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ASTORIA, OREGON:
FIUDAY
.MARCH 9. V-S3
The Kioto sailed j'esterday.
Capt. J. C. "White is on this morn
ing's steamer.
The Miles goes to
on the 23d inst.
Gray's harbor
E. C. Holdcn advertises
his
regular auction sale to-morrow.
0. B. Thomas, brother of J. E.
Thomas, is on the incoming steamer.
The Queen of the Pacific is due
this morning with 158 cabin passen
gers. Col. Spedden gives notice con
cerning proposals for burying the indi
gent dead.
The Brush electric light company
offer to light Portland with 100 lights
for $26,000 per annum.
The Cheesebrough will put off
between 800 and 1,000 tons; it will
take several days yet to finish.
The Lilian brought over a load
of lath and sawed lumber from
Knappton yesterday afternoon.
C li. Cuoper, proprietor of the
I. X. L., goes to San Francisco on the
Queen of tho Pacific next "Wednesday.
Tho American ship Robert Dixon,
which left here Nov. 3, 1882, for
Queenstown, arrived out last Wed
nesday. At C:48 last evening tho fire alarm
sounded, the occasion being a blazing
chimney on Jfr. Davidson's house.
No damage.
The Palmer Dramatic company
are on to-day's steamer. They open
at Portland in "The Whito Slave,"
next Monday.
The Weekly Astoriax full of
home news, is out to-day. Send a
copy home and let folks see what a
country we have out here.
The growing importance of As
toria's postal business is illustrated by
the fact that it is now no uncommon
occurrence for sixteen sacks of mail
matter to come up on the steamer for
this place.
.At an adjourned meeting of the
board of fire delegates last evening the
city council was requested to move
the bell tower to the rear of the city
hall, at tho same time raising the
tower eighteen or twenty feet.
A young man named Bowman
met with a severe accident at Ska
mockwa last-Tuesday, by falling from
a hay wagon, breaking his left leg.
Surgical attendance -was summoned
from tiiis city and the bone set.
Fresh smelt and clams are in the
market in abundance. The most of
tho smelt caught so far come from
Clifton, Oak Point and other up river
points. Tho clams, great, fat, juicy
fellows aro purely a Clatsop county
product.
Another interested audience as
sembled in tho Presbyterian church
last evening to hear the second of Mr.
King's lectures on alcohol. lie is an
earnest and effective speaker, and is
consistent in his assertions. He goes
to St. Helens to-day.
At the last meeting of tho Port
land city council an ordinance was
passed increasing the license of sa
loons to 200 per quarter for the salo
of spiritous liquors, and making the
license for tho sale of bepr or other
malt liquors $50 per quarter.
A Cathlamct correspondent of the
Netcs says that "J. B. Montgomery is
erecting a sawmill two miles below
here at tho mouth of Jack slough.
Its capacity will be 60,000 feet a day.
The timber used in the construction
of tho railroad between Portland and
Kalama will bo cut at this mill. W.
P. McTntire has the contract for fur
nishing the logs. In less than a
montlu eight logging camps will be
running near here, giving employment
to 100 mon."'
Talking to a resident near Young's
river a few days ago concerning the
poultry business in this vicinity he
cueu ins own experience, wnicn con
denses this way. He has a few good
hens, keeps plenty gravel, oyster
shells, etc, for them to eat; bought a
ton of wheat last August for $35;
sold enough eggs by January 1st to
pay for wheat; has enough left to run
him all summer; cannot supply de
mand for eggs, averages $5 a week for
cash sales; sells his chickens for 75
cents each. There is nothing very
stupendous about the.business, but
we think it illustrates one fact, that a
man or woman can make money in
the poultry business; the market j'b
certainly a good one.
New Buildings.
Apart from tho considerable build
mg going on in upper Astoria and
Uniontown, we notice a good deal in
our more immediate vicinity. Messrs.
Hartwig, McFarland and Davis are
putting up neat and commodious
dwelling houses on the west end of
Squemoqna street. A. Montgomery is
beginning the erection of a residence
on Jefferson between Main and Ben
ton streets, and later on E. C. Holdcn
proposes to build on the corner below.
Across from the same corner lumber is
on the ground fur a building for Mr.
Jordan. On Squemoqua street, next
to the Odd Fellows' building, I. W.
Case will put up a two-story building
on bent?, 25x65, and farther down the
street further improvements are con
templated the coming season. Across
the street from our office Messrs
Brown & Pave will soon erect a build
ing 48x48, fronting on Cass street, for
office purposes.
Shipping Land Lubbers."
Some sailors in this office last night
report that a ship lying at Astoria
ready for sea has had a crow shipped
by a notorious sailor boarding house
keeper in this city, not a man of whom
is a sailor. Should that vessel be
caught suddenly in a storm at sea,
she would be at the mercy of the
waves and the captain would find
himself powerless to manage tho ship.
There is little doubt that vessels
have been lost at sea under mysteri
ous circumstauces, when, if tho full
facts could be obtained, the cause
could be traced to thoroughly inex
perienced and incompetent crews.
What better can be expected of the
abominable system of blood money,
shanghaing aud the other outrages
practiced in tho shipment of crews.
I; is truly lamentable to contemplate
tho valuable property and human
lives that are at the mercy of sailor
boarding house keepers. Telegram.
Chamber of Commerce.
At tho adjourned meeting of the
Astoria chamber of commerce held
last Tuesday evening communications
were read from Clarence A. Seward,
attorney for the chamber, Gen.
Hazen. chief of the U. S. signal
service, and F. K. Arnold, secretary
Portland board of trade. Messrs. J.
D. Merryman and J. O. Bozorth were
elected members of the chamber. M.
C. Crosby, chairman of committee on
tin, reported that there being no raise
on the duty as contemplated at the
time, the committee found no action
necessary. It was decided that future
meetings be held on the third Monday
in each month, other meetings in the
city on the first Monday interfering
with attendance. The place of meet
ing in future will be the roon occu
pied by the V. M. C. A. On motion
the chamber adjourned.
Business Change.
Mr. Ed. D. Curtis, long and favor-
bly known in Astoiia business circles,
has bought the stock of furniture and
upholstery of W. Gallick, of Portland
and will start in business next week.
He goes to Portland to-day for the
purpose of replenishing stock and
making permanent business arrange
ments. Tho Astoria Gas Light company
advertise concerning fittings in
houses. The intent is to securo uni-
iormity so mat meir customers may
be guaranteed a steady supply.
In the police court yesterday af
ternoon the case of John Stephans
was continued until next Tuesday
awaiting further inquiry in relation
to former decisions. In the caso of
Geo. Hill, counsel has given notice of
an appeal, and filed appeal bonds.
Rev. Dr. Lindsley, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Portland,
has accepted the invitation of the
Astoria Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation, to deliver tho address at its
public anniversary services to be held
in tho Congregational church next
Sunday evening.
James Kiernan second assistant
chief engineer of tho Portland paid
lire department, is visiting friends in
Astoria, and in response to a fire
alarm last evening took hold of the
tongue of No. l's Engine and with his
usual good nature helped t place
her where she would do the most
good.
The Portland 2Teics of recent date
has an "editorial"' taken bodily out of
the Cleveland, Ohio, Leader without
an indication of credit. The Oregon
tan a short time ago had an editorial
taken from tho Philadelphia frets, in
which the verbiago was changed to
suit this locality, but no mark of
credit given. 'Why do tho heathen
rage?"
Furnished rooms to rent at Sirs. P.
J.Goodman's, corner Concouilov aud
Madison streets.
The Salmon and Bear of the Nook-sack.
In notes of a hunt in tho Nook
sack country, in northern Washington
Territory, Morse's Monthly says:
While passing down this portion of
the river, wo were frequently com
pelled to wade it. At the same time
the "humpy" salmon wcro running.
This far up the river their backs
were coal black, aud hunipt or round
ed so as to form a semicircle along the
back and extending from the head to
the tail. These salmon completely
filled the stream; literally, there were
millions of them. On the riffles they
were so thick that when we were wad
ing the river at such places they would
dart between our legs and nearly trip
us up. Bear were on the banks of
the river by hundreds, feeding ou
the salmon; that is wo saw no bear,
but heard a great many of them, and
saw innumerable fresh bear trucks.
In fact, bear trails were almost the
only trails we had, and sometimes
these appeared to have been as well
travel d as a village sidewalk; but
again they would cease it the end of
a hollow log, or would take us iuto a
salmon brush, crabapple or devil's
club thicket, and as Mr. Bear has no
UBe for a trail over four feet high, in
tho dense underbrush, none of these
trails were cleared higher than that,
and thus, one would be frequently
compelled to go down on all fours to
follow them. In other places, the
trail would be, for a mile or more at
a time, so full of rotten fish, that one
could Bcarce avoid stepping on them.
Evidently Mr. Bear, finding ifcto be
a good day for fishing, had been catch
ing salmon by wholesale, jnst for the
fun of the thing, aud as ho could not
cat them all, was compelled to leave
them there in the trail. The salmon
at work on the.riflles in such vast num
bers, rooting like so mauy hogs
among the boulders and gravel,
made a noise which could be heard
for one-fourth of a mile. They
worked away, half out of the water,
digging in the gravel with their long
thin snouts, with their backs blistering
in the sun, until the flesh would
fall from the bone when,
losing their strength, the swift
current would sweep them down the
stream and off tho riffles. As long as
possible, they would attempt to make
headway up stream; but growing
weaker rapidly, they would soon drift
ashoro to die. In this stream the wa
ter was so clear that the fish could bo
seen on tho bottom and one could
watch all Jlieir motions. It was not
an uncommon thing to sec trout,
splendid looking fellows from one to
two feet in length, feeding on the
torn and ragged backs of tho still
alive, but defenseless humpies; who
in vain sought tq get away from their
active and merciless enemies. In go
ing down the river wo would fre
quently strike through tho timber and
for quite a long distance be entirely
out of sight of the river; but we would
always try to keep within hearing of
the clear, sharp, metallic, ringing
sound, which mingled with and was
softened by a musical murmur, all
produced by the salmon on the riffles.
Whenever these peculiar, but not un
pleasant, sounds began to grow faint
we would immediate!' endeavor to
get back to tho river bank or near
enough thereto so that by tho noise
reaching us from tho riffles we could
direct our course. We took no com
pass with us on this trip, and we sel
dom carry ono. as we usually find it
easier, if not safer, to rely on natural
objects as guides in the forests, than
on the points of the compass.
Above tho canyon, elk trails were
common and fresh elk tracks fre
quentiy seen. Below tho canyon
deer signs were common but no traces
of elk were to be seen. The timber
below the canyon was not onlv very
different in character from what it
was above but it was much more
dense. At first there was considera
ble cedar and hemlock, but this soon
gave way to extra largo and tall old
growth yellow fir. The river was
very swift and, below the canyon, too
deep to wade.
On Sunday forenoon, we began to
approach the region of drifts and
jams. Above there the river was kept
free by the swiftness of tho current.
We were on so good a trail we felt
certain that an Indian camp must be
closo ahead. We fancied wo could
hear children playing, and lieard what
greatly resembled tho noise of draw
ing a canoe over the gravel and shov
ing it into the water. We hurried on,
the noise grew plainer, and now
seemed to resemble the excited talk
of several startled Indians, but the
more we hurried the faster these
noises receded from us and the further
off they seemed to bo. Finally the
trailled us over a jam across the head
of a slough, and then for one-fourth
of a mile on a gravel spit, until we
BANKRUPT STOCK !
OF-
50,000 DOLLARS!
WORTH
Dry Goods, Fancy Goods,
MILLINERY, 6L6TBWQ, BATS, BtB,
Will be Disposed of at
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SHERIFF ONEIL'S
BANKRUPT STOKE!
ISAACS & SUMMEBFIELD, - CONSIGNEES.
Wednesday, March. 7th.
GOODS WILL BE SOLD IRRESPECTIVE OF VALUE.
An Xnklinff or tin Prices:
20 yards of Plaid Dress Goods for $1.00
Satins in all shades, per yard ". 50
20 yards of Bleached Muslin, yard wide 1.00
Berlin Zephyrs, all shades, an ounce v 5
Men's Business Suits 7.00
Men's Dress Suits 10.00
Men's Colored Hose, per doz 50
Men's Shaker Socks, per doz 1.50
Ten thousand miscellaneous articles worth from 50 cts. to $2.50
will, by order of the SherilF, be placed on our
YWEUSyST-XVEI GENT,
ISAACS & SUMMERFIELD,
Corner Alain ami Concomly Streets.
Every one knows the place: Nearly opposite the Parker House.
despaired of overtaking our tillicimus.
We had closely followed this retreat
ing sound for a mile or more, on a
well beaten path, when wo came to
tho lower end of the gravel epit. All
this time we had been so certain that
the sound we li3ard camo from Indi
ans, that we had not examined the
fresh tracks in the trail to see whether
they were made by the baro foot of
Indians or by bear's feet; but here we
saw what made us almost wish we had
not been so much in a huny. At our
feet was a very large humpy salmon
with a large mouthful bitten out of his
back. It had been so recently laken
from the water that it was wet, while
the fresh blood was still running from
its back. Between where it l.iy, on
the lower point of the gravel spit, and
tho bank of the river, was a low suag
covered with soft mud. In this soft
mud Mere to be seen the fresh tracks
of an enormous bear. Just as we saw
alKthis we heard a low crashing in tho
bushes, made by tho rapidly retreat
ing bear, whom we had so far aud so
eagerly, but unconsciously pursued.
After seeing that our cartridges were
in good condition, we took out a rule
and measured one of these tracks. An
ordinary black bear makes a track
from four to five inches wide, and
from seven to nine inches long. This
track was made in the soft mud, and
tho impression of every part of the
foot was plainly visible. It was nine
inches across the ball of the foot and
thirteen inches in length, including
tho marks of the nails in the mud;
without them it was only twelvo
inches long. This was evidently an
extra large cinnamon or grizzly bear.
At least, we did not feel that wo had
lost any bear so we did not try to
cultivate his acquaintance further.
Around Mouut Baker is found a very
large bear, which is called a grizzly
bear. Whether or not it closely ro-
semblcs the grizzly bear of California,
or is a cros3 between the white polar
bear and cinnamon, or is a species
peculiar to that region, and separate
from these others, we are unable to
say. At the least, it is there, and
the Indians greatly dread an encounter
with it.
Naboclish.
We notice in the three Portland
dai'y paper that the state treasurer
has advertised the warrants that are
due are payable. We presume that
he advertises in the Portland papers
because he has no interest in common
with Salem enterprises. There are
two dailies in this cit3, but of course
he can get along without any aid from
them. But there is one tiring, how
ever, he has slighted The Daily
AsToaiAX, as it does not get anything
out of him, but that would be going
against Portland' interests to assist
Astoria in any way. Salem Daily
Statesman.
Our capital contemporary justly
complains of such slight. Speaking
for ourself, we have got used to it. If
tho state is too poor to pay, and the
treasurer will send his notice to us we
will gladly publish it as a matter of
OF
information to a great many worthy
people who depend upon The Asto
eiax for information. But we will
not pay postage when marked due on
the envelope. We draw the line
there.
Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
is etery where acknowledged to be the
standard remedy fcr female complaints
and weaknesses. It is sold by drug
gists. A Card. '
I take great pleasure in thanking Mr.
W. J. Barry the chief engineer of the
Astoria Fire Department for tho gentle
manly manner in which he acted in not
wetting and destroying the plastering
in my house at the tiro on the 7th, as It
was in his power to do me great dam
age. Jas. W. Welch.
'1 lie Old Veteran.
.Joe Charters, Astoria's tonsorial art
ist is fitting up a fine new establishment
next to Frank Fabre's. Past reputa
tion a guarantee of good work. "Come
and see me.'
For Sale.
A sloop which will carry five or six
tons is in good order. Also one Bain
spring wagon, with two seats: is as good
as new, would make an excellent farm
wagon. For particulars enquire of
N. JOHAXSEN.
Astoria, March .1, 18S3. 2wk
Phjsicians' prescriptions
carefully
compounded day or night at J. W.
('anil'
drug store, opposite Occident
llutvl
Ladies and all sufferers from neu
ralgia, hysteria' and kindred com
plaintswill find without a rival Brown's
Iron Bitters.
Columbia River Export.
SHIPMENTS FOKEIGN.
UKCAriTULATION JAJfCARY "SO.
231.978 bus. wheat $ 306,310
&,207 bbls flour..... ....... 257,1713
Tola i. 8 cargoes.. .. $ 563.4S6
KKCAriTUXATION" FEimUAKV.
Wheat. 1G0.90G bus., value $ 179.198
Flour, 29,4:) bbls., " 144,403
Total, 5cnn:oes.. . . 5 323.691
MAKCII.
3 To Quecn'town per Mary Hogarth.
From Portland 32,101 bus wheat ...S37,000
3 To Queensloicn per Bertctek Law.
From Portland CG.40C bus wheat ..,
" AMoria 7.820 " ...
.$73,650
. 8,937
Totals 74.226
7 To Valparabo per Kioto.
From Portland SOSCS It lumber ....
7 To Quccnstincn per Trevelyan.
From Portland 11.15a bbls flour-
' AtorIa 1,572 -
Total- 15,75.1
$82,587
$5,910
.-STOJIS
... 7.SG2
$73,777
Domestic Exports.
The receipts of certain articles of Or
egon produce from January 1st, 1883.
to February LSth, inclusive, have been
as follews:
Flour, qr sks.... .....-.......-..-..
AVheat, ctls ...
Oats, ctls ..... . ...
Salmon, bbls...... . .......,
hi bbls
iikBTZZZJ3.'.V.3.V.VZ!!
Apples, J'ipe, bxs........... ...
Butter, pkgs . . . . .
Potatoes. sks. ..................
"Wool, bales .
Hides. No
57.4J4
3,357
30.432
94
92
10,124
34
5,793
53
7.793
513
8.100
400
5
23
75
4,375
199
227
Tallow, pki-.... .......-
Beef, bbl
Ls......................
lias. Dales
Quicksilver, flasks
Fruit, Dried, pkus.
Leather, pkgs
Hops, bales.........
Hams, pkgs..........
Cheese, cs........
Flaxseed, sks .
Com. ctls ,
Canned Goods, cs....
Lard, pkgs................
40G
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C. B. COOPER, GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
THE
THE LEADI2TG
Dry Goods Clothing House
OF JLSTOBX&.
Received a consignment of Ladies
Cloaks, Dolmans, Circulars and Ulsters
from a manufacturer that must be closed
out in the the next 20 days at half price,
CONSISTING OF
SEAL PLUSH CLOAKS
REDUCED!
RHADAME SATIN DOLMANS
REDUCED!
BLACK DIAGONAL DOLMANS
REDUCED!
SATEEN SURRAH DOLMANS
REDUCED!
CIRCULARS. ULSTERS & WRAPS
REDUCED!
EEFThis sale is genuine and hona fide and to satisfy the puhlic we would
wish an inspection of these goods as to price and quality.
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D. A. MclNTOSH,
THE LEADING v
MERCHANT TAILOR
I Xew stock of
CASSIilIERES, TWEEDS, Etc., of ilic JTETHSST PATTERNS.
HAfS!
Special attention is directed to the latest shapes in soft and stiff Hats. Nobby
Young Men's Hats.
Gent's Furnishing Goods !
A full line of Men's Underwear. A fine assortment of &cck wear;
Hosiery, Dress Shirts, Gloves, eta, etc.
CLOTHIBJCr.
Men's anil Boy's Dress Suit5?, Business Suits and Overcoats.
OCCIDENT BLOCK,
Astoria MarKets.
RETAIL.
Bctter Extra fancy CO G3 cents a roll.
CnEESE.-1820c
Dried Fruits. Blackberries 25c; Prunes
Cala. Ill5c : Peeled Peaches 2533c
Sugar. Cube, 14; crushed, lie; fine
crushed, 14c; extra, povrd. 14c ; dry gran.
13Kc: oxtro &ran. i3Kc, G. C. 12Jie.
Eggs. 30 eta 3 dot.
Oats. 32 0002 25 per cwt.
Potatoes. 22 00 per cwt
Flour. Saperfino $5 50; Extra $G 25;
Corn Meal cwt. 33 50; Buckwheat 1 cwt
$6 00.
Fresh Meats. Choico cuts. Lamb. 15c;
Beefl2l5; Pork 15; Mutton 1214. By
tho carcass 10c
Meats. Breakfast bacon ISc per tb;
aides 15317c; bains 17!4520c; shoulders
Hl44c ; smoked beer 1516Kc; corned bcof
S1012 ? B ; corned pork 12)c 3 ft.
Lard. In tins and caddies ISSOc "t &.
Honey. In frames 40c ; in glass 50c.
Mill Fkkd. Bran $25 00 3 ton; chop
feed $33; Shorts ?35 0og ; llay 820&
$25"0 ton:middlings $40. Chop barley, $37.50
HEADQUARTERS
Foster's Emporium.
Most Complete Stock in Astoria
JY ovelties of all Kinds
Fruits Beta Foreign and Domestic
Wines and Liquors
Of Superior Brand.
F0STE1VS COBNER, OR&JI DOCK
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy a posi
tive cure for Catarrh, Diptneria and
Canker Mouth. Sold by w. E. Dement.
III
ST 02BLIE3
OOPEBI
BUILDING, ASTORIA.
Foreign and American
-ASTORIA, OREGON
SOLID GOLD
JEWELRY,
BRACELETS,
Scarf Pins, Chains, Watches,
SILVERWARE,
Of every description.
The flnest stock of Jewelry In Astoria.
J2T"A11 goods warranted as represented.
GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER.
.Drugs and Chemicals
ij.E.THOMAS,y
2 DRUGGIST S7
l1
2 Pharmacist, ?
XASTORlAyc?
I Prescriptions carefully compounded
I Day or Night.
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