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"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
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