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fz J& t gJxt $ulu stavteu AST RIA. OREGON: "WEDNESDAY .JAN. 'JO. 1881 . C. IKELA.M) Editor. The Whitman Monument. The Holladay Claim. The claim so much water that twenty per cent, is deducted from the weight of each cask, as that is about the amount of shrinkage on tfTe voj- more or less ' age. This is, however, a lois te Mr. Holladay the natiYo, as it is deducted from Hon. Y. 11. Gray, correspond cerrespond correspend ing: secretary of the Pioneer and Historical ioriety of Oregon, is in receipt of correspondence from .gentlemen in the east who have -taken active interest in the project cf erecting a monument to the law Br. Marcus "Whitman, from which ive are permitted to extract. Hon. "William A. Mowry, president f the American Infinite of Instruc tion, Providence, Rhode Island, sends a lengthy communication to Mr. Gray in which he says: "Von can hardly imagine the interest with jwhich 1 have read and re read your very kind letter of Xo Tcmbei the 2Sth, and the accom panying documents. They have proved of great interest and value to me. 1 have been very studious and industrious in gathering in formation concerning the heroic labors of Dr. Whitman, aud his horrible death' Mr. Mowry has read with great interest various books, among which he names Grav's History of Oregon, DeSmet's Oregon, Irving's Astoria, and more than ten others besides the reports of addresses, etc., be fore the society of Oregon. Mr. Mowry wrote out the entire his tory concerning Dr. AVhitman, some years ago, but it has never been published, because, he wanted to gather more completely the facts relating to the entire history of Oregon. He has given the lecture on Ore gon, with others, before the Rhode Island Historical societ', the New England Historical General soci ety, Boston, teachers institutes in New Hampshire, the Rhode Island Normal schools and other societies. He repeated the lecture during the latter part of December in Wor cester, Massachusetts, and states that it has been received with great favor everywhere. Mr. Mowry thinks that some aid may be extended by the people in the east, and firmly believes that the -wealthy men of Boston and Provi dence ought to give to the object handsomely. He will at once confer with such of his friends as will be sast likely to take an interest in the matter and if he finds such encouragement as will warrant making an attempt he will try and .uee what can be done. Rev. J. H. Hopkins, i. ., Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania, also addresses Mr. Gray under date of December 23d. He takes ' active interest in the matter, and has been elected as an honor ary member of the society of Ore go'n. Before closing his letter he says: "I shall try hard to go out at the completion of the monu- - -ment. Rev. Mr. Hopkins gave to the society of Oregon the design for the monument, heretofore de scribed in our columns, which was adopted by the executive board. With the hearty co-operation of such gentlemen as Hon. William A. Mowry and Rev. J. H. Hopkins, Mr. Gray can feel assured that the monument will be erected in due time. Mr. P. B. Whitman, nephew of the late Dr. Whitman, writes to Mr. Gray from Lapwai Indian agency, Idaho, under date of Dec. 25th, in which he gives data in regard to the birth of Dr. Whit- man and wife, as follews: "I have only just received a letter from York state that informs me that - uncle, Dr. Marcus Whitman, was -born in Gorham, Ontario county, New York, September 4th, 1S021 I only learn that aunt was bom in ihe year 1808. No particulars." Mr. Grav informs us that Mrs. Whitman was born in Rushville, New York. of Ben. Holladay, formerly of this state, has been so long before congress that most of our readers are familiar with it. had lines of stages carrying Uni- him when selling. ted States mail on the route to! This vine, from my personal California during 'the civil war, I observation, is to be found from and suffered pecuniary loss by having his trips delayed, his horses run off. killed bv the Indians, etc. , , , " i - I I nc Din oetore congress states nis damages at 526,739. Several amendments to reduce the amount vtcrc offered in the :ciiute, all of which were voted down, except that offered by Senator Cockrell, who placed tin- amount due Mr. Holladay at 100.000. The amend ment was adopted, and the bill passed. How They Get India Rubber in Africa. Rubber Era. Having passed fully three years on the southwest ecast of Africa, as trader for an English firm, I will endeavor to describe the man ner in which India rubber is pro cured in that country, as India rubber formed the staple products of the district where 1 was located. The natives are in a very rude, uncivilized condition. They have no currency, and do all business b bartering the Sierra Lcona in the north to Vun sembo in the south, but along the const line it is rapidly becoming extinct, as tin; natives are so care less or rapacious that in many cases they completely sever the vine, thus killing it, instead of simply bleeding it. Surveyor General J. C. Tulumn stiues that the gnvurnmuiit last year surveyed in this state 12,317,700 acres, mostly in cistern Oregon. He is of the opiu in that a like n timber of acres wit! e surveyed during the present yc.r. -MISCELLANEOUS. NEW TO-DAY. LIBERAL LECTURES ! DR. J. L YORK ill MHak in liberty lJi TUESDAY AXpWEEfESDAY EVENINGS, .iAxr.itY jStmand ami., r 7 :"d. ji.. On thr retiming topJej; WHATSIS TRUTH? lMtUUl.OIW SCIENCE. KINGS A.NT KINGDOM OK HELL. i MATTER AM) .MINI). . I c-erStats free. AH imacd. native products - - G. W. HUIYIE Wholesale and Retail Dealer IX GROCERIES, PROVISIONS. LUMBER. ETC., ETC., ETC., A press dispatch from Washing ton, D. C, under date of the lath, says that Bishop Morris delivered an address before the women's auxiliary missionary association of St. John's church in that city, in winch he gave a history of the missionary operations in his diocese, and especially the im portant work accomplished by the mremen's association. for manufactured stufis. Their wealth consists chiefly in the num ber of slaves they possess, who fish, hunt and keep their planta tions in good order. When rubber lias to be collected, from four to ten slaves get their flint muskets in order, each carry in, in addition, a long sword-shaped knife called a machete, a number of calabaches or jars to collect the juice from the rubber vine, and a little food that has been cured in smoke, as they can find plenty of substance in the bush without carrying it about with them from place to place. The vines are in some cases near to the towns, but generally the na tives have to go several days' jour ney into the bush before they can sit down aud commence business'. The vine itself is of jl rough, knot ty nature, about as thick as a man's arm, and grows to a length of fully two hundred feet. Its leaves are glossy, like those of tne South American rubber trees, and a large fruit, much liked by the natives, is gathered from it. 1 have tasted it, and found it very palatable, being: slightly acid. This vine (what its scientific name is I don't pretend to know) yields several grades of rubber, each of different commercial value, the best quality being taken from the highest part, and the poorest from the bottom. With their knives, or machetes, the natives slash the vines in sev eral places, and put broad leaves directly underneath the wounds for the juice to drop on, and which, being of a strong, adhesive nature, none of it gets lost. When the top part of the vine is bled, cala bashes, or jars, are placed with their openings to the wounds, so that none of it may drop on the branches of the tree, and so get lost; but it is not often they trouble themselves climbing, un less the vines happen to be scarce in the vicinity. The entire day they devote to cutting; next day they gather what was -cut on the day previous, and so on. Each even ing, after collecting, they put all the juice they hare into several iron pots, or earthern vessels of na tive manufacture, and boil it; at the same time they can greatly improve the lowest quality by ad ding a nttie salt, ana tne more they boil the juice the better it becomes. When sufficiently boil ed the water is poured off and the juice allowed to cool, when it is fashioned according to the i;rade ball, flake, mixed or tongue and is ready for the market. In this way about twenty or thirty pounds a day is generally collected. It is then taken to the factory, and there exchanged for guns, cloth, rum, etc. When it is received at the factory it is carefully marked, classed, weighed, and put into J casks for shipment. It contains WELCH HILL WATER WORKS iiflH Ci , f. iiMr Furnish pure M'KING WATER to patrons. Custom Solicited, Pi jcs and general water fixtures con stant! on hand. ; I1umhin:r at rea sonable rates. Office on Wtfsl- Eislilh treet near O. It. & X. Co s wharf. .IAS. W. WELCH, Agent, Astoria. Oregon. FIHST GItAXI) B. B. B. - GIVKX IIV T1IK OLYMPIC CLUB, AT I.U'.KirrV HA I.I. Friday Evening, Jan. 28. 1881 TIN PLATE ULOCK TIN, PIG LEAD, SEAMING COPPERS, SOLDERING COPPERS, SALMON TWJNE, COTTON TWINE, NET LINES, MANILLA ROPE, SAIL CLOTH, ANCHORS, OARS, FLOATS, MAUI.S, HANDLES, MURIATIC ACID, LACQUER, VARNISH, TURPENTINE. BENZINE, COAL OIL, GUit ROOTS, RICE. ETC., ETC., IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT. AKTOKi.1. - - ouec;ox. MRS. DERBY SELLING HER ENTIRE STOCK -OF MILLINERY GOODS jB.T COST". eg Dr. Warner's Health ? S CORSET PERSONAL. "We predict the time will come when all our friends, subscribers, and every reasonable person will purchase their Household Furniture of CHARLES HEILBORN, Main Street, Astoria, opposite Masonic hall building. He seils a very superior article of Carpets, Elegant Furniture, Folding Chairs, 'Cape May Patent Rockers, Handsome Chamber Sets, Parlor Suit, Rugs, Picture Frames, Brackets, in fa everything you can ask for. lie trea you buy, and never loses a customer. Always remember HEILBORN'S Furniture Emporium, Main Street, opposite Masonic Hall. THE DAILY AND WEEKLY ro in ASTOKLt. TTOESPECTED AND COMMENDED BY ALL FOR IT5 Impartiality, Ability, Fairness and Reliability. THE PAPER EOR THE COMMERCIAL MAN, FOR THE FARMER, FOR THE MECHANIC, FOR THE MERCHANT, FOR EVERY PERSOS. INVITATIOS C-MIITTKK. It. Van I)UCII, K. 1. Hicks E. A. Noyes. C. V. Fulton, L E. Thomas. KKOKITJON COMM1TTKR. Hon. I. W. Case, CI.Trenchard. Win. Loeb, H. u. Van Dusen. F. W. Newell. C. If. Hale, Hon. D. C. Ireland. F. I.. Parker. F. W. Raltes O. H. Cooper. J. Halin. Dr. Jay Tattle. 'LOOIt MAXCKRS. F. P. dicks. F. L. rarker, F. W. Ferguson. .1. E. Thomas. E. .4. Noyes. Ticket, - - S2 OO esrFull Quadrille Band from Portiand.-S TREMDARI) & UPSHUR n only Ik? purchased in Astoria at MRS. 1EKUYaS. Hall Building, cor- and Squcmoqhe TF.R3IS: BY MAIL. POSTAGE KKKK TO A 1.1. SUU.CimV:U.H.i DAILY. ONE COPY ONE YEAR .$9 OO DAILY, ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS 3 (K DEALEllS IN SHIP CHANDLERY PROVISIONS, IRON, STEEL. GOAL, Builders General HAEDWABE, PAINTS, OILS, ETC. AGENCY OF THE Imperial Mills Flour and Feed. Ghenamus Street, Near Olney, ASTOKIA. OREGON' sYWi-h',X4 J Slavonic Hal i? S I nerof ifalu a Lt l street-. Barbour's IRISH FLAX T1IRB1DS Salmon Net Twine. Cotton Seine Twine, Cork and Lead Lines, Cotton Netting, all sizes. Seines Made to Order, Flax and Cotton Twine, Fishing Tackle, etc. barbourTrothers, 511 Market Street. San Francisco HENRY DOYLE fc Co.. Managers. Chas. Stevens & Son. CITY BOOK STORE. BROWN'S BUILDING opposite the BEI.I, TOWER, In room lately occupied by Schmeer'i Coufectioneryt Largest anil Best Assortment Of novelties In the stationary line usually found in a Drat-cla-ss book store, consisting of BOOKS, FINE STATIONEKY, GOLD FEN GOODS, ALBUMS. CHltOMOS. FRAMES. STEREOSCOPES. DIAKIES. All of which will be sold at prices which DEFY COMPETITION. 1. s. The latest Eastern and California periodicals constants on band. WILLIAM EDGAR, Corner Main and Chenamus Street;, ASTOKIA Z OREGON. DKALER LN CIGARS AND TOBACCO, AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM and other Engli-h Cutlery. ST A.XXQ JSTEEOT I FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Meershamn Pipes, etc, A Hue tock of Wntrhe aud Jewelry, rnxxle and ISreerh Loading Shot Guuh aud K I ties. Revolver. Plxtol.x, and Ammnuition. MAUIXE t; LASSES. IjSO A Y1SK Assortment or flnt SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES. "WEEKLY, ONE COPY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE 2 00 "WEEKLY, ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS 1 OO 9" Postmasters are authorized to act a asenb for Tiik AhnmiAX. THE ASTOKEAN STEAM PRINTING HOUSE HAS THE JTASrJEST AiYD BEST 2RESSES, AXD TYPE OF THE LATEST STYLES. or We purclia- Paper, Cards Ink, and oilier materials of the manufacturers AT LOWEST UVIXtt RATES, And can therefore afTord to ue, :li r al;ts do. the best articles, while eliargiug OZNTLV5T 3MCOXESSLaLa?E2 IH.I03E3S- Cards, Envelopes, Circulars, Bill Heads and Letter Heads. THE EVERY DAY "WANTS OF THE COUNTING EOOM AND THE WORK SHOP ARK SUl'FLIED AT PRICES WHICH CAN NOT BUT GIVE SATISFACTION TO ALL. THE COLUMBIA i&r, BREWERY IS SUI'RUIOR TO MOST, AND IS EXCELLED BY NONE ON THIS COAST. JOHN HAELN, - - PROPKIETOK, CHENAMUS STREET, - ASTORIA, OREGON. STOrders lelt at the GERMANIA BEER 1IALL will be promptly attended to.-S E. MISCELLANEOUS. C. HOLDEN, Notary Public for the State of Oregon. Seal K6UUeAseHt and CoBrjaucrr. Agent for the FIREMEN'S FUND INSUR ANCE COMPANY or San Franciseo. COMMISSION AGENT and AUCTIONEER. Kent nail Account Collected, aud re tarns promptly aiadr. Regular sales day, SATi:itlAYK nt IO :30 A.M. N. B. Parttes havmt: real estate, lunn tureor any other goods to dispose of vithti at auction or private sale should notify me son as convenient before the day of sale. No storage cliarged on goods sell' at Auc tion. E.C. HOLDEN. td Auctioneer. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STOOKL I AN ELEGANT LOT OF CLOTHING SUITABLE FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE. also : A Great Variety of Articles Suitable for Presents, at 1ST. X,OEBrS. Mr. Loeb has made arrangements to pay the highest cash prices for all kinds of furs, IK'lts, hides, etc. N. LOEB, Main Street. Astoria. MISCELLANEOUS. G-. HANSEN, CASS STREET, - - ASTORIA, Has just opeueo a tine stock of WATCHES ! JEWELRY ! DIAMONDS ! SILVER WARE, ETC., The finest in the market. CENTRAL MARKET. General assortment or table stock eonstantlj mi hand. such as A Piano -OOR SALE OR RENT. A Apply to MRS. C. JI. PARKER. -lm at the Parker House. SHIPPING TAGS THE BEST QUALITY, WILL BE SOLD by the hundred, or by the box, printed or plain, to suit ccjiamer. at The Astoria office. Mr. Hansen does not wish to be understood as having articles In his stock ' too numerous to mention." but he has A Fine Selected Stock, and Will Guarantee Every Article to . be as Represented. PrireH are A'othinc when the tonal ity of the CoodiJiH Connldered. t2erI fully! understand my business, and cannot bo swindled in buying, and having made personal selection of every article 1 have for sale, have no hesitation in guarantee iuis it to be as represented. Call and inspect this stock. G. HANSEN. Cass Street, Astoria. ASTORIA, OKEGON, BRICK A, LAYER PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL Canned Fruits and Jelly, i Bacon, Hams, Shoulders, Lard, ; :cs. bi'tter. ciwese. IXjjSl.S 3? 3S 3E.jE2 jR. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables,! o FISH. rOl'LTRY A XI) UX31E In the season. CIGARS XSD TOBACCO. Best or WIXES A3il X.IQ170IES. All cheap fer CASH. Goods sold on com mission. Opposite I. W. Case's store. iJ. RODGER8. Orders left at the Oceideut Hotel, or at my Warehouse, foot of Benton Street, promptly attended to. T IME, SAND, BRICK, PLASTER, LATH, -" Cement, and all materials in my line, furnished to order. rSpeciaI attention paid to Furnac work and Ranges. Cistern work warranted good or no pay. aarAent San Juan and New Tacoma Lime. 3t"i .SSJfaaiafei. la-. 1