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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1881)
f2J -e Tic p?iaTB Jstovlau. ASTORIA. OREGON: "WEDNESDAY. .FEB. 9, ISSl B.C. IKKLAM Editor. Editorial Correspondence. Ogdex, Feb. o. People often notice that tin street lamps are not lighted. Wherefore? Because, as Puck has said, "the moon shines1 in the almanac. 1 1 may be as dark as Tophet, but the ordinances of the city exempts the sexton when the almanac is all right. So with our silver palace car porter, Harry. "Up here in this most inhospitable Tegion, from Battle mountain to Ogden, it ought to be as cold as Greenland, but it is n't; the weath er has been so balmy and spring- Tike that "all of us" delight in the trio except Harry. He has most -f)crsistently persisted in makin our car red hot! and this morning -we came from our baths par-boiled; saturated with satisfaction, blood shot eyes, swollen visages, and jiJeet and limbs too large for our boots and drawers. 0, the fellow! Hew some of us, particularly La Sar, consul for Fiji, would like to "eat him up," were it not that "his skin is darker than that of the cannibals. The west bound express train was still under attachment when vwe passed Battle mountain. This -will he made a test case. Lander county claim taxes of the Central Pacific Railroad company; to get it, the sheriff, a well-meaning man jio doubt, attached the mart and express train. How it will be de cided of course remains to be seen. The detention gave our company good opportunity for sight-seeing at Golconda, bathing in the hot springs, etc., all of which was lighly enjoyed, as the weather -was and is delightful. . 1. After leaving San Francisco the editor of The Astobiax writes "Tinder date of February 1st as follews: "The train from San Francisco to Sacrament was com pelled to go the old way on ac count of loss of bridges, which put us back one and one-half a day. We passed Sacra Tnento at six o'clock in the even ing. Think the worst is over, and will go through without blockade. Among our society in the silver palace sleepers are Hon. H. S. La Sur, United States consul at Leonca; Mr. and Mrs. Janion and family, of Liverpool; Hawaiian consul; Mr. Win. Lent Carpenter, Son of Dr. Carpenter, of Liver pool; Mr. Van Brocklen, of New York; altogether a car full with " ladies and children to spice the lone with proper themes and we anticipate much pleasure. Mrs. Janion is from Victoria, where her parents reside. She remembers 3er experiences in Oregon, Wash ington territory and British Co lumbia with a pleasure never to be forgotten. Judge Gillies, of Auckland, who recently passed through San Fran cisco on his way to Europe, writes to a friend on his return heme: "I have gone round the world Tvrcnout ever encounterni'r a stormy day. The most enjoyable part of all my travels was my two months in America, which is mani festly destined to be the great future home of the English speak ing races. Nevertheless, New Zealand, for its size, will be a great country in the future, especi ally on account of its climate, -which is unsurpassed, if not un equaled, in the world. I do hope the Pacific service will be main tained. It is much superior to the P. and 0. service in comfort." Everybody knows how hard it is te induce a boy to get up early in the morning. He looks on risinjr early as only second in atrocious Jiess to being sent to bed early. A man in New Jersey roused his Lired boy at half past four the other liioruinir, and the incensed youth burned down a 400 barn in revenge. A jury of men who 3iate to get up early would no -doubt acquit the boy. His de fense will probably be that he got " "np to light the. fire. A Lire KiH. Ketilorial Correspondence. Sa x Fi:AXrisro..Tan.31. Among the passengers who arrived on board the City of Sydney, on Sat- j uHav afternoon, was his Majesty King Kalakaua, the monarch of' the Hawaiian islands. He brings ' with him Win. Nevens Armstrong formerly attorney general, but now royal commissioner of imini- ration; Col. C. H. .lucid, chain- berlain; and Col. George Marfar- lane. The royal party were re-; ceived ly Henry W. Severance, ' the Hawaiian consul, and by him escorted, in the midst of the storm, to the Palace hotel, where, with ' other Oregonians, we had the pleasure of meeting him to-day. The king is traveling in cognito a Prince Kalakaua, and i bent on a journey around the world in the interests of his kingdom and for the benefit of his health. He will probably remain here for about ten days, and then leave for Japan ( and China, then by way of the j Straits Settlements to Calcutta,J overland to Bombay, thence , through the Suez canal, across the . . ' ,, j Mediterranean to Italv, 1 ranee; , . , , , . rj and hngland, and home by way of New York and San Francisco. I ills u.umaie onjeci.u uusgranu;Tjie fijc . of f tour is to ascertain the most suitable races of the Z or laborinir class for his kin dom. A country with a fertile land enough to support over a million population now has less than G0, 000, of whom one-tenth arc Chi nese. The native population is on the decrease. The Chinese do not bring their wives and do not be come citizens. It is thought that among the Asiatic or East Indian races a suitable class can be found. The tour of investigation on this immigration problem will probably last seven or eight months, during which time the government of the kingdom is administered by the King's sister, H. R. H. Lydia Kamakacha (Mrs. Dominis). The "Prince" is the same pleasant and afTable gentleman as when he last visited this city seven years ago, and received several proofs of the honor and esteem in which he is held by them. Iu a da' or two, in company with Claus Spreckles and W. T. Coleman, the royal party will visit Sacramento, and subsequently they will become the guests of W. T. Coleman at San Rafael. Whether his expenses are paid by Claus Spreckels, W. T. Coleman or the Sandwich isl ands ve are unable to learn. Per haps by Claus. n. ". i. Signal Station at Astoria. We have late private advices from Hon. Jno. Whitaker and Senator Slater that the chief signal officer at Washington has submit ted estimates to the secretary of war for the building of a tclegrapl line from Astoria across Younsfs bay to point Adams, thence to Tillamook head and thence by sub-marine cable to Tillamook rock, with the recommendation that the amount asked for be ap propriated. Way Thieves Are so Skillful. It is common to speak of the skill and exploits of thieves as re markable. It is more remarkable that thieves do not accouiDlish jrreater thiiurs than are recorded of them. The thief simply follows his trade, making himself as thor oughly competent in it as if he were learning some other means of obtaining bread. Those upon whom he preys are careless and forgetful, while he is always watch ing for an opportunity. Officers of the law are paid when they make no arrests, and there is little incentive to catch a thief; so that thieves, if they can guard against the vigilance of the property own er, which is rarely exercised as it should be, have an easy road to travel. It is difficult to catch them; it is difficult to prove their crimes; they go to prison but a short time if the' are convicted, and so "The enterprising burglar ling.' oes a-lmrg- The price of snlreriptinn to Thk Wkekly Astukian has been reduced to 2 per annum when paid in advance. If not paid in advance the old price of S3 will be charged. Taxation in California. A correspondent of the San ; Francisco Bulletin thus refers to . the double taxation iu that state. This writer says: "One of the evils of double taxation is made very j apparent in connection with the subject of taxing wheat. On the first Monday in March, at 12 ;o clock noon, (1) the wheat will be taxod; (2) the coin borrowed on will be taxed, and () the prom- . issory note given by the borrower to the lender will also be taxed, Now it is undeniable that the only real values are the wheat and the coin, but the law steps in and says the contract to return the coin, and also the coin itself, must be taxed that the contract has doub-j led the taxable value of the coin, Many of those who in l$t'.) voted j for this kind of taxation, now see lit in a different light. .The truth ' is, the present system of taxation , is about the worst that could have been adopted, and the sooner it is abandoned the better. It is even morc "ijurious to the interior than to the cit-." - - "Y " The Poet of To-day. m Tin Athcmcum. Tq tJ)e the joet .g Qot uhe so'var;ous as other pti0pl. ie poet, wieh impels him to express his emotions m sonjr, naturally deaf ens his ears for the most part to those deeper harmonies, "musical :is is Apollo's lute," to which the J ears of the philosopher are attuned, and blinds his eyes to the drama harlequinade and tragedy in which the mere man of the world plays with such gusto his part. But then we used to see this right; we used to starve our poets once and force them to hold horses at the theater door. We coddle them now. The poet's intercourse with the world is through arts and through books. His experience of man is second hand. No man is so little able "to put himself in another's place." And this proves especially awkward for him when he comes to write dramas. The Idaho house of represen tatives by a vote of fifteen to eight passed a memorial to congress askinjr that northern Idaho be at tached to and become a part of the proposed state of Washington. The memorial tersely gives rea sons for'preferring the request. 3IAURIED. In Kalama, V. 1 bv Rev. J. V. Milli jran. Mrs. Cornelia Wherry ami J. F. Warren, of Knanpa, Oregon. NEW TO-DAY. SODA AHRlMr Sjmrklins Wines ami Carlwnated Beverages. Apparatus fur Jlaklnjr. Cottlinjc, and IHnpeuIujr. Complete Out tils Materials and Supplies. ivlatltslied IS on. Illustrated and Triced Catalogue scut to any address on application. Scud vour orders direct to .TOH.V aiATTIIEWS. Firvt Avenue -jahx. tf7tli Sts.. New York. .T0-diw.lin j VALENTINES!! ENGLISH VALENTINES, AMERICAN VALENTINES, PAINTED VALENTINES, SACHET VALENTINES, COMIC VALENTINES. ARTISTIC VALENTINES. PRANGS VALENTINES, IN GREAT VARIETY, AT ADLERS. 1080 Piles Wanted. BIDS FOIt FritXISHIXfi THE FOI. lowing pllinj; are desired : SM piles, 12 inches diameter. Goto ii feet, with bark. 350 iles. N hii'lif diameter, 41 to .VT feet. IKHjleiL 2V) idles, 14 inches diameter, 00 to 65 feet. !ecled. 3D jhIcs. I.r inches dlHineter, M to v feet, with UMrk. TlHse ifles are wanted about .Tiiiip. but Uiom; nvJHlriMg to lmve the bark on would have to he cut nefore the sap rnn. Piles to Ik rafted and dell ered in tin Columlda river, where a vtcainlMmt ean reach tlit-m. t. V. CALLEXDEK. KiiappPHi. W. T. KitMpptiHi, Fch. 2d, ISsi. iltit-w It. Wilson & Fishef I)KAI.KIt IX TT A :ELX ntJ -A.3R.353. LUBRICATING OILS, COAL OIL, PAINTS AND OILS. Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared Rubber Packing. PROVISION'S, ilILL FEED, GARDEN SEED, GRASS SEED. Which will le exchanged for country pro duce or sold at lowest prices. Corner Chenaiuus and Hamilton Streets ASTORIA, OREGON. MISCELLANEOUS XTTTIVTI W W XI W 1U JEx Wholesale and Retail Dealer GROCERIES, there-'Pnil J V I ft V illijj ETC.. ETC., ETC. TIN PLATE BLOCK TIN, PIG LEAD, SEAMING COPPERS, SOLDERING COPPERS, SALjVIQj TWINE) ; COTTON TWINE, NET LINES, MANILLA HOPE, SAIL CLOTH, ANCHORS, OAKS, FLOATS, 1IAU1.S, HANDLES, MURIATIC ACID, LACQUER, VARNISH, TURPENTINE. BENZINE, COAL OIL, gum boots, rice, etc., etc., in quantities to suit. Astoria. - - orec;o:x. MKS. DERBY IS SELLING HER ENTIRE STOCK OK MILLINERY GOODS AT COST. Dr. Warner's Health CORSET only lie purchased in Astoria al .1IRS. DERBY'S. Masonic Hall Building, cor ner of .Maip and Squemoqbe "trecl-. Barbour's IRISH FLAX THREADS Salmon Net Twine. Cotton Seine Twine, Cork and Lead Lines, Cotton Netting, ali sizes. Seines Made to Order, Flax and Cotton Twine, Fishing Tackle, etc. barbourTrothers, 511 Market Street. San Francleo HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Managed. Chas. Stevens & Son, CITY BOOK STOKE. BROWN'S BlIILDINg opiOMt the BELL TOWER, In room lately occupied by . S-'limeer's Confectionery, Largest anil Best Assortment Of novelties In the stationary line usually found in a first-class book store. consisting of BOOKS. FIXE STATIOXEUY, GOLD l'EX GOODS, ALBU3IS. CHUOMOS. FKAMES. STEREOSCOPES, DIAKIKS. All of which will be sold at prices which DEFY COMPETITION. P. s. Tlie latest Eastern and California periodicals constantly on hand. CHAS.STEVEXS & SOX. WILLIAM EDGAR, Corner Main and Chenamus Street?, ASTOKLA OREGON. DEA'LKK 15 CIGARS AND TOBACCO, AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM and other Encli-h Cutlery. STATIONERY! FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Meershaum Pipes, etc. A fine stock of Vatohe. ami .Tcivelry. 31uzzle and Breech Loading Shot uns and Kllle.-.. Revolver. PlHtolM, and Ammunition. MARINE GLASSES. ALSO A HXE Assortment of fine SPECTAC1 .ES and EYE GLASSES. SHIPPING TAGS rpHE BEST OUALITY, WILL BE S')LT JL by the hundred, or by the box. printed or plain, to suit customer?, at The Astoria office. 111 THE DAILY AND WEEKLY 110 T)ESPECTED AND COMMENDED BY ALL FOR 1TSJ Impartiality, Ability, Fairness and Reliability. THE PAPER FOR THE COMMERCIAL MAN, FOR THE PARMER, FOR THE MECHANIC, FOR THE MERCHANT, FOR EVERY PERSON. Tint MS: BY 31 A IT.. fl'O'-T.UIE KKKK TO .LL SlTUSCKir.KUS. DAILY, ONE COPY ONE YEAR $9 00 DAILY, ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS- .. 3 00 WEEKLY. ONE COPY ONE YEaITTn AD VANCE 2 00 WEEKLY, ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS 1 00 oas-lte,tina.ters aru autnorued to act as agents for The Aktokiax THE STEAM. PRINTING HOUSE HAS THE FASTEST AND BEST PRESSES, AND TYPE OF THE LATEST. STYLES. "- AW purchase Pajer, Cards Ink,;:uid oilier materials of the manufacturers AT LOWEST 1.1Y1XU RATES. And can therefore aftord to use. as v.e ahas do. the best articles, while cnarging ONLY 2MOIE33Eta.,373E3 PB.ICES. Cards, Envelopes, Circulars, Bill Heads and Letter Heads. THE EVERY DAY "WANTS OF THE COUNTING ROOM AND THE WORK SHOP ARE SUPPLIED AT PRICES "WHICH CAN NOT BUT GIVE SATISFACTION TO ALL. MISCELLANEOUS. TREMMRIi & UPSHiiR DEALERS IN SHIP QBANDLERf PROVISIONS, IRON, STEEL. GOAL, Builders Genera! HAEDWARE, IKTjSLIIjS, PAINTS. OILS, ETC. ACEXC'V OF THE Imperial Mills Flour and Feed. Chenamus Street, Near Olney, ASTQKIA. OKECOX MRSISHBUnT) JAPANS milE UXDEltSIOXEI) OFFERS FOIt ale on hand and to arrive direct from Xew York English Lustre Black Varnish, IX BAP.KEI-S. Turpentine Aspheltum Yarnish, IX BARBELS. Benzine Aspheltum Varnish, IX BABBEI-S. No". 1 Turpentine, in Barrels, Brown Japan, in Barrels, No. 1 Coach, in Barrels, White Damar, in Barrels, Coach Varnishes, in Cases. Silicic Aluminate Paint, FOB IBOX AXD WOOD WORK. JAMES LAIDLAW &. CO., IG X Front Street, Vortlnud. 3. H. D. GRAY, Wholesale and retail dealer In. ALL KIXD& OF FEED, Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. General tonu;e and Wharfage on reason able terms. Foot, of Benton street. Astoria, Oregon. l-i ASTORIAE" MISCELLANEOUS. e.R.HA"WES, Dealer iu Cannery Supplies of all Kinds. Aj:ent for the celebrated MEDALLION RANGE, HIGH CLOSETS, LOW CLOSETS, PLAIN CLOSETS, IRON PIPES AND FITTINGS OF ALL KINDS. Brass Goods, Bose, Etc., WATER CLOSETS, BATH TUBS, Etc. S-ALL ATORK WARKASTED-fi TWO DOORS EAST OF OCCIDENT. ARNDT & FERCHEN, ASTORIA. - OBEGOX. The Only 3Iacliine Shop And tlif best tA .Jfc.i BLACKSMITH SHOP In the city. All kinds of EKGINECANNERY, STEAMBOAT WORK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANARY DIES, MACHIXE SHOP. XEAR KIXXEY'S AS TORIA FISHERY PETER RTJETETSr. ASTORIA. OBEGOX. BRICK LAYER PLAIN AND OBXA3IEXTAL PLASTEK.EH. Orders left at the Occident Hotel, or at my Warehouse, foot of Benton Street, promptly attended to. T I ME, SAXI), BRICK, PLASTER, LATH, - Cement, and all material in my line, furnished to order. r-SpecIal attention paid to Furnace work and Banges. Cistern work warranted good or no pay. Agent San Juan and New Tacoma Lime. yjJLLk ISi