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4 f3) ASTOltIA, OREGON: THURSDAY. AUGUST 30,1883 The Scottish Tar arrived in yester day. The novr channel through. St. Helen's bar ia being buoyed. Grace church parish school will open on Monday, the 3d prox. A. F. Kaef commences his danc ing school at Knights of Pythias hall this evening. Jas. Peters, aged 24, fell from a scow at Portland last Tuesday, and was drowned. From the Sound come reports of the imoke being so thick as to occa sion the utmost inconvenience to travelers. The Jtossdhu is lying at Flavel's dock, and will be the first of the wheat fleet of '8S to clear. She has about 70,000 bushels wheat aboard. There was a report on the street yesterday, seemingly well authenticat ed, that the Westport mill was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Portland is making elaborate preparations for the Villard celebra tion. Twenty thousand dollars will ba spent ami the intention is to make it in every way a success. Another colony ol Scandinavian immigrants has been brought into the country back of Westport and B&nier. They are all hardworking home-making peoplo and will un doubtedly prosper. Jos. Sherwin, a woll-knowu Portland architect, was found dead in his bed last Tuesday momiag. It is thought that death resulted from neuralgia of the stomach with an at tendant affection of tho heart. This smoky weather is causing considerable sickness, principally of a zymotic nature. In Portland the people are congratulating themselves on the fact that tho smoke dispels, neutralizes, dissipates, destroys, over comes, and does away with the ma laria, and that there is consequently no immediate danger of ague, and are happy. Seattle will give a reception to "Villard and party, which will bo an extensive afiair, including a banquet, a barbecue, clam bake, several excur sions, formal reception and addresses, exhibits of mineral, timbor, etc., and a big time generally. Mr. Yillard has telegraphed tho chairman of the re ception committee that ho will bring 340 visitors, who would spend one day in Seattle. The city proposes to spend $5,000, and as an advertisement the municipality could not put an equal amount to better advantage. Tho WalluBki Roaa. The road from here to the Walluski is now iu splendid condition and shows what judicious handling of road district funds can accomplish. That part of it lying on this side of the hill is not in good trim, but from the cem etery it is good all the way, It goes by an easy grade and strikes Young's river at Osborne's store; then up the hill on the east which has been well graded, and on to the bridge. That "there is more in the man than there is in the land" iB well illustrated by the thrifty appearance of the farms in that fertile portion of the county. One May be instanced, tho property of J. G. Nurnberg. Ho bought his present home about six years ago, from a par ty who was unable to make it pay, and by skillful management haslnow a fino place which we doubt he would part with for 8,000. A continuation of the present road toward the Nehalem would be of great benefit. The amount subscribed has been spent carefully and judiciously, and the building of roads that are of some practical benefit when built, is about as profitable a form of invest ment as can be found. More Brush. Fires. The fire alarm rang out again at one o'clock yesterday afternoon; tho breeze had fanned anew the fire on the hill, and a small dwelling house occupied by R. Burns, on tho hill side above the Catholic church was in imminent danger. Brands were fall ing on the roof and tho lower portion of the house was charring. In an in- incredibly short time, 2,000 feet of hose were laid and No. 2's engine which was stationed on 'Water street, m front of Aug. Danieisou s, was throwing a stream. When the fact is taken into consideration that the water had to be sent a distance of 2,000 feet, and up a steep grade of 200 feet of perpendicular height it will be seen that the effort was one of more than ordinary magnitude The building was caved, though from the way sparks and cinders are flying in that vicinity, it looks as if the dc attraction of property there was simply a question of when the southwest wind would rise. If those hills could b burned over it would be an advant age, but as it is now tho danger of de strnction is great. A brisk wind over the hill would seriously threaten up per town. Roeers Bros, nlated -ware and Wost a holm cutlery at Jordan & Bozortlrs seir store. - Council Proceedings. The city council met in reaular ses sion last Tuesday evening, Mayor Hahn presiding, a full board present. A petition from West 9th street property owners asking for the im provement of that thoroughfare was referred to street committee. Re ports from city attorney in regard to street railway ordinance, and in re gard to communication of Tho3. Mon teith, with reference to Hamilton street were read and filed. A report from city attorney regarding city cases in police court was filed and the city attorney instructed to draft an ordi nance declaring such liquor licenses forfeited by the police court in certain trials therein. The report of street committee in regard to drafting an ordinance grant ing certain privileges to street railway company, was adopted. Report of same committee in regard to the pur chase of certain lots and asking for more time, was adopted. Report of committee on health and police in re gard to reports of police judge for June and July, recommending that the same be filed, was adopted. Tho report oi special committee ap pointed to .confer with tho Astoria Gaslight company, and recommend ing that a contract bo made with said company to light the streets and pub lic buildings with gas for one year, was. on motion, adopted. An ordinance providing for the im provement of the crossing of Cass and Squcmoqua streets was passed under suspension of the rules, as was an ordinance providing for the limo and manner of improving Cushing's Court street, likewise an ordinance provid ing for tho time and manner of im proving West-7th street. An ordi nance prescribing the duties and fix ing the compensation of the city at torney was placed upon its final pas sage, and passed, and in like manner were passed an ordinance declaring the probable cost of improving Water street, an ordinance requiring bar rooms, drinking shop3, restaurants, variety shows, theaters, public dance houses, and places of public amuse ment to close from midnight to (ivo a. M ami an ordinance arantmc privileges on certain slreets to the As toria street railway company. Tho following claims were ordered paid: J. Q. A. Bowlby, 10; O. Peterson, 1.70; J. H. Langdon 1.70; C. A. Liuburg, 1.70; E. Thompson, $1.70; S. 31. Cofiinbury, 15. The following was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That a committee of three bo appointed from this coun cil to confer with a similar committee to be appointed by the Astoria Cham ber of Commerce, should that body so decide, with full power to make and carry out arrangements on behalf of the council for the proper roception and entertainment oi U. Villard and party when they visit this city next Septomber. The street committee was instructed to advertise for bids for constructing a bulkhead along Che namus street, and tho council ad journed. A Panacea. A druggist doing business less than one thousand miles from here relates a curious story of a medicine-peddler who visited this section some years ago. The peddler got the druggist to make a half-gallon mixture of various cheap and familiar substances, and with this preparation the peddler fill ed a number of small bottles, which he labeled "Rheumatic Liniment." After the first half "ultou of the stuff had been disposed of in this way, tho peddler procured another lot of the mixture. With this he filled some more bottles, labeling them "Blood Purifier." After the sale of the "Blood Purifier" was exhausted ho put up and sold more of the same stuff under the name of "Liver Regu lator." Again he went to the drug gist for more of the mixture, and, omitting the single ingredient of tur pentine, the preparation was next bot tled as "Argus Eye Water." Last of all, with the turpentine restored, this wonderful preparation was put up and sold as "Lightning Furniture Polish." It is not every vender of medicine who can devise so catholic a tormula as that possessed by the druggist's ingen ious custom er. Steamer Days. Till further notice steamers will run as follows: FKOMSANFKANOISCOl FKOM ASTORIA Male 25 Oregon 7 uomnwia 29 State 31 Sejitj Sept Queen . SlColtimbia -1 I Queen 8 If bilious, or suffering from im purity of bloed, or weak lungs and fear consumption (scrofulous diseasa of the lungs), take Dr. Pierce s "Gold en Medical Discovery and it will cure you. By druggists. Roticc On and after the 20th Inst. 1 will keep y Restaurant open until midnight. my R. Dixorc. Why be weak? Why not be healthy, robust, and strong, by using Brown s iron Bitters f A first-class oyster opener wanted at koscoe ijxo:rs. The finest llavored Ice Cream at Frank Fabre's, Odd Fellows building. That Hacking Cough can be so quickly cured by Shlloh's Cure. We guarantee It Sold by W. E. Dement. HENRY WARD beecher. Last Evening's Lecture. His seventy years seemed to sit lightly upon Henry Ward Beecher as he stood in Occidental Hall last night and talked in his familiar way to the great audience that had come to hear him. His power to invest the prosi est subject with the charm of his ora tory gave the theme he chose an add ed charm and placed him before those who listened, as "n guide, philosopher and friend." Some were there who had heard him in years gone by; oth ers there were who knew of him by j reputation only; more who., had readi his published works, his sermons in j the Independent and his aphorisms in I the newspapers, and more who were there simply to "see" him. He looks a little heavy about tits eyes an a is us careless in relation to his personal appeamuce as over. The ive head, the intellectual eye and firm, leonine attitude are the ; first noted characteristic. Of course j the consciousness that "this is Henry : Ward Beecher that is talking" causes I greater attention to the discourse, but if a man who had never heard of Beecher, had strayed into the hall last night he would havo been just as in terested as any other of the audience. after the first five minutes of listen ing. His style ia unique and Beech eresque. Uo ha3 no grace of studied diction or polished phraseology of cul tured thought. He just stands there in front of you and uses little bits of short Saxon-English words that you can understand. He throws no poly syllabic words at one, but seeks to clothe hi3 language iu teree, incisive speech. This, we believe, is one so crct of his popularity. It is a non characteristic of all great writers and speakers that they dis card stilted efforts at pompous diction and delight in using simple overy-day speech. The lecture, as announced, was on the theme "The Rein of the Com- People." It is one of Mr. Beecher'a favorite lectures. He has delivered it timo and again. At New Market Theater, in Portland, to-night, ho will repeat it, and again in San Francisco on September 12th. In it he talks of a government of the peo ple, and by tho people, a pure repub lican democracy, a regime of mental equality where all aro equal and noth- rules but acknowledged merit. His language last migh had nothing of the oracular in it ; he talked as one friend to another, and throughout his discourse was a vein of couBalation. In that part of the lecture where ho s.iys that on tho dusty highway of life iu unfrequented and untrodden corners where wheels do not roll, we can find beautiful flowers springing up to gladden the tired traveler, he placed in graceful language the idea that ac tuates a good deal of our daily duties and struck a chord that vibrated in the hearts of all his hearors. The hall was crowded, of course, and had it been as large again would have been filled. Following w a synopsis of Mr. Beecher's lecture: He began by saying that we who havo been so thoroughly trained do not stop to think that the first or lowest order of society was when men lived by hunting or fishing. The next order is the pastoral life, and then society commences to develop and form nations. When men are so ignorant that they do not know how to think for them selves, they must bo governed by men who can think for them. As the higher stage of government succeeds, there are more thau one who are capa ble of governing; this makes an aristo cracy. Then, when you have still more, it becomes a limited monarchy; and then comes Democracy or a Re public a government adapted to tho neeiys of the common people. Tho most difficult and complex govern ment in the world is that of the com mon people. The chase, war and commerce tend to make men think. About all of education is to teach men to think. A man may be chock full of knowledge, but that isn't all that is necessary. A man may be full of college knowledge and not know enough to come in when it rains. Everybody might be educated iu ancient Greece if thoy had monoy to pay for it except slaves and women. They have always stood about on the samo level doxrn to our time. If a womau wished to live as a modest maiden there she must be ignorant, only courtesans were educated. Igno rauce meant virtue, wisdom meant vice, amis tnrows mucn light upon some of the New Testament. Paul said, "Let your women keep silence in the churches." Paul said this when writing to Timothy, Bishop of a Greek church iu Asia Minor. It never was bo written of a Hebrew woman. A Jewish woman could be anything that a man could. To-day all the laboring classes of Europe arc demanding education, not for themselves so much, but for their children. Two hundred years ago they didn't want it. They thought it only belonged to great men men with white hands, who don't work. The common people demand educa tion now because they are unhappy. Education unfolds now parts of the brain. Each fold so exposed is a hun ger, demanding food. . As men grow and unfold thoro aro wants. Want of food for the brain croatcs unhappi ncss. God created man as an animal, and also as a creaturo of intelligence. If men want to go to the top they must go by thought; they can't go up by societies and trade unions alone. Bone and muscle will stop at the bottom al ways, bmco the people have found this out, they ask that their children be educated. The reason that Euro pean governments are willing to edu cate their subjecta is that thoy are more easily governed. There's anoth er thing. It has been found out that brains are better soldiers than hands. That is a great discovery. In olden times it didn't m.iko and difference whether a man kuew anything or not it was a battle of avordupois. Ono of our batteries of artillery would thin out a regiment of such soldiers in a minute. The principal cohesion of our armies is the intelligence existing between the soldiers. Anything that tends to unfold the brain makes men. They used to find of thoe city boys in tho regiment that they didn't get sick so often, thfy ; marcnea Detter ana restea quicker, and when wounded got well sooner. This has been found out not alone by us, but m the last French and Ger man war. The French soldiers were as a clai3 ignorant. The Germans were educated. It win the German fichoolhoiues that knocked down the l t. r i.. l e 1 -i x ru,,cir Mj"3 -rranj as lonnu mis oui, aim tub very camps oi ine rreuuiij army are schools to-day. inrotignout our wuote uatrv 1 work is honorable. Children nrej taught that thev must work - mu.-t make their own bread. The viee : business in our northern states is is a intensity and continuity. Braius aro overtaxed Beyond th s overtax of business ia politics. There is so much of it. Every four yeara men get furiously excited over politics. ou and I win get funou?lv excited next year, and gee red iu the face over tho presidential election. It might seem as though there wa one place where men could cool off. That is the church. But that is the hoi- teat place of all. This nation is bet ter educated than any other. We are not edncating a class; we are attempt ing to educate tho whole people. There is no parallel to our system, and it is from this that the reign of the common peoplo proceeds. In the long run the wisdom and judgment of the common people is the govern ment's power. I'll go farther, and say that it is the best government. In our late war the common peoplu were always a day ahead of the government. The sentiment of the peoplo was al ways ahead of tho acts of tho rulers. In Europe thoy say this experiment will bo disastrous in the end; that we owo our security to the easy attain ment of land; thai when this gets scarce wo shall havo to change. We want a depository where simple people poor people can make in vestment, and if tho government has her two thousands of millions of bonds, then people can invest in them. Where is there another nation that could havo done the same? Where is there anothor nation that coolly cut off forty millions of annual taxes becauso they didn't want it? Governments as they become power ful, become compact. As things grow to bo perfect they become com plex or compact. Was there ever a government ao complex as ours? There is no such example of a complex government. We had 60,000.000 of peoplo in 1880. The census is always wrong. It always lies beforo you can complcto it, we grow so fast 'There were 8,000,000 foreigners born, and 4,000,000 enfranchised and ignorant. Twelve millions unuttcd to manage tho government, and of the balance how few aro able to govern it. The question is then, do the people pick out the best men to represent them? Did you ever go into a legislature and seo what sort of fellows they iire? The first duty of a legislator is to see that he gets back there next winter. The second duty is to sorre the party in whoso interest he went there. The third, if there is anything left of him, is to serve the people. Tho church is stronger to-day than ever before. Education has not de stroyed it. To-day a young minister knows very well, if he knows enough to preach, that he does not know half so much as many members of his congregation. Au- u..i.f a. i " ' rumi" "upuuu"y. xueotogy is vuuuguu, uiauKiugiaiiu n ui eiinugu. ; Nobody can anchor it; nobody j can prevent it from beisifr a thinp of frmvMi A mi riti...i i nnd nWp,i tW trill f old mediaeval doctrines; and thiy will ch mgo them. The old black sticks standing on tho side of yonder moun tain do not chango because they aro dead. Growth meaus change, ex pan- LA T OF AUCTI ON OF Dry toils, Clottt Millinery, Site,, Sheriff 0' Neil's Bankrupt Store, Corner Concomly aud 3Ialu Street. This Afternoon From 2 to 4 o'clock, and in STORE TO LET. SHOW sion. The ancients said a perfect be ing can't suffer. I say a perfoct being can't help but suffer. " Our God is tho burden bearer of the univorse. Ho ia in eternal pain and labor. Wo hear leas of God's decrees, less of his wrath and mure of his love. In short tho .New Testament alone is beginning to be ned. All the changes now going on do not rack society. They are such i changes as are going on in plants and trees -from greenness to ripeness. What if men are lead to say "what are we going to believe, is there no stationary thingl" When men are being developed to a hieher nhiloso- phy ought they not to be thankful. Therr is but ono place in the world where a man can be free from excite ment; that is in the graveyard where tne avid reign. He that forever is changing, ruling, He that i3 conduct- Mug the entire affairs of mankind lead- jmg on io a more gionous uay, nis . i - -t tt nanu win never sup rrom tne neim, and Ue will finally bring this world, not foundering nor shipwrecked, into a harbor of peace, and then we shall know Him as we are known. Fall Salmon. The fall pack has occasioned consid erable comment by the press, both of the east and this coast, and has been generally denounced. While there are reputable houses engaged in pack ing fall fish whose up-put may be re lied upon for excellence, so far a3 the condition of the fish at the season will allow of excellence, yet the majority of packers who confine their opera tions to the outside rivers and to packing fall Hah, are more intent on filling their cans than in packing them with a quality oi fish which would recommend them to the purchaser or consumer. The fall packed fish is runinly trash, and to it is mostly due the presence of such slush as "do overs" upon our market. Tho most effective means of suppressing a poor articlo is to kill all domandor it, and it would bo but a short timo before fall packing would entirely atop if every buyer should absolutely set, his face against every brand of fall packed fish offered, for sale. The best known packers on the Sacramento river would be glad themselves to do away with fall packing, as there is really but little money in it But they aro forced in a measuro to continue by the presence ot competition, utner can- ners pack, and they feel compelled to do so also; whereas, if it were made general the entire industry would gain bv it. Without fall-packed salmon it is a known fact that we have quite as many goods of this kind as will answer all trade and consumptive wants for the next year. It would seem that a still further increase of the supply would lead to worse mar ket conditions than now exists. But while recognizung this the canners still continue to rush as many fish into cans hs providenco cast3 into their nets. It only remains for buy ers to turn repudiators of any and all fall-packed brands of fish. They will thereby save themselves some considerable loss at ono time or an other, and will perform a good office to the consumer, as well as to all en gaged in tho canning industry. Cal. Grower and Conner. Foreign Salmon Shipments. 1). Glcnbcrvle, Loudou : Astoria, 6, :W7: J. G. Mezler, 3,000: G. T. Myers. 000; J.A. Devlin.5000; Anglo-American, 1J500; J. (). Uanthorn & Co., 2,500; W. tiume,iruo: xotaii,837. Why suffer from astato of ill health? Why be troubled with dyspepsia? Brown :i Irou Bitters will euro yon. Have Wistar's balsam of wild cherry always at hand. Jt cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, whooping cough, croup, In- iiuenza, consumption, nuu an inroai anu ping complaints, ai cents anujsi a Dot tle. Avorill's mixed paints, the best in uw for Sft,c at J w. Conn drug store, opposite Occident Hotel. 1 r Two splendid piauos have been re eeivetl atGnstav Hansen's Call around and H5 them. They are of exquisite tone and finish. For the genuine J. II. Cutter old lliKtrhou. and the best ot wines, liquors ami San Francisco beer, call at the Gem opposite the beil tower, and see Camp bell. DAY THE SALE! FnraisMnc Hoods AT the evening from 7 to 9 o'clock CASES, ETC., FOR SALE 0. H. COOPER, GKNERAl MERCHANDISE. THE The Leading' lotMng House of Astoria, I have just received a large consignment of Lace Curtains, and Curtain Materials, in the newest designs, and would invite an inspec tion from intending purchasers, confident that for rarity and Low Prices NO SUCH VALUE HAS EVER Silks and Dress Goods, "We are showing on our Centre Counters a collection of the most elaborate and richest Goods ever shown in this City, AT REMARKABLE LOW PRICES. All Silk Rhadames, All Silk Toulards, Wool Surralis, All Silk Ottomans, Satin Soleils; Etc., . Etc. "We are now showing the Largest and most Elegant Line of La - dies' Cloaks and "Wraps ever brought Black Dolmans, Trimmed with Lace, Fringe, and Gimp. Black Silk Dolmans, Lined and Trimmed with Guipure Lace and Gimp. Fine Brocaded Satin Dolmans, Handsomely Trimmed with Chenille Fringe. Walking Jackets, Mantles, Ulsters and Dusters. Shetland Shawls, Evening Shawls, Wool Shawls, All Sizes ancf Colors. CLOTHING AMD GENTS FURNISHING GOODS DEPARTMENT "We are showing, -without doubt, the largest, and most complete stock of Mens', Youths', and Boys' AT EXTREMELY Largest Stock, Lowest Prices in Astoria. C. H. COOPER, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BUILDING, ASTORIA. Gr. A. STINSON & CO., BLACKSMITHING, At Gapt. Bogcra old stand, corner ot Cass ana uoun aireeis. ShlD and Cannerv work. Ilorseslioelntr. Wacons made and repaired. Good work guaranteed. FIRST QUALITY LUMBER. THK WESTPORT rVTTT.T. nOMPflW i I U W V A. till li AMI A IS IX THE FIELD AND TUOPOSES TO remain. We will take orders for lumber from 100 to 600 M., at the mill or delivered. We also manufacture lath and shingles of Al quality. Flooring a Specialty . Address all orders WESTPORT MILL CO. S. C, Bkxxkr, Supt. OCCIDENT STORE. 1TEW COOES I New Styles in Hats ! line ClotMni ai Gents' burnishing Ms Received at the Occident Store. D. A. T2a, Zieading TAILOR, CLOTHIER, HATTER f0 "5 .1 K 1 Ji Si ch .5 fl - " b I S m 0 B 5? 1 1 - " 2 -g fl .2 M- J w H 1 r- 1 vftL u o - I L J? o UJ I X L Dry Goods BEEN OFFERED IN ASTORIA. Drap D'Almas to this City. Clothing ever brought to Astoria LOW PRICES. Finest Goods. and IT PAYS TO TRADE ITH ME ! "WHO? FRANK ELBERS0N, SeasiieBaierj & Confectionery. Because my Goods are the Best, and Always Fresh. Cakes Candles etc., furnlsliedfor "Wedding parties, on short notice, and guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. Cake ornamenting a specialty. Opposite CJ. IV. Hume's. Largest Stock and Finest Goods and GENTS FURNISHER. Ed. D. Curtis & Co. Caps, Mottn UNSURPASSED IN STYLE AND FINISH. NEW FURNITURE, A COMPLETE STOCK. PHOTOGRAPHER, Corner Benton and Squembqua Streets, East of the Court House. Astoria, Oresoa