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m he gaitjj tofatt. ASTORIA. OREGON: 8UNTAY . JANUARY 20, 16&J ASTORIA AND THE ASTORS. 4 It will bo one Jiundred yars to morrow since the founder of Astoria arrived in America. His descendants will celebrate the centennial of their plebian ancestor's arrival by a ball in New York city to-morrow evening which is intended to eclipse in social splendor the magnificent banquet given by Tanderbilt in December, an affair which cost the host $200,000, and set every tongue going. John Jacob Astor was born in Wal dorf, near Heidelberg, Germany, and in boyhood was cast out by his step mother and strayed to London. At the age of twenty-two he resolved to join his brother in New York, and in vesting his money in half a dozen Jlute3, embarked in November, 1783, and on January 21, 178i, arrived in Hamp ton Eoads. After a brief1 resi dence in New York, where he learned the profits of the fur trade, he revis ited .London, established an agency and in 1783 returned to New York. For twenty years Astor made annual visits to Montreal, gradually enlarg ing his facilities for the purchase of f ars till in 1803 he was a competitor of the Northwestern and Hudson Bay Companies. In 1807 his attention was directed to the desirability of forming a com pany to monopolize tho as yet Tin touched Pacific Coast, and after great deliberation it was decided that the new company make its headquarters "at the mouth of the Oregon or Co lumbia river." On the 23d of June, 1810, Astor, Alexander M'Kay, Duncan M'Dougal and Donald M'Kenzie formed "The Pacific Fur company' On Septem ber 8th the Tonquin put to sea with the expedition on board, and on March 22, 1811, arrived off the Colum bia. On April 12, 1811, the new set tlement was founded, and named "Astoria" in honor of the projector of the enterprise. The subsequent his tory of tho project has been told in every civilized tongue. The name of our city alone remains to indicate the connection with it of New York's first millionaire. The place was at no time a source of profit to the oldman. and his descendants have nothing in common with tho city which bears hit name. Tho century of American his tory affords no greater contrast than tho German j outh, illy-clad and un known, his whole wealth a package ol flutes, and his millionaire descendants who to-morrow will eclipse in splendor tho other millionaire whose fathei sold clams on Staten Island. We are, after all, a long waj be hind tho Land of the Midnight Sun which is the poetical appellation of Norway. When, in the course of ten or twenty years, we find a cabinet officer in Washington to impeach there is naturally a great sensation all over tho country. Tho senate looks grave and dignified; Mistress Justice grasps her scales and sword and readjusts the bandage over her eyes in the most determined way, and able lawjers like Mr. Evarts prepare to make the greatest efforts of their lives. What would be our emotions if we could have not one, but nearly a dozen ministers pulled up to the judicial bullrack at the same time? This is the delightful experience of King Oscar's subjects at the present moment. Every member of the cabi net, from the highest to the lowest, is on trial, and all in a row. They are accused of some awful dereliction of duty, and public indignation appears to bo running strong against them. If they are found guilty we trust tiej will not be banished to the United States. Our supply of impeachable officials is already large enough. . M t The train that make3 the run of 912 miles between New York and Chi cago in 2 3) hours, makes only seven stops; but there are so many bridges to cross and villages to pass through that the speed is necessarily relaxed as often as onco every ten miles else the average for the entire run might be much higher than. 33 29 miles an hour. Its greatest speed is on the ran between New York and Phila delphia; and here the slowest mile is made in two minutes, and the fastest in fifty-seven seconds. Many a mile is made in sixty seconds. The loco motive on whicli Angus Sinclair of the American Machinist made the trip from Jersey City to Broad street, weighs 74 tons, and draws a train weighing 200 tons, and on descending grades, when the great machine was doing a mile a minute, the driving wheels made 253K revolutions a minute. There is nothing contracted about Mr. Weller, a Greenback -member of congress from Iowa. He ias just introduced a bill in congress author izing the issue of five hundred mil lions of dollars in order to pay the soldiers of tliB late -war and their surviving widows and orphans the difference in their pay between paper money and gold with eight per cent interest added. Wo do not think the sum would be sufficient He should make it at least forty times that amount This would make every pensioner in the country worth at least' one hundred thousand dollars and show to tho svprld a splendid illustration of the gratitude of the republic Every man oh the pension rolls should have a villa at Newport and s steam yacht A QUEER BILL. Or tho extraordinary crop of new pension bills one of the strangest is that of Mr. Struble. It jives to the widow of each deceased soitlier of the ser-r i vice or since his disohargthetjpfromfj a pension oi saypez montn, Mxo? Oft paid from the date of death while fifie remains unmarried. Under tho wording of this queer proposition, a soldier who never had a. scratch in battle, or-was ill w" in the service, by the saving merit of ej public treasury. "He himself mayi never nave nad.'a' pension, nor have nis death, long after the war was! nnnTTjpMfll I T I J k j T,J . TX ' over, wonld confer npon his widew se M 1! 1 1 1 1 1 1 P jy I A I HAL 1 1 l J income" tf-$120 a year out of Thei!' UUllJilll KrM -AiJlliJJ, T3 ever been entitled to one; but thftkar.7 mere fact of his decease is to qualify his widow to receive. w.hak"he3ifld no - - I right to obtain for himself. "There would be an enormous, amount of arrears also to pay to widows, through dating the time when, tho pension ac ernes back to the .soldier's death. Mr Struble's bill, as it stands, might apparently, make it of decided pecuniary advantage hereafter to many Union soldiers, especially if they would proceed, in a-spirit of accommodation, to properly tfairry its provisions into effect, after marxjagej by dying. ii 1 0 The "profoundest minds have dis covered that the right side is the strong one, and that the only endur ing foundation is the truth- buithere. ha3 always been a disposition on thq part of the more unthoughtful to ac cord an undue admiration to those jugglers who in every sphere of life depend upon illusion rather than np4 on actual performance. The brilliant sophist who obscures the truth, the sharp attorney who trips up an honest witness, the unscrupulous -politician who manufactures false majorities, the diplomat who moves by indi rection and duplicitj, are all ap plauded by the superficial vulgar. and have till their followers and" their imitators. But when we look over the history of the world and closely consider the sequel of those gigantic frauds which have con summated the ambition of the most -intellectual and the most successful scoundrels, we find that they have not stood tho test of time. And 'when again wo inquire who have really led the advance of the human race in philosophy, in science, in art, in prac tical business, we find that they were men -who sought the truth and fol lowed it; that they prevailed ndt"by charlatanry or puffery, but by adding actual values to the world's store of learning and wealth. ' i A vessel of special and ingenious design is being prepared for Stanley's use in Africa. It will be "propelled by a stern paddle wheel, and the hull will b3. arranged- in such a manner that it can be readily subdivideaLirito a number of sections, each being floatable and provided with fittings for receiving four large wheels. These wheels can. be attached -to each section -while afloat so that it can be drawn out of the" water for transpor tation overland "without difficult'. Each of the subdivisions of the" hnll forms, when" fitted with the wheels, a complete wagon of itself, capable of carrying the -machinery of the steamer, merchandise, stores, etc It is to be completed by the end of this year, and will be tested afloat under stesm on the Thames."' ,-.' Yestebdat's New York Times iwb lished a long list of opinions from leading men of New York state on their political preference for Republi can president. There is no decided, current, but the drift is in favor of Edmunds, Arthur, Sherman and Blaine. Democratic -sentiment is growing for Flower if Tilden fails. The Times says editorially that among Republicans Arthur cannot be said to be anything like a favorite, and this is evidently true of "every man named. Thereis a strong under current of confidence and approval for EdmundsU The first-choice of the Democrats seems to be for Tilden, though with a vague sense of hope lessness. . , . . ' We acknowledge the receipt from the Hydrographic Office of a chart of the North Atlantic, showing the posi tion of the floating wrecks discovered and reported during the month of De cember. The floating wrecks are de picted in red ink. One h3lf-sub-merged craft is cruising in the neigh borhood of the Azores. Another is flo ating around Hatteras. A third is m; iking for the Bay of Fundy, and a fo arth appears just off Long Branch w'here the last sea serpent was seen. Other unfortunate "vessels are scat t fired here and there over-the-surface of the ocean. The chartlooks like a Iird's-eye view of the United Sta'tes navy. -, . - .. v - - Henbt Ward Beecheb says that .four-fifths of the inhabitants of !- heavenare women. How delightful t at must tie to know" aup about theso things ! i i The force-pump in the United States tug-boat Mayflower, exploded f this week, and she immediately sank. a.nomor one or. our war-snips gone. Seattle has a "law and , order Heague. composed of representative Tnen;'the object heing'to enforce tho jaws." - ' i .' "A wjeets Ciroatest Tnal" is the "title Of a IieW bM)k. We liaVO not lead it, buFSuspefe tit' her hus- ,,- ? ; tMna. m - . , ti 3 A New Yobk dispatch says it is probable that the offices ofthe Oregon companies will be removeel fa Boston, andtho Northern Pacific may1 laselhe Orogoh Railway and Naviga tion lines. NEW TO-DAY. fTlHE FUNEKAL Ol JO 'IX HITIIlB IS -I postponed to Ui& y. Jin .21st. IfSt Tlie bod vmiI 'c conVeert t Partniid for 'torment, on the Mtamcr Fleetioood, leav ing hr dork at Ujp usu.tf hour. Prirhds anil .u.iiu.tinln. .ces deslnnff t nc- comPa thebodvn be accommodated. ir EVJJ'C, M. '20, '84. &Md Extra Performance. 5i5HBYJiPEGL.lL3tElici&r ii MISS BOD will produce for the Ilrst timet t T tap 'ipruvop unuiM. ARTICLE 47 raThls Gre.it Pla. waaplarcd oer OOo1cons?dixilVo Ai;;lii I r In London. UJesen d Seats ai Sew York NoveHjSStore. 'SS 5v- &.!i?-l'd Lais'Aiiclii Sale -'Tliursdayr January 2,4, -2 P. M. At Holdenuctlon iJiDins I hae been Instructed to announce an k'TutfoBalepT' Valuable Mock-of First-class FasMonable MILLINERY GOODS. fr TheGobd will 'arrive npre oirrond.iN, after vMch-f tirtherdescrlpiloti-rtiilartlcu-lnrs w ill be aunouueed. "SC!$ 55.- 1 ?' ;-U.ctyneer. COAL! COAXP 'fi: A- The Oregon Improvement Co. X pw have lor, sale at the new Rttnljf r. e SEATTLE COAL For UomostictLse, clean, ForSteara use,1 liviecige. .ST.50 per ton ot 2,.o"1neVton of ,249 lbs.'-- v- '" " FotStcani use, screenings. 34.50 per ton of 49lbs. -- - - y ' ' Also constantly otfhand Flrst-clns Cumberland Coal 'For Blacksmith me, at market rates. E. A. KOYES. jan20-3m Agent. Stockholders' Meeting. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS of tntfOapeTOv Tricking companj will be held at the compiny's oftice in AMori.i. laniurj 28th. IS&i. . OJj-ordexfot the JJoardTor Dlrectort.' W. F. M'GHEGOlt, dtd Mecretarj. Notice. OFFICE OF THE OREGOX RAILWAY and Navigation Co., Astoria, Orron. All parties inteested in the saH.me of goods picked up from the Mcuuer Qu ( u of the FaciQc. In September l:ut, are hi rein no tinedihatcnienitnt will be m.idc on or about .Feb. loth, at tfiis office. No daiiiu w id bftpa'd w lUuuutsurrcnder of Urn receipts given by this coinpam. Theiuaoiints tp be paiiYiii unoupeccciu. 01 1110 ucl juuueeu.-s. a3per.uiUpt sdie. ' L.A.MJV iE: la-lwk Agent. :Notice. TDARTIES HAVING BILLS AGAINST JL School Dibtnct No. 1 are reuueated to- liand the sam&tnthe tinderslgned at once, t Bj order of Ote'Boanl. . J. O. BOZORTH, lS-5t ClerK. -NOTICE-TO-PILOTS. TVTOTICE IS HEREBY ;iT:N TO ALL 1.1 ,hom it nu concern that there will be a ineetinjr of the ' Wd.hiugtoii Territory i:o trd ol i'llot Commissioners for Columbia Khernml Bar, held at Ilwaco. W.T , on the 13th da ol .Tauu lry, A. D. 1SS1, at 10 o'dock A.M. r- v Done byorder of the Board. ' ik -, ' UA.ltEED, i Secretiry. December 25th, U83. d It-w It The aboe meeting Is postponed to Satur day, the !Gth Inst., .at the s.ur.e time and plate. v FOKN1SHED.-R00MS TO LET. AT MRS. GEO. inLLEU'S, NEXT DOOR to Weston Hotel.- Annual Meeting. ANNUAL 3IEETTNG OF THE STOCK holders ol the British Americv l'acklng Company, Skeena.vrill beheld at tho resi dence of G. Holmes, in-Upper Astoria. Jau narraith; 18SI. ' ' - -IJ order of the board of directors. " ' OUST HOLMES, President. Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes Meerschaum and. 8fhr Pjpea? GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY v Revolvers and"CartrIdges. 5 I 2, Ji.- . . JORDAN. &, BOZORTH, " . f A.PULL IJXE OF Crocker vand Glassware. JVS M't3f ltKK- "" 17 " c ( -i , i CHASr:AV MAY tr'H5. i Jl Toys, Fancy Goods. " 0 TobactcOxjand Cigars. kVKAlUp JUXXJUjUlXtlMi TPEL XJ I T S . -rmrn nnAnrnimirm fJviX v- - r. .-.. 1" "' OUnUAI LVJl U. UAH. ZU. 04-.r L iiuinu tfii'ii i a ii nn -ii n i e -? fntfT f' Squeraoqafrstifictyiiext door to tlie Empire store.- f j " . MxtJSsA J V , f f y You Are'Sure'to be Suited . AT TI1E Furniture Leading OP ASTORIA. CHA f F Sri T S. HEILBOEN. iiiijiiiLBBri Ti" ill lilt Tl Iff Bit ' mMSSmSL - T tHMP lu v w- s Hi PORTHE Hail. Office, lirarv, Parlor, Chamber 3 -"" ,aod DINING WALNUT, CHERRY, AVe are without a iloubi showmjr lihp-oFCHA'MBER SUITS fxi" this i raa"nship ah"3 Finish. " We Carry an IMMENSE SJ0CK OF CARPETS otAH Designs v " - "und Colors in Body, Roxbury, mitt TnpestrV. Brussels-, Three Blys, . - Extra Supers aiul Ingraius. FOSTER'S j-- wZ rf3 ?'T the Billiard arlors i Are not excelled by any north of San Francisco. Nothing but the best dispensed, and every At. 8T2ii: .3824 convenience.for the conK 1 fort of ;,i - Imported -Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The MostACprnplete' Establishment in Astoria. AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE 0. E. & N. DOCK HOSPITAL, ASTOE1A, -' '". -"' Ol'.EGOK THIS INSTITUTION, UDER CAl'.E OF the Sbters of Chanty, is now ready foi t he i eceptloh. of patients. Priate rooms for the acronimodation oJ an y 1 osiring them. PaticnD admitted at allhouib, day or uipl.l. No phj-bician has exclusive right, even patient is free to and has the. priw'eje oi employing any phjslclan they prefer. Unitod States JMurine Seamen who pay Hospital Dued.aivt-'nu- tied to Free care and attendance stilus nor pital durincrslcKiiess. TennlLs mtisne ob- lained lor United States Marines &t the Cns-! torn House. ! SlSTKBS K :nAKIT Peruvian BPTOSJ, Wilmerding & Co., San: Francisco. Loeb & Co., Agents. Astoria. Executors' Notice. rpnE COUNTY COURT Or CLATSOP JL County. Oresmn. ItaMnz ai: County, Oreson, Ita'vlnz appointed the underned cxecutors-of tha List-will ;aiid testament of Truman P. Piwers, deceased, all persons ha Ing claims against said estate are requested to-present the same with the Droner ouchers. at the office of C. Leinen- ueber. rOpper Astoria; vrijhln six months from this date. - WM.WADHAMS. , Astoria, December I4r 1883, - A - Hodse i i j ROOM, in ; ASH, AWD KLflPLE. th Largest .and Most Complete city, uuequajed; in Design. Work- , '' m. v V i. EXCHANGE. .i .n V r i : i. kib Rooms i'c-a rsuklTB guests. EIAN OS k AND DBGANS is SMALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF ALL KINDS. FINEST VIOLIN STRINGS, Piano, and Organ Instructors -CELEBRATED- mm pianos! -USED BI i President of United States" 'Governor of Oregon," Astoria Musical Society, Mrs. J. W. Conn, of Astoria, i And uther-promlnent persons. Pianos and Urj;ansof many lending makes, . -wholesale and retail, mcjumns -, EtE8RATED. TABER . ORGANS. A WOXDERFUL LITTllE GIANT STECK PIANO Largest House on This Coast. GARDNER Bros., 165 First St.. Portland, Oregon. The PortIandand Astoria STEVEDORE -COMPANY Is prepared to contract with masters and consignees ot i esscls for the , Loading and Unloading of Vessels AT EmiEB PORT. Promptness and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. Reaflj for Business. ft e 1 Av Wa 1B4IK I.IBARKER. -Fr-esh- Fruits - FANCY GEOCEEIES. T93Si!ZmZSSZ2& zsuxwnrrvam TEH apply to the Captain, or to EMPIRE STORE RE-OPENING ! Fine Goods - ReducedPrices Ladies desirous of procuring Goods unequaled in Style and Tiniflh will take pleasure in examining our Stock of SILKS, SATINS and DRESS GOODS. IN THE GENTS' FURNISHING DEPARTMENT, Everything is Complete and of the best. PRAEL BROS. John A. IKEontgomery, (SUCCESSOR TO .TACKIJiH & MONTGOMERY.) IB mFBm f EMTt"f""inn'W PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY,. WORK Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms. CJIEAAMCS sTnJEET, Xext to C Ii. Parker's Store. AST'ORXA, - THE NEW MODEL A FUI.Ii STOCK .3E5- H.. EC.T717,EIS, Two doors east of Occident Hotel, if. OLSEX. JT. GUST MARTIN OLSEN DEALERS EN FURNITURE S -BBPBlNGr. Comer-Main and. Squemoqna Streets. Astoria, rea. WINDOW SHADES AMD TRIMMIHCS; - WALL PAPEBJ ETC A Complete Stock. " - PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFOBD. Atf. KINIS OF FITRWITURE BEPAIRKD AITD TARTOaniKl. YOTT-CAN - TAKE' THE CAKE! And by Bujlngiraf fr. ELBERSON'S F. SEASIDE BAKERY You will he sure that It is worth taking. Eery Variety of Fine Cakes and Confectionery " Special Inducements For the Holiday Trade. Candies. Christmas Tree Trim mings,-Etc.- r The Best Quality of " S'iaa.o"; Bread. Delivered every Morning SEASIDE BAKERY, F. K. EEBJERS5f,?Proprtoter, ' Will jou suffer with Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint? iut : ouuons v uauzer 13 eaieyoH. Soldjby W. E. 0 i.?z I i, j. A X guaranteed to Dement" - Vfegeta'bles STEAMEK CLAM PARKER r Eben P. Parker,Maater. , i .For TOWING,. FREIGHT or CHAR- I B. M. PAKKEK. KAEKK15 Tin, Sheet Iron an d Copper Wart. A General Assortment of HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Agents for Magee Stoves and Ranges -The Best in the market. 1'iumbins Roads of all kinds ca hand. rJo work done In a workmanlike mtoner. r -O'Cy'-.. '-S)-zrz: z RANGE CAN BE HAD DT AS TORIA ONLY OP E. I. BAWB8, AGENT CALL AND EXAMINE IT, TTOU WILL B PLEASED. E. B. HAWESl3 also agent for the Ml pateBt-MiDff StOTe And other flist-claas atoras. Fnraaoa Work. Steam 7lt .inSs. etc., a spaalaltT AI.'WrAYS ON HAXD. " ASTQBIA, OREGON. APS OJT. A. JOHNSON. CO. J & California Exchange The h est of California, and Ifoselga Wines and liquors 7 Kept Constantly oa Hand Domestic aad FereMra Clears f the best JaTaads. NATIONAL BREWERY BEER. j? On Concondy between BentoELand Lafa yette streets. ' . -lm GEORGE GOSLIEK i, w- o&jsm, IMPORTER AND'OLSSALi-Ab Rl TAlLtDBAEER IS GENERAL UBCSAIIDISS oraer Chenamnaluid Caav&eett. - "rc A8TORXL - - - 7?6lGdN