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4 (33 -VmSSrt.1 tt gait Mum ASTORIaVOREGON: SUNDAY. .JANUARY 20. 1R84 ISSUED 2VSRY MORNING. (Monday excepted) J. F. HALL.ORAN & COMPANY, roBLisnEus wd ritoriUETons, ' ABTOWAK BUILDING. "-"- CASSbTREBT Jf flk Terms of Subscriptloa. SwrrnLlw C.irrier.' per week . Jr 15cts. 1 St f Midi. Pf riuoutlc. lni 6cts. ?& -' ioneycar . 2.$7.oo Fweof poUue to Mitw mheiv ; i-Sf tfi ;$ SJfTJUvertlaenieni: inserted by the 3 ear at ; zfcarate if S3 per square. fer month. Traa - eat,acftertllus. fifty eent& per iquare, each Insertion. A.rouiid the City. . i .VTtPoTnight "Article. 47.5? i .The Columbia crossed out yesterday looming. Yesterday ,was clear and cold, with en eaBtwind. 'The Fleetwood ii about to try a new propeller in a few days. ' t ; k - The Coteswortli finished discharging 300 tons of coal yesterday. Usual morning and evening services at all the city churches to-day. .-" " Eeserved seats for to-night's -perform " anc9 at the New York Novelty Store. "The Star of Erin sailed yesterday. She : TmBl6tpi0 barrels flour worth 83,10L The Oregon Improvement Company make announcement concerning the price of "coal. (j s S" The"&foraysure cleared yesterday .with 81,&314 "bushels"' "wlieat for Queenstown, " Wth $85,603. lThereis'oonsiderable improvement -in tni way of building and grading going on innpper town. The Nellie Boyd Company-appear in the drama of "Article 47" at Occidental hall this evening. '"The Willamette arrived iu yesterday and is discharging at the Oregon Im-plbvOT-tent Co.'s Dunkers. -"The Shubrick left out yesterday on a I trip to the southern Oregon coast to lay biipysfandsipjIy lighthouses. " j? '-There'Sali be asociablep&t Mr. C." J. p Tfenohard"s next Tuesday teveriirrg under ?jbe auspices of Grace churoh. Leasrs.BuBsell& "White begin the pub lication of the Washington County En terprise at Forest Grove next week. ,. .Jhlhe Circuit court yesterday the case ofVilson & Fisher vs. Jnb. Davis came to .ah end by the jury giving a verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount asked. , There will be preaching at the Baptist church every night during the present week by the pastor. Subject of the ser mon to-night. ''Lot, and how he got to Sodom." It is reported that Chas. Fox succeeds B.-S. Worsley as engineer of No. 2's. The new engineer had the Silsby engine on l?lavel's dock yesterday afternoon throw ing a stream. . Unfler the heading of "A Distinguished Arrival,?' the Tacoma Ledger has the fol lowing paracraph: "John Bovle, the gambler whovas whipped by the Astoria I - -vigilances Alter tne ioiy nre at mat place, and who recovered $1003 damages against the citizens who whipped him, has ar rived in Tacoma. 'The West Coast Reporter, edited by John N. Pomeroy, and published by Ban croft & Co., is a new publication devoted to the administration of justice in the Pacific Coast states and territories. It "" 'contains reports" of findings and decis ions of all cases occurring, and is of especial interest to the legal fraternity. ".Correct time in Astoria always has been aanatter of considerable difference, but of late it has become perplexing:- Asa good deal of our" -business is done with Portland it" is the opinion of many that jtVquld be a great deal more convenient all 'found to adopt tho now standard. Parties who have been late during the present session of the circuit court are more particularly of this opinion. The play of the Two Orphans -was well presented last evening to a large -and appreciative audience. The splendid costumes, the artistic merit of the per- formance and the able manner in which itVas rendered made the play an occa- -.pn of pleasure to all present. The cjjmpany nave earned a splendid reputa tion. To-night Article 47 will be pre- t";sented. As "Cora," Miss Nellie Boyd is -ttnapproachable. -"Health and Pleasure Bosortaof tha Pacific Coast," is the title of a hand somely illustrated volume of 312 page3, treating of all noted places from Lower California to Alaska. It is written by N. fi. Chittenden, who is well known as a careful and painstaking author. Tho bpokis not compiled from hearsay ac counts, but every spot spoken of was vis ited .by its author; this fact makes the work a most meritorious one. Astoria and its fisheries gets a fair share of de scription. OAaQfefjLw.Xhe mayor of Pprfc- lanijpafonavejsailed'.yestercjny on the 'Columbia, fratf according tothe Ore- gonian he was detained in the metropolis "by certain members of the Portland city government who feared that his absence would result in their discharge. That 'gaper plainly says that the' chief of , police had prepared to arrest the honor- xbfe Chapman 'if that, gentleman had presumed to have gone aboard It's pretty tough on. an officer" if he must hold his superior officer rf et arrtiis and tougher still on the honorable mayor. ifi STP05EDruQ? 9IiSraii fithe late John Hume has been postponed The jjftfjentiSaJvas to", have the interment take place at Clatsop cemetery to day, but yielding tio the1 airgent ,wish of Wm. Hume, who came down from Eagle Ciff yestday, the body will, be interred at lCrorlst2fc "was impossible to get a steamer yesterday, so the Fleetwood was 'tfltartered ta 'ieave oa,har -usual time, ttf--iuomw morning. Friends and acquaint snoesof the deceased , are invited to at tend the funeral '-which will be on the arrival of the Fleetwood at Portland to morrow afternoon. - Ikdian Eelics. In otnversation -mth Captain Parker, of the fctaamer Clara Parker,. Astoria, yesterday, ,he gaye a -.gjrterknjinterttag , description of Borne Indian relics found by his brother, A. L. Pr$er,ln Nehalem VaUey, some thirty miles south of that city. Mr. ' .Parker states that it is difficult to tell btftheartioteftwerooriginallyint ended , oiWtlwear0iii'lrTiians'ear-by--,who ,are able to tnrow any light on the sub ject, and opinions differ very materially numbered about five or six pieces, and .jaremade from some, stone resembling qcttrtz: They vary in shape,' and are, . ttfia tea. to fifteen Jnches long, being . mcCcatibn of neat workmanship, and each of them ,are,diamond shaped. He states they -we're" found obout twenty feet below vthe .surface ,Some .people who have seen them, claim thov wero weapons. whije others were positive, thev were mS83oo!b fer jiiking VcanoesAiYncs, ' M MHlilers ef A. W. P.U., Are requested to answer at roll call on 1 iznetfsg night on the 21st, to transact im9mmmS failing to answer mil be subject fo a fine of iflriityyWeGaehts. By order of presi dent, a ntJFMi ' !' R-JlMB ALL, l Secy. W6HLsk:rescntrramery But--Jar for sale at Wyatt & Thompson's. kKOT BOBS TO BLUSU UaSEEX. Beicned From The Aslorlsn' AVate B&Vet. He had worked a little poetry himself, he said, and therefore he could not help feeling that his qualifications forjudging the article wero better than any possessed by persona who had never pet up the slightest pretentious in that direction, as oursolf, for instance. Under tiicse cir cumstances no believed himsojf fully justifiable, should he oppose oar recently published proposition to the effect that as much real poetry was not wriiton now-a-days as was written twenty or thirty voars aco. He was stronclv of the opinion .that "the boot w.is on tho other leg," or, heavier at present than, in aav .former time, out iiici. in consequence oi iuc pre vailing bad taste among editors 'Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark uufathomed caves of ocean bear: Fnll many a flower is bora to blush un seen, And wunte its sweetness on the desert air." The fact was, newspaper wen didn't know a good thing when they saw it. From -a feeling lack of such knowledge they had fallen into what they considered the only safe way; that of throwing all original postry "into tho "waste bag" without so much as reading, and trusting to clippings for their supplies. He would venture any amount that there were to day, in the waste department connected with Tun Astobiau, manuscript poems whoso authors had been their only read ers, Containing as line thoughts as the best that had yet goin- inta print from any source. Theso remarks deeply impressed us. It might be that the cmtleman was right, after all. Who Could say what our waste basket really did contain, with out having first satisfied himself concern ing what wps in it. And right then and there we resolved upon taking steps for settling tho mooted question. We wont to one oi the sacks sitting in an obscure corner adjacent to the entrance way into the editorial rooms, and began clawing among its contents. Large pilo3 of crimpled manuscript cdine out, somo in black chirograph, some in purple and some in pencil. Some were copies of ad dresses delivered, some were puffs of some man, evidently written by himself, but. signed "Citizen,'" or "Justice" or something of thatBort, while not a few were regular Tmsmess advertisements, that had beon ingeniously put up and sent for free publication jas matters of general business, with a view to beating the publisher out of a legitimate fee. Finally out rolled a jmenu And now for the work in hand. But who was to pass judgment on its merits? Wo felt that we could do u easily enough, but a moment's rcfi?e4&.i to'ld us that everybody felt the rt way in such cases. Who, then? Tne public for whom tho poem had been written! That was the correct hit, evidently tho public had tho best right to judge of tho wares which had been offered for its acceptance with thnnkR. or its rejection. The public shall have a chance at it, so hero it is: "Fob Tne Astoeiax. "Jake Mugoiks. "Jane Muggins was one who never saw tho fcas, Because she necr had an cw Yet, through 80 years past, She hold out to'the last. Being not in a hurry to die. "She was a si range looking creature. Both in statue and featnre, A queer sort of a jado; She was often heard to declare, She would much rather pair With old Knick than to die an old maid. "She had 12 upper teeth, But none underneath, Her noso was half blue and halt red; Whenever she would grin She was tho picture of sin. 'Cause her mouth went round about her head, Hobgoblins and ghosts were her dread!" Veeitas. Bather hard on Jane, we should say; but it wus not her fault that she was less prepossessing in personal appearance. If she didn't want to get into the papers as she really looked, she ought not to have been Jane Muggins, which is all we need say by way of consolation; and which, since we hivo no desire to influenco the public, is all we ought to sny. But here is another poem, as we live!" It shall ug paased out to the cpurt without com cem ment: Expressly for Tne Astohun. lur-py KETEosrcranoNS. We met at Albina Down close by tho Bay shore, And he int-oduced uss. Who'd know'd us before. Through -woods then we rambled, We rode o'er the rail, O'er billows we gamboled Whenever we'd sail. Though I muse with delight On that happy spent time, But all them nours were not bright , As onq '.now spent with mine. - - . ' B. '"-Happy poet delightful poem! Doubt less many merciless critics will riso up and assort that tho man who wrote it didn't write it at all, but stole it boda ciously from some of the old masters;, and when he has passed over to the "happy hunting grounds," and "hence can no longer defend his own, the cry will roll forth that it was not written by its author or anybody else. But we promised not to comment. Sere is an other, a' mere fragment to all appear ances; tho rest of the poem having been purloined by our literary editor, and, in great probability, twisted into a lighter with which to light the gas, or his cigar: ' 'i pluckt a rose in fullest blume. from ofn the the stem on witch it grow, For i would smell its Bweto perfume, And give it, darling, then to you. i boro the swatish blossom on, Till in your hair it had a place, and then i thought it was the sweetest Flower i had tried to trace." We have subsequently learned that there were forty-one stanzas of this ex quisite conception. What a pity that so much poetic fire should have been per mitted to pass off in smoke. But we are now upon the next: I ' . r "to mis3 a. - "rTTVinon'l?rr.n no m. :.in ri- T l.r.,1 been slighted by a 3 oung lady. I want it published right away. If you will not print jt free, put it in anyhow, and send your bill. C. K. "So fare thee well, my dearast dear, Faro the well for awhile; I dont think Til dislodge n tear. To go ten thousand mile. ' "Oh, wnat n fool was I to think That I could look so high; 30YonrrdaddyJiaa.a mintof chink.- While not a red havo I. "To thee the Gods of mammon bew: The Graces prafse thy grace; - The sun can.t shine upon thy brow For thine's a "brighter face. "Then wliy should I attempt t shine, The:dull.lmpovishedlout! My shillings wasn't in your line. j.Ana so you put me out. 4 "Bnt then there is another light Just equally as dim YouTioem to like, some fellow might Just snug it. out for him. i "But fare thee well, ray dearest dear Thoul't hear from mo no more, Ere these lines-in no typo appoar, 'The sea .will 'twist naxoar." UJ iiJSU'x S5 ;Ciubi.et, Hare is another, .writien- under widely different qircumstances, evidently. The twenty-nine scratches and interlineations, In pencil, scattered about over the face of tho manuscript, lead us to suspect that the literary editor came very near to accept ing it." We givG it as originally written: For Tan Astortax.1 v ' TO ONE WHO WILL UNDERSTAND- 'To west the sun on pillows whito Had lain his royal head, While clouds, ns gilt mosquito bard. Wore hanging round his bed; When, Bitting down in solemn thought, These plans profound I drew Of what, were it but possible, For thee, my love, I'd do. ; "Did I po3se33 the matchless might j lo which that sums hew, Fd pluck you Venus from tho skies To glitter in thy hair; And Jove and Mnrs for. tbo3 should each Bedeck a wristlet band, ' , , WnileiJr.turn. with her wea'ihof rings. Should sparkle froni'thv hand " "Did 1 possess a spirit's power To tread the realms of space, And sport with tonipesta wnirhng from The lightning's lurking place-, Pd seize a bolt of heaven's fire, And on the arching sky, . Td write thy name, ray own sweet love, Amid tho stars on high. "And it should be the only mark To blaze so far above All other brilliant things, the name, The dear name of my love. Should other names in lines of fire Be written thereabout, Pd dip a brush in blackest night, And promptly paint them out. "So now, my love, thou scest what Thou art compelled to lose Because I'm not permitted to Do whatso'er I'd choose; My will is good in every case, Hence thoa hast but to blesi Three simple words for all thy loes; They are: 'Did I possess." " That there's nothing half w sweet in life as love's young dream the above cor ruscations of genius well illustrate. Lest readers of Tus Astobian should suppose that all the "poems" received at mis oince nave lor their tiieme the signs of disappointed lovers, wo append the ioiiewmg: For The Astobiak. A EETBOSFECTIYK OLAKCE. The passengers who traveled here In Eighteen Forty-one, From Astoria to Portland, Through wind, and rain, and sun, Spent full a week of precious time, In the clumsy French batteaus Each took hfs grub and blankets; Each took his turn to row. , . Tho trip was long and tedious, In batteau, skiff or scow. (Tho stately stoiiners were not hero That plow our rivers now.) The time was sometimes lessened In tho Indian's light canoe, If you promised him u jug of -rum, When he had brought you through. At length a company was fermed: The sturdy O. S. N., Who placed their steamerson the route In daily transit then; They gave us food and lodging So we fared finely then. This company grow rich and great, And wero cursed by old and young, But were not murmured at by those Who came in Forty-one. They'd learned tho value of the lime They'd spent in rain and sun, When traveling in tho old batteau Of Eighteen Forty-one. But there are chronic growlers Who -would grumble were thev hung. But that was an age of walking. The time has como to run. The world shall end with this decade, Perhaps ere Ninety-one. We cannot waste the precious time In traveling to and fro; And in the bustle ot this age, Thoir steamers are too slow. There's work for every one to do, Before the final stroke. If our accounts are not mado out 'Twill bo a serious joke, When this great oarth shall coaso to be, And wo at last shall know, That wo are left out in the heat Becauso wo wero too slow. But here is the steamer Flcetwool; The fastest little boat. That on the proud Columbia Or Willamette o'er did float. Then travel on the Fleetwood And save tho precious time, In which to balance up accounts And cross tho fatal line. While Captain Scott is at the wheel With sober"piercing eye, We'll trust ourselves to his s.trong hand Though wind and waves bs h'igh. And pleasant Purser Seoley Who takes tho travelers fare, Will help the time pass pleasantly . With jokes and and stories rare." Then travel on tho Fleetwood, Lst others go to pot. Tho man who saves our precious time Is Captain II. B. Scott. Then travel on tho Eleetwood, She has a trusty mate. For Whitcomb knows his business And nevor stays out late. The above are a few of the MSS that wo find in one of our waste baskets. Some other Sunday morning wo will gio our readers a few of the personal epistles which may prove interesting reading. Acclimation of Safes. Tho appear ance of tie iron safes arriving here over the Northern Pacific is enough to give one 9 chill, and make him believe the story about a chicken freezing to death in one. As soon as the wrapping is stripped off them they commence con densing thB.moisturarora the surround ing atmosphere, and in a short timo are covered with a thick coating of hoar frost, both inside and out. It takes about three days before the safes become acclimatized, or as ..some .say. before the frost'Jbas-dono coming out. It is lucky thit 'travelers are not iron-plated and filled up with fire-proof lining, or getting acclimated would Jrill them. Oregonian. A PioneebGose. Captain John Smith late Indian agent at Warm Springs, died in East Portland la3t Friday. Deceased -was born at Louisville, Kentucky, in July, 1E03, subsequently removed to Illinois, crossed the plains in 1852 and settled in Linn county, whero he engaged in farm inc; -was shortly afterwards elected sheriff of Linn county, which position he held three successive terms. At tho breaking out of the civil war he was appointed en-, Tolling officer for a district embracing Linn andother counties. Ho was elected -to "the Oregon legislature from "Linn county. In 1830 ho was appointed Indian agent at the Warm Springs reservation, which position he held continuously till within a month of tho time of his death, when failing health compelled him to resign. Doll PAnrr. In response to invita tions sent out by Misses Pearlie and TranMo Holden, a goodly number of juveniles had a very enjoyable doll.party atrtae noiuen mansion yesterday aiter noon. Each young lady participant car ried to the party their favorite doll, with tho understanding that the handsomest and best dressed doll was to receive a hmidsomoprize. The contestants were 1UULU1D VilWIUill -UUU1311- XdllUUk, XlttlUU Tallant, Alma Pohl, Maggie Twombly, Winnie Goodman, Minnie Hobson, Eliza jucivean, winnie menean, Xiaura iox. Sfinson? Minnie Amea7"B31a Tucker, Pearlie and Frankio Holden. After in dnlging in pleasant games and, enjoying n bonntifnl rennRfc. tlin nrift 'frw ihn handsomest doll vas awarded to Mamie b unnvon. j- , PInnos toltcat .On easy terms at Adler's music store. HOTEL AUBIFALS. OCCTDEXT. C B Allen, Ft CmbyG Walker, Portland J D Negu, Ogdan . F W Lamb,&wf Port C L Liverman, Port J A Johnston, Eaglo A McLean, City Cliff WmHume.EaleCliffWm Morrison, Clat Wm Stewart, Portland. pabxeb .house. TH McGill.WairskiF Krbsel, Y Biver O J Blanchfiold, F M Whealdon. .ForLCanby Ilwaco 'F Boermin, Seaside F Albright. Olvmpia J i jt .iuslijj, uu it nowerion, xiwaco S K Stanley, de: W H-Hellev, S F J P Foster, D Bier T Spencer," Ilwaco G Watson, Walluslri G Wilson, Portland. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Who never rodo a big "bob sled?' If you're that one, go make vour will. ; Then seek pome steep and slfpp'ry hill. High though your station, great vour fame, You'll sweep thro' space as swift as flame, And, if you reach the foot unllung, Xoud praise will leap from heart and tongue. Young a"nd middle-aged men, suffer ing from nervous " debility and kindred affections, as loss of mem ory and hypochondria, should in close three stamps for Part VI I of Worlds Dispensary Dime Series of pamphlets. Address Wokld's Dispkn- "A.nv .mkdicax, association, Buffalo N. Y. -' te OiinmlM'-t Consh Ualvitn. Jticliardson & Co.,St. Louis, one of the largest wholesale drug firms ni the Uni ted States, writes: "Wo have handled Dhnmitfs Cough Balsam in our. ttade for the past sixteen years and have bought as much as one hundred gr)s at a time, and trom eurkuuwlerigt: of its merits believe it to have given perfect satisfaction to our customers." At W. E. Dement & Co.'s. Notice. Dinnerat"J.tFi"".S"CHOl'HOlTSE every day. from 4:."J0to8 o'clock. The nxf ''"wiMit merit iii.jfmrif thim Kii sewn kiudN of meats, u-getabli. pjrana many others. pudding, etc, A glass ot S. F. Beer.i brennn Uiaret, lea or coilee included. All who have tried him say Jelf is the "BOSS." Flue lrc! GimhIs. A splendid 1 ne of ladles dress goods is uuiux uispio) emit iuu .umpire biore. At the Empire Store You will find the finest laces and em broideries, of richest quality. AVnATI do you think that JEFF OF THE CHOP HOUSE gies you a meal fornothingand a class of .something to drink? -Not much!" but he gives a better meal and more of it than any place 1:1 town for i"i cents. He buys hv-thc wholesale and pavs cash. "Tint settles it." For a 3fcat Fitting Boot Or .SIkic, go to P. .1. Goodmans, on Che namus street, next door lo I. W. Case. AH'goods of the best make and guaran teed quality. A full stock; new goods constantly arriving. Custom umk. Hosiery, Hosiery. Hosiery! Tin latest novelties in Indies and childrens hosiery at Prael Bros. Corset ntid Underwear. All the latest makes and styles oteoi sets and ladies underwear at Prnel Bros.' Emphu store Wliv will you cuiign when Shiloifs Cure will give immediate relief. Priv 10 cLs 50 cts and ... Sold by V. E. De ment. SInloli'3 Cough ami Consumption Cure is sold by us on guarantee. It cures consumption. .Sold by W. E. De ment. Foi Dyspepsia andLiver Complaint, vou have .1 printed mmmntee on even bottle ot Shiloh's Vitamer. It never fails to cur'. Sold by W. E. Dement. Are you made mi-erable by Indi gestion, Constipation. Dizziness, "Los ot appetite, Yellow Skin? Shi!oh Vital ier is a positive cure. For 'il- by W. E. Dement. "llaclinietack." a nistmg and fra grant poll uiiic Price 2Ti and !d cents. Sold by V. E. Dement, Tho Itev. (feu. H.Tlmyer. of Unur bon, Ind-. says: "Both myself and wit we, our IivetoSHii.onsCoxsuMino Curk." Sold bv W. E. Dement Sjhloh'3 Cci:k will immediate relieve Cioup, whooping cough am' Bronchitis, bold by W. E. Dement. Roscoe Dixon's new eating houst is now open. Every'hing has been fit ted up In first-clas style, and hi well known reputation as a caterer assures all who like god things to eat, that at hi place the can be accommodated. All live patent medicines advertised in this paper, together u ill) the choicest perfumery, and toilet articles, etc. can beJU'Ughtiit the.lowest prices, at J. W. Conn's drug store, opxsite Ociden hctel. Astoria. Brace up the whole-system v.uh King of the Blood. Si AdveitisemenL Have Wtsiar's balsam or wfld cherry always at hand. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, whooping cough, croup, in rluenza, consumption, and all throat dud lung complaints:- 50 eents andl a bot tle. . Drugs and Chemicals m J. E. THOMAS, 3 I'rescrfptioiM carefully compounded Day or Night. Boat Building. JOS P. LEATHERS Tanncrlr oTerAmtlt AiFerclioDV.Jiachlno St'OT IS UUILDING FIRST-CLASS BOATS IX thehop. formerly occupied by 3d. John son on C'licondy street, one block west of Hansen Bros Mill, llodcl, 3Iaterl.il and Finish Flt-ftt-ctefts. . FRESH CANDY AT tid; ASTOSIA CANDY'fACTORY ratronlze Ilnnietanufacture. All my CAMJIK5 nre 01 tue . fxe-vt QUALITY. AJull a-ortDii:nr; NUTS. FOREIGN FRUITS. JOU.V P. CLASHF.X. ETC. 'i S 'DRUGGIST g7 "? . .c Pharmacist, JJ IS? " AST0RIA,O A o 0 $ z 2 . V '5 U a r"T EE'WH&PAY ! ' iHIMUmOHLC Moan TI110 n. ... : 'j il::'l iuuu 1 111a iirv milium mm. i.i iiiii if I """ ..,- .."...' F0R THE Low Prices liltl xisms: axis xi n. . -t " f WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! FIVE CENTS EACH. F iresidi1 Companion. N". T. Weekly Ledger, Saturday Night, Arm Chair, A.vroiUA.x,etc,et( 8Cts., 3 for 25 Cts.7-13-for$1. Police Gazette, 4,'olice News. Illus trated 1 tines, fuck, wasp, and Judge. Harper's Bazar and Weekly, T Leslie's W eeklyand.Chimney Corner, .Argonaut innvepnnrea ucKets ior those pa ners to raakeexact change. Back num- oer always on nana. ; ,54 1 OR PCIITQ Leslie's PopularVonthly. u ULniu. Young JLadies' JoonyQ.etc 30 CtOTSJK- Having mado-nrrangemohtsjwitfi all J puuiisner.s 1 am enabled to give the nubiiuti benefirof theubnve nam d re ductions. 1 have also Reduced the price for Subscriptions, which will be as follows : " - Harper's Weekly, peryearS 3 75 not 84 00 " liazar- - J. 375 " ?4 80 iuontiuv All three for " Leslie's 'ecklj'. " Leslie's Chimney lnier IesHe's Popular Monthly. riresde CampanlOli, "" XcUTork Ledger. " atunlav XlRlit. Family Story Paper. ArmCiialr, .", S. F.' Argonaut. " 3 50 " 4 00 10 00 V J2 00 3 75 "4 0ft 3 75 - 4 00 2 83 -. 3 00 27fc -V 3 00 "2 7o 3 00 2 75 " 3 00 2 75 "3 00 2 71 " 3 00 3 75" " 4 00 And all others too numerous to mention at the same rates. Now Is yoar time to subscribe for the new year. Rerriem-' Irt , -,.' CARL ADLEE'S SUBSCRIPTION NEWS DEPOT. The Crystal Palace, CARL ADLER, PROPRIETOR. ' BOAT BUILDHTJij ' R. M. LEATHERS Has rroppned his boat shop, over Arndt & Fercheii's. foot or LaFayetie street, and la prepared to turn out FlltST-CLASS BOATS: ALIj 1VOKK GUAKAATJEED. 6. A. STINSON & .CO.. BLACKSMITHINGf .t C'.ipt. itoxers old stand, corner of as :uid Court Streets. Ship md C-aunery 'work, ITorseshoelnK. Wmjoni m.ulo and repaired. Good worl ruarautffd. GEO. GANSZ, DEALER IK Fresli and C.ui'ed Mets. SAUSAGE A SPECIALTY. Xext Door to John nosers'" CentraOIatket. PLUMBING, Gas and Steam Fitting ryNE.BY RUDDOCK & WHEELER, ATf .y lair rates. Also a comulete stock of oo.n m our line. lCstimaies given ana workpiianinteed. dss street, in rpftr of T O O F building, next to Gas C'0'3 olhce. TheAl Fastalllng Schooner "GEN. BANNING," 154 tons register, -wfll leave-Astoriar on. or about JAMTAKY 20th, 1S84, ' ' FOR Cray's Harbor. She will tako freljiht at Portland, and on Iier return fn m ForthmdAVl'llftave-Astoria. ForfditUrrpartlculaisapplv to J. II. D. GKAY.Aytoria, Oregon. FURNISHED ROOMS 10 LET By the XisiiC Day .'Week or Mo'nth WITH'OR "WITHOUT OARD, With use or Parlor. Library and all the com fort", of a home. Terms reasonable. - Apply to MRS..E. C. HOLDEN. Cor. iMaln and Jefferson Sts. Notice. 3VJOTICE IS 1IEUEBV GIVEN THAT THE lrt iindenJncd It is been appointed the as signee of I. J. Ar old, and all persons hav ing claims against s;dd I. J. Arvoldare no UUed to proent the fame duly verified to meai inyofllce in Astoiia, Oregon, within three months Irom this date. January 5th. 18SI.- ' ' " aH-PAGlE. d-flw Assignee ot L. J. Arvold. Notice, of Dissolution. T II VF. TH fSb AV SOLI OUT f HALF 1 interest in the Astoria Sail Loft to C. J. Joluiion, who, in connection- withtMr.'ArM. JohnMm will carry on the business at the old stand. - , J. HESS. Mr. a M. Johnson will collect all bills and settle all account of the late-firm or J. Bess &Co. - - J. HESS, per A. M. J. Astoria Jun7 ltth, JB8I, T J - FOR 'SALE. " IN3X)tS TO HOIT. R)M 5 ACRES TO 40 acre tract In S. JV. corner of .Chas. Steverts'D.C -Tltfo perfect. For' particulars-Inquire at office of K. I). Raymond. City Hall-; or on the premises of O. D. Yeanr.s AstorlarNov. 8d. ;833. r liiiHNi cm n WrXffEXT 3 Bft3E5 I will offermy STOCK of CLOTHINGat GREATLY REDUCED j PJRXGES'jrL order to reduce previous'lo stock-taking ; i ' - j - - -&TebruaryJst - - .-- .! OVERCOATS, ,; 0VERC0ATS7 k ,oVi x 1 --v AT COST For the H GENTS Eiirinshing Goods, " jS Hats and Gaps REDUCED. IXL The Leading Dry Hause of j-i n XSTFor special Dry Goods Advcrtiswucnt sccJDaUy Independent.. FIRST QUALITY LUMBER. THE WESTPQRT . MILL COMPANY IS IN THE FIELD AND PROPOSES TO remain". We will uke orders for lumber from. 10) to F00 M., at the mil. or delivered. We also manufacture lath and shingles of Al quality. Plooring a Specialty .Address all orders ,.. .WESTOKTM1LL GO. rt. C. Bexnkh. bupt. SOLID GOLD JEWELRY BRACELETS, Scarf Pins, Chains, Watches, 3ILVERWAHE, Of every description. The finest stocR of Jewelry In Astorh. T"AU goods wurrantedasrepresented GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER. First Annual GIothin, Hats, Geats' Fnrnismnfi Goofls Begins To-day at the Occident Store. MILCMiMe. ,'i j..4...... Men's Overcoats Reduced, Business Suits-Reduced, Hats Reduced. 1 3:!LZ.i3:Th.e Leading TAILORS-CL'OTHIERfiATTER YEARLY closixg i!r, M.D:KANT Ar BABOAINS Ilea's, Youths', faorsl UL0THIN6. BARGAINS Goods, Etc. Suits madn to I Order, in ! T-1o rr..m on I npnatA, and nr ru guar- anteed at MerchiBtTsH'or,- ad Oiotbicr. I 2 .it-i. AjX1 . .- III 1 I f 10 PKi JrVl'l ZjI ilo v A iE?f jaLSrsp 4 I . ( f3ib)iv 1m J ijy' a B it Jr OVERCOATS, VJO 1 -a M uays, ' yiH DRUM SP.JT& ""BDSINK8S- hUIT' WORKING 8D1T8. XL Goods and .Cothing Astoria. Magnus G. Crosby Dealer Iu HARD? ABE, IMV STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, Plumbers and Steam Fitters Goods and Tools, SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, Ti-n AND C?o27- Cannery anfl FisiermBiis Supplies Stoves, Tin Ware and House Furnishing Goods. JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN, COP RER PLUMBING and-.STEAM-FTT-JNG Done with t.eatness and 'dispatch. None Dut first class workmen employed. large assortment of , ' SCALES' 'nMj.inilv on hand Clearance Sale of Youth's Overcoats Reduced,- Dress Suits Reduced, -Furnishing Goods Reduced. - and GENT'S FURNISHER a.Oiipesito II10 Iarltcr Honic. 2 -X TV"" for 28 Days Only. tiw "IZ C N3W York Novelty V WVv STOlSEi xy'