indeed Every Style of Garments incited in DrosMnakiiiK, Sleeves and all. Complete. This system is mathematically correct, and hence removes all anxiety regarding the fit of the garment. It is not only exact, hut so clear and simple that anv person, after giving a few hours' attention to this system, will be Do not complain of hard times :ix a reason for not learning this system, for one thing is certain, the poorer we are the more valuable Sl,y moans of saving will be. This system SUl.h sw ciittlnK over old garments, making up small patterns, doing the most expensive part of the work instead of luring It done. ami that, too with better satisfaction than if depending upon others. N e can hardly con ceive the advantage to be derived from an Exact Method of Dress Cutting. Ladies now is the time to Learn the Best System of Cutting iu the World. Try it! Mrs. S. T. McKean agent for the above system for Clatsop count v. Residence. Astor I street, nearly opposite the Congregational cuurcii, Astoria, uregon. Baby carriages of the best styles, and at low prices, at Loeb's. The last day of Dr. Adams in the city. Can be found at the Parker house. Call early. Private hoarding can he had bv .calling next door to Metropolitan hall, with or without room. The proprietor of the Chicago houscwhoin everybody knows as apopu 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. Mr. J. Stewart. stone and marble cutter of Astoria will guarantee satis faction to all ordering work of him, and will do a better iob for less money than any outside workman. His work in the ' cemetery nere should Desumcientrecora I mendation. Before you let your con- tracts for work of this kind it would be I well to call upon Mr. Stewart. AROUND THE CITY. There is no use talking faxWajr- ner of the. Groat Eastern saloon is the onlv man to please his customers well, Jle tlu.V,mt San Francisco beer in the city, it sparkles like champaign?, ....Fresl fruits an(l vegetables at BaileVs. Oysters served in every stvle at the Walla Walla Restaurant. Fresh oysters in every style and at all hours at the- Pioneer restaurant. lust received per Elder 2,000 pounds, 8-pound sheet lead, for sale at lowest rates at Magnus C. Crosby's. Rooms to let, hv the dav, week, or month, at Mrs. W. II. Twilight's. lee cream, and fresh fruits of all kinds at Sehmeers, opposite the bell tower. Also Iresh ovuters, in every style. Fishermen can get a square meal at any time, at Pike's restaurant. Unity, tor fish. References : Fishermen wlio have eaten there. Mr. G. Hansen watchmaker and jeweler of long experience, has penn. nently established himself in business in Caufielri's drug More, Chenamus street, Astoria. Watches and .Jewelry cleaned and repaired. Gems re-set. En graving a specialty. All work guaran teed. Give him a trial and he. your own judge of his workmanship. He will soon add to his stock a well selected in voice of Watches, Jewelry. Silver and plated ware, which he will he able to sell at very low prices. A new lot of full hound blank, and receipt hooks, specially for use in can neries, at the City Book store. I. C. Johnson may he found at the Occident in Astoria every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evening, ready to attend to messenger duty 111 t'ortland or to points along the river in a satisfac otry manner. Now that building is reviving in Astoria, bear in mind the fact that Peter Uuney is well supplied with all kinds of building materials which he is prepared to dispuse of to all at very lowest rates. When you are looking for a place to amuse yourself, drop in at Max Wag ner's, Great Eastern saloon, and listen to the organ and take a glass of his line San Francisco beer. Get vour baskets filled for a little money at Bailey's. To-let a suit of unfurnished rooms attheTurpin House. apply immediately. White Darling potatoes at Berg man . Berry's. Now is the time for cleaning up our houses, and ornamenting them. For this purpose you can find nothing that will add to the appearance of your parlors so much as a pair of those beau tiful chromos at the City Book store, sold for nearly one-half the usual costoZ such pictures. Call and see for your selves. New invoice of those Medallion Ranges at Magnus C. Crosby's. P. J. Goodman, on Main street. has Just received the latest and most fash ionable style of gent and ladies boots, shoes, etc. M. C. Crosby is prepared to do all kinds of jobbing in the plumbing and steam fitting line: also, bath tubs, and water backs for stoves and ranges fur nished on shortest notice. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TOTTNl. A piece of a net which the have on moving property JL owner may and paving charges. BA POLLET & CO. Upper Astoria, May 27, 1879. 23-tf "ttTET I.OST.-0n the lilpht of the 30th of ll Mav. 1879, about 110 fathoms net. No. SO 10-ply harbours, corks a leads marked J H U Wl E. Finder wi" be suitably rewarded by gvnjc the same 10 the steame- Qu5"kstep or leaving the same at J. HUME'S cannery at Knappton. JOS. HUMK. F OU SALE. Astoria Steam Laundry. J. T. BORCHERS .-Proprietor Astorin. Oregon. No nibbing or scrubbing, aad no thraming your clothes to pieces. Buttons sewed, on and clothes mended. RsrFar particulars app'y to the proprietor on on the premises. MISCELLANEOUS. TO r REXT. A nice cottage, with six moms ; water in the house. Inquire of .las. M'"Gee, on the roadway near Devlin's cannery. u-lm ftTET-FOTTXIK On or about the night JLi of the 10th, about 120 fathom new net. Lead marked J & M. Owner isreouested to call, and prove property and pay charges, at the cauney of "WM. HUME, lii-tf Astoria, Oregon. House to Xjot. FIVE ROOMS AND A PANTRY, HARD finished below ; pleasant location, near :.V,v the Catholic cinucii. l'or particulars inquire lt "U3 office, or of r . SHERMAN, Astoria, Oregon. I" OSST OK STOIiEX. On the night of J the 22d of Mav. between Hartleys point and Knappton. about 130 fathoms gill net. mostly old web, the lines new. corks and leads are new; marked PRP Co. The finder will be liberally rewarded by the Pil lar RociC Packing company. JOHN KIERNAN. rillar Rock, May 22, 18TJ). TTOTICE. All perons knowing themselves Jl Indebted to the undersigned are re quested to call and settle the same as soon as possible, asunder the circumstances funds are necessary. "We mav be found at tho office of Warren & MeGuire for the present. T RENCILARL & UPallUR . Astoria, May la, 1879. XTOTICE is hereby given that the owners JL1 of Sc Scow Industry will not be responsible for any debts contracted by any person on behalf of said Scow, except the same Is con tracted dlrectlv bv the owners. llROWN & ALLEN, Owners. By A. V. Allen, Managing Owner. Astoria, May 24, 1879. 22-lw-dtw LOST. On the night of the .10th inst.. about f 0 fathoms of net on the lines, Bar hours No. 3, 10 plv, cotton lines; leads and corks marked p R P Co. The finder will he suitably rewarded by the Pillar Rock Packing company. JOHN KIERNAN. Pillar Rock, May 20, 1879. TVTET IiOST. On the night of May 20th, jy lost close to Sand Island, about 60 fath oms web, Barbours 12 ply thread, fished with part of last reason, marked K 13 on the corks and K on the leads. The finder will be rewarded by returning the same to J ASTORIA FISHERY. Astoria, Oregon, May 21st 19-iw AMUSEMENTS. GEAND OPENING OF Hill's M Variety Tkatre, Containing six NEW AND ELEGANT BOXES, SITTINGROOIS, ETC. The Decorations of the Sew Theatre were executed by Mr. F. Holt. NEW AND ELABORATE SCENERY. Painted by Mr. "Win. "West. Architect and iiuilder Mr. Kemble. On and after this date i be given a First Class Entertainment, Which for Refinement and Novelty cannot be equalled on this coast. Our Per formance Commences with our First Part of Male and Female GRAND b LI Or Consisting of ' Singing, Dancing, Acrobatic Feats, Negro Sketches, Trapeze Performers, Pantomimists and Jugglers. HOUSE CROWDED NIGHTLY To see our Refined and Unequalled enter tainment. New Acts, New Song's and com plete change of Programme twice a week. GEO. nilL. IVopricior. Entrance to Boxes and Circle on Chena mus Street. Performance to commence at eight o'clock precise. THERE WILL BE A BALL GIVEN AT MUSIC HALL OK WEDNESDAY EVENING,. MAY 2S. 1S79. To Whom it May Concern. FROM AND AFTER THIS DATE, I here by appoint F. M. Hartholow as mv dulv authorized agent for the transaction of mv business in Oregon and "Washington territorv. R. Ii.HUME. Astoria, April 17. 1S79. 5 OO KEWAKD. STOLEN. Three men. names unknown, hired my fishing boat marked 4,CLxVRA WEIMAN." on the 20th of Mav, 1879. to go to Clifton, promising to return that dav. As they have not done so, nor sent the boat back. I have reason to believe they will not. and I hereby offer a reward of So 00 for the recovery of the boat, which is supplied with sail, two pair of oars and oar locks, and a spare oar. square stem, no rudder, painted black outside ; top white. Return to or ad dress N. "WEIMAN. Astoria. Oregon. NEW BAKERY. Main street, opposite the Farker House. C. CAROW, PltOPRIKTOR Of the above named New Bakery, Respectfully invites a share of the public patronage, confident of his ability to please his patrons. Mes. 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. Dp, Warner's Health Corset Gin only be purchased m Astoria at Mrs. Derby's. .Slain street, between Squemoqhe and Jefferson. Arndt & Ferchen. T.i E BEST BLACKSMITH ANI Machine Shop" In the citv. All kinds of Engine, Cannery and Steamboat Work promptly attended to. Keep Your Honey Safe. Ex steamship Oregon I have received an other consignment of TUCK12ITS PATEXT ATAIOI MONEY TILLS. Tins matchless Counter Alarm Honey Drawer Is proof against Petty Thieves. JPKICE (5 OO. E. C. HOLD EN, Commission Agent. G. W. PARKER, DEALER IX GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS'. "WHITE LEAD. PAINTS and COAL OILS, BroouiN, Brushes and Wooden-ware. Tobacco, Cigars and Stationery, Gent's Furnishing Goods, Etc Near the Corner Main ami Concomly St., Asloritv Wilson & Fishee DEALERS IN LUBEICATING OILS, COAL OIL, PAINTS AND OILS. Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared Rubber Packing. . PROVISIONS, MILL PEED, GARDEN SEED, GRASS SEED. Which will be exchanged for country pro- uuue or sum at lowest prices. j Corner Chenamus and Hamilton Streets ASTORIA, OREGOX. Iff&mKB&KfAT KBsSHI