rzj
Wht gatttj iomu.
ASTORIA, OREGON:
THURSDAY.
-JULY 17.1B&
The net profits of the Suez canal
for 1883 -were 35,000,000 francs.
Waie9 must be a nice place to con
duct a political campaign. Taffy -was
a "Welshman.
An ocean steamer burns all the
way from 150 to 325 tons of coal dur
ing a Tdyagd across the Atlantic.
The Northern Pacific sold 32.370
acres of- land during the month of
June at an average of $5.90 per acra
It is said that cows often live to be
100 years old in Georgia. In this
section, however, a cow over 90 is
regarded as poor eating.
The Southern Exposition of 18S4,
at Louisville, intends to make an ex
hibit of federal and confederate relics
of the late war, and two committees
have been appionted for the purpose.
The mouth of the Amazon river is
said to be 100 miles wide, and is ac
customed to have a bar which covers
fifty square miles. The Amazon
would make an"excellent delegate to
Chicage:
In Siam they decide a law suit by
putting the litigants under cold
water, and the one remaining the
longest is declared the victor. The
only possible use for lawyers in Siam
then, is to hold the stakes.
13ecatj.se of the inability of a mem
ber of the Eleventh Regiment, N. Y.
S. N. G., to pay his dues, a descent
was made on his home recently by
deputy marshals and policemen, and
everything, even the baby's linen, was
seized.
The America has room for four
more boilers, the putting in of which
would probably increase her speed
over a knot an hour. She is the first
steamer that ever docked in Liver
pool a week after leaving her New
York pier.
A SENATon of the United States was
in Hong Kong three years ago. He
says ho could have bought outright
thousands of coolies at S8 per head,
and he believes that the mass of Chi
nese on the Pacific coast have been
secured by direct purchase and ship
ment c -
' United Stated Cox&cg Catlin of
Stuttgart writes to the state depart
ment that, in spite of the numerous
attempts to check the tide of emigra
tion from Germany to this country,
97 per cent of those who emigrate
from Germany go to the United
States. - "
"--rggOOO '"woolen mills in this
country use the whole clip of the
growers, and pay for it $100,000,000
yearly. The goods they manufacture
are worth $234,000,000, and the wages
they pay yearly count up $46,000,000.
More than four-fifths of all the wool
ens we use are made here.
In -Morocco, when a thief is caught
in the most trivial offense, they po
litely request him to hold up both
hands. They then ask him what
hand-he would prefer to have in his
possession, and when he has made his
choice they cut off the other. "When
a thief has lost both hands and also
his feet, he loses his head and stops
stealing.
A thick ballot-box is described by
the Chicago Inter-Ocean, by means
of which the side that owns the in
spectors at a primary election is suie
to win. It is a simple contrivance.
Appearing empty, a spring is pressed
which throws.up a false bottom, thus
allowing indropping ballots to mingle
with those which were stuffed into
box the night before.
One of the stories told of a recent
conflagration in Boston is that of a
man "who, when apprised that the fire
was raging with desperate fury, in the
excitement of the moment seized a
pitcher of water and locked it up se
curely in his safe, without knowiug
why he did it. To this accidental cir
cumstance he owed tho preservation
of the valuable contents of the safe,
which were perfectly preserved by the
steam from the water in tho pitcher.
Somebody has been inquiring into
the circumstances which led to there
being just twelve men on a jury, and
the conclusion is that it was because
there were twelve prophets of old.
The apostles numbered twelve, there
were twelve Jewish judges, twelve
pillars in the temple, twelve patri
archs, twelve tribes of Israel, twelve
stones on Aaron's breast-plate, twelve
gates to Jerusalem, twelve months in
the year and twelve signs in the Zo
diac The corporation of London only
represents one square mile out of the
120 square miles which form the
metropolitan area, and only 66,000 in
habitants in the midst of a population
of nearly 5,000,000. The city corpora-
-tion has not been reformed for 500
ryears. There is a bill now before
parliament for a reorganization of
London, so that the entire city shall
. be governed under a common charter.
Thapresent vestry system of govern
ment so divides the city into districts,
j eaWacting for itself, that London
has really thirty-nine local govern
ments. -The Metropolitan board of
"works, in a few particulars only, may
act for fkentize'oity. "
Oub department of state at "Wash
ington is taking every precaution
against the importation of the cholera
germ into the United States. Happily
there are few diseases more easily
guarded against, provided the prope
measures of sanitation are conbtantly
kept in view. Efficient quarantining
will accomplish something, but the
through sanitation of such of our sea
board cities as have trade relations
with Mediteranean ports will be
much more to the point.
B. P.,JoitES,the new chairman of the
Republican national committee, owes
his fortune to his shrewdness in tak
ing advantage of an accident About
thirty years ago, when the rolling
mill of his then firm, Jones & Lauth,
could have stood on Fifth avenue
without obstructing the pavement on
either side, one of the workmen
got his heavy iron tongs, weighing
about fifty pounds, fast to a bar of
hot iron. The bar was already in the
jaws of the rapidly whirling rolls
There was no time to release the
tongs and they went through the rolls
under ponderous pressure. Instead
of being crushed and broken, they
came out at the other side flattened
out of shape, of no more use as tongs,
but a bar of iron of high polish and
changed texture. The firm made no
fuss about it, but had a quiet consul-
ration among themselves. They set
to work analyzing and experimenting.
The result was that instead of a dis
charge the workman who let the
tongs go through cold got a bonus of
$20j000, and instead of the little one
horse rolling mill the present immeuso
plant was constructed. It is valued
at 87,000,000. It makes cold rolled
iron under an exclusive patent at an
immense profit, and the long head of
the lucky firm, who was made chair
man of the Republican national com
mittee, is a millionaire about ten
times over. At the time the tongs
got fast he kept the books and his
partner looked after the mill. Mr.
Lauth retired from the firm some
years ago, and when the patent on
the cold rolled process was reissued
received $100,000 from the new firm
for his share of it
NEW TO-DAY.
The Str. GLEANER,
B.F.STEVENS, - M.ister.
Will leave Wilson & Fisher's Dock
Kvcry Wednesday, at 1) A. 31.
For Deep River and Way Landings, and
Every Nnturaay, at A. x..
?stete-&a?sfveF.
On other days will do general work. A
good SCOW is run in connection with the
steamer, and Lumber, Wood, etc.. promptly
handled.
Notice to the Public.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE THAT I
want to settle up my business.
Those knowing themselves Indebted to
mo will please make immediate settlement.
Any one havinc a claim against me will
please bring it in at once.
MIKE MEYER.
Astoria, July 1C.18SL
Notice to Contractors.
Notice is hereby given thatscaled pro
posals will be received at the office of
the Auditor and Clerk, until Monday,
July 21, 1884, at 1 o'clock p. m.. for tho
improvement of the crossing of Jeffer
son ana ueiievieve Mreeis, in tne uny
of Astoria as laid out and recorded by
John Mc Clure, by raising and repair
ing the same, in accordance with Plans
and Specifications on file In the office of
the Auditor and Clerk.
Bids must be accompanied with a
iruarantee sinned by two responsible
tax payers, to the effect, that if the con
tract be awarded to such bidder, that he
win, wiiuiu io uuurs aucr iiuucu ui
such awarjd, enter into contract therefor
with good and sufficient sureties for the
faithful performance of the work.
The right to reject any and all bids
is hereby reserved.
Bj' order of tho Common Council.
I. W, Case, Committee
Thos, Dealv, on Streets and
C.W.Stoxe, J Public Ways.
Astoria. July 1G, 1884.
1S.1LI1NT
W ILL LECTURE ON
Mental ani Physical Evolution
Of the Human Itnee.
AT
LIBERTY HALL
Friday Evening, July 17th,
Admission 50 cents.
Friday Afternoon, at 2 o'cl'ck
Dr. limit Will Lecture to Ladies
Only on
PATHOLOGY OF MATERNITY.
Admission Free.
GRAND
Musical and Literary Entertain
ment. For the Benefit of the Presbyterian
Church, of Astoria, at
OCCIDENTAL HALL,
On Monday Evening, July 21
AND A
FAN DRILL
BY A CORPS OF TOUNO LADIES.
Admission, ... 5octs.
No extra charge for Reserved Seats, to be
had at Newbury & Stevens' Book Store
BOX SHEET OPEN THIS MORNING.
Good Milk Cow for Sale.
TNQTJIRE OF Dit. JAY TUTTLE.
SPECIAL NOTICE,
Excursion Tickets from Astoria to "Portland
and return
THE FAST ELEGANT STEAMER
WIDE WEST
"Will make regular trips during the season
leaving Attonu as f jllows :
Leave Astoria Wednesday and
Friday at 6 A. M , arrive In
Portland at 2 P. M.
Leave Astoria Sunday Afternoon
at 4: 15 P. M.f arrive in Port
land at 12 Midnight.
Passengers leaving Astoria Sunday P. M.
can secure rooms and remain on steamer
all night.
JtETUnXIN'O :
Leavr rortlaBil Taesday aat TkHrsday
at C A. M., arrive at Astoria at Xoon.
Leave Portland Sntarday at 3 P. M.
arrive In Astoria at S F, M.
A. L. STOKES,
General Pas -enger Agent.
GREAT REDUCTION!.
IN
-AT-
sms. a. aiAix'ours.
r will sell tor Tnn next tiiik-
JL TY DAYS all Trimmed Hats and
SUMMEK GOCDR at ct.Ht, to close out my
Summer hteci: and m.iKo room tor a Large
Iuvolce of FALL C.OOnS. XOW i the
time for
BARGAINS!
Come and See and. Be Convinrcd.
To be Let.
CHOICE ROOMS IN Wax. HUME'S
block, with all conveniences.
Apply to
GEO. P. "WHEELER.
July 7. ISM
Notice of Assignment.
CIRCUIT COURT, CLATSOP COUNIY
Oregon.
In tho matter of the Estate of McCurth
and Holt, insolvent debters: Assignee's
notice of appointment, To whom it may
cencern: The undersigned hereto gies
notice of hLs appointment us assignee
of the estate of McCurtie and Holt, in
.solvent debtors of Astoria, Clatsop County,
Oregon.
All claims against .said estate must be
presented to me at my place of business in
snidcitv.dulv verified asbv law reoulrd.
within three months from the date of this
notice.
J. K. THOMAS,
Assignee of the Estate of
McCurtie & Holt, insolvent debtors.
July 7, ISSi. dc-w
He ciixo tloDQ. 2
FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS,
MRS. A. B. JEWETT will sell her stock of
3HLLIXERI and FANCT GOODS
at a Reduction of
Twenty per Cent.
On Former Prices This is a rare chance
for the Ladles to secure bargains.
Astoria. June 2l. issi.
Notice of Sale.
rilHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE THATU
A have this day transferred all my right
and intercr in the establishment known
asth.-Ciy Book Store, till. P. Newbury
and Imng Stevens, who will conduct the
husinest of the fl'in in the mttire.
All accounts clue, aw t be pal I to New
bury and Ste on..
P.. P. STEVENS.
A-torla, July 1st. 1831.
T. G. RAWLINGS,
Vuo!e.saIe and HetairDeaTer m
Tropical, Domestic, Green and Dried
J?,Jb-LTJX,2?S-
NUTS. CANDIES, DRIED MEATS, ETC.
Fine Cigar and Tobacco.
Next door to I. J. Arvold's. Squemoqua St.
Fishermen's Headquarters.
THE GENUINE
GAPE ANN OILED CLOTHINC,
OVERALLS, COATS. HATS,
SHIRTS, GUM BOOTS, Etc.
Aud a complete outfit, of Rest Qualitv, and
at t he LO WEST Pit ICE of any Estab
lishment lu the city.
P. A. STORES & CO.
Have opened a New- Stock of At goods in the
store next door to Foard & Stokes, and
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
To all Customer:.
Private School
F
OR SMALL CHILDREN WILL BE
ouened In the Lecture rvom of the Pres
byterian church on Mondav.Jnno 20th. at 0
o'clock. MISS LUCY J. POWELL.
Boat Building.
JOS. P. LEATHERS
Formerly OTer Arndt !t Ferchon's Machine Shop
IS BUILDING FIRST-CLASS BOATS IN
the shop formerly occupied by M. John
son on Concomly street, one block west of
Hansen Bros' Mill. Model, Material and
Finish Flrxt-eJnss.
Sol Gi Jewelry,
BRACELETS,
Scarf Pins, Chains, Watches,
SILVERWARE,
Of every description.
The finest stock of Jewelry in Aktorla.
B-All goods warrantedasrepresented
GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER.
JOHN P. CLASSEN,
Manufacturer of
French and American Candies
ALSO
- -Every morning, from the
AsTORIA-o BAKERY
LOEB & CO.
JOBBERS IN
WINES,
LIQUORS,
AND
CIGARS.
AGENTS FOR THE
Best San Franolsco Houses and
Eastern Distilleries.
Tumblers Decanters, and All
Kinds of Saloon Supplies.
A11 goods sold at San Francisco Prices.
MAIN STREET,
Opposite Parker House, Astoria, Oregon.
A Seven Room House To Let.
FA DESIRABLE LOCALITY.
Inquire at tills office.
IMIRY
iniii;
THE HOWE PL
A NEW DEAL ALL 'ROUND.
Something of Importance to Everyone
that Lives in the City of Astoria.
Win. HOWE,
The WELL-KNOWN BUILDER, has bought from W. W.
PARKER, the large Sash and Door Factory known a "
"Hansen Bros.' Mill,"
And makes public the announcement of the fact.
His well-known reputation as a Successful Builder and Contractor,
and the Quality of the Stock he furnishes, is his guarantee that any
one ordering material at his place will be able to CrET JUST WHAT
THEY WANT, promptly on time, and
AT LOWEST FIGURES.
A Full Stock of Sasli and Door Work. 3Iouldings, etc.,
on Hand or Made to Order.
Bids and Estimates Furnished, and Orders Solicited.
BUILDERS, CARPENTERS and CONTRACTORS invited to
call, examine stock and give a trial order.
WILLIAM HOWE,
PROPRIETOR.
THE HOWE PLANING MILL
Carpets! Carpets! Carpets!
We beg to call the attention of the public to our latest importation, flireet from
Eastern manufacturers, of the ;
LARGEST INVOICE OF
CARPETS
wPjF
Kver offered for sale In this city, ooinprWnj; all yrudes, from the
FINEST BODY BRUSSELS
In the Newest Tints -and Shades,
To the. lowest priced artlclo In this Hue. AW are determined to dispose ot our .stock of
Carpets within the next four weeks, and to that end offer special Inducements, precluding
tho possibility of Being Undersold by auy or our Competitors.
IX THE
Furniture and House Furnishing Line
We can show you the very BEST GOODS at BOTTOM FIGIItES. and shall ba pleased
to recelvo a call for Inspection whether you purchase or not.
OHAS. HEILBORN.
New Establishment!
MEW
iplSIEIlifl
Jiiiiillllfi
Carpets, Matting, Pictures, Mirrors,
PICTURE FRAMES 3I0ULDINGS, ETC., ETC.
At Greatly Reduced Prices,
And cordiallj invite a call from our friends and tho public generally.
We intend to become a permnnent fixture in this place and trust to receive a
liberal share of patronage from tho public.
ASTORIA FURNITURE CO.,
Cor. Chenamus and Hamilton Sts. H. Du BUISS02T, Manager.
mm MILL
c take pleasure h: announcing, that hav
ing purchased tho stock of the late
firm of E. D. Curtis & Co., anil
and having made many
Now and Attractive Additions
Wc now offer for salo lhc
MOST COMPLETE LINE
OF
FURNITURE
HOUSE
Furnishing Goods,
Tor The Finest Groceries.
Tor The Freshest Vegetables,
For -The Most Complete Assortment,
For Absolute Satisfaction,
In Filling and Delivering All Orders,
Call at
FRANK L.
Family Grocery and Provision Store,
Comer Benton and Chenamus Streets.
Opposite Custom House
Square.
TKR apply to the Captain, or to
EMPIRE
THE ONLY
Exclusive Dry Goods House
IN ASTORIA.
Our Stoel: Is The Most Complete, Our Prices At Boot Mn
And Our Anxiety To Sell Is Unequaled I
We Are Always at the Top of the Market
And "With Us You Will Find
THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN OUR LINE
As Fast As They Appear In Eastern Markets.
WE INVITE INSPECTION OF OUR LATEST IMPORTATION
-OF
Ladies' and Infants' White Goods, Skirts, Parasols, Silk Mitts, Glovta ia
Lisle, Silk and Cotton, Fans, etc., etc.
PRAEL BROS,
John A. Montgomery,
DKVI.KR I'
Tm, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware.
' A General Assortment of "
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Agents for
Magee Stoves and Ranges
The Best In tho market.
Pinmblug goods of all kinds oa hand. Job
work done In a workmanlike manner
PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK
Attended to Promptly.on Reasonable Terms.
Clienamus Street. Next to ii JL. Parker's Stare.
AS70lZAv
sr-z-yj;o '
THE NEW MODEL
a Hv
A FULL STOCK
M. OLSEN.
J. QUSTAFSON.
MARTIN OLSEN & CO.
DEALERS IX
FURNITURE 2 BEDDING.
Corner 3Ialn and Squemoqnn Streets. Astoria, Ores.
WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMNGS; WALL PAPER, ETC.
A Goinpleto Stock.
PRICES AS CHEAP AS OTALITY WILL AFF01D.
AIX KINDS OF FURKITURE REPAIRED AJTD TABXISBED.
FOR
Finest Groceries,
GO TO
FOffl & STOKES.
V FULL LINE OF
HARDWARE
AND
Ship Chandlery.
A
NEW SLIP
Just Finished in Rear of Store.
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
Toys, Fancy Goofe, Stationery,
CUTLERY, ETC.
Fresh Fruit Received Daily.
A Full Stock of Smokers Ar.icles.
NEW GOODS CONSTANTLY ARRIVING.
CHAS. A. MAY,
Chenamus street, south side, one door
tnmGoss.
PARKER'S
STEAMER
GUM PARKER
ben P. Parker,Master.
ifbsisJ ForTuWINU, FKKiaHT orGHAR-
1. B. PAJULKJK.
STOR
RANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS
TORIA ONLY OF
E. M. IAWBM,
AGENT
CAU, AND EXAMINE IT. YOK
WILL BE TLBASKD.
K. K. HAWE8 Is also agent for rt
BqgI patent Cooliif M
And other first -class Stores.
Furnace "Work. Steam Flt
tinss etc, a peialtr
ALWAYS OK HAND.
A. .TOHHSON.
THE LATEST STYLES
IN
WALL PAPER
AT
B. B. FRANKLIN'S.
NEXT DOOR TO ASTORIAN OFFICE.
A very large Stock from which to seleet.
Window curtains made to order.
B-My patent Trimmer to cut Wall Papfr
will he found convenient to my patrons.
Hardware ani Ship Ckaiilerj
A. VAN DUSEN & CO.,
DKALEB3 IK
Hardware and Ship CkiMHify
Pure Oil, Bright Varnish,
Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas,
Hemp Sail Twine,
Cotton Sail Twine,
Lard Oil,
Wronght Iron Spikes,
Galvanized Cut Nails,
Agricultural Implements,
Sewing Machlme,
Palais and OUt , QttHt J
i?C