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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1881)
0) toxim Vol. xiv. Astoria, Oregon, Friday Morning, February 11, 1881. No. 35. MM ' J ie GENERAL EASTERN NEW.S. T MAIL M TKt-BRIUrH. A Louisiana llllase Di-lrnjed bj a Morm PsMa.vhv", Feb. 0. A ter lific storm of wind and rain from the southwest struck this town this, morning at half pa.it three, Mvoep inir away every building in the place, including the dejwt and tele graph office. No lives were lost, but the citizens lose everything in the way of household effect, pro visions, itc. Mraiurr I.ot. Bn.o.xi, Mis., Feb. a. The steamship .losephine.Capt. Staples, from Havana to New Orleans, broke up at 3 o'clock this morning on Ship island. The passengers and crew were all saved after seven hours flouting. The ves-el is a total wreck and nothing can be saved from her. The value of the steamer was :200.0l0. The storm along the coast was the eveiest for years. There is not an en the wharf or boat house between Mississippi city and 13iloi. ratal Railroad Collisinn in Illinois. Pan a, Feb. 0. A fatal accident occurred ten miles northwest of this city at Oweneco yesterday evening, killing three outright and seriously injuring ten others. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. rt MAIL MI I'l I.HMIAl'H. Son lb Africa DirnitAX, Feb. !. Gen. Colley moved toward Newcastle yester day with five companies of the Gth rifles and mounted force to le- store communication between his! camp and Newcastle. The JSoers made a general attack up on the' British forces, and the British repulsed them with heavy loss. Fightiifg lasted six hours. Colley s position is becom his critical. The Boer hae taken up commanding positions on ail sides. Pasvar of Ihr lrik Rill. London, Fel. 9. Tin bill for tLe protection of life and property in Lreland passed a. second reading1 330 to 50. roirri MHrkcn Turkr.. Still he would have been ready Constavtinoim.k. Feb. 0. A j long ago if lo had been piovideu decree has been issued autlioiiziugj with piompt mikI skillful writei an internal loan of 0,000.000 piasj! who eotild hae kept up with his tres to be contributed by persons dictntion. He dictates slowly, de liable to land tax. and alto a poll , libenitely, and will have no slort ta from one t five inljidu on Iwnd writer. Since JudijeTenne inhabitants. 1.omn, Fub. .). l')KUMgs hyjaliead." fit-e in Victoiin docks nt night ''Has tle mime of the book been m0,000: I "greed on yet?' , I "Yes: it will le ttillcd the Hise -Hv a recent postal decision men , ., ui artuaUviimke ni..ev bv -ruttiiiK i SM,,1 ,',H t'c Confederate Gov- their bilU and auteinentn of accounts rrinled. Statements accmnte and bills r sale when maue out on paper having printed hnndiug-., can be sent' by man f-r one cent, if the enveli.pe.ence; It Causes and Result.' js left unsualed; whereas, it tt is made I v,.. . :n .i . .-. ,i r out on nnprinted mr, it will costj You W,U e tlmt title on th proof three centij. Thus by patronizing Tiik ; sheets here." AaTOiUAN tw'o cents ean be saved uii : jn wmt sww anj at wjat throu"! the mail. T tfAll oitieii ot ()res who desire to iiiform their lru'iiiN in th states of tneconditiou and tro-ii of tins state,' toIs Kncvclomedia and will lip cm have no more coniph-l.' and eonipre-1 . l inini ,u,l ,l,,u NX UI "e lieiiiive volume rt tact to -send tliem'sold for o a volume. It will be man oy siitwrinius Tor im- journal, Aiui hnVin' us m:iil O votlvtn r!nir frieiitlv e mail it a- tiireeled ior $r. 00 in advance, we mail three cemes: of Tiik Vkkki. A-ToniA one year, MTWHiat nleaMire u h to pay ones d.btsl In the fu;-t place.it removesthat; of course, the heaviest demand is uneaine which a person feels from " dependence and obligation. It aflords t from the south, we find a very ilea-nre to the creditor, and therefore ( :.,, ja, ..wi.i i .i . t'ratifie- our social affection. It pro ! ,arSe demand throughout the north, motes that future confidence whieh is so an,j hall be disappointed if the interesting to an hone-t mind. Itojien-' , ,l a prospect of bein le.idilv siipjilinl sab's uu not teach 100.000 copies. with what on want on zulurv occa-ion-. ' n, . - . ., , It leaves a coiwioiiMie-s of our virtue:. i,,e e-ol Nwanf s Journey anditisa.meas;uroweknow lobe right, Around the World went up to both m point of justice and -otind econ-' . omy. irinally. it is the main upjort of ' that point, and the demand for this simple reputation. la u-. that we may - .. , ., pay others. ,s :LS promising as that waf. No r, u , expense has been snared to make Cannerymen would gam much by ' jiu lu ian.x, leaving us their orders for incidental this book worthy of the reputa priuting now.to be done leisurely dur- tioii it must have." mg the winter months saving time , M,, , , . , . r id money, and avoiding the rtskb of I he terms upon whioh Mr. a spring ru h of work. . Davis wrote the book aie liberal?" -Shipping Receipt Books for sale at this office. Jeff. Dnvi a a Historian. Tin Ki.e ami Fall or the Conferi crate iverniueiil. NVtA rk IIrW. A Herald repreentHtie visited tin publishing house of the Apple tons recent! v for the purpose of getting whatever was new con cerning the forthcoming history of the late war by Jefferson Davis, now in the jm esses of tlmt house. He ft mi nd at a desk in tin? front of the building, .1. C. Derby, who has more direct charge of the book, possibly, than any one connected with the Jinn. In icspose to an iuquit'V as to when the book would Iks out he replied: "Well, tlie Applcton do not like to make promises, but I feel justified in saying that it will be ready inside of ninety days. 1 have now the proof-sheets of half the first volume in my desk here. I have just received a letter fioin lodge Tenney who was sent down by the house to assist Mr. Duvi with the writing, in which he says that he will forward inside of ten days from the day of writing hall of the manuscript for the second volume, which is now ready, and is withheld simply that Mr. Uavis may make a slight correction in one of the chapters. He adds, that the printers may be put to work on it at once, as the last half of the second volume is about icady, and will be here before the printers will need it. He writes that everything is now ready foi the pushing forward of the work, and that the manuscript, virtual! prepaied to the last chattel, will come forward at once." uVlien vr-dit the contract with Mr. Davib for this work 'closed ?" "About five yeai njfo.. Mr. Davis has proceeded in the pre paration of this history with the utmost deliberation. lie has taken nothing' for granted but has ex amined into the smallest dc tails, and sifted the records. He was ambitious, too, to give the work such scope as to make it compre hensive as well as thorough. Ilis j labor has therefore, been inuneuM' i w ent out to him neurlv a veur erniiieiit. The name first deter- IIliued WUJ. t5l0 -History of the l-OI,le"enil ar for Independ- I P"ot w511 llie ,Kok be published?' j It will be issued m two vol ' . . . . . . umesi bout the size ot Apple ; , . SOl'I entirelv bv sub.-e.riiitinn.liave come under niv notice. Ti..n-. ; ni..,.i. .. i .i i -- - - - -..--.v... ""1 - ' -$; uemaiiu, i one man in Missouri bavin" al JtmV 'uw" "w copies. wuie, "It is sufficient to suv that ho will receive etKHigli fiom the early, sales to make him independent j and easy for the rest of his life! But tlieehief reward that he will have will be the consciousness of, Having periormeu a uuiy mai nau.oi weighed upon him ever since the failure of the cause that he repre sented. He determined, shortly after the relapse of his govern ment, to devote the remainder of his life to the preparation of a full j )aud comprehensive history of the j i - ; struggle of the southern people and tlic causes tlmt led to it." 'Have you seen him since the co npletion of the wfirk?" 'Yes, 1 spent several days with him at Beau voir last January, when his labor was mainly over. 1 never saw a man that so sincerely re joiced in his work. He said that he had made a history that would stand all the tests of time and criticism, because it was true, and that he had put in permanent re cord a defense of his people that would 'command the verdict of posterity. He seems to feel as a man who has had a sacred duty weighing upon him as a burdciii and who had at last honorably lifted it from his shoulders. He gave five years of almost unceasing labor to the work. Niirht and dav during the most of that time he had been in the seclusion of Beau voir, in his little study, careless of the bustle and worry of the outside world, at work at his self-appointed task.'" Tli fii- ,-.!,!. . .f tin. ...iL- Ic!arel almost entirely taken up with a"Qf the child "at sclimil. commencimr constitutional discussion of the cause that led to the war. The latter half of this, and the last volume treats of the conduct of the war. Both volumes will be illus trated with portraits of the proini-! nent men who figuied on the con federate side. The work is dedicated to the widows and or phans of the men who died for the cause. The introduction affirms briefly the confederated character of the Union and the necessity of j separate sovereignties uifder gen- eral direction. Double Consciousness- The disappearance of the I Jew John Marsland of Windham coun- iy. umiucui. ami ...- :.M...m.i- . ticm when he was found at liing- hamton. Xew York. 400 miles . . . , , ,. I awav irntn ni residence, tlfat all' i that had hapjMMied in tlie interval ii i . i- i .1 I wsn a blank to him. brings up tin ' i mooted questiMi whether there is J ... i- . ii.: i.... or is not such a disease as "double C0IlsciousllCSN.", Many skeptics ivor lli-ir ..b :i roH.iition of mind - - is impossible, but several physi cians of this city and laris declare that the diagnosis of this mental disorder is well defined. Dr. Wil liam A. Hammond, being asked his opinion on the subject, said: "There is no doubt that amensia, , ,, . . . or double conscieusness, exists m both a chronic anil acute lorni. It is something more than absent mindedness or temporary insanity. I have classified it as a modified form of opi!eps. Many cases . -- - w Among them was that of a patient in a large mercantile establish ment, who left his nHic1 at eleven o'clock to get a signature to a pa per from a gMit!eman whose place re .,:..-. o ,-..w .ltMtit -.nl. ... of business was distant only a lew ,.,.i will- Hi- IiihI n.t ru ininutes w.ilk. in nan not re-.w . 1 ... li-.. Vlrt..L .....1 W ....t lu,l,,M'u l w....-, ...... .. - .l,v.nin.ntli- uf.r.i-fiiii..fl tb..t 1, i -' en dollar-In -liver. Thellimlwa- twi-uty-siihscquenm mmciijiiiuI that he j flirMHo'il andbad three t..t d.Jlar-b-id vi-it-fl tlie nlliiv tilitniiifd tlo JjS'ld letw.a lwenl-eceiit pier', .iml a h.ia visiitu inc omut, wijiaiiieii il M, . , T,. f- rt, twiiiu-rfelii Slgna ture and had left in apparently good health at 11:30. IK- did not appear at hi- owu ofiic till I nearly o oVlock. The last thinr he j H. j o. r i- eted was passiiis: t. Paul s church, at tin corner of Broadway j and Vosev street. It wns subse quently found tiiftt In bail gone to Brooklyn, an i tisiteda newspuper office there and purchased a news- J paper. He had then returned te: New York, got into an omnibus at Fulton ferry, left it at the corner! i weniy-imru street, entered the Fifth avenue hotel, aiul while j there recovered his recollection. "An even more interesting case occurred in the autumn of 1SI5. The patient, who was a manufac- j turcr, left his office at ! a. m. to buy some bulbs. He remained awav eiijht da vs. and no trace was - obtained of him during that time. It was subsequently ascertained that he had been to theatres and hoteN, where he slept, and stores where l.e made purchases, and :hat he had made a journey of one hun dred miles to New York. Los ing his ticket, he was put off at a way station, and returned to New York, passing the night at a hotel, and on the eighth day, at about 10 o'clock, made his appearance at his office. lie had no recollection of what had occurred, although he had acted coherently, and had drank nothing intoxicating except a glass of ale, which he had with some oysters in a restaurant on Sixth avenue. florae Saturation. In soniethim' written we have an indistinct recollection of hain made reference to a ijeiienil disposition ainonjj boys in their teens, as well a bns of iiinturer years, to enlighten and bless the world with their pro found knowledge of the horse and his history. Our books and newspapers are full of this kind of literature, and ' ir v:irii- in stvh fiiiiit tlw iinxliifrinii with: The horse has four legs and a tail: up to the eloquent tribute of the scholar wiu-n he quotes from deb: That his neck is clothed with thunder and the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He smeflcth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the ! shouting. Uetween these two ex tremes i if the child at his first school composition, and the professional literature, we have every grade of pre tention, and each professing to have mastered the whole subject. As we approach the close .of this nineteenth century, we begin to look for some thing better in this department of knowledge iruin :iioae who assume to instruct7. And it is to be found in Kendalls Treuii-e on the horse, sent uy own in any in.rs'n lor iwemy-nve cents, postage paid. Appl to Thk Astorian oiHce, or address D. C. Ire- i land. Aitftrin. Oregon. Warrantee deeds at Thk A? tokin otlice. Jny TjfK xVKKKLY AsTOKlXN ill jKist-jwiti wrapper for ten cents, and ?-"tl ir - frieml in thu ii. It is better than a letter. !" Tin-re i-.nt now an MliTiicn- JiMper. nor one more coiiM-tentlx h- ',,,., , ., ,. . ., oted ti the biuldtim up ot tla eoimtn tlixu Tin; A-toki... At the price of Two Dollar iter year it i theelHMiHM. ! n woll u tin. l..l Witlt f,mi.til giul encouragement welml! liable to make "'"."'T ""prpVeinelits to enlmiice It- i nelil hi ii-eiuine- j-sjr:sojnc -ay tlmt it i- no n-e fiM" them toaihertise. ilmt the have been in the tiltn-e in im-miess all their live-, ami erylodj Knows them. Such pifiple -ei'in to forsjet to take in cm-ddemtiou that ouc country i- itierea-ing in iHipu- Nation nearly -10 per cent, every ten years. J an- " matter how old the place may be. J there are ron-tant changes taking place: , M)jm. mnu. n iht.r d lrangers fill their place-. In tin- age of the world, imlev the mime of a bu-hiPs- j firm i- kept con-tantly before the public. -oiiie new hrm may -tart up, ami. b liberal adverti-im;. in a ery slmrt time take the place of the older one-, and the latter ru-l out. as it were, and be forgot ten. Vn iiein ivir In-;t iiinni'V li tinli I eimi-adverti-liic. MISCELLANEOUS. 580 Reward. mWEXTY P0I.I.AKS WILL P.K PAID JL for the reeoierj of -arli f tlie blk- , oi tour i. ninatni'ti mmnciiini.oiuiiiiiiu river n,,,,r urookiieiii on w eiliie-uav rii. wntie , p,,IIS fn,l(1 nihtr nn.k , Rn,ikfiei.l. One a tiveniy one -:o of npe.aiMl hwl on p,.,,, alt. lillea ,.lrt..K r a0Oani - even diillar- in -v.t. Hie -i-ond is ;;xu.,l.timvear - oIdaiilIiadn iitiail j VlKffilnu. Tlie alKtve ,r-n:in'I. I.CN CIIUNC & CO.. Portland. Oremi. t'T.iLkvrlm orrillN U'N(.. A-HrtK. On-son. ' w. i i !l' i .i. a. nnowx Portlnnil. ,V-lfiH. ItltOU.V A aicCABK, j 5TEVKDORES iVD RIGGERS. storeorUjuTdVitnce-sT is 1 street! .tortN ufflce--At E. a Holden's Auctloa 15-tll BANKING AND INSURANCE, "" iMOllDAlinc oAnKlnb AnU IrioUnANCE. I, W. CASE, BROKER, BANKER INSURANCE AGENT. - - - OREGON ASTORIA, OFFICE HOURS: FIIOM. S O'CLOCK A. il. UNTIL 4 O'CLOCK P. M. il taw Co., OF CALIFORNIA, I. F. IIoircitTo.v.... Cha.s. K.Sroi:...., Gko. I Stouy Pre-ideiit heeretarj .Agent for 0on Capital imltl up in U. S. cola ............ old I. IV CASE. Agent. Chen.MHU street, Astoria. Oregon. $67,000,000 CAPITAL? LIVERPOOL AND LOON AND GLOBE. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN- EDINBURGH. OLD CONNECTICUT OF HART- FORD, AND j.i.xiii vjl luxjjjyjjji .i.xf COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Kepresentins a capital of SC7.000.000. A. VAX DUSEN, Agent. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. a.j.mksi.ki:. C.S. WEIGHT OCCIIi:T HOTEL. MEGLER& tiTKWUT, Proprietors. Astoria, Oregon. ainE pi:upi:ietoi:s ake happy to . announce that tlu above hotel lias been rfHiuitedaiid reluriiwlied, adding greatly to tle cmfrt of Its;iift.and is now the best lHrtel north of San FraB.lci. C.W. KMUI.Ks. CI.AltEMOX PORTLAND. - -, AUZIKUKK. IIOTEX.. - OKEGO ZIEBER & KN0WLES, Proprietors. Free coach to and from the house. ira-TiiK Daii.v Astoria t- on file at the Clarendon Hotel readini: room. Pioneer Restaurant Hotel. MAIN STKEET. - - ASTOKIA 3Ir. H. IV. Arrlsoni. IroprIetor5 milETKAVELIXt: PUI5LIC WILL FIXD X the Pioneer hrt clas in all respects, and a -hare of their imtrunae b resiieetfully siilldted. KlJMtrd and lodging ty theday or week. Post-office Restaurant. JIAIN STP.EIX - - ASTOKIA.. .JOSEPH MATfllEWs. PKOPK. mills ISAKIKSTCLASS KESTAUKANT X. kept hi tin Euroiieaii Han. Fresh o ler- In eery -tle .Main -treet. hetween L'heiKOMit- hihI uemoctiie. ROSCOE'S FIRSf CLASS Oyster Saloon. main s.n:i:ET. atokia raiiiE t mei:m(.nki i ple..sei to JL aniHHiiHi- in Jin Ladies' and Gentlemen of this City That Ik- L- ihih n-iMred V funtL-h fur tlu-iti, in nr-t ela -trie, and everj -tle, owrEKs. ;nor; coffee, tea. etc. vr Tllh Ladies' and Gent's Oyster Saloon, MAIN STKEET. Plea-e sh e ne a e:iH. K0.SC OE DIXON. Proprietor The New York Oyster Saloon Will -H-ne tt3 their 'tistomer-Ufi inn thi a .it f mi v TEA. COFFEE, CHOCOLATE.! Ka.stern Oyjstern Aluajs on Hand. And will Ik kept a-a ttr-tc!a.-t 0ster sa Iihiii, in tirst rla-s -tle DANIEL (.KANT. Manager. PIKE & STOCKTON. HOUSE, SXGcST : CARRIAGE PA1NTERS,- PAPER HANGING AND WALL COLORING A sPECIVUT. GLAZING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. sftTsihup next door ti Atorian tlftlee, in Shnster"- building. First Class Saloon. .1. .1. KII.EY. - - PKOPKIETOK, Oh tbe I.'mdH-aj . oppoitc Jiie Otepon Kall- wny awl Navigation Co- wharf. Xew Bagatelle Table, iTlie Chinese mmL jro.) The ebuk-e-t lrad- of fnrefpi and doniUc M'lXEsi.JiKirOSJS A5I CIAIJi?. earlScft t'bcs-o Uecr.sn BUSINESS CARDS. Q. A. EOWLIJY. ATTORNEY AT LAW. ClK-n:umt Street. - ASTORIA. OKEGOtf r XV. FUI.TOX. ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASTOI5IA - - - OKHCOK Offive out P;;e & Allen's More. (hs- street T XV. ROJSII. ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASTOKIA ... . OKEGCIT OllWe o or Warren & KaWm's A-tHin Mar ket, opposite the Occident Hotel. E. IIOIiDKN. NOTARY PUBLIC,: AICTIONEEK. COMMISSION AN'!) . 1N- SlKANCE AC EXT. "a vandusen. " notary public. Ohcnuinu- Street, near Occident Hotel, ASTOKIA. OKEGON. Agent Wells, Fargo & Co. T? P. HICKS. PEN11ST, ASTOKIA, - 2 OUEGOy Knouts In .lii biiHdlng up stairs, corntc ASTOKIA, - . i Mfc.-wiint vjiiwviui" "in"i?iH. TIt. 31. I. .IKXXIXS. PHYSICIAN AMI SlHtGEON. Graduate UnlverMt of Virginia. 1868. ' Physician to liny View hospital, Baltimore City. lSoo-;o. Ofkick In Page & Aliens buildinr, up stairs. Astoria. JAY Tl'TTIiK, M. I. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON". Okkice 0er the White House Store. Kksiokx k Next door to Mrs. Munson'S Iwardms Imuse, Chenanius street, Astoria. Oregon . j COHCIIAKII DENTIST. Dental Itooms S-Ilt'sTKK's Photograph KuiliMn T A. 3reI.TOSII. MERCHANT TAILOR, Occident Hotrl Iii.ildutg, ASTORIA - - - OREGON" C. II. BAIX & CO.. DKALFK I Doors -Window n. Blindn, Tram NoniN. Lumber. Kt-. All kind- or Oak Lumber. (5Ia, Iiat M. terial. ete. Steam 3llH near Weton hotel. Cor. Gea- evueand Astor treet.. J G. FAIIJFOWL & SON, STEVEDORES AND RIGGERS Portland and Astoria, Oregon Kefer by ponni.-sion to Rogers. Meyers JtCo, Allen X Lewis. Corbitt JtMacleax, Portland. Oregon. Y-TI. 1'IIliK.VIIAKTT Occia'eni Hotel Hair Dressing Saloon ASTOKIA - OKECON. Hut. Cold, Shower, j!eam and uljilinr BATHS. tSsjiei-Jal attention hen to ladles' and luldrenS hair en ting. Priate Eittnim-e for Iidie PKACTIl'AL Ms. ISOOT AXI) MIOK MAKEK. Ciii-.n ami's TKKhT. oppi,ite Adler's Book store. - AsToKIA. UltKt.D.S. S Perfect fit- guaranteed. All work warranted. i:iv me a tnal. All orders itmiujitl Mt.t-i:. J. T. BORCHERS, CUXCOMLY bTREET. ASTOKIA, Maiiufaeturer and Packer of CAVIAR, SMOKED SALMGH. Cash paid for fresh RLACK STURGEON SPAWN. Smoked Mureeiin. and -inoked.almon put up In tins to -hip in an part of the world. L-4i. trout bait ( -allium f'"-i nnr m in riui. and waminted to keep an leiuxth of timt. Depot at Kopers Central Market, corner oC Cn.-s and Chenama- streets. A-toria. Music Lessons. T. F-CULLEN and C E. BARNESV TEACHERS OF VIOLIN, PIANO, GUITAR, COR NET AND BANJO, Would like a few pupil on either of the above instrument-. TenitH Ehiht Ies.-oiu for fl e dollars. K3S-Orders left at Mevens & Son book tore will be promptly attended to- dealer In F.13III.Y (JltOCKRIES, XAJIduMIU', FEEI ATST HAY. Casli paid fur iuntry jirodnee. SinalL profits on cash -ale-i. i5toria. Oregon, cor ner of Main and Suut-mncuhe Mreet.-. CPILEb. The undtr-iRf d fa prepared to fnruiaU a hirge number ot ipac and bpare at tola place on short untie, at reasonable rotes. Apply to C.O.CAPLES, Columbia City. BLANK BOOKS PRINTED AND BOUND Tlr ANY SI&E. and ruled tc any order, at Ihjc Astvkui office- -