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ASTORIA, OREGON:
TCK5DAY..r......"..?.7.r...l..Ti:.E 17. InSI
IS8TJED EVERY MORNING.
(Monday excepted;
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Terms of Sutivciiptlon.
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TiikAtokiav "iiaranlt'es to is ad
vertisers the largest cirMilatlon of am
newspaper publish! on tle rluinlia
river.
ASTOBIA AXIl ni'IXHT.
Banker Hill anniversary.
The Colvmbia sailed yesterday.
If you want to rent a net raektipnly to
iuayor name.
Invitations are out for No. 2'ri hall next
Thursday eve.
. Plumb3rs are busy tapping Columbia
water company's v,ork3.
The Achilles U due from L Paz load
ed with Carmen bland salt.
On May 1st. there wore S,8D0 memoir
of the A. O. U. W. in Oregon.
Reserved seats for the ''Hidden lfand'
performance at the New York Novel tv
Store.
Any Astoria housekeeper who i-i tired
asing nat irons can nay a mangle at r.
C. Holden'e.
There will be an ice-cream festival at
the Y. M. C. A. rooms this evening, to
which every one js invited.
.rort land is to .have a new owning
daily the Era, to lipgin July 1st. It will
be about the size of the .Yew..
Orders for job work, advertisements,
items, etc,, received at Tnu Astorux
office by telephone. Our number is 2.".
The boat of the iHiubriek'it paddle
wheels awoke the Tongue Point echoes
yesterday. She has returned from 1ho
bound.
The C. Southard liulb,;l finished dis
charging at New York last Tuesday. Her
cargo turned out in fine condition after
185 days on the water.
AChenamus street Chinaman bought
an accordion yesterday for -'two bitteo."
He says he will stuff it with roast rat and
play it is a Thanksgiving turkey.
The Young Men's Maine club meeK at
Rescue No. 2's parlors this evening at
eight o'clock. All who wish to join the
organization will have an opportunity to
sign the roll.
Ben Cotton, the original negro min
strel, sends his regards and says he will
be in Astoria before long. Ren is an old
timer and is sure of a henrty reception
wherever he goes.
J. W. Welch, superintendent Columbia
water works, states that iarties who have
permits can to-day have their private
pipes attached to the mains. The water
will flow to day.
Fire crackers have arrived in Astoria,
from the looks of things that is about
the only indication we are to have that
the anniversary of our great national
birthday is in the near hence.
Cucumbers have appeared and iu
some cases disappeared. For one who
wants a woe struck sentimental attitude
at the photographists, all innocent little
cucumber will wup as quick as anything.
Boat No. 17 bjlongln; to Anglo-Ameri
can packing company, upset on Peacock
spit yesterday afternoon. The men were
saved by the orew of one of Sam Elmore's
boats, and the boat and net were towed
to the city by the Gen Custer.
All former strawberry stories must take
a back seat. C. W. Knowles comes to the
front with a strawberry captured near
Alderbrook measuring l inches in cir
cumference and weighing well a few of
them would weigh a pound. It may be
added that this is a very good year for
strawberries.
The British bark Woodlark of Dundee,
Young master, 809 tons, arrived in on
Sunday last,J 23 days from Vladivostock,
in ballast, and goes to "Wilson, Meyer 6c
Co. The usual time for steamers from
Vladivostock to San Francisco is 25 days,
but the Woodlarh bowled along at a ten
knot gait and made the trip to the Co
lumbia in 23 days.
The Astoria Gas Light Company is in
the same fix ns other Astoria people re
garding the freight charges of the
'benevolent monopoly.' Sometime ago i
they sent to Chicago for some retorts and
yesterday they came, so did the bill 137.
That was all right enough, but with the
merchandise came a little bill of $3iG
freight. The question now arises does
the Astoria Gas Light Company want
$137 worth of retorts badly enougli to pay
$31C freight charges? The next time the
retorts will not be subject to any extorts,
but "will come the Horn around.
The performance last evening was a
soufco of genuine pleasure to the large
audience present. The first part was
well received and in the second part the
scano between Manrico and the gypsv
was greeted with the most enthusiastic
applause. The performance closed with
ths rendition of the tower scene from the
same opera. As Leonore, Mme. Godini
was fully up to the expectations that hor
fame as'a charming vocalist had excited.
The dates arranged render it impossible
to reappear tms evening: suoum opportu
nity afford, a return of the troupe would
doubtless test the seating capacity of the
hall.
In the work of manufacturing citizens
of this great republic our genial county
clerk seldom finds any difficulty in dis
tinguishing the particular prince or po
tentate to which the would-be American
citizen desires to foreswear future alle
giance, but yesterday in issuing lirstpa
gjrs to an applicant named Hercules
escalli, he was slightly at a loss to de
signate the power that lost M. Descalli
as a subject. The applicant said that
he-was a native of the lisle of Samos, that
when he left there sixteen years ago the
island was under the suzerainty of
Greece, but under certain spasmodic
pressure had paid tribute to Turkey. The
matter was finally settled by ihe Colonel
swearing Descalli to renounce all ulle
gianoe to the government of the Lsle of
Samos, and the Turkish sultan has one
subject the less.
Social Party.
There will bo a social parly at Mrs.
O'Brien's new building, oppsslte the O.
B & N. Co.'.s dock, on Friday evening,
the 20th inst. No one admitted except
on cards of invitation. Tickets includ
ing supper, $1.50 for gentleman and ac
companying ladles.
Furnished Rooms to Kent.
Inquire at Mrs. Campbell's, over (Jem
Saloon.
For a Neat Fitting Boot
Or Shoe, go to V. J. Goodmans, on Che
namus street, next door to I. W. Case.
All goods of the best make and guaran
teed quality. A full stock; new goods
constantly arriving. Custom work.
Arvold 'Will sell a large stock of Boots
and Shoas at cost, at the Leading boot
and shoe store.
Buy your Lime of Grav at Portland
prices.
A full lino of ladies' and children's
Shoes, latest styles, to bo found cheap
at Arvdld's, sign of the Golden Shoe.
A full-line of Ladies' Lace Mitts of all
descriptions, to be found at the Empire
Store,
A -CETT WAY TO PAT OLD DEBTS.
lacked The Front Door and left a Xott
on the Bureau.
That 'ono half the world doesn't know
how tho other half lives," is a generally
accepted proposition. Its truth is evi
denced in n variety of ways, and though
it is seldom the case that half the world
cares how the other half gets along so
long as tho necessaries of life are forth
coming, yet a certain interest attaches to
the doings of our fellow-travelers in this
vale of tears, more especially when theso
transactions show more than ordinary
dexterity in the management.
Sometime ago a man to fortune and
to fame unknown arrived in this city
and soon developed into a weak imitation
of Dick Wellock, Dennis Kearney's lieu
tenant in the days of.the California sand
lot ascendancy. About the first of this
month his "influence" culminated in
what was alleged to be a successful at
tempt to make merchandise of certain
votes. This unusual success was satis
factory to those who thought that the
result would bo they would get the sev
eral little amounts duo them. Bat thero
was a way of solving the problem of pay
ing debts that differs from the usual
style and is noticeable on that account.
Ordinary people when they get money in
their pockets pay the butcher and the
baker and the furniture man and others
who have bestowed credit. This gentle
man knew a superior trick. Ho gave
out that business called him away, end
for a few davs afterward the remainder
of hisliousehold appeared as usual iuthe
rooms which they had occupied. Last
week the other nmatos of the building
noticed an unusual stillness in that quar
ter, and though the newspaper carrier,
the milkman, etc., madu thoir daily
rounds and left their wares there wereno
signs of life within. As the days went
by tho mystery deepened and on Friday
some one more curious than the rest de
termined "to see what was up." A lad
der propped against the outside of the
building gave uccess through a window,
and iu a few minutes a dozen people
wero in the room. Everything was
neatly arranged, nothing disturbed nor
out of place, and those of the impromptu
visitors who had expected a sensational
discovery were disappointed. At last
someonb who was nosing around pounced
upon a note that had been considerately
written and placed there for the benefit
of whom it might concern.
The document went on to state from
whom had been bought the furniture,
crockery, and household utensils, and
kindly suggested to the several creditors
that under tho circumstances tho best
thing they could do would be to carry off
their property, a piece of advice that was
promptly acted upon. Some of tho cred
itors who had furnished groceries, etc,,
were told what they could take, and for
tho l emamder of the duy it was a moving
scene, iiy nightfall there wus nothing
left but tie cat and some wall paper, and
the next morning the cat had disappear
ed, but as tho wall paper is pasted on the
wall it is probable that the wall paper
man who trusted not wisely but too well,
may have some trouble in realizing on
the debt. Of course in settlements such
as are herein described it is impossible
to please everybody; that is one of the
objections to the system: ono gentleman
with an unpronounceable name who had
furnished a clock to mark tho silent night
of Time, was entirely forgotten in th6
general assignment for the benefit of
creditors and is out and injured to the
amount of tho timepiece's cost, but, on
the whole, tho scheme of settlement gave
more general satisfaction than might be
expected from a plan that has all the
charm of novelty.
Public School Exerclce.
The closing exercises of the public
school in District No. 1 will begin on
Wednesday afternoon tho 18th inst.
Public exercises will occur in each of
the six departments on different days, aa
follews:
Second primary Miss Habersham.
teacher: on Wednasday afternoon, the
18tn.
First primary Miss Trenchard, teach
er; on Thursday afternoon, the 19th.
Second intermediate, Miss Badollet,
teacher; on Friday afternoon, tho 20th.
First intermediate Miss Connolly,
teacher; on "Wednesday afternoon, 25th.
Second crammar Miss Field, teacher:
on Thursday afternoon, the 2Gth.
b irst grammar Mrs. Martin, teacher:
on Friday afternoon, the 27th.
The first hour of each afternoon will
be given to class work and recitations.
while tho iemainderof the time will be
devoted to rhetoricals and singing.
To all of these exercises tho public is
cordially invited to attend.
Mes. U. JJ. Alums, l'rin.
Shooting at the Seaside.
Somb time last week Thos. Stephenson
and a neighbor of his named Clauson,
living at the Seaside, had some trouble
about a debt that ono party claimed the
other owed him, and a good deal of
quarreling resulted iu a fight, in which
Stephenson wgot awav" with Clauson.
He paid his fine last Saturday before a
justice of the peace and everybody sup
posed that ended tho matter, but it ap
pears that (Jlauson was not satished, and
coming along yesterday in front of Aus-
lain rtiJi-f u ajm jiciutuvu oifc
ting there, ho pulled out a revolver and
blazed away, hitting Stephenson in the
right wrist and shattering the small
bones. Tho wounded man was brought
to tho hospital last evening where Dr.
Baker attended to him and the warlike
Clauson was arrested.
Ice Cream Festival.
An Icecream festival under the. aus
pices of the Ladies' committee of the Y.
M. O. A will be given in their hall, on
Tuesday evening, .lune 17Ui, to which
all are invited. The usual good time
and social enjoyment, for which the
Association has been noted in the past,
is anticipated. Come and welcome, and
bring your friends, and the stranger
within our gates, to enjoy the hospi
tality of our Young Men's Christian
Association.
The Committrc.
To the Ladies.
Mrs. Pilger, of the Leading Suit und
Clonk House of Portland, has arrived in
Astoria. She expects to remain for
n few days only, and tho ladies of Astoria
will have a chance to consult with the
Leader of Fashions in regard to Styles,
etc. Mrs. Pilger has the reputation oi
being the best fitter and most stylish
dressmaker on this coast, and the ladies
who are in need of Summer clothes, will
do well to consult her. She can be found
at her Branch Store, next Koscue Engine
House.
Just Received.
A large stock of soft and stiff Hats in
all the latest styles, at Mcintosh's Fur
nishing store.
The Patent Lamp Filler.
The most useful household invention
of the age. Call and see iL Also, extra
good Coal Oil forsale in quantities from
a pint to abarrel. Jordan & Bozoutu.
To Our Patrnus.
We do not claim to sell our goods at or
below cost we sell with a living profit
and our prices are lower than the pre
tended cost of our competitors. Pilger's
Branch Leading Suit and Cloak House.
Tho latest patterns and styles of
Ginghams and Calicoes, at the Empire
Store.
Just received n new lot of Parasols, nt
the Empire Store.
Gray sells Sackett Bros.' Al sawed
cedar shingles.
THE CAIRNSMORE SALVAGE CASE.
United States District Court,
Oregon.
District of
Saturday, Juno 14, 1B31.
The tackle, apparel, etc., of tho Cnlmsinore
No. 1459. Suit for salvage.
(I) Derelict Right of must salvous.
The banc Calrnsmorc went ashore on Clat
sop beach In a thick fog. and the master
and crew took to the ooat and left her,
without, so far as appeared, any Intentton
to return or hopes of recover.ng her. but
sold her as she lay within two days for the
benefit of whom it jnlKht concern : but in
the meantime she was taken tMOiOiSlon of
by th e libellants, who proceeded at onco t o
save her, tackle, apparel, furniture, stores
and cargo ; Held. Tliat the vessel was de
relict, ana tnat tue salvors who mt poi.
possession of her were entitled, for that
tiiirnosf to maintain tho same, even
ajromst the owner? or their vendees, so tor
ana so long as tney were reasonauiy uma
and had the means to save her or any part
of her, but when It va manliest tnac tuey
were unable to do so in unv particular, as
well and surely as others who -might otfer
to assist in me enterpiise, it was uieir umj
so far to yield the possession to .siicu
other'?.
f-21 SAT.VAOK Skkvipe Commznsation ok
Where there Is neither tisk of life iior
property iuvolved In a alvase service, nor
auv spuriai Kuowjeugu or juciiu.i .re
quired or use j thci em, the priucipal ele
ments in the compensation of tne salvor
are the value of me labor and care be
.stowed upon the saved property, and the
degree or Integrity and responsibdity In
volved In keeping It snfelv and duly ac
counting for It, together wlJh the risk of
success
DEADV, J.
The libellants, J. E. Thomas, f hom&3
Doig, F. H. Ward, John JJrown, James
Lidwell, Duncan Vf. McKenie, W. G.
Eoss, A. McKonzio, John Wilson, C. A.
McGuire, William Stoddard and Martin
Foard, bring this suit for salvage against
the tackle, apparel, and certain of tho
furniture, stores and cargo of the bark
C'airnsmore, lately Htrauded on Clatsop
beach, a short distance below Point
Adams light.
Tho libel contaiusa list of the articles
saved from the bark, which inclades her
sails, rigging, hawser, anchors and twenty-nine
barrels -of oement, alleged to be
of the value of 38000.
Tho claimants, J. A lirown and W. T.
McCabe, answering the libel admit the
salvase service, but allese that soon after
the stranding of tho vessel and boforo then
saving or tho articles in question, oxcept
the sails, thoy purchased tho Cairnsmore
and cargo from the master tor
the sum of $150 and demanded
the possession of the amo from
tho libellants, which was refased;
whereby they lost tho opportunity of sav
ing both the vossel and cargo, which they
wero prepared to undertake with a rea
sonablo prospect of buccoss.
From the evidence it appears that the
Cairttsmore was an iron vesssl bound from
England to Portland with a carge of
cement of about 1400 tons.
On Thursday, September 27th,she went
nshoro on Clatsop beach, in a thick fog,
with a light wind, a mile or two below
Point Adams light. On tho next day the
master and crew left her in the ship's
boat, and within a few hours wero picked
up by the steamship Queen of the Pacific
near tho mouth of the Columbia river
and carried to Astoria.
On Friday evening McCabe, Duncan
W. McKenzie, and several others of the
libellants having heard of the stranding,
gathered in the vicinity of the wreck;
and the next morning McCabe and Mc
Kenzie. by means of a small skiff which
the latter had prooured, boarded tho ves
sel and took possession of her, and with
tho aid of the rest of the libellants com
menced to wreck her.
They first took off the H3ils, which
wero still set, and sent them ashoro on a
line from the foretop to the beach, and
then commenced to "remove tho rigging.
Daring the forenoon of Saturday the
master of the vessel visited tho beach
and returned (o Astoria with tho local
agent of Lloyd's, who had come, down
from there with McCabe tho day before.
Daring his short stay on the beach the
master did nothing towards asserting
any right to the possession of tho vessel
or interfering with that of tho libellants
or objecting to thoir action.
On his way back to Astoria the master
met a telegram from Portland, advising
him that he had been appointed agent
for the owners, and directing him to
associate some one with himself and hold
a survey of the vessol and dispose of her
to the best of his ability. Thereupon
tho master selected his companion,
Lloyd's agent, as his associate, who was
also the bearer of a message from Mc
Cabe to his clerk in Astoria to buy the
vessel if she was offered for sale.and they
two concluding that they had already
held a suffioient survey of the vessel,
went on to Astoria that evening and then
nnu mere som ner anu uer cargo wunout
any farther notice or other bid, so far as
appears, to McCabe'a clerk, as a wreck,
for 450 thero being an understanding
at tho timo between said agent and Mc
Cabe, that the former should have an in
terest in the venturo, if the sale was
made, as they expected it would be.
McCabo went to Astoria on Sunday
and returned on Monday, when lie told
the libellants that he had purchased tho
vessel, and insisted that they should
cease their work and deliver the posses
sion of tho vessel nnd property to
him at the same time saying they should
be paid for what they had done. The
libellants refused to quit work or surren
der possession of the property, but told
McCabe he might continue to work with
them as a salvor, or that they wero will
ing to stand in with him on the purchase,
which they thought ho ought to have
made for tho benefit of the whole party,
as th6y had agreed beforehand to bid as
high ns 3000 for the wreck, if it was
sold. But they would not allow him to
take exclusive possession nor put a gang
of men on board to work on his account?
McCabe would not accept their propo
sition, and they would not yield to his
demand; and therefore the former did
nothing more towards saving the prop
erty and the libellants continued their
operations until about November 10,
when they surrendered the vessel to the
claimants. The only means they had of
saving tho material, besides the lino from
the foretop, were ox teams which thoy
hired from the neighboring settlers. At
low tide these wero driven in the surf
within 30 to 40 feet of the vessel and
loaded from the yard arm with heavy
articles which wore hauled ashore. There
the sails and other perishable materials
were stored in a tent until thoy could be
removed to Skipanon by wagon and
thence to Astoria, where thoy are now
stored. Tho anchors and chains wore
left woll up on tho beach, whore they are
imw, buried in tho sand.
akwjujuj; iu me tesuniony ot ilcCabe
he had the men and means at his com
mand wherewith to haveplacod a donkey
engine of 4,000 pounds weight on tho ves
sel by Tuesday, and taken out the cargo
in a few days and thereby enabled the
vessel to come ashore out of the breakers
to a place of comparative safety, from
whioh she might havo been thereafter
gotten out to sea again at some conveni
ent time. But it does not appear that
tho men were on the ground, or that the
engine was ever any nearer than As
toria. After tho libellants gave up the
wreck, McCabo emnlovod Thoq. TWr,
one of tho libellants, and some four or
five others, who removed from tho vessel
for him two anchors, weighing between
three and four thousand pounds each, by
lowering them from the vard arm infn i
wagon and hauling them ashoro.
It also appears from tho evidence that
by Monday tho vessel was beginning to
fill from the wator pouring in at her after
lights and companionwny, and that by
Wednesday the whole cargo of cement
was wet and ruined. The vessel remained
intact until about February, when she
broke up and went to pieces.
My conclusion from tho circumstances
is that the Cairnsmore when found by
tho libellants had been abandoned by
her master and crew without the hope of
recovery or the intent to return and re
el aim her. She was then derelict and
liable to be taken possession of by tho
first comer; 2 Par. A & 8., 283: Cohen's
Adm., 78, Waiving inquiry into the bona
fidc3 of tho sale to tho claimants and as
suming that it was good, as against tho
libellanta, the claimants only succeeded
thereby to tho rights and interests of
tho former owners. As against the latter or
their vendees, the libellants had tho law
ful possession of the property and were
entitled to keep tho samo, so far and so
long, as was necessary to enable them to
complete the salvage service in which
they were engaged. But tho rights of
the libellants wero qualified bythocir
oumstance of their power of competency
to perform the service. And if it was
manifest that with their means they
couia not uavo iub propeny, as well or
as surely, as others who might offor to
assist, or take part in so doing, they
were bound to allow such others to en
cage in the undertaking. 3 Par. A. & S.,
270-81
The claimants, as owners, had also the
right to participate in tho saving of the
property, so far as such participation woh
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clear that such necessity existed as to the
cargo, for the libellants were not pre
pared to g6t it out with tho disnatch which
the circumstance required. Indeed, it is
very doubtful if the claimants could have
gotten out one-third of it, .even if they
had succeeded in getting an engine on
board by Tuesday. But it may be that if
the dead-lights and af ter-companionwav
had been properly closed, tho water miolit
Have been kept out of the hold longer, ancr
more mignt nave oeen saved. .Besides,
as the cargo came out the vessol would
have risen up and como ashore out of the
breakers and been less liable to take in
water.
Bat tho claimants woro not entitled to
the exclusive possesion of the ves3ol or
to deny the libellants their right to salv
age for tho property alroady saved or to
provont them from doing what they could
to save more of it. The law favors the
first salvors, and does not allow others to
share with them in the enterprise and
compensation unless and only so far ns
thero is n necessity for it. The Ida L.
Hoicard, 1; Lowell. 2; Cohen's Adm., 82.
The claimant, McCabe, mistook his
rights when ho demanded that tho libel
lants should "give up the ship" and turn
tho whole matter over to him. The libel
lants refused to comply with this demand
as they had a right to. And although
thev may havo been acting under tho ap
prehension that they had n right under
tho circumstances to prevent McCabo
from putting an engine on board, nnd
thus aiding in saving the cargo, they
neyer actually refused to accede to any
such proposition, because it wa3 novor
made to them. Nor were the claimants
ever in a position to mako such an offer,
for they had no such means or appliances
on tho ground or in sight; and now only
claim that thoy wore within their reach,
and if the libellanta had absolutely sur
rendered tho possession of the vessel to
them, ns they required, they could have
brought them into use.
The claimant's case is not one that ap
peals strongly to one's sense of justice.
McCabe, whilo acting as a salvor with the
libellants, privately purchased tho wreck
from under, them at a covert salo for a
nominal sum, and then not only refused
to admit them to share in it, but actually
undertook to deprive them of their pos
sessions and rights as the first salvors.
Neither do I think that the libellants
are guilty of any such unskillfulness or
negligence in the saving of this property
as ought to prejudice their claims for
salvage.
Tho proportion that ought to be al
lowed them is not easily ascertained.
The allegations of the parties as to the
value of the property saved, are a great
ways apart, and the proof on the subject
is meagre and unsatisfactory. Indeed.
it was understood that there would bo an I
admission or stipulation on tho subject,
but I am unable to find any in tho report
of tho testimony.
Where tho property is comparatively
valuable and is saved with but little labor
or risk of life or property, tho proportion
allowed a salvor is less than when these
conditions are reversed.
The time occupied in this service was
considerable probably 40 days in all
during which time some of the libellants
were employed a portion of each day.
But the time employed in the surf in get
ting tho property ashore was only about
one hour out of two, as the water was
too deep or rough to work in when it was
above half tide. There was little or no
property employed by the libellants.
Tho teams which wero used to haul tho
property from tho vessel were all, and the
risk to them was not serious. Tho wea
ther was comparatively calm and mild,
and thero was no particular risk to lifo,
except from exposure to cold in tho surf.
Neither was there any particular skill or
ingenuity brought to bear upon the un
dertaking by tho libellants. The prin
cipal elements in the value of their ser
vice ore the labor and care bestowed up
on iut) property wuiio removing it irom
a place of danger to that of safety, arid
tho integrity and the responsibility in
volved in keeping it safely and duly ac
counting ior ii.
Add to this the risk whieh they took of
getting nothing for their labor, if they
did not succeed, which in this case was
not very great.
Allowing, that tho libellants wero on
gaged in the work of saving this property
40 days, $5 n day for each of them dur
ing the whole period, or $2400 in all, in
addition to the $3S3.82 in money which
they expended for teams on the beach,
transportation to Astoria, labor and sup
plies, seems to me a very reason
able compensation for their care and
labor. But if the property is only worth
$2,500, as alleged by the claimants, there
would not be that much left after paying
the costs of the proceeding; whereas, if
it is worth $8,000 as alleged by tho libol
lants, and my impression is that this fig
ure is much nearer the truth, tho half
or one-third of its value might be suffici
ent compensation to the libellants, both
for their services and expenses. The re
ward for salvago service is affected,
among other things, by the value of the
property saved. Thi3 is ono of tho risks
which wreckers take. Tho Albion Lin
coln, 1 Lowell, 75. But in this call of a
derelict, when the salvago service is con
siderable and the valuo of the property
saved inconsiderable, tho wholo may be
awarded to tho salvor, The Zealand, Id., 1.
Under the circumstances, the safest
course to pursue in the matter, is to
make an order for the sale of the prop
erty a thing which ought to havo been
dono long since on the application of
ono or both of the parties and reserve
tho final award of salvago until the value
of the property is thus ascertained. In
the moantime. if tho parties aro willing
to abide the general ruling in tho case,
they may agreo without any further pro
ceeding upon a disposition of the prop
erty in Accordance with these sug
gestions. A decree will bo entered that the libel
lants are entitled to salvage, the amount
of which will be determined when the
value of tho property is ascertained upon
a sale thereof, which is now ordered.
Mr. C. W. Fullon and Mr. Frederick
B. Strong, for tho libellants, ,
Mr. Charles B". Bellinger nnd Mv.Hnfus
Mallory, for the claimants.
GET THKBEST.
Cheap photographs must bo poor
photographs. Abeil & Son. our leading
photographers, do no cheap work. They
ask fair prices and give far superior
work to any gallery in the Northwest
and equal to the best in America. 29
Washington St., Portland.
Ol Interest To The Ladies.
A full line of Ladies Silk, Lisle and
Cotton Hosiery and Muslin Underwear
at greatly reduced prices for a few days
only, at Tho Leading Suit and Clonk
House, next to Bescne Engine house.
All the patent medicines advertised
In this paper, together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles, etc can
be bought at the lowest prices, at J. W.
Conn's drug store, opposlto OcMden
hctel, Astoria.
For lame Back, Side or Chest use
Shlloh's Porous Plaster, Price 23 cents.
For salo by W. E. Dement.
"Hackmetack," a lasting and fra
grant perfume. Price 25 and 60 cents.
SoldhyW.E. Dement.
STATS AM) TERMTOBIAI..
Portland thinks it has 85,000 inhab
itants Dean Blanchard ho3 skirted a lumber
yard at Hwaco. :
Ono yoar ago K needlo entered tho waist
of an Independence cirl and it was re
cently removed from the right arm of the
fellow who is her "steady company."
The supreme court has affirmed the de
cision of tho Jackson county circuit
court in the case of tho state of Oregon
vs. John Justus, who was convicted of
murder in tho second degree for killing
his father.
Tho Scott Valley News of last Satur
day has the iollewing: TeamBters are
now making summer timo over the Scott
Mountain route, fourteen days for the
round trip between thia place and Bed
ding, Cal. The toads along tho line are
said to be in fair condition.
Operations on the new wharf at Oys-
lervme nave zainy commenced. The
llicaco arrived Monday with 450 piles,
and the driver of Gill & Clinton started
in driving lout Wednesday aftemopnr.
As soon ns there are enough-piles driven
and capped, the lumber will be unloaded
from the scow.
The trinl of Louis A. Knott for tho
cold blooded, deliberate murder of Wm.
T. Higgins, near Pullman, a few months
ago, ha3 just been concluded at Colfax.
After being out an hour and a half the
jury returned with a verdict of murder in
the first degree. He was sentenced to lie
hanged July 21.
Tho Foster brothers havo resumed op
erations this season at their logging
camp on the old Benson place on the
hay. With the logs put in by this camp
and those yet remaining on the Nasel,
together with some three million feet in
tho south Willapah, the mill will no
doubt bo kept running the entire season.
The outlook for hops this year is good,
says the Seattle Post. The vines have a
luxuriant iirowth, and promise a heavy
yield. The acreage 13 great, and the pro
duct will be enormous. Hops of tho
growth of 18S3 were sold last week to tho
quantity of 100 bales at 27 cents a pound.
At this rate, if realized for the crop of
iti, tue nop growers win do exceedingly
woll.
Captain Henry McAlmond, Jr., of tho-
schoonorcvurmmon, has tho credit or out
stripping any other schooner in'tho seal
fishing fleet off the cape in the season's
catch. The captain was out piloting with
his schooner in January, when he noticed
that the seals had made thoir appearance
and ho at once fitted up and went to work,
thus having soveral weeks' start of his
competitors. During the entire season
he captured 1700 seals.
A dispatch says: For several days tho
current in Snake river has been making
n sweeping change ond left tho old chan
nel bare for several miles. Yesterday
two parties of men began to prospect
the old channel and found the sands to
be immensely rich with gold. Several
nuggets were found and the washings
went 50 to 75 cents to the pan. Several
parties outfitted to-day for the new fields,
which aro onlv sixteen miles from Cald
well. It appears, says tho Pacific Journal,
that the owners of the steamer .Favorite,
ond various other parties at Spring Brook
ana riasei, wero lately victimized by an
engineer to the extent of about $200.
which money was entrusted to his care
to purchase certain articles in Astoria.
He has either forgotten the errand he
was sent on, or has concluded to canvass
the county thoroughly in search of the
articles needed, time not being so much
of an object with him as tho money en
trusted to his care.
From all parts of Montana Territory
says the Helena Herald, comes accounts
of cloud bursts and destructive hail
storms. In a letter from W. A. Hedges,
at his sheep ranch on tho Mussellshell,
he speaks of bail stones that broke the
backs of some lambs and knocked others
senseless; that stampeded stock and
caused harnessed teams to run away from
their drivers, and in one case, that of
Ralph Berry, tho team became entangled
in the harness and were drowned in the
flood that followed the hail storm. Hail
stones picked up the day after the storm
measured three inches in circumference.
With such hail storms sheep need the
shelter of a heavy fleece, and it i3 well
that grain is not up enough to be beaten
down.
SKASDISATEBt
Stenskar, Xorraan, Ddastar, cch Flnnarl
Who aro naturalized, and intend to vote
for J. G. Blaine, our next president. In
order to work in unity and with success
in the coming campaign, it is proposed
that we organize for that purpose a
SCAXDIXAVIAK BtAINE ClOT,
in Astoria.
All Scandinavians who desire to join in
this are requested to meet on Saturday,
June 21, at 7 p. m., in tho upper Astoria
school-house.
E. P. Hoft.
A. T. Beakke.
Aug. Dahiexson'.
P. Matxison.
Cam. A. Hanson.
Committee.
"1". Trkli-t, IT an rr an AKf Rfk ntnnnn
lUi Will ilV.US"U lUli UlU UTGUUV)
New York City, states that for three
years lie wa3 troubled with rheuma
tism, which kept him from business,
and lie gave up all hope of recovery.
But, by the advice of his physician,
he began using St. Jacobs Oil, the
wonderful remedy, and was complete
ly cured.
Will Close at 8:30 P. III.
On and after this date the Model Din
ing Saloon will close at 830 p. m., except
ing Saturday evenings, and on special
occasions. June 9, 1884.
Mow.etRin.fr. Flue.
Just received at T. G. Rawlings a
largo stock of cigars, Cigarettes, and
the choicest brands of tobacco.
Stop Tfcat Cough
By going to J.E. Thomas's and getting
a bottle o Loroy's Cough Balsam.
It witx cum: you.
Tho Oregon BloodPurifier is Nature's
own remedy, and should be used to the
exclusion of all other medicines in dis
eases of the stomach, liver and kidneys;
Water! Water! Water!
Wheeler & Kipp,
PRACTICAL
Plumta Gas anil Steam Fitters
ALL WORK
Warranted, and Estimates Given.
FULL STOCK
Iron and lead Pipe, Bath Tub v,
Water Closets, and Gas
Fixtures.
Jobbing Promptly Attended to.
A SPECIALTY Is made of Tap
ping Water Mains and Running
Water Pipes, as We have Supe
or facilities for doing this work.
Corner Squemoqua and Hamilton Streets,
Astoria, Oregon.
t4T
C. H. COOPER!
THE
Leading Dry Goods
of .&sTCotxtg.a..
Silks ! Silks ! Silks !
We are now showing the largest and choicest assort
ment of BLACK and C0L0EED SILKS ever shown in
Astoria at EEMAEKABLY LOW FIGTJEES.
Ladies in need of such goods and want to get the
genuine article would do well to give us a call.
Bonnet's famous Black Silks in all manners. Bioh
Brocaded Silks, Rhadames, Moires and Cet Colored Groa
Grain Silks. Latest Shades. Fancy Brocaded Silks, New
Designs. Evening Silks, in all the latest tints. Summer
Silks in checks and stripes.
11
Pythian Building,
JACKSON'S
ASTORIA
Bakery! Confectionery
Coffee ami lee Cream Parlors.
CHEXAItlUS STKFJRT.
SIJPFIUOIE
Bread and Cakes
OF ALX KirVDS.
"WWldlugs and Parties supplied with strictly
FIRST-CLASS WORK..
o-Freuch and American-o
CANDIES
Manufactured, Wholesale and Retail.
BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT,
OX THE KOADWAY.
Jordan & Bozoith
The Only Exclusive
ODnnirnv o-rnnr
CROCKERY STORE
IN ASTORIA.
IV. 11. Have Sole Right to the
Patent Inmp Filler.
New Goods for
IMMENSE STOCK
CLOTHING, HATS
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Direct from the Manufacturers. Retailed at
Belnc In the Manufacturing Business I am prepared to sell Clothing that 111 give
rEEFECT SATISFACTION both In FIT and QUALITY of Uoods.
Perfect Fitting White Shirts, medium, anil Fine Clrade
Underwear. Newest Styles in Scarfs and Ties.
tfBTA FULL STOCK OF FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SUTTINGS.-sa
D. A. McINTOSH,
OCCIDENT BLOCK,
S 1 1? " tjttt : : ' "&
and Clothing House
OCHPUlt
- Astoria, Oregon.
Wood Yard.
UNTIL FUIITHEUXOTICK THE A3TO
rlaWood Yard, Gray's Dock, foot or
Benton street, will sell wood at tho follow
ing prices and deliver wherever tha streets
are planked, between Trullinger's Mill and
O'Brien's Hotel, back to Astor street :
Green Alder, 2-cut SI OT per cord, long 3 73
I Dry do do
l
do
do
do
do
cto
4 do
c.r mleinlo'k. do
4 CO
4 75
4 75
5 00
8 75
400
4l
4 00
4 25
S25
Dry do
do
do
do
do
do
do
Green Beach
Green Fir
Dry Fir
do
do
do
do
do
do
.extra maple
and S. limbs do
Vine Maple
and S. limbs do
ti 00 do
6 73 do
do 5 Ou
Wood of All Kinds
By I ho Scow load at REDUCED EATEH.
J. H. D. OKAY'
Astoria, February 1st, 1SS1.
THE BEST
IS THE
o:ec:e3.l:e:e2s3m -
Royal Brand Flour
. Manufactured by the
J OREGON MILLING COMPANY
J U of Superior Quality, and Is Endorsed
iy an wno use it.
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S FAVORITE
OrSnperlorBUIngQuaUty.
Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction.
jWYATT & THOMPSON
Hole AsutK for Axtorla.
For Sale.
FIVE IIUXDBED COEDS DliY HEM
lock Wood, which I will deliver nt the
houses of customers for S4 a cord.
DraS'inff of all kinds done at reusonabl
rates. It. K. MABION.
Spring and Summer!
OF
ASTORIA.
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