-1 P Vol. xix. Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September 26, 1883 No. 152. I ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EMIGRANTS. In olden times, pioneers ex pected to encounter privations and generally prepared thomselves to meet with contentment all sorts of obstaoles and hardships. The journey to a remote district was often tedious and full of dangers, consuming- much time and almost exhausting human endurance- But the world moves, and the iron horse lias to a great extent anni hilated both time and distance. Emigrants are now carried a long way on their route, and frequently to the actual point of destination by means of railroad facilities. Heretofore the method of emigrant transportation by rail has been somewhat rude in character,though far preferable to the old style of movement by means of ox-teams. There is no doubt that of late years railroads have largely aided in the settlement of wild lands and the building up of largo and intelli gent communities in places where wild beasts not very long ago held undisputed sway. Jn fact, emi grant patronage forms a large item in the annual receipts of many railroads in the United States. Competition for this class of custom has not been without benefit to emigrants. More at tention is given to their personal comfort, and accommodations that maT almost be classed as luxuries, arc beginning to be provided by way of atttacting attention and travel in some specially desired directions. The latest feature in this line is the introduction of "emigrant sleepers" by the Den ver and Kio Grande Railroad, more generally styled the "scenic line." The Denver lcpublixt7is in noticing two sleepers just finish ed at the car works, near that place says: "The exterior finish o the cars is equal in every respect to a palace Pullman, while the Ulterior is a model of neatness and con venience. There is a cooking range at eaeh end of the car for the accommodation of those who may desire to prepare their own meals. There arc receptacles for ice water, patent ventilators, a spacious closet lavatory, and, in fact everything that the ingenuity of the car builder could devise to add to the comfort of the passen ger. The berths are capacious and ingeniously constructed, and can be made as comfortable as those in any sleeper. The in terior decoration corresponds in ciognnce with the handsome ex terior. When accommodations, such as are noted above, are provided, the mere act of emigration becomes a matter of pleasure, and it is diffi cult, to see how anyone, having the slightest inclination to move from old to new civilization, can, under the circumstances, resist the temptation. Chatham street, New York, has two cheap eating-houses where the prices are eight cents for roast mutton or beef, a mutton chop or a beefsteak; five cents for a bswl of coffee or tea, including a loaf of bread; five cents for pork chops or fried fish; five cents for hash. Each p ace sells a barrel of hash daily. Large puddings or dump lings or pieces of pie are sold at five cents each. There is an im mense rush at certain hours of the day, and more than 2,000 people feed at them daily. They are known as the Jim Fisk and Boss Tweed. The Maine liquor law recognizes among the uses for which spiritu ous liquor may be employed, those termed "mechanical purpos es." By the liberal construction placed upon the law by the farm ers of that state, mechanical pur poses are held to include raising barns, etc., on which occasion it is customary to furnish refreshments to participants. It is said that the sum appropriated by the North ern Pacific railroad for mechanical purposes of this nature in conuec tioh with driving the last spike was upwards of 20,000. Brother Gardner on Ingersoll. Elder Penstock arose to inquire if any member of the club had heard whether Bob Ingersoll was to lecture this winter or not. No one seemed to have heard anything about it, and the reverend member requested that the secretary be instructed to write to Ingersoll di rect and ascertain. "What am de object?" queried the president. "I propose dat dis club take steps to prove dat dar am a hero after fur de soul." "You do, eh? If depnsson who denies sich a theory am a fool, de pusson who sots out to prove what sebeu-eights of de world al ready believes, am nex' doah to an idiot. Sot down air save yvr breaf!" "But it am my dooty as a Chris tian man to controvert Ingcrsoll's arguments!" "It am your dooty as a Christian man to let Bob Ingersoll have all de rope he wants! If you has got de proper faith he can't hurt ye. If your belief won't stan' an at tack den it am too weak to stan' alone. Jf, arler men and women have believed in God an' hereaiter an' Hcaben fur six thousand y'ars a lawyer wid a snub nose an' a voice like a dog barkin' in a barl, kin come along an' scare 'cm into fits, somebody had better go to work an' plug up de knot holes an' put new rivets in de j'ints' Detroit J'y)re Prats. Coincidents of History. Under the above heading the Helena Herald of the 23rd, says: "It was just twenty-one years ago that congress made its rant of land for the purpose of construct ing the Pacific railroads. Wej were then in throes of civil war, j and the southern states had se- j ceded from the Union, and there was talk and fear that the Pacific coast states aud territories would swing loose and set up a republic for themselves. It was thought that something must be done to retain what was left of the Union. Everybody was more than willing to give half or even more of the intervening wilderness domain to any company that would under take to construct a railroad through that wilderness. Between that day of promise and this day of completion, time enough has elaps ed for an infant then born to grow to manhood, from minority to majority. Since that da' the population of the country has nearly doubled. There were in operation in the United States in 1S62, thirty-two thousand one hundred and twenty miles of rail road; to-day there is nearly four times as much. The frontier was then on the Mississippi and Missouri. Where is it to-day? The Harvest. The harvest is now about over with, and our people can form some idea of the result. The yield of grain, in most portions of this county, has been far beyond the most sanguine anticipations of farmers, many fields yielding from twenty-live to thirty bushels per acre where the prospects of a light yield was the rule but a few weeks before the grain was cut We learn that in many instances wheat that grew without a drop of rain on it between the time of sowing and ripening, has produced as high as thirty and thirty-five bushels to the acre; and that a poor crop and a light yield has been the exception and not the rule. With a fair price for their surplus grain, our farmer friends will be in excellent circumstances to commence the new year. The freeze out of last year was not an unmitigated evil, as it pulverized the soil, and made it more capa ble of resisting-the drouth of this unprecedently dry summer. Cor vallis Gazette. Hon. D. W. Ballard, governor of Idaho territory for the years 1S6C and 1870, died on Tuesday at his residence in Lebanon, Linn county, Or., after a protract ed illness. Ocean Rafting. A raft of timbers intended for spiles was brought from St. John, New Brunswick, to New York city August 2G, after a voyage by steam tows of three weeks. The distanca is GOO miles, an average of GO miles per day. The raft, if such it can be called, was 800 feet long and 30 feet wide, drawing about 8 feet of water. It was formed by sections of eleven cribs each, containing about 500 spiles of sixty-five feet length. Over and around the sections great chains were wound. Between each cargo there was u wide space to allow free working of the raft. The raft was towed by two power ful turs. The Maryland Farmer pub lishes a letter from a correspondent who has seen the great cotton mills of Fall River, Mass., and gives some statements which are not generally considered when esti mating the relative manufacturing importance of the geographical sections of the country. Fall River has a population of 55,000, according to the last census: it has fifty-three mills for the manu facture of cotton goods, covering an investment of $35,000,000. Fall River has over one-seventh of all the spindles in the country, and manufactures over three-fifths of all the print cloths of the country. This manufacturing city employs 18,135 persons, their pay weekly amounting to 113,000, and the capital stock is reckoned at S1G, 73S.000. There has been a great number of earthquakes in Great Britain from time to time. The last of note was that of 1 810. It extend ad over a vast area of country, and in some localities its effects: were scarcely felt. The lakes of Cumberland and Durham, and those of "Scotland were visibly agitated, and the progressive motion of the shock was also felt in Irelaud. Absolutely Pure, This iowder never varies. A marvel o purity, strength and wlnlesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, aud cannot be sold in competition with the mul titude of low test short welcut. alum nr phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. Rov- al. uakix; rOWDEU Co.. loo wnli-st. . Y. Hardware ait SMp CWlery A. VAN DUSEN & GO., DKAI.ERS IX Hardware and Ship Chandlery, Pure Oil, Bright Varnish, Binnacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine, " Lard Oil, Wrought Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails. agl lOUlLUI ell MUJIIflMlMIlti, 1. 1 T 1 . Sewing 3In chines, Sn I u Is ami Oils. Groceries. tc. WBI. EDGAR., Dealer iu Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes Meerschaum and Brier Pipes, GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY Revolvers and Cartridges. City Taxes. MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE --" .city assessment roll fdr 1SS3 Is now in my hands for collection, and all perseus that are Indebted forthe same may save flvo per cent, by paying said taxes before October 11, 1S8X J. O. HUSTLER, City Treasurer. if itii i ifll TjurnwitpYCW , an ma ei.i mi hi Hainan; Ueuralnia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, r x n..r n ri o it J vuui, iiuinsy, oore inroui,ottgii ings and Sprains, Sums and Scafds, Genera Bodily Pains, Tooth, Bar and Headacho, Frosted Feat. and Bars, and all other Pains and Aches. No Preparation on rarth cqnab St. Jacocj Oil as a tnfe, sum, simple and cheap External Bemrdy. A trial entails but the conpGrttively trifling outlay of 50 Crntx, and trtty ens tuffer leg with aia can bare cheap &sd pociure procf of iu claims. Direction! in Eeren T.nngnsgea. GOLD BY ALLDEUGGI3T3 AKBDEALE23 IS HEDI0IHE. A. VOG-EXEK, fo CO., Baltimore, JKd., V. S. -J. Near the mouth of the Nasel river, Pacific Co., there are several thousand acres of tide lands which make superior agricultural lands and will grow grain in abundance. The latest blue boo!; shows that the administration has over 100, 000 employes in its pay. Give each of those employes four de pendents, and we have an army of 500,000 voters. Transfer the telegraph to the government and we shall see this army raised to G00,000, which is too large a vote for aitv administration to swing in a free country, or a country that wants to be Iree. W. W. States man. SYMPTOMS SF WORMS, The countenance Is pale and leaden colored, with occu.sloi.nl Hushes of a cir cumvei ibed spot on one or both checks ; the ejes boenme dull; tho pupils dilate; an azure semicircle rnirs alone the lower cye-Hd; iho iw&v is irrit.itcd, swolls, and sometimes bleeds ; n swelling of tl.c tipper Up; occasional headache, with humming or throbbing of the ears; an unusird se cretion of saliva; slimy or furred tongue; ureu.li very foul, particularly in the morn ing; appo:ite variable, sometimes vora cious, with a. gnawing sen-ition of the stomach; at others, entirely gone; fleeting pains hi the stomach : occasional nausea, and vomiting; violent pains throughout the abdomen; lxiwcls irregular, at times costive; stools slimy, not nnfreoucntly tinged with blood ; belly swollen and hard; urine turbid; respiration occasionally dim cult and accompanied by hiccough ; cough sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy and til-turned sleep, with grinding of the teeth ; temper variable, but generally irritable. Whenever the above symptoms are found to exist, 1)11. C. HeLANE'S YKUJI1FUGE will certainly effect a cure. iu buying Vcrmifugo bo sure you cot the genuine IK. C McI.Al.S VKItr.U l'l'GE, manufactured by Floxninsr I.r.i;., M Wood Street, Pittsburgh, Pn. The mirket Is full of counterfeits. You will lu tigltt if it has the signature of I'lcui ing tiros, and C. McLane. if your storekeeper doe.? not h ive fit genuine, please rcj)ort to us. Send us a three cent stamp f.ir u.m.! sotnu advertising cards. FLUjIIXG liROS., Pittsburgh. Pn. In fercr and Aruo districts, in tropical and othor regions visited by epidemics. ar.d in doed in all localities where Uio conditions are unfavorable to health, this famous vegetable invigorant and alterative, Hos tetter's Stom ach Bitters, has been found apotcntsnfeguard even to fcoblo constitutions and fracil frames, while as a euro for indigestion, biliousness and kindred complaints, it is witnout a rival. For salo by all Druprist3 aad Dealers generally. HANSEN BROS. SASH AND DOOR FACTORY, AND PLANING- MILL. A full stock ol home manufactured goods constantly on hand. Special Attention given to Orders. , All work guaranteed. Your patronage so licited. ASTORIA. Oregon ifOSTETTflfc Bitters HOTELS AND RESTAUKaNTS. PARKER HOUSE, II, C. PARKER. Prop., ASTORIA, - - - OREGON. E. r. PARKER, - Manager and Agent. AI. CROSBY, - - DayCIerfc. Phil. BOWERS, - - NIsht Clerk. Jas. DUFFY lias the Bar and Billiard room. Pirst Class in all Respects. FREE COACH 20 THE HOUSE. IT IS A FACT THAT JEFF'S CHOP HOUSE ON Conccmly Street is the Best in Town. THAT iUi lias Alwjs on Hand FBESH Shoal Water Bey and "East ern Oysters. THAT 'JEFF" IS THE BOSS CATERER. THAT lie has been Proprietor of the "Aurora Hotel" In Knapptna sctcji jears. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. COSMOPOLITAN Chop House and Restaurant. OPEN DAY AND XIGIIT. 31nls ." cents and upwards. G". nOUDAKI), 3i.i i. v STiiEirr. Proprietor. - - ASTOEIA. 53:. :e a. :r k: E X. OEALKIi I3f Hay, Oats, Straw Lime. Brick. Cement and Sand Wood Delivi-rert to Order. Graying, Teaming and Express Business. Horses ana Carriages for Hire. DKAI.EU IK WIRES, UQUQRS AND CIGARS. KIRHT CLASH A, . Allen, WhnitMiitc ami retail dealer" in MILYj feed. Glass and Plated Ware, TKOIMCAL AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Together with Wines, LiquorsfobaccoXigars BUY THE BEST ! BARBOUR'S Irish Flax Salmon Net Threads Woodberry. and Needle Brands, SEINE TWINES. core Mi) Sab lines, Fl.sh 1-ouudN, HeiueR, and Tictn Imported to Order. A LafieStocltofltliiJislLiies AND FISH HOOKS. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. HENRY DOYLE & CO., 5 1 7 and 5 1 9, MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO. r5rAgtinJs for the Pacific Coast FOAED & STOKES, WE HAVE OPENED AGAIN III ' Uunif'sNuw Building And are Eeady to Supply the Wants of Our Customers. A FULL STOCK ' OF Eresli Groceries. t PLUMBING, Gas and Steam Fitting DONE BY RUDDOCK & WHEELER. AT fair rates. Also a complete stock of goods in our line. Estimates given anu work. trnaranteetL Caw street, in rear of I O O F hollaing. next to uas Co s omce. WILLIAM HOWE DEALER Df Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber. All kinds of OAK LUMBER, GLASS, Boat Material, Etc. 1 Soats of all Kinds Made to Order. ; a a I E-Ordcrs from a distance promptly attended to, and satisfaction guaranteed, in all cases S.AENDT & FEROHEN, ASTOEIA. - OREGON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH SHOP AND Boiler Shop All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, AND STEAMBOAT WOEK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Bettox Street, Nea I'arkkr Houhr, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LANflailAEffiEMES BoilerWork, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work a spe cialty. Of all Descriptions made to Order at Sbort Notice. A. D. "Wasb, Prosldent. .1. G. IIustlkr, Secretary, I. W. Case, Treasurer. joiik Fox,Superlntendent. LOEB & CO., JOBBERS IN WINES, LIQUORS, AND CIGARS. AGENTS FOR THE Best San Francisco Houses and Eastern Distilleries. Tumblers Decanters, and AH Kinds of Saloon Supplies. t2T.ll goods sold at San Francisco Prices. MAIN STREET. Opposite Parker House, Astoria, Orecou. GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY. Bills of Exchange on any Part ol Europe. I AM AGENT FOR TIE FOLLOWING well known and commodious steamship Ines, STATE LINE, RED STAR. WHITE STAR. IIAMBU RG-AMER ICAN. DOMINION LINE, NATIONAL, and AMERICAN LINE. Prepaid tickets to or from any European nort. For full information as to rates of fare, sailing days, etc, apply to I.W.CASE. BOZOKTH & JOHNS. Real Estate and Genera! Insurance Agents. ASTORIA, ... Orcfion WE WRITE POLICIES IN THE WEST crn. State Investment, Hamburg, lire men and North German Fire Insurance Com panies, and represent the Travellers' Life and Accident' of Hartford, and the New iuiM.iir, ui.i. x. We have tho only complete set of township maps in the county, and have made arrange ments to receive applications, mings. ann final proofs on Homesteads, Preemptions. Timber Lands, etc. havlnir all the official blanks therefor. Our mans can he exam ined in the office, upon tne payment oi a rtaxanablt lee. "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 nesouaieu. BOZORTH& JOHNS, HOUSE, SIGN, AND CARRIAGE PAINTING. Paper Hanging, Kalsomining, Etc.. And all kinds of work. In my line done in a prompt aim aaiiaiaciurjr uiauucr. tarShop naxt east of Grace Cfiurch. E. E. CniPMA.TT. AXD Bracket Work A SPECIALTY. BUSINESS OAHDS. J. WAT. IIUDSOA, Attorney at Law, and flfotary Public. Odd Fellflws Building, Astoria, Oregon, Q VT. FUliT03f, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Rooms 5 and C. Odd Fellows Building. J Q.A.BOWIiBy, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Chenanuis treet, - - ASTORIA, OREGON Qm J. CU11TIS, ATT'i" AT LAW. Notary Public, Commissioner of Deeds for California, New York and "Washington Ter ritory. Rooms 3 and 4, Odd Fellows Building, As toria. Orepon. N. B. Claims at "Washington. D. C, and collections a specialty. AHtorla Agent Hamburg-Magdeburg and German-American FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Jg c. SIOI.DEIV, NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND IN SURANCE AGENT". JQK. X. V. BOATMAX, i cian and Surgeon. Rooms it and 10, Odd Fellows Bulldtnj, ASTORIA, OREGON. JAY TUTTIiE, 31. . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Rooms 1, 2, and 3. PythlanBulld Ing. KESiDK.vcK-Over J. E. Thomas' Drug Storo. JP P. HICKS, ' PENTIST, ASTORIA, - c OREGON Rooms In Allen's building up stairs, comer f Cass and Sqeinocqhestret . JK. J. JE. iaFORCJE, DEIfTIST, Room 11, Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Or. Gas administered for painless extraction of teeth. Q.EIiO P. iMJtXJEIt, SURVEYOR OF Clatsop Connty, and City of Astoria Office :-Chenamus street, Y.M. C. A. hall Room No. 8. J J. J03.ES, STAIR BUTLDEK, Ship and Steamboat Joiner. NORTHERN PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY Are Now Ready For Business. iHrOflico witli Bozorth & Johns. E.A.NOYES, Agt. O KO. P. AVIIEKLKR. W. L. BOBB. WHEELER & EOBB. GENERAL REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, AND COLLECTION AGENTS. Real Estate bought and sold on Commis sion. Accounts adjusted and Bills collected. Correspondence from abroad solicited. EtyOfllce in Hume's new building, on Sque moqua street, next door to Foam & Stokes. Ha. X. JolLSOll, Has re-opened his CIGAR AND TOBACCO STORE.. On the Roadway, near his old location. He will keep the stock of the choicest Cigars, and Tobaccos, and a full line of smokers ar -tides, including the finest meerschaum pipes. He will be pleased ta see his old friends at his new stand. Clean ing It ep airing. NEAT, CHEAP AND QUICK. BY GEORGE IiOVETT, Main Street, opposite N. Loeb's. ANNOUNCEMENT, niKS. T. S. JEWETT, (Successor to Mrs. E. S. "Warren.) Eashionable Dressmaker Dealer In Millinery and Fancy Goods. Squeinoqua street, next door to Odd Fellows Temple.