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JZJ 'lie aUu gistxmtou ASTORIA. OREGON: "FRIDAY -APRIL 1, 1SS1 .C. IKCLAXI) Editor. Defense of Gen. Brady. KDITOKIAI COKRKSrOXDBNCK. "Washington, March 14. "While 'Gen. Brady is under the fire of enraged men, who have failed to use him or to displace him from his position as second assistant postmaster-general, it may not be umiss to call attention to some of his good work in the department. 3Ie found gangs of adventurers .securing contracts and sub-letting ihem, and then cheating the sub contractors out of the pay for their -work. They would go on and p:iy xip to the last quarter, because, if ihey did not, the sub-contractor -would cease performing the ser vice. But when the last quarter's work was finished the swindling gang made no payment. To rem edy this Gen. Brady's recommen dation caused the enactment of a prevision of law whereby the filing of the sub-contract in the depart ment became a lien upon the con tractor's compensation, and the 3atter could draw no pay until he produced the former's written as surance that he had been paid, or 3vas satisfied. The head of one of these pestiferous gangs is now throwing mud at the author of this provision. Again, at the session of last 3Tcar, congress enacted a provi sion, which had been previously recommended more than once by Gen. Brady, restricting the amount to be expended in expediting the service on any given route to fifty per cent, in the original contract price. Before the passage of this law there was no limit to the amount that could be so expended. Another improvement AYhen con gress establishes new postal routes, which it does at every session, the postmaster-general has anthority to make contract for temporal service on every one of them until the next advertised contract-letting, at whatever terms he deems "best. Gen. Brady urged upon congress that this temporary service ought not to be let until advertised at each terminal sta tion of a given route and at the post-office department. This was to prevent the government from Ijeing left at the mercy of the few lenowing ones lying in wait in "Washington for such contracts. The committee of congress chang--ed it from newspaper advertise ments to the bulletins, and now no temporary service can be contract ed for until it is advertised by bulletins posted as above. These are most important and practical reforms, and we choose to call attention to them just at this time to show that there has been a istrong man with a clear head in charge of the postal contract sys tem. The advertising should again be changed to the news papers, we submit this suggestion to Postmaster-general James. 1) c' In the house of lords, at Lon don, Earl Spencer stated that the wharves at which foreign cattle are landed would be divided into sections so as to facilitate isolation of cattle winch may arrive afllicted with the foot and mouth disease. He added that Lord Granville had communicated with foreign gov ernments urging them to pre vent the embarkation of diseased cattle. A dispatch states that in London to-day, when Mr. Morwell will dis .cuss the matter 'of American im portation, he will introduce a bill amenuzug me adulteration act so as to specifically include American butter. There is much clamor over the sending of bogus butter to Great Britain, and a strong effort will be made to put an end to it. The amount of butter going there annually from America is over $50,000,000. There is a-determination that only the good article shall be admitted. yew York Gossip. KDITOltAII. ronitRTOXDRNCK. XkwYokk, March lit. London started in business as a Welsh village, and New York be gan as a Dutch Iowh. Xevor can toll what a place will come to from its start. The venerable .John C. Gray, of Boston, w1k died a week ago, left $25,000 to the Massachusetts hospital, ainl 25,000 to Harvard university. A rich Bostonian would doubt whether lie could get into heaven if he didn't leave a handsome leracv to Harvard. They had a gloomy time at the World's fair committee meeting yesterday. It is a hopless task to try to galvanize lift' into that scheme. It is now stated, almost autlwritatively, that Gen. Grant will resign the presidency, as his friends state, his Mexican engage ments do not permit him to have anything more to do with the scheme. He etocs to Mexico on Monday. Green wood cemetery is truly a city of the dead. Aocording to the report printed at the annual meeting of the lot-owners, yester day, the total number of interments in the cemetery has reached 200, 237, of which 5,27S were made during the past year. There are i5,2S3 monuments and headstones, thirty vaults above ground, 237 in side hills, and 325 below ground, in adddition to which is the Mau soleum, including thirty under ground vaults and two receiving vaults, one of them including forty separate vaults. These are re markable statistics of the city's dead, and when it is remembered how many other cemeteries there are in the vicinity of the metropolis the appositeness of the title of "the silent majority" can be readily seen. The Star twits the Sun on con tradicting one da' what it solemn- Iv said the day before. The Star is unreasonable. Mr. Dana follows the elder Bennett's precepts to the letter, and the Herald built up a irreat circulation and business in spite of its contradictious, people buying the paper to see with what skill its editor would turn somer saults. The story is told of one of the Herald's editorial "writers wait ing on Bennett for orders. "Write the strongest article you know how against secession," said the old man. "But, Mr. Bennett," timidly expostulated me vounjr man, "I wrote as strongly as I could in favor of secession last night, and the article is our leader to-day." "But no touts," exclaim ed Bennett "Consistency has no place in journalism. You've writ ten the thinjr un, now write the thing down, and let the stupid public take its choice." And Dana patterns after old Ben nett, foibles and faults. The hold Ciara Morris has on the public is phenomenal in its way. Nobody on the stage disap points her audience as frequently and, as often seems, as capricious ly as Clara Morris; and yet she is again and again forgiven, and her eccentricities of action excused, without so much as a harsh criti cism. On the day when she last broke down, an immense throng had gathered to see her perform ance; nevertheless, when they found there would be no matinee, and they could exchange their tickets or receive back their money, only twenty persons asked for the money. It is generally accepted that Miss Morris is an invalid, and, therefore, much must be tolerated in her that would not be endured in a healthful woman. And in her peculiar invalidism lies much of her attraction to the public. That she is a great actress, probably the greatest of living emotional actresses, must be con ceded by thtmost captious critic. But the living tragedy of a sick woman acting the characters of other sick women on the stage, has a morbid intensity of attraction for the general public. And that Miss Morris is a very sick woman, nobody can doubt who lias seen her this winter. On the occasion of her first performance of Camille after her late illness, it seemed as if she really could not get through the part. The waits between the acts were longer than the acts themselves, being prolonged to give her a chance to recuperate. Every moment it was expected the manager would appear and say that the pl3 could not go on; and when, the entr'acte between the third and fourth acts was extended to more than lml f an hour, the audience was well-nigh convinced that the feigned illness of Camille had become a livinar reality. The tragedy within the tragedy held the throng spellbound to the very end, although tlte play was not over till after six o'clock; and when tlte curtains finally dropped, no one could have told whether it was the su fieri ngoi Camille or the suffering of Clam that had sad dened and in teres tod the more." NEW TO-DAY. For Sale, mm: scow "hattie" will i:e sold JL m ratMMtxuk; term For iNtrtkHhus xiHy to JAMES HELL. I'lHwr Astoria. tH-im ' Notice. mi!E STEAM TCG "MARY TAYLOR'' X Hill Ik vaM xt Auction at AMoria on ThHisdity, April 7th, at 10 o'clock a. ji. S. WATERMAN. 74-11 ikt Trenchant & rirJmr. Asonts. Notice. mAX l'AYEHS OF CLATSOP COUNTY JL will take notice that this is tin- last call for taxes tine Clatsop county for the year IhR', ami additional cots will bo added after fliM of AlKil, 11. A. M. TWOMHLY, c-2w Sheriff and Tax Collector. Do you Imagine what is the Finest and Best Enjoyment and Recreation? -TJIlTxKW-. OK m:j&.2z. w.a.G-asrE:5ts OX COXCOMLY STREET, Is IhhUt than all the innasfmil and sport eerdM in tfii cou. tr. THE TEX VIS Al.LKVS Aic in jireat vogue in KuntjH. just now, ami khvnhoiuM Astoria -la Ifoliiml. as THE TEN PIN GAME Is lite ClteaKM. Healthiest, ami most enjoj alde aimiM'iitciit to Ik found. THE VKKY REST OF SAX FRANCISCO National Brewery Beer, a.i fri:c lii'.vcu Will 1m served, and the gram! Concert Organ laying sweet strains to cater to yimr ear. Come. Try It. anil Knjoy ir. liberty; hall. F.W. STECHHAN U-ssec and M:inaer ' GRAND CONCERT. O.VK XIGIIT OXLrl ! SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1881. ESPIHOSA CONCERT COMPANY EUGENE SCHITZ Miriness Manager ' lMItT I. 1. Duo, two Pianos, Hondo ou.73..Clionin Aug. Zech and JI. Espinosa. 2. Cavatlna. "Faust" Gounod Mi.-s .leiutv LaudMimn. 3. Piano Solo, First Taranteile . . . M. EsjInoa. 4. Violoncello Solo, IJcrciL,TO.. . Earnest Schmidt. 5. Song, "Once Apaln" Miss Sylvia tlerrMi. taut n. 1. Piano Solo, Cawice op. W Mills -Schroder Sullivan Ketten M. r.sptnosa. 2. Duct Hunter's Song .Kueken Miss fcuidsniau and Mfes Gerrish. 3. Violincello Solo, Nocturne Davidoir Earnest Schmidt. 4. Song, SiliiMivais. . HaUc Miss .leiiny Iaudstuau. C. Trio a. Andante 1. PntoMendclssohn (For Piano, Violin and ViolincelloA Mexsrs. E-qdnosn. Coursen and Schmidt. Reserved seats One Dollar, open at Atllers Music store. IJox Sheet will MAGNUS U. CROSBY, Dealer in HARDWAEE, ION, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, Plnmta anfl Steam Filters Goods and Tools, SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD, SHEET IRON, TIN ANDOTPER, Cannery anfl FisIiBrmsns Supplies Stoves, Tin Ware and House Furnishing Goods. JOBBING IN SHEET IRO.V, TIN. COP PER, PLUMBING and STEAM FITTING Done with neatness and dispatch. None but first class workmen employed. A large assortment of SCALES Constantly on hand. MISCELLANEOUS. Wholesale and Retail Dealer GROCERIES, PROVISIONS. WIPER. ETC., ETC., ETC., TIN PLATE BLOCK TIS, PIG LEAD, SEAMING COPPERS, SOLDERING COPPERS, SALMON TWINE,- COTTON TWINE, NET LINES, MANILLA ROPE, SAIL CLOTH, ANCHORS, OARS, FLOATS, MAULS; HANDLES, MURIATIC ACID, LACQUER, VARNISH, TURPENTINE. BENZINE, COAL OIL, GUM BOOTS, RICE, ETC., ETC., IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT. ASTORIA. - - OREGON. MRS. DERBY iDKAI.Ki: IN MIILLINERY G00DJS Or. Warner's Health CORSET -fCi!i only be jturchased m Astoria at J MRS. DKKB1"S i .MUMMiie Mail iiiiiiutnir.ror- uerof Main ami SuciiiHthe ' streets. Barbour's- IRISH FLAX THREADS Salmon Bet Twine. Cotton Seine Twine, Cork and Lead Lines, Cotton Netting, all sizes. Seines Made to Order, Flax and Cotton Twine. Fishing Tackle, etc. BARBOUR BROTHERS, 511 Market Street. San I-'ranelhco HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Managers. Chas. Stevens & Son. CITY BOOK STORE. BROWN'S BUILDING opposite the JBEIUr. TOWER, In room lately occupied by Sflimeer's Confectionery, Lamest ai Best Assortment Of novelties in the stationary line usually found in a first-class book store, consisting of BOOKS. FIXE STATIONERY. GOLD l'EN GOODS, ALBUMS. CHKOMOS. FJtAllES. STEREOSCOPES. DIARIES. AH of which will be sold at prices which DEFY COMPETITION. 1. S. The latest Eastern and California periodicals constantly on hand. CHAS. STEVENS & SON. WILLIAM EDGAR, Comer Main and Cbenamus Streets, ASTORIA r ORSGO.N DEALER 15 CIGARS AND TOBACCO, The Celebrated JOSEPH RODCRS & SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOLU and other EnjlL'h Cutlery. FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Meershaum Pipes, etc, A fine stock of "Watches end .Tpwclry, KIozzIc aiid lirccrli Ieadiiic: Shot Gnnx and Rifles, ilevolvers, PIstolH, an'd Ammunition1 21ARIXE GIiASSES. ALSO A FTCJE ANortmeutof fine SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES. & 0St-lL39rb i 'l 7'.'i Sr-9L THE DAILY AND WEEKLY ASTORIA. ' "MS. OREGOSS. TJESPECTED AND COMMENDED Impartiality, Ability, Fairness and Reliability. THE PAPER EOR THE COaDIERCIAL MAN, FOR TIIE FARMER, FOR THE MECHANIC, FOK THE MERCHANT, F0R EVERY PEESOH. Ti:KMS: BY niAIT,. IPOSTAOE I'RKK TO ALT. SOteCKIIIHR?. DAILY, ONE COPY ONE YEAR..ZT. S00 DAILY. ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS .. 3 00 "WEEKLY, ONE COPY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE 2 00 WEEKLY, ONE COPY FOUR .MONTHS 1-00 oPostiiM!sters are authorized to act as agents for The Astoktax. THE ASTOBIAlSr STEAM PBIOTING HOUSE HAS TIIE FASTEST AArJ BEST PJIESSES, AND TYPE OF TUB LATES1 STYLES- cs- "We iHsrcliae Paper, Cards, Ink, and other materials of the manufacturers AT J.01VF.ST UYINC; RATES. And can therefore afford to use. as we always do. the best article?, while charging o:ktIj-e" imc3:d:e:jE5..a.,3?de3 prices. Cards. Envelopes, Circulars, Bill Heads and Letter Heads. THE EVERY DAY WANTS OF THE COUNTING KOOM AND THE WORK SHOP ARE SUPPLIED AT PRICES WHICH CAN NOT BUT GIVE SATISFACTION TO ALL. NIBirW. fa lU0t- 'ufT3' T f 4 W3dt2"" ".T- Vbnflvl7 ff'T1 i i m 2. R. HAVJS, TWO DOORS EAST OF OCCIDENT, MISCELLANEOUS. TfiEiMIARD & UPSBBRlTraSHIjlfflJlPM DEALEUS I SHIP GHANBLE8V PROVISIONS. STEEL. GOAL, Builders General HARDWARE, PAINTS. OILS, ETC. a;ency of the Imperial Mills Flour and Feed. Chenamus Street, Near Olney, ASTORIA. OREGON petejr EtxyjjyjEir, ASTORIA, OREGON. BRICK LAYER PLAIN' AVI) ORNAMENTAL PTiA S S? ZES lEtJEl 3EL Orders left at the Occident Hotel, or at mv warehouse, foot of Renton Street, promptly attended to. T IXLE, SAND, BRICK. PLASTER, LATH, y Cement, and all inateriate in my line, furnished to order. Special attention paid to Furnare work and Ranges. CUteni work warranted good or no pay. 3"Ai;ent San Juan and NewTacoma Lime. BY ALL FOR ITS !Zk 3?j Dealer in Cannery Supplies of all Kinds. Agent for ; in-jh raltd MEDALLION MKGE, tiisn CJloset. Low Closets, anil I'lain .Stances. IKON PIPES AND FITTINGS OF ALL KINDS. Brass Goods, Hose, Etc., - water uiosets, Bath Tubs, Etc. ALL WORK WARRANTED ASTORIA, OREGON. MISCELLANEOUS. tmHE U1)ERSIOXEl) OFFERS FOR JL ;ale on hand audio arrie direct from jew ork English Lustre Black Varnish, IX BA1UJEI-S. Turpentine Asphaltum Varnish, IX IJAHKEIJi' Benzine Asphaltum Varnish, IX BARKEI-Si No. 1 Turpentine, in Barrels, Brown Japan, in Barrels, j No. 1 Gcachr in Barrels, White Damar. in Barrels, j Coach varnishes, in Cases. ALSO Silicic Alnmiiiate Paint, FOR IRON AND WOOD W ORK. JAMES LADDLAW & CO., IC X yront Street. Portlaad. ARNDT & JFERCHEN, ASTORIA. - OREGON. Tlie Only Machine Shop And tlte beslj BLACKSMITH -Jl SliOF In the city. fSSL All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, AND STEAMBOAT WOBK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, MACHINE SHOP, NEAR KINNEY'S AS TORIA FISHERY J. H. D. GRAY, "Wholesale and retail dealer In. ALL KINDS OF FEED, Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. General stornee and Wharfage on reason able terms. Toot of Benton slreet. 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