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Vol. xti.
Istoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, February 21, 188
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A PEaSEVERING PRISONER
Wonderful Eacape of a Convict from
the California Penitentiary.
An interesting stoij comes from
Stockton of the way in which the
notorious safe robber, Johnny San
some, recently escaped from the
Folsom State Prison. The story
of his well-laid plain is as follews:
About nine months ago he con
ceived the scheme of escaping
He worked the cement out from
between two granite blocks in the
floor of his cell, and, by sounding
with a wire, found a cavity under
neath. With a chisel, which he
smuggled into his cell, and a piece
of hard wood, he succeeded in
breaking in two one of the granite
blocks. Ho struck the blow3 only
when the door was slammed. Then
he painted a piece of wood in imi
tation of the granite and inserted
it in the floor, so that he could re
move it at pleasure. "When he
made an examination -ol the hoi
low space below he found that, by
cutting through stone and cement
three and a half feet thick, he
could reach an abandoned sewer.
In order to avoid detection by the
guards he hung some of his clothes
upon the wall, and the rest ho
made into a dummy, which he
tucked nicely under the blankets.
Naked, he had worked night after
night until he had entered the
' opening of a stone sewer. The
holes he cut were so small that he
had to grease them to allow hi3
body to slip through.
After passing through the sewer
Afifty-two feet he met with an ob
struction of stone and cement ten
"feet in thickness, which had been
filled in when the sewer was aban
ie& '-This he-'remoTed'8lowj5r)j0r7SaTamleyTof"tfio
spiece bv pieces carrying it back
like a squirrel into tho hollow
space underneath his cell. He met
another obstruction when this was
removed, a granite block two and
a half feet thick. When ho had
made his way through this he ran
a tunnel into the ground eight feet
long, just wide enough to admit
his body, and then started an in
cline upward, which, after running
four feet; brought him into an un-J
used closet in a small room with
an asphaltum floor, and with a
window barred with chilled iron
bars. Sansome had provided him
self with steel saws, made out of
case-knives, to cut tho bars. The
ohlv opportunities afforded him to
complete his work were given
.when the guards were changing
shifts, or when they wore in a re
mote part of the institution. It
was during a change of the shifts
that he escaped and gained his
liberty. When once outside he
procured clothing from tramps and
then made his way through to Ma
rysville. Often while working in
the sewer tho air was so foul that
he had to withdraw to save himself
from suffocating. In tho nine
months required to completo the
job, Sansome lost twenty-five
po nds in flesh. Sansome was cap
tured by an accident in Marys-
-rille, a sheriff who know him cov
ering the convict with a revolver
boforo he had warning.
The National Park.
In the northwestern corner of
the Territory of Wyoming, border
ing on Montana and Idaho, lies a
tract of country about fifty-five by
sixty-five miles in extent, possess
ing a greater combination of re
markable features than any other
known area of like dimensions
under the sun. It contains 2,578
square miles. Its elevation above
the sea level is from six thousand
to-fourteen thousand feet.- It lies
mainly, but not entirely, on the
east side of the main range of the
Rocky mountains. By act of Con
gress, approved March 1, 1872,
tnS'trabtMrxi withdrawn -forever
from sale end set apart as a per
manent pleasure-ground for the
amusement and instruction of the
people, under the designation of
the Yellowstone National Park.
The grandeur and variety of its
scenery, the salubrity of its sum
mer climate, and the health-giving
qualities of its thermal waters will
within a few years, make it tho
Mecca of tho touiist, pleasure
seeker, and invalid from all parts
of the civilized world. Among its
innumerable attractions are some
of tho grandest cataracts, cascades,
canyons, and mountain summits
on the continent. Its spouting
geysers, in number and mignitude,
exceed all others known. Its I
. .. .
numerous mud springs, solfataras,
fumaroies, and beautifully terracHtl I
hot springs aro beyond description '
in tho magnitude and splendor of
their decoration and action.
Our purpose in referring to the
park was not so much to attempt
a description of its really iide-
scribable wondere, as to call at
tention to tho work of vandalism
already inaugurated within it by,
tourists and visitors. Many of the
magnificent structures built up by
the action of the hot springs and
geysers are being dUfigured and
destroyed by trophy -hunters and
others, actuated too often, it is to i
be feared, bv a pure love of de-
Struction. This shameless ra;d '
upon the varied glories of the
"UWflrland" should at once be ,
stooued bv the strong arm of the
law. Congress ought promptly to
take such action as will protect ,
a -c... t, a. ;.nl t,nf
nature for ages past has treasured what & now isJ if was divided be
unamonir these "everlastinir hills.", tween more newspapers than the
upper Yellowstone. A resolution I on- An( tno sarao Iacls are rm
was passed at a recent meeting of atively true of several other large
the American Association for the, cities notably, of Philadelphia,
Advancement of Science, calling , Boston and Baltimore. "A great
upon our national authorities to and Prosperous newspaper is a
act in this matter. It is a subject jgrowth-the accretion of years of
of quite as much interest to educa-1 watchful caro and hard laor.
tors as to men of science, inasmuch , Hence' tho now common and alto
as tho park may be justly regarded Sother correct behef tbat t0 found
as a vast museum whoso unlimited a great newspaper in a field al
res'ources are capable of HlusiMt- " wel1 occupied requires the
ing almost every object of thought ' expenditure of largo capital and
or subject of study within the inB P'" au...s "' "J
range of created exigences. Let.Tho well-established newspaper
our educators and friends of edu- 1,ve3 UP the evidence that it
cation, therefore, add their voices
and votes to those of the scientists
in tho effort to preserve from dese
cration, and for the high purposes
of instruction, the grandes-t heri
tage of natural sublimity, beauty,
and utility ever bestowed upon
man. The Educational Weekly.
He'd Read the Paper.
He was a plain old man from
tho country; he wore an old style,
broad brimmed hat, and his clothes
were homespun, bdt when a slick
looking stranger stepped up to
him on Vine-Street and professed
to know him, and asked all about
his wife and family, and wanted
to know when ho came down and
when he was going back, the old
man declined the proffered hand,
and drawing back, said: "That's
all right, young man; never mind
tho preliminaries; get right down
to business 'twonce. You've got
some goods at the depot and want
to pay the freight. Hain't got
i othing but a hundred-dollar
check. Would I hold the elieck
and let you have $63.43 to pay the
freight? Or pVaps you've just
drawed a prize iu fhe lottery, and
would I jes' step around with you
and see you git the money; or
p'r'aps " but tho confidence man
had slipped away; tho granger
was too well posted, altogether.
As the old man gazed after his
retreating figure he chuckled eut:
"Slipped up that time, Mr. Bunko;
I'm posted I've read the pa
Dally Newspapers.
Horace Greely once said that
when nn American town has as
many as 15,000 inhabitants, it has
a daily paper. And ho once as
tonished a British Parliamentary
Committee by stating that, as a
rule, every county in tho United
States which has a population of
20,000 will have two or more
newspapers. How far this state
ment was within tho limits ot
truth is seen in some oi the later
ttotiatino mtntnd Kt tT ivrifftr
Hu.,.wu .v ...,
"Theso 980 daily newspapers
wcro published in 388 towns
call it an average of two and a
half to a town. The anomaly is
frequently presented of town-
with 'ess than 4.UUU population
"hero two, ana sometimes tnree,
d lilies aro regularly published.
me smallest town in ma umteti
a ates wuicn supported a u.uiy
and, doubtless, the smallest -in the
world was "Weldon, N. C, will
a population of 932. The smallest
town with two dailies was Tomb
stone, A. T., with a population ol
73
The smallest town with
three dailies was Eureka, Cal.,
with a population of 2,039. Galena,
Kan., with a population of 1,463,
had two dailies. Similar examples
might be multiplied indefinitely.'"
There are towns in Great Brit-
a5n havinS populations ranging
from 20,000 to 50,000 without a
PaPer- The metropolitan
dailies supply the inhabitants. One
!f the curious facts br0USht out is
that when some years a the aS
PreSate circulation of the New
York Press was less than half
rcsenrgreatlySmcncdcirctiiaj
is able to give in each lisue of tho
fact that it is healthy, and that it
deserves to be." . "
In the large cities population
has increased faster than tho es
tablishment of new journals. Thus,
if New York gains something like
a hundred thousand of population
every two years, no new journals
are established. The old ones
simply increase their circulation.
But a hundred thousand people
plantod in some new city would
make room for at least threo or
four newspapers. It has boen a
long timo since there has been a
new and successful newspapor
venture in New York or Philadel
phia. Even in Chicago, tho larg
est of the new cities of tho West
ern States, the later newspaper
ventures have not been successful.
Tho mushrooms die as rapidly
there as elsewhere. Even Dana,
who did not succepd in Chicago,
did make a success in buying out
the Sun in New York.
"He's Got Plenty cf Sand."
Dunnel!, from Minnesota, lived
and received honor in the State of
Maine till the close of the war,
when ha removed to the North
west. Ho is a six-footer, with
huge, broad shoulders, and a loud
speaker, with- ideas of the Senate
and of various things. Beginning
a school teacher, he went to the
war as a Colonel to start with, and
in ono yearhe had been promoted
as United States Consul at Vera
Crus. He has been six times sent
to Congress from the new State he
distinguishes; and the anecdote is
current of him that when tho reso
lution passed Congress to give all
the members back pay, he, who
had been waiting for years to
build himself a new house, tele
graphed heme: ''Begin to haul
sand at once." The sand was
haulod and tho house started, but
tho back pay was reconsidered,
ind then the terrible message
flashed over the wires: "Haul no
more sand!" Tims originate 1 the
expression so current in the North Nerth
west: "Ho's got plo.ity of sand in
him."
Another Good 9tiry ol Id3o!u
There is a story of Abraham Liu
co'n which may weli be told and re
membered bv those who hear.
When ho was President there was
a Senator of the United States,
distinguished as a more expert of
fice broker than any of his asso
ciates in Cjngress, whom wo may
call,for this occasioiijHfcn. Jeremiah
Jones. Early and lite, in-season
ind out of season, when news from
the front was most encouraging
and when anxiety was heaviest, the
Honorable Jermiah was busily push
ing one follower into a po3t office,
and an other into a custom house,
making this man a messenger, that
woman a floor-scrubber, building
up everywhere the power of the
Honorable Jeremiah; hunting the
Departments, hunting the Presi
dent and Secretaries, bawling for
"place, place, place," as Patrick
Henry's John Hook bawled for,
"beef, beef, beef," and one day Mr.
Lincoln being asked by a frtend to
givojiim. the routine pi", his daily
empjoj'jnsntcomplmiMfkPi
scribing what ho did during the
day, added: "After all this comes
night and I mu3t think of rest. I
think of the brave boys in the field
and on the sea, of tho aching hearts
and tho praying lips at homo.
kneel down and pray, too. Then
I jump up, look under tho bed to
sea if Jerry is there; and, if no,
thank God, and bounce in.
George W. Curtis' XectRre at
Hartford.
Sherman Uros. ExprettH
Will receive orders at the store of 1.
W. Case for upper Astoria or any other
part of the city. Leave your orders en
theslato and they will be promptly at
tended to.
A larcu consignment of the hvX
brand Red Ci oss coal oil just received
t Jno. Rodger's, Central itarket.
3 Have Wlstar's balsam of wild cherry
always at hand. It cures coughs, cold,
bronchitis, whoopinjr coiiRh, croup, in
tluenea, consumption, and all throat and
juug complaints. SO cents and SI a bot
tle. -? have Just received theflnest asaort-
nionf tf fnnnv frnmlq !n mv llllrt ovor
brought to Astoria, conslsttufe of per
fumery cases, toilet sets, toilet cases-
fine perfumeries, taucy soaps, comusi
brushes, hand glasses, aud toilet articles
of all kinds splendid presents for the
lmlidas. Call and examine. cood3 and
prices iiefore purchasinK elsuwhero. at
J. W. Conn's dru store, opposite Occi
dent Holel, Astoria. Oregon.
Mr. John KoRers of the Central Mar
ket, has made arrangements to keep al
the finest fresh fish, etc., In tholr soaaon
For handsome holiday presents,
such as toilet cases, cologne sots, per
fumery cases, flue soapa. etc. io to
Conn's druz store, opposite Occident
Hotel.
King
Blood
Is not a "ture all." It l a blood'Durtfler and
tonic. Impurity of the blood poisons Uie ays.
tem, derange the circulation, and tuus In
duces mjiiv disorders, known by dltlerenl
names to distinguish them accordlugto ef
IIUI
ybi
Isoi
fects, but being Teally brancnes orpli.
fects, but being Teall
brunches or pluses of
mat great nenertc-auoraer,
tnatgre
Illood
Liver C,
Impurity 01
d. Snch are DusvcoHa. 11
iUUcntnrjf,
Liver Complaint, Gonutpatfon, A&tmu Di-
order. Hca&atbc; Backache. General Wca-
mm. Heart Dbeant, Dropsy. Kidney Dhitanc,
Pile, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Skin
Disorder, Pimple,. Vleert Swelling. tc,
. Kins of the Blood prevents and
cures theso by attacking tne catwt. Impurltj
of the blood. Chemists and "pUvsldaju agrre
incalllnelt "the most genuine and efllilent
nrsnnraOnn for the mirnose." Sold bv Drne-
cisu.81 per botthvSee testhnonlaLs, direc
tions, &r,. In pamphlet, -Treat lio on Diseases
ot inn juoi
of the
Eastern Oysters.
Another flue lot ot Eastern Oysters
lust received at Roscoes, per steamer
Oregon. Occident block.
The Wccltl) Astorinn
is a uinmmoth sli.-t, nearly double
the -size of the Daily. It Is just the pa
per for the fireside, containing In addi
tion to all the current'iKsvs, eholce mis
cellany, agricultural matter, market re
ports, ? tc. It Is furnished to single ssb--cribers-at
2 00 per j ear in advance.
War! "War! War!
Water front offered free to any person
th.it will build a saw mill in the city of
Wlllia-nsport. Jjiiinltr we must have
to build this city. We have one stou in
runnnlu order at present. Quite a num
ber hae ahcady located homes in this
city, and yet there is room. Sold on
time to Milt purchasers. Located one
mile south of Astotia, on tho sunny side
of tho hill, on Youu"'s bay.
J Williamson, Sn.
Hall's Vkoktadlk Sicilian- Hair
RtTxr.wr.i: is a -c ientihe combination of
aniueof the most powerful restoratne
agent- In the eet-ible kingdom, it te
stotes gray hair to it original color, it
makes the .enlp white and clean. It
cures dindriu? and humors, and fallmc
ouf of the hair. It furnishes the uutil-
tivo principle by which the hair is nour
,vo p
.bed
and supported. It makes the hair
moist, soft and siossy, ai.d Is nnsui-
passea as a nair aressuiR. is me must
economical preparation ever offered to
the public, as Its effects remain a long
time, making only an occasional appli
cation neetysary. It is recommended
and iuid by eminent medical men, and
official!) endorsed by tin State Assayer
of Massachusetts. The popularity of
Halls Hair Renewor has Incrersed with
the teat of manv A pars, both in this
country and In foreign lands, and it is
now Known ana used in an tue civiuzcu
countries of the world.
Fort Salb nv all Dealeds.
Mather ! Mother!! Mothers!! !
Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by a sick child sufferins;
ami en Ink with tne excruciating pain
of cutting teeth ? If so, go at once and
get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's boothing
Sjrup, it will leliuvo the poor llttlw suf
ferer iairnediately depend upon it;
there is no mistake about it. There is
not a mother on earth who has ever
used it, who will not t"ll jou at once
tbat it will regulate the bowels, and
give rest to the mother, and relief and
health to the child,optiratlnglike magic.
It is perfectly safe to use in all cases,
and pleasant to the taste, and 13 the pre
scription of one ot the oldest and beat
female1 pUj-slcIans and purses in the
JnlttsV
far'IHMCH'SQin
i "every whore,-3
ents M aottie.
Oct your legal blanks at Thk
AsTur.iAN' ofllct. A full lino of over
two hundred styles.
!35A11 citizens of Oregon who desire
to inform their frien Is in tho states of
the condition and progress of this state,
cat; .avu no more complete and compre
hensive volume of facts to send them
thanJjy bubscriblnK for this Journal,
and bavtiix us mail it weekly to their
friends. WVinail It as directed. For
3 00 in advance, we mail three copies
of Tun Weekly AsroniAN one year.
.MISCKU.ANEOU8.
C. W.t2 EV WKI1RK, It. BROWS
HSTAIILISHKD 1S63.
Leinenweber & Co.,
ASTORIA, ORKGON,
TAMERS Al CURRIERS,
.Manufacturers and Importers ot!
t LL KINDS OF
AND FINDINGS
Wholesslo Dealers In
OIL AND TALLOW.
ssrHIahost cash nnce nald for Hides aad
Tnlmn.
G. A. STINSOX & CO.,
BLACKSKllTHING,
At CajU Rogers wld stand, corner of Cass
nni Court Streets.
Ship and Cannery work. Florseshoclnjr.
Wn;orn mad't and repaired. Uood work
Kunnnteei!.
I, IS. Q. SMXTK.
" ll'iporter and Wholesale dea'er la
Cigars and Tobacco, Smoker's Ar
ticles, Playing Cards, Cut
lery, Etc., Etc ,
The largest and Knojt stock of Meerschaum
ana Amocr goods in tlio city, rarucuur at
teution paid to orders from tho country and
vessels.
Chonamus street, Astoria, Oregon.
TIIEO. BKACKEK. Manager.
CLEA1MIWQ and REPAIRIHG
NKAT. CIICA1' AD QUICK, BY
UKORUK I.OVF.TT.
Main Street, orposlte. N. Lneb's,
Painter and Knffner,
- nEALECS IS
PIIilNGr,
OLNEY, - - - OREGON
illSCELLANEOUS.
S. ARNDT & FEROHEN,
ASTOELA. - OKEGON.
The Pioneer Machine? Shop
BLACKSMITH ggSfefas
and ':-&lSl?2
5?sSraafe
Boiler Shop
gT-nrj-S
All Kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
AJfD
STEAMBOAT WORE
Promptly attended to.
A specialty iaai!e of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAfAAErTE 3TKEET.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS.
BKJfTON SlEKET, NEAB PAECEE IIOVS
ASTOKIA. - OREGON.
GENERAL 0 MACHIHISTS M
BOILER MAKERS.
LANDiMARLXE ENGINES
Boiler Worlf, Steamboat Work,
and Cannery Work a specialty.
A. D. W'ass, President.
J. O. IIustlkii, Secretary.
I. W. Case, Treasurer.
John Fox, Superintendent
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Corner Main and Chcnamtu street,
ASTOKIA OKEGOI.
DE1LCK U
CIGARS-AND TOBACCO.
The Celebrated
JOSEPH RODCERS &. SONS
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLEftt
AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOU
md other Enslish Cutlery.
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine Heershatim Pipes, etc
A flue stock of
Watlie and Jewelryj liuzrJe not
ltrcecli Iioadtns Shot Guns and
Ulfles, Uevolversj, Pistols,
and Amtnnnltlnn
33ASIXK
GLASSES
ALSO A FIN
Assortment of fine SPECTACLES and EY1
PLASMis.
I. CASE,
IMPORTSS AND WHOLESALE AND RE
TAIL DEALER IN
GENERAL MERCHAfflSE
Corner CUen&cius and Cass streets..
ASTORIA - - - OREGON
MAGiWS C. CROSBY,
Doalt r In
HARDWARE, 1R0U, STEEL,
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
ni Steam Fitters
Goods and Tools,
SHEET LEAD- STRIP LEAt
SHEET IRON'' TIN AND-COPPER
i
Stoves, Tin Ware and House
Furnishing Goods.
JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN. COP
PER. PLUMBING' and STEAM FITTfNG
Done with neatness and dispatch.
Noao but first class workmen cmplojed.
A large assortment of
SCALES
Constantly on hand
BUSINESS CAKD&.
.NOTARY PUBLIC,
AUCTIOXEEK, cosbnssiON'A
SUKANCE AGENT.
T A. McIXTOBH.
MERCHANT TAILOB,
Occident Hotel Building.
ASTORIA - - - OREGOM
jCI D. WHtTOX,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Offico In C. 1
Parker's building, on Benton
steeet, opposite Custom
llouse,
ASTOHIA,
OEEOOX.
TAX TtJTMiE, M. .
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON!
Office Over tho White Bouse Store.
Rmidkxce At Mrs. Munsous boarding
muse. Chensmus street, ASUira, Oregoa-
ti CKAJili, M.-J..
" 'physician and surgeon,
Itoom No. S, Aatorian Bulldlnc
(up STAIRS.)
RKSlDKiCR-Corner of Benton and Court
treets, Atoria, Oregon. .
W P. HICKS.
JENTIST,
YSTORIA, - - -
OREGON.
Rooms in Allen's building up stairs, com
f Cuis and Sqeinocque streets.
I Q. A.BOWLBY.
ATTORNEY-AT .LAW.
henamus Street. - ASTORIA. OBEGON
Qt H. BAIN & CO.,
DEALEa IN
Doors. Windows Blinds, Trim
Koms, Lumber, Etc.
All Muds ol Oak Lumber, Qlass, Boat Ma
terial, etc
Ste.unMUl near Weston hotel, Cor. Geo
vive aud Astor streets.
J. U. D. GRAY,
Wholesale sad retail dealer In.
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trfiS'
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Uaw & IImMmmH
" JJT-I
General stoi
?xtwhxtiMrvS
ole terms.,
'txrt o Beaton. atreetU
rcKon,
Take Notice,
lohn Rogers, Central. Market,
Has received a largo invoice of
BARBELS AND HALF BARRELS
ot tho best quality,
rendv to sutjdItBu!
Vnd U now ready to supply Butchers Can-
lerles and all others, cheap tor cash.
DEALEtt IX
New and Choice
MILLINERY,
Desires to call the attention of the Ladles of
Astoria to the tact that she has received
alarse assortment ot the
I.ATE8T 8TYI OF.
Hats. Bonnets, Trimmings,
AXD
FAKCir QOODS.
Comor Main and Squemoque 8treots. '
BOOK STORE.
Wo are constantly receiving new additions
to our stock and have the finest and
largest assortment of variety
goods in he city.
Combs, Brushes,
Stationery, Framesf .
Celluloid Geods.
All our goods are marked in plaia, figures
Call and examine quality and note, prices.
CHAS. STfiVBafS & SOU
'
E.Detvick&Oa.,'
Sola agents on the Pacific Coast for Tower's
celebrated
OILED GLOTHcWS,
(Send for price list.) '
Importers, mauufacturers and dealers in
Twines, Tents, Hose, Cotton Sail
Duck, Belting, WaterproofTar-
paulins, Waterprooi Covers,
Patent Solid Cotton
Belting.
Kos. 5. 7 and 9 ralfomla, and 108, 110 and IIS
' Market btreets.
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