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0) III Vol six. Astoria, Oregon: Saturday Morning, September 15, 1883 No. 143. THE "BLUE BOOK." The Official Reginter of the Unitea Statea Government's Employes. The government "Blue Book," which is always issued just before a new session of congress comes in, is now being prepared, and will be given to the public in a short time. It contains in each issue the names of all government employes, with the date of their employment, the state of their birth, the state from which each was appointed, the salary each one gets, the name of the possession he holds, the location where he is emploj'ed. The "Blue Book grows larger every year, or rather every two years, for it is publish ed at that period. That of four years ago contained 1,000 pages in two volumes, that of two years ago had at least 1,300, and the one for 1S83 will contain, it s expect ed, 1,500 pages. The book is a curious study. There is, as has been thousands of times told, a constant rush for government positions. Thev come to "Washington, and spend weeks and months, and even years here. They haunt public men and public places. They are willing to undergo any humilia tion or suffer any agony of expense and suspense to get place. Fail ing in this, they arc willing to pay money for place. Often adver tisements appear in the daily pa pers offering 100, $200, 300 and even $500 to anyone who will procure them a government ap pointment. Othors offer a considerable sum of money in hand and a large per centage of their salary so long as they hold the place. From this one would suppose that govern ment positions were perfect bo nanzas, so to speak, and that the salaries attached to them were princely in their proportions. A gentleman holding an important position in the treasury was not long since asking our correspon dent what a newspaper correspon dent might make in "Washington, and, being informed in general terms, responded, with an air of surprise, "Why that's better than a government position, isn't it?" That is the key to the general view of a "Government position," as ascertained by three-fourths of the people in Washington, and by a large proportion of the people outside of the city and the gov ernment service. In view of this general belief that the government employe is a prince, the "Blue Book" is ex tremely interesting. The presi dent, as everybody knows, gets $50,000 a year. Some people say that the presidents don't save anything out of their salaries. That is probably not true. There is no reason why they should not. They have not only their house rent furnished free, but the ex penses of the White House are paid out of the public purse. An appropriation for this especial pur pose is made at every session of congress. The president certainly ought to save money out of his salary, and probably does. Possi bly a few of the foreign represen tatives of this government save something out of their salaries, but probably not. Their ex penses abroad are very heavy, and much is expected of them, both socially and personally. The ministers of London, Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg get SI 7,500 each; those at Vienna, Peking, Rio de Janiero, Yeddo, Rome, Mexico and Madrid get 12,000 a year each; those at Guatemala, Santiago and Lima, 10,000 each; those to Venezuela, Turkey, Sweden and Norway, the Netherlands, Hayti, the United States of Columbia, Belgium and the Argentine Republic, 7,500; the Consuls-General to Rio de Janiero, Paris, London and Ha vana, G,000 each; the cabinet of ficers get S,000 a year each, and don't save a cent of it. They are really the most poorly paid men, considering what is expected of' them, in the government service. They are expected to entertain early and often and on a grand scale, and, instead of having ev erything furnished them as it is for the presidenr, they must fur nish it all themselves. The result is none of them can save any thing out of the $S,000 a year which they are allowed. The collector of customs at New York gets 12,000 a year, and should be able to save something from ir. The collector at Boston gets $S,000 a year, so does that at Philadelphia, and those at New Orleans, San Francisco and Balti more get 7,000. The commis sioner of internal revenue gets $G,000, the general of the army and admiral of the navy gets 13,- 000 each; the lieutenant-general of the army, 11,000; the vice ad miral in the navy, 9,000; the rear admirals, C,000; major-generals 5,000. The vice-president of the Uni ted States gets 8,000. The sena tors and reprcsentath'cs and steno graphers in congress get S5,000 apiece, and so the comptroller of the currency, the first and second comptrollers of the treasury and the commanders in the navj'. A few consuls general not over three or four get 5,000 each, as do the interpreters at Pekin and one or two other points. The post-master at New York getsS,- 000 a j'ear, and that one ends the list of persons in the employ of the government who receives any thing more than a living salary. With two-thirds of these the amount they receive is not more than they are expected to spend. A few of the heads of bureaus get i,000 a year, and a few post masters receive about the same, but of the whole 100,000 office holders not one in ten gets more than a bare living. In the "Blue Book," there are columns upon columns of names with salaries ranging from 800 to 1,800 a year. Take, for instance the office of supervising surgeon general of the marine hospital service, which is now intrusted with the task of protecting the whole country from yellow fever and cholera. Its efficient head gets a bare 4,000 a year, a small sum compared with .the earnings of physicians in practice in large cities, while the remainder of the emplo3'es actually average less than 100 a month apiece. The average position for which the average clerk struggles and bores his congressman to the verge of distraction pays to begin with about S1,000 a year, and seldom reaches 50 per cent more than that, whUnot.4few who spend months in iMmoffice are finally con teiobjgiifc SS00 a year and happy if Ihey'ever reach 100 per month. A proposed gigantic land steal, involving several million dollars worth of United States redwood timber land, has just been brought to light. The lands are situated in the northern part of California. and comprise the most valuable redwood timber on the coast. Ap plications for pre-emption were prepared and signed by dummies. Several hundred applications of this kind have been filed with the government authorities there, it be ing alleged that the government officials are acting in collusion with the parties engaged in the scheme. If the promoters succeed they will control one-sixth of the total lumber supply of the state. Affidavits are now being filed, proving fraudulent acquisitions. The United States grand jury pro pose to investigate the subject. At the Arlington, No. 127,Kear ney Street, San Francisco Cal., resides Mr. Hoover, the renowned counterfeit detector and teacher who says: "For more than twelve years I suffered with sciatic rheu matism of the very worst type, and at times the pains wero almost unendurable. I spent a fortune and exhausted medical skill in that time. I heard about St. Jacobs Oil, but was faithless as I thought my ailment was ineradicable. I made one very thorough applica tion and so pronounced was the relief that I continued its use. Be fore I had used up the first bottle I was -well. Prohibition. Prohibition covers a broader field than one at first thought would suppose from the stir and talk it creates when it comes up for discussion or adoption in a new quarter.. Considering the amount of prohibition we already have, its advocates may hopefully look forward to a time not distant when the white flag of truce shall float from the enemies wqrks. In the report of the committee on temperance in the Congrega tional Association of Oregon and Washington territory is a review of the ground covered by prohi bition. There is prohibition of liquor selling on reservations, as was formerly the course with the slaves on plantations; prohibition of sale to minors and drunkards in nearly erery state and territory; prohibi tion on election .days; prohibition in the United States army and navy quarters; in the merchant's marine and whaling fleets of the Nation; on railroad lines, river and lake steamships, and in pri vate business corporations, and churches, besides prohibition by local option in thousands of cities, villages, and counties, and const! tutional prohibition in four sovereign states of our Republic; Kansas, Iowa, Maine, Vermont. AYe were talking ol the egotism of great men, and an ex-senator said: "A lady of my acquaintance once wrote Roscoe Conklinir a note when he was in the senate with me, asking permission to bring her little girl to see him. He replied in a courteous note, nam ing the hour at which he would receive her. At the hour named the lady and the . child stood be fore him. 'Mary,' said the mother to the child, 'this is the jrreat Senator Conkling.1 'Yes, little Mary,' said Lord Roscoe with a jovial smile meant to be encourag ing, 'but remember,' solemnly lift ing his forefinger, 'there is a greater than Senator Conkling.' " "We laughed, and then a regular arm' colonel said: " 'I remember that on the morning of one of the darkest days during the war I met Charles Summer on the avenue, and, slopping him, said: 'Sena tor, is there any news this morn ing:" 'None, I believe,' he grave ly responded, 'except that I am a little better this morning. I had forgotten that he was unwell." Corr. Record. Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel o purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the mul titude of low test short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Snldonluin cans. Rov- al Bakino Powder Co., IOC Wall-st. N. Y. A. V. Allen, Wholesale and retail dealer" in PP9YllQ299 MILL PEED. Glass and Plated Ware, TROPICAL AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Together with Wines, LiquorsJobaccoXigars POWDER mm m iiiii lit I VHlflltliiBV lIHIIBmW XB I FOB RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of (ha Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swell ings and Sprains', Burns and Scafds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. Ko Preparation on earth equals Sr. Jacobs Oil. ts a safe, sure, simple and cheap External Xlemedj-. A trial entails bst tho conparadrtly trifling- oatUy of 50 Cents, and erery one inCer lag trith paia cart liaTo cheap and paatira proof cf iu claims. Directions in Daren Languages. BOLD BYALLDBUGGI8TS AHD DEALEH3 VJ HEDI0DTE. A. VOGEIiER & CO., Baltimore, 3ZiL, V. S. A. The favorite idiot kept by the postofiice department to make its decisions has for some time been asleep, or drunk, or retired for a time to the asylum. Since he decreed that letters thrown into the letter box with the left hand instead of the right must be sent to the dead letter office, he has been quiet aud decent. But he was recently aroused from his lethargy long enough to say that a newspaper with a one cent stamp pasted partly on the wrapper and partly on the paper itself, cannot be carried at newspaper rates, but must be sent to the dead letter office. A LETTER FROM GERMANY. :-:..;hx, January 9. 1SS2. Very esteemed sirs: The praise your Liver Tills lmvc called forth here is wonderful. After taking one find a hair boxes of your genuine int. C. 3IcLANTS5 "I.IVKU PILLS. I havs en tireiy recovered from my four yeniV.-t: flor in:;. All who k-ov me wonder how L who, for so many years, had no appetite, and could not sleep for backache, m-h in my .side, and general stonmcli com plaints, could have recovcrd. An old lady in our city, who luwsuirerMl for many years from kidncv 1Lsmm. and the doctors had glvon her up, took two of your Pills, and cot more roller than Mj has from all the doctors. Yo:u Jnilv. J. VOX J) Lit mine. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. The genuine are never sugar-coated. Kvcry box has a red wax seal on the lid, Willi the impression: .McLaiiu' Liver The genuine McLANlTS LIVLi: PILLS bear the signature of C. 3r-Xtm and iteming- JJron. on tite wrapin-rs. market belli cr full of imitations of ii name McLane, spelled dlilerentiy, but f same pronunciation. If your storekeeper does not have the genuine IK. C. McLAJi'K'S f'KLIi KIIATKD LIVER PILLS, Fend u 2.". cents, and we wifl send you a box bv mail, and a set of our advertising cards. " FLEXING BKOS., Pittsburgh, ja. King of the Blood Is not a "cure all," It is a blood-purifier and tonic. Impurity of the blood oisous the sys tem, deranges the circulation, and Urns ln- dllfA4 mnnv 1tciiri1nN knnuti .IIT.-.... t names to dtsthigulsli them according to ef- Itlood. Such are Iypcwn'a, i:illlaibncs, orders. Headache, Backache, General Weak- nw, iicuil jyiswc, unijifii. yviancj uutCOie, i-ua uncumniwn, Lawrru, etcmitua, Sinn d-c. King of the Hlood prevents and cures these by attacking tho catwe. Impurity or the blood. Chemists and physicians agree gists, SI per bottle. See testimonials, diroc- u in 4T" .1 Wi of the Blood." wrapped around each bottle. Butfalo, N. Y; NOTICE. The splendid Al British, Iron Clipper Ship, "GRISEDALE" "Will go on the berth at Astoria, on or about, tue luin 01 M-.riii.uijr-.iJ, FOR LIVERPOOL DIRECT. For Frelcht and rates of Insurance aonlv to Messrs. BALFOUR, GUTHKLE & CO., I'oriianu, tt Or to P. L. CHERRY, Astoria. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. PARK EE HOUSE, II, B. PARKER. Prop., ASTORIA, . - - OREGON. E.T. PARKER, - Manager and Agent. Al. CROSBY, - - Day Clerk- Phil. EOWEItS, - - Night Clerk. Jas. DUFFY has the Bar and Billiard room. First Class in all Respects, FREE COACH TO THE HOUSE. IT IS A FACT -TJLAT JEFF'S CHOP HOUSE ON. Concomiy Street is the Best in Town: THAT v. Iin. Always on Hand FRESH ' Shoal "Wafer l?ay and East ern Oysters. THAT "JEFF" IS THE BOSS CATERER. THAT lie Iin. Ijcch Proprietor of the "Aarora Hotel" in Knapptim bctcr years. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT; COSMOPOLITAN Chop House and Restaurant. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. 21 cal h . cents and upwards. G. IIOULAKI), JIAI.Y ST KELT. Proprietor. - ASTOBIA. 2 w&. fc E 33 DEALER IX Hay, Oats, Straw. Lime, Brick, Cement and Sand IVoojI Delivered to Order, Draying, Teaming and Express Business. Horses ana Carriages for Hire. DEALER IX WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. I. W. CASE, P.lt'OltTKK AMD WHOLESALE AND HE TAIL DEALER IN tinier Cliennmus and Cass streets. A STOMA - OREGON HORTHERil PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY Are Now Ready For Business. otrORlee with Nozorth & Johns. E. A. NOYES, ABt. TO THE TRADE ! Messrs. Wm. E. Hooper & Sons BALTIMORE, MD., Have clven us the EXCLUSIVE SALE for Pacific Coast of their Celebrated "WOODBEBBY TWINES ROPE, Including a Full Line of CQTTOH SEINE TWINES, WRAPPING TWINES, SAIL TWINES, ETC. Iu addition to above, we have on hand a Complete Assortment of Needle Brand Seine Twines. Palmetto Seine and Wrapping Twines. EENEY DOYLE & CO. 517 and 519 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. City Taxes. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE city assessment roll for 1S83 is now in my hands for collection, and all persons that are Indebted for the same may save Ave per cent, by payins said taxes before September U, 1833. J. G. HUSTLER, City Treasurer. O Jv coz: -eo s Mil' ia o i w d WILLIAM HOWE -DEALER IX Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber. All-kinds of OAK LUMBER, GLASS, Boat Material, Etc. I Boats of aU Kinds Made to Order, i "Orders from a distance promptly attended to, and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases S.AENDT & FERCHEN, ASTORIA. - OREGON. The Pioneer Machine ShIJj) BLACKSMITH SHOP AND Boiler Shop All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, An STEAMBOAT WORK Tromptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Bkntok Street, Near Parker House, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LAMBaiMAEfflEEEfflES Boiler-Work, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work a spe cialty. OASTlKrOS , Of all IeserIptIonn mado to Order at Short Notice. A. D. "Wass, President. J. G. Hustler, Secretary, I. W. Case, Treasurer. Jonx Fox, Superintendent. LOEB & CO., JOBBERS IN WINES, LIQUORS, AND CIGARS. AGENTS FOE THE Best San Francisco Houses and Eastern Distilleries. Tumblers Decantors, and All Kinds of Saloon Supplies. E&A11 goods sold at San Francisco Prices. XLUN STREET, Opposite Parker House, Astoria, Orecon. BUY THE BEST! BARBOUR S Irish Ftax Salmon Net Threads Woodberry, and Needle Brands, SEINE TWINES. CORK MD LEAD LIKES, Fish Founds, Seines, and Xcts Imported to Order. A Large SlocioflffiniMLiies AND FISH HOOKS. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. HENRY DOYLE & CO., 517 and SI 9, MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO. "Agents for the Pacific Coast FOARD & STOKES, WE HAVE OPENED AGAIN In Hume's New Building, And are Eeady to Supply the "Wants of Our Customers. A FULL STOCK OF Fresh Groceries. AND Bracket Work A SPECIALTY. BUSINESS CARDS. q iv. yuL,Toar, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Rooms 3 and c. Odd Fellows Building. Astoria Asent Hamburg-Magdeburg and German-American FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. C. HOLDER, NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AN1 IN SOKANCE AGENT. JAY TTJTTL.E, 31. I). PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON , Office llooms l, 2, and 3. Pythian Build ing. Heside-ck Over J. E. Thomas' Drug Store. Q.E1.0 F. JPARKLER. SURVEYOR OF Clatsop County, and City of Astoria Office :-Chenaraus street, Y. M. C. A. hall Itoom No. 8. -p r. HICKS, PENTIST, ASTOIUA, - - OREGON Rooms In Allen's building up stairs, corner ICassaudSqemocqhestret . j q.A.iioirxjzir, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Chenamus treet, - - ASTORIA, OREGON J J. JOXEiJ, STAIR BULLIEB, Ship and Steamboat Joiner. jyU. J. E. IinFOKCE, IEWTIST, Room ii. Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Or. Gas administered for painless extraction of teeth. Qt .t. cuirris, ATT'Y AT LAW. Notary Public, Commissioner of Deeds for California. New- York and Washington Ter ritory. " Rooms a and -1. Odd Fellows Building, As toria. Oregon. N.B.- Claims at Washington. D. C, and collections a specialty. GEO. P. WIIEELEK. W. T,. ROBB. WHEELER & ROBB. GENERAL REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, AND COLLECTION AGENTS. Real Estate; bought aud sold on Commis sion. - counts adjusted and Bills collected. Co.respondence from abroad solicited. JS-Ofllce In Hume's new building, on Sque nioqua street, next door to Foard & Stokes. GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY. Bills of Exchange on any Part o1 Europe. I A3! AGENT FOR TIE FOLLOWING well known and commodious steamship ines, STATE LINE, RED STAR, WHITE STAR, HAMBURG-AMERICAN. DOMINION LTNE, NATIONAL, and AMERICAN LINE. rrepaid tickets to or from any European port. For full inf or matfon as tn ratp? nf far sailing days, etc, apply to 1. W.UASE. BOZORTH & JOHNS. Real Estate and General Insurance Agents. ASTORIA, Oregon. WE WRITE POLICIES IN THE WEST ern. State Investment, Hamburg. Brr men aud North German Fire Insurance'Com- Tmnfl nni! rnrptnf: tha TrivoHato' T !f and Accident of Hartford, and the New r ir -v ir We have tho only complete set of township maps in the county, and have made arrange- mpnfq tn rppiv finnHotinno filing n . final proofs on Homesteads, Preemptions. Timber Lands, etc.. having all the official uuuiita iiiuienu. uur mails can oe exam ined In the office, linon tho -nfii-mom- nt o reasonable fee. We also have for sale city property in As toria and additions, and farms and tide land property. Rents, and other collections made, and loans negotiated. BOZORTH & JOHNS, PLUMBING, Gas and Steam Fitting DONE BY RUDDOCK & "WHEELER. AT fair rates. Also a complete stock of goods In our line. Estimates given and work guaranteed. Cass street. In rear of I O O F building, next to Gas Co's ofllce.