The daily morning Astorian., December 30, 1884, Image 4

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ASTOklA. OrttGUN:
TUES VY. .Mi:CE.MnEU 3 1881
ISSUED EVER? MORNING.
(Monday excepted)
J. F. Hi.L,LORAN & COMPANY.
ruuLitiKits avd I'irorjriKTORH.
ASTOSI.VM'.UILDI.NG. - - CASSsTREEl
Tcrnn or.Sn!crIpt!on.
Servpd uv C trncr. jit r werk 15ct.
Sv it ly .M ill. ji-r m mill.. Ctcti.
' f " one year S7.00
inn of postage t u's rlbers.
IS" VlvertNenu-nts in-.erttcl by the year at
tlie ratu of $2 per square per month. Tran
sient advertising fifty cents per square, eacb
insertion.
Kotice To Atlrertisnrs.
The Astobiax guarantees to its ad
vertisers the largest circulation of anv
newspaper published, on the Columbia
river.
Delayed telegrams on outside page.
"As the day lengthens, the cold
strengthens."
Cashing Belief Corps meets at2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The telegraph line to the cape was
working all right again j-esterday.
Leave orders for the New Year's issue
of The Daily Astoian at the business
office.
After New Years the Coos Bay will ply
only between Yaquina and San Fran
cisco. The snowed in Eastern Oregon passen
gers expect to have the blockade raised
to-morrow.
The stream is full of vessels and still
they come. Columbia's winter fleet was
never so plenty as this season.
The Queen came in on Sunday morn
ing with 11,5G8X lbs. mail. Some of it was
dumped here; the rest went upward with
the flood.
Pittsbure cets cas for fifteen cents a
thousand feet but just as like as not
some Pittsburgers will be found who
want coal oil.
President Arthur has sent to the senate
for confirmation the name of F. N. Shurt
loff for collector of customs in the Wil
lamette district.
The Fleetwood came down Sundfty af
ternoon with her sleeves rolled up ready
for biz., and goes to Portland at six
o'clock this morning.
The British ship Star of Erin, from
Acapulco for the Columbia river, put
into San Francisco on Saturday on ac
count of sickness on board.
Capt. Al. Stream came over with the
Hunter from Shoalwater bay yesterday.
He reports rough weather and came over
after a load of coal oil and flour.
This weather may be taken as a protest
against the changing of the legislative
time of meeting from September to Jan-
lary. Irs tough on .Eastern Uregomans.
Che idea suggested by a correspondent
l good one, viz.: call a meeting of tue
iber of commerce to discuss air.enu-
Its to the city charter; the sooner the
cer. .. r..
iinn.ru.isu. v y . j
. '-.in Mil Lien. -L.U
kr,r- j.-.cin'm liaTfl arnveu
peewsels are reported outsioj
erra iv-d valley wy
out. N
rt. Lane, of the Kincardmesn
hrtR flsntnTiflinlR- inst.. in. Liat
rLone130. AV, he sieli&l the Germai
irKiV.!: V. Al.l -with ritS5JTib"ru. .
istlel She was an iron vesse
lakirigfor the Columbus i
PorflB j3 taiwngeconomy also and
proposes lijrit its stroets with oil in
85. "Whtit comes right down to cheap
ness therels nothing cheaper than to die
altogether, or separately, as the case may
be. Once dead, all expense ceaseth.
Some very young Astorians are getting
rides now that their older brothers and
sisters did not enjoy in their extreme
youth. It has become fashionable dur
ing the last few weeks to put baby car
riages on runners and the little ones
seerrjto enjoy the change immensely.
rSuch nights as last night make fine
lasting -lor tne boys. Urokcn limbs
em to havp no terror tor them as thov
Jo dashing by whirs, whoop and a cheer
EJB,,i,5afees boys Tinder sixty think of
jjjSaays wnen tney were young ana a
rosty sky, a brilliant mootf, a hillside
and a sled bounded earth's wishe-
Gold Bins Fouud
rith bangle attached. Owner apply
I ASTKIAN Office.
Gold Bur Lace Pin Iost
Jjn Presbyterian church, or between
thorp and W. W. Parker's residence, on
Wednesday evening. Finder please
eave it at this office and be rewarded.
Get a Chance.
Raffle of (he beautiful mirror and ta
bleion exhibition at Adler's will take
place at the Gem on New Year's eve
only a few chances left.
CItOW
Does not make any second-class Pic
tures at his 2ew Gallery, Xo. GlXj on
the Roadway.
.Fresli
ICusteni una uoalwater
Bay Oysters
Constantly on hand, cooked to any style
at Frank Fabre's.
I A Splendid Confection.
"Eating Chocolate' at Frank Elber-son's-
Call for a packet of "Eating
Chocolate." Every one likes it
1
WIIATP
I ton Think
that Jeff" of
JTlic Choi
MOBS HEGABDI5Q THE CUT CHABTEil.
Astobia, Dec. 29, 1381.
Eit:o2 Asteeian:
If you please the following suggestions
are offered relative to amending the city
charter:
First Tne boundaries cf the city
should include from the ship channel in
Columbia river to mid channel of Young's
bay, and from channel west of Smith's
point to east line of Alderbrook, taking
in donation claims of S. C. Smith, John
McClnre, J. M. Shively, John Adair and
north half of the Robert Shortress claim.
The canneries, their business, the team
ing, street coach and car business, city
lots, wharves and improvements general
ly. require all that territory to be era
braced in the city for the general good.
Second All persons who are duly as
sessed for. property liable to be taxed and
have paid taxes, city, county and school
district, when such are levied, should be
registered as voters at the city and school
district elections, and none others should
vote at those elections.
Third One assessment for each year,
made by the county assessor, should suf
fice for county, city and school district
purposes. (The state assessment law, of
course, needs some amendment, so as to
make sure of the result aimed at, as the
law now is).
Fourth The number and designation
of city officers should remain as now, ex
cept the number of councilmen be in
creased, but the auditor and clerk, chief
of police, police judge, superintendent of
streets and treasurer should be elected
same as councilmen and mayor.
And a sensible council should fix the
salary or compensation of city officials
on a par with similar employments in the
private business of our citizens, per
manence, time of employment, eta, etc.,
taken into account so that it would not
pay half of the business people of our
city to quit their well established busi
nesses and run for a city office and spend
months of time and hundreds of dollars
in caucusing and log-rolling for the office
all of which must bo paid for by tax
pavers. Fifth The power of the city council in,
and the methods required for, improving,
laying out new, and closing old streets,
and for repairing the same, is good
enough as now provided for by onr char
ter. Thp suggestion that adjacent property
owners pay for expense of opening, cut
ting, filling and planking streets for the
first time only, and that thereafter the
general tax fund pay all further repair
and improvement of such streets, is prob
ably not good, the subject not having
been duly considered.
By that method when we come to mac
adamize or pave a street which has been
once planked, an expense five or ten or
twenty times greater than planking, the
general tax fund would have to foot tho
Dili.
Some of the older, or larger cities, in
tlrs country, where the streets have oacci
been thoroughly improved, paved, or the
thn likf rfirhac3 have adoDted this nlau,
jat hardly any young, embryo city like
Gloria, Uregon. .
SiTfh. The conntv road tax of Astoria
should be expended on roads reaching
out into tho county irom tne poinw w
trade and tra ffic in the city. That istne
object aimed at by the law requiring the
working out, or the payment of the tax.
Tf Vioa urnrVMl -refill in Multnomah. ClacK-
n,nnc ATnrinn. Linn. Lane and other
...., -;---.. T ' j Ar. iza
-""JUS in IHIH SUJkf jtr"WH!"rsr3t
ere unci" Prai&cr mnnmrftmc'irr of thn
county courV.
Seventh. If the charter is to be so
amended, please make the mayor respon
sible for something, make him sors
thing besides merely a figure head.' Let
the intelligent and fair-minded chamber
of commerce of Astoria consider this
matter and if thought best name a oom
mittee of five or seven citizens to exam
ine it and propose amendments immedi
ately and forward within ten days to the
legislative assembly the changes peti
tioned for.
Truly yours,
Lot O wnkb and Tax Patkb.
SURVEY OF THE CIIESEBUOUGH.
A board composed of Capt. A. W.
Berry, surveyor to Lloyds agent, F. S.
Bosworth, of Portland, and Capt. A.
Noyes, held a survey on the American
hVip Chesebrough last Sunday morning.
The report in brief, finds that the ship is
leaking t the rate of four inches an
hour, and recommends that she be taken
to San Francistf for sneb repairs and
disposition cf cargj as vaay be deemed
necessary. It furthei recommends that
an engine with all necessary appliances
be placed on board to keen the nutans
going. In accordance with the recom
mendations an effort was being made yes
terday to induce a crew to ship for the
voyage from here to San Francisco, tho
effort not being attended with entirely
satisfactory results.
The ignorance of the writer regarding
such matters is so extensive that it is
difficult to conceal a portion of it in treat
ing the suggested disposition of the
Chesebrough. It is believed that The ves
sel could be unloaded here and hove down
and repaired at Westport, as the Leading
wind and Mclsear were on similar occa
sions in the past. True, it would be an
expensive job; the question in the minds
of some being would the possible saving
in the expense if all this be done in San
Francisco, counter balance the risk of
sending a loaded vessel to San Francisoo
in such condition as she now is. She is
now in perfect safety lying at her dock,
with all necessary appliances for dis-
chaxfi&nnd releading: when discharged
for repairs is found
s the way a good
and probably it
t Know any
those that
hink that
THE SALMOS FISnECIES.
The past two yeara, saTS the Oregor
ian, have not been very bountiful ones
for those whose occupation consists in
packing for export 'the harvest of the
seine" on our lordly JColumbia river;
One or two of the canneries have made
a trifle above expenses, but they were
owned and managed by men who had a
working capital to begin with, and who
did not draw upon their agents in San
Francisoo for money with whioh to meet
current expenses daring the packing
season. Ut course, an wuo nave arawa
advances in this manner have had to pay
interest thereon; and this, added to
freight, commission, storage and cartage,
has left Uttle or no .margin for the pack
er. Indeed most of tie packers, last
year, came out largely in debt to com
mission houses in San Francisco; and
while there is qo great panio in the busi
ness, yet it is evident" that there has
been comparatively no profit in the busi
ness for the past two years; and that
there will be none until the foreign
market improves, or until the people of
the Mississippi valley can be taught the
difference between good and inferior ar
ticles of canned salmon.
The latter is the most difficult thing
that our packers of canned salmon have
to contend with. Content with compar
atively no competition in the English
and Australian markets up to 1878, they
paid no attention to the swarming popu
lation that was accumulating in the
large cities of tho Mississippi valley
where the salmon is never found and
where the "steel head" is, for want of
familiarity with the various species, as
great a delicacy as the genuine Chinook
himself. Other varieties of salmon whioh
we here discard as almost worthless and
which are never seen save on the tables
of the poorest claases in our midst, were
sold all last winter in St. Paul, Minneap
olis, and Chicago, at prices which were
thought to be almost fabulous; and it
was hoped that when Chinook salmon
came into market they would bring pro
portionately higher prices. But such
was not the case, and the royal quinnat
fared no better than the plebeian "blue
back" or the ignoble "silver side."
Just so in the matter of preserved
nalmon they have not yet learned the
difference between Sacramento salmon
and our Chinook fish. Tho canneries pay
seventy-live cents for fish on the Colum
bia, while those on the Sacramento pay
never to exceed thirty cents. This differ
ence enables the Sacramento packer to
undersell the Columbia packer at least
seventy cents per case in the markets of
all the larger American cities. Now conies
the retail grocer and ho buys what affords
him tho greatest margin of profit, and so
long as be can sell preservea sejmon at
fortv cents per can, he does not tare about
its quality; and seventy cents profit on
oacu esse boiu, is a tug ming vo some oi
those eastern retail gnccro.
If the evil stopped at this, it would, bo
dl our packers should care to contend
"Mth; but it goes even.f urther. Our pack-
en, for the past tour years, nave uau to
Wll 1 71.1- At.. lnritftt- n t AWtaVI fiQ QTIfl
""apeiO Willi lUtJ UilDMW Ul iui;tliw nuu
the yiiest of trade frauds all concocted
in California. One of tho Astoria pack
erBe
bart-c
Cibele
ers weut east about a year ago and brought
&fr eighteen different sample cases or
mon nacke1 on the Sacramento and
beted with the names of spurious firms
and fictitious localities on the Columbia
river, whereas no such firms or localities
existed. A lot of 8.000 cases purporting
to have been packed at Orlen .Uaf m
Washington territory, are now on the
Unlriet m New York, when the troth is
that w- cannery at uien Jiiia whs de
stroyed by fire more than three years ago,
and there has not been a can soldered at
that place since that time. This is but
one of a dozen vile frauds practiced by
California packers, trafficking on the
well-earned fame of tho Columbia river
salmon.
Bat now thore comes from California a
cry of alarm at tho decrease of the salm
on supply in the rivers of that state. The
report of the state board of fish commis
sioners to the governor, to accompany his
biennial message to the legislature, is on
our table, and from it we glean the fol
lowing paragraph:
"Du ingthe two years since the present
commission was appointed very much
time has been given by its members to
investigation of problems connected with
the mora prominent food hshes naturally
found in the waters of the state. Such
investigation shows that the salmon in
terest is already imperiled by scarcity
of the fish. This scarcity is
due to several causes, all of them
removable. First is the illegal in
terference with spawning fish on
their way to the upper waters of the riv
ers. This illicit fishing can be prevented
by the commission, if it is given proper
facilities. A steam launch is essential in
order to effectively patrol tho rivers and
bays, and tho request oi the commission
for an appropriation with which to buy
and sustain one should be granted. The
scarcity of salmon may, secondly, be in
a degree remedied by placing in the'
mountain waters young fish which havo
been artificially propagated To this end
a suitable hatchery is needed, and the
legislature should set aside such funds as
are necessary to enable the commission
to secure the proper site and erect the
proper buildings, and purchase the most
approved appliances. The sum of $10,000
asked for-by the commission is a mere
nothing, when the results of its expendi
ture are taken into account."
It is not humane or honorable to exult
at the misfortunes of others, but we feel
as if the above was of some little source
of self -congratulation for Oregon. Much
as we should dislike to see any other
Btate lose her supply of food fish, we
should feel glad if a scarcity of salmon
in California waters would put a stop to
the contemptible forgeries and vile trade
frauds that haTO proceeded from that
quarter in the past four years. If these
California canneries would only label
their inferior truck with the names and
locations of their works, topMher with
the firm irani es controlling them, there
would be no danger, and Oregon would
ye nothing to fear zrom competition.
e uauiornia packers have hesitated
t would bring in money,
s if they were about to
eantime our
Ctu.
ENGLISH 8TX0XTSS.
The copiousness of the English tongcr,
as well as the diflbulty of acquiring tLo
ability tD use its immense vocabulary
oorreotly, is well exhibited in the follow
ing array of synonymous words, which,
if not new, is yet a oapital illustration of
J nice distinctions which chnracteriza aa
I many of our voc ibles. It is no .;oa Jer that
wj Sii i ojo uioaa.iy, ezcsn tiio witness u
UH. a littfo girl was luokiugi'tit tue' p:c
i ture or a nnaibar oi ships, t.'uen sue ex
! claimed: "oee wuut a tlo-jk of suipa!"
b corrected her b saying that a flock
of suipd is called a diet, and mat a ilfwt
of sucep is called u ilour. Aui hero Wo
would udd, for the benefit of tue for
eigner who is mastering tue intricuctB f
our language in respect to nouns of mul
titude, that a flock of girls is called a
bevy, that a bevy of wolves is called a
pack, and that a pack of thieves is called
a gong, and that a gang of angels is
called a host, and a host of porpoises is
called a shoal, and a shoal of buffaloes is
called a herd, and "a herd of children is
called a troop, and a troop of partridges
is called a covey, and a covey of beauties
is called a galaxy, and a galaxy of ruffians
is called a horde, and a horde of rubbish
is called a heap, and a heap of oxen is
called a drove, and a drove of blackguards
is called a mob, and a mob of whales is
called a school, and a school of worship
ers is called a congregation, and a con
gregation or engineers is called a corps,
and a corps of robbers is called a band,
and a band of locusts is called a swarm,
and a swarm of people is called a crowd,
and a crowd of gentlemen is called the
elite, and the elite of the city's thieves
and rascals is call the roughs.
How a Man Mar Be Knoirn
A m?n may bo known by the newspa
per he keeps. None but the narrow, one
sided, good-I-nnd-bad-you are satisfied
to go on forever drawing their informa
tion, ideas and convictions from a paper
which they know to be partisan in all
things, judicial in nothing. Such news-
apers warp good men into bigots and
ead the weakest of them to chatter and
imitate like apes. No paper is infallible,
none can be perfect; but the ono that
asserts all of its intelligence and forms
all its opinions with.one purpose in view
is inevitably much less reliable and use"
ful than the one that guages news by its
truthfulness and importance and bases
opinions upon facts and justice. Both
are human and both will err, but the ono
is conducted with a policy that seeks
troth only when truth serves its ends,
the other seeks truth always and all the
time. One's mission is to deceive, be
fuddle, distort, oxaggerato or suppress;
when it happens to bo right it is so acci
dentally or for its own convenience.
Tho mission of the other is to inform,
explain, instruct and warn, regardless
of party or candidate. The party paper
retards, the non-party promotes, the in
telligence of its readers.
Buclilcn's Arnica. Salve.
Tue Bkst Salvk in the world for.
Cuts, Bruises, Sores.UIcers, Salt Ilhcnm,
Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Hands,
chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup
tioa4Mhitiyiy cures Piles, or no
payrcquiicW Jt la guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction ojnonev refunded.
Price 25 cents per hx. "Parsale by W.
E. Dement & Co.
Itcncw Yonr Subsciij&89
For thecoiuingyear,at Grlffinhfrci's
City Book Store. Subicriptionsife
ceived for any periodicaJLjblished.
For a'rVeat Fitting Boot
Or Shoe, go to P. J. Goodmans, on Clie
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.
Syrnp of Fir..
Nature's own true Laxative. Pleas
ant to the palate, acceptable to the Stom
ach, harmless in its nature, painless in
its action. Cures habitual Constipation.
BiliounCis, Indigestion and kindred
ills. Cleanses the system, purifies the
blood, regulates the Liver and acts on
the Bowels. Breaks up Colds, Chills
and Fever, etc. Strengthens the organs
on which it acts. "Better than bitter,
nauseous Liver medicines, pills, salts
and draughts. Sample bottles free, and
large bottles for sale by V. E. Dement
& Co., Astoria,
Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured by Shiloh's Catarrh Rem
edy. Price 11O cents, Masai Injector free.
Forsaleby W.E. Dement
Koscoe Dixon's new eating house
is now open. Everything has been fit
ted up in first-class style, and iiK well
known reputation as a caterer assures
all who like good things to eat. that at
his place the3' can be accommodated.
The most stylish Neckwear. Lace
riaiulkerchiefs and Worsted knit goods
at the Empire Store.
Ball's coiled spring Corsets continue
to be nil the rage for Ladies, Misses and
Nurses, at the Empire Store.
We lead the trade in fine shoes for
Ladies', Mbscs' and Children's wear.
Pkael Bkos.
Return the compliment and buy a
nice New Year's gift at the Crystal
Palace.
Shiloh's Cough ana Consumption
Cure is sold by us on guarantee. Jt
cures consumption. Sold by W. E. De
ment Sleepless Nights made miserable
by that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is
the remedy for you. Sold by V. E. De
ment & Co
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy a posi
tive cure for Catarrh, Di.iheria and
Canker Mouth. Sold by W.E. Dement.
That Hacking Cough can be so
quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure- Wc
guarantee it Sold by W. E. Dement
Adler will sell you any book of his
immense assortment, ten per cent
cheaper than any other house iu town.
This is not idle talk but solid facts.
For Dinner Parties to order, at short
notice, go to Frank Fabre's.
Will j-ou suffer with Dyspepsia and
Liyer Complaint ? Shiloh's Vitalirer is
uaranteed to cure you. Sold by W. E.
ienu
111 the patent medicines advertised
Mpaper, together witn the choicest
iery, anu touec articles, etccan
tiab tne lowest prices, at J. w.
jig store, opposite Ue-Mden
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B0ES HOT C05TAEJ AHM0HI1.
IU Heslltfhlsnt Ust NEVER Bern QaMtlcse.
lnaniUIonhcraesfoTaquarterof&cestarT it .
hsj uooU tbe consumer's reliable tent,
THE TEST OF THE OVEH.
Price Baiting Ponder Co.,
XATZ23 07
Dr. Price's Special Flavoring Extracts,
The strongest, mott delicious and natural
11a vor known, and
Dr. Prici's Lupulin Ytasi Qtms
Tor Light, Ileal tby Dread, The Best Dry Hop
Yeast lu tbo world.
FOR SALE BY GROCERS,
CHICAGO. - ST. LOUIS
Light Healthy Bread.
YIASI GIMS.
The beat dry hop yeaat In the world.
Bread raised by this yeast Is llght.whita
and wholesome like our grandmother's
delicious bread.
GROCERS SELL THEM.
PREPARED Br THE
Price Baking Powder Co.,
lanTis of Dr. Price's special FfaYorui2 Extracts,
Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo.
For sale by CiriTixo.llEKi.E & Co., Agents
Portland, Oregon.
Steady, Sir!
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C. H. COOPER'S,
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During Christmas week we will make
a special display of Novelties in every de
partment suitable for the Holiday season,
and ia order to clear them all out we have.
marked them VERY
Ladies and Gentlemen who ar
quest of handsome as
mas presents would
call before selecting.
Fine Black and
Silks, Rich Velvets, inj
.bine Inported Dress
Uombmation Dress
Tints and Colorings
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