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t gattg Historian.
ASTORIA, OREGON:
WEDNESDAY,
..JANUARYS. 18S4
Mk. H. "VjliiAITO is fjoinjj to
Eiirope.
The Northern Pacific president has
not yet been named,
The next National Democratic
convention -will comprise 802 delegates
instead of 73S, as heretofore.
PoRTLAOT "will turn to Astoria in
'Si, embrace her as ' her long lo3t
sister, and. clamor for a railroad to
the sea.
Six hundred thousand strong came
across the sea in 'S3. In six years
they will be ruling us in and out of
legislatures.
They say in "Washington that Ar
thur's dream i3 nor to get re-elected
himself, make Conkling a senator,
and appoint Grant secretary of state.
Guiteau's skeleton, which is hid
den in a private room of the Army
Medical museum, has been polished
and bleached until it looks like an
ivory figure.
The Galveston Ncics declares that
there is no considerable sentiment in
Texas in favor of dividing the state,
and the talk about it is the idle
frothing of politicians.
Ok December 1st the total number
of distilleries in the country was 5G5,
against 356 at the same time last year,
with a total daily capacity of 289,000
gallons, against 203,000 the year be
fore. '' '
Piekre LorilxiAed, gave a Christ
mas present of $17,600 to the em
ployes of his Jersey City tobacco fac
tory. It averaged a wcek'ri wages to
each of the 3,000 men, women, boys
and girls.
A meteorologist says the railroads
and telegraph lines, form a network
of electric conductors which tend, to
equalize the climate of our country
that of the North becoming warmer
and of the South colder.
It is asserted that there is a one-legged
Confederate soldier in Georgia
who has never drawn any state pen
sion, because all his command were
killed, and thece is no one to certify
to his having been in the army.
The secretary of -the Treasury has
decided in the case of Chinamen
brought to New York on the ship
Resolute, that they cannot be landed
in the United States, but may be
transferred to any other vessel going
to a foreign country.
The threatened modification of the
land laws has created increased in
terest in the coast laud offices, and an
evident disposition to take advantage
of the present liberal constitution of
the land laws is manifest in many ap
plications for homestead entries.
The last pier of the Northern Pa
cific bridge across Snake river at
Ainsworth, W. T., is practically done.
Half of the false work is done and
there is no doubt that tho structure
will be completed before the next high
water, and probably within two
months.
General McKenzte, commander of
the department of Arizona, whose in
sanity has been announced, is a
nephew of Admiral Eodgers, and his
father was the McKcnzie who hung a
son of the secretary of the treasury
for mutiny. He graduated very high
at "West Point, and was placed in the
engineer corps.
The publishers of the daily papers
in New York have now had three
months' experience under the cut-rate
system, and taken as a whole they are
not a happy set of men. Talks with
newspaper men in all branches of the
business bring about vigorously
worded opinions that the whole
scheme of reduction as carried out
was a grand blunder.
Puesidext Arthur, at the New
England dinner, whispered to one of
the speakers that the way to break
up Mormonism was to establish twenty-five
dry goods stores and millinery
shops in Salt Lake, City, thereby tax
ing the elders to such an extent that
their organization would go to pieces.
This suggestion is far ahead of the
recommendations on the same sub
ject made in the presidential message.
Privileges always bring attendant
responsibilities. The women of
Washington Territory have a vote,
and it is righi they should, but lia
bility to jury duty and tho necessity
of paying poll tax doesn't exactly
suit .They won't mind -it whenthey
get iised to ii If there is any one
sensation in the life of an American
voter more pleasurable than another,
it is to be shut up in a 10x12 room,
with eleven other sovereigns, on an all-
night hung jnry.
The Walla Walla WaicJiman de
votes considerable space to its former
proprietor, in -an attempt to prove
that he is a rascaL The time has
gone by when a newspaper can afford
to guarrel with a man. It hurts the
newspaper .more than the man, and,
when, as in this instance, it is plain
ly a matter; of private spite, policy
iWould suggest some other means of
attack than the columns of a man's
paper to attack his adversary. It's
too apt to create sympathy for the
attacked.
The subject of cremation now occu
pies a good deal of public attention.
Every feeling of decency, every im
pulse of humanity, every prompting
of finer feeling, impels the idea that
cremation is preferable to sepulture.
... i m m '
PeoiIiE whose habit it is to harp
upon the "extravagance' of our gov
ernment as compared witli insi o
Great Britain, would do well t i -
a note of the striking fact Vir. r
Britain employs 5,903 efiiei:
cost of about 10,000,000 yearly, to
collect her internal revenue, while
the United States employs only J.09S
persons at a cost of a little over
5,000,000 per annum to do the sarno
thing, and our territory is thirty
times larger than that of Great Brit
ain besides.
Mrs. Villard is described as a
singularly unworldly woman, who
regularly gives a certain time every
day to the education of her children,
accompanying her little daughter on
the violin at the piano with school
room routine. At the same time a
large proportion of her time is given
to charity. She has always a ; re
cession of dependents in winter. v
whose welfare she intere. ts herself. I
and in summer performs gracious
deeds in inviting to her country
home friendless girls and those per
sons to whom pleasure and recreation
rarelv comes.
Several territorial papers are com
menting adversely on the actions of
their chief executive. In this they
seem to be strangely inconsistent.
They say, and truly, that they want
immigrants, men with money, and to
have the country go ahead. Gov.
Newell is a whole immigration soci
ety in himself, and by voice and pen,
by travel and published result of ob
servation has done more to bring peo
ple to the territory than any other
one man in the country. It kipv be
that others want his place; that is
natural; but it is unjust and unman
ly to charge the present able execu
tive with incapacity.
TnERE is a story that Congressman
Willis of Kentucky got his first nom
ination in his district in a peculiar
manner. There were two prominent
candidates for Use Democratic nomi
nation, which was equivalent to an
election. Their strength in the nom
inating convention was exactly cquaL
Mr. Willis proposed to his competitor
that there should be no quarrel about
the matter, and that the readiest, fair
est and most amicable way to settle it
would be to toss pennies. Tho com
petitor agreed, and Mr. Willis won
the toss, tho nomination, election and
scat in congress. Somebody asked
Mr. Willis the other day it the story
was true. "Certainly,' said he, "but
I have not had to toss pennies for the
nomination since then.'
:CIBiffi MIL
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
JAN. 14 and 15,
THE TSH1XEXT COIKEDSAIV.
John S.
LAMGBISHE
THE
U&Csi-Q. iTT! i, &Ei5S
In his amusing creation, the
"SIMPSONS"
ami the
"SKEPTICS"
In the Funniest combination of Mirth and
Lauphter ever before the public.
TUESDAY "EYESIXG,
ENTIRE CHANGE OF BILL.
'OFatrimonial Oddities.
and the
"'Gentleman from Ireland."
Tickets now on sale at New York Variety
Store.
Stockholders' Meeting.
rfWKKE WILL BE A STOCKHOLDERS'
JL meeting of the Point Adams r.tckuu;
Co. at their office, at Timer Astoria, on
Thursday. January 17th, at 10 o'clock a. m.
i;y order 01 tne Jsoani or Directors.
W.T. CHUTTER.
3-t wk Secretary.
Annual Meeting.
ANNUAL MEETING OF TIIK STOCK
holders of the liritisu America Paekinc
Company will be held at the residence of IS.
Holmes, in Upper Astoria, .Januarv lStli,
18st.
Ity order of the hoard of directors.
B. YOUNG,
President.
Annual Meeting.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the British America Packing
Company. Skeena, will be held at the resi
dence of G. Holmes, in Upper Astoria, .Jan
uary 20th, 18S1.
liv order of the board of director?.
GUST HOLMES,
President.
Notice.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
undersigned has been appointed the as
signee of I. J. Arvold, and all persons hav
ing claims against said L. J. Arvoldarc no
tilled to present the same duly verified to
me at mv ofllce in Astoria, Oregon, within
three montlis from this date, .January 5th.
181. a H. PAGE.
d-Cvv Assignee of I. J. Arvold.
NOTICE TO PILOTS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL
whom it may concern that there will be
a meeting of the Washington Territory
Board of Pilot Commissioners for Columbia
Biver and Bar, held at Hwaco. W. T., on the
15th day of January, A. D. 1SSJ, at 10 o'clock
A. 31.
Done by order of the Board.
C. A. REED,
Secretary.
December 25th, 1SS3. d4t-wlt
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.
AT MRS. GEO. KILLER'S, NEXT DOOR
to Weston Hotel.
TheAi
Fast Sailing Schooner
"GEN. BANtfll'IG,"
133 tons register, mil leae Astoria, on. or
about
JASUARY 30tli. 1881.
ron
Gray's Harbor.
AU fn'Isjttt now in Astoria, or that may be
M'i U t!uo. R. & X Co.. cw of the
r-iJrtwral MilcV'fo- tSrayMIarbor.
. the date of ailing, will go forwaul
t iiel v For u: titer iiilnnnation ap-
jiij 10 J. II. D. GRAY, Astoria. Oregon.
Steamer TOM MORRIS.
ami Favorite ttout
TS NOW READY FOR BUSINESS AND
.5 can be eharterrd lor excursions. ecial
parties, etc, at rvwiiiaij!i ratrs. A general
.steatnhoatiug busings transacted.
V. UOKLI.fXU. Master.
REMOVAL.
The Astoria Passenger Line
WILL AFTER THIS D.VIK HAVE ITS
headquarters at itsSiaitles next to 15.
lS.J"ninkliiis. tn'o doors bior Tiik A.vro
kiax ofTlce. First-class Livery service Carts
witli horse furnished, for one dollar per
hour. Carriages on application
Tho Astoria Passenger Lim- Hacks will
lea e for Upper Astoria from the latles.
IIoim-s taken to board.
MRS. T. O'BRIEN.
rs. B. ftUDOir.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
Croelicrj and CSIussivnrc.
. JEFvLUL S-too35L,
NEW GOODS CONSTANTLY RECEIVED.
Northvct corner Siuvinuiia and Main
Streets nlT-ani
WM. ED&AR,
Dealer In
Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes
Meerschaum and Brier Pipes,
GENUINE EN8USH CUTLERY
Revolvers and Cartridges.
, MAY
2Tew Store, 33ew Stock
Toys, Fancy Coods,
Tobacco and Cigars.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
FH.UITS
A FINE ASSORTMENT.
Squemoqua street. next door to the Empire
Store. nlT-fim
J. HESS.
A. M. .JOHNSON.
Astoria Sail Loft.
MANUFACTURERS OF
SAILS.. TENTS. AWNINGS,
TAHPAULINS,
And cverylhinj: else pertaining In our
Business.
Lowes tPrice and Best Work
For your Money,
At the Old Stand.
Leave your orders and set your work
done at once.
J. H ESS & CO.
Oregon.
AMorla,
G. A. STINSON & CO.,
BLACKSMITHING.
At Ospr. Kilmers old .stand, come of C.ts
and Court htreets.
Ship and Cannery work, llorce&hoelnj:.
Wauons made and repaired, ('ood work
guaranteed.
Drugs and Chemicals
L
1 1 J. E. TH0MAS.J
S
5 DRUGGIST
A
ASD
Pharmacist.
ASTORIA.
Prescriptions carefully commanded
Day or Night.
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET
By the Xisht, Iny, IVeek or Month
WITH OR "WITHOUT BOARD,
With use of Parlor. Library and all the eom-
iu.13 ui it noun', icuiia ruasunauic.
Apply to MRS. E. C. HOLDEN:
Cor. Main and Jelferson Sts.
NOTICE.
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES ERENOW
due and payable at mv oniee.
A. M TWOMBLY.
tf Sheriff Clatsop Co.
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 Go's ofllce.
Stop That Horse!
From Slipping.
USE THE PATENT SHOE.
George McLane
HAS JUST ItECEIVED A PATENT
Horscihoe from the Patent Ofllce, for
the purpose of preventing all classes of hors
es from slipping on plank, or steep road,
Horses shod with this shoe "WILL NOT
SLIP. A trial will convince anyone.
I keep Two FirHt-ctnus .Sheers In
my shop. Try the NEW SHOE.
cas-CornH and Contracted Hoof cure
a specialty.
No satisfaction no pay.
GEO. ilcLANE.
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and DINING ROOM, in
WALNUT, CHERRY, ASH, AND MAPLE.
We are without a iloubt showing" th Largest and rost Complete
line of CHAMBER SUITS in this city, unequaled in Design, Work
manship and Finish.
Ve Carry an IMMENSE STOCK OF CARPETS of All Designs
and Colors in
Body. Roxbury, sun! Tapestry Brussels, Three Plys,
Extra Supers and Ingrains.
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FOSTER'S
THE
Billiard Parlors
111 iHCTmriiriii.
Are not excelled by any
north of San
Nothing
dispensed,
convenience for the com
fort of guests.
Imported Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The Most Complete Establishment in Astoria.
AT TEE ENTRANCE TO THE 0. R. & N. DOCK.
HOSPITAL,
ASTORIA,
OKEGOJS
Tins INSTITUTION, ONDEKCAlJE OF
the Sisters of Clianty, Ls uow u-atly for
the reception of patients.
Private rooms for the accommodation of
any desiring them.
Patients admitted at all houi. day or nih:.
No pliyMdan has exclusive right, eer
patient is free to and has the privilege of
employing any physician they prefer.
United States marine
Seamen v.-ho payllospltal Dues, an enn
tied to Free care aud attendance at this Hos
pital during sickness. Permits must be ob
tained tor United States Marines at the Cu
torn House.
Sistxrs or GrtAKiT'
BITTERS ',
Wilmerding & Co., San Francisco.
Loeb & Co., Agents, Astoria.
Stockholders' Meeting.
THE STOCKHOLDEKS OF THE GAKI
baldi Tacking Co. will hold a meeting at
the hall of Astoria Longshoremen No. l, in
Astoria, on the 8th day of. Tanuaiy. isst, at
u A. m. for the purpose of electing ofllcers
for the ensuing year, and to transact such
business as may come befon the meeting.
CHAS.AVICKSTROM.
Astoria, Dec. 21, 18S3. dt
iAftf-c3Jti -s?-- - . ZlllZJa
to "be Suited
House
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THE
- Parlor.
hamber
EXCHANGE.
and Club Rooms
Francisco.
but the best
and every
PIANOS
AND
RGANS
i SMALL MUSICAL 1NSTEU3IENTS
OF ALL KINDS.
; FINEST VIOLIN STRINGS,
j StLeet IVHixsio,
I Piano, and Organ Instructors
-CELEDKATED
STECK &-KNABE PIANOS !
USED BY
President of United States'"
"Governor of Oregon'
Astoria Musical Society,
' Mrs. J. VV. Conn, of Astoria.
And other prominent persons. Pianos and
Organs of many leading makes,
wholesale and retail,
. including
CELEBRATED TABER ORGANS.
AND WOXDEKFUIi
LITTLE GIANT STECK PIANO
Largest House on This Coast.
GARDNER Bros.,
165 First St., Portland, Oregon.
The Portland and Astoria
STEVEDORE COMPANY
Is prepared to contract with masters and
consignees of vessels for the
Loading and Unloading of Vessels
AT EITHER PORT.
Promptness and satisfaction guaranteed
iu all cases.
Reaay for
Business
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FBAIK L.
Fresh Fruits
M.-M.IAi.lJ..
w
fSKi&fisS-z -ggs-jg
TEli applv to '.hi; Captain, or to
H. B. PABKEK.
EMPIRE STORE!
RE-OPENING !
Fine Goods - Reduced Prices
LadieB desirous of procuring Goods
unequaled in Style and Tinish will
take pleasure in examining our
Stock of
SILKS, SATINS and DRESS GOODS.
IN THE
GENTS' FUENISHING DEPARTMENT,
Everything is Complete
and of the best.
PRAEL BROS.
OTofesi
i.srCTESROi: TO JAOKINS & aiONTGOMERY.)
PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK
Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms.
CILEAAJIIJS 8TIIEST. Next to C I. Parker's Store.
THE NEW MODEL
A FULL STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.
3E3- 3EL. TT A TTSTjESS,
Two doors east of Occident Hotel. ASTORIA. OREGON.
M. or.SEX.
J. OUSTAFSOX.
MARTIN OLSEN & CO.
DEALERS IN ES
FTJRNITimE S BEDDING.
Corner Main and. Squcmoqua Streets. Astoria, Oreson.
WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMINGS; WALL PAPER' ETC
A Complete Stock.
PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD.
AIX, KIM)S OF furkiture KEPAIBED AKI TABIilSHED.
YOTTCAff
TAKE THE CAKE!
And by
Buying it at
F. B. ELBERSON'S
SEASIDE BAKERY
You w ill be sure that
It is worth taking.
Everj' Variety of
Fine Cakes and Confectionery
Special Inducements
For the Holiday Trade.
Candies.. Christmas Tree Trim
mings, Etc.
The Best Quality of
Pine :Oxeaca.
Delivered every Morning
SEASIDE BAKERY,
F.B.TJLBERSOX, Proprietor,
Shiloh's Cough ana Consumption
Cure Is sold by us on guarantee. It
cures consumption, Sold by W.E. Dement.
ist '-
PARKER.
Vegetables
STEAMER
CLARA PARKER
Eben P. Parker,Uaster.
r TOWING, FREIGHT or CHAR-
ontgomery,
DKALER I-
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware.
A General Assortment of
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Agents for
Magee Stoves and Ranges
The Best in the market.
Piumblng goods of all kinds on hand. Jot
work done lu a workmanlike manner.
RANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS
TORIA ONLY OP
E. B. BAWB8,
AGENT
CALL AND EXAMINE IT, YOU
WILL BE PLEASED.
E. R. HAWES Is also agent for the
Bock patent (Ming Store
And other first-class stoves.
Furnace "Work, Steam Fit
tinSs etc. a specialty-
A. JOHKSOX.
California Exchange
The best of California and Foreign
Wines and Liquors
Kept Constantly on Hand
Domestic and Forefga Cigars ef
the best Brands.
NATIONAL BREWERY BEER.
On Concomly between Benton, and Lafa
vettc streets,
lm GEORGE GORUER
FOR TILLAMOOK.
(Weather permitting.)
The new Steamer
J&.m 3B- FITITiD.
N'.P.JOHANSEN, - - -'"Master
"Will leave for TILLAMOOK, on
FOR SAILING DATES AND PARTICU
lars apply to J. G. HUSTLER, Main
street Wharf, Astoria r ALLEN & LEWIS,
Portland; J. L. STORY Tillamook.