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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1884)
c0 !vc glaUg sfovum. ASTORIA, OKZGOS: .t 1 THURSDAY jfc.. IA-i 15.1SS1 7i; LATEST mVENTIO.V. AGnuuAX farmer r.aiat-JlVlciinaii. living near PitJbury, in Rfcl io have iiivenlod a process for distilling whisky into cakes or Ir. like to bacco. The story poes that Peter annu's invention i o complicated that he could find no mechanic in Pittsburg to undertake the work of making a model. Jle Fa therefore .compeHed to siittle it out himself cilisr days of -hard -larm labor. This is pnothor roof that the lavr "ot supply and demand keep even pace together. For several years the ex treme prohibitionists have been de vising ways and mean3 to stop the whisk trafllo entiroly. Under the . present methods of manufacture spirits e apy .so much spaco that it has be u difficult to handle them without liability io detection on the part of eome of the many detectives of the piohibitiouists, to say nothing of the acute sight and smell with which thee reformers themselves are blessed. But Ahcu vhisky can be carried around in the pocket in n solid form it is not likely that even prohibitory laws can be enacted and enforced for making a soaicu so minute as would be neceasftiy to detected capturo it It would a'so aid materially in the repeal ot the present internal revenue laws. Tt is really to be apprehended thai such a piooass would reduce the existing sr.rplm io n very low con dition indeed. It is clear that if whisky is here after to be put up in the form of con densed beef or fruit, society will re quire a complete reorganisation in order to adapt ils!t io the ncv con ditions. It is, however, too early to apecuiau v. bethor, on the whole, I'otennanV invention is likely to make tho world better or worse. Tin: oelendars in both houses con tain many important measures that have not nor cannot be acted upon this session. There are over two hundred bill" on the speakers fable, many of them of giont importance, that will jiul be reached unless the f,esf ion is piwcigci far into August. It is taken for granted that besides the regular appropriations, bills will be passed by the house to foifeit cer tain unearned railroad land grants. It i believed that tho bankruptcy and national b-.nk relief bills will be adopted, iho new library building provided for, and supplemental legis lation for suppression o? poljaaiy in 'Utah enaoted. Beyond tho pas sage of these and a few other bills of importance, it is doubtful if the house do anything more this session. There will be a bitter stmggie be tween the houses over the appropria tions, and Eandr.ii wants io adjourn as soon alter the appropriations are made as possible. The extent of lhc annual loss by Are representing an absolute oblit eration of property is something of which people in general have but a limited conception. Some recent tables on this head, prepared with ear and from authentic data, show that li the last nine years such losses in the Unit! States au.l Canada have aggregated iue enonnous sum or over STTOtfOjtfOO. As the tiatUi tician jtrikiugly put; i;, "ilii. i mure than f ho aggregate a ideation ol (he real and personal propeiiy in sixteen states- and territories, numerically one-third of the Union." The rate of destruction by ra L, increasing, aLo, ' it is shown, in proportion io valua tion. While our population is doubled each thiriy-throa years, our ike loss is doubled m twenty years, notwithstanding our multiplied and admirable appliances for fire-fighting and fire-provention. Bek Butler has been rather quiet sines the last election, but those who fancy that he is out of politics are badly mistaken. He has not flung away ambition. His flag, though considerably tattered, is still there. A recent letter from him to a friend in Detroit who had interrogated him with regard to the presidency, con veys the news that he "will appre ciate as a compliment the vote of any good man in his favor" none but 'good" men aro desired to join the procession; and that while he will not " actively promote" a canvass, ho will not feel at liberty to decline in P case "tho good people of the Slates" want him to run. It is pleasant to see that disappointment has not soured Ben's amiable disposition nor shaken hi3 faith in tho virtue and in telligence of his countrymen. But he always was just that way. Pick's Peak railroad, now nearly completed, will surpass anything of the kind in the world. The present terminus is 12,000 feet above the sea level. The entire thirty miles of itb length will be a,succession of com plicated curves and grades, with no piece of straight track longer than 300 feet. The maximum grado will bo 31G feet to the mile, and the aver - age grade 270 feat Oxlt fifty more members of con gress -vrant to talk on the tariff. Talk, unfortunate!-, is on the free list The'only objection hat-'old-fash-,jtonecl people have to Bobert Lincoln is that be parts his hair in the middle. 72 Seveiul ei.-senators have. been quite COnsnicnnnc in OiolnKhv rlnrinrr ' the present session of congress, and, ' mi.iuj; mimiuige oi uieir privilege ui admission to the floor, it is not tm- uual to'see them sitting by the side of tonic one of their former associates pfeading for a voto. Iorsome thing or other in which they" aro -personally interested. One of these ex-senators vts been laboring very . ard of late ' with his successor. 1 u recently he , ic? 4 ..-t ....Arc!. nsl l.isi .-miTiinf rtf U3 till! Ul lfM.J I1U11 4.A. wt. I tho seat which o.ice belonged to mm resented 'his importunities withmuch show of feeling and told him- ho was the senator nowand should Tote and do" jhst'e's'-he pleased. The"bx-?ena- tor slunk off, as he could not make a j scene, but had his revenge in $ie re venge inthe" remark: "Yes, you axe the senator now, and a oor one you are." Seldom has the irony "of fata re ceived more striking illustration thau in the recent financial, disaster that has befallen Gen. Grant. The hero of Appommattox, the man who led tho legidnshat defeated Lee and the confederacy, tho idol of-the natioii, the choice ot tho people for eight yeaia in the "White House, finds him self at tho age of 02. bereft of fortune .and unablo to meet his obligations. The oouulry's debt to Grant is not settled in full Ho should have n life position as gonoral of the army with appropriate emoluments. To millions throughout tho republic he is the same gallant man that captured Vicksburg nigh twenty years ago and still deserves the gratitude of the republic. Tbusian Smith, of Stamford, Gonu.," the oldest ex-United States senator, died on Saturday, at tho advanced age of ninety-four years. Ho en tered congress in 1S39, where ho con tinued four terms and he was elected to the sennto in 1819. Ho was ono of the leading factors in the nomination of General Taylor for president in 1813, and was then, next to John M. Ciajton, tho most potential whig leader of the country. m Jeiterson Davis recently said to a northern visitor that General Grant was a great military commander, but that Meade was tho most skilful gen eral in the Union army. Sherman was looked upon in the eouth as A"aric was by tho Bomans. He was thsir "scourago of God." He was cruel, yet a great strategist. 31c Olellan was the best trained soldier in tho war. "' Tre large saw mills in northern Wisconsin may soon be lighted by means of gas evolved- from tho saw dust that now goes to waste. An in ventor in Dsseronto, Canada, is cor responding with owners to introduce his process. He claims that ajnan and a boy, with half a cord of fuel, can make 10,000 cubic feet of good illuminating gas from a ton of dry sawdust. The London Times'' Paris corres pondent telegraphs that a convention of Irish-Americans will soon be held in Paris. James Stephen- will pre side. The object ot tho convention will be to consider, exhaustively, the Irish question, and denounce the op erations of the dynamite and invin cible factions. E. L. E. Wnrrn, who briefly so journed in this city as a newspaper correspondent last summer, and who is now editor and proprietor of that sprightly paper tho Forest Grove Enterjit y, took unto himself a wife at lujhvnukeo on Saturday. Koscoe Cokkltxo firnly declares lhrt lie Li out of politics, and that the freedom ot a professional lifo possess es greater charms for him than that of being a servant in the most exalt ed station. Senatei: "Wahkeh 3Eii.:leb has re tired from tho pooition which, he sup posed he had created boss of th ropublioau party of New York. Ocmx races will bo popular until some dreadful accident occurs, and then tho safest line will give more satisfaction than tho swiftest. Governor Cleveland ia just be ginning to discover that he is not a politician, and that Lamont cannot save hiin. The poets aro all praying 'for tho success of Blaine, of Maino. Thero is rhyme, if no reason, in tho name. 3Ir. Lincoln seems to have va cor nor on tho vice-presidential nomina tion. NEW TO-DAl :gM Auction Sale Saturday, Way 17, (0 A. hi. 1 am Instructed by Sir, J. O. Bozortb, Clerk of SehvKl District o. l, to sell at pub lic auction, At The New School Building, 4000 feet bcasoned Rustic Uumber. 7 Barrels Cement. tJ Bundles Sawed Shingles. 1 Grindstone, llicatiu? Stove. PriVtn1lHa tnf So r1A rnliv.1 l.n..-.. In irarofthenewscliooIbiUldlnj, will bo 2oth lust. UJiCc. 'a. until uio Auctioucer. Notice 15 HCBEBY GIVEN THAT ALL CITYAS- ?B? iaito tSS ! ...,.., . .iwjjmcuicQUMg, wiooe allowed, " "VFmx.uui, t D. E. WEIGH. Dtputy. TrtT?Mr- REPUBLICAN gJTE TICKET Fob Con'obes. BLSGER-flERM AN, of Douglas Co. Fob JnoB of the Supiseme Court. Judoe L. PLUSS", of Linn Co. Fob Pbesidextial Eleotobs. D. P. TIKVMPSOy. of Multnomah. J. C. LEASDKE, of Umatilla, WARREN TRUlTT.of Polk. Kon Judgk, Fn-Tn JuiJiciax Dist. - F. J. TAYLOR,-of Clatsop. Fob Pnos. Att'v, Fifth Judicial Distbict. T. A. ilcBIUDE, of Clackamas. Clatsop Co. Republican Ticket. Fob Joe5t Repbesektative, (From Clatsop and Tillamook Counties) J. H. D. GRAY. Fob Shebitf, GEO. P. WHEELER. Fob County Clebk, J. O. SPENCER. Fob County Trkasubkb. A. W. BEIIRY. Fob Countv Commmissionhbs, O.E.WARREN' . 11. R. PARKER. , Fob AssESfton. v J. F. WARREN. Fob Scbvbyob. GELO F. PARKER. Fob School Supebintbndknt. U. SLOOP. Fob Coboneb, J. C. ROSS. Astoria Precinct. Ton Justice or the Psace. 21. C. GOODELL. For CoKSTAnLn, J. R. CHRliiTIE. Slilrely Preciiiet. Fos Justice op thi: Peack, J. W. WELCH. Fon CoxsTAr.Ln O. NELSON. REGULAE Democratic Ticket A - FOR CONGKE53, .JOIIX MYERS, of Clackamas. Judge of the Supreme Coubt, WAV. THAYER, of Multnomah, Presidential Electors. L.B.ISON, of Baker, tf. D. FEXTOX. of YamhliJ. A. U. JOXESf of Douglas. For Judge, Fifth J cdiclu. District A. S. BENNETT, of Wasco. For Pros. Att'v Fifth Judicial District, W.B.D1LLARD. Clatsop County Democratic Ticket. For Joijst Representative. (From Clatsop nud Tillamook, i C.LELNENWEBEB. For Sheriff, W. G. ROSS. For County- Clkrk, C. j. TREXCHARD. "For Treasurer. ISAAC BERGMAX, . X'OR AS3ESSOR, C. W. SI1IVELY. For County Commission er-. - JOHN IIOBSON, F.BARTHOLDES, For Surveyor. T. D. RAYMOND .For School SurERiNTEN dent. J. E. H1GGINS, For Coronkb. B.B. FRANKLIN. Astoria Precinct. For .Iu3tice of the 1'nACE. A. A. CLEVELAND. Sulvely Precinct. Fon Justice or the Peace. THOS. DEALT. Headquarters for therYomig and the Old. -'W Uooki Musical Instruments. Toys Sta tionery and Novelties of Every Description. aii the L,eadlngr Publications of the Pay. .. w Aalc'to be shown tli8.ClarJon, Ux l&tMt neval ct swhaalo&l lMgnmrr T I sr jCfcl i imamtex i i THEaEWIOCR if pi ilUiiuUllulU. iiTnin?T mi v onnDP ! jsatsjfrwi(B. uj poiiio iue rarucr a.ou:e. j , wJicrSJfjJ.Hniniff' Nbw York Novelty) ":" w steke: ' x ' jr. REMOVAL ! I - l i) 1 1 fi r II jc" I ii i g I ll P K T-iiTiM rr-i ' tM'UI-J' .;l--i--.-'U... n.-y..-- BRANCH LEADING SUIT, CLOAK &2t:d DRESS GOODS OF PORTliAlTD, Uus rouiovrid to tlie stoii fornn-rly occupied by A. :1. Johnson & Co., second door trom Cooper's. i. ?.&" . Vo nan;, now, an entiie store, with more elbow room. Tin en couragement we have received from-the Ladies of Astoria so far, war rants us 'in becoming- a PERMANENT FIXTURE. We will carry a Lnrre and Complete Stock of Ladies' and Children's ready-made i Suits, Dresses, Gloats, Wraps, Our Styles will Lead ; our facilities for niauufncluriiig' n-id ini- portinr New Style Garments bdng unsurpassed. ! i OUR PRICED n .ire DETERMINED will be LOWER tlmu Portland or San "Fraueiseo; our expenses being much lower. We eonuj I to ESTABLISH A Ul'SINESS and retain your confidenc. OH2D22S DEFARTME1TT. In the order department, a complete line of samples of OUU ENTIRE STOCK, OF PORTLAND, will be shown, to select frem: in Silks, 'Velvets, Dress Goods, uraers will be taken and Wade to Measure by MRS. PILGER. For SUITS, CLOAKS, WRAPS or any GARMENT desired, FIT IN ALL CASES GUARANTEED. Our stock, in Portland, ot fine French DRESS GOODS, SILKS, VELVETS, CLOTHS, is nnequalled and unsurpassed. You will have a belection equal to any leading San Francisco House. Late novelties as they arrive will be immediately added to our stock; and an equal chance" given to the LADIES of ASTORIA, to purchjsenew and FASHIONABLE GOODS at a low and proper price. Aa.Iuspeciiuu Solicited, Courteous and Polite Attention. Good Cheerfully Shown. m- 5 J. PX2 Next to Empire Siore, Astoria, 1st LEO. Garp nMn Wo bog to call tie attention of the public to our latest Importation, direct from Eastern manufacturers, of the CARPETS ..I Kct ollered for sale In tUU rl;y. compilsbuaU graded, from Uie FINEST BODY BRUSSELS In the Newest Tints and Shades, To the lov.cai piiced article in thla line We are determined lo dlapoao of oar stock of Carpets ttltblii the next four v.cclis, and to that end offer special Inducements : rawladlne the possibility or Being: UuU.-r-uI.l by ay orour Competlio. p IX THII-- t Furniture and House Furnishing Line Yr&? GHAS. HEILBORN. ! flfliiOQlinlrl rishermen's Headquarters. THE GENUINE ape Ann Oiled Ciothing, OVERALLS - LOATS, jiATa. SHIRTS, GUil BOOTS, ETC And a Comnlete Outfit, of Best Qnalltv, and at the LOWEST PRICE of any hatabltvli- ' raent In the city. I P. A. STOEES & GO. i Hare oponed a New Stock of A l Hoods In -i the store next door to Foard Stokes, and i Guarantee Satisfaction ?0 AXL CUSTODIERS, - I . REMOVAL ! mmr'i9 t Mtf,T "T ii " W:i'll 111 I Miwnnir 'X'-reggap-g, OF THE HOUS -. Dolmans, Ulsters, Pellisss, Etc. Satins, Cloths, of lae inportation.j C3-S32L 133 First and 23 Morrison Sts , Portland. Door Below Rescue Engine House. i. STOCK, Managor Astoria Branch. ets! Carpet L 0, CURTIS k 00. n A COMPLETE STOCK. OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. EVERY PIECE WARRANTED. NEW GOODS Constantly Being Made Up. Stillslrtctiou Guaranteed. Call and Examine Our Large ASSORTMENT. , PANNPRYMPN I I wnmihiiMiiwi . ; PACIFIC METAL WORKS Importer3 and Manufacturers of VJ XT T.rn p M "P V A T Q " iSX x " " a PnnnD' Cnlrln oi-u.. Strip Lead, for Leading Lines, Plate Zinc, for Cutting Acid, Bap Copper. Pig Lead and Piq Tin. -as srorth second at.. Peruana, or " 1T7t&ft? BrMciuco g8& Furniture Tor The Pinest Groceries. Tor The Freshest Vegetables, Tor The Most Complete Assortment, For Absolute Satisfaction, In rillinsaml Delivering All Ordr-, Call at FRANK L. PARKER'S Family Grocery and Provision Store, Corner Benton and Chenamus Streets, Opposite Custom House Square. tommwm clihi hum ' tktm ill ' I I TEU npply to tl e Obtain, or to EMPIRE STORES RE-OPENING ! Fine Goods ReducedPrices Ladies desirous of procuring Goods unequaled in Style and Pinish will take pleasure in examining our Stock of SILKS, SATINS and DRESS GOODS. IN THE GENTS' FUBNISHMG DEPARTMENT, Everything is Complete and of the best. PBAEL BROS. Jo -DKAI.KR Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. A General Assortment of HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Magee Stoves asid Rriipp Tlie Best In fJie mnzke-t. riumbliiK Roods of all kinds on lian.1. .fol work donu In a work manlike manner PLUMBING. GAS RTTING, AND CANNERY Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Termt. C'lieuHuiim Stroft. Xext to C: Xu Pnrker'H Store. Lss'ens: THE NEW MODEL ji Hi w i A TUIjI. STOCK Tr.-o doors i-jit of Occident HoteL M. orK.v. J. OU8TAVSOX. MARTIN OLSEN So CO. t KALKUS IN S' FURNITURE 55 BEDDING. ;imt 3Iam nd MiuemoqHU Htrootn. Astoria, Oresos. WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMINGS; WALL PAPER ETC. .1 Complete StocU. PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD. AM, KISDS OF FDRKmrSE KEPAIREI AW1 TAHIVISHEI. Columbia Transportation Company. FOR o THE POPULAR STEAMER FAST TIME 1 FLEETWOOD Which has been refitted for the comfort of passengers ylll leave Wilson & Fisher's Dock every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A.M. arriving at Portland at 1 fM Returning leaves Portland every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 A. M. arriving at Astoria at 1 P. M. An additional trip will be made on at 9 O'claca; Samday Mornlajf. for Sound ports. Eben P. Parker,Ma&ter. Fur foWIMJ. FKKIOHT orCHAi; 11. S. PAREKB cmtgomery, iy- WORK RANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS TORIA ONLY OP KAWBB, AGENT i'Al.1, AND 1LXAMINE IT. SOU WILL BE rLEASRD. K. K. UAWfiS Li iiLmj aqent for Uit Mil patent Cfrokinr Steve 3S3gJ And other flrst-clasa Btows. Fnrnace "Work BUmm lit ciaes, etc, a specialty. ALWAYS ON HASH. A8TOKIA, OltSGON. A. JOHN30X. 3EOKr.AICO. FAST TtMWi Sunday ofEaca yeeK, ImtucJ Passengers by this rout oosaaatftt U. B. SCOTTfcuU