She gailg ftoriau.
ASTOlllA. OK EGOS:
Sunday nrcEMnEi: 21. issi
ISSUED EVERY MORNING.
(Monday (xcrjitfd)
J. V. nAL,L,ORA.N & COMPANY,
ruiti.isur.its axi ritoi-niKToits.
ASTOIUA.V KUILDI.NG. - - UAsSaTKECl
Term or.SuliK.crItIon.
ServHl by C irner. iht wefk
Sent Itv M tij. t month .
' ' nno y':ir ... ..
Free of )(sla,c to mi1 nlicrs.
l.Vts.
. r, icts.
-ST.W
t& V'!vprtlsemiit iiivri-il hytlip vnr:tt
the taXf of 2 i rMtt;ii ,mt mouth. " Trui
sient julveriising nit j- ceutb tier mi mire, eitcli
iiiseititiii.
Notice Ti .tIrir!iT.
TnE AsnuM.vM jiuaraiitei-s to itsart-Vertlsi-n
tli Isirjie-t cifiilatiou uf ;m
iirwsjiaper published on tliu Co.uiubia
river.
No Fleetwood to-day.
0. W. Lsick'.s o fijo has ben moved to
rojin D, iuuiiey'd urick block.
Tickets for the C irLstmns ball of tho
Knights at Gniliu and lteed'd.
Eiee-i ships m jxrt at S 111 Fr.inc'sco
arj charterai tj load waeat fjr Liverpool
at 2'i s.
Mr. Iko Borgman givca notire cons; rr
H J :i':j.iJ b iraiu f jr u man w.th .1 .11
tle ready Crish.
Kisad Prael Bros.' new j:d'L- Thry
Rra enterprising youu u.eu and are i.u
S;rveJiy papuiarl
It id still four d ty.$ to Christ-aas. Let
tn hott2 1 1 tt t utf hij sj.ii 1 (Jjoj.it
Vfj.ither ia th it tiuie.
Five feet of a:io' at Tho D dies; two
f 'et at forli.tiid. A VkMmi rj.u W.il lljiU
tao vrholj Cjju.iib.a b.ia.a.
Sjfer.d prominent Aiiorinnsirhn were
dreamed lu i'u.ti (ua n J e .-ieuxcij by
tus stor.u. k jI hooij clcrd y.
Tae st ckaoidin if the P iciSo Union
PCiJUeT OvIolJiliy Wlli l! IVU titer itlCet-
iu at tea u'c.ecl: to-mor.-jv ijioritnt.
Tho uirih' d'-ir.uitury at the Fon-st
GrjVes JLiii.ui scuiiot .td barneu 1..2A
Taurd .y. Tae children were ..u s Vca.
Considerable sickness is r.-p-irteJ toc
istitii m tue citj buch vr;;Uu r ..s taut
of last Vtcou is enouu 10 iuuJCu any one
sick.
The de'inqaeut tat sileof pripartyin
dutnet No. One U .k p.ac i ycote.tla. at
terttuja. Tho prujjrty n.ail UiS&xui
gojd :lcea.
luvitat.ons ara out for tho b.il! to be
ffiveu oy Astoria Dj virion Ao. One, Uaj
form li ink, K. of x'., uu Canat.jj..s iiijjut
at Occaieut.il ilali.
Tat telephone superintendent has been
baa repairing ever wuce ti:e b'tonn inu
' expects to have the lutes uli in Working
order by tj-uturiow.
There Will be a ball at Knappa Christ
aas nigut. Cupt. Frank Grinds win
le tve w.th tbe Lilian at f jii o'o.ock
Thursday ufteruoou.
Tne revenue cutter Oliver Wolcotl 13 S
Sin Franctscj. iier u.jr wo-;-; u.ivc
b jen removed and sae a as a aiW b j.jer.
Sha ixli reta.-a t j PjoC cjoni.
. Tue Oregon was to have sa leJ from
Portland at in dm gut last uignt .ml vrm
try t j get to sj.i t'-dy. T'je Ctluiiuia
ia due-froui S in Fr.mj.sc tj-.n aro..
C. d. 0 ,.i;rs uj.v .1 l't ii .vj.-ti of
notice.., (Jjartejn trait juat, advrtis
ing his'gioJs and k.-epm .1 ia iaric.-ut
stock to oao jse f ruai a jastitate tae s.-cret
of his success.
TaaNjllie Bird tmpa w.ai tj have
played nere 1 1st ovjam, o it -raui s h.tth
it ta it it wjat ti yinzti in Aliity.
Taishjts bj3U .1 oli w.a:jr f j-tajat.-iC-al
troapjs in this state.
According to tbe roost reliable au
thority procurable winter begins here at
ttventy-nve tmuutrs past four tnis luoru
ing Astoria tune tud will continue bJ
days, 0 hours and .5 minutes.
Pilots on vessels that arrived in yes
terday repjrt tnat the wind on Tuur.-Ma
blew the Vessels 10J miles to sea. Forta'
nately the w.nd was direotiy oif saor.,
ocoxsiouing ouiy discomfort and dela3'.
Tnere are but four miles of track to bj
laid on the Oregon P.iciiic to co.u,.ete
the road to Carvatlis. A tura tab.u f r
the road is under construction at Y.
qain.i, and will be shipped to Corvaltis as
Sjua as tue road is huiaiied.
Hail, sjo;v and slet f -11 at intervals
all div yosterdtj-, and at uuutiVH 1:
'Sjtiu f ar a re'alir oid-f tshioueJ am .
bat cuauged its mind and clo.trtrd o. .
The indicjitious at urcStut writing tire
that we will have some kind of weathti
by dayligat.
Tue Bntia'i birk Win. D. Sud, 710,
from Iquiquj, and Mirlm F.s ler, 760
Baomhaoi muter, Jdiy i.-.im Tal
oaauano and tjo aucuiary Gm.zS. Ho
mer, 1171, Perry ni tstr, JJ d iys f. -.u
Hono.ula, arr vad iu yesterday. Tut
Jessie Nickcrjoa ais j arrived in.
Tae C are ttioa il cVarj 1 o'l iir will
havj a gMtid cjnsert at Ojjidental Hall
to-morro evening. It will uamastjn
event. Tha ue.v piau.i recjut.v pu.--chised
b3r xtJ3dB.-.:. A'dl bj UijJ, aaJ
also tue organ for waosa pa -ca is j tue
concert Is given. Tnu hall wni Uj th jr
oujhly warmed.
Tho Coos Bay lias been withdrawn
from the Yaqnua bay and Columbia
"river ro'ite, and will hereafter rua br
ftrstn the former place and S in Francis
cj. By the w.thdrawal of tae steamer
f rm J.U route the trade ot Yaqi'.u 1 b ty.
until the canip.etiou of the Oregon P!
oitito Corval.is, will gj ta Sa.t Fran
cisco. Tho Reed cama down from Kn'.aaia
Jesterdiy at 2 in the at" eruoon wita dc
lyei m id. P 1. j j.- J J jii ra 1 :s 1 u a ivy
ice ana :.lush in tho nver us f ir d.tXii as
Cufton. The Thouipso 1 w .s at xu.it t o
Point, aud it Was taa Jat taat she might
gecdita last n.g tt it" rail catustioa
W i3 ai itl3 w.ta ?ji la.L i'jj 5 jl.-g. ixi 1
liuab-m Jotv'i 111 is as it l.u.j uiij.e t j
till waat t'ja s.tuitu j is, lui tjj 0 tc
hadn't arrived at hif-jas; devea li.it
niat.
Tae Amrican ship Clicss'jrough was
the twOne of a saalfl 3r;stcraa3 tut al
nust endad in a tragedy. Tne second
in ite nas beau trying 1 1 u.sss tue curpeo
ter, but tae kuigt of tae s tw w.m da't
-ba ojssed. After can-.id.rtb.e qaarre.
liag, tha carpoater dae: tae sreoaa m .t
iu tae sida, ludiCtiiug .1 punfji bat uat
danurous-woaua.' Tue sea md tuj,te w.w
taken to tha ho ?p til, and wul prob..b.y
let t jo c irpautar alone aft.r this. Tn'e
ctriieuter nad a heanng tijforj Ja.st.c
QjoJell last evening and was .cq Ktted.
"Tae laauy fieads hni acqiaiutauces
of Paui D. Parser wid he.r w.ta re
gret of his aut.aislv daita, walch tok
paca Bt ua.i-past i iur yesieraay aiter
soon. Deceased w is n native of tuis
city, the tuird son of Cuts. L. Parker,
aud -was in tae nineteenth ye. r of nis
ae. He bad been long suueriug iroai
consumption and in the ear.
went to u uiiomia lor rettet,
flhoat six weeks ago. He
man of considerable promise, and his
Toe funeral w.ll ba from the Pras-
bt.rian church at 1 u'clow ta-m.-row
J SOME 1TIXD.
j C. B. Allen was in Iho city yesterday
from the cape. V.'o tboupht that there
-iusiuau Avtiiu uero vktunesuay inpui,
but it warift a circuinstr.nco to the breeze
that b!ew at Gaps liaucecl: tho following
evening. Sir. Allen says that on Thuis
day night the wind b!ew there at the
rate of or.o hundred and four miasai.
hoar. It blew straight from Hie east
and made things hum. V.'hilo wo wer
having our big b!ow hero tho eveniur
befire there was comparatively lit tit
wind there, bat when it did start in r
played ch'nr up to the limit. S 1 the nex
time vou ro-id in tho eastern tinner
about t'ie wind blowing 1 ri) mi.es at
hour ;;t tho ku um:t of M. W.-tshingt ti
you c-in just see that 10 utiles and r.dr
it four, for the patent aneroid, hair tnr
Iger, seli-ad;ust.t.g wed cnsige at th
capo iiny be depetided on for accuracy.
The b oks s-iy that when the air is 11
m !iou at the r .te if four miles an hou,
:tisa "gentlo breezy'' Lr miles. 'bris '
w:nd;'' 4." miles, "verv hiyhwind;" ."0 t
Tj m lei. "storm;" GO toCi mile , "j.eti
aturni;" 70 t 8.1 miles, jiuriicine:' l
miles, ornado." Ace irding t- tha
there w is sonif thing more th tn a tormi
diatCini iiiiitcoslc ligiitlioui!) on tin
night if D -c Mibr-r IStb. 18 U.
A wind 1 1 it blo.v . 10 ) m lea an lion
moves at tha r itc of 8. J I feet a mill it
ind ex -rts a pr?ssnra f 41). J pounds t
1 10 hqu.ire foot. Estimates of win
force iu Colorad 1 on the ore ision of th
ipsettfng of a locTiiot.ve th it was st ind
mgoiia track, -.wra tint tho wind es
rted a fore? if 41.8 ptmnds to the iiar
f ot. According to that if a locomnth
tore on Cape Hancoak last Thnrsda
tight it w.tu.d have baen blown into th
i'acilic ocean.
SEW MCIIT-IIOCSE STZAaE!
C tptain Geo. T. D..vis, IigLt-houso in
a.ieot.ir of tbe ThtrS'ienth district, h
i-e:t inter .'ievd !, the P.irtlau.l Xeio
.Is siys: I c.i:iu at tSl whi-ther thera wt
1 nw b.i it to replace the Shubricl: in tin
ligat-housc district. That is a in .tte
vhich is option il with the sacrat-ary o
the treasury. E.tt there is one thing cer
t tin, and that is .1 better butt than th
SUubricli is nei ded. There are live bars i
t ie Thiit uth Ugat-hou-e district, whic
s n tdcr o 1.- jur: -diction, taat h va 1 1 t
eal :r!y cruvd. Taey arc C-in !u
jq tni.i !i i. Stolw iter. C u liNia r.v
.uj i'ul.iaioo'r.. Tito ma' 1.1 coasio
'.viy iimrc diuvr.us th.m in th
Valfth d;.-trct, fro.u whence tlii-y pr.
OJSa t transfer the Munzunila. a vesi
.'hich is n it at all su;U-d f r s rvice 1
1 r. h-A t s'ern w .tcr.s. W.ta t lie S'litbrlc.
'.Kua over the btrs in ouiy be doao 11
tae in i-t 1 iv.trabii! weather. We shoau
uivea v.scl that would ba b!e uud
iu,T and ail c.rc i.n-.taitcc-s to rep.aco -.
iU iv. Whin a buoy is out cf j 1 ce it :
ini ju 13j to navigation instead of ail ai..
oUA.ibfomedijpac-d fr qutnlly du
:tig g iles, and tat-ra .shouid in a sttMiuc
pri.-ided stron.'? eitauga to rep'aea the.
ujys in a gale of wind and on th
ijugaest bux. Jmt think of it. ther.
ire nfteeti lig it-hoasea and ta'eiuy:fou
stake ligats, an I a iar j n 1 ti'ier --f ou iv
to bs a tended 1 1. Tue Tuirtcoutu d.s
ir.ct has u idt r its jinsdictiou tin lrao;.
ige of all the u tvigable waters north in
the California line. Wu it is needed is
lew and -strong b 1 t for this district, iaid
the reiirerant of the Shubrlcl:.
In the supreiie cmrt on tho 1.1th. the
siseof tlut M. HcCiirmack. cimplaiu
uit, vs. F. D. Wttttit. dt-faudint. wt
rgued and sabautted. Salem Slatis
una, IS.
Tho cose of the British C ilumbia Pack
ing Comp my v-s. W. T. Coleman & Co.
iituo up iu the United States circuit
a jurt yesterday for hearing on a demurrei
to the complaint. Italeiga Stott ap
paarad for ttie plamtiif and (J. W. Fultoi
f Ast jna f tr tae defend int. The mat
ter was argued aud sub uittcd. Tne c is(
v.ts triusferred from the stato circuit
j rart f jr Clatsop couatv. Orcnoman.
I3th.
T tlkin abiat r ulroid counrct'onsnnd
the present fi'iow block tde. tie Lrsgoniu
f tue 1'J h siys: The tr.iu 1,0 is now oe
c vaen B 1 meyvi.Ie and H.ud river, whare
the snow is simp'.v ap,i tiling. Those ac
Tiaintd w.th the mid l!a Ci!umbia re
gion knoAT that the mountains on the
Jraia s.d-, bHwaeu tho ui.ier and the
lowarC us ides, slopa d i.i almost to the
.v iter's edge. .Taey cm gun soaie idc
if the eiteiit of snow when it is sLitet
that there is an unbroken slope of snow
tram t'ie mouitaiii t ij to the rier bank,
ia angle of saow a mile higli, the b :s
"-stiii m the r :'road tnrk. Iu om
o tia ta-oi. " cuts, the snow lies to
uepth of twjtity-.ive or tairty L-et. aud
a is 1 1 b: backed out with p ow.4 or shovel
d a.v iy: n ii o lly tha s 1 1 v a t.v avj: thr
track, but that on the mount tins, A'h:cl
'IK into the "clearings' as f..fet as the
a:a mad .
The mis styli-di Nfc.kvvear. Laei
n.iidcrcliiir-.'tinl Wort tl kaitgoatl
tt the Uaipirc 6toro.
IliP'sptil d vprtig Co'Sfts oont'-ntic
in be ah the r tge fur Ladi -s, Aliases and
Xars.-.-N, at t..e Euip.iv iiorc.
Wi lea 1 th tt-fb ii Trie slnrs for
Ladies', aliases and Cliiilri'ii's viv.ir.
Pkaki. Bitos.
Oj-.1t! t.vstT: lJ-JfPI
Zr. L vfit informs the public tha'
s'jf Iris rc'ipin..,t Ho oj,;, r ami Cirn
silo .n, at tin mil .statu! ou Main
-tree:. I'litramv through a:lor shop.
BSoiifw m titii'i-iitiions
lor the.-omin jvar,at Giifsin & Hecd;
Ct y li-iok St mi. JSn'i fjii turns re
ceived far an v- periodical pnhl shcd.
rp -ai Fitfiiif Iluui
Jritoc. go in l'..l. (i.t.tutaiis, on Clu-
j.Uiiu- tii- I, next dom to I. V. Ca-e.
!1 goo !-, o? tiu iicAl make and gttaran
ttl ipulity. A lull stuck: new gond-ou-i.auilj
arriving. Citation wuik.
It I'r.tttU JjIn-N.
Bmrd forS '2JM a uioiiih. The best
in the city. Dinner limn .1 to 7.
F ... 1 , ,. , , I .'ii.-. 111 IV4- .iii tl it-iri- 1I1JIV I'll
or a good bath, pha-ant shave, nr!nm,P,Mo th. ,adilvs 0- Ast J.j., lln, ;,. ,s
V'"."' ". ,V: VUJ.. "T"8" c,,nuT I
.,..v...VH ........ i j ...,.. .
i"l- if ii IITKHS. 1 -flip.
Ml the , .1.. ... a advert ixl
1 1 i!is patHM. together Willi the clmicr.-t
crluiiiery. and toilet aittclc-.. etc can
i-boug!it at the loue.-t prices, at .1. V.
nifs drug store, opposite Uc"iden
'v ti-1. Astoria.
??L:$KiT""&5 U: !'"ns:,fl,ul, l !
iefrelarximiThu I,ncte to UK
wJs a voungj
AiP'tll
pH & !vtb;:vedrfi5
.ace. Thevnit.
;'l
tue
j.iaaoi iu the mark,.. Uoiuid aUiinel
CAUGIIT OS TOE FLT.
The ShubricI: was at Seattle last Thursday-.
S tlem pays snow shovelors fifty csn's
an hour.
JafTarsoa D ivis will coaipleto his 77th
year next June.
Yaquina bay 'longshoremen earn 3 n
day catching driftwood.
Tho Archbishop of York has two res:
deacas and a s Uary of VJ,0J0.
Mijor General Ilancock will retire
f.-oiu the army in February, 18JS.
Cleveland will havo the appointment o!
tw 1 majors and six brigadier-generals.
There are living in New England up
vard of .thirty persons who are over 10J
fb rt of age.
Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of tho
Prince of Wales, will attend Cleveland's
uaugu ration.
In the p-Htoffica department there are
employed 71,G7t people, of whoai W),017
ire psttnastt-rs.
M ire than OJ,OC0 New Yorkers live at
toteis, and there are lUJ.O.O atraugers in
-jwii every night.
T.10 Una of t'aa Cni lian P io'Qj rail
:o id between Port aludy and Coal Har
o; is bain 4 los ited.
M-. Gladstone's salary :us premipr is
U,M l. an.l as ch uic?Ilor of tho exche
fier Sl'J .1C0 per annum.
Tue w.diit p irt of the channel in Y.:
lalua biyisab nit one mile south of Naw
ort. which is 4.C0J fett in wiath.
Vork on the g vernment jetties at Ya
l liiia i being paaaed forw.trd as fast us
jo limited force of men will permit.
Itc-ti mora to maintain the city of
osiou. in proportion to its popuaitio.
uau any otuer city iu tho Uaited States.
Taera has baon a decrease in tho uam
ar of suicidal iu Na.v Yark state h.ii&c--a.f-.au.-der
wjis made a sttutory crime.
A New Hampshire, town is so healtiy
: lit the doator runs tho grocery stort
.nl the uudr;aker has a butcher saop.
it is prop isfcd that a bill be introduced
a c in Vcss cj.iijst.i.i ' tho rising atu
ijttiuot the sun to take place at Tu-
una.
il ilhnll, the great English authority,
:iivs h 11 J 1 1, Na? Y irk aud L varpw
1 1 idjui)iz iaijjrtaut pares in the
vorld.
iJ eren oyster., eautrht in Severn river,
.'h.ch empties iuto Alibjick b:v, Vtr
:ii:.i, wara saaaxsd and lined a q 1 ir--e
iurc.
The fist c'aircli iu Newbury. M is-',
."jiaa was est ib.ished nearly itiO year,
gi, nas racant.y instaded its t.vdfta
.iiistor.
Nj.v that the ctmpiign is ova-, it i
ad Gcaaral Bitier oa&tdiou dly ap
.Mrs in ,11'jiic w.tauut u bauqut in hi:
itton-ho.e.
Tje cz tr or Bn.T?ia is said to bo grow-
tg quite gray, and to Datr 0:1 hid fac
ie wnuktes of pra.uaturo old uge, in
need by warry and anxiety.
It is alleged that iu no city in the
ond do tue p-op!e know a a tittle about
acu otaar as 111 Ca.o ig.i. Mast of tuaui
re straugars 1 1 each other.
B cm at It! cuts a prand. says the
a'-jrt Vortn Gazette, is u greater Uarriei
1 y the advancement and growtu of Tex l
.huu either saort crops or lack of water.
Abi.eae, Texas, which was a wilderness
hrea years aga, is, now a Hour sun
- iwu, inhabited by thousands of paop.t
til i with an assessed valuation of $1,--Oj.OJJ.
A New York athlete named C.A.J.
2 aeakbarner h 13 baan awarded a uau J
ome medal by the United States gov
arumeitt f ir s tviug sixty-thrao paraoua
Jram drawamg.siuce lb7d.
Theie ara sixty-three carpet houss3 in
iew Yora, all of wi,iah varnint correct
neas ires and perfect tits; yet there an
nnety-eight uiistit carjiet houses, all do
ng a tremendous busiuiss.
Twenty-three years ago we bad 111
aities and towns of overS.uOD inhabitants;
tow we have 28iiof such cities and towns,
t'hen the total p ipulation of our cities
.vas .O-jj.oOJ; now it is about 12,0Jd.0J0.
Statistical comparison having been
ir.iught to bear, tho aunouueemeut is
ao.v made in L radon that a second rati
Eng.ish race-hor.se cau beat, over an or
dinary race course, tho best Arab steed
tnat the world contains.
A Philadelphia physician says that a
:o it deal of what p isses for heart dis--.tse
is onJytmld dyspepsia, that nerv
uisuess commonly is simple bad temper,
ind tin t txo-thirds of the so-called ma
laria is nothing bat laziness.
Zephyr in all h nlcs. an I the best as--or
iiicin iu wotsied knit gooiU at tin
Linp.ic Store.
The. iiniu use mii cc- ut our Ball V
c 'il- d -spit :g eor-eis Ii is cue airagcd us
hi iinoort another large Mtpply. Ein
piiu Sinn.
An cic.au. inn of Lai-e Handkpr
c iefs. (icrui in kiutt ng vostctl. "ir--cts
and Hoopakirts at tha Empau
dtorc.
A Splendid roiin-olinn.
Eating Cliocolatc"-at Fnmk F.lber-
n's. Ctll ftr a packet of Eating
Chocolate."' Every mif like.s it.
w.i t:
Do You ThiiiU ilint -Jefl, of
Tin; Chop ISttiiNu
Give you a meal for nolhiuir. and a
:la-s if soiui-ihing to drink? "No
nttchriiut he gives a better meal and
ni'ireof it than any place in town for
il ci n's. lie Imy- tiy ihe wholeaalu aud
pays cash. "That s-ll'e it.'
If ytt want to m tke i nice present fn
vtnir fiiiids go t .1. W. Conn's Drug
Store ami vou will find Ji-t wliat- nu
want, ot iheverv be-t quality, and at
the lovt'e-.! pos-ille pliers.
At J. Y. Conn'-s Dm? S'O'O. yu will
fiml the bej ortineiit in the citv. eon--5-tin
' r Tm'i't Cae-i. Od -r Ca-:e.s,
I'lfit (1 Ware. Kmicv Toilet articles an 1
erfiinti-ry of all kinds, opposite Occi
dent Hotel.
Are you niaite mi-eninle by Indl
get!on.rmistipatiiin. ni7.7.iiu-s.s.'Ls of
appetite. Yellow .Skin? ShiloliWita:
"7er is a jxisitive cure. Ftirsaleby W.
T, l)eificnt
Mo tJ I ... . .S..1I.. ..
prepared to do dres-mnk n in all i s
tir-inciis at her rooni
011 Cass St.. oih
poMie u.;a reuows uuiut.iig.
I Sttc'i a v.irrv of boo s by all cele-
bniid wr t r, ami in all styles of
iittt uigsaiiii t .sticti low 1 rce . inw
; tiever been offered. G to dlers Book
jMo-p stiidyou w II find whatever oj
lOii.v iui.
TalcH a 1.. . a. .vd er's .lewe!rr wn-
l ?',y "S,S a"l tM "
.Jewelry. K r.- u i .eantcd.
, p Ru """ at Ad
Kr3,
For Dinner Parties lo order, at 2nort
DISTRICT ATTOBSETSALAGT A5D FEES.
Bolow is givan tho fees and salary of
I the district attorneys' in this stato undtr
the existing law;
', Salarv nor vear. .
....SS0100
For each day's attcudauco upoti
lae c rautti cuun.
Cn it conviction, wnen the punish
ment is death or imprisonment
for lit'
0t conviction, when puuishm'eiit
is in tho psuiteutiary for num
ber of years
Oa conviction for misdemeanor..
For prosecuting or defending civil
nation, when state is a party.. . .
For attending to divorce suits on
the pirtof tho state
For prosecuting pr defending ac
tio 1 or amt in tho supreme
court ; . .
On cauv.ctiou in a criminal ac
tion, in justice's court,
For conducting an examination
before a magistrate
5.00
25.C0
1.1.00
10.V.0.
25.03
10.C0
25.03
10.00
5.00
In addition to tho above, s iya the Sa
lem Talk, the district ntt lruev is allow
ed, iu a civil action, f ir the recovery of
any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, ten per
csut. of the umouut recovered
Eaoli of the distriat attorneys makes
f.-o.ti three to fivo thousand djl'ars .per
year out of tho offija. Tue salary was
uxed when taest ite w.13 sp irsaly sattled.
aud not nearly so much to be made from
the fas. for the reason that there w.13
less c i Ji nal business at that time. The
lime has now arrived, by reason of the
griwtt of tha state and the accumula
tor! of crmiutl bu lines s in the courts,
.vaen the fe.s tra amp'o ti cimpeusate
the district attorneys for their services.
ind tho h-gis ature oui'ht to cut off. and
s tve to tae st ite tbe l.80J naw paid ua
1 s ilary to these c.fBccrs. La order that
iM injutt 03 sh nld bad mo to the pr s
ent otlia. rs who were elected with the
mder.-t ind"nj that they would be par
n tted 1 1 dra x tho s ilary. we thinc, par
htps, it wojd be on.y fiir tiat the
ihw sbo a d u it g 1 into eaeat until tae
next general election. As we stated in a
i ir.uer issue wo believe that the best in
terests of t ie taxpijors of tae savtnl
ainnticiiu thissttto wnldba attained
y having a di-tr ct attnrney in oacb
jouutv of t'ie st ita, as tae constitution
provides a-d 'is ;s the caso in our s.ster
svite, C l.fmit, andothar stttes. Tue
.ee. withoat tae sabtry will be amp'e to
tacare tho lust t d-jnt in e tch county of
tue st ite, and tae tactiiyers wmd car
t u'n'y be largely tho gainers by having a
nuns attorney 1 1 lo ak after the criminal
insiness and prevent a grent deal of nn
lecssiry expanse, especially in our jus
tice's courts.
TO THE ESD.
V child sat reading; her g dden cur's
Drooping low o'er thestor'ed ptge
Reading tho tnle with pirttd lip.,
Of sonie wonderful liy-gtino age.
"Oh. Ned!" she cnes, ''what if mv Knight
Stio'lid fill ia tiiis b-ittle garv?
'Don't fret," he shou'.eJ, t-vlll i.U coao
r.gat,
Tvo read to the enl e: taa stary."
Sometimes at eve, as the night draws
near,
That bring.Hh us certain woe,
Oar bouIk gather comfort, we know not
how,
Wo stop not 11 reason, or kno.
Vn angel, jnayh tp. dot'i wa'spr unear,
As it p lints tin ime future glorv,
"Frtt not for the night, farther ou gleams
the light.
Tve read to tho end of the story!"'
'l-lnon.
ttiiclileu's Arnica Salvo.
Tun Bk.st Sai.vi: in the wurM for
Cuts. L'rut es.Stire.s.Ulc r-.Sab Kheiiiu.
Fever Sore.-. Tetter. Clinppril Hands.
'hilblains. Ctirn-, and all bkin E up-
ions. ami po-iti.tdy cures 1'ile.s. or 11
.ay required. It is guaranteed to give
teifi-ct satisfactiun. or m-mev refundeii.
Price 25 ceut.s 1 er box. For sale by W.
E. Deuietit & Co.
CK11W
Docs not make auv second-class Pic
tures at his New Gallon, No. Ul,uti
the Koadwav.
viij til' J'is.
Xatiiri'.s own true Laxative. Pleas
ant to the palate, acceptable totlieSton -ich.
harmless in 5t tialuir. painless ii
ts action. Cures habitual rotistipation.
Hiliou-ncss. Imlig Mion aim kiiidr-il
.11.-. C causes the system, purifies tin
ilntid. regulates the Liver and acts 01
the Iliw.-.s. Breaks up CnhK ChilK
and Fever, etc. Slreiigtnens 1 Ia nrgan
ti which it acts. Itetler than btiter.
ntu-eoiis Liver uiedicitiis. pills, salt.
mil draughts. Sample untiles lice, and
large bottles for sale by W. E. Dement
& Co., As'oria.
rislis-rmcn .tiu-riiiou I
Uefore bttving twine examine the
Dunbar, McMaster & Co.'s ixtr 1 strong
Irish Fiax Tin enl. No. 4i. 12 p!v. .las.
O. Hauthorn. or this citv, is the sole
agent for the P-iettie coa-tl
Hart! Irj- U'uikI
For .ale in quantities to suit at Car
nahau & C .'.-.
Ai I. J. A Vultl'H
You will find a .splendid stock of boots
mil -hoes. Ladies' and children's shoes
a specialtj : All M les and size.
Gray sells aackett P.io. Al sawed
vil.tr shingles A full M guaratiteedin
each buucii.
Knscoe Di.on"s new eating hon.e
is now opt'ts. Every liing lia ltvti fit
tetl up iu tir.st-cla-s Myle, j,,i(l hi Well
cnown reiititaliou as a caterer assure
nil who like good tilings to enl. that t
his place thv can W :ici..imniodatni.
Why wul uu cmmi. wnen ShilnhV
Cute will gie immediate relief. Prici-
lo pLs 50 cts and cl. Isold by V. E. De-
ilteni.
A Nasal Injcrtnr free will) each
bottle ot Shiloh's Catarrh Ketii.-d
rnce.ioceni.s. .Mi:it tiy W. E. Deuietit
-HacKuietuck.' a iiLSting and fra
riant perfilMie Price 2.1 and ail cent.-s
rvll by . K. Denieut.
SlitLon's CuitE will iinmedialely
relieve Croup, u ho .ping Cugli. ami
HnmehtttK. o d bv W. K. Dement & Co
F01 l)..siep.si.iaoiii.ivir Complaint,
you have n nr ntetl guaranti a on even
bottle of Shilohs Yitalizer. It tievn
fail t nitre t d bv W. K..nfiient.
Sit ation Wanted.
CIXtKOK EOOKKEhPElt. ArrLT AT
lids oltl-e.
LOStl
n'ri7rt,0VD,lttN 5C2 rt!red July
VJin',1 SI. dr.t wn in rav.ir i.f Cl ttsop 1i1l
Co.. ftir3i 11.11 payment on he above has
been stojnicd. Htul r wl I please re urn 10
tills Offlrc atfl Ite ewanleil-
HAS TURNED.
TP IKV IIKKX HAS HKTUR ED
tt;&Silr?Z$ri&
NO POISON
IN THE PASTRY
jc tl s- - 1 1
"Vannia, X.cion, Orasee, etc, flavor
Cnkcs, Crcaia, Puddings, tc, aa dell
cstely and natarcUy a tho XValt froni
which ticy oro made.
Tcr Strcnflx end Trao 3?riiit
rayor They Stand JLonc.
PRCPARCO BfTHC
Trloo Baking Powder Co.,
Cilcaco, III. St. Louis, Mo
UAKtRB or
C:. Pricoo Cream Caking Powder
AUD
Er. Price's Xnpulla Trast Gems,
IZcnt JDry Sop Yeaat.
iTOri CAL3BYOROCER3.
tva ilAKS CUT OSS QUALtTSr.
hi Healthy Bread,
8KB
MYEASffiE
The nest dry hop yeast In thowortd.
3-ond raised by this yeast 19 tlght.whlta
and whoteaomo like our grandmothqr'gf
delicious Dread.
CROCERS SELL THEM.
PREPARES BY TMC
Price Baking Powder Co..
HanTrsol Dr.Pncs's soscial Ftavannz Eitracis.
Cn.cago, 111. St. Louis, Mo.
ror i e by CaiT'XO.Mr.w.K & To . Agentn
t ! l O" I'lUl.
eadSir!
ER YOUR PURSE
IN THE
Direction
AMD
m
M. D. KANT, Tne B033,
Is closing out his entire stock of Clothing
and Overcoats, finest aud best qualitv.
Iiarpest assortment in iTen'. Youths
nnd Bovs' Clothing. Gents' Furnfshins
Goods, Boots nnd Shoes, Rubber and Oil
Clothing, Huts and Caps, eto., at prices
that will suit the tiroes.
Ho will make np the fine-t and best fit
ting snit of Clothing to Order, for the
LOWEST PEICE3 IN TOWN.
Miip nptuu4
Take notice of the fact that I can supp!y
your crow with Cheaper and Better Roods
than any other house in Oregon.
M. D.KANT, The Boss.
AT
I. J. ARVOLD'S
1
m v"'7t Kel
STE
Right
it t?tii n -ar
11 ssav e money
GBEAT HOLIDAY STOCK
OF
B;ots and Shoes, Ch!! ire n's
and Ladies' Wear,
CHRISTMAS GOODS.
ASPLEXDIll ASSORTMENT OF
. fixi: si.ipi'ki:.
Headquarters i r Holiday Present
I. J. AKVOLD'S,
Sign of The Golden Snot.
PECIAt
L I
ANNOUNCEMENT !
G. H. COOPER'S.
Dur nrr ClirVtnas weok we will make
a special disj 1 ty of Nmeltips in every de
; pantiiutit s .i alibi f ir- thu Huliday seas in,
and irr order 10 cl -ar tem all out we have
j marked tl.etn VERY LOW.
; Ladies and Gentlimn who are in
quest of handsotni a- well as useful Ufni-t-
mas proems would do we.l to give vls a
; call before selecting.
iiiiaitiiiiiiiatiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiii
: Fine B'ack and C lored Gros Grain
; Silk-, K ch Velvoi?, in plain and I rocaded,
: Fini Inporled Dre.-s Goods. The new
: (J .mliiiiati hi Dms Guud.-, in all the lattst
; Tints and Ci lurii g.
SPSGIAI.! j
j Handkerchiefs ! Fandkerchiefs ! i
500 doz. Ladies' Fancy Hemstitched j
I and Embriiidi-r d Handkt-rchi. t, from I
: 81.00 to 9.0(1 p r diz. I
I 13( d z. Color d Si.k IIandkrch:i-fs,
; latest d sigi s, from n) cts. tn 8"-i 25 ech. S
A large ass 'rnifnt ti Fancy Hand-
j kei chiefs, put up in handsciniH boxts, con-
I laitmig - doz., fmm 5U c s to .S5.UU pt r box. i
a nmtiiniiummmirinmnnimiMtumm f
j Fans ! Fans ! Fans ! s
20 d z. Fans, the latest sry'es, r'chly ;
got up. Hand Painted, etc., frm 1.00 to
12.U0 each. j
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Kit
W
V5t7
j Satchels, Pursss, Money Bag, Etc.
(aaaaaasassaa
Imp T't d B'ichns, Hand Painted, Cr.-pe
Ficlus, Fed r.i Jabo s, G.le s, etc.
tcfiiftuiiaaitiiiMiiigiiiaiaitiiitiiiaaiiiiiiaiiiiiiiifiiiiaiiMifiaMMMaaa
THE LEADING
Dry Goods i Clothing House
CTC3T
JljLu
Pythian Building,
CITY BOOK STORE.
Select Your Holiday Presents.
You Will
GRIFFIN
A Large and "Well Selected Stock.
Our Holiday Books and Christmas Cards
Are the Finest Ever Displayed in Astoria,
COME AND SEE VS.
$67,000,000 Capital !
Liverpool and London and Globe.
Itforth British and mercantile
Of London and Edinburgh.
Old Connecticut of Hartford,
AND
COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA
Fire Insurance Companies,
Represcut ng a Capital of $67,000 000.
. B VAN DUSEN. Auent.
BL,
FALL STOCK OF
CLOTHING!i
-A LARGE
Overcoats, Novelties in Neck Wear,
Hats and Furnishing Goods,
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVKN TO
Fine Merino and all Wool Hosiery.
BTThe NEWEST PATTERNS in SUITINGS made up ia
the LATEST STYLES.
Xjow Prices !
D. &. LIcIITTOSH,
The LeadiiLi Clothier, Hatter and Gents' Furnisher
D A Y
... i
Astoria. Oregon.
Pind at
REED'S
Wheeler & Kipp,
PRACTICAL
Ptata Gas and Steau linen
ALL WORK
Warranted, and Estimates Givei.
FULL STOCK
Iron nml Lead Pipe, Bath Tuba,
AVuter Cloel, aud Hum
Fixtures.
Chimney Pipe, Cheaper than Brick.
JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
Corner Suucinoqun and Hamiltpn Streets,
Astoria, Oregon,
STOCK OF-
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