on
- Site gaitg gtorum.
ASTOKIA, OREGOKs
THURSDAY.. .MAY 2), 1SSI
A rLW LITTLE FIGURES.
2?he Republican national conven
tion meetsnext Tuesday. A. majority
of the people o the United States
think that it will nominate the next
president.
In estimating the chances of Re
publican success this year, and dis
cussing the phases of the situation
it must be borne in view that the vic
torv of 1850 was won only through
very strenuous endeavor, and by a very
small margin. There were some ad
vantage on the Republican side in
that contest which are hardly to be
expected in the impending straggle,
and certain inflencea which then
operated to determine the course of a
good many wnvering voters are not
now to bo so much counted -upon; and
vet with such special aids to success
defeat was so narrowly missed that
there wad not much room for boast
ing. The election of GarSold was aplura
lity triumph. While he secured 2U
of the 369 electoral votes, he did not
receive a majority of the popular vote
by over 300.000. That is to say, his
vote fell that much short of the1 com
bined votes cast lor the other candi
dates; and even Hancock came within
7,000 of receiving as many vote3 as he
did. There were in round numbers
9,000,000 votes polled, and Garfield
got 13.20 per cent of them, against
4S.25 per cent given to Hancock, the
remainder going to Weaver, Dow and
Taylor, the candidates of the Green
back, Prohibition and anti-secret bo
oiety factions. On a square test,
therefore, between the Republican
party and all opposing parties, the op
position had a majority. Possibly if
only a Republican and a Democratic
candidate had been in the field, the
former would have received a majori
ty; but that is merely conjecture. As
a matter of fact, the election of 1880
did not show a preponderance of Re
publican votes in the country.
If wo take the votes by states, which
is the truest test, it would be seen
that in a number of instances the re
sult was decided by a remarkably
close count. In no former election
were so many states carried or lost
on such narrow margins. Garfield
beat Hancock in New York by a plur
ality of 21,000, but hia majority in
the state over all opposing candidates
was only 6,500. This gave him 85
electoral votes and insured his elec
tion, for if those votes naa yono to
Hancock they would have given us a
Democratic president. lu Ohio,
Garfield received a plurality of JM,
000, and a majority over all of 25,000.
Indiana gave Garfield a plurality of
6 ,000, but the majority of the total
popular vote was 6,000 against him.
The Republicans carried this state by
a Blender plurality, 671, and a majori
ty of 422; and Colorado and Con
necticut were both secured by plural
ities of less than 8,090.
The states named, some of which are
put in the doubtful list this year, and
several of which are essential to Re
publican success, cast SI electoral
votes in 1830, or nearly two-fifths of
the whole number which Garfield re
ceived. Tnero was a difference of
only 59 between the electoral votes
cast for Garfield and those cast for
Hancook; and a change of only 30 of
the 81 votes in question would there
fore have elected the latter instead
of the former and suoh a change
would have been accomplished by
the shifting of less than 1 per cent,
of the popular vote in New York alone
from the Republican to the Demo
cratic tickot A loss of 3,500 Repub
lican votes in a total of 4,449,000
would have defeated Garfield. A
faot like that is worth considering
very seriously at this time. If the
Republican party thriumph again this
year, it must clearly put its beat foot
foremost, exercise the strictest cau
tion, and absolutely refuse to take
any hazard that can be avoided.
THE WALL-STREET BOOM.
Cooper Union, the proceedings of
which occupied nearly a pago of the
New York papers. Among the list of
"vice presidents at the meeting were:
General U. S. Grant, Dvid Davis, B.
B. Sherman, Jackson S. Schultz, Ed
wards Picrrepout, Cornelius N. Bliss,
William A. Camp, E. D. Morgan, Gen
eral Lloyd Aspinwall, General E. F.
Winston, Frederick Kuhne, George
Bliss, James Seligman, Sinclair Tou-
soy, F. D. Tappan, William Steinway,
Jacob B. Yermilyea, Daniel F. Applo
ton, William B. Dinsmoro, Thurlow
Weed, Hamilton Fish; Thomas But
ter, General Thomas HiUhonse, Gen
eral Horace Porter and Charles L.
Tiffany.
A curious person who chose to con
trast this list of vice presidents with
the list of those who recently pre
sided at the Arthur business meeting
in New York, would find that the rep-J
resentatives of money and Wall street
interest, pure and simple, are for the
most part in both lists, save in cases
in which the vice presidents of 1882
are dead or bankrupt
The principal speakers of the Fol-
ger meeting were William Dowd,
Chauncey. Depew, and District Attor
ney Tenney. This mass meeting
adopted resolutions declaring that a3
secretary of the treasury of the
United States, Folger proved that in
tegrity and soundness have been the
only rocks of confidence upon which
the great business interests of the
country have rested, and the people
know his promises will be kept.
Sir. Dowd, in taking the chair, said:
'I ask the business men of New York
'Are you ready to let the Democratic
party take possession of the great
financial fabric?' and the national
banks. 'Are you ready to go back to
the days of state banks, when a man
with $100 in his pocket at noon, if
ho traveled till sundown couldn't buy
a supper?'" Depew devoted a large
part of hi3 address to appeals to the
business community. The answer of
this appeal to the business interest
was a Democratic majority of about
230,000 against Folger, a New York
secretary of the treasury under a New
York administration.
REPUBLICAN
STATE TICKET.
Sim
! ....----"--
1
nor
3?or
....
! JciXAliJi Jj. i
The rinest Groceries.
The Freshest Vegetables,
The Most Complet3 Assortment,
Absolute Satisfaction,
; All Order-.
lnl'ilhni:
mil Deliurm;:
C ill at
AEKER'S
Family Grocery and Provision Store,
Corner Benton and Ch&namus Streets.
Opposite Custom House
Square.
For. Coxorjs.
DINGER HERMAN, of. Douglas Co.
For Juio i: or the, Sltrf.me Court.
Judge L. rLtNN, of Linn Co.
For Presidential Electors.
D. P. THOMPSON, of Multnoranh.
,1. C. LEASUKE, of Umatilla,
WARREN" TRClTT,nf Polk.
For Judge, Fifth Judicial Dist.
F. J. TAYLOR, of Clatsop.
Tor Pros. Att-' v. Fifth Judk i al
District.
T. A. iTcBRlDE, of Claclaiiww.
Clatsop Co. Republican Ticket.
For Joint Representative,
(From Clatsop and Tillamook Counties)
X H. D. GRAY.
For Sheriff,
GEO. P. WHEELER.
For County Clere,
J.O.SPENCER.
For County Treasurer,
A. Y. BERRY.
For County Commissioners
D.K. WARREN
11. B. PARKER.
For Assessor.
J. F. WARREN.
For Surveyor,
GELO F. PARKER.
For ScnooL Superintendent.
il. SLOOP.
Foe Coroner,
J. C. ROSS.
Astoria Precinct.
May, fetetai
' tSSSE2E!:6S- i" -Zz VITEAMEK
-33C
ift TMretefeS
-mm
m
r23is
MAY 27, 28 AND 28- BAY-AHO EVENING
Ku Meeari c'ii j. ij "i
g'i3S29g3E55g2S
u: .. t.
CLAftA PARKER
Lben P. Pinker, Master.
r.r'JViMi, FREIGHT or CHAR -
M. il. l'All&Ktt.
Sis, Safins, Velvets and
Li
V ill be inau on ilu above d .r -,
IGooMdoh
oi These Mm
m
s"
But an Attractive Display ttili be made
A SCALE NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED ' lj ASTORIA.
ASniiVppsr fit flip flppsiQiflii
dUllfOsiie Hi Oil! Uuucfe?lJii
The liondon Times, commenting
on the recent panic, sets us down as
a nation of "gamesters," the "most
dangerous in the -world." Let us see.
More than one hundred years ago yre
gambled for our independence as a
nation, and at the end of seven years
of war, England, whil gambling on
the other side, lost the game. Thirty
years or so afterward we gambled
against the right of -search an the
high seas, and brought more British
frigates than one into the bay of New
York wittx flags Hauled down and
British officers as prisoners. A gen
eration ago we gambled again with
human slavery and nationality as the
stakes. England threw the loaded
dice of the Alabama and the con
federate cruisers against us. "We
won and England paid her portion
of the losings at Geneva. Yes,
America gambles; but she has never
gambled in Egypt She has no Ire
land and no India. Her gambling
has built up a nation of more than
fifty million of people in a single cen
tury a people rich, educated, inde
pendent, free. "What has England
done in the same space of time ?
For Justice of the Peace.
N. E. GOODELL.
For Constadlt,
J. R. CHRISTIE.
Shlvcly Precinct.
For Justice or tiie Peace,
J. W. WELCH.
Fob Constable,
O. NELSON.
"Senator Edmcxds' alleged great
wealth," says the Boston Journal,
"has been the theme of so much talk
in certain quarters that it may be well
to give a summary of his list as just
furnished to the assessors at Burling
ton. It is as follews: Personal prop
erty, $36,825; real property, 15,120;
poll tas, S2; total tax, $721.45.
1IORX.
On Young's River, May 28tb, 1854,
the wifo of J. F. Nowlen a daughter.
to
NEW TO-DAY
REGULAR
Democratic Ticket.
For Congress,
JOHN MYERS, of Clackamas.
Judge of the Supreme Court,
W. W.THAYER, of Multnomah.
Fob Jcion Fifth Jubicial District
A. S. BENNETT, of Wasco.
For Peos. Att'y Fifth Judicial
District.
W. B. D1LLARD.
S25SSX7T.
Anil a Kensington Pattrrn v. ill be presented to each visitor.
DO ETOT FJUXi TO BE
First Door Below Rescue Engine House.
f
x-nsiLsisra
Suit ti
Clatsop County Democratic Ticket.
Fob Joint Representative.
(From Clatsop and Tillamook Counties.)
C. LEINENWEBF-R.
Fob SnxEiFr,
' W. G. ROSS.
Foe County Clkp.k,
C., J. TRENCUARD.
Fob Treasurer.
ISAAC BERGMAN.
Foe Assessor,
C. W. SU1VELY.
For County Commissioned.
JOHN HOBSON.
F.BARTOLDES.
for Surveyor,
N. D. RAYMOND.
For School Superintendent,
J.E.UIGG1NS.
For Coroner,
B. B. FRANKLIN.
VHtt
STORE
BE-OFENING I
educed Prices
Ladies desirous of procuring Goods
uneqiualed in Style and Einisli will
take pleasure in examining our
Stock of
SUES, SATINS and BEESS GOODS.
IN THE
GENTS FOSHISHmG DEPARTMENT,
Everything is.Complete
and of the best.
ABL BKOS.
JIm
&s
JEuihz 3
mery,
bBriltfTS' IpsilSiKlS' leofllllsS'
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware.
General Absortcieat or
gqo
HOUSSKOLQ
Agents f..f
Magec Stovefe and Ranges
i'ldfiibinfj ;ood5 of a'l Xln ds f.u nana,
vrork rtouo us t v. ikinanl'K" ii:ann
lllLatg
DKATjSR i
M , iihd-VAl'Vs- '-atrSf
' JFZI' -lYSVIi.
!. aiKl?3 tijUfVWZ
C" '. - I I
&xm
"SrSSS
K
P?TTii
&-
G. AND CANNERY
on Reasonable Terms.
We beg to call the attention of the public to our latest iravoitation, cllicot from
Eastern uiamifacturera, of the
4W
B
Astoria Precinct.
Foil Justice or the Peace.
C. R. THOMSON.
For. Coxst.vule.
OCCIDENTAL HALL
It ib the current opinion of the
keenest political observers that if it
was the purpose of the Arthur busi
ness meeting boom in New York to
impress his candidacy upon the coun
try, it was a failure. An editorial in
one of the New York papers, pointing
to the faot that the Eepublicans of
the country desiro no "Wall-street
president, was doubtless a sufficient
answer to the meeting, but thero was
one aspect, possibly, in which the
business 'meeting was a success. An
old campaigner says thafrit "united n
great deal of money in the interests
of Arthur and enabled the 'boys' ho
run with the machine to secure a
very liberal subscription list. As
1,000 of them are reported to intend
to start for Chicago by the middle of
the week in a special train, probably
they have not neglected their opportunities."
So far as the business itself was con
cerned it was Gimply a repetition of
very recent New York history. Those
acquainted with the political statis
tics of New York have not forgotten
that Judge Folger, ex-secretary of the
treasury, generally known as the ad
minstration candidate, secured the
nomination for governor of New York
in September, 15S2, and was defeated
in November of that year by nearly
200,000 majority. Not long after he
was nominated a "business' boom was
- started for him by & mass meeting at
ONE WEEK,
COMMENCING MONDAY, JUNE 2.
Triumphant Tour of the Favorite
Artists,
Man&MHi KENDALL
Supported by the Strongest., Largest, most
Complete, and unexceptional Dramatic
Organizations la the United States,
and a full and complete
Orchestra sud Superb Band.
ed
Monday Evening, June 2nd,
Grand production ot the
SriCCCSS OF ALL SUCCESSES, as play
o er 100 Meats at Wallack's Theater,
entitled
THE BONANZA KING
Universally pronounced bv the pie3 oi
hntfand and America "THE O EEAT&JT
DKAMA OF OUR TIMES," StUl the
popular rage at the Princess The
atcr, Loudon.and direct Irom
its iriumpnani aew xorx
Kee
Astokia, OntcoK, MasEM, 1531,
iO J. i-. UAXLORAX, EDITOR AS
STOHIAN
UEAuam: iou wm v
your paper, tho Democratic ticket as hereto
ord
,Mr. IL A. KENT ALL
Wilfred Denver
John Franklin
Iiok-v an JMJftt
Nellie Denver. JULIA KENDALL
KeHdnllVi Popular Prlcc.
Change Of Bill Nightly.
Reserved seats for sale ar Netr York 2voi ci
ty Store.
A' Card.
Ed. Astekiax:
In a discussion on the public street of tls
City with the Republican Candidate for
Joint representative for Clatsop and Tilla
mook, on the position taken by him on the
land urant, the gentleman sala If I did not
desWt from ray criticism on bis portion, he
would publish my record. I have now to
say that I invite Sir. Gray or any other per
son to do so, but will reserve the right to
my opinion on political matters whether It
hurts theeentleman or not.
THOMAS DEALY.
Notice of Co-partnership.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
undersigned have formed a co-partnership
in the business of keeping the Blue
Anchor Saloon, formerly run by Andrew
uisen.
my2S-lm
AT)REWQL?EN,
C.O.HAl(SX.
You will please publish In
attached, and state by authority of the un
derslgned.
C. H. PAGE, Chairman.
A. H. STONE, per
JOHN AD AI K. .Tr.,(Proy.)
It. J. MORRISON, by
JOHN HOBSON. (Proxy.)
Democratic County Comraitteo for Clatsop
county. Oregon.
PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE.
Away With Binris and Bulldowrs!
VOTE FOR
P. EL FOX.
THE OLD SOLDIER,
For Justice of the Peace.
To the Voters of Astoria Precinct.
T HEREBY ANNOUXCR nrvsrr.ir w
A Independent candidate for Constable of
.fljjiwna precinct at me cormns eiectjon.
S. G. INGALLS.
Notice.
SEVERAL PARTIES ILAVING EX
pre-sed the idea that I am a candidal!
iormeomceoi coroner merelv to fill out
Kver offered for sale in thi .ic j . eonspriMn-j all twh -, ti om Ui
FINEST BODY BRUSSELS
In the Newest Tints and Shades.
l o tLf lowest piiced article in :hU Mu- o aro deteriniuctl 10 di?j)v.su of our stock of
v.uijtck.1 t.iiiuu mc uuxi jour nti-w, r.im 10 iiiai ruu ouit special maucemeuio, prcnudiuic
the possibility e: Iteln T7n!ni'isolil liy uy ru.' Oumprtlior.
IN tiii:
Furniture and House Furnishing Line
We can show you the ery BEST GOODS at BOrTOil FIGU.I.S. and :J:all bo pleased
to recelvo a call for inspection whether von purchase or not.
OHAS. HEILBOBN.
nj wwen waien waier
U-
u uu u ' . . 4- :. h
I uumuusui &r3 Jilt;
Attended to Promptly
fiicuniuu'-, Stri'i't. Kvi io O 1.. Pni-kiTTi Store
i8L&,2?S3:eJk,
WORK
NEW MODEL
THE
RANGE CAN BE HAD IN
TORIA ONLY OF
AS-
-o
lil & E. SAWB9,
AGENT
CALL AND IIXAMIXE IT, VOL'
WILL RE PLEASED.
h. 11. HAWES Ls also agent for the
Bad patent Cooiiir Stove
And other first-class Btoves.
Furnaco Work Staam Set
tings, etc, a Bpooialty.
AliTVAYS ON HAND.
ff.T.ColsH
AGEXCT.
banKine uepartmen
A General Ranking aud Excli mKe Uni
ness trtmsacted. Every facllltv for prompt
and satisfactory business.
Drafts on the leading cltle-" .-f ihr L'nlted
States and Europe.
Deposits Received.
the Republican ticket. I lush lo mnnnn
tp my mends and others, that If elected I
shall open a Hist class undertaking estab
llsaraant m connection with said omce and
shaU bo prepared at all times to furnish
anything required jn that line at tho most
reasonable prices. I earnestly request tho
support of my friends and the partvtbroutjh
out the county. j. C. ROSS.
Fishermen's Headquarters.
THE GENUINE
Cape Ann Oiled Clothing,
OVERALLS
COATS. HATS.
SHIRTS, GUM BOOTS, ETC.
And a Complete Outfit, of Best Qualltv, and
nt the LOWEST PRICE of anyKstablfeh-
ment In the city.
F. A. STOEES & CO.
Hava oponed a New Stock of A 1 Goods In
the etore next door to Foard & Stokes, and
Guarantee Satanrr)Mi j
TO ALL CUSTOXXBS,
FOR LONDON DIRECT.
The Splendid 100 Al Iron Ship
"Aberystwitii Castle."
lose ReRi'tcr.
B. HARRIS 3Iaater
Will load for tho above iiamed Dcrt. .iiul
Salmon will be taKen In lots to suit shippers j
INSURANCE at minimum rate.
For particulars apply to
SIBSOX, CHURCH CO..
Portland, Or.
or to P. L. CHERRY, Astoria.
1 Wheeler & Kiwo
A J.
PRACTICAL
Plnmuers.&as, and Steam Fitters
ALL WORK
Warranted, and Estimates Given.
rcLL STonc
Iron ntul r.ca;l PIo, Sntlx Tubs j
Water Closets, and Gai
natures. '
Jobbiny Promptly Attended to. i
ruiiii stock
E3. S.- 3SC-Su WUS,
Two doow caat of Occident Hotel.'
ssszsssz
II. OLKV.
J. OUSTAI'SON.
ASTORIA, OREGON
A. JOITNSOir.
MAR
N OLSEN & CO.
t l'ALLHS IN B
FURN1TCJKB 35 BEDDESTG.
Corner 3iaii: nsul rtqueiuoauu Htivet Astoria, Oregon.
WALL PAPER
WINDOW
OI
Ciirii;
AND TRIMMINGS;
T0.
A Compteie BttU.
PaiCES AS CHSA? AS QUALITY VILL AFFORD.
AL3, StI?;3JS iT rCJSJSlTUmZ REPAIRED AW1 VAItKI8HEl.
A SPECIALTY Is tnado cfTap-t
p!ng Water Plains and Running!
Water Pipes, asWe havo supe
rior Facilities for doing this work
BsgPAgWPs
Corner Squemoqua and Hamilton Str
ASTORIA, OUEGOX.
?ets.
For Liverpool Direct.
Tho flue Uritiih Iron ship
ESKDALE,
120 Tons Register. ICO At
The above vessel goes on the terth fo
LIVERPOOL direct, and will take salmon In
l.o cnlt ehlrii.At-9
For rates of freight and Insurance apply to j
TJATVnTTR OTITnOTC P.n. t
or Portland, Or.
ALEX'R BAILLIE,
Astoria, Oregon.
i?or County Treasurer.
Columbia
Transportation Company
FAST TifVie !
T HEREBY ANNOUNCSMYSiXF AS AN
Indejiendent Candidate for
COUNTY TREASURER.
MAGNUS C. CROSBY.
Astoria, 3Iay ?. IS!.
NOTICE
j DTATE AND COUNTY TAXES A RE NOW
1 K3 due and payable at my office.
A. M TW03IBLY.
tf Sherlll Clatsop Co.
PEn
0
STEAMER
THE POPULAR
ljr1 tl irfPE
jmm .gati vM
FAST TIME I
WOOD
"Which has been tellttcd for the comfort of passengers will leave
Wilson & Fisher's Dock oveiy
' Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 A.M. arriving at Portland at 1 P.M.
Returning leaves Portland every
Tuesday and Thursday at 6 A. M. arriving at Astoria at 1 P. M.
TAn additional trip will bo made on Sunday of Each. WeeK, leaving PcrUaa
at O'cloek Holiday 3Iornli3ff. Passengers bj this route connect at SiliBI
for Sound ports. U.B.SCOTT, Presided.
K'-r
M
$-
p-'