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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1884)
i&sarvc on SljStoyiRtt. A3TOK1A. OKEtiON: SUNDAY. ..tUTEMPElt 14 14 The Southern Oegon Improvement C np-iny inten J to build a railroad fro n Roseburg to Cojs bay next sea eoq. Anotssu moon has been discovered. That explains a good many singular things that have been happening of late. Wobkikgmex all over the country are suffering reduction of Tragas, but this far tre understand Ben Butler continues at the old figure. Sib Moses Mokiefiobe, it is saidf takes no medicine. This not only prolongs his life, but saves hin the trouble of writing testimonials and is economical. And now it is said smoking will pre vent cholera. As New Year's day ap p -oaches men begin to find that after all the vices they have about made up their minds to forswear are real benefits. If the south really means to sit in ih3 saddle it should be very careful .to have the girth strapped tight If Mr. Hendricks could yank it up an other hole he would probably do it, but the one little trouble is he can't The valuable discovery has been made that a little annato put in but ter will give it a rich color. There is another substance which, if put in butter, would give it tho same color, but nobody seems to think of using it. It is cream. The Texas papers intimates that imported Mexican votes can be bought in the Kio Grande districts for 6 a cord. Here is another argument against free trade. Home votes should be protected against this miserable foreign competition. Attobney-Gejcebaii Bbewsteb's com nents on tho form of indictments are timely and sensible. If a man s'eals a mare, and the grand jury in diets him for stealing a horse,his law yer will set him free on the techni cality. What we need in the matter of law is a little less dignity of form and considerable more practical com mon sense. The soheme to get 3.000,000 acres of land away from the Crow Indians under the guise of a ten-years lease at 1 cant per acre should warrant the dismissal of the officers involved in it from their public positions. "When agents of the government have co better business on hand than dup ing the Indians out of their lands they should be given a permanent vacation. CHiEr-Jo3T:o2 OoiiE3:d3e ha9 re buked a provincial justice for severe ly sentencing some boys "who had stolen apples. Like enough the ohief-justice remembers tho day "whtu he could climb a back fence himself. It is all v ry wrong and all that sort of thing, but the toy who never hooked an apple never did much of anything else t'nt the world has rea son to re mi ml er. Es-Sevatob He'B7 G. Davis, of West Virginia, makes some very sen sible remarks concerning the inten tions of the southern Democracy, which he sas intends to show the north that it is not a set of cutthroats or a simple herd of office-seekers. If Mr. Hendricks wonld talk matters over with the "West Virginian and fill himself with a similar idea he would not say so many silly things in his round of speech-miking. . . If there is any benefit in being a state, Oregon is lucky in getting in when she did a quarter of a century ago. Nowadays especially since she . gives Republican majorities she would have no more show of getting in,than Dakota, with twice Oregon's population, or Washington, wjich is well up to us in wealth and inhabi tants. After all is it worth making such a fugs about? A man or a com munity or a city gets along seemingly aa well in a territory as in a state, and is under les expense. Kepbe3ektative Geobqe has pre sented a bill in the house appropriat ing 8500,003 for the improvement of the Columbia river, $200,000 for Port Orford, $503,003 for the locks at the Oasaades, SUOOjjr the entrance to Yaqmna bay, $33,635 for the lower Willamette, $33,000 for Coos bay and 820,033 for tho "upper Willamette and Snake riverj. The river and harbor committee have adopted the rule iu preparing the next river and h rb-r bill to only appropriate about 25 per oent of the amounts asked for by the -engineers estimates. This is double ,the reduction carried out in the bill that is now in operation. The Ohio custom of pardoning one convict on Thanksgiving day is u -.vTwy-yritt fc.t i Koaliaeat, and as SJw gaUtj such is likely to meet the commenda tion of sentimental people. But we gravely doubt the wisdom of mixing sentiment with such matters. One conviot pardoned may not-make much difference, but if -one why not two? If justice demand the punishment of criminals sentiment should not work their release. There is ample room for Ihe satisfaction of the char itable dts'rei that rise with the Thanksgiving daj'd sun. There are poor, honest, law-abiding people enough to absorb all the charity that this world is overburdened with. NEW TO-DAY. Sunday, Dec. 14. RIDUCED PRICES. Reserved Seats Only - - 50cts Gallery, Cn'y - - - - 25cts Special Benefit of LANGRISHE A Gloriously Funny Bill! Three Comical Pieces! THE MAID OF MUNSTER, Or, CATCHING AN HEIRESS. Followed by the LOAN OF A LOVER. Concluding with the famous TOODLES. Langrishe in all Three Pieces The greatest n mount of Fun e er present ed ia oue en ng in Astoria. AT OCCIDENTAL HALL. Wanted. B OY TO C VRBY -OREGON IAN." Apply to K.O.HOLDEN. The Seaside Bakery FRESH BREAD Delivered in any Part ot the City. CHRISTMAS CAKES: Homa-Made Candy Made Daily: The Trade Supplied: Pine Pastry: A Et-sf Cla Establishment. Prices to suit the ti ms. F. B. ELBSR30N. Prop'r. Annual Meeting. fiTOfKHOLDhRS OF THE PACIFIC O (Tuiou Va king Comp-tnj are hereby tio iledthii ih-5 third uriua meeting of tbi company w id b held at tbidr office, in tin itv of Ast rla Oreg n December 22 i-l. R8L t tltP bourof 10 o'cliK'k, A at .foi the pt.rp s of eh ct tig a Board of Dlreitor. -iTiilsu hot erh-g 1 buslutssas may come bffire tiipnuB it g By order . I me Pxesldpit .!. E. OILSTRAP. Secretary. AstoiIa,Or gfn. Dec 12th 16S4. Notice. PARTIH HAVP O CLAIMS AGA KST the Attoria s reer Unllw.y ill her f-.i abor or material niniUhe I art requesud t resent the sitae at o ir offl e ou or before oue o'c ock p. at. t d y BtiZORTH&J'Eva. Stockholders' Meeting. vtotick is hereby; oi vex THATTHE t annual meeting ot the Mocklt hlers of he Masonic l and :iuii Bullrtli g Aswclath n f Astorl i. will be held M the office of Capt. Oenrge Havel, in Astoria, O egon, on WedneSdnv. Dec 17th. l&M. fit the ln.nr . f 7P.M. fo the purple or rteciinj? five di-J rectors -ma raiiict'ntr ucn oxner i-ustne as may legally count bcfoie the meeting, S. T. AleKKAN. becretary, Astoria,,NoT. 17. 188L Fifty Dollars Reward. THE BOVE REWARD WML hE PAID for the re"OVerj nf the bort of Cuhs. ntr1ufylftll UkPMtt I tnotltnt ttlA i !f!0 TT-f. lamettt. &-M dorer iafd nt tbe ntrance io iue v iuiuuui nyer, jjcu ani. imt. By order W. 31 Temple L k1k No. 7, A. F. and A. M. Notice. THETAXitOLLOf COUNTY PPOPKR ty tor the5"e.ir IB$4 13 now in my h mds for Roller tion.. All p Kbni are he eby no il irdlo pay their taxes. Due notice will be trlveu outside districts as date of arrival there. W. (I. R iss, Sheriff of Clatsop County, and ex-offlclo Tax Collector. Atona, Or . Dec. Cib, 1SS4. Grand Concert AT OCCIDENTAL KALL ! Dec. letk, 1SS4. To be gtten by the Congregational Chttreh Choir, assisted by some of tie Leading Musical Talent of Astoria. Rehired Seats at the City Book Store. -Tickets Jr Gallery, . Sc WN" extr charge for BsrTed 8ets. ASTORIA Brst BRE4 Id Ike City, Dcst CI IIEN, Be.t CAKFX Knd P ISTKY, BfHt ICK CREAM, FlHrst OraaneHtal Werk ta Order. ED. JACKSON. $100 Reward POR THE APPREHRV8IOX OF THE jl nurgiars n i aucovery o s den cloth ing from nry &tire ou nigbt of Dec. Ji-j. I whl pay the above reward. M. D. KANT. Astoria, Dec C, 183L - - Houst to Rent; Extra PerforinancB IVS BOOMS : GOOD LOOATIOIT. 1&VUM.1 JT. !ULUIUXjr Assignee's Sale, Tho undo signed Avfigneo of iho Estate of J. E. THOMAS, -OFFERS AT PRIVATE SALE ALL THE BTrGE OF Drugs. Toilet and Fancy Ar ticles, Medicines, ' to. BELONGING TO THE ESTATE. ALL ARTICLES AT COST PRICE. (Special Inducement t the Trad. . P. P. HICKS, ASSIGNEE. Important Notice! Oregon Improvement Co. Great Eeftncticmte Price uf Coal. On and after December 1st until fuifher notice uxe pnco-at mo uunxea win oe i, follows tor " SEATTLE COAT.. Clean Domestic per ton, w lbs . S7fio VverageHterun, " fljoo &-reeaing " 4.00 On hand a constant supply, at market rates, 01 urs-ct&M CUMBERLAND. E.A. NOTES. Agent. THE BEST IS THE Royal Brand Flour Manufactured by the OREGON MILLING COMPANY ' In of Superior Quality, and U Endorsed byjul housolU THE HOUSEKEEPER'S FAVORITE Of Superior Rising Onality. Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction. WYATT & THOMPSON Hole Agent for Aaterla. Dissolution of Co-partnership. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TH VTTIIE partnership hexetofore existing between H D. Newburv and Irv. Sto.ms Iu tbe bus- inesi known hs tbe Cltv U.M.k ture Is this day di33-lved by mutual consent. All bills d .e by tne arm and al arcouuts ohIu ar- i oe pam to or oo iei tea Dy tne unier signed. The husln-is has been pure issed by Messrs. riff en and Reed wno will have charge of It In lh& future. U. U. KKWKUKY. I ItV STEVEN. Atoria. December lttB8l. Referring to tbnaK)ve the undersigned would respectfu ly nnnouuoe to tbe public if Aitona and vicinity 'h thrr It. re thl d y pur hased from Messrs. Vewburv & -tevens the Htock.nxtup Band Kood will of th Clt Book Store, aid hope for & contln u nee of ttin generous patronage accorded theretlrinf tlrm. , ORIFFENREED. Astorl i. Or., December l, 16SL TieHorttemPaciflcEiBressCo. . FURNISHES The Shortest Quickest aad aost Reliable Bate between . ASTORIA AN O ALL POINTS. If you have Anything to Send by Express, Send It by the - Zforlkera P'm.eiBLo Expres Co. Order your Express p&cksgcs sent to you by the NORTHERN PACIFIC EXPRESS CO. Prompt Delivery, Low Rates, Satisfaction iputran.eed .. S.ELHORE. Astoria Atceat. tFor Rent. lYtWO FROfT,'BOOMS : SUITABLE FOB 1 oruces : rentruly located : apply nt As tokiak offloe. For Sale. FINE NINE-ROOMED DWELLING house wl'h two Uts, come ALUu and Seventh streets For further particular apply atTHE A&roatAX office. Elegant Rooms. SUNNY AND CONVEND2NT. IN TVM. Hume's budding. Apply to SAMUFL ELMORE. Lost. rX)UNTY ORDER NO. 683. dated July vJ.loth, is8i, drawn In favor uffcttsup Mill Co., for$iTU.14. Payment on he above has been stopped. Fia'uer will please retarn to this office and be rewarded. Notice to St&ckffolders d the Co lumbia Canning Ce. THE ANNUAL -MEETING OF THE .Columbia Caanlur Cdaip.tny will be held in their office In tee City ot Astoria on the U'h day ot Dec ember U4, at & o'elock A m.. fortae uurotee-of tJecunir a board ol directors Xor tbe ensuiBf; year, and traot- ictiuz "ucn outer onues.i m snail properly 'come befnreibe Beetip;., By order bC Um president. THOMAS DEALY. secretary. Astoria Oregoa, Dec. a, 184. Public Auction. r ItfOTICE IS HEREBY OI VRK TO WHOM L ItRRycoocornAnd the pub'le genera ly, ttsat I win cause to be sold t pub 'to au -tlon la front of the Parker Houm 'In Astoria, wreeou, on .aiuraav. tne 27tn nay -r Da crmber, im, the foflwwuiff artlcea of per sonal "proper y, to-wit : Forty Trunks and Fiftein. Valises, To satisfy my tegalts' arpes and lien aalnst jtnd upon tbe same. 8 Id articles hare been in my bands unelalrned fur more than three m Bios, ana wut oe ho a uno ened and as they are to the blithe bldrier for cash u band accordlBjf to law. Dated Astoria, or.,' Dec. 6. law. H.B.PABKEB. r Proprietor ratter ueuse. To WAoni It May Concern. A. a lvea to be 1 debted to the late ftrm of auury iTeiii,or B. r. -wvens m Co., are nottied to tease Hraedtat Kle- GREAT RE OT Subscription BOOK Price List of Periodicals for 1 3! Harper's Bazar Weekly Monthly .-. v 3 73 Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner... 3 75 u M lllus. Newspaper.. 3 75 " u BiipuKir Monthly.. 2 50 " " Sunday Magazine. 2 TO u Peasant flours. .. 1 .X Atlantic Monthly 3 73 Delineator, Butterick's l 10 Deraorest'a Magazine 2 00 Argonaut, San FrancUco 3 73 Weekly Chrou'-cle, San Francis o..200 ' All others in proj-ortion. THESE PRICES Will only hold GHd Until Dec. OiIi. when my List will be sent to the Publishers. REMEMBER, that Periodicals will be either SENT DIRECT to Subscri bers, or can be called for WITHOUT EXTRA Cn ARGE, at Adler's Crystal Palace Book Store. Caxl Adler, Solo FINE ROCK JEWELRY,Qu.ck-Train LlDlEi' WATCHES, jnequaiied DIAMONDS, Jewels Rich AND RARE. Everything First- VgAPl a&a. All Good r&rt Sai rvvixt Rtir- tiii- In n GUARANTEED. fLrJOb MrratOTT-tiy VVft tVo nlpn!i!r rmHnvni rvtn. Iu Sbowlns t.otxls S! 4TII Yl. nft M.ITA wfti ft I rt Affw Rememljer CARL ADLER'S Crystal Palace. Carpets! Carpets! Carpets. We beg to call the attention of thp public to our latest Importation, dtreor from Eastern uianutarturer", of the lar:?t Invoice of OAlil'El'afVer offered fur ajdo In this clt , cutupriatug all graded, lrom the FINEST BODY BRUSSELS in the Newest Tints and Shades, To tb lowest prleil article in this line fp re detemuned to dIpop of our stock ot Carpets within the next tour weeks, and to that end offt r nperliil lliduceiiu nta, preduditi. tbe poaslbint OX Xieiujc Undersold by .D3 ofoa. C'uiupeti oi-s. 1 Furniture and House Furnishing Line We can show yoa tbe vey BET C.rKDS Ht BOTTOM FIOCEES, i.nd shall be pleased to reserve a call for inspection whether jou puichaM: ot u t. OHAS. HEILBORN. 'n"" ""- ---T-r .r- 'IrrT -!KT New Establishment! HEWPRICES!! FURNITURE, FURNISHING GOODS, Carpets, Matting, Pictures, Mirrors, PICTURE FRAMES MOULDINGS, ETC., ETC. At Greatly Reduced Prices, ASTORIA FURNITURE CO., Cor. Chenatnus and IfamiUon St. II. Du I5UI.sSONT. Manager. Builders Carpenters MATERUL. SASH DOORS AND MOULDING. First Class Work at Prices to Suit the Times. PLASAND ESTIMATES FURNISHED. G. H. Bain & Co.'s Steam Planing MlllandSash Faclory Bant BitlldlHjc Specially. Ntllce to Stockholders' Fsher men's Packing Co. THE ANNUAL MEKTINO OP THE stockh Wpwofthn Fhernien's Pack las Co. will be helil at iha offl of the com pnv, m Mondav. I) p. is. IM. u 9 a m. twthopnrti wofel ctl gatmrt fdlrfc tor for the rnsalnR yer, and tranantl k ftBCh Other ht1lna oa aholl Io- .Itv ..nmu 1u loro at wew jn sre beaetJnjr, By ortUr ol tharrMWMO .. wUry. S3 75 not $4 00 3 73 4 CO 4 CO 4 00 4 00 300 300 200 4 (O 1C0 4 00 Agent, Astcria. FORD Go!d and Silvr WATCHES ware, EXACTING - rt, , 5?wcrancyu.ocAS EBONY, Ormolu nndCrytaI. ti i 3Irt, conucd Ornaments nudPre- a.-. THB BEST.Sold .. in orlneloat "oas atones. cltiKs&toxrns bv exclnslrn Tlion trnctiml rnml Attnta rl-Adlnc l . .. .... t t . . i.. Jaiars). with. 'Jj "" "1I,.:.S '" THE - iT" "" -. f - - Street Light Contract. XOTICE is hereby jiiven tint M will be received at the nfflre or lite Aud itor and Clerk until TuomI iv. D renihet 16th, 1884. atone n clock P M for fttt uiliinj nil or R t? anil Itghtitu; the streel lamps of the cltv of AMniia for a term of one ear fmrii .Janunrv 1st, 1885. Bids nttt-t state the pt'iietif furnlsli ins uas or oil and l.'jhtlnc anil cleanmp each lamp per month. The r jd:t to re ject any or all mils Is hereby ieerved By order of the Common C"ttt.cil. ' Committee J- lf'J?'1 on 1 p C. .1 THKnCIIaRD. Attes' : T. S. J f.wktt. Auditor 11 nd Clerk. Astoria, December 12, 1884. Notice. NOTICE IS T1EKKKY GIVEN TIIT Won? Wah and-Woiijf Fang Cmt' g have fh s dai hs Delated 'heinivt-s tnth-1I1-er as p.iriUH under the firm tiani- ai d -t le ofHi Kp Company. In or vIiikou nn-n-" e al men bandts" miiine and TjmpV'Mn nt Hgencc, in the city 1 Astorl 1, on S'rtit nn qtu street, n I door to D I. fcccK. & Son. Vjs4. Attrla, Ongon, Die. itd, IKL For The Finest Groceries. Tor The Preshest Vegetables, For The Host Complete Assortment, For Absolute Satisfaction. In ri'I !i- and Dtliviniuj U. I mien, r U FRANK L. Family Grocery ?.&& rrovisioii Store, Corner Benton and Opposite Custom House Square. - i i mi ifm rn it Elt applj to tlis Captain, or to sff-ijEgr5" y Fall and Winter Campaign Opened AT THE EMPIRE STORE IIaiiifi mustered all our fnrces for the coming event we are fully prepared to present in splendid array, an almost irresistible array of New and Stylish Goods in all our Departments, Anxiously awaiting feat less ons'aupht on the putt of our patrona, under the able leaderslup uf the iiivmettile General Cash, to whom we shall gracefully and untoi ditioitall sutitnder. Atnongotir I.ttest. nuvehies we direct atieiition to our New Ball's Coiled Spring Elastic, Section Corset, Havinir secured the sulu .isrency in this city for this famoua brand. We guarantee to the put chaser perfect sntis'actiou in every respect, and the privihgecf eniitir t cotset fo- three weeks ou trial; if found deficient the purchase money will bo refunded. PRAEL BROS. . Jolirjt jSL. -DSALrit Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware . A Gei eral AssortnaniC of HOUSEHOLD COODS. Agents for Uagep Sfovr-s ami Ranges The Hest in the tna.-ket. umbinx poods of all kind o,i hand. Job worn dime hi a x.'orkina.dike nihtiue PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK Attended to Prompt y on Reasonable Terms. CtieiiKma St reft, .exi to C 1.- ParUer' Store. r?TORIl. - OOfOTf. - -jjzf 1 .-..,- ... . .i.m - .., '. 'i-.r'ar TH K g-js -W 'ir .J"" '- .V" A FTIT.I, TOr.TT rt Ti rjm imm' 31. OLSEX. J. CCSTAFSOX. MARTIN OLSEN &, CO. DEALERS IX FURNITURE SS BEDDING Corner 3Iuiu and Sqneiuoqna streets. Astoria, Orezoa. WIKDOW SHADES AKD TRIMMKC-; WALL PAPER, ETC A Complete Modi. PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD. ILL Kl.M) OF IlItXlTl It!: KFfAlJtlD AM) VilLMED. FOll Finest Groceries, -GO TO- FOARD & STOKES. A FULL I INK UF HARDWARE AND Ship Chandlery. A- NEW SLIP Just Flalahcd la E l Store. PARKER'S Che.amus Streets, VTKA3XEB (LABI PARKER Eben P. Parker,M aster. ? F.r TOWING, FREIGHT orCHAR- 11 It. P4KKP.R. o:atgomery( t- NEW MODEL ?1 it-T? RA'GE CAN BE HAD IN AS- B. BAWBB, AGENT CALL AND EXAMINE IT, j WILL BE PLEASED. E U. HAWES b aLso agent for t MX piicut Mm m tzBj&sf" Ann other first -cla J res. Fai'iiuoo Work. Steam Fxt- t-tntCi flto.. n pfloiAlty. AT.SVS ON HflVT A. JOUXSOX. Hardware and SMp CMerj VAN DUSEN & CO.. DEALKKam Hardware and Ship Cliandlery Pnre Oil, Bright Varnish, Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine, Lard Oil, Wrought Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails, Agricultural Implements, SewiHg rrfatfeiHrs, I falsi! au OllC eH,