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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.
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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. Astoria.
Oregon.
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