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ASTORIA, OREGON:
SATURDAY APRIL 21, 1BS3
J. B. Montgomery's mills at
Skamokwa commenced sawing lumber
yesterday.
A military post w ill be established
this spring at Lictle Dalles on the up
per Columbia.
An inspection of the silver dol
lars you have to handle will prevent
being stuck" with a counterfeit.
A squall on Lake Washington,
ntmr Seattle, hist Thursday, upset a
skiff and drowned four of the occu
pant. The crossing between Chenainus
and Squemoqua streets, webt of Gene
vieve hns beendcclared"2So Thorough
fare," and is closed up.
Capt. Ankeny expects to be put
ting in logs down the new shuta three
miles below Wcstport, at the rate of
one hundred thousand per day by 1st
of June.
No Indeedy!
A rosy-checked, black-eyed miss,
says: "If I was a newspaper man
and could 6nd nothing of more inter
est to write about than widows, 1
would lay aside my pen and go at
some other employment." "You
may be a widow yourself, some day."
This seemed to arouse Miss Blackeyes.
"Me!" Me a'widowT" she said; "I
would not remain a widow; I would
marry again, right away." "It is not
always so easy to marry a3 you seem
to think.' "That may be true, but I
would not live a widow; I know that."
Of course yon can remain single, sind
An Essay on Roller Skates.
The roller skate is a wayward little
quadruped. It is as frolicsome and
more innoceut looking than a lamb,
but for interfering with one's upright
attitude in the community it is per
haps the best machine that has ap
peared in Sal t Lake City.
One's first feeling on standing upon
a pair of roller skates is an uncontroll
able tendency to come together.
One foot may start out toward Idaho
while the other as promptly strikes
out for Arizona. The legs do not
stand by each other as legs related by
blood should do, but each shows a dis-
so avoid the risk of widowhood" j position to set up in business alone,
San FranciBco is to have a new
weekly paper conducted exclusively
by women. It is lo bo devoted to
fashion and society, and will bs called
the EcJio.
The river steamer Mary Garratt,
ran from Benicia to New York Landing,
on Suisun Bay, Cal., last Saturday,
twenty -eight miles, in one hour and
fifteen minutes.
Portland is not behind Astoria in
the matter of street improvements
this season. A large amount of grad
ing and street work is being done in
the metropolis.
The Astoria Gaslight Co. has its
buildings noarty completed, and by
the first week in May, everything will
bo in readiness to begin the work of
supptying consumers.
The Aficsbeforo leavingGray's har
bor on her last trip lowed out the
schooners Garfield, Enterprise and
Tbriray. She leave3 for Gray's har
bor at seven o'clock this morning.
Henry Yillard was in New Taco
ma last Thursday; yesterday he went
to Seattle and is expected to return
to Portland to-day. The Ntvc$ says
lie will start for Montana to-morrow.
"What! and live and die an old maid?
Horrid! I'd rather bo a widow a
dozen times," adding after a. pause,
"but I guess there is not much danger
of my living an old maid," and words
can give no adequate idea of the air of
satisfaction and easy assurance of that
blooming damsol. "When is it to
take place?" Gleefully she laughed
and answered: "Now would it not
be nice for me to toll you, and have an
account full, true and particular, ap
pear in the paper, along with the
patent medicine advertisements,obitu
ary notices and such, other interesting
matter. No, I thank 3011," and with
mock gravity, making a most profound
obeisance, she went her way, happy in
the present, confident of the future.
Hotel Arrivals.
The last number received of the
Eureka Cal., Times-Telephone lias 243
notices of applications to purchase
timber land. Redwood is in demand
as well as our fir and hemlock up this
wav.
A fog bell, weighing 3333.33
pounds, has been cast at the foundry
at Mare Island, and will bo placed
on Alcatraz Island, S. F. bay.
This is tho largest bell ever cast on
this coast.
"Kettle-belly Brown," one of the
old timers in Virginia City is in Port
land. Tho Oregonian says that there
is in Portland to-day no fewer than
ninety men who made and lost
fortunes in the famous Comstock.
OCCIDETT.
W C Parsons, Arizona; E D Likes,
F N Berrj, S F; E Jahn, City; G W
Wilder & wife. Mrs T J Spay, Dalles;
J A Brown, T Huntington, D A
Moore. P II Barker, B S Griffiths, L
C Edwards, H Morris, A S Going, G
C Garfield, H Cork, Portland; G W
Jcuks, Bk Elsinore; D Lindermin, H
E Underwood, S F; I C Johuson.
Seaside; C A McGuire, Clatsep: H
Kulger, Lewis River.
PAKKEK Housn.
A Roscherchild, D Liudtnan, S F;
Mrs P Grisbach and G children, Val
cono, Cal; Prof T R Coon, Capt
Campbell, J no Stephans & wife, B
D Orcutt, City; N Johnson, Seattle;
Capt L Hnrrnnau, str Willamette; D
Landcrat, T Charabelin, Gearvis: N
G Hurlburt, 0 & C R It; E A Morn
son, A F Shaw, J Hyde, "Vancouver;
H J Knth, T Huntington, Portland;
D Lucey, Nehalem; C R Hunt, Tillamook.
Anybody wanting to purchase a
fine young milch cow, should call on
E. C. Holden who advertises one for
sale.
Members of the Astoria Chamber
of Commence aro notified that a spec
ial meeting is called for this evening at
8 o'clock.
A Portland family were poisoned
last , Wednesday evening by eating
Puget Sound mussels. The symptoms
were crarnp3 and vomiting accompa
nied with cutaneous eruptions from
which the sufferers gradually recovered.
Henry Plate, at the mouth of tho
Walluskio, is getting well along. He
expects to be moulding tho brick for
the first kiln within a fow days.
D. P. Thompson contemplates be
ginning work at onco on tho Columbia
water-works. A sufficient quantity of
tho pipe has arrived to justify making
a beginning.
T. C. Johnson, whose smiling
countenance erstwhile adorned the
Occident, is in the city. Ho contemp
lates a trio to tho Seaside House this
afternoon for tho benefit of his left
lung, which is very weak.
and leave you to take care of your.elf
as best you may. The :wkwardne.xs 1
of this arrangement is apparent.
While they are setting up independent-,
ly, there i3 nothing for you to d.i but '
to sit down and await further devel-"
opnicnts. Aud you have to sit uowu, ,
too, without having made any previous !
preparation for it, and without haring
devoted .19 much thought to it as you
might have done had you been con
sulted in tho matter.
One of tho most noticeable things
at a skating rink is the strong attrac
tion between the human body and the
floor of the rmk. If the human body
had been coming through spaco for
days and days, a the rate of a million
miles a second, without stopping at
eating stations; and not excepting
Sundays, when it strikes the floor, we
could understand whv it struck the
floor with so much violence. As it is,
however, the thing is inexplicable.
There are different kinds of falls in j
vogue at the rink. Thero are the
rear falls aud front falls, Cardinal
Wolsey fall, the fall one across the
other three in a pile, and so on.
There are some of the falls I would
like to be excused from describing.
The rear fall is tho favorite. It is
more frequently utilized than any
other. There are two positions in
skating, the perpendicular and hori
zontal. Advanced skaters prefe tho
perpendicular, while others prefer the
horizontal.
Skates are no respecters of persons.
They will lay out a minister of the
Goanel or the mayor of the city as
readily as they will a short-coated,
one-suspendered boy, or a giddy
girl.
When one of a man 'a feet starts for
Nevada and the other for Colorado,
that does nut separate him from the
floor orbreakuphisfun. Olherportions
of his body will take the place his feet
have just vacated with a promptness
that is snrprisising. And he will find
that tho fun has just begun for tho
people looking on.
The equipments of tho rink are a
pair of skates, a cushion, and a bottle
of liniment. Boomerang.
JUST RECEIVED !
A.11 immense shipment of
HATS
AI
TRIMMINGS I
Of the latest shades aud styles.
We guarantee to sell our
Sfflliiraery
25 per cent, Cheaper
Than any other store this side of
the Rockv Mountains.
HATS
Trimmed on the shortest notice
Competent Milliner.
by
REDUCTIONS IN EVERY LINE.
Bargains in Dress Goods, Fancy Goods. Domestics, Gents'
and Boys' Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS !
-AT-
Slwriff Q'NelUs Bankrupt Store,
ISAACS & STIMMERFIELD.
Corner Coiicomly and Main Streets, - ASTORIA, OREGON
If i Irons Oxide CJas.
Painless extraction of teeth at Dr.
LaForce's dental rooms over 1. W.
Case's store.
lYcvr Rich Blood.
The use of Oregon Blood Purifier.
yOE'tE I'KOBICLY XOTICED THIS.
Teachers Association this after
noon at the Slain street school build
ing. Special invitation is extended
to all friends of education, who are
not at the present time engaged in
teaching school as well as to thoso who
aro engaged in teaching.)
A San Francisco correspondent
wants to know "what is the floating
population of your city?" We should
estimate tho "floating" population of
Astoria in tho summertime at 3,500.
"We know of no city on the coast where
the "floating" population constitutes
so large a percentage of the inhabitants.
Work on the Odd Fellows build
ing goes ahead. A small army of
plasterers, painters, stair builders, etc.,
are at work. The hall in the third
story, which which will bo used ex
clusively for lodge meetings is, we be
lieve the largest of ths kind north of
San Francisco. It will certainly be
one of the finest, when completed.
Tho British bark Lombardin, Mc
Donald master, 133 days from Liver
pool arrived in yesterday: She has a
full cargo among which aro several
hundred boxes of tin for this port.
The Ittdiana is out side. Tho Will
amctU arriVed in and put off about
GOO tons of coal in the bunker; tho
State came in at an early hour, put off
her freight and started up stream.
The Columbia leaves out to-day.
The State of California had tho
usual large number of passengers yes
terday morning. Comparatively few
got off at Astoria. The fishermen
that come up, are not in such numbers
as in former seasons. The spring im
migration is something immense. .Re
ports from St. Paul aro to the effect
that westward bound trains can hard
ly accommodato the immigrants who
are pouring in by the overland route.
It is thought that 00,000 people will
pass through Minnesota this season
for this northwest country.
Heme to Kent.
Parties contemplating housekeeping
can hear of a small aud suitable house
by calling at Mrs. Malcolm's, corner
Main and So.ueaioqua streets.
j Tho pa-ty of railroad engineers,
j line men, etc., arrived down on two
steamers yesterday. They were met
by others of their number on the deck.
The orders last evoning were "start
forS n at five o'clock to-morrow
morning." Good enough.
The Eureba, Cal., Times-Telephone
has been hearing some strange
railroad stories. Among other
strange reports a statement that the
Northern Pacific Coast railroad will
run along the coast from Sonoma
county up into Humboldt and Del
Norte. Stranger still, that that may
be extended up to Coos county.
Strangest of all is that with a little
strip of Douglas and Benton counties
to cros3 comes Tillamook where our
neighbors are looking out for just
such a railroad; tho road bed into
Clatsop county would cap the climax
of stranjio doincs. Our northern
iauiorma contemporary justly says
"these may be but rumors." True,
true: The same paper has between
200 and 300 land timber claim notices
which may also be "mere rumors."
The reading of Miss A . R. Luse
at Liberty Hall would doubtless have
been attended by a much larger audi
ence had it not been for the stormy
evening. As it was the hall was fairly
filled. MissLuse is a lady of pleasing
Toico aud manner and won the plau
dits of her audience by the able rendi
tion of several selections. Where all
was good it would be invidious J.o
select, but we were particularly
struck with her recital of Poe's
"Bells." This has been attempted so
often that it requires a certain
amount of bravery to recite it. Miss
Luse did full justice to it and demon
strated her great elocutionary power.
She will read again this evening at tho
same tiino and place. We bespeak a
full house.
Men are like houses. They are flats.
Thev, too, have bricks within their
fiats.
They're mortgaged, hammered, nailed
and floored,
And have room-attics, and their board.
Houses have tenants, and, we guess,
A man has ten aunts, more or less.
Both have top stories, empty quite.
And each doth take carpenter richt.
Houses and men of ancient dates
Have scanty locks and broken gaits.
Houses on corners stand, with stairs ;
Men do the same. Both need repairs.
Houses are lathed with plaster. Men
Are plastered all with lather when
They shavings have. They're shingled,
too,
Upon their man's hard roof so true.
A house well built will settle some;
A man well billed will settle grum.
Scaffolds on houses hang; but men
Hans on a scaffold oft ajrain.
Unlike a man a house of wood
Foundation has for stories good.
Both have "bay-window full of pains
Of glasses where de light soon wanes.
Botli fire insurance need below
For mansions burning much we know.
Shalxspcarc Revised Edition).
Important Xotfcc to Fishermen
aurt Others.
Jeff, of the Yarietv Chop House, will
civc von the BEST 23-cent meal in town
for cash. Board by the week .", in ad
vance, leals at any hour, day or night.
Blanlibookst Blanlibooks. Station-
ory, Stationery.
Just received, a large stock at Adler's
Bookstore. On account of a great re
duction in this line lam now prepared
to sell '0 per cent lower than old prices.
Frnnlc Fabre's Oyster aud Chop
House.
Those wishing a nice plate of Eastern or
Shoalwaler bay oysters cooked in any
style, or an early breakfast before going
aboard the boat should call and see
him. Fresh Eastern and Shoalwater
bay oysters received by every steamer.
Popular Everywhere.
Evers family should have a bottle of
Syrup of Figs constantly on hand. Its
pleasant taste and beneficial effect make
it popular, every where, and the results
are better hoalth and fewer doctor's
bills. It may be taken by old and young
by men and women, under any and all
circumstances. For sale by W. E. De
ment & Lo. agents lor Astoria.
Hodge. Davis & Co.. Wlioltsalt
Agents, Portland, Oregon.
THE LAJRGEST
AND
BEST SELECTED STOCK
OF-
Books and Stationery,
Yankee Notions, Toys, etc.
3E I u. jN" O S
An Old Man's Belief
Have used Parker's Ginger Tonic
for my bad cough and hemmorrhage I
had twenty-five years. 1 feel like an
other man since I used it I am (i0
years past. Believe it sure to cure
younger persons. A. Orner, Hih
spire, Pa.
When j'ou feel out of sorts, have
the blues, melancholy, etc., it must
be indigestion that aiU vou. Brown's
Iron Bitters cures it
P. J. Goodman, on Chenainus street
has jut received the latest and 1110M.
fashionable style of gents and ladies
boots, shoes, etc Agent in Astoria for
the famous Morrow shoes.
Balk's Honey of HonKiior.sn
axi Tai: will arrest every ailment of
tho throat and chest.
Pike's Toothache Dkops euro in
one minute.
O IE. Gr jQl. JST S,
Watches. Clocks, Jowelry,
AND-
SILVERWARE.
0. H. COOPER, GEKERAL MERCHANDISE.
flttkf-X
1883.
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1883.
STORE.
Spring amcL Summer
Opening of New Goods
Mr. 0. H. Cooper takes pleasure in
informing the public that his importations
of -Spring and Summer Goods are now
complete, and the general
OPENING DAY
WILL TAKE PLACE ON
Thursday, April 5th.
All are invited, and we will deem it
a pleasure to show goods without any im
portunity to purchase.
THE LE&lDSaTG
Dry Goods Clothing House
OF ASTO'SXS,.
P.race up the whole system with King
of the Blood. See Advertisement.
Baby Carriages, Velocipedes
and Fancy Goods of
all Descriptions
at Prices
that
Defy Competition, at
CAUL ADLER'S.
I'emeinber that on account of enlargement
of my premises, I have reduced the price of
ever Hung to inaKe room.
Averill's mixed paints, the best in
use, for sale at J. W. Conn,s tlntj; store,
opposite Occident Hotel.
IVolicc.
Dinner at JEFF'S Variety Chop
House every day at 5 o'clock. The best
25 cent meal in town; seven kinds of
meats, vegetables, pie, pudding, etc A
glass of-b. F. Beer, French Claret, tea or
coffee included. All who have tried
him say Jeff is the 'BOSS."
"Jeff,' the enterprising proprietor
of the Variety Chop House, is doing a
rushing business. He has just complet
ed the best ice house north of San ran
cisco, and intends selling ice and ice
cream as soon as his apparatus arrives
from Chicago.
Rheumatic, dyspeptic, atonic
anoemic, paralytic poor wretched
person, the OREGON BLOOD PU
RIFIER cures such cases and sick
ness. Indeed highly recommended
by.a vigorous body.
The Rev. Geo. U. Thayer, of Bour-
Don, ma., says: "uotn myseii and wife
owe our lives toSuiLon's Consumption
Cube." Sold by W. E. Dement.
Have Wistar's balsam of wild cherry
always at hand. It cures eough, colds,
bronchitis, whoopjng cough, croup, in
fluenza, consumption, and nil throat and
jung complaints. r0 cents and.Sl a bot
tle. Are your bowels constipated? Try
the OREGON BLOOD PURIFIER.
A Nasal Injector free with each
bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Kemedy
Price 50 cents. Sold by V. E. Dement
For dressing the hair, and beautify
ing it when gray, nothing h so sr.m
factory jis Parker's Hair B.vlsam.
For the genuine J. 11. Cutter old
Bourbon, and the best ot wines. liquors
and San Francisco beer, call at the (Jem
opposite the bell tower, and see (-'amp-bell.
List, maiden, though jou're keen of wit,
And though of many charms posess-ed,
You'll never, make a hit
Unless with pearly teeth you're blest.
Unless upon your toilet stand,
Your SOZODOXS's kept clo.c to hand.
"Hackmetack.'' a lasting and fra-
rant perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents-,
old by V. E. Dement.
OCCIDENT STORE.
The Most Complete Stock of
GENTLEMEN'S FUENISHING GOODS.
Merino and Elannel Underwear!
White, and French Percale Shirts!
English and Domestic Hosiery!
Latest 2To?elties m STedswear, to., etc.
Everybody's tastes can be suited.
Everybody's wants can be supplied.
D. A. McINTOSH, I
Th.o Leading I
TAILOR, CLOTHIER, HATTER and GENTS FURNISHER.
GEEAT SACRIFICE !
or
BOOTS AND SHOES !
For 20 Bays
On account of removal I will sell my large
and i ell selected stock of Boots and Shoes
nmeuntiu: tooer
$6,000
At cost for tin? next 20 dajs.
All those needing an thine in the line ot
Ladies' and Gentlemen's or Children's Boots
and Shoes will find it greatly to theirinterest
to gie me a call. lor Twill positively sell my
goods at cot rather than to be to the trouble
oi niovtii;iiu'tn tomj new place oi business
. I..T.ARVOLD.
Suilou's Cuhk will immediately
relieve Croup, -whooplns cough and
Bronchitis, bold by W.E. Dement.
A ttOXAAZA jii.m:
of health is to be found in Dr. R. V.
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription," to
the merits of which as a remedy for
female weakness and kindred affec
tions thousands testify.
Decorating Suspension Hooks for
ornamenting parlors, rooms and offices.
No bouse can do without them. Don't
spoil your walls. Always haudy. Go
aud see them at Adlers Bookstore.
"Jeff," of the Yanety Chop House,
is now ready to manufacture Ice Cream
to order in any quantity for Balls. Socia
bles. Private Houses, etc and having
the bestfacilities of any place in town
guarantees to give satisfaction. Ice
constantly on hand and for sale-
Just received, the latest styles of
Birthday Cards, abo Wedding Cards,
something new, in elegant variety, at
Adler's Bookstore.
Go to the O. K. Lodging House
corner West-iMi and Water streets.
Where so fast my f rieud ? Why
Frank Fabre's for a pan roast
to
HOUSEKEEPERS
ATTENTION I
Hereafter all our
Pure Coffees will be
put up under our own
private label
NONE GENUINE
Stockholders' Meeting.
milE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
JL stockholders of the Astoria Iron Works,
ot Astoria. Clatsop Co.. Oreuon. wilt be held
at the ofnee of the secretary on Thursday,
April 2cth. 1833. at seven oclock p. at., for the
purpose of electing directors for the ensuing
ear, and for the transaction of such other
business as may come before the meeting.
Uy order of ihr Board of Directors.
J. G IIUSTLEK, Secretary.
Astoria, Oregon. April 14. 1883, dtd
IT PAYS
TO TMDE WITH ME !
WHO?
FRANK ELBERS0N, JGEHEEAL
SeasieleBatery & Confectionery, i
Because my Goods are the Best,
and Always Fresh.
I. W. CASE,
IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND RE
TAIL DEALER IN
BRCHAMSE
Cakes Candles etc., furnishedfor Wedding
parties, on short notice, and guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction.
Cake ornamenting a specialty.
Opposite ii. IV. Hnme'tt
foruer Chenamus and Cass streets.
ASTORIA. - - - OREGON
North Pacific
Furniture Emporium.
Geo. A. PIcasance,
Cor. ."th and Alder Sts. -
- - Propr.
- Portland, Or.
L. K G. SMITH,
Importer and wholesale dealer In
Clears and Tobaccos, Smokers' Articles,
Playing Cards, Cutlery, Sta-
floHerv. Etc.
The largest and finest stock of MEEK-
SCHAT1M and AMBER GOODS in the city.
Particular attention paid to oniera from
the country,
Tiieo.BRACKER, Manager.
Chenamus Street, Astoria. Oregon.
Straw Beds, per doz. - - $10.
Spring Beds. each. - $5. io $15.
r
Lounges,
In Raw Silk, Carpet, and other covering.
From $10. to 515.
mail
Samples of cover and particulars by
If desired.
Unlcu bought of
A. M. JOHNSON & CO.
our
The fiiiest pan roast in tho city.
"Where, oh where ? At Frank Fabres.
N. B. All goods bearin
label are guaranteed to he strictly
ure and of Best quality, and
are sold by no other House.
REMOVAL I
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF GOODS !
New Torb Novelty
Has to Move on the I st of May,
And in onler to save the breakage and damage In moving goods we w ill sell our entire stock
Consisting of
Baby Carriages, Bird Cages, Jewelry, and Silver Ware, Clocks,
Watches,
And all the Brlc-a-Brac In our Store at
Saaa Franolsoo ' W Jkiolesale IE3PoS
For the Balance of this Month only.
Come one and all, and convince yourselves that we mean business.
NEW YORK NOVELTY STORE, Cor, Chenamus, and Main Streets,