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AEOCSD THE CITT.
- "The Imperialt ZAzzie Bell and Harry
Bailey have arrived out.
The A. B. Field hag a full load this
morning or Gray's harbor.
The Field will start for Gray's Harbor
to-day, weather permitting.
Pacific- Lodge No. 17, K. of P., will give
o grand ball on the 23d inst.
Thursday evening is now the regular
meeting time of the L O. G. T.
Olive green seems to be the correct
thing in painting exteriors this season.
The spring term of Bchool begins at the
Upper Astoria school house to-morrow.
. The Columbia is due from San Fran
cisco this morning. The State sails to
day. Arndt & Ferohen were connected with
the oentral offloe by telephone last even
ing. Their number is 5W. Elng'emup.
l.n TXrwa Kn Aft T f II T T!t
not meet until Monday, May 12th, on ac-1
ornmt nr tnn bp.ii Damp eneaesa ror tno i
5th.
John Myers, the Democratic candidate
for congress, will speak at Astoria next
Friday. Binger Herm an, the Republican
nominee, will speak hereon the 30th inst.
The Olive S. Soidliard must lighter 800
tons before she can float down to Astoria.
When will Portland learn that deep sep
going "Vessels cannot slip through the
mudT
There is considerable building being
done. The probability is that '54 will
see a great many new houses built, us the
cost or labor and construction is Ic3s than
it was in '83 or '82.
Francis d Xavier, the great Catholic
missionary and companion of Loyola, is
th character chosen as the subject of a
1'eoture by Bev. B. S. MacLafferty at the
Baptist church to night.
Capt. M. Rogers and family have
moved into their new residence near the
school house, from tbe-house corner Cass
and Jefferson streets which they have oc
cupied for the last twenty-six years.
Meeting at the Y. M. C. A. rooms this
afternoon at 3:45. Song service from
Moody and. Sankey's gospel hvmns.
Cppt. N. Ingersoll, of Portland Y. M. C.
A., is expected to conduct the service.
Andrew Carlson, whom Clark Lough
rey arrested last weekfor being connected
with the reoent burglaries, was yesterday
given a preliminary examination and
bound over in the sum of $1,000 to ap
pear before the grand jury.
But little moved on tho face of the
waters .yesterday beyond the flying scud
end the swiftly moving west wind. The
whistle of the breeze and the dash of the
waters caused mariners to hug the shore,
and with tho exception of the Oipsey,
which scudded northward, nothing wont
to sea.
A fisherman that came up from Sand
Island last evening reports that yesterday
morning two boats were caught in the
breakers in that vicinity and swamped,
that one crew were saved and the other
two were drowned, both boats ooming
ashore on Sand Island. He stated that
the men who were lost belonged to the
Soamdinavian Packing company, but cp
to an early hour this morning tho report
was unconfirmed.
Ever sinoe February 1st there has been
a difference between Win. T. Coleman
amd several Astoria canneries for whom
he has bfcen acting as agent. About tho
15th of March it was supposed that the
matter was finally arranged, but it now
transpires that Coleman has filed a bill
in equity m tne united states circuit
court against the Union Packing Com
pany and the White Star Packing Com
pany, to prevent them from disposing of
the product of their establishments
through any other agency than that of
W.-T. Goleman & Co. It is well known
that Coleman & Co. have been advancing
xnoney.to a number of canneries on the
Columbia, and have in return been al
lowed to handle their pack. The can
neries above referred to have become dis
satisfied with the manner in which their
business has been done, and have con
eluded to have C. Leincnweber act as
their agent. Coleman claims that he had
a contract entitling him to the exolusive
right of handling tho product of these
canneries till 1887, and asks for an in
junction to prevent any other parties
from doing this business. It is charged
that tfie canneries have violated their
contract. The cannery men claim that
they have been cinched in many ways by
Coleman $: Co., who have been enabled
to control the market for salmon and
have worked against the interests of the
Soduoers, whereby they have violated
e- contract.
W. C. T. V.
Regular monthly meeting to-morrow,
(Monday, May 5), at 3 p. M.f In Y. M. 0.
A. hall.' All sojourning members of the
anion, and all ladies friendly to temper
ance work, are invited to be present.
" MRS. W. W. PARKER,
Actnig Sec'y.
Barglars Again.
Spexarth's gun store was broken into
at the left hand show window, about half
past one this morning. Officers Corbelt
ad Carlson arrested two men running
away from the vicinity who gave names,
Hdward" Allerdyce and Roderick Morris.
A repeating line was piceed up in front
of Goodman's shoe store. It was quite
dark no light either in the street or the
gun store. A judicious lighting of streets
and tito'rea would greatly assist onr po
lice in protecting property after the own
ers have retired for the night.
Drowned In the Sarf.
Word came to the city yesterday of the
drowning of two men at Seaside and the
probable death of a third. From the
best account obtainable it appears that
last week a young man named Salmon, a
Scotchman and a man well acquainted
with d6p sea fisheries, concluded to put
into execution the idea advanced by
xon, who came down from Portland a
few weeks ago for the purpose of organ
izing a deep sea fishing company.
Salmon, with three companions, started
from a point below the Seaside hotel yes
terday morning. A man who was hunt
ing otters and saw the disaster says that
the boat which the unfortunate men
were in broached to and upset, throwing
all four in the water; two sank almost
immediately, the third got to shore badly
bruised and in such an exhausted condi
tion as to render it a serious question if
. nan tmrvirR. Salmon cscaned unhurt.
the living and the dead being washed
ashore about fifty yards to tho southard
of the bath house at Holladay's. Further
particulars wore not to be obtained.
jSttstiea Wasted
Byaelrlto do housework. Apply at
tbt old schoolhouse.
Don't py 50 conts elsewhere when
TOftcaagetthe best dinner In townnt
JEFF'S for 25 centsj
ChiMrta ftU like Dimmitt's Cough
SftlMUK" '
AS USUAL.
The house committee ou rivers and
harbors last Friday ooncladed considera
tion of tho bill, and will bo able to report
in a few days. Tho last appropriations
acted on wore thoso for Oregon nn
Wnshinion territory, and, as stated in
these dispatches, tuese districts did not
fare as well as their representatives in
congress erected, it was agreed to ap
propriate as follews: 10,000 for continu
ing improvement at Ynquina bay; tho
engineer's estimate was $140,000. For
constructing tho Cascaded canal, for
which tho engineer's estimate was .$500,
000, the committee has Agreed on an ap
propriation of 100,000. The upper "Wil
lamette river, above Portland, was
allowed 655000, and the Columbia, below
Portland, 100,00-0; in the former the
estimate wai $31,000, and in the latter
212,000. For the upper Columbia and
Snake rivers, for which the engineers
estimated $DG,000, the committee has
agreed to appropriate .$5,000. Recom
mendations for the Coquille river, Coos
bay and for improving the mouth of the
Columbia were rejected. It was proposed
to construct a jetty from tho mouth of
the Columbia, from the south cape of the
entrance to the spit, and thero att3oh it.
There were some differences of opinion
among the engineers as to the advisa
bility of constructing this breakwater,
which would have cost 500,000, and the
disagreement resulted in a minority re-
gort by Mendell. Steward, Craighill,
omstock and Powell agreed that the
improvement would ba successful, but
Mendel i reported that owing to the pecu
liar action of the tides on that part of the
coast there were some doubts whether the
plan proposed would succeed. The com
mittee concluded that until the engineers
reacnea some settled opinion on tne sub
ject it would be unwise to make an appro-
priation.
He Is Wanted In Tcnnt-t-e.
About sir weeks ago a young man
named Madison Canidi, came up here
and renting the building corner Benton
and Chonamus streets, started in the
saloon business with :i man named Jos.
Bottger. Yesterday Canidi was arrested
by Mack Tworabley on the strength of a
telegram from Knoxville, Tennessee,
signed by the sheriff and saying that that
individual was "wanted." As near ns
can bs made out the charge is that Can
idi forged a check for 2,300 on the First
National Bank of Knoxville, Tenu., got
the money and came out to Oregon. He
is known to have $1,500 deposited
with I. W. Case, a 500 interest in the
saloon, and awaiting tho answer to the r
last telegram sent, is confined in jail. Ho
claims that the money that ho has was
obtained all square and fair and he is en
titled to a suspension of judgment until
tho truo facts in the case transpire. An
other version of tho affair is that his
father left $2,300 to him and three
others and that ho got away with all of
it, and that the other heirs arc naturally
desirous of getting their share. Ho may
bo got out to-morrow on a writ of habeas
corpus, should Judge McGuire see fit to
issue it.
Restored For Sunday Serrice.
When the Presbyterian congregation
learned last Tuesday morning that their
silver communion service had been stolen
tho night before, it was beyond hopo that
they would have back the sacred vessels
for sanctuary servioe by the next Sab
bath, but, thanks to the chief of police,
they have all their purloined goods in
place this morning. Tho communion
sarvico was stolen on Monday night. On
Tuesday it was pawned; that afternoon
tho thief went to Nio Weiman's place
and said that if he could get GJi hn
could get his silver service out of pawn:
that he had lately broken up house
keeping and among the valued remnants
of his former domestic establishment was
this silver which h6 held in great esteem.
Ho got tho 0.50, rcdeomed tho silver,
brought it to Weiman's, went back to the
ohurch that night, Rot rummaging around
found some communion wme,surroundeu
it, got generously fuddled, went to sleep,
and was collared by E. C. Holdcn on
Wednesday morning and marched to
jail, where ho gave his name as Arthur
Moreland and played tho pirt of injured
innocence.
The result is that Clark Loughrey has
returned the communion servico to tho
church and the gentleman that exhibits
a preference for church pews a3 Bleeping
apirtments will have an opportunity to
explain his connection with tho theft of
vessels consecrated to the u?as of the
sanctuary.
Arvold soils Boors and Shoo.- cheaper
than any one else In town, because we
buy for cash.
Get a meal at. the .Model Dining Sa
loon, three doors south of Odd Fellows
building, and sec how you like the
style.
Order of Chosen Friends.
Occidental Council No.5.of the Order
of Chosen Friends, will give the Grst of
a series of soclabh-s at Pythian ha'l
Monday, the 5th of May. Refreshments
will be served during the evening. Mu
sic, singing and probably dancing will
be Indulged in. The proceeds are to go
to the sick b-nefit fund, and we hope
and trust that the public will renpoml
liberally.
ZVotice.
Astoria Division, No. 1, Uniform
Rank K. of P. will be Instituted on Mon
day, May 5th. Members will take no
tice that each member wil be required
to exhibit his official receipt for lodge
dues at time of institution. Tho insti
tuting officer Is not allowed to receive
any member without compliance with
this requirement The hour of institu
tion will be set after tho aarival of the
instituting officer.
By order J. Tcttle.
Conimauder.
Just Received.
A large stock of wft and stiff Hats In
all the latest styles, at Mcintosh's Fur
nbhing store.
Stop That Cougli
By going to J. E. Thomas's and getting
a bottle of Leroy's Cough Balsam.
It wiLt, cure you.
musician! Look Here.
Call and get special catalogue of sev
eral thousand pieces of sheet music at
Aaiers urysiai raiacu iio& oiu
New music received every day from the
publishers.
JefPs IMuuer Bill ofFare to-day.
SOUP.
Ox Tail.
Fisn.
Boiled Salmon, Egg Saum.
BOILED.
Corned Beef and Cabbage, Mutton' Ca
per Sauce, and Ham.
BOAST.
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Stuffed Veal, Heart,
Lamb.
ENTUEES.
Tongue, Oyster Sauco, Lamb Chops,
Breaded Spanish, Beef a la mode.
uyster Fames, vent
Pot-pie.
RELISHES.
Cheese, Etc. Etc
VEGETABLES.
Mashed Potatoes. Mashed Turnips,
String Beans.
PUDDING.
Plum, Brandy Sauce.
PIES.
Rhubarb Apple.
Tea, Coffee, Milk.
Dinner from' 430 to 8 p. . Best
Cooks and Waiters.
THE LAST HAff.
Floating on the Atlantic In Company
With n Corpse.
A FEARFUL TALE OF THE SEA.
A small iron, full-rigged ship was in
latitude 10 degrees north of the equator,
outward bound for a New Zealand port.
The san would be setting in an hour; al
ready his disc was. rayless and of a dark
and angry gold, and his reflection lay in
a broad and waving dazz'.e upon the
western swell. A pleasant draught of
nir, blowing softly over tho port quarter,
had kept the lighter canvas sleeping all
the afternoon, but the lower sails hung
up and down, nud as the shipleauod upon
the gentle undulations, the tenderswing
ing of their folds wafted cool currents
over tho fevered decks, us though some
gigantic punkoh-wallah parched aloft,
were fanning the ship. The deep blue of
the sea, scarcely wrinkled by the breeza,
stretched around, end the water-line wag
liko an azure cincture clasped, where the
glory of the sun hung, by r plate of goldj
but over the sido tin water was of an ex
quisite transparent gresn, in which you
could s: tho matal hull of the vessel
wavering till a band hid it, and it was
enough tf possess a man, half-blinded
with tho heat that cam off the brassy
glare undei the sun, with n calenture to
look into tho gloss-like emerald profound
and to think of the coolness andsweet
nesg to be got by c lazy floating in the
sereno surface of that fatbomlc-93 depth.
All the afternoon it had bsen blowing a
soft air with now and again a wronger
fold that came out of the northeast with
a parching taste in it that might have
made it pass for the expii ing breath of a
rush of atmospheric heat from some hid
den blast furnace hidden behind the sea;
but one felt that the draughts could not
long outlast the sinking of the sun, whoe
ardency was fast sucking out all life
from tho air. Already in the south the
water-line ruled the deep violet of the
sky with :t burnished surface, betwixt
which und the heavens tliBro was a trem
bling of heat to which the blue -swain to
a hight of four or five degrees. Just
whoro that tremulous appearance was,
you saw a shining speck, the top
mast sails of n ship disconnected
by refractions from the rest of tho
fabric; they looked through the glass like
kile3 flying in tho air; and if there was
anything in this world to emphasizo tho
vast expanse of tho ocean, it was those
tiny points of canvass, when one came to
think how small a hnndfal of miles wa3
needful to sink the big vessel out of sight,
to render invisible a hull full of peo
ple, perhaps, and loaded with a cargo of
a value sufficient to render a thousand
poor families happy and independent
for life ashore. Still the breeza contin
ued blowing softly as tho sun sank.
Thero were wrinkles round the stem of
the little iron clipper, and tho surface of
the j;recn clearness over tho sido wa3
strewn with bubbles that gleamed like
emeralds and diamonds cud rubies be
tween tho shadow of tho ship and tho
light off the sea as they veered slowly
astern into the languid, irrideacent wake.
It was a pretty sight to peer from under
tuo short awning to up aloft, and mark
the stunsails spreading turther and
further as they descended, till the
reflection of the great white squares
of cloth stretched by tho swinging-boom
shouo liko a sheet of silver under tho
black spars; and whenever tho ship lifted
to the swell thero would come from aloft
a sound of patteri g roof -points, and tho
qilifft hsjifitiR nf hnnUiiicu, wnd tlo lo-w
clatter of rope against rope, which, with
the aid of the brook-liko murmur of tho
rippling water at tho bows, might havo
passed for a stirring of fallen loaves dis
turbed in their shady place by a t uddeu
passage of winds betwixt the dark trunks
of trees and over tho cool turf.
It was the second dog-watch. No work
was doing, and the heat was too great for
any diversion. One saw n number of
open-breasted, niossy-horomod seamen
overhanging the forecastle rail, pipo in
mouth, with drowsy e3os sleepily looking
away into the blue distance, whilo it low,
throaty murmur of voices flouted aft
from forward, where the black cook,
standing in the galley door, was arguing
with a Dutch sailor. "Thero was a farm
yard noise, too, of muttering hens, mixed
with the rooting, grubbing grunt of a pig
or two, and i strange eastern bird, se
cured by the leg, was clawing with beak
and talons up and down a fathom or two
of forestay, whilo in a hoarse sea note
ho'd sing out now and again: "Sail hoi
bless my eyes! boar a hand! sail ho!"
Right a'ft on tho quarter deck, visible
from the weather side of the forecastle
under the lifted clew of tho mainsail,
stood the helmsman grasping tha whoel,
aud gnawing upon u nuid in his cheek.
aud many a roll of hi3 gleaming eyes
aloft and then into the bowl of the com
pass, and then upon the sea; the bright
ness came off the waterin a scarlet trem
ble upon his figure, and often ho would
tip his Scotch cap on tho back of his
head to pass the length of his arm from
the wrist to his elbow OYor his streaming
brow. The captain, a red-faced man in
a straw hat, with a Manila cheroot in his
mouth, paced the deck from tho mizzen
rigging to the taffrail; tho chief mate
who had charge of the watch, walked to
tho gangway ,iand the second mate, seated
on tho main hatch, was emptying his
third and last sooty pipe. Slowly the
sun sank, brightening out the heavens to
far beyond the zenith into an amazing
glory of scarlet and red orange, melting
into a sulphurous tinge that died out
into a delicate green sky, which in its
turn deepened into bluo and violet and
indigo where the ocean met it in the east,
with a star or two glistening where the
lovely hu6 was deep&st. A tropical even
ing, indeed; and you saw tho silver spock
of the hiddenship's sails trembling above
t le horizon and catching the fa ra well ray
of tho setting luminary, whose light wont
slipping level to it from tho brow of one
swell to another, until it was liko a drop
of blood in color, and hung like the red
lamp of a distant lighthouse, though the
ashen eastern shadow closed down upon
it swiftly, and melted it into thin, gray
air, while the loftiest of our own clipper's
sails were still on firo with tho rich hectic
of tho west, and the ropes, like gold wire,
and the greased top-gallant and royal
iuasis, sua wimibver oiso snowed a pol
ished sarfaco up aloft, twinkling with
inby stars. Darkness swiftly follows the
descent of tho sun in these parallels;
there was no twilight, and the night lay
m u uusxy, 3p.w;mu ioia in me east ere
the sun had fairly the skirts of his golden
robe off the low-down western sky. The
moon would not rise for another two
hours; but the darkness and the coolness
were remarkably sweet after the long
spell of roasting daylight. The dew fell
till tho stars made pearly flakes of it
upon the rails and skylights and the
gontle breeze still blew, though with on
ever-waning oreatu. xne ripples now
ran in lines of firo from the ship's bow,
end strange green shadows, liko the vapor
arising from tho melted tin, brightened
and dimmed in cloudy puffs m the slanta
of the inky swells, and you saw the ten
drils and stalks and leaves of nhoa-
phoric radiance eddying in tho boles
of the ship's wako, and glim
mering along tho line3 which marked tho
breadth of tho ebony path sho was sail
ing along. Then, in armies, the stars
overran the velvet-black heavens with
planets shining in the blues and creens.
und dropping points of quicksilver into
tho dark waters, whilo above them the
glittering dust of countless worlds lay
thick as sand, and oltcn a narrow space
of the vast dome would flash out in ts
diance to the bursting of a meteor, whose
momentary bright shining would seem
to find an echo, so to speak, in a dim
violet glare of lightning down In the
eoutheast.
Two bells 9 o'clock were struck; ono
heard tho ringing ohimes hollowlv
thrown down out of tho sails. A;dead
calm had fallen, the ship lay in a deep
slumber upon tho gently breathing bo
som of the ocean, and nothing seemed
awake but the throbbing stars. Not
above four miled had been measured
since tho darkness came down, and now
that the night was breathless, with a
threat of cat's paw on no account to bo
neglected on either bow and all around,
tho captain gave instructions for tho
sternsails to be taken in and stowed away
out of the road of such boxhauling of the
yards as might be necessary. Tuts made
the ship lively for awhile with the run
ning about and the racing aloft of naked
footed mariners; but presently all was
silence again, the captain below taking a
glass of grog, the sucond mats pacing
tho deck aft, the watch coiled up auv
where for a snooze, a singlo fignrc erect
on the forecastle, and the sea liko a mir
ror full of stnrlight, yet so dark tha: it
was liko looking through a haze nt the
luminaries over the water'ine. Three
bells were struck, and scarcely had tho
last vibration died when the second mate
hailed the ferecastle: "Forward there!
is there anybody singing below?" "No
body singing here, sir," came back tho
answer promptly. "Nonsense, man!
There's some ono singing somewhere be
low forward, I tell you. Put your head
into tho scuttle and listen." Thero was
a pause, and presently back camo the re
ply: "All's still in tho forecastle sir.
There's no singing iu this part of the
ship." The second mato walked up to
tho fellow nt tho wheeh "Did yea ucjt
a man's voice singing just now, before
the bell was struck?" "ies, sir."
"Didn't the sound come from forward?"
"It seamed like it," answered tha helms
man. "Hush! thera it is again," cried
the second mate raising his hand and
stretching his head forward, with his oar
beat toward the forecastle. Tha sound
was distinct enough it was that of ;
husky voico singing but at a dist-m,..,
that made tho notes us thin anI vibrs-;
tory ?s the twanging of j JevVhurj,.
huftrtl frrkiu nfnr If. rAflQAit utifl t'.-i fr- !
lowed b ii faint, unearthly laugh, that i
died out it the moment, wnen a sudden j
shivering fiap of the canvass up in the
darkness s&emed like a shudder passing
through the ship. "There's soma one
singing and laughing away out ..head
here, air!" shouted the man on tha fore
castle, in a voice that niado ono suspect
ho felt his loneliness at that moment.
"What the dickens can it be, and whero
dots it coma from?" exclaimed the sec
ond mato, stepping to the rail and look
ing over. Ho i?ercd aud peered, but the
night lay darkupon tho water, spite of the
starlight, nud no deeper shadow stood
anywhere upon the gloomy surface to
indicate the presence of a vessel in tho
neighborhood. "Forward, there!" he
shouted, "do you sea anything?" "Noth
ing, sir." The watch on deck, aroused
by this hailing, and gathering its import,
clambered on tho bulwarks to look
around, and tho oaptain, hearing the
second mato's voice, camo up from the
cabin. "What's tho matter?" he said.
"There's been a sound of singing and a
kind of laughing following coming
from somewhote ahead, sir," responded
the second mate. Tho captain went to
the side and took a long look. "Pooh!
poohl" ho exclaimed, "it must have been
your fancy, sir. Singing and laughing?
"Why, wero any vessel near enough for us
to hear suoh noise, we should be bound
to see her." Ho was walking over to the
compass. "There, sir, you have it now!"
cried tho second mate. Once again
tho samo thin, wailing, singing, bor
rowing a supernatural character
from the darkness, came faint but
clear to tho ship, followed as be
fore, by the same reedy, croaking laugh.
"By heaven, Mr. Burton, its no fancy!"
exclaimed the captain, wheeling swiftly
around. "'But it is a human voice, think
you? If so, where in mercy's namo can
it come from? I say, my lads," cal.ing
to tho men staring over tho bulwarks,
"d'ye see anything?" "Nothing pI nil,
sir,though tne sound's plain enough,"
was the answer, delivered iua lone of
oici .slnlrlonly u. utiu, um-oo Rs'
haze floated up'mto the eastern sky; it
brightened into yellow, and then into a
kind of a sullen "red; and in a few mo
ments tho upper limb of tho moon jutted
up, a pale crimson, with a light that
mado nn indigo lino of the horizon under
her, and as sho soared ono saw tho wako
sho left trembling in dull gold along tho
withering ebony of tho swell, till, shoot
ing clear of the deep, with a broadening
lustra around her that quenched tho stars
there, she shot her level crimson beam at
the shin, whose sails took the iinge of
feverihh radiance, and stood put ia phan
tasmal spaces ot myeiicai ngui uguuui
the darkness and tho stars. But speedily
transmuting her copper into silver, tho
luminary threw out n fairy radiance that,
flowing to tho westermost sen-liue,
showed the circlo dark and clear all round,
and scarcely was her bland and beantiful
illumination fairly kindled when n dozen
voices shouted, there's a ooat out tnero
on the starboard bow!" "Hush," cried
the captain; and amid tho silenco there
stole down yet again to tho awed nnd as
tonished listeners tho wild, mysterious
singing of a man's voico, followed by a
peal of laughter. "Well, whatever it may
prove, it must ba overhauled," said the
captain. "Mr. Burton, call some hands
aft to lower away ono of tho quarter
boats, and go you and seo who it is sing
ing and laughing away oat thero in the
middle of the ocean." In a few minutes
tho boat was pulling away for the dark
object to tho left of tho moon's reflec
tion. The watch balow had turned out and a
crowd of seamen awaited with burning
curiosity tho issue of this Bingular en
counter. "It'll bo no man's voico that
raised there chantey," said one of the
oldest and presumably one of the most
ignorant amoug them, as they overhung
the rail. "If I'd been in the old man's
place ye might ha' turned to and boiled
mn nfore von'd ha' cot me to 3end a boat
to it." Whv. what d'ye tume it is,
Bill?" inquired another. "Think! I don't
think at all. 'Taint my business to
think. But d'ye s'poso," replied the old
man, "that any mortal being with intel
lects inside him. such as you and mo's
got, 'ud turn and sing song and I dessay
comio songs, for what should set him
larfln'? in a hopen boat at this hour of
the niht, 2,000 or 3.000 miles away from
land? You bet old Bill knows what he's
a talkin' about when he says that if
what's come acroas in that thero boat
turns out mortal ho'H swaller the biggest
pairo' eoa-boots that's knockin' about
the forecastle." Awed by the old sailor's
prophetio croaking.to which years of rum
and bad weather had communicated a
forbidding, sepulchral note, tho others
foil into deep silence, straining their eyes
inthedirsctionof tho boats. A half -ho r
passed btforo they approached the ship,
daring which tho seamen had boon star
tled by manv hoarse r.ud dreadful cries
proceeding from the advancing boats, in
termixed with shrill and savage laughter,
and wild shouts delivered in accents the
mariners could not make head or tail of.
"Well," cried the captain when tho boats
were within boil, "what is it you have
come across, M-. Barton?" "A raving
lunatic, sir" Kaid the mate. "He's a
Rnnninrd. I think. Thcre'a a dead boy
in the bottom of his boat that I reckon
to be his son. He's boen shipwrecked
appareutiv, and there's nothing to eat or
drink alont? with him that wo can find."
It was now seen that two of tue crow
wore on the madman's boat holding him.
Ab they drew alongside the wretched
mnninft bc-nan to rave fearfully, some
times breaking off to sing soma weird,
tuneless song, then bnrating into ac
cents full of heart-breaking en
treatj', and afterward wrestling
furiouslv itk hu vwo men
who had hold of him, making tho boat
sway to her gunwales, nnd uttering shriek
after shriek. It was r.3 tsrriblo a sceno as
ever tho moon shone down upon. They
had to bind him turn upon turn with
ropas in order to drag him aboard, and
mad na he was. yot it was evident ho
know ho was to bo separated from tho
doad bov under tho thwarts of his boat,
for his struggles were frantio when he
saw what they mcantto do, every postnro
was a passionate, delirious yearning to
ward the corpse, and when finally he was
lifted over tho rails, his screams and rav
ings in Spanish sent the hardest among
those who bad no hand in getting him
aboard recoiling with horror. He was
little more than a skeleton. Whon they
brought a lantern und examined him,
they found tho remains of what had
clearly been a tall, handsome man, but
famine had dono its work famine and
thirst. A boy might have lifted the ema
ciated framed though madness furnished
it yet with a horrible vitnlity and a de
gree of lifo foarful to behold in so
shrunken u conformation, blazed in his
dark eyes, oruelly sunk, and showing like
flames iu the hollovs, whobu shocking
depth was accentuated by his busby
brow3. Tho corpso of the lad was rever
ently dropped over the side, and tho boat
sent adrift, after tho ship's name she
carried painted on her stern had been
duly noted. There was no doctor on
bo-ird, but what the kindness of English
sailors could do for the poor Spaniard
was done. He died on the following
afternoon, having ceased his raving and
fallen into a pathetic silenca soon 'after
he bad been taken below. It could not
certainly be known that the boy had
been his son. "But I didn't think there
could be a doubt of it," said the captain
and Mr. Barton, as they stood looking at
the dead man, "for mere skoleton as the
poor fellow is, thero seems to mo by the
appsarance of his face that there was
more of a broken heart in his death than
the want of food and water." The man's
clothos and belongings, besides the ves
sel's name, served to identify him. He
was master of Spanish ship that had
sailed from Cartagena three months pre
vious to the discovery of tko boat by the
English iron clipper. With him had
gone his only son. The vessel wus never
heard of after having been spoken ia
twenty degrees north latitude, and there
could bo no doubt that of the numerous
crew who wero in her, tho poor captain,
when encountered raving in nn open
boat amid the frightful solitude of the
jrie! Atlantic, was the last man.
Steamer Days for May.
from Astoria. From San Fran.
State 4-Columbia 2
f'nlnmhin
... S.Oregon G
Oregon...
12-Stnte 10
State.
16; Columbia 14
20Oregon 18
Columbia.
Oregon 1M State 22
State 23iColumbia 26
Columbia, June . . 1 Oregon 30
Oegon jJlState, Juno 3
Pearls of Engli.sU Soiig.
a choice collection ot most beautiful
and popular songs, about 100 pieces, in
nappr, cloth or gilt binding, cheap at
Adler's. Discount to teachers.
L,'oiets and Underwear.
All the latest makes and styles of cor
sets and ladies underwear at Prael
Bros.' Empire store.
:Votie-.
Dtiuifi at"J EFF'S'CHOP HOUSE
everyday from 4:30 to 8 o'clock. The
best 25-cent meal in town; soup, fish,
seven kinds of meats, vegetables, pie,
pudding, etc. Tea or coffee included.
All who have tried him sav .Jeff is the
"BOSS."
Syrup of Figs.
Nature's own true Laxative. Pleas
ant to the palate, acceptable totheStora
ach, harmless In its nature, painless in
Its action. Cures habitual Constipation.
Bilioune?3, Indigestion ana kindred
ills. Cleanses the svstem, purifies the
blood, regulates the Liver and acts on
the Bowels. Breaks up Colds, Chills
aud Fever, etc. Strengthens the organs
on which it. acts. Better than bitter,
nauseous Liver medicines, pills, salts
and draughts. Sample bottles free, and
largp. bottles for safe hy W.E. Dement
& Co., Astoria.
Gray sells Sackett Bros.' Al sawed
cedar shingles.
Dtty your Lime of Gray at Portland
prices.
Dimmitt's Cough Balsam never fails.
Try it. at W. E. Dement & Co.'s.
A full line of ladies' and children's
Shoes, latest styles, to be found cheap
at Arvold's, sign of tho Golden Shoo.
Use Dimmitt's Cough Bulsam, at W". E
Dement & Co.'s.
Old Scrofulous Soros and Bad Ulcers
removed by the OREGON BLOOD PU
RIFIER. Thel'ertmnu syrup nas cured thou
sands who were suffering from dyspep
situ debility, liver complaint, boils, hu
mots, fouinlo complaints, etc. Pamph
lets free to any address. Seth W. Fowl
&Son'- Boston.
Arvold will sell a-large stock of Boots
and Shoes at cost, at the Leading boot
and shoe store.
"llackmetack." n lasting aud fra
grant perfume. Pnco 25 and ro rents.
Sold by V. E. Doment.
Thov give three 10-cent dishes for 23
cents at the Model Dining Shloon.
Use Dimmitt's Cough Balsam for
Chest. Throat, and Lungs, at W. E. De
ment & Co.'s.
The Rev. Geo. 11. Thayer, of Bourbon,-
Ind., says: "Both myself and wife
owe our lives toSitii.on's Consumption
Cuni:." Sold by V. E. Dement,
Roscoe Dixon's new eating house
Is now open. Everything has been fit
ted up in first-class style, nnd his well
known reputation as a caterer assures
all wlio like good things to eat, that at
his place they can be accommodated.
A Nasal Injector free with each
bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy
Price 00 cents. Sold by W.E. Dement
For Dyspepsia nndLiver Complaint,
vou have a printed guarantee on every
bottle of Shiloh's Yltallzer. It never
fails to cure. Sold by W. E. Dement.
All tho patent medicines advertised
In this paper, together with the choicest
perfuniorv, and toilet articles, etc- can
fx) bought" at the lowest prices, at J. W.
Conn's drug store, opposite Oclden
hctol. Astoria.
ASK FOR
THE BOSTON "
RUBBEE BOOT.
Made or Fino
Will Not Crack.
FOR SALE EVEQYWHERE.
The Gutta Pwcha & Rubber MFg Co
Portland. Oregon.
1884.
The One Price Store I !
-six
STILL LEADS IN THE CITY WITH THE -
Finest Eoojs ! Largest Assortment !
AND
LOWEST
NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO
LADIES'
Silks,'
Satins,
Velvets,
Dress Goods,
House Keeping
su
Fancy Goods.
H9HBiRfl53EBSHMHF:
Youth's and Boys'
Pine Dress Suits, Long Pants,
Pine Dress Suits, Knee Pants,
Strong School Suits, Long Pants,
Strong School Suits, Knee Pants.
For Men and Boys.
Straw. Wool and Fur Hats of all Kinds.
White and Fancy Shirts, Overshlrts, Underwear, Hosiery, Handker.
chiefs, Suspenders, Neckwear, Gloves, Notions, Etc.
FOR LADIES' GENT'S AND CHILDREN.
Boots and Shoes of all Styles and Prices.
Trunks, Valises, and Umbrellas, Fishermen's Clothing, Etc., Etc.
Sole Agent Tor Butterlclx Patterns.
Pythian Building,
CARL
CRYSTAL
BOOK
-PALAUL
Jiwt lecelved by tho N. P. R. It.
50,000 PIECES OF SHEET MUSIC. 500 MUSIC BOOKS
Choicest and Most Popular Sheet Music and Music Books.
I receive dally by mall all the latest and roost select publications. Special atten
tion given to orders received, from dealers, teachers,
and gooil discount allowed.
Musical Mrleits of Every Description, Wliolesale anfl. Retail.
Small Musical Instruments a Specialty.
PIANOS AND ORGANS
Of the best make on easy Installments.
My special cutalosne of SHEET MUSIC just received, sent free to any address.
Come and see my assortmeut of FIVE CENT SHEET MUSIC-
Adler's Crystal Palace Book Store.
New Goods for
XIKIVrEItfSE STOCK
CLOTHING, HATS
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Oirect from the Manufacturers, Retailed at
Belnir In th MBnufacturinjt Busings I am prepared to srtl Clotjulus that will give
PERFECT. SATISFACTION botu In FIT and QUALITY of Goods.
Perfect Fitting Wbite Shirts, Ztletliuin nutl Flue Grade
Underwear, if e west Styles In Scarfs aud Ties.
3TA FULL8TOCKOF FitKNCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SUITINGS.-?
D. A. McINTOSH,
OCCIlKXTBI.OCKr
JOHN P.CLASSEN,
Manufacturer of
mncnn0er,can,,an0.esJMSi
x"oft2a. sreaa
Every morning, from tne
-ASTdUA-o-BJLKERY-
1884.
j-
THE
PRICES!!
IN THE FOLLOWING LINES.
&ENTS'-..
Frock Dress Suits
Sack Dress Suits,
Frock Business
Suits,
Sack Business
Stuts,
Summer Over
coats, White Vests, Etc.
- Astoria, Oregon.
ADLE!
CRYSTAL
STORE.
Spring and Summer!
AX
OP
Oregon Paint and Varnish Works,
Manufacturers of
Any sliado mixed aud ground to order.
C. F. FEARSOK 4k .,
P.O. Box 144. Portias d , r
ASTORIA.