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Vol. XIV.
Astoria, Oregon, Saturday Mornirig, February 19, 1881.
ffo. 42.
GENERAL EASTERN SEWS.
BY MAIL ASO TM-HGAIX.
KlwcUnrte (tailed.
)i:nvkk, Feb. 17. The www
blockade of the Kansas Pacific and
Santa 1'V roads lias ended and de
javcd trains are all through.
SnaM Miirui al Chieaxo
Chkaoo, (jwiditig-ht) Feb. lt.
lace eight o'clock this evening
nearly five iuche of snow lias fallen
and it is -till ceming: at the rate
of an inch in two hours.
Chinese HirKlintloH
( 'iiit'Ado, Fkb. I?. Three oeles
lals, desirous of becoming bona
fide American citixtis, yesterday
applied to .John Stephens, clerk of
4U' Criminal court, for naturaliza
tion papers. Moy Hong Kee, one
of the trio, had only been in the
country a few montlts, and made
application for and was given hi
first papers.
How il is rrijiiM-l to I nite Hie .Hrt!i.
crn Pari lie ami O. K. A . '..
Nicvr York, Feb. 17. The Post
s-ays: It is reported that the chief
organizer of the Oregon Naviga
tion system recently gave notice
to his following, who under his
lead have in the last two years
made fortunes, that ho wanted a
fund of S,000,000 to be used for
a purpose which lie would disclose
later; that in response to this
notice he received offers of 1G,
000,000, but alloted only' 88,000.
000. Moreover, that his receipts
or certificates of acceptance of
subscriptions have since sold at
forty per cent, premium. We
say that this is reported. It
was told by a reputable banker
and part of the tale read like a
chapter from a leaf of John Law.
We now hear, but not on the same
authority, that the purpose for
which this money was wanted is
to be used in securing control of
the Northern Pacific railroad, the
scheme being to practically bring
" j
of i
about a union of tin interests
that company and the Oregon
-,T . .. -..r , , ". i
Navigation. N e have been unable
... ....
to confirm this, but U it is true it
affords an explanation for the large
rise in Northern Pacific common
stocks and the advance to-day in
preferred shares.
'r - -
Nevada Banditti.
eada Siale .bmnial. Febrnarv 4.
"When the Lander count v an
.-::. i....:...i .!...,-,:,!
LIIU11LIUS icuru ii juu titvm; iiaiii
'if the Ccntial
Pacific Uailroad
s'jkimpaiiy, at 5aul
mounUin,
euiiesxiwy, urxMi c.v:uiriuii is
sued tijion a juilginent for $3L00
for delinquent taxes, quite a sen
sation was kicked up. and tin
railroad boys threatened a little
jiot; but they finally concluded
that it was not best to buck agaiust j
the officers of the county and
state. Some of tlie jiasseiigei's on
tlio rtvnrlsiml fmm the PMfst. v1iifli
, , . ...... .
was also seized, for awhile believed
that they had leen captured by
banditti, and were friglrtened out
of their wits, and it was some lime
before they were made to realize
the true state of affairs. One
eastern clergyman, wlo whs coming
to this coast for the first time in
his life, and who had probably j
heard of the desperate characters
who compose the population of
this state, actually offered the
ringleader of the supposed desper
adoes 500, all the money he had,
if he would spare his life and let
him proceed to California, wliere
he said he had a widowed sister
lying in a dying condition, from
whom he had received a dispatch
to hasten to her bedside. He had
no time to lose, for she might be
dead before lie could reach her.
To his consternation the bandit
refused to take his money, and
pushed him aside.
Cireuu t'oiiri luuik-.. County
Court IManks. Jttstiee Court Blanks,
Shipping Blanks. MiswllanMHi Blank,
J)ee4s. Mortgages, etc.. for Sale at Thk
Astoriax oflioe.
A PERUVIAN HERO.
Daring Act of a Lieutenant in the
Harbor of Callao.
The Lima correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette gives an account
of a. lxt action which took place
a few days ago off the harbor of
Callao, and which proves the spirit
ofdaiing display throughout the
wr by the officers and wen of the
Peruvian navy has not been des
troyed by the many disastrous- re
verses that hare suffered. A small
steam launch, armed with a nine-
pounder gun and a mitrailleuse,
was employed in guard duty in
Uh harbor of Callao, wlien about
2 o'clock iu llie morning a Chilian
launch was observed approaching
from tin north end of the island of
San Loreno. The Peruvian boat
at once steamed to meet its- adver
sary, and firing four rounds at it,
caused it to turn and make its way
back again behind the island.
Shortly afterward, however the
Chilian launch reappeared, accom
panied tlits time by a larger and
armored boat with twe funnels.
Undismayed by the superiority of
its adversary, the Peruvian launch
hastened to the encounter, the
j officer commanding determining
! to endeavor to destroy the armor
ed Chilian vessel with a torpedo
containing 100 pounds of powder
with which his boar was provided.
1 tunning up under the bows of the
Chilian boat, the officer sought to
explode his torpedo by setting fire
to its fuse with a lamp, but failing
to accomplish this, drew his revol
ver and fired into the charge of
thr torjedo. So violent was the
explosion that the Peruvian boat
was itself immediately destroyed,
but the bow of the Chilian vessel
was also driven in, and the latter
sank almost immediately. The
six men forming the crew of the
Peruvian launch were drowned,
but the lieutenant was picked up
by the second Chilian boat, which
also took off tlie crew of her escort.
I Since then attempts have been
' made bv the Chilians to raise their
, , . . 4, , ...
' sunken vessel, but as the latter
j Hl.h u mler lp unb of onc of the
j foris of the harbor, the effort has
J hitherto been unsuccessful,
j
' Tae Fate of the City of Boston.
Dr. Clare W. Heainer. of No.
' j,. i. , -v.- .i . . ' i
i '
foutMl a memorandum in his Itotisc
few -days ago which he
thinks
wm cxPm" ine 1Mlc ,M l,,c sie5""-
skpitof Barton
which was
lost in ISTt). hihI of which uo trace
wa ever found to tell bow she
was destroyed. J u 1 m 0," he said,
"1 lived at Pamrapo, Sattersville,
New .lerscv. One ilav, several
motttlt after tlie steamer City of
Ijinston wfc. missing, a servant in
my ltou.-e brought U me a small
liottk whicli bad been washed on
the shore. It was about four inch-
es long, aboiit an inch in diameter,
I . . . . . ...
ami hud been used probably for
hair oil. In it was a a paper which
looked as if it had been torn from
a memorandum book. It was
soaked, with these words in pencil
jon the paper-
Steamship Citv of Boston burn
ed .1 1 une 29. 1 S70. A. I! akuick.
'There whs anotiier word which
1 could not read very well, but it
looked like Treque. The bottom
was apparently a French one. and
on one side was blown or cast the
words. Hygieniquc Soeiete rue de
Itivoli. Paris. 1 put the bottle in
a closet and made a memorandum
of the fHCls, which carried iu my
jKHrket. I thought the whole mat
ter was probably a hoax, and that
the City of J5ostou would be lieard
of some time. A few months after
ward 1 could not find the bottlr,
and 1 had mislaid the memorandum
of tlie facts. A few days ago I
found my memorandum," which 1
had not seen for nearly nine years,
and as nothing lias been heard
fiom the City of Boston since, this
may possibly explain how it was
destroved.'
BALLET DANCERS.
Wliat Their Muscles are Made of
How They Stand on Their Toes.
New York San.
In spite of her seeming scauti
uess of clothing, a ballet dancer
does net suffer from cold. Under
her silk or cotton hosiery every
ballet dancer, without exception,
wears jwickling., Tlie pddcd tights
are lieelles?. A strap of the stocki
net of which they were woven ex
tends under the hollow of the foot.
The webbing is finely ribbed
around the ankle, and not padded
bolow the swell of tlie calf, or
wliere the calf ought to swell.
The jwidding is of fine lamb's wool
fleece knitted, with the fleece
thrown up like plush on the under
side into the web, which is of cot
ton, strong and not .too elastic.
There is no padding around the
knee, ami none around the hips.
The thighs are well padded. Few
men or women liave small, well
proportioned knee joints, and even
when they have sufficient flesh, it
is not so distributed as to produce
perfect symmetry of form. These
padded goods are therefore gener
ally made to order. This is neces
sary, for no two persons have the
same proportionate length of thigh
and leg. Again, many have good
calves and the rest of the leg vcrv
poor or thiu. Others have thighs
and not calves; others have both
thighs and calves with sufficient
flesh thereon, but it is not in- the
right places. How is all this rem
edied? Why, in the directest and
shortest manner possible. The
lady or gentleman who orders a
pair of padded tights is waited on
by a salesman or saleswoman who
understands his or her business.
To the customer a pair ol unpadded
tights of perfect shape is first given
to put on. Then he is measured,
first around the waist, then around
the hips, then around the calf,
and then around the ankle. Next
along tlie uisuie oi tne leg. j lie
measurer then carefully notes and
jots down for the manufacturers
guidance the deficiencies in the
person's figure. I u about a week
"the garment ordered is finished.
If there is too much padding at
any point it can be seen at a glance
and clinned off. Padded shirts or
iKxlios for both men ami women
are also measured for wltcn order
ed in a similar manner. When
the entire tights extended to tin?
waist are not neothd. calf-padded
tights extending only a little over
the knee can be ordered. These
are worn with trunks.
The fact that tlie (fatnaiid iu
New York for theatrical goods of
this kind Is sufficient to warrant
the erection of a factory iu Brook
ly, and tlie importation of the ma
chinery and the weavers, knitters
and emlroiders from Europe to
carry it on, is proof of the exten
sive use of the articles, fn fact,
they are not worn by theatrical
people alone. Numbers of men
and women wlio daily promenade
the streets-, who drive in the park,
and are seen at the balls, theatres,
receptions and the opera, wear
padded hosiery, with fine silk hos
iery over it. From a distance, too
from tlie far west, from the east
and south padded hosiery is or
dered in immense quantities. The
circus ring owes no small jiart of
its attractions to the wearing of
these padded goods. Wltocver has
seen a boat-race or athletic games,
and observed tlie most Bern-hardt-Iike
spareneso of nmiiy of the
best athletes, and the want of pro
Hrtiouwle development iu others
as compared with the forms and
limbs of tlie gymnasts and the
athletes, the equestrians and the
trapeze performers of the ring,
must be convinced of the truth of
our assertion. In faor. the train
ing necessarv to make a Bonfanti
or Rosa of the Uizorelli brothers
must reduce the human form di
vine in the same wav that training
a race-horse docs. The racer is
beautiful only because our eyes
are wonted to a conventional taste
which associates his spnrcness with
his fieetness. .When it conies to
grace, that is quite a uitterent
thing.
Another allusion is that of tlie
ballet-dancers standing on the tip
of hei toes. She can always
easily perform that feat with a lit
tle practice in a pair of padded
Italian ballet-dancer's slippers.
The sole is of a single thickness of
buff leather. It is shorter than
the foot by the length of the toes.
The toe is supplemented however,
by a stiff leather or cork padding,
hollowed out. into which the great;
toe fits, and is thus supported
underneath as well as above, so
that there is little or no strain ex
cept on the tendons of the instep
and ankle at the moment when the
dancer comes diagonally down the
stage to the footlights, with her
arms extended, her lips parted in
a smile, and walking on the tips of
her big toes. The ballet-slippers
all come from Italy. They have
no heels, and the uppers are of
rose-pink satin of the best quality,
winch decs not crack or crumple
when drawn over the rounded,
hard-padded box toes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WAlt IS IIKCIjAIIKI) WITIIOl'T
FntTIIKK XOT1CK
Viitl ihi torm f kwc until
err man in Atoria has iiew
Milt of clothes
3IAIK BY .TiKAXY.
Liok at the prices .
rant to order from - - SS 00
r.iiitN.(eiiiiftHFnaiieiiC,aNJiMev - 1 50
Snif. from -ilco
The fuifM line of vauuiJes n the eoat to
select rniin. 1.I.MEANY.
Merchant Taihir. I'.irker HoMr. AMma.
Wilson & Fishef
IIKAI.KKS IX
OEL'-LDEtjD W -9ljEL:EI.
LUintTCATING 0115, COAL OIL,
PAINTS AND OILS.
Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared
Rubber Packing. .
PROVISIONS, MILL FEED,
GARDEN SEED, GRASS SEED.
Which will le etrltanged for -mutr itro
ilueeMr-oldat hmH rk".
Corner Chenxniu- and Hamilton Mre--;s i
ASTOKI V. Oi:K(UN.
Chas. Stevens & Son,
CITY HOOK STORK.
BROWN'S BUILDING
oiMitf the
BELiL, TQWER,
In rotiin latelv neetinied by
lS-hiiieer". rnnfectKHHr'.
Larpst anJ Best Assortirt
Of uoveitks in the. .stationary line innaily
found in a titst-eiass book store. etist!4li: of
P.OOKS. FINE STATIONERY.
GOLD PEN GOODS. ALI'.FMS.
CHROMOS. FRAMES.
STEREOSCOPES. JIIARIKS.
All o( Hhieli wilt be sohl at prices which
DEFY COMPETITION.
P. S. Tlie latest Eastern and California
-iH-nodtealNCoiLstantH onliand.
C'HAS.STKYENS x SON .
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Comer Main and Caenamu' Streets,
ASTORIA ORHGON.
IIKALRC 15
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM
and other Encli.-h Cutlwrr.
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine neershaum Pipes, etc.
A fine MiK-k of
Yt'ntelie- anil .ffwelry. JZuxxIc and
5treprh r.o'niHn; Stiot (.iiii- ami
Kllle-. Jtevolver-. Pl.xtnlx.
and Ammunition.
MAKI.YK
GIiANSKS.
ALSO A KINK
A.4rUiienl of fun ?PK(TA( LKS ana EYE
(tl-VSSES.
3 &
BANKING AND INSURANCE.
BANKING ANDJNSURANCE.
X, W. CASE,
BROKER, BANKER.
M
INSURANCE ACEHT.
ASTOKIA, - - - OREGON
OFFICE IleniS:
FROM S O'CLOCK A. M. UNTIL 4
O'CLOCK T. M.
Hie ' Mutual Iisrace Co,
OF CALIFORNIA,
J. K. nol'OHTON
("HAs. K. STrRV
tiKO. L. bTORV
lrT?tuVj
.SenUu-y
.Agent for 0-n
Cftlti'al lM up in l S. gcltt
coin $ o am ti
I. IV CWSS:. Agent.
Clu'iunia street. Astoria. Oregon.
$67,000,000 CAPITAL?
LIVERPOOL A2?D LOHOX AND
GLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN
TILE of London and
EDINBURGH.
OLD CONNECTICUT OF HART
FORD, AND
COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Kepra-eatins a capital of 07.000.000.
A. VAX DUSEN. Agent.
j HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
A.J.MK:i.Kl:. C.S. W1CIGIIX
OCCIDENT nOTL.
MEOLBR & WRIGHT. PrepricUrs.
Astoria, Oregon.
riniE ri:oi'RiETORS are iiAPrv to
JL announee that the above hotel lws been
reiHintel and relumished.addiR: greatly to
the eomfort f itsgnols and is now tlie best
lMttcI iHHlh of San I'mncltco.
t'.W. KNOWLKs".
crAni:xnox
PORTLAND. - -
AtwZIBHEI.
HOTEL.
- - OREGON
ZIEBER & KN0YLES, Proprietors.
Free coach to and from the house.
e"TiiK Duly Atoicia.n l on file at the
Clarendon H4tl reading room.
Pioneer Restaurant Hotel.
MAIN STREET. - ASTORIA
Jlrs. JS. X. Arrlsoni. I'roiirietor.
rrmETRAVKUKGPuT:LIC WILL FIND
jl Hie PhHiecr nnt rias in all reapeets.suid
a stare of tln-ir iatriHuise is reie;tful!v
xdk'ited.
JSfiT'Ixinl ainl !odgimly theda) or week.
Post-office Restaurant.
MAIN STREET. - - ASTORIA..
JOSEPH MATTHEWS. PROP!..
miilS IS VFIi:sTCLAS.s RESTAFJ.'ANT
JL keK on Ihe Enrne:ui jdaii. Fresli ov-.-ter.
m eerv- stle Main street. In-tHcen
Chenainiis and SiniiHilie.
ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS
Oystrr Saloon, jy
MAIN STKKKT. AsTORfA.
mi!L t NDkKSlCN'KD IS PLEKl TO
J. aiiMotiiH-v l" Um-
Ladies" and Gentlemen of this City
That be is now itrrpared to furnish for IIm-m,
in tlrst ela style, ami even style,
OYSTKKS. HT COFFEE. TEA. 1CTC.
vr THK
Ladies and Gent's Oyster Saloon.
MAIN STREET.
Ile.s Sl e nit? a rail.
ROSl'OE DIXON. Proonetor
The New York Oyster Saloon
ill sene to their eiistomers from thi
aTe' as (oIIoh :
TEA. COFFEE. CHOCOLATE.
Kaxtcru Oytir Alva on Hand.
Aim! will Ik-k.p! as a tirst elass Oystt-r Sa
ItMHi. in first ela-vs stI
DANIEL ORANT. MaiKii;er.
PIKE & STOCKTON.
-CARRIAGE PAINTERS,-
PAPER HANGING AND WALL COLORING
A ! IAI.Ti.
GLAZING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
OB".Imii next door o Asturian (iftiee.in
Shnster's iHiinliiit.
First Class Saloon. ,
CHICAGO BREWERY DEPOT,
On the Roadn;n.osiH tin- Oregon Rail
way and .tvii?ation rs nliarf.
A'eir Bagatelle Table.
Tlie Chinese inibt go.)
The rlMtieest brands of fon-ipi and domuatie
WIXES. MJ.UO.S AX! CIGARS.
i"IIc.t Cllieaso Kccr.-'S1(x
BUSINESS CARDS.
Q. A. BOWLBY.
ATTORNKYAT LAW.
Chenamu-s Street. - ASTORIA. OREGOH
fi IV. FUIiTOX.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ASTORIA - - - OKKGOK1
0
omee mr I'age & Allen a sie. t'aas street
T W. ICOliB.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ASTORIA - - - - OREGON"
Ofllce orer "Warren Jfc KmN Atrt Mar
kel. opfMtMte the Oecklen: I Met.
R'-
HOI.DBX.
NOTARY PUBLIC,
AfCTIONKKK. COMMISSION AXI IIN-
SIKANCE AGENT.
vandusen7
A.
NOTARY PUBLIC. t .
CneHaioMS Street, near OtMJ4it Ilotui,
ASTORIA. OREGON.
Asent AVelK. Frj?o & Co.
PENTI5T,
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON
Rooms in AllenV iHiihliug h states, cornt
of Carand Sqemorqhe street.
TK. JI. I. JE.M.Y(.S,
I'HYSICIAN AND SL'RGEON.
Graduate University of Virginia. 15S8;
I'hj.sician to Ray View hosoital. Ilultimors
City. 1SW-TU.
OKKKK-In Page & Allen's iHiihlittg, up
stairs. Astoria.
TAY TL'TTril-. JI. I.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
OrriCK-Over tla AVhite Hmie Store.
Rkmokxck Next door to Mrs. Munsoaa
iKwrding lauise, Chcnamits street, Astoria
Oregon.
O. OltCHAItl).
DENTIST.
Iental Itoomx.
slllTKl:f.
Photograph IUnldin:
T A. .HeJXTOSlI.
MERCHANT TAILOK,
tOccWent Hotel lUiKditt;,
ASTORIA --- OREGON
C.
II. BAIf it CO.
DK.M.KK IX
Ooois, Windows. Itlindx, TraK.
soniN. I.tiruber. Kte.
All kinds of Oak Lumber. Clas, Roat Ma
terial, ele.
Steam Mill near Weston Iiotel. Cor. Geo
ovive and Astor streets.
j G. FAIKFOWL & SON,
STEVEDORES AND RIGGERS
Portland and Astoria, Oregon
Refer by ienniion to RoserOIeyers&Co,
Alien iz Lewis. Crbitt &Maeleay.
Portland. Oregon.
73l. rilliKXIIAIIT.
Occident Hotel Hair Dressing Saloon
ASTORIA - OREGON.
t Hoi, Cold, Mum rr.
I " -!
Hfffitt nlul Wftlvtfi,, V7
j BATHS.
-sa
2fcSwelaI aU-mit.ii jjifii to ladies' and
t hiMren's luiir euttnijr.
Private EntnuH-e lor Uidie
yn.r.iA.ii fis'i.
PRAtTUAL WS
isoot axi himr.
MAKER.
Chfxajiis Stkri-t. opsite Adler's Book
store. - AroKi . Okkuox.
SPerfert fils sniaranteed. All worlc
wamuite.l. One me a trial. AH orders
J. T. B0RCHERS,
CONCOaILY STREET. ASTORIA,
Matuif.it Hirer and Packer of
CAVIAR, SMOKED SALMON.
Cah ia!d (or fresh
BLACK STURGEON SPA"VV2T.
smoked Summon, ami smtvked Salnnm mt
np in tins to .ship to an part oi the world.
Also, trout bait (sa!iutn ejs jnit up in cans
and warranted t krt-j. am lemon of time
Hejiot at lexers Central fdarket. eornerot
(.'ass ami CIienaniiLsstrtel- Astoria.
Pflusic Lessons.
T. F. CULLEN and C E.BARNES
TEAi HEI's OF
VIOLIN, PIANO, GUITAR, COR
NET AND BANJO,
WihiM like a fen piiidison either of Hie
aiNire iii--tniiiiintv
lenw Kteht les-oiis ior ne dollars'.
SS'-lH'ders left at Stevens & Sons
slre will tie iiromiHly attended to.
hook
3S.
3u- TJI3ST3?T. .
dealer Hi
FAMILY CiKOCJKIEIIvS.
XAir-.3in.i. fi:i:d axi hay
Gash paid for tountry rolnee. Small
profits on easii sales. Astoria. Onm, cocr
ner of Main and Squei)Cihe streets.
sp
ILES.
The MMterstsued s prearedto fHralsh
a Lane Number irf Sidles ami Spars at his
Idaueon hort notjee. at reasottal4e rates.
A pply to C. (i. OAPLES,
ColuiMlm VitY.-
THEItE WILL HE A BALL
GIVEN AT MUSIC HALL OX
TrllS -SATUKDAY
EVEKEfG.
?tTS
"W, ,mu
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