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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1881)
f31 glx.c a$lxi gist03;Jau. ASTORIA, OREGON: THURSDAY APRIL 7. 18SI ISSUED EVERY MORNING. Monday Excojtedl. D. C. Ireland, i: til tor and I'rojirlrOir. Astorian Btuiilintj, Com Stored. Terms of Subscription : served by Carrier. per weok.....jM Canto Sent by mall, four inlhs..... .... Ofc Sent by nail, ono year...... ... .... $ W Free of Powaso to Subscribers. 033" Advertisements msortd by the year a' the rate of 51 00 ior square per iaBtfc. Transient advortisinjr, by the day er wotA. fifty cents per squaro for oack iB!rtin. Tlic Weekly Astorian Is a mammoth sheet, exactly (iottUte the size of the Daily. It is jut the im perforthe fireside, containing in addi tion to all the current news, choice mis cellany, agricultural matter, market re ports, etc. It is Inrnislicd to single sub scribers atS2 00 per year in ad'xiicc, i3T"A limited nuinoer of hmal! adver tisements inserted at established rate. THEOITY. TnB Daily astokiax will le tl tw mail at75 cent a mimtk.frccoftagc. Ilean crs who contemplate atmencc from the city can have The astokxax follow than. Daily or Wkkkly I'-ditlowt to any poft-ofice toi4h out additional crpcnuc. A(ktrce may Ik tnanged an often ax ticnircd. Isoavc order t the cftuntina room. The steamer Oregon arrived at San Francisco on the 5th. This is the day set for the sale of the steamer Mary Taylor. See advertisement. Remember the auction sile at Holden's to-day at half past ton o'clock A. M. See advertisement. A few fishermen are out nightly, but few fish are caught, nml only a few canneries are deployed. Wood is in demund at Astoria, t fair prices, and there is no good reason why wood choppers cannot now make money. Upon examination U. H. Wincaiit was hold in bunds of 1,000 to appear on ehargos preferred against him by his brother-in-law, Peter Ecklaud. Mrs. A. G. Allen, of fort Stevens, left for Port Townsund vustuiduy in consequence of the serious illness of her father, who resides in that city. Mr. Slmbriek Norm, long and favorably known in Oregon, has es tablished himself m business at 2o. 20. Sacramento street. Sun Fruiicisc. In the suit of A. Gmder, ariustud for assault and battery against V. G. Ross, .the jury yesterday returned a verdict of not guilty in Justice Fox court. We understand that A. Lusk, who is engaged in San Francisco in a fraud upon the Columbia river salmon packers, is a brother of J. Lusk, the Oakland packer. Work upon Mr. H. B. Parker's new stern wheel steamer, foot of Lafayette street, is progressing nicely. She will be a notty little craft, and not so little either. The thermometer at Jewell, in Nehalem valley, marked 85 degrees on the 31st ult., and the first few days of this month. This was warmer than Astoria's summer weather. Dr. Jenuings, the attending physician, informs us that Hon. A. Van Dusen, who is confined at his residence bjT severe illness, was some what improved 3'estcrday. A lively little touch of winter visited the region of Astoria, between twelve and one o'clock yesterday. Hail stones lay thick upon the streets and house tops, for a half hour or so. Read the advertisement and his tory of the Peruvian bitters in our columns. This remedy is destined to take its place in the lino of valuable medicines of America in a very short time. The Oregonian yesterday says: Tho Oregon Railway and Navigation company has contracted to move 3,000 tons of wheat this month. The first 1,000 tons will be shipped to San Francisco on the steamship Columbia this week. M. C. Moore & Co., of Walla-walla, are the shippers. Mr. Henry Doyle, of the firm of Henry Doyle & Co., 511 Market street, San Francisco, managers of Barbour's Irish liar threads, salmon net twines, etc., is on a business tour of the Pacific northwest, and will probably stop at points on the Colum bia river before his return to the bay city. The county commissioners, Judge Bowlby and Messrs. D. IC Warren and L If. Foster, m session yesterday established the county road from Klaskanine to Jewell and Mishawaka. There is now good prospects that the road -will be open for travel. The road from Astoria to Klaskanine has been established some time. The -Local Markets. Flour is selling in Astoria at from 4.00 to 4.75 per barrel according to quality. Choice roll butter is worth ' from 2G to 30 cents per pound; there , is no choice Tillamook in the market. Clatsop dairy cheese is worth from 18 I to 20 cents per pouml retail; eggs 20 : cent; chickens 4.00 to $4 50; hams: 121 to 17 cents: dried primes 12i to 1G cents. Mill feed ha depreciated ; somewhat, and we quote bran from ( 15 to 27 per toil according to ; quality. Chopped feed 20. Onions' 4 to 5 oenl par pound, potatoes lj. ' The quotations will be found in our commercial column. -h Attention So. if Drill this (TliiiryUy)aveniiig at 7:30 o'clock, weather (emitting. C. J. TltlfMIIABIl, FoWHMUI. Mr. I. Cohen 1m opened his mam moth stuck. See advertisement. 1 he giHda damaged by water are almost as uood as new, but will- he sold at a sacrifice. The Marion King, a British bark from llio, is consigned to Goo. W. Hume, of Astoria, ami will be due here about May 15th. Mr. Hume ex pects to demonstrate the fact by this burk, that he am disburse shipping at Astoria equally as reasonable as it tan be done at San Francisco. Another fearful snow storm has visited the western state within the last few days. Verily, the perihelion or something else has produced un- usnnl commotion among the elements. Oregon, however, never looked pret tier in its gray spring garments, and the weather could not well be more enjoyable. --Mr. P. T. Barclay, of the firm of Hatch & Barclay, 20 California .street, San Francisco, is an Oregiiitm. This firm does a large busine buying and selling, and we commend thein to Ore gon houses having business to transact in Sun Francisco. Their fiice is the agency of the steamer Empire, and Puget sound vessels. Conductors in the Oregon Rail way and Navigation cumpaiiys service receive 95 a mouth; engineers 90, 100 and 125; brakesmen GG. Mr. J. L. Hallet, the General Superinten dent f construction, is paid 5,000; riding bosses 2,C00 a year; Chinamen 1 a day and board themselves; white men, 1 85 a dav; two-horse team and driver, 4 a day; four horse team, G; six horse team, 8. Lumber is rafted on the 2te!rdem river now. This is certainly a new idea. There are two mills producing it, one is owned by S. L. Lovell and ono by Mr. Brouse. The lumber is rafted a distance of forty miles from Fredonia and Riverside to Mishawaka and Jewell, for 10 00 per 1,000 feet, or for 7 00 at the mills. Cedar sells there for less than fir here. It is a great convenience to the suUlers. The County-court '"has instructed Sheriff Twombly to advertise and sell property delinquent for school taxes in district No. 18, city of Astoria. The roll is now in his hands, and bnt few days remain m which to pay and save costs of advertising, which in many cases will Amount to as much as the total tax dejinquent. We do not like to see advertisements in The Astorian of property to be sold for taxes. When old Boreas makes the peo ple shiver in the beginning of March, buck in the eastern states, they say the month "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb." The adage did not hold good this year. The telegraphic dispatches from New York informed us that a heavy snowstorm prevailed on tho last day of March, and that the drifts were from four to six feet deep in tho streets. It would tako a violent stretch of fancy to con sider such weather "lamb-like." The fastest trains in the country now run between Jersey city and Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania railroad hopes soon to make the trip m an hour and a half. A monster locomotive is now building in the com pany's shops at Altoona. which is ex pected to perform the fuat. It will be finished in about three weeks, and if tho trial trip is satisfactory, five more will be built on the 6ame model. A locomotive capable of maintaining a uniform speed of sixty miles an hcur is not to be sneezed at, but Col. Roberts, of Titusville, will attempt to throw even that extraordinary per formance into the shade. There is now building for him, at the Baldwin works, a locomotive which is designed to be the fastest in the world. The builders and the owner will be disap pointed if it dosen't make a record of eighty miles an hour and run one hun dred miles -without taking on coal or water. A smart lad is wanted as dish washer at Booth's cook house, upper Astoria. Call at 10 o'clock a. m. New Sugar Refinery. Clans Sprekles, the sugar king of California, is erecting a sugar refinery at the Potrero which will be one of the very best appointed and equipped refineries in the world. The excava tion for the building is now going on at a point of land projecting into San Francisco bay, just beyond the new gas works. The building will occupy the entire space betweon Delaware and Louisiana streets. It will be four hundred feet long, with an average of one hundred and fifty feet in width, and ton stories high, including a deep baeeutent; surmounted by a tower thirty feet in hight. The roof of the train building will be one hundred mid ten feet, and the roof of the tower one hundred and forty feet above the ground, thereby making a longer as well as a higher building than the Palace hotel. It will present the ap pearance of an onormous fortress to those approaching San Francisco from across the bay. The water in the bay at this point is sufficiently deep to en able the lamest ocean vessels to ap proach a wharf, which will be erected for the use of the rofinery. The w harf will be four hundred feet in length, covered throughout, and will be sup plied with overhead tramwaj's, as well as many other conveniences not usual ly appurtenant to wharves. The raw sugar, as it is brought from the islands, will be landed at this wharf. A fine fleet of vessels is now employed in this carrying trade under charter, or owned by Mr. Spreklo3, among which are the barkentiue Jane A. Faikinburg, in command of Capt. Hubbard, and the new barkontine W. H. Diamond, in command of Houdlett, formerly ef the North Bend, the bark Helen W. Al man, Capt Freeman, and many others too numerous to mention. There is a demand for laborers in eastern Oregon and Washington terri tory. The Walla-walla Statesman says: "The Oregon Railway and Navigation company want two hun dred good, active, sober and indus trious men to work on their road. Tin-re is no use of men remaining idle in this community; there is work for all and more too urovided the men want to work. We have no sympathy for able bodied men who are out of employment We can't all be railroad presidents or division superintendents, but we can all earn an honest living."' Chas. K. Miller & Co. are receiv ing over 3,000 newspapers per week at their oilice in Chicago, where business men can be furnished with any paper printed in the United States, Canadas, or Europe, in which they desire to advertise. Since the establishment of this reliable advertising agency in 1877 its patronage has steadily grown; its business extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and its customers are always dealt with satisfactorily. No other firm pays publishers' bills more promptly than Chas. K. Miller iv Co.. therefore their agency has an excellent reputation with the newspaper.-!, which enables them to quote the lowest prices to advertisers. One of the grandest and most suc cessful enterprises on the Pacific coast is the estabisment of Neville and com pany, 31 and 33 California street, San Francisco, advertised in our columns. We paid the place a visit during our stay in San Francisco and found the large building, on all its floors, from cellar to garret, tilled with stock ma chinery, and operatives, turning out tents, bags, tlour sacks, rubber, duck and canvas clothing. They have been disappointed, as most everyone else has been this year, in the receipt of twine, but when they have any it is considered the best. They have a large stock of Columbia boat sail drill on hand. See advertisement. Old debilitated'men", whose youth ful indiscretions have' brought upon them diseases of an inciirabb' charac ter, can find new life an'd' vigor in Pfnnder's Oregon Blood Purifier. Lawyers briefs printed in fine style, at The Astorian office. Go to M. C. Crosby's and get your lunch buckets, water kegs, bail ers' buoj-s and boat stoves. P. Wilhelm, Boss saloon, opposite the Clarendon hotel, Portland, Oregon. A nice lot of eastern oysters at Roscoes, arrived yesterday by steamer Columbia. Call around. Yon will find them first class. Miss Nora Wilson has returned from Portland and is ready to begin giving music lessons. See Holden's Special' auction ad. This is a consiguuienVsent to him by Keelar and company who auctioned otf a large lot of-g Ms here last month, and who antnmnjd their intentions t return here biAween the first and fifieenthul the pj'bsent month. Find iiigVimpossiblfe to fill all their en gagements and return here by the time stated, they have consigned this stock to E. C. Holden, to be disposed of forthwith Warranty deeds, quit claim deeds and mortgages, for sale at this office. To Let. Several furnished or unfurnished rooms at Mrs. Munson's lodging house. Also, a few persons can have board if required, either ladies or gontlmen. Tin rintt Viz TIu, Etr. Geo. W. Hume keeps constantly on hand, and to arrive a full line of fish ermetts and cannery supplies, at prices which defy competition. Parties wish ing groceries and those intending to run mess houses should inspect goods and obtain large discount from regular price. Central Hotel. The Central hotel, near the steam ship dock is now open for the recep tion of guests, where the well known cateror, Mr. Anton Beloh will always be found ready to wait on his patrons. He has had the above named house thoroughly refitted by Messrs. Pike and Stockton, our well known artists. Call and see him. as he has the finest brands of liquors and cigars to be had in the city. AillfSKMEZTS. Hill's Vaijikties. Geo. 1 1 ill. proprietor and manager, Fred Gere, stage manager. A. Oatrander, leader of orchestra. Geo. Lambert. leader of brass band. New first jmrt with Nickerson is tainbo, Stalley as bones, and Gere interlocitter. Our new act called the "Dumb Dancpr" with the fol lowing cast of chararters: Miss Julia .Mortimer, the ilumb dancer. .Missl.ou Zavistowsk; ; M. De Moutmnrience, a ballet teacher, 31 r. Harry Staley; Pete, aervnnt. Chas Nickerson; Old Morti mer, .Mr. Fred Gere. Other character.-. by the couitkuiy. Mis- Morrion in new balads and Mr. Morice in sailor vocal gems. Mr. Hill invites criti cism. Come and see for Yourself. New orchestral selections and new music on the "rand stand under the leadership of Mr. George Lambert at CiTO !. m. The entertainment will begin at 7 :.50 1. m. Entrance on Benton .street Private boxes on Chenamus. Peruvian Hitters. Cinchona Rubra. The Count Cinchon was the Spanish Viceroy in Peru in HEK). The Countev;. his wife, was pros-rated by an intermit tent fever, from whii-h -ln was freed by the te-e of the native remedy, the Peru vian imrk. or. a. it was railed in the language of the country. 'Quinquina."' Grateful for her reco ery, on her return to Europe in lKt hhe introduced tiie reinetlv in Spain, w here it was known under variou- names, until Liuuseus called it Cinchona, in honor of the lady who had brought them that which was more iirvehms than the gold of the Inea. To this day. after a lap.it of two hun dred and lifty can, science has given us nothing to take its place. It rllectu ally curti a morbid appetite for V.imu-laut-J. by restoring the natural tout or the stomach. It attacks excessive love of liquor a.i it does a fever, and dtitroy-, both alike. , The iHiwcrfu! tonic virttu of the t inchona is preserved in the Permian Hitters, which are as effective against malarial fever ti-da3- as thev were In the dajs of the old Sauiiii Vieeroy- Wt guarantee the inxredi ents of theM bitters to be absolutely pun-, and of the InMt known quality. A trial will saiiifx you that this is the best bitter in the v.orld. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating,' and we willingly abide this test For sale by all druggists, grocers and liquor dealers. Ordtr it. Fire-brick and fire-clay in lots to suit at M. C. Crosby's. Dr. John Welch, dentist, will be at the Occident hotel in this city aoout me um insi., ana remain a short time for the practice of his pro fession. The boat stoves made bv M. C. Crosby, with fire-brick bottoms, are superior to all others m this market. Salmon bellies, at retail, at War ren & Eaton's. -Max. Wagner's San Francisco National brewery beer can't be beat. Mr. John Rogers, of the Central Market, has made arrangements to keep all the finest fresh fiili, etc., in their season. P. J. Goodman, on Chenamus street, has just receiveu the latest and most fashionable style of gents and ladies boots, shoes, etc For a first-class oyster stew, fry, pan-mast or fancy roast, go to Roacoe's on Main street, opposite N. Loeb's. Families supplied by the hundred or the sack, opened or In tho shelL Gray's wood yard is now fitted up on the wharf foot of Benton street, and prepared to deliver wood to any part of the city sawed to any length, and full measure. For the best Beer in Astoria, call for the Columbia Breicery liter acknowledged to be superior to all others. For the Genuine J. H. Cutter old Bourbon, and the best of wines, liquors, and San Francisco beer call at the Gem opposite tho bell tower, and .see Campbell. Since the Chinese started to brew "cheap San Francisco beer" there is little or no demand for that article any more. Call for the Columbia brewery beer, if you want something good. When yon want a dish of nice Eastern Oysters done up a la mode, or a good steak, or a fragrant enp of cottee, call at rrank Jabres on the roadway, and he will accommodate you. Open at all hours. Frank -Fabor has removed in to Dr. Kinsey's building on Water street On the road to the steamer dock from down town, before breik fast, it will now be handy to drop in and get a cup of coffee; John Rogers has iust received at the Central market a large invoice of coal oil, assorteds brand, and for salo at reduced rates. He also keeps a general assortment of groceries, liq uors, tobacco, cigars, fruits and vege tables of best quality, -which he offers at small profit for cash. -OF- -AT IXLSTOR I HAVE JUST RECEIVED, AND HAVE READY FOR INSPECTION THE FINEST SELECTION AND THE LARGE-ST STOCK EVER IIBOUGIIT TO THIS MARKET, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT THE TSLOWEST BED ROCK PRICES:!r HAVING ENLARGED MY STOKE TO NEARLY TWICE ITS FORMER SIZE, AND HAVING THE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT SEPAR ATED FROM THE DP.Y GOODS. I AM BETTER PRE PARED THAN EVER TO MEET THE RE QUIREMENTS OF TRADE. AMONG OTHER THINGS I AVOULD CALL ESPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE FINE STOCK AND GREAT BARGAINS IN DRESS GOODS. FANCY GOODS. CLOAKS, DOLMANS, AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS- es-ln all departments I have the latest novelties. Give nie a call.tru a E. COO PEE, I X Ij Store, corner Main and Coucomly Streets, Astoria. Oregon CHAS. HEILBORN, MANUFACTURER OF FURNITURE S BEDDING AND DEALER IN Carpets, Oil Cloth, Wall Paper, Mirrors Window Shades, Lace Curtains, Picture Frames and Mouldings, WINDOW CORNICES AND CURTAIN POLES Complete In every branch. ASTORIA M. MEYER - - - H AVISO EVERY FACILITY FOK tide. I am now prepared to furnW LAGEE BEEE, AT 3 CEXTS I'KIt GALLOA W iJIOlEjBSjgLXaTSS. Csytamilies and koopors of public bo'ye? M. AIEYE::. Fropnelo THE COLUMBIA LA6I IS SUPERIOR TO MOST, AND JOHN RAWS, IS - CHENAMUS STBJEET, csrOrders left at the GERMANIA BEER MISCELLANEOUS. CENTRAL MARKET. General assortment or table stock constantly on nanil. such as Canned Fruits and Jelly, Bacon, Hams, Shoulders, Lard, EGC5S. BUTTER. CHEESE, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, FISH. POULTRY .ISD (SAME In the .season. CIGARS A5D TORACCO. Best or WEYES AII T.IQUORS. All cheap fer CASH. Goods sold on com mUsIon. Opposite I. Y. Case's store. J. RODGERS. D. K. Wjlkrw. T. W. Eato.i Astoria Market ! OPPOSITE OCCIDENT HOTEl , ASTORIA. - - OREGON. WARREX & EATO.V. Proprietors. (Sueceuort 10 Karrtn X- Jfcffm're' Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Fresh and Cured Meats A full line of FAMILY GROCERIES. FLOUR, FEED HAY, CANNED FRUIT. VEGE TABLES, ETC. sa-Buiter, Eggs. Cheese, etc. constant; on hand. e ships supplied at the lowest rates. ASTORIA, OREGON, BRICK LAYER PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL, JExajB rn 353 jeli del Orders left at the Occident Hotel, or at mv Warehouse, foot of Benton Street, nrorontlv attended tn. TIME, SAND, BRICK. PLASTER, LATH, XJ Cement, and all materials In my line, furnished to order. fTSpecial attention paid to Farnace work and Ranges. Cistern work warranted good or no pay. WAnent San Juan and New Tacosa Lime. S THE - BREWERY. - - - - - Proprietor. E .a A 9 i HE MANUKACTVKlvOF A FlKbTCl.ArS AK the public with the finest intUity. for ciian. BOTTLED BEER, AT SI 5t IS:B: VHYf.V.S. promptly and regularly ?uj: lietl ASTORIA. OKKt.'ON BREWERY EXCELLED BY NONE OX THIS COAST - PROPKIETOR, - ASTORIA, 0HEG0W. HALL will be promptly attended to.-ffo" MISCELLANEOUS. "For Sale. A FIXE UOAT. SUITABLE FOR FISH- XA. in: Apply at the oflice of 74-tt ASTORIA RACKING CO. For Sale. milE SLOOI' "GRACE HUME." Inquire X of A. M. .Johnson. Astoria Sail I-olt, or of T. .1. Dillon on board scow Industry. cc-dftw.im For Sale. T PUIE SCOW "HATTIE" "WILL BE SOLD apply to JAMES BELL. tl-lm Upper Astoria. Notice of Administratrix Ap pointment, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the undershmed has been dulv aonolnted f administratrix of the estate of Lyman 1. nan, ueceaseu, oy mejion. uouuty-court ot the State of Oregon, for the county of Clat sop. All persons having claiins against said estate are required to present the same to me duly verilied within six months from this date. MA H Y ANN ILVLL. Administratrix of the estate of Lyman P. Hall, deceased. C6-d3w ARNDT & EERCHEN, ASTORIA. - OREGON. The Only Machine Shop I And the best .JwSSSjS .&ssr&risi BLACKSMITH &,-?. ,SH01V$ In the city. svr All kinds of ENGIlffi, CANNERY, STEAMBOAT WOEK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DEES, MACHINE SHOP, NEAR KINNEY'S AS TORIA FISflERY. Wastangtori THarket, Main. Street, - - Astoria Oregon BERGMAN A BERRY -pESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTEN--Lition of tho public to the fact that tho above Market will always be supplied with a FULL VAUIETY BEST QUALITY FRESH AND CURED MEATS! Which will be sold at lowest rates, wholesale and retail. Special attention given to suppli es s-hios. &. yiis'ft .1-- y