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ASTORIA. OREGON:
-SUNDAY ....TAX. 30. 1881
fc. C.IRELAND
Editor.
Railroad Earnings.
The annual report of the Gv
ernment director of the Union
Pacific railroad btatcs that the
gross earnings of tho company for
18S0 are estimated at $25,000,000,
of which the branch lines only
earned about $'2,500,000. The
Union division probably earned
$15,750,000, and the Kansas di
Tision G,50,U00, showing an in
crease ever the previous year of
-$2,549,000 for the former, and a
large pioportionat' increase for
' the latter. This is accounted for
by the fact that consolidation
stopped competition, ami allowed
business to go into iu natural
channel of transportation. The
operating expenses for lSt0 are
-estimated at 44 per cent, on the
Union division, and about 00 per
cent, on the Kansas division, in
cluding renewal and taxes. The
Pullman sleeping car contract will
expire neaityear, and unless anew
contract can be made, on a liberal
basis, in trlrioh the railroad com
pany will be largely interested in
the revenue received for the use of
cars before the expiration of the
contract, tne railway company will
coBsider and determine the ques
tion of running its own sleeping
About Carelessness.
The following correspondence
lo the Oregonian of a recent date
"is worthy the attentive perusal of
people elsewhere:
In reply to the article in the
Oregonian of yesterday, headed
Reprehensible Practice," 1 rise
,to -explain. I admit that there is
sl great danger of frightening
teams on Fourth street while a
locomotive is descending the heavy
jjrade. A locomotive without a
train of cars attached to it cannot
be readily checked, as there is not
tufficient power in the brake on
the tender to hold her on the heavy
grade. It then becomes necessary
to reverse the engine to prevent it
.from running at a greater speed
than that allowed by the laws of
the city, and when the engine is
reversed the cylinders then become
in this case two ponderous and
powerful air pumps; and when the
pressure of air becomes too heavf
within the cylinder, there is ex
treme danger of blowing off the
steam chest, or the cylinder heads,
and therebv rendering entirely un-
jnauageable. Hence to avoid the
possibility of blowing oft the steam
ckest or cylinder heads, it is neces
sary to open the cylinder cocks, to
relieve the pressure of air, and
that is the supposed escape of steam
that the reporter speaks of in the
article referred to. Thus it is
plain to be seen that the engineer
is between two fires and striving
to avoid one calamit is liable to
encounter another, and your re
porter went so far as to refer it to
maliciousness or carelessness. 1
Tieg to state that it was neither.
The horse stood tied to a post or
tree on the side of the street op
posite the engineer, and as soon as
f discovered that the horse was
frightened, 1 closed the cylinder
cocks immediately, unfortunate
ly the horse got loose, not by
breaking the strap, but because
in some manner it became un
tied. This is the first instance
that 1 have seen where a horse has
been frightened by a locomotive
and causing a runaway on Fourth
street during the last four mouths.
I will also state for the benefit of
your reporter that engineers as a
class are not the malicious and
careless people he seems to think
they are. If they were there are
.numerous instances where prop
erty and life might be destroyed
-through them, and the blame, would
in many casus be attributed to the
-carelessness of the people them
selves. I will -cite for explanation
two instances, one that happened
January "20th, when a team became
unmanageable and backed direct
ly kcross the track, only a few
feet in front of the locomotive
while it was in motion. Had ibe
engiueer btnjn malicious or evtu
careless he would in ail probability
caused the driver to be killed out
right and also the horses.
In another, only a few days ago,
a. lady and gentleman stopped on
thp track at tin Oregon Railway
at id Navigatitm company's steam
bout crossing, and stood tlirwtly
in front of au aimroachins; ioco-
-motive lid Iiha writ, the anrtnot
uted almost superhuman ofliurts
these people would haTe been
crushed to death, caused solely by
their own carelessness. It is very j
olten tne case mat we nnu teams ... .. .. r
iir .t . .Jirive his system a southern line to
uiiliitched while 'their drivers are
delivering goods for instance j
milk, baker and butcher wagons.! PBrTHew is not now any better news
Then if a team irets frightened ' PIr- nor one more wiLxeutly dir-
and runs awav, it is immediately
fi
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driver of the team is criminallv
careless in allowing his team to
stand alone ana uuuitcneu. e
do not mean to infer that the
people of this city are more care
less in this respect than they are
in other cities. For 1 have found
t i i t - i j. )
been, and 1 think sometimes that!
the people expect too much of J
oulv human and in most respects
. "' " I
like other people. Apologizing
for having intruded on your valu
able time and space, and trusting
that you will publish these remarks
simply in the name of justice, 1
remain yours respectfully,
ENfilNKKK IN ClIAROK AT RWKNT Oc
ITlIBXC'lw Idaho.
This is one of the richest, and in
some ways most attractive, but
least known of tfce territories. Its
elevation is from "2000 feet above
sea-level in the lower Snake river
valley, to 10,000 feet on top of its
mountains, a large part lying above
the altitude of 4000 feet. The
higher parts are broken up into
ranges, in many places very steep
and rugged. Below these are high, .
rugged hills, upon which nutritious
grasses are found, affording vast
pasture lands. Still lower are the
table or sage-brush lands, rich
in soil and, when properly irrigated
and cultivated, producing large
crops of cereals and vegetable and
various fruit. The mountains
usually are covered with forests of
pine, fir and other timber. Of
swift, noble rivers and deep, placid
lakes, Idaho has scores. Snake,
Salmon, Clearwater, Boise, Koot
nia, Bear, Raft, "Weiser, Paj'ette
and other streams, are clear, strong
streams, worthy of their home.
Of the total area of 58.228,1 tiO
acres, about 12,000,000 are arable,
25,000,000 pasture laud, 10,000
timber lands, and the rest consist
ing of mineral lands, inaccessible
peaks and lava beds. The ca
pacity of soil and climate for a
wide range of productions may
best be judged from the fact that
not only do all the cereals and
vegetables that grow north of the
cotton line in the east flourish
here, but Idaho fruit is pronounced
very superior, rruit trees ana
vines grow very rapidly. The
Ion
dry summers; abundance
n
of sunlight:
a warm sandy
soil with perfect under drainage,
and the plentiful water supply,
afford all conditions necessary for
rapid growth of rchards and vine
yards. Mercury rarely falls to 10
below zero in any of the valleys,
and that only during the coldest
nights of winter. Idaho lias the
same bright skies, summer and
winter, the equable temperature
aad cool summer nights so com
mon to the Rocky mountaias,
with a tinge of the semi-tropical
blasts of the Pacific. Cattle, sheep
and horses require but little pre
pared feed, and on the great stock
ranges are rarely sheltered.
Wheat averages 35 bushels; oats
55. Farms are to be had in al
most any of the desit able valleys,
under pre-emption and homestead
laws. The principal arc those of
the Snake, Salmon, Weiser, Boise,
Clearwater, Owyhee, Payette,
Raft and Malad rivers. This is a
good country to come to for those
who desire to procure homes on
the public domain. Dairying,
stock-raising, farming, are all open
avenues to competency for those
of small capital and wlto are wil
ling to work. Flour mills are at
various points, sufficient to make
flour for local demands, and saw
mill to cut lumber for the settler.
About 25,000 bee v, fattened on
the Idaho bunch-grans, were mar
keted in the vear 1879.
Daring the last fiscal year, 132,
300,034 jionnds of tobacco were
matiufftCtitrtKl in this country, pay
ing taxea p to $21,1GS,16G. Vir-
gtnin is the lending tobitcoo State.
r nrodttctntr more utxn nv twn
i other states.
It i& said that Jay Gould is try-
np to buv the Atlantic. Missis-
: and qMo ra;iroad, which will
the Atlantic seaboard.
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I Mil I'tHIAl- 1'Ui Jl-iW II K HIV- Wllt.lf '--. t
.1 i... iir:n. .. ..t.i .. ...i
a WCI1 as IIH" UCM. huh jiiurMiuauii
encowrmieiiicutweshall beabletoinajce
lr jmpnjx,iont t.. enhance its
31AKItIKI.
.lanuarv :M. at the residence of the
briles.iMirents. Ellensbunr, Curry coun
t. Oregon. by the Rev. John Mansfield.
Olws. Finlex'to Carry Woodruff, all ol
,,rri '
Hlllt.
dikd.
In lir T-iMinirt-'xali 1S.S1 I!r?i('t
wife of John Hi lev. used :K! year.
Kiinneral will take place to-rfux. from
the rtfidl!e. at :! o'clock i M.
NEW TU-DAY.
Lost-Broke Adrift.
On Tim yii.ir IF jam aky atu. a
mmk!I sViIT. pimed preen outride. juid
lead colored Insjde': had the name -Annie"
in stern sheets eontaiued at lime ol Ireak
iuxawax I labifor and one iair rowlocks.
A libra! rewAra will In- paid for information
lemllHg to Ityonerx.
X.TTni;l,AfK!NGCO.
Kagle CM. .Ian. 'J1S1. :P-dAwtf
ViRSISHEsD JAPANS
THK I'NDEIISIKNKII OFKEHS FOK
ale un haii'i and to arriedireet from
New Ycirk
English Lustre Black Varnish,
IN nUKKI.S
Turpentine Aspheltum Yamish,
in n.i:i:Ki4
Benzine Aspheltum Varnish.
IN ItARKEI.
No. 1 Turpentine, in Barrels.
Brown Japan, in Barrels.
No. 1 Coach, in Barrels.
White Damar. in Barrels.
Coach Varnishes, in Cases.
-ALSO
Silicic Aluminate Paint,
FOK IKON VNH VO(JO VKK.
JAMES LAIDLAW & CO.,
I X Front Street. Portland.
New Goods!
N HI.HOAVT LOT OF
CLOTHING
SUITABLE FOK THE
SPKING TRADE.
ai-mi :
A Great Variety of Articles at Bed
Rock Prices, at
IC.LOSB'S.
Mr. Ixeb has made anunictmients to iay
the highest ca;h prices for all kinds of f w.
pelK. tilde., elf.
X. LOEB,
Main Street. Astoria.
TREXCHARD & UPSHUR
DEAI.K1LS IX
SHIP GUANDLESl
PROVISIONS,
IRON,
STEEL.
GOAL,
Builders General
HARDWARE.
KTAILS,
PAINTS, OILS, ETC.
AORXCY OF THE
Imperial Mills Flour and Feed.
Chenamus Street, Near Olney,
ASTORIA. ORKHOX
MISCELLANEOUS,
" ii'TVUWyi
Gs WW HXJIM.E
(Wholesale and Retail Dealer
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS. LUMBER.
ETC., ETC., ETC..
TIN PLATE
ULOCK TIN, PIG LEAD,
SEAMING COPPERS,
SOLDERING COPPERS,
SALMON TWINE,
COTTON TWINE,
NET LINES,
MANILLA ROPE,
SAIL CLOTH,
ANCHORS,
OARS, FLOATS,
MAUI.S, HANDLES,
MURIATIC ACID,
LACQUER, VARNISH,
TURPENTINE. BENZINE,
COAL OIL,
GUM UOOTS, RICE. ETC., ETC.,
IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT.
ASTORIA, - - OKEIiOS.
MRS. DERBY
is
SELLING HER ENTIRE STOCK
-OK
MILLINERY GOODS
.&.T COST.
Dr. Warner's Health
.1 & CORSET
r v.
V Can only Ie Hireliaed n
AMOriH 21
JIIlS. DERBY'S.
Maonk Hall JSulidinx.eor-
of 3liii and JSqucHuxilir
tr? ?!.
Barbour's
IRISH FLAX THREADS
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 Slarket Street. Wan Fraacifcco
HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Managers
Chas. Stevens & Son,
CITY BOOK STORF.
BROWN'S BUILDING
ojiitr the
BELL TOWER,
In room lately occupied by
Scuineer's CVHifccUouery.
Largest ai M Assortment
Of novelties In tlte stationary line usually
found In a ftrst-clas book More, consisting of
UOOKS. FIXE STATIONERY,
GOLD PEN GOODS. ALBUMS.
CHKOMOS. FRAMES.
STEREOSCOPES, DIARIES.
AH of which will be sold at prices which
DEFY COMPETITION.
P. S. The latest Eastern and California
periodicals constantly on hand.
CHAS.STEVENS &. SON.
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Corner Main and Chenamus Streets,
ASTORIA .. OREGON.
IIKALKK XX
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOLM
aad other English Cutlery.
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine Heersliaum Pipes, etc,i
A Sue siHk f
1Vai;lii and .leuelry. Muzzle ant!
itrporli Load ins Miwl ius ami
Xtitfe-. Kevelvcrs. l!-tnls.
hmiI AmiKURitinii.
JIAKI.VK
:IjAissks.
A L0 A KINK
AxxKliiH'iit of line M'HXTACLES ami KYE
tnassEs.
SHIPPING TAGS
rpilE BrST Ol'ALITY. W ILL BB 5"LD
X by tae bBdred. r by tke box. twintod r
plain, te Mill oastoraerc. at
The Astoeux eSke.
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PERSONAL.
"N'e 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 sells a very superior article of Carpets, Elegant
Furniture, Folding Chairs, (Jape May Patent Rockers, Handsome
Chamber Sets, Parlor Suits, Ru. Picture FramesT Brackets, in fact
everything you can ask Tor. lie treats you liberally, gives you what
you buy, and never loses a customer.
Always remember HEILISORN'S Furniture Emporium, Main
Street, opposite Masonic Hall.
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THE DAILE AND WEEKLY
-Tl... -r
ANTOKIA. jBBfflL OKEGOX.
"DESPECTED AND COMMENDED BY ALL FOR ITS
Impartiality, Ability, Fan-uess anil Reliability.
THE PAPER FOR THE COMMERCIAL MAN,
FOR THE FARMER, FOR THE MECHANIC,
FOR THE MERCHANT, FOR EVERY PERSON.
. TERHIS: BY MAIL.
(t'OSTAOK KIIKB TO ALt. JsUIIMMtllikltH..
DAILY. ONE COPY ONE YEAR $9 uo
DAILY. ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS 3 00
WEEKLY. ONE COPY ONE YEaITTn ADVANCE 2 00
WEEKLY, ONE COPY FOUR .MONTHS 1 no
02-Postmasters are autnonzed to act as agents for Thk AtroitiAX.
THE AST OMAN '
STEAM PRINTING HOUSE
HAS THE;
FASTBST AXD BEST PRESSES,
A iVJ) T YPE OF THE LATEST STYLES.
Ve iiin-ha.o Paicr. Card. Ink. and other materials of the mtimifactmers
AT LOWEST LlVi:V; RATES.
And ian therefore afford to use, as we alwa)t du. the beM artiolt. while riiargui
03S"Xj"5T 3VtOJD33Etj3LT?3Ei3 PRICES.
Cards, Envelopes, Circulars, Bill Reads and Letter Heads.
THE EVERY DAY WANTS OF THE COUNTING ROOM ABD THE
WORK SHOP ARE SUPPLIED AT PRICES WHICH CAN-
NOT BUT GIVE SATISFACTION TO ALL.
THE
COLUMBIA
IS SUPERIOR TO MOST, AND IS EXCELLED BY NONE ON 1HIS COAST.
JOHNHAHK, - - PROPKIETOR,
CHENAMUS STREET, - ASTORIA, OREGON.
erOrder left at tbe GERMANIA BEEK HALL will be promptly attended tovo
MISCELLANEOUS.
E.
C. HOLDEN,
Notary Public for the State of Oreqon.
Krai KMate Agent and CoBvejascrr.
AKent for the FIKEMEN'S FUND INSL'H-
ANCE COMPANY of San Francisco.
COMMISSION AGEN1 and AUCTIONEER
Stent ami Ace-oast I'ellretril. and rr
tarui prurupllj HiaiJe.
Hegnlar yales day,
SATURDAYS nt 10:30 A. M.
N. B. Parties having real estate, tnrni
tureor any other K"ods to dLsioe or elthei
at auetimi or private sale should notify me
soon as convenient before the day of ale.
Nostorage charged on goods $( at Auc
tion. E. C. HOLUEN.
td Auctioneer
CENTBAL MARKET.
General assortment of table stock constant!)
nu hand, such as
Canned Fruits and Jelly
Bacon, Hams, Shoulders, Lard,
EGGS. Bl'TTEIt. CHEESE.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables,
FISH. rOlTETRY AM- GAME
In the season.
C'IGAHS ASD TOBACCO.
Best ol WHITES .1SI EMIIIORS.
All cheap for CASH. Good sold on com
nilsitHi. Opposite I. W. Case's .store.
J. KODCEKS.
AVtLSON & FlSHEF
DKAI.KKS IN
"FT A lEl-ID hv jlJEL3Z1.
LUBRICATING OILS, COAL OIL,
PAINTS AND OILS.
Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared
Rubber Packing.
PROVISIONS, MILL FKBD.
G.VKDKN SKEP, GlJASS SERD.
WliU-h ri!l li exrhanpel for ewwtry pro
dar r told at lv.i priee.
Corner Chtiamns ami llmniUou ijtrwt
ASTOKI . or:;on.
sp
1LES. .
The niMlersrieiHMl is Hreanrcilta fnrateL
a kirse nmnlier of S4ies muri Svmrs at Wt
nlaceoti w t imhk'u, at rmsmmme rates.
Apply to O.G.O.VPLES.
Cvhtmbta City.
i M
f
BREWERY
MISCELLANEOUS.
G. HANSEN,
CASS STREET, - - ASTOKIA,
Ha just openeu a tine .stock of
WATCHES !
JEWELRY I
DIAMONDS.!
SILVER WAKE, ETC.,
The finest in the market.
Mr. Hansen does not wish to be understood
as haing articles In his stock too numerous
to mention," but he has
A Fine Selected Stock, and Wilt
' Guarantee Every Article tto
be as Represented.
Price arc Xetliius: lieii the Qual
J Jitj of thcSGoodsJtH Considered.
"I fullj understand my IniMnexs and
cannot be swindled in buyinjr. and having
made personal selection of every article 1
ha e for sale, have no hesitation in guarantee
ing it to be as represented. Call and inspect
this stock. ;. HANSEN.
Cass Street, Astoria.
PETER X71VE;ir,
ASTOKIA. OKEliON.
BRICK
ri-lX AND OKAMENTAL
S Xj -- S "31 JE2 L S3 3EL
Gnlen left at the Occident Hotel, or at my
Warebon. tort of Benton Street. projrtly
tteiHlet to.
T IME. SAND, BK1CK. PLASTHK. I-VTU,
L Cemeat. and ail waiertalR in my Hue,
fHrntsiieii toonlr.
jMTSfwctai aUeutlHR pM to fMcMHe work
JMMUtanges. Clii . warrmttid good
oriMpay. ,.
09Avnt Sum Jtean and N awTtioouia Lime.
uiSijSfe. LAYER