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& t nv gtoriaiu ASTOIUA, OREGON: .SUNDAY. , .APRIL 20. lt ISSUED EVlSRY MORNING. (Mnil:i excepted) J. F. HA.L.LORAN &; COMPANY. Puni.iMir.KS and ritoritn-Tonn ASTOXUAX BUILDING, CAS VTKKK Terms of Subscription. Servwl by Carrier, per e-V S5CK. Sent bv M.ill. ner month Ms. PIM ono ? ... .7.oo Frc1 or postal to .uos -ril r. Ct?AdverU-5omf-ut uiM-rtrd :!) eui at the rate of $ per square per month. Tran sient advertising fifty cent-, per square, each Insertion. AB0U5D THE CITY. Low Sunday. The QUnperis has arrived out. Well, they couldn't all be elected 3 ou know. Mrs. A. B. -Tewett has some- desirable rooms to rent. The Rescue Dramatic troupe will meat at the hall at one o'olock this after noon. "The Baptists" is the subject of Bbv. Mr. MacLafferty's lecture at the Baptist church to-night. Bead the new ad. of Ed. D. Curtis fc Co., they have a splendid stock from which to make selection. The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Astoria Iron works will be held on Wednesday, April 30th, at 7 p. m. The Quiclxtep which has baon on the Sound for some time crossed in yesterday afternoon for Jas. Williams' cannery. Jim. Harris, who was arested here for river piracy a few weeks ago and tried in Portland was discharged last Friday. There will be divine service on board the British bark Itata, lying at FJavel's dock, at 4 p. m., Ilev J. M'Cormac offici ating. The latest thing ih nocturnal thefts is nipping fruit from clothes lines. Thos. Logan was a sufferer last Friday night to tho extent of $50 worth of domestic apparel. A plaunger with "U. K." fluttering from its pennant came over from Shoalwater Bay yesterday in nine hours, with eggs ana oysters. That kind of craft is get ting scarce in these waters. Leo I. Stock, manager of Pilger' load ing suit and dress establishment of Port land, will have an opening of dress goodd at the branch establishment in Adler's Crystal Palaoe, beginning next Tuesday. The regular monthly nneting of the chamber of commerce will bo held to morrow evening at 7:30 o'clook. Full attendance is requested. Important and interesting correspondence in reference to railroad matters will be submitted and acted upon. A large crowd assembled on West Cth street yesterday evening to see the suc cessful workings of a fire extinguisher. Apile of inflammable material was ignited and promptly extinguished, greatly to tho satisfaction of sundry small boys who vo ciferously cheered. Gospel meeting at the 1 M. C. A. hall this afternoon at 2:45. Song service from Moody and Sankey's gospel hymns. Bible class for young men, conducted by the secretary, from 9 to 10 a. m. Citizens, strangers and sojourners are cordially in vited to attend these meetings. The fire alarm at G:45 last evening called out prompt response from tho de partment. Its cause was soma enter prising person who sounded the alarm from N.Johansen's and then skipped oif.r It was very funny; those things always are so oxcruciatingly humorous. It might bo well to remember that the services of tho department might bo n63ded on some future occasion, and the fewer false alarms the prompter will bo tho response. Captain Al. Betta arrived last night from the Coaur d'Alenes, says yesterday's Oregonian, minus 830 that he Blartcd with, but rich in experience to that amount. He pronounces the mines a flat failure. "With five men whom he paid 5 a day, he prospected for throe mouths, from the north fork of the Coeur d'Aleue river to Eagle City, and sank from 50 to 100 holes, and did not strike a color. He came back by the Thompson's f allB trail, and reports all the towns dull, except Bathdrum. A Saoramento special says: The run of salmon in the Sacramento rivor and Sui sun bay is lighter at present than ut any corresponding season for years, owing to high water and the muddy condition of the river. Fishermen and canners are deploring the light catch. Agents of tho fish canneries are scattered along the line of the fishery, all eager to purchase. Only forty-five salmon were brought to the cannery in this city yesterday, and to-day's lot is no larger. As the condi tion of the river is not likely to change soon, there being now higher water than at any previous time this season,the pros pect for a good salmon catch is not flattering. Slightly Embarrassing. A school-ma'am not a thousand miles away, lately found herself in a most em barrassing situation. Two of her male urchins became obnoxious to the rest of the school by reason of telling tales. Their benches were oovertly spread with the most tenacious sort of glue, and when the lady required her flock to rise for the evening benediction, two particu lar soholars couldn't. On viewing the situation of attachment, the blushing school-ma'am ascertained that there was but one way out of the difficulty, and that wan by extracting the urchins out of their panties, and that was not to be thought of in the presence of tho up roarious school. She therefore sent for the mother of the culprits, who with the family shears broke the connection, spread their maternal aprons over the Aonaeauont hiatus in the separate gar ments, and so got their distressed off- Spring nome. The Bepnbllcan Primary. The tedium of a dull Saturday after noon was enlivened yesterday by a Ee publican primary election of twenty "delegates from this precinct to tho Be publican county convention, which meets in this city next Wednesday, the 23d instant. Earlv yesterday morning it was assert ed that there would be two tickets in the field, but by noon there were six with one or two outlying districts to hear from. On each of the six tickets wero the names of twenty citizens, but ss there were but forty-four names in all, it will be seen that the choice was not as wide as the number of tickets would imply- There were something les3 than 20,000 tickets in circulation, and of this number 160 found their way into the ballot box at the court house. The "straight ticket," on which were the following names, was elected by the following vete: D. K. Warren, 154; W. E Dement, 160; P. J. Goodman, 13G; W L. Coffinbury, 114; Theo. Brakker, 130; A F Johns, 131; Fred Sherman, 100; S. Arndt. 161; J. W. Welch, 105; A. W. Barrr. 149; Jbn Hahn 125 - ' Cartis Tia. V n. Hawes. 152; Aug. Damelson, 156- F. B. Newell, 115; E, B. Parker, 150; Th4o Broemser, 96; M. J, Anderson, 150; GeTp? Wheeler, 94; C. W. Stone 85. Tho next highest candidate received 76 votes, Sd it ran from that down tol. The Z-Lua -nrarA no scratched that it took a farce and efficient corps cf clerks four nOUTS SO arVO av mw w.w .wU-... Oae Theusand Dollars Worth of County Orders wanted. Ap Sy to Mobss Bogkbs. TOPlfS OF TilE TIMES. Politics-Womno Snffrace Snleltle Etc. The work of saving tho country is in full rtvinjj. Tin democrats bad their staiconiMition itiii Thursday; tho re- pnl!;cdnrt of this county had their pri- ' nrtms jesUrday and vriil have their county convention next Wednesday, then f llA fl.rrw.it. t.II l.s-.l4 41.-... ..'...:.. .4H t ...... uvM.uVi.llO JII UUiU Llll-li Ill!JIlllllliJ ( Weiitiou after they see what kind of ijraoer me ropumicana put np, and tnen i the latter will have their state contention, , ,i ,Ur. -, . 1 . , ' ana tl,e Rame WI'1 O0 mae and played till Juno 2nd. on which day our state, the firvt of the thirty-eight to express a po litical opinion, will send greeting to the Chicago convention which meets the next duv to nominate candidates for tha suff rages of the nation. They are immense j interests and influences that are repre j sentcd in the assemblage that nominates a president of the United States. In 1830 there were cast 9,219,947 votes; of thoso Garfield's popular majority was but 9,24C, r closely were the political scales balanced. Probably 11,000,000 men will vote for president next November it is within the limits of possibility that in our own commonwealth a few women may also vote for president. This matter of woman suffrage has been agitated in this country for the last thir ty years. Lucy Stone was one of the original promulgators of the doctrine. Like a good many other doctrines it has lias? o Vnsl iia r? 4- linf lina Viti1 CTfll cient vitality to live despite all the tread ing, freezing and slashing to which it has been subjected. The men of Oregon will vote at the coming June election on the gnestion "Shall the women of Oregon voter"' llany reasons are advanced by the adherents of the measure why wo men should have equal right of suffrage with men; just as many are advanced by its opponents against the idea of women vjling or taking part in politics. To re count one twentieth of them would fill twenty Astosians. Life is short. The wholfl thing whittles right down to thi-: Can tho average woman express as intel ligent an opinion concerning public af fairs as the average man? Have you as much confidence or respect in and for tho idea that your mother or your sister or your wife forms about u common matter of judgement, as you have in and for the opinion that your neighbor, the man across the street, the gentleman that you do business with, forms about the same matter of common judgment? If you have, vote to give the women a chance to cxpreas their minds at tho ballot box; if you have not. voto that they must stay at home. Intellect is not a mutter of sex; there is any quantity of men that know more in ono day than an equal quantity of wo men could possibly know in seven years, und goodness knows that there are plenty women who are away ahead of plenty men in the amount they know and the u-e they make of their knowl edge. This is u question that cannot be dis posed of by reference to expariencij. Be cause certain conditions have existed and now exist is no reason that they must con tinue. Fifty years ago it ware ino3t ridiculous to talk of "a woman voting." What a preposterous idea! In the half csntury that has elapsed since our fathers learned the musty maxims of ancient rules, tho horizon of human intellect bus greatly widened; then, they traveled in crawling, dilatory stages; now we fly with the speed of tho wind; then they spent months in cumbrous correspondence; now we bring tho lightning down for in stantaneous speech; then the slioholdor sported his conoubines and the normal result of the concubinage ho sold, thus combining pleasure and profit; now such pranks would insure speedy vengeance; then the world moved; nowthe men that inhabit it move the world; everything is changed 2nd it is in the line of progress thntchunged conditions s.hall be recog nized. Let w.uuen iote if they want to. A otft is not a right to be conferred or refused; it partakes of the nature of a duty and a privilege a refusal to allow half the human race to share this duty and privilege is a tacit assumption that they are not fit to be trusted. What universal execration is expressed towards anyone who commits suicide 1 No word of psllinnce tor th& unfortunate! None but u coward takes away the life that throbs within. What miserable im potence to rush out and tap the cold shoulder of Death before earning tho entrance fee to the more lasting circus tent beyond! The body of tho self slaver is rightly denied sepulture in holy ground beside tbe defunct just. A man may strangle himsslf with gluttony, or poison himself with debauch; a bad con science may gnaw away his heart; he may .have murdered the woman that loved him, by daily torture; he may have murdered the friend that trusted him, by a surly "No," when it was life or death. No matter! Let his dust be dusted with all the compliments of the burial service. But let him have put a knife to his throat or a bullet in his brain because he could no longer face the woman he had wronged, or the friend he had betrayed; what shudders tho virtuous survivors feel! No place for him beside the glutton or the debauchee! They would shiver in their coffins at suoh propinquity. To the dogs with the carrion! And yet, if, stunned by the roaring surge and weary with the battle against tumultuous seas, a weary soul should turn with oat stretched arms from the trample of the surf on the strand to the undertow that insures repose in the shoreless depths of ocean, is it for us to sit in merciless judgment upon the poor unfortunate who thus gives up the fight? Take the example of . For thirty years he had done business in . He bad dealt honorably, worked industrious ly, lived economically, and paid every dollar in full at the hour it came due, The time came when he could not meet an accrued obligation. Through educa tion he coupled the fact with dishonor. He arranged his affairs, went home and shot himself. Another man, engaged in tbe same trade, lived extravagantly, spent his money freely, failed three times, com promised with his creditors, enlarged his trade ana, extenaea nis creait tnereoy, and now lives to do a flourishing busi ness. The honest man dies n premature death by suicide. The rogue lives a pros- Serous gentleman. One has paid his ebts and failed. The other swindles hii creditors and survives The moral of this true incident is apparent. You know a score of men who have made the burning of their merchandise and criminal insolvency the foundations upon which they have built up their prosper ity. They are guilty of crimes which justly entitle them to imprisonment. They have obtained credit, failed, and compromised at twenty or fifty cents on the dollar. "With the money thus stolen and saved they start again. "When the time comes they insure their stock for more than it was ever worth. They sell all they can, set fire to their premises, colleot their insurance, and thus acquire sufficient capital to begin on a larger scale. Once established, with a fair credit acquired from the cash capital stolen from insnranoe companies, they deliberately prepare for criminal insolv ency, iiy tne time ims is bucowaiuu accomplished, the thief is ready to capi tal izn a new concern. Trade competi tion, dishonest rivalries, and a low stand ard 01 commercial nonor couinouiw w this condition of affairs. The successful criminal who comes safely out of dis honest insolvency, or who escapes state prison by perjury and subornation of perjury, who defrauds a oreditor by adroit knavery, and undetected steals fmm nn insurance company, or who in anywaymakos dishonest gains through unscrupulous or illegitimate vaatnres, is excused and applauded and secrotly ad mired, and thoucht to be "a devilish shrewd fellow." There are unaToidablo bankrapticiea, and there always will be so lonj as an hone6t man is compelled to enpago in business competition with a rascal. Tho unscrupulous man who makes iniolTenov and crime a study, and who knows not only that he will not bo punished, but be applauded if he Rets through successfully with his criminal bankruptcy, is a dangerous competitor to n Honest and honorable man wno ex- J gjg th0 ,ast aoUar lor wmca ne THE SEWS OF THE DAT. The revolution in Cuba is gaining strength. There wore -.r7 dei.tun from oholera in Calcutta ln-.t week. The French haveagain defeated the Chinese in Tonquin. Lincoln doesn't want to run as vice president with Blaine. Grant says that Arthur is nor his choice for tho presidency. The O. T. folks want President Endi cntt to do something or step out. The N. P. K. It. expscts to earn $13,- 000,000 for the fiscal year ending June MU, 1884. Biake Bros., af Will street, have taken me enure ;)v,wiv-w wniou xaciuu tri lateral fund. Two thousand warlike Indians are re ported gathering for an outbreak at Battleford, Manitoba. The old scandal about General Fre mont and the EI Paso railroad has been revived m Washington. Parn?ll is retorted tired of parliament and desirous or retiring from the leader ship of tbe Irish nationalist party. A famine is reported in South Caro lina; there are said to be hundreds in Marion county who cannot get enough to eat. The body of Geo. Leah, aged 81, the first locomotive engineer in the United .States, was found in the White river near Indianapolis, Indiana, last Friday. The lslorl ud Coitt TraBsportalloa Com pajr' Steamtr. The now boHt to be built by the Astoria and Const Transportation company will be put into service immediately upon completion. The contract names July 2d, 16H4 n.s the date on which she is to be finished. Her hull will cost $15,750; her machinery, $12,750. She will be 123 feet over all, 26 feet beam, und have a draft when loaded of about 10 feet. She will carry 200 tons of freight, have ac commodations for 12 passengers, and have considerable deck room, being in every way calculated for the comfort and convenience of patrons. It was supposed at the time the project was started that Portland merchants, who are just as much interested in the matter as Astoria, would stand in and contribute u little toward the furthering of an enterprise that would help them as this undoubtedly will, but thoy cheer fully refused. It is, however, the inten tion of J. W. Humt, the president of the company, to make ample provision for the supplying of funds, and the boat will be built on tine and fitted np in a man ner that will prove eminently satisfac tory. It will be to tbe interests of our friends in the Gray's harbor country to patron ize Astoria and give us their trade in every way they can. This boat will make regular trips and can be depended on. Thcie need be no waiting six weeks for uu order to be filled, and it is certain that a trade mutually profitable and agreeable can be built up and maintained between here and Montesano, Hoqniam, Cosmopolis, Aberdeen, and other points on tho harbor. Steasocr l)aj fur April. From Shu Frnn. j From Astoria. Statu 4 Oregon 6 Columbia 8-State 10 Oregon. 12;Colunibia 14 State 16!Oregon 18 Columbia 20!State 23 Oregon 24iColumbia 26 State 28!Oregon SO Columbia, May... 21 State, May. 4 Chosen FrSc'iids. Then wi.lbi- an important meeting of Occident Council Chosen Friends on Monday cwninc, April 21st, on which occasion Bro. M. P. Light, Deputy Grand Councillor of California, will be present and addres? tho Council. All mnnbf is uv. nn nested to attend; also sojourning members cordially Invited. By order of C. C. C. BuoAVX, Recorder. The Wire or Odd Felloes Ar rvque.ste-1 1 meet in the library of the Odd Fel ovs building. atone o'clock to-morrow afternoon, to take such steps as they see lit relative to refreshments, etc., at next Saturday isvenlng's social. COMMITTE OK ABRANOEMCNTS. Notice. All members of the Astoria Working men's Protective Union are requested to be present at the regular meeting ou Monday evening, April 21st Business of importance to be transacted. By order of the President. Jno. Ross, Sec'tv. Wants a Situation. A Norwegian girl wants a situation as domestic in a small family. Apply to A. M. Johnson, Astoria Sail-lof U Astoria & AMerbreok Hallway. 1.000 men wanted to sample JEFF'S dinner bill of fare to-day, from 4:30 to 8 P.M. SOUP. Oyster. FISH. Broiled Salmon, Egg Sauce. ROA.8T. Beef, Mutton, Porki Stuffed Veal, Lamb and Heart. EVTREE8. Veal Pot Pie, Kidney Saute, Tongue Spanish, Boiled .Mutton, Caper Sauce, Pigs' Head and Cab bage, Macaroni Italian Style. BOILED. Corned Beef, Ham. PUDDIXO. Rice Meringue. PIES. Rhubarb Apple. Teas, Coffee, Milk, etc Meals, 25cts. lstterestlas; to tke ladles. Grand opening nn Tuesday and Wed nesd iy, April 22aud 23. J. Piloer's Leading Suit, Cloak and isics.1 uwus iiuu&e, 01 roruana.nas op- Crystal Palace, occupying part of this well known .store. A full and- large as sortment of New Stie3 nnd Fashion. able garments tor Ladies and Children, In Ready-made Suits, Cloaks, Wraps, Dolmaus, Paletots, etc., will be always 111 SLOCK. In the Order department a complete lino of Samples will bo ihown, compris ing all the latest novelties in Dress goods. Silks, Satins, Velvets, Cloths, etc- to select from. Orders will betaken and made to measure by Mrs. Pilger, for any garment desired, or sold by the yard In any quantity. Low prices will rule, our aim being to give the Ladles of Astoria equal fa cilities with thoe bf San Francisco or Portland. J. Piloeb. 153 First and Morrison streets. Portland, and Crystal Palace, Astoria. Leo I. Stock, Manager, Astoria ttometlttBjr Fine, Just received at T. Q. Rawllngs' a large stock of cigars, Cigarettes, and the choicest brands of tobacco. Wra. Xye on Tin Hat PrpraTity. This land is filled with woe wherever you go. Sorrow is piled np in the fence corn era on every road. Unavailing regret and red-nosed romorse inhabit the cot of the tie-chopper as well as the cut-glass cage of the millionaire. The woods are full of disappointment. The earth is convulsed with the universal sob, and the roads are muddy with tears. But I do not call to mind a more touching picture of unavailing misery and ruin and hope less chaos than the plug hat that has en deavored to keep sober and maintain its self-respect while its owner is drunk. A plug hat can htand prosparity, and shine, forth joyously while nature smiles. That's the place where it seems to thrive. A tall silk hat looks well on a thxff ty man with a clean collar, but it cannot stand dissipation. I once knew a plug hat that had been respected by overyond and had won its way up by steady endear r. No one knew aught against it till on even ing in an evil hour it consented to attend a banquet, and all at once its joyous career ended. It met nothing but dis trust and cold neglect after that. Drink seems to make a man tempor arily, unnaturally exhilarated. During the temporary exhilaration he desire3 to attract attention by eating lobster salad out of his own hat and sitting down on his neighbors. The demon rum is bad enough on the coatings of the stomach, but it is even more disastrous to the plug hat. A man may mix up in a crowd and carry off an over-dose of valley-tan in a soft hat or cap, but the silk hat will proclaim it upon the house-tops and advertise it to the gaping, wondering world. It has a way I the head, or over the bridge of the nose, or of hanging coquettishly on one ear, that says to the eagle-eyed public, "I am chock full." I cannot call to mind a more powerful lecture on temperance than the silent pantonine of a man trying to hang hir, Elug hat on an invisible peg in hi ow.i all after ho had been watching the re turns three years. I saw that he w;is ex cited and nervously unstrung wh-m he came in, but I did not fully realize it un 1 1 he began to haug his hat on the smoot h wall. At first ho laughed in u good uaturt.i way at his uwkwnrdne-, and hung it up again, carefully; but at last ho becauij irritated about it, and almost forgot him self enough to swear, but he controlled himself. Finding, however, that it re fused to hang up, and that it seemed rather restless, anyhow, he put it in the corner of the hall with tho crown up, pinned it to the floor with his umbrella, and heaved a sigh of relief. Then he took off his overcoat, and, through cleri cal error, pulled off his dress-coat also. I showed him his mistake, and offered to assist him back into his apparel, but he said he hadn't got so old and feeble yet that he couldn't dress himself. Later on he camo into the parlor wear ing a linen ulster, with the belt drooping behind him like the broken harness hanging to a shipwrecked and stranded mule. His wife looked at him in a way that froze his blood. This startled him so that ho stepped back a paoe or two, tangled his feet in his scrcingle, clutched wildly at the empty gaslight, but missed it, and sat down in a tall majolica cus pidor. There were three games of whist going on when he fell, and there was a good deal of excitement over the playing, but after he had been pulled out of the Amer ican tear-jug and lod away, every one of the twelve whist players had forgotten what tho trump was. " They say that he abandoned politics since then, and that now ho doesn't care whether we have any more November elections or not. I asked him once if he would be active during tho 1S34 cam paign, as usual, and ho said he thought not. Ho said a man couldn't afford to be too active in a political campaign. Hid constitution wouldn't stand it. At that time ho didn't care much whether the American people had a pres ident or not. If every public spirited voter had got to work himself up into a state of nervous excitability and prostra tion where reason tottered on its throne, he thought that we needed a reform. Those who wished to furnish reasons to totter on their thrones for the national central committee at so much per tot could do so; he, for ono, didn't propose to farm out his immortal soul and plug hat to the party if 60,000,030 people had to stand four years under the administra tion of a setting hen. Cnuslif On the Fly. Messrs. Hetancue & Button, of the Flying Studio, haw moved to their new gallery on Snuemoqua street, three doors eait or the bank. The.j use the new style, instantaneous dry "plates ex clusively. The . roet ,, i-, truly won derful. Little ones who could never re main still an Instant are taken accur ately by this process actually Vaught on tne fly." The ueqatlves once taken are as permanent a. the old-fashioned sort, and far superior artistically. The sitting is done in h-ss time than one could snap his finger. No one could re move the cloth generally used and re place it quick enough for this lightning process. Their work is already appie clated by the public, for their gal.ery is crowded with people waiting their turn to sit In front of the camera. Call and see them at their new California gal lery. Stop That Cough By going to J. E. Thomas's and getting a bottle of Leroj 's Cough Balsam. It will cuke you. Room to ICenl At Mrs. Curran's. near the Congrega tional church. Boats Tor Sale. Joe Leathers has two fine lKats for sale at the boat shop, one block west of Hansen Bros.' mill. "JEFF At enormous expense has ju-a secured the services of Professor Ellis one of the best white cooks in the state; and Jeff proposes to excell any of his for mer effort! In the culinary art. Italian and French dishes a specialty. ASK FOR u THE BOSTON" RUBBER BOOT. Mado of Fino 'Para' H-"u.l3l3z Will Not Crack. FORSALE EVERYWHERE. Thi Qutia Ptrcha & Rubber Mf'g Co Portland, Oreo. Jnt Rorelnul. A large stock of soit and stiff Hat- in all the latest styles, at Mcintosh's Fur nishing store. Corsets and Underwear. All the latest makea and stylus of cor sets aim lauies underwear m rraei Bros.' Empire store. Hosiery, Hosiery, IIoNiery! Tim latest novelties in Indies and childrens hosiery at Prael Bros'. IVolice. Dinner at-J EFF'SCHOP HOUSE everyday from 4:30 to 8 o'clock. The best 25-cent meal in town ; soup, fish, seven kinds of meaN. vegetables, pie, pudding, etc. Tea or eoffee included. All who have tried him say Jeff U the "BOSS." Fine Dress Goods. A splendid line of ladles dress goods is being displayed at the Empire store. At tne Empire Stem: You will find the finest laces and em broideries, of richest quality. WIIATX do you think that ji:ff of tite chop ;oi;se gives" you a meal for nothing and a glass Of something torlrlnlr? ''MYit mimhl" but he gives a better meal and more of It than any place in town for 25 cents. He buys by the wholesale and pays cash. "That settles It" Tbe Patent Lainp Filler. The most useful household invention oi! the age. Call and see it. Also, extr? good Coal Oil forsale in quantities from a p;nt to a barrel. Jordan & Bozorth. For a Hfeat Fitting Boot Jr Shoe, go to P. J. Goodmans, on Che nanius street, next door to I. V. Case. All goods of the best make and guaran teed quality. A full stock; new goods constantly arriving. Custom work. Old Scrofulous Sores and Bad Ulcers removed by the OREGON BLOOD PU RIFIER. Buy your Lime of Gray at Portland prices. The Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, of Bour 1'i'u. Ind., says: "Both myself and wife we our Hves toSiiir.oii's Consumption ('1 kk " -Sold by W. F.. Demont. The Peruvian syrup mis eured thou sands who were suffering from djspep sia, debility, liver complaint, bolls, hu mors, female complaints, etc. Pamph lets free to any address. Seth W.Fowl &Sonr Boston. -"Hackmetack," a lasting and fra srant perfume. Price 2.". and no eents. Sold by W. E. Dement. Will you suffer with Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint? Shiloh's Vltalizer Is guaranteed to cure you. Sold by W. E. weraent. Use D'- ..t's Cough Balsam, -t V7.E Dement &i Co.'s. Children all like DImmitt's Cough Balsam. Use Dimmitt's Cough Balsam for Chest. Throat, and Lungs, at Y. E. De ment & Co.'s. Dlm.iiltt's Cough Balsam never tails. Try it. at W. E. Douient & Co.'s. Boston Baked Beans and Brown Bread every Sundav at Jeffs from 5 a.m. to 2 r. v. Gray sells Sackett IJro3.' Al sawed cedar shingles. of izer i. a positive cure. For sale bv W. K Dement. Wh. will yon cougn when Shtloh's Cure will give Imuiediale relief. Price 10 cts W) ct and 31. Sold by V. 15. De ment. Koi Dyspepsia andLiver Complaint, you havo a printed yuar.mU;e on every bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizer. It never fails to cure. Sold l W. E. Dement. Roscoe Dixon's new eating house i- now open. Everything lias been fit ted up in first-class style, and hi-well known reputation as a caterer assures all who like good things to eat. that at his place they can be accommodated. Dimmitt's Cough Balsam cures Croup All the patent medicine;, advertised In this paper, together with the choicest perfumery, and toile' articles, etc- ean ik.' bought at the lowest prices, ut J. V. Conn's druu store, opposite OcMden hciel, Astoria. Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy a posi tive cure for Catarrh, DIptneria and Canker Mouth. Sold by W. E. Dement A Nasal Injector free with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Price 50 cents. Sold by W. E. Dement THE FINEST BREy IN THE CITY Made from the Finest Flour AT F. B. ELBERSON'S SEASIDE BAKERY ! FANCY CAKES AND CONFECTIONERY. Everything tlrst class and guaranteed. JACKSON'S ASTORIA Bakery I Confectionery Coffee and Ice Cream Parlors. CIIEXAIUUS STREET. SUPERIOR Bread and Cakes OF All. K1XDM. Weddings aud Parlies supplied with strictly FIRST-CLASS WORK. o-Frencli and Anierican-o CANDD3S Manufactured, "Wholesale and Retail. BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT, ON THE ROADWAY. 0 New Spring Eirofcies ! We hare received from New York, per express, upwardss of 6,000 yards of Embroideries In Cambric, Swiss, Of the Latest Designs and from 15 to 25 per cent cheaper than ever before. 1 760 yards of Embroideries from 2137 " " ' 1275 " " THE I X L THE I X L G. H. COOPER, The Leading Dry Goods and Clothing House OF ASTORIA. lit Books and Having made SPEClAl. ARANOEMENTS with the management of the N. P. R. and Eastern Houses. I am now Retting ray STOCK, especially BOOKS aud STATIONERY, from the East. Thli enables me to give the Public a show to buy at LOW EASTERN PRICES. I havejust received :t Fine Stock or STATIONERY: Full and Half bound Ledgers. Day and Cash Books. Journals, new Letter Copy Books, all sizes ; Hand's Stylographic Copy Books. All kinds Bill and Letter Files, Bank Files of all descriptions ; Copy Pmsses, Invoice Books, Trial Balances .Pocket Ledgers, Journals, and Cash Books. All kinds of Orders, Drafts and Notes, ana ltecelpts ; also a full Une of BUI Holders and P. O. Boxes The Latest NOVELTIES In Mnall Stationery, used In every office. Belug uow In business connection with one ot the largest Eastern PAPER FACTOR IES, I can sell any and all Kinds of PAPER 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 ; SO different kinds of Letter and Note Paper, Some very fine Writing Paper for the Ladles, in Liuen and all Colors, with Envelope-, to match. " 50,000 Business Envelopes, Just Received. My Assortment of BOOKS, NOVELS, and HEADING MATTER Is well known to tbe Public and my storo Is the ONLY ONE where People Can Find What They Waul. Watches, Clocks, and jewelry. SOLID GOLD LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S WATCHES in all Styles and Qualities. The Celebrated Duber, Newport, and Kcvstono. Waltham, and Elgin Silver Watchea. from 812.50 840 OO. The Latest Styles of Gentleman's Solid Gold and Quartz Chains from 818. upward. Also a Full Assortment of LADIES' JEWELRY : Diamond Finger Kings. Earrings and Breastpins. Solid Gold Guard Chains, Neck Chain", Earrings aud Breastplus, In bets or Single. A Large Assortment of Plain Solid Gold Kings. KIng3 with Sets, such as Ame thysts, Topaz. Cameo, Onyx, Garnets. Emeralds, Kubles, ana othr r precious stones. Solid Gold Sleeve Buttons, Collar Buttons, Studs, Scarf Pins, Lockets and Chains, Em blem Pins and Charms for all Orders. Also a Complete Assortment of the Finest KOLL PLATE JEWELRY. Solid 811ver and Plated Ware. Remember The Crystal Palace. The Leading Book Store. New Goods for IMMENSE STOCK CLOTHING, HATS GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Direct from the Manufacturers, Retailed at Being In the Manufacturing Business I am prepari-d to sell Clothing that will give PERFEC1 SATISFACTION both In FIT and QUALITY of Goods. Perfect Fitting White Shirts, Medium and Fine Grade Underwear, ffewest Styles in Scarfs and Tics. e- FULL STOCK OF FRENCH, ENOLISH AND AMERICAN SUITINGS.-H D. A. McINTOSH, OCCIDENT BLOCK, Most Popular Remedy Sold. HKRRSV For Piaplea, Blsteku, Chronic Sore and 1 Diseases, Loss of Energy and Habitual Con- i stlpatloo unequaled. Belief Gntraateed. Sold everywhere, $1. 6 bottles for 85.00. LOEB & CO. JOBBERS N WINES. LIQUORS. 1 AND CIGARS. AGENTS FOS THE Best San Francisco Houses and Eastern Distilleries. Tumblers ' Decanters and All Kinds of Saloon Supplies. gy All goods sold at San Francisco Prices. MAIN STREET, Opposite Parker Hoom, Astoria, Oregon. 1884, Importations ! Emoroifleries ! Lawn and Nainsook, 3c to 12c per yard. 15c to 40c per yard. 50c to $1.00 per yard. Stationery. Carl Adler. Proprietor. ':zj t"j2j. Spring and Summer! OP PERUVIAN BITTERS !. WHmerding & Co., San Francisco. Loeb & Co., Agents, Astoria. ASTORIA. flggpBrr 1 1 twuiiik Mil -iL -