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Site Sails ateiasi.. ASTORIA, OltEGOK: THURSDAY.. AUGUST 23. ltfcS Bccchor's Portland Lecture. In reading the lecture deliv ered by Henry "Ward Beecher at Portland hist Tuesday night, one is struck by the Beecheresqueiiess of his sentences. Whether in Portland or Plymouth, hn is the same inimitable, broad minded man whose wondrous brain can not be fettered by narrow creeds. His Tuesday lecture was fully up to his usual style- J lis huigusge hardly needs the assertion that Beecher said it. His sentences are like autographs and arc as rec ognizable. His subject was "Evo lution and Revolution." His lack of orthodoxy is shown where he says: In the first place it seems to disturb the veracity, and therefore the authority, of the old Testament Scriptures and men that are com prehended in the narrow and ut terly untenable theory of inspira tion, namely, that the word of God was dictated to some report ers or short-hand writers that He said one day, "come up here 1 have something to tell .you," and sat down and wrote out, or the' wrote it out under his direction. In other words, the theory of lit eral verbal inspiration of scripture it run over that as a locomotive runs over a frog. There is noth ing left of it, and ought not to bp. The old doctrine is the devil's highway to infidelity, and the man ought to be ashamed who has not got over that delusion of 'ast ages. Of evolution he says: I, for one, have accepted it, and I believe that man has unfolded from the animal kingdom. I be lieve that in a score or two of years there will be little difficulty in accepting evolution right through. 1 know there is some popular feeling among men, and is received with some revul sion. Men sar they do not relish the idea of being derived from a monkey. Well, I would just as lief have come down from a monkey as anything else if I have come far enough. One thing I know perfectly well: I am a great deal more anxious and particular about where 1 am go ing to. than where J came from. Of original sin, foreordination, infant damnation, and all the rest of it he says: Is it not unjust that I should be cursed after 20,000 years have passed by for sins that J never had any part in? I had no divi dend in them. I ought not to get a dividend in damnation for them. "Would it be right to punish the posterity of a man for the sins they did nor commit? After thou sands of years theo!og3r punishes men for the sins they did not com mit. Oh, was there ever such a mess theology has given as a jxt tage to maul 1 would rather be lieve that 1 had descended from a monkey when I can say 1 am a long way from the home of 1113' ancestors! I would rather be a priest of a lunatic asylum than a teacher of any such doctrine. The theory not only has no sense in it, but is uttcrty abhorrent to me. Evolution gives us a different condition of things. 3 1 shows that man has been growing and grow ing ever since the creation, al though it does not teach exactly what we are to come to. Theology represents God as capable of con signing 1,500,000,000 people every thirty-three years (which is the av erage of human life) to eternal torment, and that God, knew from the bt-ginning that they would be cursed; and God, knowing it, nev ertheless permitted these innocent people to be born into the world to be cursed. Now, I say, that a creator who loves to witness the sufferings of poor innocent creatures is the worst kind of a devil. Men say that at the time of Christ's ap pearance the scripture was to man a broken law; and yet that law, which is supposed to have been broken, is itself a fable. It may be said that this is strange doctrine for a Christian minister to teach, but Beecher is a law unto himself, and the great courage that sent him to Exeter Hall twenty years ago there to de clare to England the doctrine of the Union, the same breadth of mind that enabled him to throw the gage down to the foremost legislators of Britain who were then upholding the Southern Ke- bellion, impels him to give utter ance to the doubts and denials that fill the minds of millions who would willingly believe if they could but whose reason revolts from the dogmas of a narrow past. The Swedes are so honest that in Gothenburg every one going into the opera house hangs his um brella, coat and hat on a peg in the lobby, and never thinks of asking for a check. No tickets are asked at the door, and no checks given behreen acts. Tun St. Louis Globe-Drm-scr t thinks that the tendency in the Republican party is not towards an iocrex singly high protective tariff. The disposition is to let every tub stand on its own bottom as soon as it demonstrates its ca pacity to io so. The faot is recog nized that the full development of ottr manufactures depends upon their reaching outside markets al ter they have passed the limit of tlie home demand, and that it is unwise to erect any permanently high barriers. The problem rather is to lower iliose barriers without giving a shock to the established industries. The liope is thai our natural resources of coal and iron and raw material will eventually bring prices down to where we can undersell outside competitors, then the tariff becomes useless. T11 some products we have nearly reached that point already. Though presidential n'ntitta.mjf conventions are ten ninths oil', yet probable candidates are lively. An eastern dispatch says Ex-Senator McDonald of Indiana, lias re cently returned from New York, and it is understood that the ob ject of his visit to t!e metropolis was to ascertain by personal in vestigation whether there is any danger from Tiiden. He uov knows as positively as any man can know, that Tiiden is crazy af ter the nomination. io stone is being left unturned to secure that end. Conferences are being held daily at G re stone between Tiiden and his trusted lieutenants, and the sage of Gramercy Park is put ting his best foot forward to carry the next year's convention. This discover' has fdled McDonald with alarm, and he is doing his lt to patch up the broken places in his fences. Tiiie Boston Jhyrald talking about President Arthur's bv pposed maneurcrings to soon re u nomi nation says: "His puqose in general has seemed to be to satis fy the better sentiment of the country with his administration, and to contribute in all possible ways to the 'harmony5 of his party in the several stetes where trouble has existed. Tn this he has been more successful than , could have been reasonably predicted when lie succeeded to the presidency. He is probably wise enough by this time to know that his chances, if he really desires a nomination, will be most helped by continuing on th same lino.5' Pkixce Bismakck is reported to have become suspicious and crabbed in his disposition to a de gree that makes it impossible for any official but tlie most obsequi ous to serve under him. It is said that the crown prince of Germany, while appreciating fully the great work that Bismarck has done for hi3 country, has very little sym pathy for his domestic policy, and hence, upon his accession to the throne, will have no scruples in disavowing: them. Kvkrv steamer that leaves As toria for San Francisco carries out Oregon wool. This wool, manu factured into clothing will come back for purchase by Orcgonians, with freight both ways, cost of manufacture and attendant profit added. The same steamers carry to us vegetables and other agri cultural products that could easily be raised here. The deduction from the above is too manifest to need pointing out. The fact that W. E. Gladstone, "that grand old man,"' owns con federate bonds for which he paid $100,000 twenty years ago, weak ens American confidence in his as sertions regarding his love for this country and her institutions. The fearless advocacy of such men as John Bright is worth more than the adulatory phrases of time servers. KEW TO-DAY NOTICE. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, WKSTEUX DIVISIONS, Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. Oregon & California Railroad Co. H Celelralioa at PortM, OnScpteiuberlOlIi and 11th. Account completion of Uic Northern Pa ciac It. It, Hound Trip Tickets lmvc !ocn placed on sale at all tM'icct stations at -10 r tvak re duction. Tickets good Irom Sept. Sth to 13th, both days inclusive. .10HN- MUIR. E. P. ilOGEaS A. L K TOKKS faapt of TrCic. GenJAe't. Ast HptTraje To The Public. JOTICKISIIEIlKnY CIVKN THAT MY 3 wife. Charlotte. Kmisoh. havintr left mv uu iimi uuaru wuiichil nuy jasc chmsc, i wnt nt pay any dbftbr lfor Qontracttne. OLOF 1IKNSON. Aslorin, Augast 21, 1SSS. NEW TO-DAY. A Ft-lect Tarty of 'LONGSHOREMEN; Phjc haw ni t-rurMu to Kuappa ou ; Sunday. Aucu3l 26. 1883. Str, CLARA PAEKER WiH leave Slain Street Wharf at 6 aVIork A. . Kn anting at 7 oVWick P. 31. On hrrtvul on the jcroimd at Koapp:. tne foUnwiaa- games will contested fur a-- hi parted bv Ihv prize tHntiottet!. viz : l-2M?ieFael Race. Kir "IxMiglioTf iiwii only. 1 1st Frbre ...... ?" i 3l( . 3rd - '.. ...Liiv'o Entrain-. if it a it. a roor k cr. rn all iomfrv Isi I'ms. . c.t iw 2nd - 2 : 3rd sj-.vt-s KiiinuK rVt Sack Race. 1 30 yards. For all Conner. 1st Irir, .V) 2nd 1 .vi 3rd " . savs Kb t ratio I'ce . Catching a Greasy Pig. The per .-cm catching the pig, owns the wm-. (Hi th grottaiH at Kaafpa, is n .rhiM buc miiirtt will be nsea for Dancing purpo", tlire will ie mow ia attend -aarr. Ticket ran be hud itl Wm. Wear's Chatc Stnr, corner of Main mtreet.or from Hit Committe. Kxeurl0t Tlrlcrts Mr Iji.ly and- j CeaUfcatau Ue Dollar. I Cbiidrett under 1 yean of jj;e SO Cents, j Knttanee Fee to any of tbe Kace, sa (Vnt-. I Itr order nf t Cotutaitter. F. PRICK. T.8TANHKU). 1 J. XKXNKDV. PIANOS AND SMALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS SrR?:ADS AND STOOLS PJano, and Organ Instructors. STICK i kESmIOS ! -USED BV- x;Pr-sWent of United States" "Governor of Oregon.' And otker prominent eron?. llanos awl Organs of many letidin; makes, wUo'ea! xml retail, including CELEBRATED TABER ORGANS. Largsit xiciifie on Thi3 Coast. insiruments of Ail Kinds Tuned and Repaired. GARDNER Bros., 165 First Si.. Portland. Oregon. OCCIDENTAL HALL ! m im SIGHT ONLY! Fniia flight. August ?At '83. Tl; Crral Oripnal and Only Centum lSlfipn Spaaisk Btineats 16 16 f ipro SpfflM Stifte&li 16 16: FiproBpl Meats 16 i Si.tjss x: IVsiiijtr t - As-ITK! J!Y 18 CORSELLIS OPERA CO. !-. from Itoslon) In lJwir CibnUl rri-Mi Scene fmm La PEIilCHO L E. Kox siH iMw HM at Near Yorlc Nov ell y SUwc. necial Auction Sale Saturday, Aug. 25th, at 1 P.ftl. At Ni.1olinn.H,s Store in Upiter " Astoria. Closing out and Going East. Instrwifil S.y TAr. N. .loiuutsrn. I will sell witnmit unto- ::t i::tlic HUCtitHi, nil tltc lalaiH f hL-. well 'ktlil s(K-k of Simi cral 3leiTl::iHHr. e-niststiii; of Jro ecries. IJ:tn!v.-:t"f. I'umuMl Fruits, Fancy ;omls uttd Ynnlieis .Notions. Also x lot tf ;eitI(nieHs io Cloth injraisii rndcrwear. 3-1 C. 1IOJ.DEX, AiictionciT. Annual lMeeting. rglllK ANNUAL MKKTINd OV TIIK A xtiiekhuiden irf lite O. F. L. & . AsfMci stkni will be Iteld mi tn fHirtlt Tliuriav in Aiuu. Um 21. at the hnll of Bearer Ixipe. No. I. o. O. K inimeduitely after ctostng tne IMl-e. A. J.MKCLKK. Hee'y. City Taxes. XJOTICIJ IS IIKHEHV CIVKN THAT TIIK i idty MerMttent roll for JS3 U now in my hands for eolleetkin. mmI all tenons that are indebted for lb smne nixy jsave five iht eeid. by i.iyi!iK mid taxes before Septcinlrer It, lxa. .1. . HUSTLEK, City Tieamrer. Hess Farm for Sale. railUS VALUABLK FAKN, ON CLATSOP JL 1'bdns conststitie of 6M aeres of dairy and farm land, together with sttk mhI farm toots, te for Mile on retroiuil4e tenns. Kor Jtaritewbws jply to C. N. IIEK, hi Austria. Scow for Sale. X OPFKtt MY SCOW "KOCCII AND ol Kea-ly" for sale. Parties who wih to tarenae will Hud Iter weH ndaidoil for car rytmr. I tam be fownd at O'itricn's hotel. lT-lwk. l'KTKK MULLKK. For Sale. TJttVK IIUKDKKD CORDS DItY HKJI i? lock Wowl. I wUl deliver at the . Drayfttg or aH kinds Atms at raaeonnblc rtstos. It. 11. MA1JION. Have a Full yfOSlCI m Comer Sleiii 11 HF'f AS SIMXm ! AUCTIOI SALE, OF alaace of Stock I OX HAND AT WW OW.'? COMMENCING - HOBDAY, JDLT 23, 2P.H. I havo received positive instruc tions from the BOITA TIDE OWNERS OF THIS LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS OF EVERY DESCRiPTiGN To close the same out at Auction, WITHOUT EESERVE Sale commencing on above day. E. c. isoi.wi::. BMKIHG AHBIKSUBAHGL BROKER, BANKER .VXD (KSURANGE AGEKT. ASTORIA-' - - - OREGON OFFJCxlTorKii: FK031 3 O'CLOCK A. M. UNTIL 3 O'clock r. ;i. 38 m Or CALIFORNIA. J. K. Hoijohtox 'resident Chas. 1C. Stokv..... .'. . Secretary 1ko. 1 stokv Aj-ettt fortton Cadtal !3id up In U. S. 5,'l(l etdH .. . $ 300 OiW W I. IV. CASE, Agent, Ciienr.mus street. Astoria, Oregon. $87,000,000 CAPITAL. LlVEltPOOL AND LONHOS AND GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN TILE OF LONDON AND. EDINBURGH. OLD CONNECTICUT OF HART FORD, AND COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES Utreaantinc a capital of S07,000,(JtM). A. VAN DUSKX. Auent. FOR LONDON DIRECT! The s'riemlid 100 A.l Iron Barque "Glenbervie" 800 Register Will lake SALMON in lots to suitship pers, on j:easoxai:i.k tekms, for the above named Port, and having lar&e en gagements will be quickly dispatched. For rates of Freight and Insurance Apply to fil BSON, CIIUIECII & CO.. rirtlnnd. Or. Or to 1. L. CIIEKUY, Astoria, Or. ESTABLISHED IN 1349. SUTTON & CO.'S DISPATCH LINE Por Hew York 80 DAYS to NEW YORK The New, and Elegant, A1 First Class Steamer. CSEORE S. HO.HEK, CKOWELL, blaster. Will be ready at Astoria, In a few days for cargo, and having tlie most of her capacity cngMgetl will have the tisual prompt dLspatcli if this line. Earlv npplicntion slionlil le made for the bnlancc of disengaged room or passage to W. SUTTON, Care of Allen Si Lewis Portland, Oregon. Conslenees in .Xew York. MESSIW. SUTTON & CO. L. K. G. SMITH, Importer and wholesale dealer in Cisnrs and Tolincnos, SctoKcrs' Articles, l'laying t'ards. Cutlery, sta tionery. Ktc. The largest and finest stock of 3IEF.K SCILVUI and AMBIiB OOODS in the city. Particular attention paid to onler fnim the country. Tiiko.BKACKEK, JIanagcr. Chenamns Street, Astoria. Oregon. Changed Hands. milE BAKEBY OX CHE.VATdUSSTIMIET. -afotmerlv owned ly Cluus. Carow. has been Ixuiglii by (Jhas Eocrle, wlw will here aflcrcojidnctit. CSood Bread a Specialty. The public trade solicited. Hall's Safes. "Vv'E II AVE THE AGENCY FOR ASTO t Y nu or the above safes ; nartlas desiring to purchase will do well to call and examine catalogue and price lists. BOZORTII& JOHNS, Boz-orth Line of nl Genome sis.. W. E. BEMENT & 00. ; ASTOUiA. OKK.iON j Cairv in Mwk. MmS CHFMIBAIS TflllFT 3 . . and PAHGV ARTICLES. Prescript irns rarefuiiy (?ttnHHi)ule(l, w- OASE, I.HPOfcTKR AND WHOLESALE ANP KS TAIL OBALSU fK mmi MSRGHAM1 .T.-T Cheaawtw and Cw dvel AST)Kf A - - - miKGON r ilu uD Mini ulu ; T T75 T? tJ i I i: OF THE CHOP HOUSE Can jrove by his books that he Ls dom? tlte ld-jjjest lHi5ines of any ItESTATJEANT In the eity, ami he will guarantee to give the let meal for eath. Wilson & Fisher, SHIP CHANDLERS. OKALKItS IX Iron, Steel, Coal. Anchors, Chains, TAR, PITCH, CAKUrVl, NAILS AND SPiKES, Shelf Hardware, Paints and Oils STEAM PACKING. PRCVSS!OKS, Agents for Salem r louring Prills, and Capita) Flour. FAiRBAKKS STANDARD SCAXS S. All sizes, at rnrtlamt Trices, in Stock. Cornr Cheuantus and Hamilton Streets AbTOUIA, OREGON. Astoria w oriis, J. II. Droi:CK. i'piprietor, I'.O. U 2? I, .Vvtoria. Oregon. 2Ianufantrernml Dealer in FISH OIL and SKID GREASE. Loggers will find my Skid f;r.ase to Ik gotMl and cheap. ME&lJOffl&GO. Cor. of CIi'Mianms and Benton .Streets, ASTORIA. - - - OREGON. Have the best facilities for fnrnisliing CHINA LAB0SEKS Of all kinds, of anv finn in the city. j-.M-lm Boot and Shoe Storej FINEST AND LAKGEST STOCK OF Boots AXD Slioes Ever lirouuht to Astoria, is opened to the lublic in Brown's New Building. Next to City Book Store Come and see Latest Stvlcs. I. J. ARVOLD. GAEL ABLER CHKNAMUSST. - - ASTOUIA, OB. Keeps JSSL constantly 8 A FULL LINE OF FIWE WATCHES, CLOCKS, and JEWELRY, AVhieh he offers to the public at the lowest figures. Even article guaranteed to be as represented. .Repairing oone by V. F. Armbnister. Practical AVatchmaker ami .lewekr. XIiiti Watcu Jlepairlnsr a Specialty. WA1I work guaranteed. Farm For Sale. THE "BUCKEYE PAEM" OX .BLIND iLOUC,U. TUBES MILES alwve Knappa, consLstiii of io acres acros under cultivation ami fence, timber for 00,000 feet of logs ami ait immense qnan tlly of cord wood, which is oasilv accessible. Is for sale. Then U nmt head of cows. Finest YT.itcr In tlm '.Vorld, on tht I'lccc, For terms, ete, apply to .1. G. BOSS, I'lon corltestaMrant. Astoria, or to I. G. BOSS, on the promise-. dw-lm-nu I Etc.. ' 33ie. " " ' i Fresh Fruits FANCY GROCERIES. i' Wt have to-ilay tinishctl opening ami putting In order the nought in San Francisco by B. F. STETENS. C T. MOFFIT will be found behind the counter. His long established repu tation as a good and reliable salesman is all that need be said. You Will Find Prices Lower than the Lowest. B. F. STEVENS & CO. TEB apply to the Captain, or to (SUCCESSOB TO JACKINS & SIONTGOJIERY.) PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms. CIIEAA3IUS STREET, Xoxt to C. Ju Parker's Store. THE A FTJIX stock; ALWAYS ON HAND. 33. jEL TT A WES, Two loors east or Occident Hotel. ASTORIA, OREGON. CHAS. HE1LBORN, JfANUFACTURER OF FHR-NITTJBE S BEDDING AND DEALER IN Carpets, Oil Clotii, Wall Paper, Mirrors, Window Shades. Lace Curtains. Picture Frames and Mouldings WINDOW CORNICES AND CURTAIN POLES Complete in every branch. J. OUSTAFSOX. MARTIN OLSEN & CO DEALERS IN f! FUKNTTIJRE ss BEDDING. Corner DCaiii ami Mqucnioqua Streets. Astoria, Oregon. WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMINGS; WALL PAPER ETC A Complete Stock. PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD. A3.1. KI?a 03? FURNITURE REPAIRED AIO VARNISHED. CHAS.H.fILLMSOI&CO. REAL ESTATE AND General Commission Brokers. Ofllce on Genevieve street, in the rear of E. J:. Ilawes ljiiildin. A Uencral Agency business transacted. READY FOR BUSINESS. Saddle and Harness Shop. A. J. CL0UTRIE. All manner of Impairing, etc., attended to. Shop in rage's new building on Cass street. OYSTER AND COFFEE HOUSE. Frank Fabre Has re-opened in the Odd Fellows Build ing : Entrance on Cass street. . Ice Cream. Ice, Etc. ARKER. $ Vegetables OK STORE. STEAMER CLARA PARKER Eric Johnson, Master, For TOWING, Fit EIGHT or CHAR E. F. PA.RKF.B. DEALER IN Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. A General Assortment of HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Agents for Magee Stoves and Kanges The Best In the market. Piumbing goods of all kinds on hand. Job work done In a workmanlike manner. NEW MODEL RANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS TORIA ONLY OF M M.m BAWE9 AGENT CALL AND EXAMINE IT. YOU WILL BE PLEASED. E. IC. IIAWES 13 also agent for the M patent CooHn? Stave And other flrst-clasa stoves. Furnace Work. Steam Fit tinSSi eto.i a specialty. A. JOHNSON. Leinenweber & Co., C. I.KIXEXVTEBEK. H. BBOWX ESTABLISHED 1865. ASTORIA, OREGON, TAMERS AM COMRTJS, Manufacturers and Importers of LL KINDS OF XjT a thbr and findings IWhoIesale Dealers in OIL AND TALLOW. esrllighest cash price paid for Hides and Tallow. ASTORIA Brewery Beer Saloon. The Best Beer 5 cts a Glass. Hot Lunch every Day from 10 to 12 A. It Tlie best of Liquors and Clrara on hand. A deservedly popular place of social resort. GEO. HISLEE.