ASTORIA, OREGON:
Sl'NDAY.
. OCTOIHii: 7,1633
Xote Cooper's new adv.
Rosa Uro3. will reopen their skat
ing rink next Thursday.
Bon Holhday arrived in Portland
last Thursday, and declares his inten
tion of remaining.
It is expected that school will be
gin in district 2s o. One's new building
about November 1st.
M. D. Kant advertises a fine
stock of clothing for the fall trade
at lowest cash. His stock is com
plete. There will be divine service on
board the Ghascu lying at Kinney's
dock at v. t. Rev. J. McConnac
oiliciating.
There will be a large party of ex
cursionists on the Sum this morning
to the scene of the wreck: the Lilian
goes down also.
Rev. 0. D. Taylor, of The Dalles,
brother of Mrs. 15. S. MacLafTerty,will
occupy the pulpit of the Raptist
church this morning.
A Lively Runaway.
A team composed of a gray horso, a
bay horso and the two front wheels of
a wagon came flying down Concomly
street from the far west yesterday
morning, and after starting a panic in
front of the old I. X. L., rounded to
on the sidewalk and dashed up Main
street smashing the street lamp at the
corner, breaking some panes of glass
in Win. Edgar's store; then veering
to the cast tore down Squemoqua
street, again tacking south by Tub
Astoriax office and straddling the
lamp po3t at the Jefferson street cor
ner, smashed things generally on the
eastward way to Olney, down which
the procession moved to Chenamu3,
when the cavalcade started westward
to the point of starting, and finally
stopped for lack uf more territory.
The lamps demolished were, respect
ively, the first oil street lamp, and the
first gas street lamp in Astorra.
WHAT THE HEATHEN Pit AYS.
The Inner Life of a Chinese Gam
bling Den.
F rank Fabre advertises a new de
parture, and will daily set a table
d'hote at which a fine French dinner
with wine may be procured.
The third of the six Sunday
night lectnres will be given to-night
at the Raptist church by the pastor,
Rev. R. S. MacLaferty. Subject:
Ego.
Our Nevada exchanges show slim
picking. Time was, when a "man for
breakfast" was the regular local item.
Xow a lot of warmed-over 'hash
about lost ledges is chiefly furnished.
The Missouri supreme court very
correctly decides that a shave on Sun
day morning is "a work of necessity,"
aud dismissed a case in which a bar
ber had been arrested for attending to
the wants of his customers on the
first day of the week.
D. J. Ingalls of Chadwell has
raised 49 pounds Welcome oats from
two ounces of seed, and thinks he has
won iho prize offered by the Philadel
phia firm, selling the seed. The
stalks wero six feet high, and though
no rain fell from May ICth to date
of harvest the yield was a big one.
The difficulty in procuring stamps
nt the post office has been a great an
noyance to our citizens during the
past month. The postal suppliers at
Washington seem to think they know
what is wanted, better than any one
can fell them, and send about half
enough when they send anything.
The Grocers' Gazette of Septem
ber loth says of the Liverpool salmon
market: "Our market is much
firmer, and holders are now asking
and obtaining advanced prices. The
country demand has very much im
proved, aud sales this week show
considerable increase upon those of
the previous two weeks."
Mr. Gragg who lives on John
Day's river says that the bears in his
section are very troublesome; one of
them stole a hog from him a. few
weeks ago and has come back regular
ly every day for one of the little pigs,
the last one disappeared last Thnrs
day, furnishing a meal for the fero
clous beast which is as fond of pork as
a Chinaman.
Capt. A. W. Rerry received a
Honolulu dispatch last evening, to
the effect that the G. S. llulbnrt
which put in in distress on the 30th
ult., is in good condition, her cargo
uninjured, and no further damage to
the ship than the loss of several
spars.
It is feared in San Francisco that
the yellow fever will spread along the
entire Pacific coast. With such
weather as the presont, we in this
place have no ground for apprehen
sion, though a close watch is required
as to arrivals from below, should the
disease assume a malignant form in
California.
"Walter S. Moss' Rostou Operatic
Minstrels arrive down to-day and give
their first entertaimeut to-morrow
evening. The troupe has been giv
en a grand reception from Maine,
everywhere they have appeared, and
have played to good houses along the
line of the 2T. P. R. R. There are
several Astoria favorites in the com
pany: notably, Ressie Louise King,
who made such a hit on her last ap
pearance here, iteserveu seats at
New York Novelt' Store.
The Chinamen are inveterate gam
blers, and this is another trait of
! character which reflects no credit on
them. That a people so philosophical
and industrious should be influenced
from day to day to fall into each oth
er's trap3, by which they invariably
stake their hard-earned and scanty
wages upon chances, 75 per cent, of
which are always against them, is al
most phenomenal. Yet they do not
seem to regret it very much.
I Thov mav nceasionallv be driven io
the wall, having lost their last dollar
in the world, and for the time being
they may regret ir, and "swear off,"
but the moment they are replenished
with wealth they will forget all about
their vow. Some charm or some irre
sistibly, captivating influence attaches
to their games that conquers the most
unwilling of victims. This is a fact
which Chinese gamblers do not deny.
aud the following explanation of their
various modes of gaming used in New
York and Sau Francisco will reveal
some of these facts:
The first and most popular of all is
the "Fan Tan," or, for short, "Fan,"
as they call it, meaning a "spread."
It is a sort of an odd and even game,
played with 300 or 400 small copper
coins, or a pile of such coins, cither
more or less, placed before the dealer,
who sits at the end of a long table,
usually about four feet high. Upon
the center of this table is a piece of
bright tin about a foot square. Upon
this are placed the chips, representing
various denominations in money, and
immediately around the square arc
marked the figures 1, 2, I), 4, in the
following manner:
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The cable to be laid this week
from Ft. Stevens to Scarborough
head across the Columbia river is one
of the longest of the kind in the coun
try, and was made with special refer
ence to the nature of the service re
quired. When laid it will be necessa
ry for ships anchoring in any place
close to where it runs to take due can
tion concerning their anchors, more as
a matter of safety to themselves thai
to the cable, for generally a vessel's
anchor guts the worst ot it m an
encounter with several tons of deer
cable.
Among recent suggestions con
cerning the placing of precautionary
signals along the uregon coast, is a
good one concerning the placing of a
light ship about five or six: miles off
Columbia river bar. These light
ships are in constant use on the At
lantic coast, and have been found to
be of great practical value; in this
particular instance it is thought con
siderable difficulty would be experi
enced in getting requisite safety of
anchorage, as should the vessel ever
break from its moorings it would en
tail destruction to the craft and almost
certain death to thoso on board.
The pretty pigeons that coo aud
flutter around our streets are rarely
disturbed, but yesterday a would-be
spoiler of their peace met an ignoble
fate. A great gray hawk swooped
down on a pigeon which had ventured
up on the hill side aud with a whirr
of wings pursuer and pursued came
whistling through the air; the pigeon
flew through the oen door of J. W,
liottoms innt store, and passing
through the building escaped out
back window; the hawk followed close
behind, but struck the window sill,
stunning itself and falling an easy
capture to the inmates of the house
who immediately caged the rapacious
bird.
This is about the only gamo that is
considered fair among gamblers, and,
as a consequence, the dealers always
find plenty of customers. The second
favorite game i3 a system of lottery,
or policy, called the "Rock Ka Pian."
This game consists of a square piece
Y. M. C. A,
0. H. COOPER, GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Friday, October 5, 1883.
After devotional exercises and read
ing of initrites the secretary reported:
Membership, fifty-five; outstanding
dues, payable in adva c -t 40; no
debts and cash on ha " Finance
r -. it- i . i -r .1
oiwnuc paper, uiin vigil. "rwii committeo re,Jortea t. - ad met
Chinese letters printed on it. Out of j wilh ljearty rc?ponse in cl jiCCting the
them you are allowed to select ten .dies aad that warm feeli for the
ad mark them in a book, every leaf jas.
oi wincu is composes oi a square . M , c.,imilittoc announced that it has
piece of p.iper with the eighty letters. prop03ed to carpet the room and refit
A duplicate ot the letters you have':.
:it with additional furniture. On roo-
giveu to you
tion a committee of ladies was ap-
nnrked on the book is
lor iniure reierence. mere m no j,;,, to maUc arrangements for an
limit f. t1i lipttifiir Mild tlio tvtmi?twr . . i - . I
-oiiwrramineni to oe given, to raise
of course, depends on the amount lt. .lhe m.C0S3nry funUs for that pUrp0Se.
ineueaieri-nnsup ms sieeve?, witu Tmj f(llJowintf resolutions were unani-
lour empty oowis ueiore mm. nr IUOU3iv a(1 01,led. Whereas, in view
it... j: .i .i :
WUHillUlllfllHUIimfllUH UIBV HIK) ,of tho that wg are not atrom?
see that they ani empty. 'meC.i- , - membr3hn nor have suffi
cient meatus to employ a general sec
retary, ho it resolved that a committee
of iweh'e members be appointed to
act aud be known as a recep
tion committee, and be it further
Rfsoiv?d. that two members of said
For Tin; "Wreck.
The steamer Sam will leave for Skip
anon at eight o'clock this morn
ing, returning at two p. u giving pas
sengers a chance to see the wreck of the
Cfiinismorcat low tide.
Notice lo the fculicM.
Switches made from combings or cut
hair; new switches made to order from
the best imported hair, in any shade de
sired. Old switches repaired.- All
work warranted. Kates reasonable.
Call or address
UlILK.VHAltT & .SrHOKXIIE.
Occident hair dressing saloon, Astoria,
Oregon.
The sun shone brilliantly yester
day, and the stream was tho scene of
the greatest activity. The Grlsedale
came down and went on berth at
Flavel's dock; she has 900 tons wheat
and will ;ake on 1000 tons of salmon,
of which 2,500 cases went aboard yes
terday afternoon; the Scottish Tar
finished loading wheat and will clear
to-morrow; tho Scottish Prince and
Banffshire went up stream, the Shcnlr
came down to load wheat; the Airer
2?ith went down to Baker's bay; the
Chasca lias 10,229 cases salmoa
aboard, and will take on 12,000 more;
the State went to sea at four o'clock,
The Aberlemno and Wigtonshirc went
to sea at four-thirty.
Fall clothing is in order at C. li.
Cooper's I. X. L. Store. You cannot
fail to be suited. A large and well se
lected stock.
When You Come Io Astoria
and want a nice pan roast, go to Frank
Fabre's, at his old stand.
Foralfcat Filling Boot
Or Shoe, go to P.. I. Goodmans, on Che
nanius street, next door to 1. W. Case.
All goods of the best make and guaran
teed quality. A full stock; new goods
constantly arriving. Custom work.
Fro gra n t Co IHc e
to cheer and comfort, at Frank Fabrc's,
at his oiu stand.
Messrs. Megler & Wright, of the Oc
cident hotel have secured the services of
G. IJarbier, a French cook of known
reputation and excel ence. and have m
troduccd other improvements which
make the Occident a most desirable
stopping place for the traveling public.
On the last steamer arrived sixty
cases of fine goods for C. If. Cooper's 1.
X. L. Store. Will be glad to show the
latest styles and novelties to all.
All iron preparations blacken the
teeth, constipate the bowels, and
give headache, with one excep
tion, that is Brown's Iron Bitters.
Fall and Winter overcoats received
at the Occident Store.
3
The dealer sits before No. 1, the
accountant or tally-keeper sits facing
No. 4, and the spaces before Nos. 3
and 2 are left open for the customers
to do their betting.
When the dealer gets ready ho
quickly grasps a handful or a double
handful of the copper coins before
him and places them immediately in
front of the pile from which ho took
them, hastily covering them with an
oval-shaped coverlet. At this the
betters begin to deposit their stakes
upon any ono of the four numbers
that he thinks will win, each stake
owing accompanied by chips denoting
the amount he wishes to bet, and
when all hands have been taken off
the stakes the dealer raises the cover
let from the pile of coins and begins
slowly to pull toward him tho afore
said coins with a long slender stick,
the gambler taking good care that his
fingers, or even his arms do not touch
the coins. Slowly and separately he
"removes the pile, four at a time, with
the point of tho stick. The last num
ber of the coins pottles tho fates or
fortunes of the betters. If you have
your dollar placed squarely upon the
figure 1 when it turns out one coin in
the last "pull in," then you will win
3 besides yonr capital. Seven per
cent, of what you win is the dealer's
commission, and if your dollar is
placed on 1 toward 2, when 1 turns
outfou win S2, plus your capital; but
when 2 is tho winning figure instead
of 1 , then yon simply Uke your stake
back without either profit or loss
When the stake is placed on the cor
ner between any two numbers, either
of which comes out, vou wi i dollar
for dollar,less the regular commission
You can not bet between any numbers
bv iumuing across the tin plate. For
instance, yon can not bet between
Noa. 2 and 4, because they are on op
posite sides of the tin plate uontainin
the chips, nor between 1 and 3, for
the same reason; but you can
across the plate to bet on any one
number, or the next number adjoin
ing.
The uncovering of the concealed
coins always creates immense excite
ment, even among those who have no
money staked, as it frequently hap
nens that big piles ot ready cash are
represented in single bets, aud very
often on that opening, which is but an
instant, the very fortunes or mia
fortunes of the smaller gambieru hang,
There is one virtue among tho
Croup, Whooping Cough and Bron
chitis immediately relieved by Shiloh's
Cure. Sold by W. E. Dement.
general run of Chinese gamblers. As
a rule, especially among regular
gamblers, they are prompt to meet all
their liabilities, and seldom grumble
about thuir los3ts. The dealer h .s to
watch closely what he is doing, for
should he intentionally or otherwise
make a blander while pulling in the
coins by fours, he will be made liable,
by the rule of the game, to pay ever
bet on each of the four numbers
ntely in his rear, hanging iijmui the
wall, is a large blackboard, n which
are light by pasted eighty letters corres
ponding with the letter mi the .-ipmre
piece of paper." The denier proceeds
to take the letters olf the blackbird,
one at a time, which he hows he
audience, when he carefully folds it,
twists it into a hall, and then throws
it into a bowl before him. This pro
cess is repeated until tho eighty letters
are deposited in the four bowl, each
containing twenty well-mixed letters.
The bowls are numbered 1,2,3, 4,
and four small pieces of paper, each
containing a number to correspond
ith the numbers in the bowis. are
then in the same manner folded ami
twisted. Opportunity is then offered
to any one in the audience to pick out
one of these papers, which i3 immedi
ately opened by the dealer, who
shows it to the audience, and an
nounces the number at the same time
in a loud voice. That number de
cides the bowl, with its lucky twenty
letters, to be used for that evenings
drawings. The contents of the other
three bowls are immediately destroyed.
The dealer now proceeds to deal out
the fortunate number through exactly
the same process as has been related,
nly in a backward manner by open
ing the letters instead of folding them
aud then pasting them back upon
the board, instead of taking them off,
and calling out aloud the letter each
time when opened. A clerk is along
side of him keeping tally, in a book of
all the letters thus called, and the
audience frequently doing the same
thing, in order to satisfy themselves
that everything is all right.
When you have only hit one, two
or three of the ten letters you bought,
you lose. I1 our letters bring back
your capital, but all above that win.
The ratio of winning is as follows:
5 Letters S 7 00
G Letters 75 00
Letters -100 00
8 Letters 1.G00 00
9 Letters...; 5,000 00
10 Letters 12,000 00
The capital prize has never been
won but once in San Francises. That
was some years ago, and the winner
had to go through a long and expen
sive law-suit, which terminated nt :i
compromise on an amount much be
low the prize.
The third game ot note is the dmn-
inos, which is played invariably by
four parties. Each plaer h dealt
out eight pieces. It is quite a seieii-
tific game, and is, therefore, much
played by the more intelligent classes
of Chinamen, who have p'enty of
spare time. The stakes in this guns
are generally from 2 to $100 bv each
player, according to circumstances or
the wealth of the parties.
The next most popular game isdice-
ahaking. It is played with threo dice
in a largo upturned bowl. The
dice are taken up and thrown heavily
hen 1, 2, ami 3 app.ar
committee shall serve by turn one
evening in the week in this hall to re
ceive and attend to visitors from 7
o'clock till the hall closes for the night.
It whs r moved and carried that
she managing committee be instructed
to arrange for a courso of lectures to
be delivered in Astoria this winter for
the benefit of the association. For
delegates to the uaiitornia estate con
vention which convenes in San Jose,
Gal.. Oct. 25, E. C. Holden and Rev.
J. McConnac were elected. The
meeting adjourned after prayer had
been offered by Rev. J. McConnac.
Cam. A. Hansen, Secy.
Frault Fabre's Hotel.
Frank Fabre has the finest accommo
dations for lodgers to be found in As
toria, over his restaurant In Kinsey's
building, .hveryihing is neat and clean
and the beds are new, sort and comfort
able. 1 f you want good board and lodg
ing go to t ranic t abre s
Hot Custom Work. Hoot aud Shoes,
Can be had at I. J. Arvold's, next to
City Hook Store. Ladies and gentlemen
call there for tne finest fitting boots and
shoes, and lowest prices. Perfect fit
guaranteed.
Oysters in Every Slylc,
And coffee at Mrs. Lovett's.
A Juicy Beefsteak
cooked to perfection is what you can
get nt rrcnk rabres.
Kcw Hilliucry
At M rs. Malcolm's. Will have a fall op
ening in a few days.
IVoticc.
Dinner ?fJ EFF'S-CHOP HOUSE
every day at f o'clock. The best25 cent
meal )n town ; soup, tish, seven kinds of
meats, vegetables, pic, pudding, etc. A
glass of S. F. I.eer, French Claret, tea or
entree included. All who have tried
him say .leif is the "BOSS.'
is now open. Everything has been fit
ted up in hrst-cla?s style, and hu well
known reputation as a caterer assures
all who like good things to eat, that at
his place they can be accommodated.
A true iron medicine, beneficial to
the young as well as the old who suf
fer from dj'spepsia, etc., is Brown's
Iron Hitters.
All thu patent medicines advertised
in this paper, together with the choicest
perlumery. and toilet articles, etc can
be bought at the lowest prices, at J. W,
into a bowl. When 1, 2, and 3 app. ar ! Conn's drug store, opposite Ociden
aimultaueouslv together in one throw ,,r s,,nn.
the thrower loses; and when 4, u. and
G appear he wins. A flush is cntml io
4, 5, and G deal, aud it ai.t beats a
full hand. Full hands count thus: 1
(3) 2 (1) heats L (2) 2 (1 ), and I (5) 2
(3) baits 1 (4) 2 (3), and so on . This
is also a very exciting game, and bs?ts
on it, as on the Fan and T.iu, are
limitless.
Swearing by the name of anv deity
is unknown to the Chinese, except by
those who hive become eivilizsd.
Fhey call each other very ungentle-
manly names, just to let themselves
out, when getting mad, to prevent
themselves from burstin . IJ")io
Ulan J'oo.
1883. 1884.
Fall and Winter!
The Public of Astoria and surrounding districts
are cordially invited to inspect my
Mammoth. Stock I
-on-
Fall ad Winter IipMons !
During the present week I will display on my
. centre counters the largest and most
elegant line of goods ever -shown
in Oregon.
New Ms In Every Desartment!
LARGEST STOCK !
FINEST GOODS ! and LOWEST PRICES !
Dry Goois and ClotMni House of Astoria.
G. H. COOPER.
I X L I X 3j
Fipres Mer Lie !
AXD
JEFF
OF THE CHOP HOUSE
Can prove by his books tbat he Is doing the
biggest business of any
EESTATJEANT
In the city, and be will guarantee to glre
tbe best meal for casb.
FIPST QUALITY LUMBER.
THE
WESTPORT
MILL COMPANY
13 IN THE FIELD AND PROPOSES TO
remain.
"We will take orders for lumber from 109
to 60crM., at the mill or delivered.
We also manufacture lath and shlnglea of
Al quality.
Flooring a Specialty .
Address all orders
WESTPORT MILL CO.
S. CyBKXKSB, Supt.
I At Cost
111
-FOB-
We will sell our entire stock ot
Kor the genuine J. II. Cutter old
nusirlttin. and the best of wines, linuor
ant! Sun Francisco beer, call at the Gem
oi;tf the hull tower, and see Camp-
IH'll.
Sleepless Nights, made miserable
bv that terrible cough. Shilolfs Cure is
the remedy for you. Sold by W. E. De-
int-nt
Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured by Shilolfs Catarrh Rem
edy. I'rire fiO cents. Masai Injector free.
t-nr sale iy . Jv. Dement.
BOY'S CLOTHING AT COST!!
In order to make room for our large stock of Men's CIothlHg for
fall and winter, and must haye room.
-ALSO:-
Furnished or unfurnished front
rooms nt Mr. Campbell's, oyer the Gem
saluiiii.
Men's Suits Reduced I
Youth's Suits Reduced I
The largest and finest stock of Hats and Gents' Fumishin? Goods in
the cltv.
d. a. Mcintosh,
Occident Store, - Astoria, Oregon.
Painting in oil colors by an entirely
new method can easily be learned by
any one haying time for a few lessons,
upon application to Miss Lineker, resi
lience next to uapt. uogcrs.
I)vmm:pk' and nervous people, "out
r sorts.' uoi.hkx,s liquid ukef
Tonic will cure. Ask for Colddnfs;iio
other. Uf druggists generally.
Ij.vnms who possess the finest com
plexions are aiming the patrons of
til.K.NX s MT.vuri: fcOAP.
llu.is Haik Dvk, black or brown,
-0e.
THE FINEST LIETE OF LIEIT'S, YOUTHS', AND BOYS'
0YERC0ATS AND CLOTHING,
For Fal, and "Winter,
jQ-t tlx Lowest 3P.:roejs irt Town.
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Ed.D. Curtis & Co.
Cm
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DpttlT
UNSURPASSED
IN
STYLE AND FINISH.
NEW
FURNITURE,
A COMPLETE STOCK.
S. B. CROW,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
Corner Benton and Squemoqua Streets,
fast ot the Court House.
Oregon