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wiA: z-& wer-r-ar .: ,-i wmum nt's&V?' - J--- " .t . - .?rr. ,-.. -. -- 'iT EC3" , ' ' i Jfc -w- . . f r. iW-STOjr'! - -!.-." - '"'. & -r l - - ' v. VA A J --;3 i s&.xiy j,-.".. x-t -5y " - J j r' rl i l ' : - V -? .?' vT ?ii e.-U Rr- 0n ST Vol. xviii. Astoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, Xovember 21, 1882. No. U. , .'.: PttilB itstottmi. OUR NORTHERNNEIGHBORS. Chehalis county is situated in the extreme western portion of the territory, its shores being washed by the waters of the Pa cific ocean. It lias an area of about 2,f)00 square miles, and its two great central features, sas the New Tacoma Ledger, are Gray's Harbor, its natur.il outlet, and the Chchalis river, a powerful stream tributary to it. Tributary to them, flowing from both the north and the south are numerous small streams, some of them of consid erable size, and furnishing, when combined, nearly 2,000 miles of practicable way, all ot which is available for lumbering pin poses, and much of which is navigable. The valleys of these streams are all very fertile, and they are sub ject to disastrous overflows. They probaably contain a larger amount of really valuable arable land than any other region of similar extent west of the Cascades, at least in this territory. The greater portion of these lands are covered with an unusually light growth of al der, vine maple, spruce and salmon brush, easily cleared; and there are also many small prairies inter spersed with this timber, these having as a rule, a rich soilj es pecially in the lower Chehalis country. All these lands produce the finest grasses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and have been found especially adapted to the dairy interest, which is a leading indus try in the country at the present time. The uplands of the country are covered with a magnificent growth of heavy timber, consist ing of red, white, and yellow fir, hemlock, cedar, etc., and is pro nounced by men of extended ex perience, to be the finest and best .Adapted, to Ijirabering purposes ofJ any body of timber as yet known" on the coast. There is still an abundance of government land, both timber and agricultural, to be had in the county, though it is being taken up very fast, the records in the land office at Obym- pia show that during the month of October, there were 30 entries of timber lands, and 100 entries of homesteads and pre-emptions made within its limits. Thepopu lation of the county is variously estimated at from three to five thousand, though this is probably low, as its vote one year ago was 700, and it is expected that the votes cast at the recent election will be found to exceed 1000, though returns are not all in at this writing. Thcie can be no doubt, however, that the popula tion of the count' is increasing rapidly disinterested estimates placing the increase at 100 per cent, during the past six months. To new comers in the territory, it is a matter of surprise that a region containing the advantages evident in this case, should, as to population and general develop ment, have remained so'far behind other localities in western Wash- ington, less favored by nature. Iuquiry, however, develops the fact that it has remained undevel oped on account of the lack of sufficient means of communication and intercourse with the outside world. This matter has now, however, been so far remedied as to admit of prospective and imme diate increase of advancement for the Chehalis valley. The erection of a large sawmill by Simpson Bros, at the mouth of the Hoquiam river, on Gray's Harber, and the location of Hume's cannery near the place, to be followed during the season by the establishment of other mills, and other canneries, has brought to the lower portion of the country many vessels, and many of them large sea-going ships, and these together with the services of a river steamer plying between the head waters of the Chehalis and Gray's Harbor, and touching semi-weekly at Elma, Montesano, the county seat, and nkny other pcints along the river, have opened up communication with Portland and San Francisco, and thus furnished a good market for all the products of the entire country. In the natural order of things the trade of this county, which is shoitly to be enormous, should come to the Sound, but as the building of a railroad from Olyinpia to Gray's Harbor will' be necessary to that end, it is not probable that the above named point will monopolize it for omc time to come. Vaiious railroad projects, looking to the connection referred to. are being agitated, but, as yet, nothing definite has taken shape. Present lack of railroad facilities, however, need not in the least, and in fact docs not deter settlement, for thete is now abundant means of communi cation by sea, and ample market facilities afforded without them. Brutality ot Polygamy. There is a man in this city who is a porygamist; who has a pleas ant address; who stands high in the favor of the authorities of his church; who talks well: who would, by a man like C'apt. Codman, be pointed out to eastern people as a living evidence of the malice and falsehood which fills the hearts of decent people when they denounce polygamy. By his real wife that man became the father of several children. Upon her death and the assuming of power by the second wife, the father drove every child of his first wife away from home. He gave one delicate child, a little little girl of eleven years of age, to a brutal farmer in the country; that man sent the child to tend stock on the mountains, and com pelled her to sleep alone in a tent on the moutam side, where every night the child suffered the agony of the damned in natural childish fear. Now. the children are scat tered through three or four states and territories, and though this .childis heie in thej. ;city,''f he .nn- uaiuini uruiv; ui ji wiuiiT uat llUl called to see her for seTen months.. And he is well off. lie has abun dant means to provide for his chil dren, and were it not so, he has two strong arms and could earn a comfortable living for them. But the shame of her place haunted the second wife until the first wife died, and then the hate which had been smouldering through the years burst into flame, and she de termined that the presence of that woman's children should not be a reproach to her and her children any longer. And the father, eni bruted by his former acts, having learned to think of his children as he did of his calves by different cows, turned his heart against his first born, and drove all the chil dren which the wife of his youth had borne to him into the street at the bidding of the woman who, in. that way, sought for a respite from the cries which her own wounded womanhood had been assailing her soul with for years. . The foregoing is no fancy sketch. The iittle girl who was sent to the mountains alone to herd stock and to sleep alone in a tent on the mountain side is light heie, and can be seen by any who are curi ous to investigate the case. And yet this infamous system which transforms a man into a brute and a woman'into a fiend, we are told is a system which the God of Justice declares to be necessary in order to save the souls of forlorn women. It is this system which George Q. Cannon councils his people to practice, even if in doing so it is necessary to set all laws at defiance. Is it not time that something direct should be done to stop this business? The Thugs mercifully killed their victims, they did not put their own children out in the mountains to die of cold and fear. If any one thinks we arc wrong, it will cure him to listen for half an hour to the story of the child who was made a stock herder. Salt Lake Tribune. Perfection is not of this world, but we feel safe in asserting that, as a ncutralizcr of pain and exterminat or of rheumatism, St. Jacobs Oil ap proaches the nearest to it, among remedial agents. The Rev. Geo. II. Thayer, of Bour bon, Ind., says: "Both my.self and wife owe our lives toSmi.oifs Consumption Cum." Sold by W. E.Deineat. Progress of tlie Northern Pacific. Col. Charles B. Lamborn, Land Commissioner of the Xoithern Pacific, Iiab just iViurned from a trip as far west sis Helena. lie stated that the track was now l.iid toapointseventy-five miles west of Billinirs, and that it would be coin pletcd to Livingston in thirty days. It is the intention to nmko a big town at Livingston, which is just at the base, of the big grade which takes the load over the mountain. It is to be the junction of the spur up the Yellowstone to the National park, the route of which is now surveyed and upon which work is to begin at once, with the view of completing it into the park early enough in the spring to accommodate the tourist travel of next season. It is the intention to build at Livingston the largest car shops between Portland and Brainerd, and also to construct three railing mills, as a vast de posit of the very best bituminous coal has been discovered within three miles of the proposed new town. Bozeman and Helena, Col. Lamborn stated, both begin to feel the effects of the railway, and the former place is now equal to the palmiest days of Leadville, so far as the sensational features of gambling and dance houses arc concerned. The business men of Billings are alr.eacty making prepa rations to establish branch houses at Livingston, and the town is ex pected to at once jump into promi nence and prosperit'. Splinters from the floor whereon Jessie James foil when he was shot are sold on the premises for twenty-five cents apiece, and sev eral hundred feet of lumber have been advantageously disposed of in this way. -w c-55 yg1TM'?Awwir,V'::; Aykhs Catjiaktic Pir.1.9 are the best of all purgatives for family use. They are the product of lonj?, laborious, ami successful chemical investigation, anil their extensive list by phvsicians in their practice, and by all civilized na tions, proves them the best and most ef fectual purgative Pill that medical sci encu can devise. Jn intrinsic value and curative powers no other Pills can be compared w Hit them, and every person, knowing their virtues, will employ them, when- needed. They keep the system in perfect order, and maintain in healthy aetion the whole machinery of life. Mild, searching and effectual, they are especially adapted to the needs of the digestive apparatus, derangements of which they prevent and cure, if timely taken. They are the best and .safest physic to employ for children and weakend constitutions, where n mild and effectual cathartic is required. Fon Sam: r.v am. I)kam:u. Mothers! Mothers:! Hothtr! 1 1 1 Are you disturbed at night and broken oC your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth ? If so, go at once and get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, it will relieve the poor little suf ferer immediately depend upon it; there is no mistake about it. There is not a mother on earth who has ever used it, who will not tell jou at once that it will regulate the bowels, and give re-st to the mother, and relief and health to the child, operating like magic. It is perfectly safe to use in all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is the pre scription of one ot the oldest and best female physicians and nuVses in the United States. Sold everywhere. 'J5 cents a bottle. Mothers should Know It Fretful babies cannot help disturb ing everybody, and mothers should know how soothing Parker's Ginger Tonic is. It stops babies pains, makes them healthy, relieves their own anxi ety and is sate to use. Jounmh A "Wise Plan. Kvcryonc wishing to try the new rem- Store. Knowing Ss'rup of Pigs to he better iu its effect and more pleasant to the taste than any other reined, the California Pig Syrup Company has ad opted a wise plan to make its merits known to the people. Jlodge Davis & CoAVhoIesateAgents, Poitland Oregon. A CARD. To all who are suffering from the errors and indiscretions of vouth. nerv ous weakness, early decay, loss of man hood, etc., 1 will send a recipe that will cure you FREE OP CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered bv a mis .sionary in South America. Send a self addressed envelope to the Rev. JosKrn T. Ixmax, Station D, Xew York City. Why will you cough when Shilolfs Cure will give immediate relief. Price lOcboOctsandSl. Sold by W. E. De ment. For Dyspepsia andLiver Complaint, you have a printed guarantee on every bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizcr. It never f ai Is to cure. Sold by W. E. Dement. Are you made miserable by Indi E. Demeni Every lady should send 25 cents to Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, and receive their Fashion Quarterly for months. 10OO Engravings and 4 pages new music each issue. "Hackmetack." a lasting and fra rrant perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents, sold by W. E. Dement. cdy for biliousness and constipation Syrup of Pigs can obtain a tiial bottle frnenf phnnre. nt W. "K. T)riupni' nnm gestion, uonsupauon, uizziness, .Loss of appetite, Yellow Skin ? Shilolfs Vital izcr is a nositive cure. For snli in- w sram m iaWkW, If 75 "iiBinEKi ;2&g3tfl HSPfJf&PfslfE j 1 FOR RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia,. Sciatic a, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, Quins, Sore Throat, S wett ings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, Gsntcat Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted ! Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. Ho Preparation on earth equal Sr. J.cor Oil as a safe, sure, simple aad cheap External Bemedj. A trial cntalU but the comparatively trifling nnf Isv n EA PafB. amif rwn-r nnm .tiffp- In with pain caa bare cbcap and po-dtira proof 01 iu claims. Directions in Eaten Language. BOLD B Y ALL DU GGIiTI AID DE ALEE3 Iff XEDIODTE. A. VOGIXER Jr. CO., Baltimore, Ma, V. S. A. A Kentucky exchange asks: "What is -the great lever that shoves the newspape'r forward V" Well, in the case of most country journals, it is two dollars a year in advance. There are three things that the wisdom of the learned man cannot determine- wKoKjnMpWCjinged cat will Junat3fK3rcfeHkJury will give of a man Tho countenance-its lAI& aQd lfrsden colored, with occasional flushes of h cir. cmnscribod jjiotoii''Oiio or lotLi check;, the eyes become (lull; the pupils tlUate; nn azure semicircle runs, nlong Use lower cye-Ul; the ine Irrltntc-l, swells ncl sometimes bleeds; a swelling of the upper lip; occasional he.trfai'he, with hummiiiK or throbbing of the ears; an unusual m. crctiou of .saliva; hlimj or furred tongue; breath very foul, particularly in the morn ing; appetite ailuble, sometimes vora cious with a gnawing sensation of tho stomach; nl others entirely gone; llectiug pains in the stomach; occnMonul uausc.i ami vomiting; iolcnt pains throughout the nlxlomen ; 1kwc1s irregular, at limns costive; stools slimy, not unfreijuently tinged with hhtod lclly .swollen and hanl ; urine turbid ; respiration c-1.sion.1Uy Iiui ciilt and accompanied by hiccough; cougli somctluutfdryaud convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep.withgrimllngof thcleeth; temper arl.thlc, but generally irritable. Whenever the above symptoms are found to exist, UK. C. XcLAXE'S YEKMIFUtiE will certainly elfcct 11 cure. r - j -tT- v . . ' Iu buving Vermifuge be sure j ou v-' tho genuine DIt. C. MrLANE'S Vi:mn. ITCJK, manufactured by Fleming ltro 24 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, V.i. The market is full of counterfeit. You will be right if it lias the signature of rii-n-ing ltros. and C. McLane. Jf your, storekeeper docs not Irixe the genuine, please report to us Send us a three cent stamp for I iriml somc :id erlislng cards. FLEHlXti BKOS., Pittsburgh. Pa. King of the Blood Is not a ''cure all" it is a Mood-purifier and tonic. Impurity of the blood poisons thosys tem, deranges the circulation, and thus in duces many disorders, known bv dillcrent unities to distinguish them according to ef fects, but being rc:illy brandies or phases of that great generie disorder. Impurity or Bleod. Such are DysiKla, UlUiouwrt, Llrcr Complaint, Coiixtlpaliim. jYcrmui Dii onlcr. Headache, Backache, General U'to. nc. Heart, Disease, DroiHU. Kidney Ditcatc, Pthv, llhcumatixm. Catarrh, Set inula. Skin Diivtrdent, Pimple. Ulcer. Swcllina, Ac. Ac. King or the Blood prevents and cures thoe by attacking the cnitr. Impurity of the blood. GheiuLstsaud phj.slci.uis agree in calling it "tho most genuine ami eflicicnt prep.iratiou for the purpose." Sold bv lm gkts, SI per bottle. See testimonials, dlrco tions,&c,in pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases ot tin Wood." u rapped around each bottle. D.1JANSOM, SOX & Co., l'roiw Buffalo. '. Y. THE "NE PLUS" PateutWasliingMacliine Oaly Premium at Portland Me ckaaics Fair is bow Ready. The owners of the SOLE SHOP RIGHT For Oregon will dclher free to any mil road or steamboat .station on receipt of $ii. Specially low terms to dealers. Address 1. O. Lpv. 713 Portland, Oregon. Notice. I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE OF MY IXTEX tion to apply for a Patent for curing and putting up salmon trout, commonlv called steel-heads, under the name and "stjle of 'Borchcrs' Sugar Cured, Smoked, Boncltss Salmon Trout.," which piocess Iuv been at tached and is now made use of by Messrs. Bow Ibv, Berry, and Colluud In Astoria, Or. J. T. BOUCHERS. Astoria, Oregon, xov. IS, 188;. dlm mm finff-TrW rrafaTiiK3e:?rv;r3 ---' joraK ivHiHaMaBHKBrrx. - 5ga-ia3gy:? -"? titiiiiliirt ' nr mi I - XVBWI'HHVBmA.UV !.' IJJRKvH ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS Oyster Saloon. C$ vm: mis sn:KKT,AS'rourA. mm: i'.'i)Ki:si:xi:n is ilkasi:d to . X nnnonnrt to ihr public that lie lias op- cin'ii a FIKST :ii.SS 3Eto,tiTigr House , Ami fitruNln- in lirt- lass Mk I OYSTi:!!-. HOT COFFKK TKA.. CTC. T TUB 1 Ladies' and Gent's Oyster Saloon, niKXAMUS STHEET. I'Iimm m im :i cull. i:)M'(K"iJiAOXf rroprietor A. M. JOHNSON & Co., SMb Clanta and Grocers. ISojics :nil Cord:!' oFnll kiutls. 1!ln-lfs. ln(itl ami IHctf aliuc of all sizes. TI10 cimiii4 l.roson's NVof-Ii Sainton not Titinc. TllVa'iuasrf Twines: Cam as, all 3fof; Connrr Tipped Oars. Tin lr t :ivnrtiiiciit f GROCERIES 1 11 Town. Tho Host COFEEES ami TEAS. Tr.vourni'IroseBaliiiijrIoH-1er I'oMthely the best ecr made. CAXsf rsTEO GOODS of all kinds put up bj best 1'acKcrs. Richardsoirs and Kohhin's Canned (toniN. TorniK Cnli. ProfltK Small. cb-ciyi: us a cam.-k WILLIAM ED GAB, Corner Main and Chenamus Streets, ASTORIA OREGOX DKI.KR 15 CIGARS AND TOBACCO. The Celebrated JOSEPH RODCERS &. SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM and other English Cutlery. SXAXXOHTKXCSTl EAIRCHILD'S .GOED .PENS, QtiYint HMrshaiA Pif f ttt. Tssm nm'KcyMrvk. PWli.;v f amu. nniainiinm s & Ca" .-.tLii T 7 W- ttLAMSES ALSO A FIXE Assortment of fine srFCTACLES and EYE GLiVSSES. B. B. FRANKLIN, UNDERTAKER, Corner Cuss and Sipiemoiiie streets, ASTORIA. ... OREGON iki,ki: IN WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES AND UNDERTAKERS GOODS. MAGNUS C. (VR0SBY. Dealer In HARBWABE, IRON, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, PTAiMP.KIJS AND STEAM F1WERS Goods and Tools, SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON TIN AND COPPER, Stoves, Tin Ware and House Furnishing Goods. JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN, COP PER PLUMBING and STEAM FITTING Done with i.eatness and dispatch. None but tlrst class workmen employed. A lare assortment ofJ SCALES (Constantly on baud. Delinquent City Taxes. NOTICE IS IIEREBY GIVEN THAT I, the undersigned. Chierof Police. liae been furnished with 11 wartant from the clty council requiring me to collect the taes as sessed for the 3 ear IRS?, and now delinquent upon tho list, and make return or the same within sixty days. All parties so indebted will therefore pleaso take notice and goern tliriiiM'U es accordingly. C. W. LAUGIIERY, Chief of Tollce. Astoria, Oregon, Siptemher 19, 1SKV 41 wSBSBBm z Irk . km W tTJ CO CO O p; -ri O 3d CO s m W Co g I I if -- j rJ CO f x I WILLIAM HOWE, i di:ai.k ix Doors, Windows, Blinds. Transoms, Lumber. All kinds if OAK LUMBER, i CLASS. Boat Material. Etc. Boats of all -Kinds Made to Order. STOrders from a distance promiitly attended MISCELLANEOUS ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Bkntox Stkkkt, Nk.k Pakkkk HOl'SK, ASTOIIIA. - OIJEGOX. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LINRlJUARINE ENGINES Bkrf Wrt, St'MMlMt Work; 4krtMlMu '. A.'l.-TVA88.Presfdairt. aJtCV -. .I.G.Hr;sTiJtR,SeCTeUry. r I.W. Cask. Treasurer, Joic?Tox,Suierlntendent S.ARNDT&EERCHEN, ASTOEIA. - OEEGON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH S H OP A.V'H r.?t nt Ke" Doner, nop sas5J All kinds or ENGINE, CANNERY, AXD STEAMBOAT WORE Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. B. F. STEVENS. C. S. BROWN CITY BOOK STORE. Whfie ou will find all the standard works of the day, and a constantly changing stock of no cities and lancy articles : we keep the best assortment of variety goods in the city. Pocket Books, Picture Frames, Steroscopes, Mu sical Instruments, Sheet Music, Bijou terie, & Celluloid Goods, etc., etc. P. l STEVENS & CO. Wilson & Fisher, SHIP CHANDLERS. DEALKHS IX Iron, Steel, Coal, Anchors, Chains, TAR, PITCH, OAKUM, WROUGHT AND CUT GALVANIZED S IS X JK jES 9 Nails Copper Nails and Burrs Shelf Hardware, Faints and Oils Rubber and Hemp Packinq of all Kinds. PROVISIONS. FLOUIt AS1) DIFLT. FEED. Agents for Salem Flouring Mills. Corner Chenamus and Hamilton Streets ASTORIA., OREGON. SKi -? j& T' t-i4.Qiiiiiifv:Wrtua WMMritt.-- ? SfeirfO Av lflBla ' mJ.fc-a-- - rmrm?m'mm-'-;i ?TrWPB laF,rriK T. ill m i irniw 1 1-, ff raw 1 r 3- C4 2 CO o o 0 p 0 s g-n gW o 2O CD P TURIIINQ AX1 Bracket Work A SPECIALTY. t and satisfaction Ruaninteed in all eases. BUSINESS CAEDS. "tl C. IIOLl)K, NOTARY PUBLIC, AL'CTIONKhi:, COMiHSSIOX AX1 SUEANCE AGEX1. TK. J. C. HHAFTER, (ti;UTSCnEK AKZT.) DiseaMCM ertheThrt a Specialty. Office over Conn's Drug Store. T O. KOORTM, l'-TJl - W. ir; CammjMlmfrfJiiiif; m3 sT rs. v v , . .. i is' n Hoc? 7, amu wr ueJMWHiKiiMWfin nav elem'XIXe-ancLAccMent Ins.-.CQsP lnwt'rtttwrrir jzi -. 2r.r t UiMbMnrriHMapaa4.ac-lliav: - - .r r $J " " UtX--t . H X pi r77X5 SUMVEYM OF. f Clatnop CoHMiyhiBrtCityerABtwrtnssa Ottlce :-Clienanms street, Y.M.C. A. hall Itoom Xo. s. in J. WINTON, Attorney- and Counselor at Law. arOfllce in Ptliinn Building. Kooius II, 12. ASTORIA, ... - OREGON. TAY TUTTLE. M. . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON j OrncK Kooms l. 2, and 3. Tythlan Build- KK-sjiutjccK Over Eluersou' Bakery, op posite JLirth & M crs' Saloon. A li. FUI..TOX. M. D. I'hysiclau and Bargees. OFFICE Over A. V. 'Allen's grocery Moie. Booms, at the Tarker House. Tjl 1. HICKS. PENTIST, ASTORIA, - - - OREGON Booms in Allen's building up stairs, corner of Cm and Sueniocnjie streets. J K. ImFORCK, DENTIST Dental Booms oyer Cane' Morr. Cheiiaiuus Street, - - Astoria, Orejjou. I Q. A. DOWLBY. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Chenamus Street. - ASTOKIA. OKKGO a a. STINSON & CO.. BLACKSMITHING, At t'apt. Kugcrs old stand, comer of Ca.- and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing. Wagons maIe and repaired. Good work cnianuitced. TAXX.ORXHG, Cleaning Repairing. NEAT, CHEAP AND QUICK. BV KOKK liOVTT, Alain Street, opposite Jf. Loeb'a, MAX. WAGNER'S BOWLING ALLEY. MAX. WAGNER'S Agency for the Natiinal Beer. Eeerdeliered iu any part of the city. Lost. OCTOBER 2CTII. ABOUT ONE JULE abo 0 Tongue Point, a small green skuT. with one pair iron rowlocks and ono pair oars in her. Oars branded on blade J. H. D. G. A reward of $3.00 will b paid to th party returning her to this offlce. tf Ss8iaEsL ? WSSIf' h rMc. -s . V3S - 3 r. -. v