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cv hc gniltt gtsforau. ASTORIA, OREGON: THURSDAY, JAUARY 8, 1S85 ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted) J. F. HALL.ORAN & COMPANY, rnnusuRits and raorniETOus, A8TORIAJTBUILDI.no. - - CASShTBEEl Terms of Subscription. Served bv Carrier, per eek 15cts. sent by Mall, per month .. COcts. " r " one year . ...$7.00 Free ol postage to subscribers. !3yAdvertisements inserted by the year at the rate or S2 per square per month. Tran sient advertising fllty cents per square, each insertion. Notice To Advertisers. The Astobiajt guarantees to Its ad vertisers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia river. Latest telegraphic news on ontside pages. The Oregon didn't get ayray vesterday, the -weather making it impossible for a vessel to cross out. She -will likely get away this p. m. Rev. "W. S. Hamlin of Seattle, will be here on Sunday next and will officiate morning and evening in the Congrega tional church. There is a movement to have a anion service in that churoh noxt Sunday evening in which Mr. Hamlin takes part. Despite the driving Etorm yesterday a largo concourse of mourners gathered at Grace church to attend tho funeral of the late Capt. M. M. Gilman, and testify their respect for the memory of the eturdy old man who had passed away. The funeral took place in tho hillside cemetery. An old-fashioned sou'wester oame pi ping over me nrs to ine soum 01 me city yesterday and tho rain fell in torrents all day,' It looked at times as though the matter was being a little overdone, but after the way wo have been froze un here for two weeks no one could do oth erwise than say "Go it." The Portland mail boat brought down a part of tho delayed eastern mail yes terday afternoon, and it was refreshing to get oastern letters and papers of Do oembor 17th and "Walla AVnlla exchanges of Decombor 19th and 20th. Another batch will be down this af tornoon. In a couple of days the blockado of 188i-5 will bo a tale of the past. F. C. Reed, W. D. Haro and 0. Loinen weber, members of the legislature, Btart for Salem this morning. Their labors begin next Monday. Mr. Hare repre sents "Washington county, and Mr. Reed Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook in the senato; Mr. Leinonweber represents Clat sop and Tillamook in the house. The gentlomen will all be heard from before tho session is over. CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS. January 7th, '85. Tatxob, F. J. D. G. Ros3 vs. Dean Blanchard. Mo tion to strike out parts of answer over ruled and until to-day to reply. Blanchard and Mucklo vs. C. H. Rain. Demurrer to complaint overruled and until to-day to answer. S. Schlussel vs. A. B. McMillan. De murrer to complaint overruled and judg ment for plfL Goldsmith and Lowenberg vs Ruddock & "Wheeler. Demurrer to complaint overruled and until to-day to answer: Richards & Snow vs. Ruddock & "Wheeler. Same as last above. John. Enborg vs. August Norberg. Sane. Alex. Gilbert vs. George Flavel. De murrer to complaint argued and sub mitted. L. D. Coffman vs. Minnio G. M. Spez nrth and A. G. Spexarth. Motion to strike out portions of the complaint over ruled and until Monday to answer. E. M. Grimes vs. Thos. Wnlkley, ot al. Decroe of forclosnre. Peter Perretto vs. "Wm. Oliver. Demur rer to complaint overruled and until to day to answer. Chas. "Wood, et al, vs. J. T. Borchers, et al. Referred to Geo. A. Dorris to tako and report tho testimony. Margaret McCann vs. the O. R. & K. Co. Referred to Geo. A. Dorris to take and report the testimony. S. K. Stanley, juror, exessod for term. Frank N. Byrd, juror, excused for term. State of Oregon vs. Carl Boehm. Grand jury return not a true bill. Deft, discharged and bail exonerated. J. H. Reddington vs; J. . Thomas et al. Demurrer to answer; argued and submitted. "Wilson & Fisher tb. Henry Pise & Co. settled and dismissed as to John uupa and Paul Solomon. P. J. Iiprson ts. J. F. Stoffen. Judg ment for vlS. C. H. Bain ts. H. B. Parker. For trial Friday morning, January 9th. Andrew Young vs. Charles A. Anderson at al. Until Saturday morning to -make application to dissolve attachment. Patrick F. O'Brien admitted to citi zenship. State of Oregon vs. Ah Gin. Larceny in store; argued; ploud not guilty: this afternoon set for trial. State ts. Gust. R. Warren. Laroeny in a dwelling heuse: arraigned; 0. R. Thomson appointed to defend, and un til this morning to plead. State ts. Gnagio Marsalla. Assault with dangerous weapon; until this morn ing to plead. Adjourned. DTKIKG TIDE LAUDS. Tho following is self-explanatory: Dhpabtment OF AoBIOTLTtmE, ) WAsraHoioN, D. C, Dec 2i, 18S4. J Deab Srs: Your letter of Dec 14, to Hon. J. N. Dolph, asking "information concerning the dyking of tide lands," having boon referred to this department, I have to reply that this, gab ject bos been carefully investigated, in all its practical bearings, and a report prepared, a copy of which I shall have the pleasure of sending to your address, when it issues from the government printing office. Very respectfully, E. A. ClKNXK, Acting Commissioner. Mr. "W. E. Dement, Astoria, Oregon. I.est. A gold bracelet, on Squemoqua street. Finder will please leave at this office. Attention Kulgkfs ! All members of Pacific Lodge No. 17, K. of P. are requested to meet at their Castle Hall on Friday evening, Jan. 9th, 1885, as installation of officers will take glace, and business of importance is to e transacted. Sojourning Brothers are cordially invited to attend. By order C. C. W. A. Sherman, K. of R and S. AT LAST. The Astoria Land Grant Forfeiture. THE SENATE PASSES THE OREGON CENTRAL FORFEITURE BILL. Oregon Senators Work and Vote For the Passa-e of the Bill "Without Amendment. In the U. S. senate, on Tuesday, thoGth inst., consideration of tho inter-state commerce bill was about to bo resumed, but on motion of Senator Slater, of Ore gon, the senato by a Tote of 23 yeas to 22 nays, decided to lay that bill asido till Wednesday in order to continuo consider ation of the Oregon Central bill. Senotor John T. Morgan, of Alabama, moTed to amend by adding to the bill the substance of his provision which, on his motion had been added to the Atlantic and Pacifio forfeiture bill, providing a method of judicial procedure for the as certainments of the rights of any parties claimed under the grant, etc Ho spoke at considerable length in advocacy of his proposed amendment. Bonds which were a lien on the road, he said, woro outstanding in the hands of innocent parties, and whatever rights inhered in the holders of those bonds were rights that a court could best investigate and decide upon. "In God's name," said ho, "what sort of a government have we got, if the judicial department cannot be trusted to pass upon a title? Where did congress get its reputation for immaculate purity to such an extent as that it rose above tho reputation of judges. When did wo find the precinct of our court haunted by gangs of foul lobbyists, to attempt to prevent the decisions of these courts? It is not tho courts that such people Tisit. They-Tisit congress. They are not round about me supreme court, but are often found in the lobbies of this body. I will not say that where a carcass is, thero the eagles gather to gether; that would be unjust, but I will say this that for a serene, honest judg ment of perfect integrity and one upon which the country can rest with satis faction, I commend to a court rather than to any legislative body." Sonator Slater replied to Morgan and maintained that Morgan's amondmont was unnecessary. The bondholders' rights -were shown by tho grant. They had such rights as tho granting act gave them, and could have no more. Slater denied that this was a oaso of confisca tion. It was a case of reversion or for feiture, because of a condition broken. Sonator Dolph said tho portion of land granted the Oregon company had been earned by tho construction of a corre sponding portion of road within tho timo specified in the net granting the bonds. The portion to which the pending bill re lated had not been oarned. The condi tion subsequent on which the grant had been made was not fulfilled, and not bo ing fulfilled, tho grant became void. It was not within tho power of oongress, Dolph said, to cut off in a bill of this character the acquired rights of any citi zen. The rights of all could be asserted in court in spite of any act of congress. After further argument, Morgan's amendment "was rejected, yeas 15, nays 28, and tho bill was then read the third time and passed without division. Before announcement of tho vote on his amendment, Morgan changed his vote from yea to nay, and on tho passage of tho bill gave immediate notice of a mo tion to reconsider. The vote in detail on Morgan's amend ment was as follews: Yeas Allison, Blair. Cameron (Penn sylvania), Cameron (Wisconsin), Cancer, Dawes, Huwley, Iiapham, McMillan, Mil ler (New York), Mitchell, Pike, .Sawyer, Sheffield and Wilson 15. Nays Beck, Camdon, Cookerell, Coke, Colquitt, Cullom, Dolph, George, Gor man, Groom, Hampton, Harrison, Jack son, Jonas, Jones (Florida), MoPherson, Manderson, Merrill, Morgan, Fugh, Saulsbury, Sewell. Sherman, Slater, Van Wyck, Vest, Voorhees and "Walker 23. The bill just passed the senate, forfeit ing lands of tho Oregon Central railroad company, applies to such portions only of lands as lio adjacent to and cotermin ous with the uncompleted portion of the line. After declaring such lands for feited, it provides that persons already settled thereon shall have proferenco in right of entry thereto under the home stead laws, such entry to be considered of tho date of actual settlement. The firioo of even sections of tho forfeited ands is reduced to $1.25 an aore. The bill also repeals the act of March 3, 1875. which permitted actual settlers on lands subsequently forfoited to locate elso where without oxtra cost, on amount of land equal to theirfirst holding. The bill now returns to the house, having orig inated there. In the present shape it differs materially from the form in which it oame to the senate, the house bill having declared forfeited all lands granted the company. JLa Ualaekr Preaest. John Muirhead, a Hayes-streot rostau rant-keeper, was arrested on Thursday" by Officer Hooper for violating- the game law by having a dead deer in his pos session. Muirhead claims that the deer was sent to him a few hours before he was arrested, and says that although he does not know .who the donor was he believes that the present came from As toria, Or. S. F. Chronicle, 3. Bucklcn's Arnica Salro. The Best Salvk in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores.Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed t give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by W. E. Dement & Co. At I. J. ArvGld's You will find a splendid stock of boots and shoes. Ladies' and children's shoes a specialty : All styles and sizes. Fishermen Attention! Before buying twine examine the Dunbar, McMaster & Co.'s extra strong Irish Flax Thread, No. 40. 12 ply. Jas. O. Hanthorn, of this city, is the sole agent for the Pacific coast. Fresh Eastern &Hd. Hhoalwater Day Oyulers Constantly on hand, cooked to any style at Frank Fabre's. Mrs. Bryco would respectfully an nouce to the ladies of Astoria that she Is Erepared to do dressmaking in all its ranches at her rooms on Cass St, op posite Odd Fellows building. Gray sells Sackett Bros.' Al sawed cedar shingles A full M guaranteed in each bunch. The most stylish Neckwear, Lace Handkerchiefs and Worsted krilt goods at the Empire Store. CLEVELAND'S CABI5ET. Frebible (Effects of the Change on Office Holders "Heirs of an Old-Timer. Correspondence Rochester Sunday Jlerald, "Yes, tho principal topic of conversa tion hero at present is the probable action of tho in-coming administra tion." The speaker was Mr. William M. Ash ley, of 506 Maine avenue, a man whose large and intimate acquaintance with prominent public men here in Washing ton, renders his opinion of unusual weight. "Tho all important question among the clerks of the various departments is who is to go. In my opinion thero will be very few changes among the old-time employes who have been here year in and year out through several administrations. The removals will occur among the heads of departments. "Tho senso of mistrust which must necessarily perrade the departments is, I suppose, detrimental to the proper transaction of business?' "Well, rather, I reckon. It unfits the clerks for business. Some get very blue, for they havo purchased littlo homes which they must sacrifice" "Last summer it was reported that many were ill of malaria. How is it? "More likely ill of a fear of change. I don't think Washington i3 so very mala rious. At the samo timo I admit that since residing hero, I have not always felt first-rate. At times I have been troa troubled with sharp-shooting pains. Ono day my right arm and leg would torturo mo with pain, there would bo great redness, heat and swelling of tho parts, and per haps the next day the left arm and leg would be similarly affected. Then again, it would locate in some particular part of my body and produce a tenderness which, would well nigh drive me frantic. There would bo weeks at a timo that I would bo afflicted with an intermitting kind of pain that would come on every afternoon and leaTO me comparatively free from suffering during the balance of tho twen ty four hours." "Of course you consulted tho doctors regarding your difficulty?" "Consulted them? "Well, I should say I did. Somo told mo I had neuralgia; others that I had inflammatory rheuma tism, for which there was no cure." "But didn't thoy try to relievo your miseries?" "Yes, thov vomited and physiced me, blistered and bled me, plastered and oiled mo, sweat, steamed and everything but froze me, but without avail." "But how did you finally recovor?' "I had a friend living in Michigan who had been afflicted in a similar wav and had been cured. He wrote me regarding his recovery and advised mo to try tho remedy which cured him. I procured a uuwu iuiu cuiumeuoeu lis use, taxing a tablespoonful after each meal and at bod time. I had used it about a week when I noticed a decrease of the soreness of tho joints and a general feeling of relief. I persevered in its nso and nriplly got so I could move around without limping, when I told my friends that it was wprnor's safe rheumatic euro that had put mo on my feet." "And do you regard your euro as per manent?' "This was moro than a year ago, tho trouble has not returned, and I haven't been so well in years as I am now." "Speaking of President-elect Cleve land, who, in your opinion will compriso his cabinet?" "That is as difficult to dotermino as it is to say what officeholders will go. Many good men have beon named for tho posi tions Bayard, Thurman, Bragg, McClel lan, not to mention a lot of lesser lights. Every prominent politician has n slato mado up which he is backing to win, but then, as is always the caso, someone will got left." BOHfED DOWX. Murray hangs in Portland Fob. 13. President Arthur goes to New Orleans next week. The Chineso restriction law is a dead latter in San Francisco. The Astoria land grant forfeiture bill has passed tho senate. 'Bah. Seats in Beechor's Plymouth cburch sold for 27,250 last Tuesday night. President-elect Cleveland has resigned the governorship of New York state. Fourteen men were frozen to death one day last week near Valentine, Nebraska. Representative Honlov. of California. bosses the Paoifio coast federal patron age. The California legislature is in ses sion. Perkins is apparently strong for senator. All Spain is convulsed br the recent terrible earthquakes. Nino hundred lives were lost in Granada alone. Five hundred passengers reached Port land from Thej Dalles last Tuesday. Trains are running on time. CROW Does not make any second-class Pic tures at his New Gallery, No. 61, on the Roadway. At Frank Fabre's. Board for S22.50 a month. Tko best in tho city. Dinner from 5 to 7. what: Bo You Tkinh tliat JcfT" of Tko Chop IXeuso Gives you a meal for nothing, ajid a glass of something to drink? "Not much!" but he gives a better ineaL and more of it than any place in town for 25 cents. He buys uy the wholesalo and pays cash. "That settles it" For a Scat Fitting Boot Or Shoe, go to P. J. Goodmans, on Che- namus street next door to I. W. Case. Ail goods of tho best make and guaran teed quality. A full stock; new ;oods constantly arriving. Custom worlc Syrup of Figs. Nature's own true Laxative Pleas ant to tho palate, acceptable to the Stom ach, harmless in Its nature, painless in its action. Cures habitual Constipation. Biliousness, Indigestion and kindred ills. Cleanses the system, purifies the blood, regulates the Liver and acts on tho Bowels. Breaks up Colds, Chills and Fever, etc. Strengthens the organs on which It acts. Better than bitter. nauseous Liver medicines, pills, salts and drauchts. Samnle bottles free, and largo bottles for sale by W. E. Dement & uo., Astoria. Misses' and nursing corsets of tho fa mous Ball's make, at the Empire Store. Ball's coiled spring Corsets continue to be all the rage for Ladies, Misses and Nurses, at the Empire Store. All the patent medicines advertised In this papertogether with the choicest perfumery, and toilet articles, etc-can be bought at the lowest prices, at J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite Occiden betel, Astoria. SAL3J0X CAXXCi'G IS CALIFORNIA. What the San Francisco Chronicle" Kxi to Sar Abcnt It. Talking about tho packing of salmon, tho San Francisco Chronicle of the 1st says: Tho canning business of tho coast is mainly conducted in California and Ore gon. In our own stale fruit canning is the most extensive branch of it. In Ore gon salmon packing takes the lead. Cal ifornia monopolizes the fruit canning, but salmon .'canning, of which a. large share was formerly done here, has of late years dwindled, owing to tho steady de crease in the run of fish in our water?, and if tho decrease continues for two or three seasons more the business here will be at an end. For several years the state fish commission kept up a contest with the fishermen, maintaining a fish-breeding establishment for replenishing the supply of fish, the fishermen and packers seomiugly straining every nerve to ac complish the extinction of the salmon. Millions of young salmon were bred and placed in the Sacramento every year, and for a time it seemed that the commission would win the contest aeainst all tho de structive agencies at work, but the fishing gear was rapidly increased, boats and fishermen multiplied on tho river and even ran out to the Golden Gate to meet tho fish, tho laws for tho protection of fish wero inadequate and imperfectly en forced, tho commission was not properly supported by tho stato and general gov ernment, it finally was compelled to give up the contest and abandon its breeding establishment, and the end of the salmon canning industry in California is appar ently close at hand. Thero is no worse-managed industry here than that of salmon packing none that is carried on with such reokless im- Erovidence. Any one looking at tho old luo book laws of Connecticut of some fifty years ago will find therein a provis ion that no apprentice shall be given salmon more than twice a week. To-day tho streams are barren of salmon, with tho oxception of sorao of the extremo northern waters of Maine. It has beon estimated that the production of canned salmon of tho Pacific coast, to say noth ing at all of the value of tho raw article, has been over 1,000,000 cases n year, and tho estimated valuation is $.".,000,000. This is a big industry, but it is slowly drifting into nothingness. The only peo ple who havo paid any nttontion at nil to its preservation aro tho British Colum bians on tho FroHor river and other Brit ish Dominion waters. On tho Columbia river in tho last four years tho pack has been between G00,000 and 000,000 cases each year, with but littlo fluctuation. But tho fishing gear boats, nets, etc has been increased about 20 per cent. Tho fishing has grown steadily closer and tho catch per boat has steadily diminished. This shows that tho run of salmon is steadily decreasing, and it is only a ques tion of a very few 3'ears when, in Bpilo of all tho fishing gear tho river will float, the pack will fall off. rnOTECTION OF THE EfTEIinST. Tho case is similar with the salmon business. God has given tho water. It is our farm. No rent is paid. Fishing has been going on for years. Thero has never been tho slightest attempt made, oxcept one spasmodic effort on the port of tho government, to perpetuato it by breeding and protecting fish. At a cost of about 10,000 to 13,000 per annum, in caso tho management wero given into tho hands of a practical canuer, fish-breeding establishments could bo maintained on tho Sacramento mid Columbia rivers and other streams of the coast. Taking into consideration the fact that the fishing in theso streams gives employment to perhaps 2.100 peoplo and that they pay no rent for tho rivers, a tax should bo levied by tho state upon tho total out-turn of the canneries. Say that 12."),000 cases of salmon are annually packed on tho Sacramento; if each cannery was taxed five cents a case, or n littlo over 1 cent a dozen, which would bo but nn. insignificant item of expense, it would give a revenue of $Gr2."0, and with this n. breeding cstauusunient count no main tained on tho Sacramento. This iuii:ht be considered a tax upon tho fishermen and cannors for me free uso of tho river and would furnish means of propagating fish and maintaining tho supply indefi nitely. As tho thing is now going on, the fish will soon bo exterminated. Tho fish commission has attempted this in a small way, but tlioy aro aided but little by tho government, and havo beunnblo to accomplish but littlo or nothing. One of the grievances that tney complain of is mac mo nyor is umy ciosea uy law ono day in each week during tho run. The fish are only allowed one day in sev en to escape tho nets, and this period is practically reducod to twenty hours. It should bo thirty-ix hours. Fishing shoald cease at noon Saturday and should not bo resumed till Monday morning at G o'clock. Salmon in ascend ing to tho spawning ground travel at a speed varying, according to their condi tion, strength of the current etc, from six to fourteen miles an hour. If, as at resent, fishing closes at Suisun on Sun ay and is resumed all along tho river on Monday, tho fish which passed Suisun on Sunday havo not passed Conrllind and other up-river points before fishing is resumed, and thus thoy fail to escape the nets and aro nearly all taken. Fall fishing should bo strictly prohibited. It should be a misdemeanor for any one to offer for sale any fall fish, for they are positively unfit for food, as any physi cian at all-well informed can tell. Fall fishing is ruining tho salmon industr3 SPOILED GOODS, There is estimated to bo over in Great Britain now, in nn unsalable condition, Sressing on tho market like n load on a yspeptic's stomach, over 209030 cases of fall salmon, that will not bring much moro than freight, insurance and charges. Fall salmon is being offered in Great Britain at 13 shillings a caso.Tho differ ence between this and tho prico at which Columbia spring salmon sold at a few days ago is 10 shillings or nbont 2.50 a case, or GO cents n dozen. If there is anything in tho world that is offensive it is poor or spoiled salmon. Ono who has encountered it much is apt to find his stomach rovoltforover afterwards against that class of food, and salmon producers are steadily losing customers and check ing consumption by reason of tho exist ence of such fish. Tho salmon packers aro debauching their, industry much as the lobster packers of alamo did theirs thrco or four years ago, when the demand for lobsters in Great Britian fell off GO per cent. It was from this falling off that salmon got its boom, and now tho salmon business is following tho same course, owine to fall fishius mainlv. as it is carried on in outside rivers, like the Rogue, the Eel, the Umpqua, and on the Sacramento. Fall fish is not allowed to be packed on tho Columbia, and it is largely on that account that tho Columbia river .pack is in such demand and enjoys such a preference over all others in the markets of the world. The prico of salmon is now about 15 per cent, less than it was at the corresponding timo last year, but this falling off is probably moro owing to sympathy with other articles of manufac ture than anything else. 11 tho prices of sugar, wheat or any other staple commod ity aro compared with tho prices of ono year ago it will bo seen that the depreci ation is more marked than in salmon. Sugar is probably 25 per cent lower, wheat 40 per cent lower than ono year ago, and tho fact that salmon has depreciated so little, in tho faco of all tho drawbacks enumerated above, proves how strong a a hold it has on the trade. It has probably maintained its vnluo better than almost any other article of food consumption, except those which have been favored by a failure of tho crop in certain localities. And when an industry has so bright a prospect it is too bad that it should not be better taken aire of a branch of in dustry that foots up 3.000,000 a year. Just think of it! Thero isn't enterprise enough in our government to protect the industry and see that tho propagation of fish goes on, and tho enormity of this neglect can best be appreciated when it is considered that thi3 5,000,000 industry requites for its perpetuation a beggarly allowance of but 3,000, 10,000 or 15,000. SO POISON IN THE PASTRY IF Vnntlln, lemon, Orange, etc., flavor CaUcn Crcami, Paddings, etc., ns dell catcly nnd naturally as tho fruit from wbldi Ihcy aro made. For Strength and Truo Fruifc inavor They Stand Alone. PREPARED BYTKS Price Baking Powder Co., Chicago, HI. St. Louis, Mo. UAieens of Br, Prices Cream Baking Powder AND Dr. Price's Xnpulin Xcast Gems, licet Bry Hop Vcat. l?OR SALE BY GROCERS. t;e juke but osb quality; ight Healthy Bread. YIASIG1S. The oest dry hop yoast In the world. Broad rai9od by this yeast 13 Hght.whlto nnd wholesome like our grandmother's delicious bread. CROCERS SELL THEM. PREPARED Or THC Price Baking Powder Co., Han'tts er Ir. Price's special Flaionng Eitracis, Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo. For Kile by CriTixcMERLE & Co., Agents Portland, Oregon. YOURFURSE IN THE Direction AND YoiiHSayeMoiy M. D. KANT, The Boss, Is closing out his entire stock of Clothing ana Urercoats, liiiest ana best quality, Larcest assortment in Men's, Youth s nnd Boys' Clothing. Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Rubber and Oil Clothing, Hats and Caps, etc., at prices that will suit the times. He will make up tho finest and best fit ting suit of Clothing to Order, for tho LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN. Ship Captains Take notice of tho fact that I can sxiddIt your crow with Cheaper and Better goods EXilAGTS $IHallj, " Rgghf tnan any otner House in Oregon. M. D. KANT, The Boss. . H. COOPE tSEEEIIIISllIllIIlUin IEEZllE231USI2ailMlI 1 885 jmmg 885 THE LEADING Dry Ms anfl CloMng House of Astoria. Tho increase of my business in ISSi over former years allows me to an nounce for 1885 that I shall carry larger stocks of first-class goods in the differ ent lines, which can be relied upon as represented, and will be sold at the lowest prices for the quality offered. In tie Dry anfl Fancy Ms Will Le found the Latest and Most Stylish Novelties. In (Ms ai Wraps Will be found garments in Style, Cut, and In Men's and Boys' Clotli Will always be found New and first-class fitting goods, from a fine, satin lined Prince Albert Dress Suit, down to a Serviceable Business Suit, for the office, shop, or farm, to fit all shapes or weights, from 50 to 300 pounds. In Gents Furnishing Goods Will bo found a large assortment in all grades and styles. In Hats and Caps Will bo found the best makes, the latest styles, and best values. In Boots and Shoes Will be found a large variety of hand and machine sewed, made expressly to order by the best eastern factories, which enables us to recommend and rely upon the goods as to merit and value. In Oil (Mint Must Goods, Tnnte, Valises, and Uitojlas, Will bo found goods at prices that defy all competition. Solo agent for Uuttenck Pattern's. &u 1-1 Pythian Building, CITY BOOK STORE I HSAlWrARTEES j For Flae Stationery, School Bools, Blank IlooVg, I Sheet Mmlc, Musical Instruments, Variety I I Goods, Etc., Etc. ; J Subscriptions recelred for anr Periodical published at i publishers Prices. I Z Xcit Stock ArriTlnffDallr- ; iirlTK fc. $67,000,000 Capital ! Liverpool and London and Globe. North British and Mercantile Of London and Edinburgh. Old Connecticut of Hartford, COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA Fire Insurance Companies, Representing a Capital or $67,000 OOO. B. VAN DUSEN. Ascent. D. A. MclNTO Keeps constantly on hand a full stock of the best made READY-MADE CLOTHING, In Business Suits and Dress Suits. Also the largest stock and the newest patterns in French, and American Cassimeres, "Worsteds, Cloths, Scotch, and English. Tweeds. Which will be made up to order in the very latest styles and at the lowest prices. TIT GTTAEAHTEED. HATS in all the Latest and Standard Shapes. A. complete line of Gents' Furnishing Goods. d. .&. Mcintosh:, The Leading II U- Finish to suit the taste and purse of all Astoria, Oregon. Wheeler & Kipp, PRACTICAL Plnmta Gas ani Steam Fitters ALL WORK Warranted, and Estimates Given. FULL STOCK Irou and tea tl Pipe, Bath. Tubs, Water Closets, and Gas fixtures. Chimney Pipe, Cheaper than Brick. JOBBINGPROMPTLT ATTENDED TO. Corner Squemoqua and Hamilton Streets, Astoria, Oregon, SH Clothier, Hatter and Gents' Furnisher.