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ASTORIA- OKEGOX
WEDNESDAY...
J. V. IliM.OKlV.
Our It all road Lar.il Grant.
A vv.w 'lay "-i'H'i :t v:tv-jhiii1-
mU at West port complained to us
in a letter that a settler in that vi--
einity had bt-eu arrested and placed
undertbonds for trial; his offense
was that he had cut timber from
the public lands of the United
States. These lands -were not sur
veyed at tin time, and for that
reason the party who cut the tim
ber, although an actual settler, was
not able to show good title to the
lands. Our correspondent goes on
and states that the settlers of that
neighborhood have petitioned for
several years to have the lands sur
veyed. They are right; the land
should have been surveyed long
ago. By an act of congress of
May 4, 1870, granting lands to the
Oregon Central Railroad company,
it will be seen that Hip. second sec
tion of the act provides, "That
the commissioner of the gen
eral land office shall cause the
lands along the line ol said rail
road to be surve3rcd with all con
venient speed." Twelve j'ears
have passed since the approval of
this act and yet the lands are not
surveyed.
The guilt or innocence of the
parties under arrest will be estab
lished in court. With that we have
nothing to do. The timber lands
between this place and Forest
Grove have become valuable and
Uncle Sam must expect that there
will be many, high and low, who
will try to take them, or the tim
ber from them, without paying for
tKem. If, for instance, a railroad
company, to whom these lands or
one-half of them should be given
in consideration of building a rail
road to Astoria, should undertake
to sell these lands with the privil
ege" of cutting the timber there
from, such a company would be
just as guilty of a misdemeanor
as our farmer correspondent at
Westport. The case of the rail
road company would not be bet
tered on account of its mil
lion of acres, -while the West
port farmer has but 1G0 acres. In
fact, we believe the railroad peo
ple would be made to suffer in
proportion to the amount of lands
at stake.
We are thus particulat in goinir
into a case supposable of course
because we believe that very
many have supposed the Astoria
railroad grant to be a present rant
to the railroad company,aud there
fore was the property of the rail
road company whether any railroad
was built along the line or not.
Thero may be, too, lhos. who are
innocent purchasers of timber
belonging yet to the United
States, who may be doing no wrong
against the United States in cut
ting these timbers Knowingly, but
are yet exposing themselves to the
rebuke of the law.
We therefore publish the syllabus
of a decision given by Judge
Deady in the U. S. district court
on June 37th, 1SS2, in a similar
case, that of the United States vs.
William Childers:
"Grant to the N. P. R. R. Co.
By the act of July 2d, 2 SGI, (13
Stat. 3G5) the odd numbered sec
tion along the line of the N. P.
R. R. Co. for 40 miles on cither
side of the line in the territories and
20 miles in the states is set apart
and devoted to the construction
of the road of said corperation:
Butsaid grant is 'not a present
grant of said lands to said corpo
ration, but only in effect, an agree
ment or provision that the same
shall be conveyed to it absolutely
when, and as fast as auy 2-3 miles
of said road is constructed and ac
cepted by the United States, and
in thejjieantiine the legal title to
the unearned and unpatented sec
tions is in the. United States who
may therefore maintain legal pro
ceeding against any one that un
lawfully cuts timber thereon." "
This is the abstract which we
publish for the benefit of all con-1
!cerncd Wc hope vrc shall never
have to chronicle our supposable !
i case as a. real case, and that a rich
and benevolent corporation was
UshlCMeu from prosecution for a
. - . . j. nn:i iirttu of OnuncMnn "Van Co., at
.misdemeanor for which a pour . Astri,i. or i..w.is out k-pit d u .inly.
- Keillor. ,. . , l iakj iii-v,iiil hi niitttia conci.i. Wen:
-. s(Utltr or innocent purchaser wa-;; n!a v..,v Ivi.r.n-fn.mi.iiii!i The nu-i-
. i , .,,n'i..
Tl- with sui pri v- rr:tl in the
Seattle ("'hmnicie ti:i tiir-iv ::n
easier, cheaper and mure spm-ily
means of transportation fiomj
Seattle to the Chehalis country i
than from any other supply point." '
Our surprise is inor-usul when wi
reflect that the writer is, neces
sarily, :i leader of the cur
rent news of the day. His
misstatement of facts cannot
arise from ignorance, and must
therefore be due to wilful mis
representation of the case. The
llwaco Steam Navigation com
pany's vessels, which run daily,
t:ifcr frnio-lit ?inr1 nnscMicrori; tu !:
... , ,. i
Lnehalis count v, and so admuo-ie
is their arrannement that tia-v
make tlie through time toOlympia
in siiy hours. This company has
opened up the Chehalis county,
has placed It in communication
with the outside world, and is
working up a fine trade with that
magnifiaent section of our sifter
territory. The result is that no
point of importance is in quicker
communication with that country
than is Astoria, and, of course, to
Astoria, will evidently accrue the
benefit. Our Seattle contempo
rary should correct the error of its
statement.
Tun Nicaragua canal bill has
passed congress, after undergoing
Some xery great modifications
at the hands of the committee
which has been secretly ma
nipulating it. There is no guar
antee of interest by the gov
ernment, on seventy-five millions
of bonds, as asked for. There is
not much prospect that the pro
posed canal will be built, there
being no subsidy in sight. Lecscp
will have his work through, we im
agine, long before the American
company does anything except
talk. The controlling influences
at Washington are opposed to any
canal at all, and encouragement
was .given to American schemes
merely to got a backing to talk
up the Monroe doctrine and try
to scare the Frenchman from the
work he had proposed. In spite
of the terrible opposition, we are
likely to have speedy communica
tion with the Atlantic scaljoaid, for
which we will be indebted to ihe
energy of the French company.
Events in Egypt seem conveig-.
ing to one certain outcome the
establishment of English rule o or
the Nile. Arabi Pasha has been
reinforced by 00,000 Bedouin,
the French and German govern
ments declare their desire lo s:e
"neutrality" observed; the Turk
ish Sultan confesses his inability to
do anything, and. as a matter of
"self-defense," England will do
wih Egypt as she has done
with India, make it a British de
pendency. The possible blockade
of the Suez canal affords grounds
for remonstrance on the pari of
other European powers, but "'tis
not the policj of England to pay
much heed to . the interests of
other nations. The whole busi
ness is magnified by distance, and
sounds to an American reader
much larger than it really is.
Tin: Pennsylvania working
people who ha.ve alwa3'S been ac
customed to march in political
procession every year, carrying
protection banners, are tired of it.
The protection talked of was not
for them, but for the capital of
their cmplo3'ers. They have been
kept at the verge of starvation
under the plea of protection to
American labor; they havelseen the
whole world ransacked for paupers
lo bring to this country lo keep
down their pay; they feel the
selfishness and hypocrisy' of the
pleadings which have led them to t '
cntee ihrir o-n "U-nt,A pu, Stck j j
and they are done with :t. The, Ml
Republican leaders lost a fine op
portunity to make a good record
when they evaded action on the
tariff question.
2HSV TO-DAY
Dissolution of Copartnership.
"VOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN' THAT THE
i. coi:xitnorhIp heretofore existing be
AmL-Si:eKnnan.lW"Kim' Wnv. under
tween Woiir IHns Way. Wen: in Klin,
lh i-)ii:iiiiit'U iiiiliiiT". wl:o:eMiiread deol.
'n:.ili-Hun a:ii ate wiiisiveii .. nti'led u
' .mINi- . : jee- -l for:!! ofcsnji'o lh" lit .
u:m; Ilt: w V.
V"N!. Vt. KIM
V.o; ME KI.M.
i vin: ki: wa.
: .Vii:U'.t:-l. lsi :- 'v
lie--ium-ee.Ti:jiii;ci.u ui" vjiiii- pure oi
XKT FOfXI).
t 1.UUT -wt FATHOMS NE1 LEA1
-13L marked .1. A. M.. corks W . 1. 1. Co. Ap
ply at-
a I -Jl
m, mm wm
SUBURBAN LOTS.
i
Homes I'oi' Fishermen, i
Gn Saturday. August 5. at 2 P. M.
I :n:i iiislniclfd by Mrssr-; IUtiikiii ami
Ivoiry l m1I. on lli irtinites
One iirN'ni:E!ii:riLiix lots at
Auct l(n. J'lcnly of ualcr. Hioh olt
i rdtulrsibly adapted lor vegetable sinlcus.
.ah situate imhcneuK siineri iiia-re of
Mcr!iro.k. (Tinlirnoillicrn liitrt of Kolxit
Short".-.' Donation I-nrul Claim, ailjoininu
I nt .Worm, as laiil out ami rcronli'il UK
I. K. !wll. 1 la-rman and A. W. IVrr.
Tolias of .tinftit at al
for fctt'ic r iatlifu!nrs ami examination of
reiitnlrd ltlal.apith to
E. C. IIOI.DEN.
Auriinnwrainl Ecai EtareAm'nl.
For Sale.
A HALF INTEREST IN AGOOD PAYING
xk. business in this city can be bought for
&1Q. To a man who Ls willing to work, this
U a j:ood chance to make money. Inaum
at this office. al-10d
Annual Reunion Excursion
Of the Astoria Branch Oregon Stags
Tin Mentnor W'etiorfw ill leave AViUnn v
Filler's dock at 7 a. m.. Aiiift ctli. Ei;h
lecn-lmndied-and-fro7i'-to-deaUi.for llwaco
where :i Cranil Hanqiict will be held, ncconl
ii In Hoc. V. Art. s. of the Constitution and
lt -laws. 3To 1'eniales will be permitted to
tal.e part in this excursion. All Stags will
iiol fall to be on hand, for a good nine is
guamiilefd. Fare for round trip "!.
j. . i:oss. J.. 15. Tl'KNEi:,
Seerelarj. I'msident.
TO BUILDERS.
Ji:ol1iSAl,S WlI.l.IJi: EECEIVED FN
. til 12 o'cloek noon, Tnesilay, AuifiL-r Sth.
for the eonstniciion ui a two .sfor dwelling
lKMiccf.ii the lot north-wvt corner ol Main
aod .letferion Ntretts. Hans and specifica
tions ran be seen at the ofliee of
E. C. IIOI.DEN.
Ileal Estate Agent.
Ladies Fair.
f S111E LADIES OF ASTOKIA W ILL HOLD
JL their annual Fair in aid of St. ilarv'
Uospiial.at Libeit.v Hall ; eoiiwiifiniiij; l'ii
day.l lie 28lh inst., at 7 !. m.. and coutinuin;:
toSaturda. Anpist the r.tii. Sim.Iavs e
cepied. IJefreMuueiiN will be sen ed ery ei:n
iii by ladies eompeteut for the purpov.
The kind and liocml .ationae of nil fc. le
speet fully oheileil. id
.kt iorxi.
ON THE.MOENIXC OFTIIEiSTir AIJOIT
M fathoms of nel. no nuuks. Owner
can apply lo lr. Frank Sweet. Itay View
station, Kuapptou, prove propertva'nd iay
chaw . " j-1i-::l
A'KT J.O.ST.
O.N THE XICIIT OF THE 'HH. I5E
Iween Siiat: Inland and Tongue l'oiul.
about Dl fathoins. lo-niesh net K'lrbnur's
iwnte No. .to. 11 and VI pl. oiii? corks
niaiked AV. f, V. C. Che information to 1L
OttiTtnd. .laenMtu .v. 31cin Slalioii at
Tongue 1'oiM. " j-iiat
set :.sr.
ON Till: N1CIIT OF THE i.TH. r.E
IwvenSnaK Island and Tonmie liint.
J(i0i:iihiiii-. to-iiiosh Harbour's twine No. lo
I! ami 12 plv Some eotks marked W. I. r,
C-o. .ie information to U. Ostnunl, .lael,
.n Mers Station. Tonsne I'iiinl.
SET r.ONT.
4 IMl T ISO FATHOMS 10 MESH DEEP.
J. between Itarney I'oinl :md ICuappton.
ou.liiIvi'Tth. Xo marks. Thermder will le
tenanted b IwngiUKOr liolirymz Ihe own-fi-.at
I'nntifs- cannerv.
ji.-.a ono Johnson.
LOST.
ilSUIN(iJt0AT0.27M.i:KEI) C. W.
Hume, 'ihe finder will be .siiiiablv ie-
wanled bv reiumin: the
jaist
nine lo
Ceo. WMH'Mll
SET VOfSJ.
1 I'.OFTu-. FATHOMS I.ON'C. I.-.MESH1CS
1 ileej. Kuov marked S. E. Owner can
have-amebyprounj; nropeitx and pavinj
eharses. Appiy at Hadollct V (snmen-, or at
ihe Matlon at Sand Island.
j2H-nt O. F..I01IAXSEX.
NOTICE.
V1LLI.VM W'ICCIXSIIAS DEFltAl'D--l
T ed me and oiliej., in lids cit v. bv leav
iiiftus without notice and without paving
what lie owe us. Alliicrsons hnvlm; b'usi
nes with him should be on their truant.
I..I.AUVOLD.
Ore-Ionian cojiy.
SteDhans Varieties !
GRAND 0PENnTG.
A f.SVKIjV KSTKIITAISMEST
ILie a new bow ling allcv. the laisest and
IkM in town. Admittance free.
Barbour's
No. 40 12-Pty
SALMON TWINE !
Ml AND LEAD LINES,
SETNE TWINfES.
KENRY DOYLE- & CO.,
511 Market Street. Han Fraaclsra
Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast.
The BossOofFee and Tea Po
KicJ
ii EBIaKEEIKEFr''v-hi3
a &
TWO DOOHSEASTIOF OCtTDKNT,
D. A.
Mcintosh
f LOTIHKR m HITTER
Worsted Suits,
Pique Suits,
Diagonal Suits,
Cassimere Suits,
Tweed Suits,
Gastor Suits,
Fiannel Suits.
AM. SEW 4-OOIIN
AN ELEOAXT ASSORTMENT OK
NEOKWTCAPv
DII'.EIT KEO.M TDK EArioK.
gosxEB.-y.
ZIP CZiOlTES,
SOIT AND STII-'E
H I Ai T
f. A. 3'c1NT0SH.
TAILOR AND CLOTHIER,
Occident 1i!el.
mai:tin ro.i:i. .1. 4. VTOKK.
FOAED & STOKES,
Whole-de and ret.iil di-ali-iN in
Wood anl!W"illoY-war(i,
Tolracco, Cigars, Wines and Liquors
ronivl.'SN ANI IioAIESTIC.
Fruits and YrgcJ.u,bl r.
AXI
OOFNTRY IMiODlK'K.
AXI
General Commission Merchants
ASt'OltIA, OltS'CO.V
NeM lo Oregon Kallway.; Xav.ro-; l).w-lc
dJtw
Dairy Farm for Sale.
1 am instructed bv Mr. (J. ". Coninherry, lo
offer for sale fiis llely-Ii-aled faun"
. CliATSOr PLAINS.
It consists of 100 acres of excellent p.!stiire
laud winch, with the adjoining cattle range.
Is capable of supporting 7ft head of stock tne
year round. Eight acres fenced and tfncies
under cultivation.
Finest Vegetable ('arrfrn on ftie I'lains
And evell hearing fruit trees. Kanch is
nmtreted bv risliur "nMintl and limber be
tween it antf the ocean, f rem all hea y w inrts
..... o.ims :,..
Store-room, milk-room, barn, stable, wagon
sheil, etc., etc. This valuable farm is situated .
XV. miles south from Tolnt Adams' Ltelit f
House, and if applied for soon will be sold,
at a very low lignre, Mr. Collinberry being
old and desirous or retiring Irom labor, li
not sold at private sale before the llrstofl
August, the whole property win be disposed .
of at
Pablic Auction.
Title indisputable. For further paiticulars
enquire nf
E. G. HOLDER,
tr
Kcal Estate Agent .
LOTS FOR SALE-
Lots 4 and 5, in Block- ;3
OS'
C0NC0MLY and JACKSON STS.:
OT.EY'S ASTOKIA. 1
.Tu2t dim Apply lo I. 4V- 'ae.
Dissolution Notice.
TVTTICE IS HEREBY CI VEX "I HA T Till. ,
JH partnership hereioftire eisiiug between ,
Clias, Stevens and I!. 1. Stevens, or luis city,
under the firm name of Chas. Stevens & Son. .
Lsthis day dissolvctlbv mutual consent. All
outstanding liabilities are lo be settled by
the old firm, to whom all indebtedness
should be paid. CHAS. STEVEN?.
II. F. STEVENS.
Astoria, Oregon, July Slst, 1SS2.
s.
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SUI.K AGENT.
A'-. Asm! f'r Um H-iHnit'ii
Si:'-. S'rt'i'ul ": -iiv.
yi ic r - I I If AT p V i L
l i s t A i j 1 1 i i 11 : S -! r.
Ml Ai J-ilTlM S a HiriAl.tV.
! tll? tilt- lul U.H-kaH-tl rinii'l j
i
r3 28-V-
ASTOltlA. OllRCON
HILL'S URIBTIES.
CEO. It ILL. -WAI.TEE
!'AKK.
n:on:iETou
sTcr. vanacej:
Kew Stavs in Ha-jiiil Succession !
Engagement tf
HR. HARRY G0KLEY
!iul i::::ii. 'inediitii ni:l Dancer
MISS H0LLIE CHRISTY
Ji'flo i'tiiuie Jiie4
HIR. T0H CHRISTY
Thf rijiee e.r ?ltl IJan im-ier-'rmjet'ier
witii a new
. All the Old Favorites Retained.
Ojirn ait Ihe I ear. I'erriis-jnmier Eir.v
Vlzbt. t:tiri tianue of !ro-
uniisutie Oure a VJVvJj.
foiniwisiii, all the Kiti'-.t
SONGS, DAHCES A?iD ACTS.
V7e give the Best
Variety Entertainment
In the West.
The theatre is crowded utehlly. and all
whnhnve wilnosed Hie onlei l:nfr.iciit pn-
nounce it to be etiual b anvhi'n eNewhere.
Mr. Hill :s a caterer "for the imWie-
amasement e.m not be excelled. AnjlKHly
wishing to pend a i!cnanl evening anil
, -ee .siarklin wil and beauty without vnl-
. -.nity, should improve theoppoiliinityaud
come.
: The comjijiuv comptises the following well
laioun ArtHN:
Mis Knii: 'ai.ton.
3llS MOI.I.IK C'II!IST.
Mn. I'uxiii.i-y ICoiii.ki:.
Jin. Tom. ('iikistv.
Mi:. V."ai.ti:i: L'Aki:-.
All:. ll.i:i: (.'oxr.KV.
Mi:. H i:i:y Ci.knn.
All of which wilt ai'ivar nightly in their dif
ferent jeeia!ticN
f (ie.i air eoueert ecrj eealn; perform
, auceciuimeuciii!;at k;" entrance to theatre
; on Ientou street ; iiv.ie boxes on Oliena-
inuHsireei.
Look out fr New Stars.
tVAK IS !KTiAKi:2 iV1T3SO!"T
Fl'itTISKK XTICi:
And no terms o( peace until
"L3. every man in Astoria lias a new
8? -fli
1viS; 3JAi:-: siv jhuxv.
Look at the prices:
l'auts to order from -PaiiK
Oenuino I'reneh rassimere -Suits
iroiu ------
sSoo
1-JEu
aw)
The Huest line of uupb-s on the coast to
select from. "'..LMEANY,
C.isn Mreet. net to i:atscn.s.'eieli Moiv
GOOD CHEAP BOOTS.
I hae
Lately Reduced the Price '
or all my First -Class
:toTS vm tfeK: m idi: i oini::::,
As follows ;
Kiuesl Sewed Calf ISools
Finest Pio'il Tap Soled
Finest IN''ne-l Single "soled
$11
in
10 IM
Notiiing but the Iet
Genuine Mercer French Call
I'si-il in .M Shop.
I. .1. AcvoM,
OpiH.5te the O. J.. & X. Cos Dock.
Dress Making.
Mrs. T. ?. Jewell.
lp stairs, opKsite Mrs. Rogers Roardng i
House.
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ASTORIA. ORECOX
npiinp AMFi PHPRif-iH i
U tt U U O R i U OnClFiJUALO.
tn, a -r, A:to !
Toilet ana Fancy AnicieSj
i
'?.- nTT71T171TnTTQ TTH
tu.v.,.., w. t
3"Trescilptloii! earefully eiinpouuded"at
all hours.
Sf-HomcoKiiiiie Tiucturt-s and relicts
and Humphrey's Specifics also kept.
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AT
BAN
KEUPT PBICES
By order
jSTOTIGE.
To save expense, we hereby notify all persons indebted to the Cali
fornia Store, that :i speedy settlement is necessary. Action will be
taken to collect same 30 days from date of this notice. By order of
Creditors. . Astoria, Oregon, July 25th, 1S82.
i5
isrcci'ssei: to .iapicin's "i montoomeuv.)
i
coitEst of r:Arx:AX
CHAS. HEiLBORN,
.MANCTACTUIlKIl OF
;i;:n?'u.R,wrruE.E
, -
j AND DEALER IX
'Carpels, Oil Ololh, Wall Paper3 Mirrors,
i
I Window Shades, Lace Curtains, Picture Frames and Mouldings,
Y1ND0V COliKICES
Complete
MARTIN
DEALER IN
''FlTRNITUBB
Corner lUain :n:il Siiuemoqitn Street. Astoria, Orcson.
WIDOW SHADES AND TRHIHCS; LOOKING GLASSES ETC.
A 'ompIeJc Slock.
FRIGES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD.
A IX TCSX 3S OF FURXITI'RE K12PAIRED AX3 VAIBHISnED.
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i T m i a am..
A STORE
OF-
PT STOCK
h i w m
tzSSZZmmmmmmm
of Creditors.
gomery,
UKALKKS IX
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware.
A ftezreral .VivSortnient'ir
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Agent: for
3ag-e Stoves jumI Ranges
The Jiest in the market.
I'lUiuMnt; goods of all kinds on uaud. Job
work done in a workmanlike manner.
.jp.s-'KKarsox strekts,
bedding
A2sD CDKTAIN TOLES
in every branch.
OLSEN,
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