01 . ra- ttmn WMlt Yol. xviii. Astoria, Oregon, Thursday Morning. October 5. 1882 No. 4. IN THE YOBEMITE. j Two-thirds up the mountain a) halt was called, on a flat pfojec- j jeciion named Union Peak, or something equally unsuggestive, in front of which stands what, to the writer, is by far the most in teresting object so far encounter ed. This is a huge, symmetrical rock called the Agasir. monu ment. Tt is 'shaped like an inverted tiMi-pin, weighing hundreds of ions, and balanced upon its smaller extremity like a club on the finger of a juggler. The beholder gazes in breathless expectation that the picture of the next zephyr will send the toppling mass thundering down the mountain side. At the end of another well-stretched, per pendicular mile the part unex pectedly came upon a small hotel, notlingon the cloud-skimmed ele1 ration of Glacior Point. "This hashery of the upper deep, is kept by a bright, good-humored Irish- man named .lames McCauly, and we would be false to the Sentiment of gratitude that lurks, even in the tourist's breast, did we fail to state j that, here we enjoyed, the best tasting meal we had eaten since leaving 'Frisco. The repast in cluded the two rarest of all dishes on the Pacific slope juicy." tender venison, shot from the back win dow of the t&venijand mealy, in fact, featherypotetoes. Let no ' aesthetic eastern 'gusher uptilt it contemptuous nose atthe prosaic pencil that can turn away from such scenery to dwell upon baked potatoes. Let him who has never endured the heartburn, attendant upon cheap Mongolian cookery, cast the first spud. The soft sponge of time may Jwipe from our recollection some of the rock-hewn wonders that tower above us as we write, but the tender grace of Jim Mc Cauley's potatoes will desert us only at the grave. Nothing but the want of a good elevator pre vents Jim from doing a regular Palace Hotel business. Perhaps this sincere eulogy is more direct ly due to the hostess of this aerial caravansary, who, by the way, proudly exhibited a pair of hand some little boys, the only twins over born in the Yosemite, her ma ternal satisfaction not seemingly dashed bv the ominous thought that the childish gambols of her treasures were to be conducted on the very edge of a five thousand fool precipice. Indeed, it is something to stop the beatings of a chamois' heart to lean over the iron railing set be tween the two verge-toppling boulders on the peak!s brink, and glance down into the bottomless, awful gulf below. It makes spi ders of ice crawl down one's spine, and the hair of one of the part, whose hat happened to be ofT, as ho bent over the rail, suggested the actor pulling the string of a "fright -wig" in a minstrel ghost scene. As a part of the usual pro gramme, we experimented as" to the time taken by different objects to reach the bottom of the cliff. An ordinary stone, tossed over, re mained in sight an incredibly long time, but, finally, vanished some where about the middle distance. A handkerchief, with a stone tied in the corner, was visible perhaps a thousand feet deeper. Even a large, empty box, watched by a field glass, could not be traced to its concussion to the valley floor. Finally, the landlord appeared on the scone, carrying an antique hen under hia arm. This, in spile of the terrific ejaculations and en treaties of the ladies, he deliber ately threw over the cliffs edge. A rooster might have gone thus to his doom in stoic silence, but the sex of this unfortunate bird assert ed itself the moment it staited on its axvful journey into space. "With an ear-piercing cackle that gradu ally grew fainter as it fell, the poor hen shot downward, now beating the air with ineffectual wings, and, now, frantically clawing at. the very wind that slanted her first this way find then that, the help less fowl shot down, down until it became a mere fluff of feathers no larger than a quail. Then it dwin dled into a wren's size,disappeared, then again dotted the ight a mo ment, as a pin's point, and then it was gone! After dr-awing a long breath all around, fhe women lolks pitched j into the hen's owner with re doubled zest. But the gentle Ic Cauley "shook his head knowingly and leplied: fiDon't be alaimed about that chioken, ladies. She's used to it. She goes over that cliff every day during the season,"' And, sure enough, on our way back we met the old hen about half way up the trail, calmly pick ing her way home. Then only did we realize that we. had been wasting our sympathy on a regu lar iron-clad hotel spring chicken. During the descent the guide relieved the tedium of our saddle galls by an account of the origin of the valley's name, and Avhich, at the'risk of invading the prov ince of those solemn wielders of Tour-jointed words, the guide book writers, we reproduce here. It seems that the valley was "origi nally tenanted by a small tribe of particularly unwashed aborigines, of some five hundred persons, j Not being of a. Donnyhrook., dis- position, they eschewed the pur suits of large .game, and lived chiefly on scenery and fish. One day, while on oof these sheepheart ed braves was employed in ti out ing at Mirror Lake he heard a sort of ursine chuckle behind him. Desisting in his search for a fresh bug amid his capillary baitbox, the Indian turned and beheld an enormous grizzly in the act of choking down his string of fish. Being entirely without a weapon, the noble red man made haste to scramble to the top ef a large boulder, conveniently at hand. "While engaged in frantically blowing his police whistle, from this vantage ground, the bear be gan to climb up slso. As his enemy was swarming up the slip pery granite, the Indian espied behind him a heavy loose stone. This ho dumped upon the rock hugging head of the brute with such emphasis as to crack its skull between the two boulders. The Indian then returned to his people, covered with perspiration and glory, and they, thunderstruck at the prowess of a biave who had slain a bear with his naked hands, at once dubbed him 'Yo Semite" that is, "The Great Grizzby." In the course of time this deed became so vauuted among the coast Indians that the tribe re ferred to gradually adopted the appellation as a distinctive title a course, by the way, that eventually led them to the war path and resultant extermination. We lag in this not specially pertinent relation in order to pave the way for the announcement that the writer is himself about to take part in a bear hunt. Some two miles from where this is written, and exactly at the base of El Capitan, is a stock yard, whose proprietors have suffered much from the depredations of some bears that descend nightly from the rocky ravines above. Their tracks show them to be three in number, one very large, and sus pected by experts to be a grizzly. Already u- have visited the pit, du bv the river side, in which we propose to await the stealthy ap proach of the midnight pork-lifters, and have superintended placing the bait, it leg of mutton and a pan of honey, ju?t where it will appear 10 this bwt advantage in the silvery moonlight. As we have just said, it is ex pected that one of the .said bears is a giizzly. If, in the next edition, the startled reader finds this de partment decorated with reverse rules surrounded by a touching obituary notice, he ma- conclude the supposition to have proved a certainty. The sorrowing public will understand at once that the most gigantic intellect that ever illuminated Pacific coast journal ism i no more has been stilled in the cold embrace of bears. "We don't exactly weaken on our project, but still it is a terrible thought that by the time even these lines meet the readers eye the hand that writes them may be in a more or less advanced stage of digestion; that the cheek that hand now so pensively supports may be given to' some baby bear ling to cut its teeth- upon.; that bnt we must stop; the bear idea, even, is too much. Fan Francisco Post. 'Description of Wrangel Iand. Wrangel Land has been visited by the crew of the steam whaler Uelvidere. One of the crew, Francis Smith, on the return of the whaler to San Francisco de scriqed the island. He says they saw on nearing the shore the sig nal planted by Lieut. Reynolds, of the Corwin, in 1881, a small American ensign fastened to a slender piece of driftwood. The island rises abruptly from the ocean, though not precipitously. There is no beach to speak of, the land having an average elevation of ten feet above the surface of the. water. It is surrounded by deep water; and from soundings that the party made an average depth of ten to twelve fathoms at a distance of ten feet from the shore was discovered. The soil was scanty anrl seemed to be formed almost entirely of what seemed to be large black pebbles of a sandy nature. Between these grew a green and thin-bladed grass resembling very much the wood-tick grass of the eastern states. Ihe island was a flat table-land. As the sailors went toward the center they came upon numerous ponds and marshes of blackish water. The only vege table seen was a small, pink, odor less flower, with four petals, and rock moss. Piles of drift-wood were discovered everywhere. It was apparent that some seasons the island is entirely covered with ice. This, it is surmised, was the reason that De Long left no token of the Jeannette on the island. Money is rolling into the United States Treasury at the rate of V 500,000 per da', remarks the St- Louis Post-Dispatch, but thanks to the foresight of our liberal con gress, there is no danger of a gen eral clog. It goes out about as fast as it flows in. The admission of Washington, with northern Idaho attached, is the all absorbing thing in Wash ington Territory at this tim'e. Par ties cannot divide on this, as both parties arc favorable to it and de sire admission. The Deputy Marshal of Wyan dotte, Kansas, Mr. C. Patterson, says he has had the rheumatism off and on all his life and never found anything to benefit him un til ho tried St. Jacobs Oil, which always relieves him at once. 5HQII f HL 'l!'Qf9VPK 1 .j.fjp' fj fHE-5S5P!5?jSav I mm " ""foil J RHEUMATISM, 'feurafaii. Sciatica. Lumeaao. Backache, Serines of the Chest, Gout, Quint, Sere Throat, Swell-. ings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. Ko Preparation en ruth etnuJi St. Jacob Oil as a 9mfeture, simple and cheap External Bcmdj. A trial entalk bat tae eonparatuelr trials? outlay of M Ceats, and arerj- ona mfTer lng mth'pala can two cheap and po-jtire proof or itaclalma. Direction in Keren Long-tugM. B0LD3YALLDRUGQiaTBAKDDEALEE3 INMEDIOIHE. A. VOGELER tic CO., Baltimore, Hit., U.S.Ji, SHORT BITS. About 151,000 bushels of wheat have boen stored in the farmers' warehouse at Independence. Yellow fever at Pensacola, Flor ida, has attacked 131 persons, 15 fatally up to date. There are now 55 cases. A Great Northern Jfajlrrjad train with an eight single driver outside cylinder engine lately ran from Leeds to London, 1SG!7 miles, in exactly three hours sixty-two miles an hour. The wealthiest city in the United States, in proportion to popula tion, is Portland, Oregon. The country for miles around is sup plied with liquor fiom that point. Boston Post. SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER. Pain in the right ide, uikIt !f of ribs increasing on pressure; -oiiiftniii tiic pain ! on the Wr .side; the :tli-nt i-, mrel.x able to lit on the lert side; mjiuc ttine the ruin folt under tli shoulder and is sometime taken for ItheuinaiiMii in the :iriu. Thr- Moniaeh ! affected with low of appetite and slekius; the luwls In general are coMive, j-omctimo alter nating with laxity; the head is troubled with psin.nccompanled vrithailull.licay senation In the luck part. There Is gener ally h considerable los of memory, acconi lianied with a paiiifulsensatlon of having left undone something which ought to have been done. A .slicht, dr congh i sometimes attendant. The patient com plains of weariness and debility; he i easily startled ; his feet are cold or burn in ?, and he complains of a prickly sensa tion of the skin; his spirits are low, ami, although he lsMti-tltd that exerciso would be ltencficlal to him, yet he can scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try it. If you have any of the above symptoms, you can certainty be cured by the use of the genuine I)K. C. McLANE'S LIVER PILLS. When vou buy MeLane'6 Pills, insist on having DR. C. McLAXE'S CELE DllATEU LI VEU PILLS, madobv Flem ing Hi os., Pittsburgh, To. If you can not set the genuine 1I. V. MeLANE'S LIVER PILLS, send. US 25 centre by mall, and we will snd theni to you. FLEMING imOS., Pittsburgh, Pa. King of the Blood Is not a "cure all," it is a blood-puritler and tonic. Impurity of t he blood poisons t he .svs tem, deranges tne circulation, and thus In duces many disorders known by different names to distinguish them according to ef fects, but being really branches or phases or that great generic disorder, lmanrlty ot Bleed, bucli are Dytipla, ltllltmumw, Liter Complaint, Cnntlpatlon. Kcrrowt Dis order. Headache, Bachachc, General Weak ness. ITeart Disease, Dropu. Kidney Dltcazc, Pile, Rheumallin, Catarrh, Scrofula, Skin Dlmrdert, Pimple. Ulcer. StcelUnas, e., c. King er the Bleed prevents and cures these by attacking the caittc. Impurity of the blood. Chemists and physicians agree in calling it "the most genuine and efficient preparation for the purpose." Sold by Drug gists, 1 per bottle. See testimonials, direc tions, Sx., in pamphlet, TrcatIsc on Diseases ot tbi mood." wrapped around. each bottle. D. JLVXSOM. SON & Co.. Props Buffalo, 5f.Y. I IROSCOE'S first class Oyster Saloon, j) I rilKNAW STREET. ASTORIA. mm: iwdeksioned is pleased to JL niiiiifiincf to the iniMti- that lie has op ened : FIlt.HT Cli.lSS lEScttixxs Louise , ml fnrni-he in fut-class stIi OYSTIIKS HOT COFFEE TEA, ETC. at'thk Ladies' and Gent's Oyster Saloon,. CHKN'AMUS STREET. ri.iNio me :i rail. IIOSCOKIDIXON, Proprietor A. M, JOHNSON & Co., Si Kojirs siutl CrI:ie ui'all kiutls. ! IS!mlis.Inl4'iit mul 3Ioii:iIinc of TIn i rim in Lrrtou' SVotcIt Salmon twt Twines. Mermaid Twine.: Canrat, all IV: Copper Tipped On rs. The hot nvortment of GROCERIES In Town. The Ilest COFEl'.RS and TEAS. Trji our lelrovellnlilnf; Powder I'ositicly Hit? hot ecr made. CAXSHNTEZX GOODS of all Kindt put up by best I'ackcrs. Richardson's and Roblmi's Canned Goods. Term. Cash. Profit StuiUI. tWGIVF. ITS .V CALL-sru B. B. FKANKLTN, UNDERTAKER- Corner Cass ami Sqneinoqlie streets, ASrOKIA. -.- - OREGON DIUhKIt IK WALL PAPER AND V IN I WAV SHADES AX1 UNDEKTAKEl'S GOODS.. ;ST. HELEN'S HALL, AKT m'PAKTJIKXT. mm: coin's or tkvciiers long en- X iniged In St. Hctpifs Hall has Just been reinforced by the addition of slv new teacli ers.iire of them from nroininent educational institution, of the Ea-tcm States. Two or these are engaged in the Musical Depart ment, three in the Enslhh and one OIISS rt'LLlCK) in the Alt Department. .Mrss IT I.I.IOK is a lady of English birth, hut cdm-itcd in this country, she was graduated at Vasir College, and has slnco spent much tim in the nest private Studios in the l"a.-dem States. She comes with the highest recommendation.- for her attain ments ar.d skill as a teachei of fainting and Draw ma. The-e co er the whole ground of intnutinn in the be.t Art Schools, embrac ing Oil Painting in landscape. Flower and Still-life Studies; Crajon, Charcoal, Water Color, rencll. Ten and Ink, and Decorative Art in all its branches. :I1SS 1'UI.LICK is a lady of liberal edu cation and superior culture, and the Rector and Principal ofst. Helen's Hall recommend tliis department of their school toits patrons with entire confidence, being well assured that it was never under a more competent instructor, or one of more varied acquit ments. sal.lm Delinquent City Taxes. TrOTlCr. IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I, i-l the undersigned. Chief of Police, have been furnished with n warrant from the city council requiring me to collect the taxes as sessed for the j car 152. and now delinquent upon the list, and make return ot the same within sh.tydas. All parties so indebted will therefore please take notice and govern tliemschc accordingly. C.W.LAUGHERY, Chief of Police. Astoria. Oregon, September 19, 1SS2. NO FOOLISHNESS ! MUST MAKE ROOM ! I inn about toIeac for San Francisco with the intention of bringing up the finest stock of jr.4rriiRY. watciers. AXI Solid Ciolil and Silverware, Eer offered to the Astoria public, and offer for sale at extremely low prices the whole of my present stotk. This is a bona fide offer. Solid gold Watches. Chains, Bracelets, Ear Rings, Pins, i-te.. at manufacturers prices. GJJSTAV ILAKSEN. FOR THIRTY DAYS ONLY HTKAMEK '.'KATATA' Owing to her being too small for our busi ness ill be sold on reasonable terms. Apply at the office of Badollet & Co., Up per Astoria, for particulars, when thp onat can be seen. BADOLLET S: CO. grtrfciBgiKs uG0d 2 w ft co z CO o n o L n. o o T rn o o M p c- J C5 r o O HtWHMMlH M'l WILLIAM HOWE, j DEALint l.V Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms! Limber All kinds of OAK LUMBER, GLASS, Boat Material. Etc. i Boats of all Kinds Made to Ord-ir. 2 l...,M.I.,.,l.t.MM,,W.im,.lMtM,M.t.l.W... IWW1WI ESfOrders from a dtstauee promptly attended iMISCELLAXEOTJS. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. BEXTOX 3rKFKT, N'kak Pakker Uousk. ASTOP.IA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILERMAKERS. LAPlMRIHinW and Cannery Work a specialty. Of all DescrtptlenH made to Order at Short Xotioc. A. D. Wass, President. J. O. JIustlkr, Secretary. I. "W. Cask, Treasurer. John" Fox, Superintendent S. ARNDT & FERCHEN, ASTOBIA. - OUECON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH SHOP 5r -J "S Boiler Shop All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, AND STEAMBOAT WORE Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. WILLIAM ED6AR, Corner Main and Chenamus Streets, ASTORIA OREON DE.ILEE u CIGARS AND TOBACCO. iuev;eieoraiea i JOSEPH RODCERS Jt SONS 6ENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND WE GENUINE WOSTENHOLM and other English Cutlery. FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Heerihaum Pipes, etc, A fine stock of Watckee and Jewelry, Xuczlc and Breeck leading Nhot Saha awd Klflen, Revolver, PlHtel. and AaaatnBlttoa , MAKIX1 GLAISHEM AMO X F1XK Assortment of tine Sl'ECTACrxS and EYE GLASSES. Notice. ALL PARTIES INDEBTED TO, ORIIOLD ing any indebtednes against Frank Brown deceased, of the Union Packing Co. will pleaso call at the office of the Union Packing Co. within thirty dav and settle same. UNION PACKING CO. Astoria. September SOth, 1S32. d-3t w-lt Mttl- ffWBtJ 2B;aVamc S aaaam p - r k . AND Bracket Work A SPECIALTY. to, and satisfaction guaranteed in sllviMS. 3'C ,,-'-,''J JK-'-' '-JUCJC BUSINESS OAM. E.c HOLOE2V, NOTARY ttUBLLO, AUCTIONEER, C01IMIS5I05 &B SUBAKOE AGKNI. ' TK. J. C. SHAFTEK, tHTSICIA aa fMSWM. "' (UF.CTSCHKR AR2T.) Difleafles ortk Throat a gpecialty Office over Conn's Dnuj Btatf. Q.RI.O V. PAKKKX. HHB w?. .fcw - - -a r"-j r-r'?f T O. BOZORTM, 1'. . CnmmlMl8aerf Notary laturaaee Aseat. Agent lor the Hamburg-Breiaea Ply lag Q. of Hambursf, Germany, and ot dw JfV elers' Life and Aeddent Ir?. C, t HWr ford. Conn. -Offlce iu Pythian Bnlldinj. Baoae Us. tt- TCI 1. WHTOI, Attorney and Counselor at lew rOftlce in Pjthfan Building. Saoan it K ASTOIUA." - - - OSfiQ. JAY TUTTIiE, M. B. PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEGMi Office Over the White Boose Store. i Kksxdkxcf OverElbeiiSonv Bakery, - ' I'vjin; .l ,4 Ui UHJ UlNVUUt J : a li. FLiroar. ai. . rhyaleiaa aaA Saisaa. ori'iCE-Over a. V. AUeas grocery 3. ! Booms, at the Parker House. Xt P. illCKg. PENTIST, ASTOPJA, - - - ossse?.. Booms in Allen's- building up ststo, mt or Cass and Sqemocqhe Btreta. , T V.. I.hFOKCF.. DENTIST Ueulul Komhm aver Case' etm. f Clicnamus Street, - - Asiorta, QJaiiaj !J. Q. A. BOWLBY. f ATTOK2CEY AT LA"W. ' Cheiumoa Street. - ASTOHIA. OaWWIf I lbwit, ATTORNEY ATU.W, May be found at the Court Hum G. A. STINSON ft 0v BLACKSMITHIN6, i At Capt. Rogers old stand, eoraer at Qee andkCourt Streets. Ship and Cannery work. HoneAcetof. Wagons made and repaired. Good wS guaranteed. Cleaning RepaiHiygi NEAT. CHEAP AND QUICK.- KOJtK liOVKTT,- ' Main Street, opposite N. LatfaX- books" FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL? CARL ADLKR. A complete stock of Seaed Beoaa'aaf, sohool supplier. Any book used la Vm mk lie .xchools of Clatsop Coanty eaaWdrflM at my store. CcAti ADLK ' OfflceChenarniwstreer, -YHf.o:'47aB,-?-Eoom No. 8. ,t . v-i . , . -, Vib, M.,u?v'-jrw?' ?rp' f 5ayr?3t..v. fc V Jt. .