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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1884)
& L:!tf JiiiUu Stetoriim. ASTORIA, OREGON: Fi:iI)AY MMtll. 11. 11 ISSUED EVERY MORNING. J. P. HAL.LORAN tc COMPANY, I'L'iiLUHKiisA.vit riiri:irriii:-. AMOKIAX lU'lUHMJ. - - A-..-ll.Li:i Term nf Suli-rriillnn. Mcrvd by ramr, jmt t K I !. .Sent hy Mali. iMTi:it5j. ii-h. on vr:n ........... ,y7.ixj Fii.j of postage in -uJiiiiu'i. &iP'Atltrli'M.'UHiitn inserted l lln-jt-ji :i the rate 01 Si v r squai e jilt month. Tran sient advortiMinr fitt c'iiti pur qiittre. ah huertiun. " ' tfiOl'ND THE CITY. Any oue robbed laHt night? f he Mallsgale nnd Banffshire lmve ar rived oat. The Highland Light cam down ye-terdaj-to finish. The few Chcrnien that nro out rojrt an average ran so far. The Chas. Cotcswurth which has been repairing at Portland is about llniahed. C. Baiwou Martin, M. D., has opened an office at Room 12, Odd Fellows' build ing. The Democratic county convention will be held in the court-house in t his city to morrow afternoon. The spring opening of nev bonnets and millinery at aIm. A. li. Ju welt's takes place to-day and to-morrow. The Columbia brought it large lot of freight and passengers yesterday. The Statecioased out bound to San Francisoo. The "Wekklt Astoman, in stumped wrappers, ready for mailing, published this morning; fall of news and home hap penings; price ten cents. The county court was in session eotor day auditing claims. To-day judges of election will be appointed and voting f)lace3 designated for the oouiing contest n June. 01 ark Loughrey arrested a runaway youth on the Columbia yesterday morn ing. Ho gave his name us John Holland, and said that a Mrs. Shaw hud coaxed him from home under a promise of work when they got to Portland, and aeoiuod anxious to go back. He was transferred to the Slate, and word telegraphed to Sun Franoisco to get the fatted calf roady. County CoaxnUfclonorn. At the County Commissioners session yesterday the following claims were al al eowed: P. H. Fox, $70.18: It. It. Spedden, freight on safe, 39.80; 11. R. Spedden, fees in criminal cases, $24)3.00; M. C. Crosby, heater, etc., for jail, $58.23; Mo rey & Co.. 30.75; F. J. Tavlor, 47.50; Mejjler & Wright, 14; Geo. Flavel, $18; Surprenant fc Ferguson, S3; Gleaner. $10; Astoria Gaa Co., $20.68; C. W. Ful ton, $20; A. L. Falton, $5; B. F. Stevens & Co., $10; Carl Adler, $10.45; W. D. Ba ker, $10; Mcintosh Bros,, $48.75; Aug. C. Kinney, $5; St. Mary's hospital; $003.01; B. B. Franklin, $103; C. L. Parker, $2.25; I. W. Case, $12.50: L. K. G. Smith, $2; Oarnahan & Co., $4; S. Kinsey, $45; XI. E. Dement, $3.00; S. K. Stanley, $30; Tim Corcoran, $25; George Gregg, $27. J. G. Nurnburg was appointed supervi sor road district No. 18; bonds fixed at $1,500; adjourned to this morning at 9 Another Burglar). When Joe Pinsohower went down to open th Naw fork Novelty Store yvstor day morning he found the usual order of things reversed, some one hviug been there before him, and by the back door. A pane of glass had been cut out of the door in the rear of the stoie some time during the previous night, the lamp which burns in the rear extinguished and between $100 and $150 -worth of watches, chains, rings, charms, etc., stolen. Hand gome gold chains and lockets lay in boxes beside the stolen articles, and opera glasses, gold pens, etc., were in conven ient reach, but the thief or thieves seemed content to fill their pockets with the first thing that came to hand. This is the fifth attempt of the kind in a few .weeks and the first in which any thing of value was lost. As at Cuptam Gray's office, "Wyatt Jfc Thompson's and Win. Loeb's the burglars have all along adopted the same tactics. They appear to be amateurs in the business as they only-go after drawers and showcases, making no efforts to get into safes or treasure boxes, and contenting them selves with what they can catch up and skip off with; it would appear to be the same gang that have worked the town so far. The police force seem to be ignorant of what is going on until after it happens, jand are probably as much surprised as Any one else on hearing the news in the morning. This thing is getting monoto nous and should be stopped. A splendid war to stop it is to keep a sharp lookout And make "a horrible example' of the first one caught. City Treasurer' Report. J. G. Hustler in account with the City at Astoria, for the quarter ending March 31,1884. Jan. 1. To balance 1833 9..'.7f ?0 Mcb.31. To ain't sale pool-table li cense -S vC Go To anrt sale pawn uroKera license To am't sale team licenses To am't sale billiard table licenses .... . To am't sale hotel runneu licenses To am't sale bowling alley licenses To am't sale lots In ceme tery .... To am't sale wharfingers licenses ........................ Tofijn'tsale show licenses 25 to 105 00 (13 ttl 20 00 10 00 22 00 7J76 15 03 Toam'tsalellquorllceuses" 2,200 00 To am't saie auctioneers li censes 35 0 To am't Police court Hues Jan. and Feb 272 Oo T am't sale peddlers li censes.. so oo To am't dog licenses- 52 5J To am't delinquent taxes 185 103 19 3,105 10 $12,086 45 CH. Mcn.ei. By am't warrant paid $3,831 53 -TJalaace In treasury 4,304 82 12,630 48 - Ttf balance $1,804 92 VrnAPrruLATlox Halamce In Cemetry iund$ 819 09 t Wota Sr "Water St. 5 00 Main St G. and P. 225 45 3,265 4T $4,&H 9J Iacludw $203 depostted by Geo. Hill. ' Eespeetfully submitted, x J. G. Hustler, City Treasurer. Atorla, Oregon, Men. 31, 1684. Extra Quality of Coal OH Bf the i gallon, five gallon can or case, tr be -found at the Crockery store of Jordan &Bozorth. Blacksmith Wanted. AOOd workman can get steady em ployment at G. A. Stinson & Co.'s, cor ner Jeffer8onajodCs2streets. ww, TVoat Vtttlmr Root Or Shoe, go to P. J. Goodmans, on Che- Bamus sirceL, ucAt uuui w . n.it. All Koods pf the best make and guaran teed quality. A full stock; new gooda jopsuntly arriving. Cnstom work. Bems to Heat AtMr Curran's, near the Congrega-fjorial'oharch. IX OTHER R ULCOAD PROJECT. To RullH a Railroad from Attoria to Koret Hrove. There is no topic that will rou; the interest of an iMnriau quicker thmi Iho matter of a railread: to talk of the miliuun run, or tho road to Clatsop, or fiini mail heiviceora strwt railway al- ' wars insures a hearing, but uoiiHof the.e . matters olicits the nttentiou vouchsafed 1 to the question of a rnilrond from the i mouth of the Columbia to the fertile ial- I Icy of the Willamette. Last winter a gentleman nrrhed here with all the alleged credentials of uu em-b;iK-ador, and a meeting of the chamber of commerce was hold to get an expres sion of public opinion regarding the amount of financial responsibility our citizens would guarantee to assume. The 1 response was prompt, and on the whole, as generous as could be ex- . pected, but the question of the Grant not beinc in a satisfactory shane in the minds of the parties making the proposition the matter was placed in abeyance. Last ovening an Astobus reporter in terviewed a gentleman who claims to be able, provided all things nro satisfactory, to get the requisite amount of capital to build the road, grant or no grnnt. As the scheme is as yet in its incipieucy Thk Astoeian promised to mention no names nor go into details, but, briefly stated, the plan is as follews: A corporation, oomposed of English and German stockholders is tojbo formed with a paid up capital of $4,000,000. This corjwration is to issue no bonds, but with the capital of the company build and equip a standard guage railroad from As toria to Forest Grove. It is asked of As toria that it contribute! 100,000, or 10 per cent, of the capital stock of the company and donate suitable terminal facilities; this beinj secured, the company ugreas to immediately proceed to build the road and have it finished in two years from the signing of the contract. It is repre sented that tho amount subscribed by As toria anil tue gitt or tne requisite termin al facilities is to bo simply as An expres sion on tho part of this city of its feelings toward the project. The gentleman who repre"enta the company to be farmed claims to havo full information concerning tho matter in all its details, and wishes to have some assurance of the character above indicated, agreeing as soon as such assur ance is given him that ho will immedi ately proceed to negotiations. The only difference between his plan and the one propoAed by 3Ir. Negus last winter ap pears to be that he is perfectly regardless of any bearing tho forfeiture or non for feiture of the grant may have upon tho matter. Comment Ukhi the matter is deferred until suoh time as the chamber of com merce or other representative body of citizens shall meet and consider the proposition thus briefly outlined. Destruction of Fikb. Considerable complaint Ls being made by fishermen in this vicinity of the des truction of salmon by sea lion?. It is reported that fishing has been continued all night nnd in the morning no fish has been found in the nets, having been eaten by sea lions. Their heads and tails were found and this was all. Such being tho case the attention of the Fish Commis sioners should be called to this fact and if possible some means adopted to des troy the fish-eating animals. They have been known to destroy a large number of salmon while in the nets by simply tak ing a mouthful out of each one and then seeking other and new pastures. The fishermen say that if the sea lions are not killed in a short time there will be very few fish in these waters. VtilUjo Chronicle. Concerning Kbtlng. The reason kissing is so pleasant, faya uu osculatory expert of scientific tenden cies, is because the teeth, jawbones and lips aie full of nerves, and when the lips of persons meet un eli-ctric current ia generated. Yoiikers Gusclte. Yes, and it's so confounded cheap. You don't have to have a dynamo ma chine or a battery in the house, nor a call box, nor a button to touch to ring np the central office, and there is no patent on it, and the poorest person in tho world can enjoy the electric current better than the millionaire, and it never gets out of order. If Edison had invented kissing it would cost $100 a year, like the telephone, and the extra kissing would be charged up extra, and if you didn't pay for it they would take out your kissaphone and disconnect ou with the central office. Pecks3 Sun.' Something to Read. Just received, a big lot of new read ins; matter. Seven complete novels for CO ceiLs. An immense assortment of reading matter of every description on hand. Latest novels nnd editions re ceived every night by overland mail at Carl Adler s Crystal Palace and Book store. Cauucryineii merchants, V.tv. You will do well in looking over Carl Adler's Immense stock of booksland sta tionery. The articles being too numer ous to mention, it will prove satisfactory to every one to examine that enormous stock of blank books and novelties in stationery just received from the East. Special rates to dealers. Remember the Crystal Palace, Carl Adler Proprietor. Something S'cw. The latest In Ladies' fashionable Wraps is the Newport scarf. It is de signed to tako tho place of shawls or Qonuans, ana is tue most cicgani wrap for tho price in existence. They can only be obtained at present of Mrs. A. B.Jewett, who has introduced them In this maiket. It is worth your while to see them. One Thousand Dollars- Worth of County Orders wautcd. Ap ply to Moses Rogers. A Smart American Boy Sixteen years eld wants an opportunity to earn his living in city or country. Apply to Astokiax office. Stop That Couph By going to J. E. Thomas's and getting a bottle of Lena's Cough Balsam. It will cube you. Flue Dress Goods. A splendid line of ladles dresa goods Is being displayed at the Emplrestore. At the Empire Store You will find the finest laces and em broideries, of richest quality. Boats for Sale. JoeXeathers has two fine boats for sale at the boat shop, one block west of Hansen Bros.' mill. Notice. Dinner at "J EFF'S'CHOP HOUSE everyday from 4:30 to 8 o'clock. The best 25-cent meal In town; soup, Gsh, seven kinds of meats, vegetables, pie, pudding, etc. Tea or coffee Included. All who have tried him say Jeff is the "BOSS." Corsets and Underwear. All the latest makes and styles of cor sets and ladles underwear at Prael Bros.' Empire store. Use Dlinmltt's Cough Balsam for Chest, Throat; and Lung, at W. E. De ment & Co.'s. STATE ASD TERRITORIAL XKWS. j The name of the postofficeptNehaleui, Tillamook county, has been changed to -Onion Peak, and the site changed four miles northeast, on route 44,124 f The journev between Portland and the . Cceur U'Alene mining district is made by '. rail to Spokano Falls, thence by stage to ' Ccour d'AIeue City, and thence by steam -, or to within a mile or two of the camp. It is Mtafed that there are now in the riv ' er at Snohomish some $80,000 worth of loa. which have not been sold. It is ex pected that sale will shortly be made and the iemx-ary money famine bo rolieved. , SnohomiMi has grown steadily, and is n tunny, iiounsumg town. the" fol lowing catch was reported from Xeah bay: Schooner Teaser, LX), Lottie, LS0: Vunderbilt, 90: Citu of Xapa, 13S: . ,WL 9.V Total. 693. The O. R. and N., O. and C. and West legislature, prohibiting the immigration side Railroads have made the following J ff Chines to that province, is disil rate for Delegates to the Democratio lowed. State Conventien: Full fare to The; Chris Buckley, the Democratic "bo-vs" Dalles and one-fifth returning. To ob- ( of San Francisco, undo a speech last fin the benc;t of the reduction, dele-j Wednesday night in which he charged gates must present a certificate from the that all the San Francisco senators "ex fiecretary of theStnte Convention. Thisjeept Sullivan and Lynch, had been rato v.-ill !y j.'od from the- l5th to the bought by the Central Pacific railroad 23th. company. The nuuib-r of ponvict in the Oregon t New is received fr.mi Cuba thai Agne State Penitentiary at Stileni has been j ro's force now numbers 223 men."" Of gradually augmented until at present these forty-three are either ex-chiefs of thtr an two hundred and forty-one nidi- late insurrections in Cuba, or have other viduids, in durance vile within the prison I wine been identified-vith tho move- walls. Hitherto the institution hns only J afforded cell room for 21C lodgers, but now tweiity-tw'o iron compartments are I 111 COUr.SO Ol cou-iruuumi, nuivu mi nujj- ply accommodations for forty-fonr addi tional inmates. Gianim, the Swiis who vus to have been haniredat Vancouver forlnoinurdor of n comitrxni'n mmed ltie. Ins had his st'Uit-tt.'v nonsuited t i.iipnsonineiit for jife, by Gov. Xtstwll. The time for lunging was fixed twice, and the scaffold had even been erected, but on account of numerous petitions that wore circulated, and the plea of insanity made in behalf of the prisoner, the governor tinally agreed to commute the sentence. Work has been resumed on tho Short Line road. J. li. David iins the supervis ion of it and is working 2500 men. There are five inileH this side of tho Grand Rondevnlley nnd four miles the other side to be finished by the Oregon Im provement onnpany by September, ISSt. D. P. Thompson says that this work will bo done on time. There is also fourteen utiles west of Huntington to bo built, and this wiil hIho be finished. The road will cost about $703,000. The Kllensburg Localizer s-is: The growing whent looks very promising; the soil is unusually full o'f moisture, and the eoming harvest all but a certainty of being a full one. The old crop remains mostly in the granaries nn.sold, the price being only 10 cents a bushel, and light demand at that. There seems to be but little encouragement to the farmer to raise largo crops. Mr. Villard says the country must be developed before the railroad can come. It is not expected it will become a helper. The only ulti matum left that we see, is to haul the grain to Yakima and ship it around via Aiusworth. It is a long way around, but it is our people's only chance. Both the senate and house committees on military affairs are of the opinion that no additional legislation is required to aid in the settlement of the claims of the Oregon volunteers who served under Captain Olney. The secretary of war says that his department possesses ample authority under existing laws to adjust the claims in question, and no further legislation on the subject is, therefore, deemed necessary. "Each individual c'.aim will be examined upon its merits, this department only requiring satisfac tory evidence of the identity of the claim ant and proof of service. The claim of Captain Olney has been already allowed, no claim has been made in behalf of the first lieutenants of tho company. The difficulty is simply one of evidence. The expaite evidence which the eight other claimants have presented baB not been deemed bv the secretary of war sufficient without the aid of any official record to reasonably establish that they weretuein beis f the company." UecUlon In dmlralt). The following decision has been ren dered in the recent libel suit against the steamer Queen of the Pacific, hi Judge R. S. Greene, at Seattle, W. T ., Upon the question of the exceptions to the libel: OPIKiOK, These exceptions appear to me, most of them, to be well taken. It was the duty of the libellauth to set forth, with convenient certainty, acoardiug to the nature and extent of their information the total salvage service, and thf-ir own respective and comporative shares there in. This they fail to do; for, by their own showing, there were vesselH and persons engage in this same service, who nro re ferred to in the libel only in the most in definite way. and whose contribution to the general result it is consequently im possible for the libel justly to estimate. One steam tug and her crow, who are li belants, nro named in the libel, artd the work they did and the risks ran are re cited. But there were other tugs, with their crows, it would seem, present and assisting. What tugs were they? What by name? What in power? How offic ered and manned, and how did tho part they performed oompare in hazard, mer it and efficiency with the performance of the libellants? Perhaps it would be re quiring too much of the libellants to re quire that they should distinguish and apportion among other co-Balvors the ser vices of those co-salvers, but they ought at least to display in gross the proportion of the salvage service which should be credited to others than themselves. (The Edward Howark. 1 Newb., 628. Bon. Adm. 331, 401, 402. Desty's Sh. end Adm. 313.) Articles 23, 46, 47 and 64 of the libel are objected to in this regard, and the objection must be sustained: Article CO alleges that the tug Canby, a mail boat, whereof some of libellants were crew, were jeoparding her mail con tract by taking time to render salvage service. This allegation is excepted to as impertinent. But! think it is material as revealing one phase of the situation, the entirety of which must be taken into account in finding the merit of her con duct. Articlo 61, which says that n cer tain amount of mail matter, passenger's baggage and treasurer were removed from the saved vessel by the efforts of some of the libellants is also objected to. It must be remembered that the steam ship was Btranded. This article is good, if only to show that she was lightened by the help of libellants; but it is also good to illustrate the merit of libellantarser vices. (The Emblem, 2, Ware C8.) As to the 77th article, it has solely referenoe to what was done with the cargo after the ship was saved. It Bhowa among other things, that the cargo has been delivered into the hands of the respective oansiffnp nt Portland, Oregon, and that nono of it ia now within this court's jurisdiction, or subject to its process. All this is ir relevant, for the libel is purely in rem, and the article oontradicts any idea of jurisdiction over the cargo under it. It would have been impossible to have joined a cause in rem against the ship with e cause in personam acainst the consignees of cargo. (Rule 19: The Sa bine, 101 U. S., 384.) This article, there fore, should be stricken from the libel. I do not think the exception that the libel fails to make tho other cosalvors parties is well taken. Libellants sue 'for themselves and 'all others entitled," "and against all persons intervening for their interests" in the Bhip. (The Com manche, 8 Wall, 476; Benedict's Adm.: sec. 38L The sevaral exceptions will be sus tained or overruled to accord with the view I have expressed. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. , New York bankers are giving the Ar - ; thur boom the prestige of their KunnorL Qne-half of Maudalay, the capital of Burniah.acityoflK)Wiplo.bSnera,rara "V? Pewandod to courage i burned. otllce seeking. It has been known to Ex-Villard stockholders are tring to oust Endicott from the Oregon Trans continental. Morrison's tariff bill comes up for con gressional consideration next Tuesday. It is thought probable that it will be beat on. The Paris Lc Monde savs that tiv French missionaries and thirty &? JW Wa wmcnd at rnnnhon. dall, for president. The minister of justice has inform.! Premier Smith of British Columbia that the bill passed by the British Columbia ments. The others are escaped slave, Four plantations in Cuba were destroyed by Aguero. It is fearod another filibust- enng exparuion is now fitting nut at Turk's Island for Cub t. Theo i-dimls are under British dominion. News from Chihuahna is to tho effect that many threats have been inado against Americans residing there. The city authorities are making nil exertions possible to prevent an outbreak, and have a double police force. Reports from tho interior of Mexico frequently ooiuo in statitig that Anwricins have been attack ed nnd killed. Tho feeling aMtiist Americans is very bitter among the low er class of Mexicans, and everybody is on guaru. Concerning Sargout and Bismarck the New I'ork Wort I of the 9th s,;j: 'It seems tho Germin court did not e-irc :i cent for Sargent's position or tho politi cal status of the American hog. b:t when it came to Mrs. Sirgent, an advance ad vocate of female .suffrage, preaching it Enblicly whenever she hud a chnuce in iorlin, and to Mis- Sargml, an extreme exponent of American culture, who want ed to study medicine, old Bismarck be gan to make things hot for the whole family." The English minister to Egypt has a dispatch from General Gordon bearin" tho dato of March 30th. It says: "On March 23th, General Gordon disarmed 250 Bashi Bazouks who had mutinied. The following date ho shelled out a rebel camp on the Blue Nile and killed forty of the enemy. On March 27 the rebels fired on Khartoum from a village opposite. They woro soon forced to evacuate, los ing fifty-nine men in the engagement, and Bashi Bazonks occupied the villuga and held it until March 30, when the rebels returned in force and drove them out. but they retired themselves. Gener al Gordon estimates that t he rebels about Khartoum number fully 2,0y0. The San Fraucis'-j Chronicle has un earthed a bud piece of business on the part of J. M. .Merrill, deputy city and county xsaessor, and J. H. Dickenson, a lawyer who formerly lived in Oregon. It has been the custom of Chinese firms to hand in to the assessor's office a state ment of their property, und it is to be said to their credit that they are almost uniformly honest respecting the matter. Instead of accepting thr tatemeut9, how ever, Merrill has usutlly doablod tho fig ures, aud so notified tho Chinese, and by a singular coincidence tho. lawyer Dick enson always calls on the Chinese a few hours after the notification, of their as sessment, and offers, for a consideration, of course, to have the figures cut down to the original statement. He thcngoe3 to Merrill and easily secures the reduc tion. It is charged that Merrill has been playing this game suecofully for a long time and that they have fleeced unsus pecting Mongols out of thousands of dol lars in fee3. Th6 exposure is brought about through Ah Joe, an intelligent Chinaman, owner of a cigar factory. KEITHLICIX IMtUIUtr. The Republican primary for ihe pre cinct of Upper Astoria will be held e.t the schoolhouse on Saturday. April 12th, 18S4, at 7:39 p. ax., for the purpose of electing four delegates to the Republican county convention which meets in Astoria on Wednesday the 23d inst. The following will be the judges of electien: C. Tim mins, and John Enberg; the following will act as clerk; H. E. Xelon. F. C. KEED, For Precinct Committee. Astorirt, Or., April 10, 1834. Steamer Hays fur Ipril. From San Fran. From Astoria. State I,Oregon fi Columbia S.State 10 Oregon 12-Cohnubia 14 State 10'Oregon 18 Columbia 20;Stnte 22 Oregon 24j Columbia...: 26 State 28 Oregon 30 Columbia, May... 2iState, May. I Jui Roeeivetl. A large stoek of oft and stiff Hat- in all the latest style, al Mcintosh Fur nishing store. Tho J:e. Geo. II. Thayer, of Bour bon, Ind., aM "Both iny.self and wife Qweour lives toSmi.oifs (Yfip-noN' CunK. ixtd by W. E. Dement Boston Baked Beans ami Brown Bread evorySumlaj at Jen's from ." a.m. to 2 r. m. .leiTsajs he give.-, two meals to any other restaurant man's one and can provo it. Children Balsam. all like Dimmitta Cough ASK FOR u THE BOSTON" EUBBEE BOOT, Made or Fine fcIaJKa, Rutotoer Will Not Crack. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. The Gutta Percha & Rubber Mf'g Co Portland, Oregon. BENEFITS OF OFFICK SEKKINfi. i When wo seo the change aometimea x.l .- . . .. . wrought in a man who wonts an office, j make a stingy niun liberal, a carmud oon affable, a morose man agreeable if not hilarious. The man who used to plod along with his eyes on the ground, lifts up his head, sees everybody, grasps the voter with effusion, .shakes liands heartily, oven seiziug both hands cush- -rt" families, and inquires after thdr health iiio. uu Bh imrouuciious to ail tho general welfare, asks hovr hnaiifta flourishing, interests himself in getting ior muso out oi employment, and, , for the first time, takes a deen in. terest in public affairs. If he hn nor been an earnest partizan, he now be comes very zealous for the success of his party. Consults the leaders, gets every body to express an opinion on this or that line of polioy. on the availability of this or that candidate for such and such and suoh a position. He gently drow hints to aspiring men, that their merits have never been properly appreciated, nnd quietly insinuates that in certain contingencies all this will be remedied. He feels around to get the judgment of his neighbors as to hia capacity and mer its. He take pains to learn what other aspirants for various places are doing; what support is promised them; whet combinations they havo made or would like to moke; whether they are going to put money into the fight, if so, who is going to engineer the distribution. He nnds who the other i arty are likely to run, how popular they are; what head way they are making in getting delegates to the next convention. In faet, it fre quently wakes up the whole mind to en unwonted activity, and enlarges the boundaries of knowledge far beyond any former possessions. It thus becomes a school, a high school, a very university of instruction and education to an active aspirant. His zeal becomes contagious, others are aroused to mako tho same at tainments, and the wholo community are sot on fire to achieve tho succoss of the party or of their particular favorites. Those who take no interest nnd delight in (Kilitical conte-iU, are apt to growl about the too great frequency of our elections. They deprecate the stirring up of the whole country once in four years to elect a president. They would have the term made longer, to avoid and pre vent this popular clamor. They do not r. decs upon the educative power of thes campaigns. They do not observe the Sfftening of the manners of office-seekers. They fail to seo the transforming power of a lofty ambition on the hearts of men, tho lavish recklessness of open ing purses and hands to win favor, dele gates nnd votes. Truo, if beaten, some are soured, become sore-headed, critioal, even cynical; but on the whole it gets many into the habit of being good to others, while trying to get greater good for themselves. Spring Opening. Don't forget the fact that Mrs. Mal colm will have her spring opening of Hats, Bonnets and Fancy Millinery, in cluding the very latest styles, on Friday. April 4th. Special Kotice. Mr. N. Loeb has instructed me to dis pose of his entire stock of Clothing, Furnishing goods, Boots and Shoes, etc, at cost, without reserve. C. P. Mopfit. "JEFF" Al enormous expense has just secured the -ervices of Professor Ellis one of the best white cooks in the state; and Jeff proposes to excell any of his for mer efforts lu the culinary art. Italian aud French dishes a specialty. Hosiery, Hosiery, Hosier) I The latest novelties in ladle and ehildrens hosiery at Prael Bros. For the finet and nicest wall paper, ceiling decorations and ornamentntioas go ami sec the magnificent stock just re ceived at the furniture store of M, Olsen &Co. Talk about neck wear, Hats, and Fur nishing good-., why, Kant has enough to sell at wholesale or retail, at extreme low prices. We have seen but :t few of Kant's new spring styles, as he i.- not through opening eases, but we can say truly, his taste for style Is grand. Diiuinitt'.s Cough Bnlsani cures Croup Have Wistar's balsam oi wild cheny always at hand. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, whooping cough, croup, in fluenza, consumption, and all throat and lung complaints. 50 cents and.?l a bot tle. The bad effect of mercury will bo ef fectuallj eradicated from the system by using several bottles of Pfunder"s Oregon Blood Purifier, already n staple article. Diinmitt's Cough Balsam never fails. Try it, at W. E. Dement & Co.'s. Slilloh's Catarrh Remedy a posi tive cure for Catarrh, Diptneria and Canker Mouth. Sold by V. E. Dement. A Nasal Injector free with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Priee f0 cents. Sold by W. E. Dement Are you made miserable by Indi gestion, Constipation, Dizziness, 'Loss of appetite, Yellow Skin? Shiloh's Vital i7or is a positive cure. For sale by W. E. Dement. Fot Dyspepsia andLiver Complaint, you havo a printed guarantee on every bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizor. It never falls to cure. Sold by W. E. Dement We have seen large qualities of goods brought to town before this, but the stock of spring goods M. D. Kant is unpacking now beats them all. It Is simply tremendous. Koscoe Dixon'.- new eating house Is now open. Everything has .been fit ted up In first-class style, and his well known reputation as a caterer assured all who like good things to eat, that at his place they can be accommodated. Brace up the wholo system with King of the Blood. See Advertisement INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPH THE California Flying Studio. WILL BE WITH YOU FOR A SHORT time, giving you a an opportunity of getting pictures of all styles, bv the instan taneous Frocess. Children' Plctares Spe cialty. We stady to please. BETAXCUE & BUTTON, Cor. Main St. TAX NOTICE. RESIDENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9 are hereby notified that the taxes for the year 1S33 hi said district are now due and payable at the ofuce ol Badollet & Co., Upper Astoria. J. K. HIUUINS, Acting School Clerk. Astoria, February 0, 18S4. For Sale. XfknCORDS DRY HEMLOCK WHICH , 0JJ I will deliver at four dollars per cord Leave address at Foard & Stoke. JAMES BELL. March 3lst, 163!. FIRST GLASS SHAVING AND Hair Dressing Saloon. FITTED UP IN A NEW AND ARTISTIC manner. Every attention paid patrons. I have fitted up and openea & first-class Barbershop at Carl Adler's old stand em Chenamus street, and am ready for business 142 3m LEN.OHLKR. 1884. New Spring ies! Eiroioer We have received from New York, per express, upwardss of 6,000 yarda of Embroideries in Cambric, Swiss, Or the Latest Designs and from 13 to 25 per cent, cheaper than ever before. 1 760 yards of Embroideries from 2T37 1275- THE I XL THEIXL C. H. COOPER, The Leading Dry Goods and Clothing House OF ASTORIA, 0 Books and Having made SPECIAL ARANGEMENTS with the management oi the N. P. R. and Eastern Houses, I am now getting my STOCK, especially BOOKS and STATIONERY. fromthfi. East. This enables me to give the Pubdc a show to buy at LOW EASTERN PRICES. I have Juitrecelred a Fine Stock of STATIONERY: Full and Half bound Ledgers. Day and Cash Books. Journals, new Letter Copy Books, all sizes; Hand's Stylograplilc Copy Books. All kinds Bill ana Letter Files, Bank Files of all descriptions ; Copv Presses. Invoice Books, Trial Balances. Pocket Ledgers, . I ouroals. and Cash Books. All" kinds of Orders. Draft and Notes, ana Hecelpts ; also a full line of Bill Holders and P. O. Boxes The Latest NOVELTIES In small Stationery, used In every olllce. BeIug.uow in business connection with one ot the largest Eastern PAPER FACTOR IES, I can sell any and all Kinds or PAPEE cheaper than any other house north of S. F. I have now a Large stock of Legal Foolscap Paper, all weights ; Bill Paper, all sizes . 50 different kinds of Letter and Note Taper, Some very une "Writing Paper for the Ladies, in Linen and all Colors, with Envelopes to match. 36,000 Business Envelopes, Just Received. My Assortment of BOOKS, NOVELS, and READING MATTER is well known to the Public and my store Is the O N LY ONE where People Can Find What They Want. Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry. SOLID GOLD LADIES' and OENTLKMEN'S WATCHES in all Stvles and Qualities. The Celebrated Duber, Newporr.and Keystone, Waltham. and Elgin Silver Watclie-, from 812.50 $40 OO. The Latest Styles of Gentlemen's Solid Gold and Quartz Chains from SIS. upward. Abo a Full Assortment of LADIES' JEWELRY ; Diamond Finger Riugs, Earrings and Breastpins. Solid Gold Guard Chains, Neck Chains, Earrings and Breastpins, in bets or Single. A Large Assortment of Plain Solid Gold Rings. Rings with Sets, such as Ame thysts, Topaz. Cameo, Onyx, Garnets, Emeralds, Rubles, and other precious stones. Solid Gold Sleeve Buttons, Collar Buttons, Studs, Scarf Pins, Lockets and Chains, Em blem Pins and Charms lor all Orders. Also a Complete Assortment of the Finest BOLL PLATE JEWELRY. Solid Silver nnd Plated Ware. Remember The Crystal Palace. The Leading Book Store. - - Carl- Adler. Proprietor. New Goods for IIYHYIEItfSE STOCK CLOTHING, HATS GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Oirect from ihe Manufacturers, Retailed at Wholesale Prices. Being In tho Manufacturing Business I ara prepari-d to sell Clothing that will give PERFECT SATISFACTION both In FIT and QUALITY of Goods. Perfect Fitfiac White Shirts, medium and Flue firnilc Underwear, fewest Styles in Scarfs and Ties. S-A.FULL STOCK OF FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SUITINGS.-!! D. A. McINTOSH, OCCIDKKT BLOCK. Most Popular Remedy Sold. tfSnalT'IiciiKltilililiiaiKiliiyi LGUkuili LUIL For PLbbIm, BlaUkM, Chronic Sores and : BImascs, Loss of Energy and Habitual Con-, ntlpatlon unequaled. Belief Guiraateed. Sola everywnere, $i. e ootties ior 50.W. LOEB & OO. JOBBERS IN WINES. L1Q0OKS, AND CIGAKS. AUKNTS FOR THE Bt SnFranolse Houses and Eastern Distilleries. Tumblers Decanters, and AM Kinds of Saloon Supplies. IAH goods sold -at San Francisco Prlees. MAIN STREET, Opposite rarker sTouae, Astoria, Oregon, 1884. Importations ! E iroi Lawn and Nainsook, 3c to 12c per yard. 15c to 40c per yard. 50c to $1.00 per yard. Stationery. Spring and Summer! OF PEBUVIAN BTTTERS !. Wilmirding & Co., San Francisco. Loib & Co., Agents, Astoria. ASTORIA. LJji li 1-J vt- !-----"-IIZvj . ;