0 tariim. Vol. xiy. Astoria, Oregon, Friday iiorniiig, March 4, iSSl. NTo. 53. a6 jlt U'JI'JI' JJI GENERAL EASTERN .NEWS. lV MAIL Ull TKt.Hr;KAIH. 1hr"rtors Mnrm roril" 1 ear, a I l .lolin. m rtiiiill:iitil. Si. John. March 'I. TIm steatn cj 'Swing G. Nail, lienee to cape Breton, has bc-n lost with all her crew, limnliering: nine. The schooner l.oio drifted from her moorings and is a total wreck. Kvory boat iu harbor war destroy ed. The gale was the worst for s-mv years. It feared tliat the brijruimntines Margaret and Bran ca, hence to jwrts. in the Mediter lanrnn.arf !t with' all hands. Oarpmlcr's urrrMir. Mii.-aai KKJi, March 2. It is the opinion here among politician.- that either Angus (.'aineion 01 ex-Chief .Justice Luther .S. Dixon. "ill be chosen United State MMiator; chances about even. II order a J .aleston. C'AI.vihn. March . Last night, as an enormous procession was pacing English Kitchen, two shots rang out and Mrs. Elizabeth I'ercival, the proprietress, fell mor tally wounded by herdirorced hus band Kichard teven.. 4 lexa Murderer Irrcslrd in Colorado. Ukxvkk, March "2. Matt Hangs-ton, wanted at Houston, Texas', foi the imirdr of a street car driver, was arretted at Como to day. Hiirdrr in rw llciiro. Ai.nfQrKKQi K.N.M., March 1. A miner, in self defense, sltot and killed the dealer of a inoutc game. Iro I!atrt-s m Ihi Ilaunibal ami M. .lu-opli Railroad. M.vroN, Mo., March 2. A pas ensror train on the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad which left here at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, was thrown "Troni the track just this side of Bevier, six milas west of this city by a broken rail. The engine, tender, baggage car and two coaches were thrown com pletely from the track down an embankment ten feet high, and badly demolished, except the sniok iuX car, in which weie 4!) emigrant pasaeiirer.j, 40 of whom weie wo men and children. ' There were nearly a hundred passengers on the train, and that no lives were lo-t and so few injured i remark able. WASHlMiTON CITY .NEWS. in M VII VMlKI.I'".hAIH r.u'iai iKi iiiu. VANin..'ioN.buch2. AitHmgirKHtuiiitic-s for doing Chieago, the items added b the senate committee to the sundrv civil an-1 propnation bill is ?4.W() for a .... . new li-ht-lKuse on the eist of California. 'Ilir In;inuiir;il. Yas.ihx:yi., March 2. The senate special commit to? on inaug uration, oomjKtecd tf Pendleton, Hayard and AntlKuiy, waited on (Jariield to-day and informed him of the piograinme, and it was ac cepted and agreed to. rrmliii .Nouiiii.itions :iui tlie prri.il S'sIoil. r..iii.s ton, .March mL 1 Jemo- cratic senators will organize tlie) committee immediatelv after the! new senate meet and will act promptly on all nominations. The Chinese treaty will probably be I considered, but the extra session of the senate will adjourn before the vacancy from Wisconsin can ; be filled, and that will leave tin ,( s senate democratic until congress i meets anrlmw. PmimiiPiir. demn- crats in the senate say that there ii u . . will be no opposition to anv of l . " Oarheld's nomination-. -- For the hest Beer m Astoria, call for the Cuhunbm Brewery liter acknowledged to be superior to all others. ., ". , . , If you want a good big oyster stew m style, call -around to Toiu Suiiths, next duur u P. H. Fox, Main strut Astfflria, Orugi. Opan at U h Airs. THE STAR OFBETHLEHEM. Astronomers Predict that it vs-ill Ap pear in 1887. MUMHtaii Vjw4t Professor C. A. Grimmer of Kiiiston, Jamaica, wlw is a cie titet of fame, recently made some wonderful propliecie in connec tion with the action of the planets a4d other lieavenly lod:es. Ne says: "In ISS. the '.Star of Both leheur will be once more seen in 'CiisohVs Ohair. and it will be NC4Mi)tutied by a total eclipse of tin? nit mid moon. Tlie star only makes its iearanee i-very 315 years. It will appear and illumi nate tin heavens and exceed in brilliancy even Jupiter when in opposition to the sun, and there fore, nearer to the earth and bright est. The marvelous brilliancy of the 'Star oft lie Bethlehem in 18Sr will surpass any of its previous visitations. It will be seen even by hooikUu. shining with a quick, Hashing light the cntiic year, after which it will gradually docreasein brightness and finally disapcar. not to return to our heavens till 2202, or 31."i years after 1SS. This star first attracted the attention of modern astrononieis in the year 1?5. It was then called a new star. It was no new star, how ever, for this was the star that shout- so brightly 4 n. ., and was the star that illumined "the lieavens at the nativity of Jesus Christ. This star has reappeared every il " years since, and every educat ed astrologer i cei tain that it will leappear in August, 1SS7. The appearance of this stai, accom panied as it will be by oar and lunar eclipses, together with the baneful influence that follows the positions that Mar,aiul Saturn will occupy, will cause a universal war, and portentous floods and fearful shipwrecks. North America will be involved in civil strife, and a reign of terror will prevail in the Atlantic states unless a Napoleon arises to quell it. There will be a war of classes the rich will array themselves against the poor, and vice versa, everywhere.' (Vnild anything be grimmer? The Spring Travel Pacificward. l;usf.n Tiaisenrl. IVlma m. A grand excursion to tin Pxcific is projected by Y. Raymond on a scale Im-voimI anv that he lias liere- tofore dvit-ed. It is no k- tlwn I a tour of the continent, including Kansas. Colorado, with -tops at j Denver. Mmiitou, the Roval V K. exa-ge. lilack Hawk, Centra I city, l.. ... . .. . . i .Salt Lake citv. otWr noints iu 1'tah and Nevada, and giving twenty days iu San Francisco. !ence incidental trips will be made to Monterey, tins Yoseioitc, tle I Jig Trees and perhaps Oregon. and other point of interest. Car- riage drives are provided for at the princijMil points, hotel bills settled, and the excursionists will have no cate but to folhwthe leader, I. A.'t,,at !kj s,H,mMl l,,e lmrit" ol his! .1-A ,.....' 'earlier da v-. and added polvgamv j , wikjsc experience as a . . ,.- . , ;.. kYhite(Mrtb j ;uide is iinetjiuilcd Tin forty- ronr days tlm- paasel cannot fail of heinjr oleasurahlv instructive. All -.nans of conveyance, and! n a e course iieMrcs ol i -, , llifi" lint altLT htr deatli he ivory ucoontniiNlatioii ntrtvuled, '" ' ljUl 5Utr cr ilx-AUU c evory acooutmoiiation j are to be first-class, without excep tion. The party will leave this city on the 18th of April. P. ,J. ('iHxlinau. tu Chenu inn street, has fut receivea the kte.st and 1 st fashionable style of entH and i kulies b(,,ti5 slloys' ct John ltogers has jusc received at j the Central market a lar"e uivtiice of ,.., -i ., " L j ' - V J coal oil. assorteda bnuid, and ior s.de at reduced rates. He ab keeps a general Assortment of groceries, litj- j uora. tobacco, cig.irs, fruits and vee- j tables of best quality, which he oners a small profit fur cash. j Sulnimi beiiie?. at retail, at War- . lvu lVr Kuion's. i iiavo you a lame horse Oall for , IvwidhH spavin Onra. Iteai the ad 1 "ttfrtibeuient. Mohammed. I'ev. Dr. Piatt delivered a lec ture recently in San Francisco, the subject being the Prophet Moham med. The enigmatical cliararter of Mohammed whs first consider ed. Hi birth, parentage. occiija- t4on, marriage and piety were next sKeicneci. lecca. wnere we resia ed, was sacred to all Arabians on account of the shrine of Caaba. which, for years, had suod there. The xssodations of the place early ltibjwred hi mind with piety. Even in early youth he displayed great depth of religious feeling. Wit, judgment ami observation he Iwd, but piety was the one prominent feature of his mind. He became a frantical devotee, a neophyte of sacred mystery. He was all devotion, and his sincerity could not be questioned. lie was pious, according to the religion of his fathers: and we must judge him by what lie was, and not by what we would have him to be. The religious element in him was his master. His convictions were strong and his will indomuitable; and had he been less devout, he might have been a Hannibal or a Ciesar. Ne took no pleasure in human suffering. He came into the world with a new religion. It was Monotheism against idolatry, more than against Polytheism. It wa not the worship of many gods so much as the worship of many idols that In sought to" destroy. He became convinced there was but one god, and in projMgating this belief he arrayed himself against ancient families and ancient tradi tions. The creed was new to him. Everything that had leeu taught him was antagonistic to such a be lief. Over three hundred idols' nc "iuuiiku mvuiiu iiiu siiriite ui i Caaba; everywhere the multiplicity of gods was recognized and taught. The new creed was his ewn: with him it originated, and it receiv-1 ed no . aid or stimulus from ; others. Mohammed was a theolo- i jist. but no penitent. His reliirion was caie of the head. The eie- tncnts ot kve ami pity and mercy Cned from 7 to 10 (ecu and the did not enter into it. It was a j Oder from ? to 24; between these tcrn antagonism. Tlie Koran was two range the others, averaging a an afterthought. Whatever Mo-1 deepening of about M0 per cent, hammed afterward became, he was' Four rivers in Swedm. three in at first intensely sincere. He had; Kubi. and one each iu Denmark, a pupil in hi- wife; in hei tlw! Himania. and Holland. inre been prophet had a believoi-: aul tlnic- J likewt-e deiH-ned. with about the Mliammedisiu became pr(Hagatelj?H me average improvement. No iu the family aft'octioits. As long other Murnpemi river ha.- been o as hb wife lived he wa an honest j touch de-txnHl as the (Wr 7 to 1W- ii" -"'" - "V - -' liriionAP f t wm iiiiitv r.t j t t aui. i V"' I1,' Mt l -Mecca, anl indignities were heapeil upon i depth of 24 feet, its ociginal depth him. -The nobles sliiiunetl him: JJmving been 10 feet. The Dan mobs of children hooted at his ube. iu Roumania. which was T to heels. Hut his courage command- 11 feet, is mw 20 feet iu depth. ed resject. and as lie proclaimed j ,.,, . ,. , , , ,.!! Max. Waguers Sn Francisco m Mecca, day after day: "Cod is j XariuMal brow ury K-er can't Ik- beat. one God!" people began to listen, T, ,,.: , ,t . ,...,,,." P- "luiolnt, 1j saloon, ojMiostte and. linully. to believe. It was j -i. clarendon Ktel, Portland. Oreg.n. not till after the death of his wife i , . , - to his rclieion -rri. i i.. i .1 villi uer ne nan hi'iMi content 'he believed in Inui: ami lier iiiHuencc had liftol actoptcil polygamy, and nmrriiHl wife after wife, one ol whom was dauhter of his first wife. He be- came more fanatical than ever; nor is it to he wondered at that Mich sueces a? hi had been inhrht persuade him that if he was lrss than an aiiirel, lie was yet uioie than a num. The Permian mtup1kv cured tliou sainls who were -udferiiiK fnun dy.-pt-jv-sin.deliHU. Iier coiHjtlaiut. bolh. hu uicir. female foinidnint-. etc. I'atiiili let free to any adare--. tfetlt . r nwle it Soiio.lto-tnn. For the Gennine .1. H. Cutter old 1'uiirlHiii, and the host of winos. liquor. and San Francis eo beer od! nt the C'etM ojtfositr the bell tower, mid -vt OampltM. Japanese Farmers and Farm Life. !ttHl ( Conal Vjmi Karen. I Something more tlmn one-half the population of the empire is agricultural, and the half of these are women. In 1SN, 12.00,000 acres were under cultivation, or about three-fourths of an acre per head of the farming population; but the tilLige is most thorough, and two crops are invariably raised each year. All farm laltor is hard work. A plow is seldom seen, and labor saving machines are unknown. Wages for farm lalior seem iow. $35 a yeai, with lord. 40 without lnatrd for a man; and 10. with iKmrd. or S2," to 30. without board, for a weman: and then, as the clothing of a laborer cost but $4 to $5 a year, and lie get a three-room (bamboo and hi per) house for $3 to 10 a year, and clothing for a family of four or five costs not to exceed 20, and his garden will produce one-half of his living the farm laborer is not in a desperate condition, and be ing exceedingly frugal, he man ages to lay up something every year. Considennir the cheapness of everything in Japan, and the kw wages paid for even skilled lalvor, the taxes including land tax of the government and local assess ments amounting in all to three per cent., are enormous. We, in Cincinnati, thmk we can hardly exist and pay 3.1. and ruin would seize the fanner of Ohio were! they punished for the support of the government to the extent these Orientals a.re. Vet the Japa nese fanners are prosperous. Near ly all can read, write, and keep farm accounts, while the boys are serf to school, and the srirls tausrht nmcirt onrfl matt I l-,f.riL" if nfiiua , ana there is not a house, not even among the Coolies or laborers, that does not have its bath-nom, which is put in use every morning. Nine rivers in Prussia liavo been deejened by jetties, the mo-t im portaut being the Vistula and the Oder; the Vistula ha, been deep- .n im, mungu me .ucmni. is- l ..w i .... - i..v v .n. -... - , 1'nisSian river, hib. a present Koscces, arrival yestenlny by vteamer Columbia. Call around. Yon will find rti..i.i firt nin i iiieui nrac ciass. T I Hath tubs, water do.. ink. ami hot water upirtiratuj. fnrnidhul iioteb and in-ate rumlenctfa. ac lwet rates and shonust not icu. by Mastitis K- Crosby, at the little tin sImh "riminl ' the wniur Uy a recent (Hiatal duct?iuii ioen can actually make inonuv bv "ettin j thoir lulls and statement of accounts nriuted. Statements of accounts and bills of sale when made nut on barker having printed headings, can le s-ent ( by maii for one cent, if the eiivelojKe j is leu unseaieu; wnereas. u it niade out on un printed pnjier. it will ot three cents. Thus by iatouizins The Astokiax two cants can be saved on fvery bill or stateinenr that is .ent out tlirouifb the mail. The AsTokiax iob nreseet willi Ut von out with voiir suitor supplies of letter-hends. billheads, canls, envelopes, etc.. etc., at astonishingly I low nitea. and iu exquisite atyle. Call and see sample of work done for' other. ' -Lawyer, bnefs. printed iu fine style, at Tun As-iuki.x uifio-. i Horc Kducalioii. Ill something written we have an indistinct recollection of having made .reference to a gnnd disposition among boys in tiwir teens, as well as boys ot iiiuturur yours, to enlighten ami bls the workl with their pro found know ledge of the horse and his history. Our Ixmks and newspapers are full of this kind of literature, and it varies in style from the production of the child at school, commencing with: The horse hns four legs and a tail; up to the eloquent tribute of the scholar when he quotes from Jeb: Thnt his neck is clothed with thunder and the glory of hii nostrils is tenible. He smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting. Iietwoen those two ex treme of the child at Iu3 first school cotiiositiou, and he professional literature, we have every grade of pre tention, and each professing to have uiastnred 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 from those who assume to iiintmcL" And it is to be found in Kendalls Treatise on the horse, sent by iiin.il to any person for twenty-five cents, postage paid. Applj. to Tub Astoki ofKce, or address D. C. Ire land, Astoria. Oregon. I -ANION U AND INSURANCE. BAHKIHG ARDIHSURAHGE. X. W. CASE, BROKER, BANKER M INSURANCE AGENT. ASTOKIA, --- OREGON OFFICE HOl'IiS : FIIO-M S O'CLOCK A. 3L UNTIL 4 OCLOCK P. 31. Hoe Mutual Insurance Co., OF CALIFORNIA. I. F. HocnuTON. Cnvs. I(.Stoic uko. l Sxoin President ... ...Secretary .Aent lor Oon CMiltal iwkl H in -L. S coin ....S .9JOC0OUU I IV CS5LAeent Clttiiutmus street. .Vtoria. Oregon. SGT.000.WO CAPITAL." LIVERPOOL AND LOvrOX AND GLOBE. NORTH BRITISH AND 31EUCAN . TILE OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH. OLD CONNECTICUT OF HART FORD. AND COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Keice-Mtini; a raintnl of M7.000.(HHJ. A. VAX Dl'SKV. Ascot. M ISCELL.VNEOUS. PIKE & STOCKTON. 3:oxjs3e:, si "M" -CARR1ACE PAINTERS,- PAPER HANGING AND WALL COLORING A sl'H IA1.TN. GLAZING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. alHi iK-vt dn- ti Atruii I)Wv,ih Shifter', buildms SOBA WATER rVIineral Water, j trineer Ate, smrkhn isw ainl Lurlxniated leien;es. .iiini:itu. fur 3Iukiiir. Kottllnr. and Ili.piiin'. mlfi Ontnt-. "Iatt-naN tnd MioidK-s. KMalh-lH- r jir IlltLstntted and Pnrinl (taUiue Mnt Io.ui .idtlreotHiaiM'lK'atioii. "ml MHir ortler- ilirret t .lOHX 31 VTTHK1V. FirM Venu- Jtli -Ttht.s.. New York. THE ASTORIA rji i 1 ""I 11 M- HULUgicllJll VXcllLCX v CARII SIZi: PUOTOKKAIMIN. '5 oil Per Dozen. CABIXfrTMZK lI14TO.KAIH 4 OO I-r Dozen. C-'S'-'soeeial rate fr faindit-.. DRESS MAKING. MK I. V. ILI-SLE. - 3IAIX STKKET. la Mioaic baildins. nrtt door to 3lr-4.Dt?rb3r" Is now prepared to do FIRST CLASS DRESS MAKING vn PLAIN SEWING OF ALL KINDS. tadies of Astoria are respoctfullv solicited for a shaiv of their patronage. ue-Asenc for Kuttneks l"atteras. MAGNUS C. CROSBY. ., dk.lkk iv Stoves TInware- and House Furnishing Goods. , Hardware, Brass GoOfJSj Lead and Iron Pipe, Pipe Fittings, 9'nesrs Supplies, Sneet Lead. Iron, Copper. Brass and Zinc BUSINESS CARDS. Q. A. BOWLRY. J ATTORNEY AT LAW. CtMMMoaiH Stref t. - ASTOKIA. OHEGOK i iv. Fnro.v ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASTOKIA - - - OKKGON' onw-e out l'afM & Alkrtis tor. Ca street T IV. KOIIlt. ATTORNEY AT LAW, AsTOKIA .... 0KEGO2T Oftk-o ort-r Warrea & HatMi'. AMortu Iar Kel.opiMMtetJH' OcchltMit Ihrtel. T,T C IIOLDKX., NOTARY PUBLIC, l (TIONKKK, COMMISSION ANI 1N SUKANCK ACKNT. A. VAN DUSEN. NOTARY' PUBLIC. ClifiiaiiiHs Street, near Occident Hotel, ASTOKIA. OKKGON. Asent Wells. Far?:o & Co. "I V. HICKS. PKNTIST, ASTOKIA. --- - OREGON. Iloom-. In AllviiV lniiHliit mj siaus, come orCa-vsaiul Siit'iuonilu trwts. "TK. .11. . JEXSIXKS. PHYSICIAN AND SlvKUEON. Cnuhuite Unhcrslty r Vindnia. 1868. riijslcian to Bay Vkv hospltul, Baltimore City. 1SU0-T0. OKFiri In 1'ase vS. Aliens builrfiitg, up tair. Attiria. "JAY TUTTIiE. 31. I. PHYSICIAN AND SURGE6N, Office Over the Wlute Hoase Store. Kksidrxcf NVt door to Mrs. Mnnsoa'B IxKinlinc Iioilm. Chenaimis street, Astoria Oreson V. OKCHAKI). DENTIST. Ilental Rooms, sin .-rKi:- l'hotorapli i:uili!m. "T) A. 31cIXTOSH. MERCHANT TAILOR, Occident IIotI PuidllHg. ASTORIA .-- OREGON QII. TtXIX t coT OF-11.KK tx Doois, "VimloAM. Rlinds, Tram oms. Lumber. Ktc. All kinds of Oak Lumber. !a.s. IVat Ma terial, etc. Steam Mill near Weston hotel. Cor. Geo eviveaiul Attor streets. J G. FAIKFOWL & SON, STEVEDORES ANO RIGGERS Portland, and Astoria. Oregon. Kefer by penniion to Kogers. Meyers Co, Allen &. Lewfa.Corbitt Jt.Maoleay, Portland. Oregon. 731. rilMIXHAKT. Occident Hotel Hair Dressing Saloon A.roUIA - OKKOONV Hot. Cold. MioMer. te:iiu and tililiur BATHS. ia,lerKl attention snen to I ad ted 'and hihltvnN hair futtnij: Priaie KntniiHT for Indies. WIM.I.i.11 Fill. PRACTICAL BOOT AXJ MIOi: MAKK1C. Ciikxami. stkft. ohniV V-l!er Boot Z3T IVrfee t Mt-. guaranteed AH work warranted. Che me a trial. All orders lHroMitl lilied. J. T. B0RCHERS, CONC031LY STREET. ASTORIA, MaimtaetHrer and Packer trf CAVIAR, SMOKED SALMON. (.ih paal for fresh BLACK bTUltGEOX bPAAVK. .Timm'-ii -riuiviPii, .lint ".jmirveu nilifiiiiii )tifc up in tins to stiiitto an part ot the world. aimi, iroiu nan is,uiimi "j.'p! iiit up in cans and warranted to keep an lenuth of time. DejHrt at Kosers Central Market, eorner Ctssaud ClienauiiH streets Vstoria Music Lessons. T. F. CULLEN and C E. BARNES TKACHKKS Ol" VIOLIN, PIANO, GUITAR, COR NET AND BANJO, Would like a fen pupils on either of the above instruments. Ternw Efelit lev-oas for rive dollars. fcC-Orders left at Stevens & Son look stoa- will be promptly attended to D53. a.. cTJiKrEir. dealer in F.13I1I.Y KOCElSIES, XA11S. 3IIM. FEEI XXH HAY Uasli paid for countrj produce. SutaU proQU on casli sales. Astona. Oregon, cor ner of 3Iain and Squcitiocolie atret.. QPILES. The underiisned b prepared to fumoU a larxe number ot pUe. and hpars at his place on short notice, at reasonable rates Apply to C. G. CAPLES. Columbia City To-Night. To-Night- GRAND BALL, AT MUSIC HALL, TII1S EVENING. m .. jJL jiiXv4 - - - '-- 'Wtf?-r.-