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ASTORIA, OREGON:
ATUKD AY JUNE 13. 1685
The Portland paiers are publishing
'ists ot beats who owo Ibo newspaper
carriers money that they can't collect
A man that would beat a newspaper
carrier out of the money so hardly
earned would give his children ten
cents to go to bed without their sup-
era and then steal the money from
Hie urchins' pockets after they were
:.leep.
Fr.oM London comes the complaint
-inco Gladstone resigned, "the coun
try is running itself," a3 Victoria neg
lects to appoint a successor. Eng
V.nd or any country is very fortunate
to be able to "run itself," bnt that is
ough on the Divine right of her
Most gracious majesty. Tako away
the first and last letters of the -word
"majesty,' the externals, as it were,
the wrappings, and you have "a jest,"
and that's about what "majesty," in
governmental affairs is getting to be
in this day and generation.
Tirn best business man in the city
of Albany, New York, is reported to
have said that be spent more money
for advertising when people felt poor
l. "That is the time," he said,
"when peoplo read advertisements.
It they find a store advertising bar
gains, they will leave their old places
and go to the new, and the new one,
if it is smart, will keep them every
time. The old-fashioned business
man will feel that he must do things
in a modern style if he wants to swim
with the current."
Some interesting facts are published
concerning what are known as the
"greyhounds" of the Atlantic. The
'camship Eivria, the latest addition
t j the Cunard liue, has made 805
Knots in 4.G hours with three-quarters
learn. From the Fastnets to Bally
cotton Light she steamed at the rate
of lS'G knots per hour, with 03 revo
lutions of the screw per minute. In
n sis hours' run in the Clyde, with
Scotch coal, she reached C7'3 revolu
i4ons of the screw, and made 20233
knots, going and returning between
the Pladda and Sanaa. She gives a
f peed of 21 statute miles per hour.
The Eiruria is a sister ship of the
'mhria. She is entirely of steel, 520
f'ctlongby57 feet 3 inches broad,
Mid 11 feel deep.
Tiie Magenta was a very fine new
steamer, built of steel according to
Lloyd's rules, "well equipped, well
found, and all recent improvements
adopted to facilitate her carrying out
I no work for which she was built, viz.,
cable repairing, being, -wo believe, the
last addition to the fleet of steamers
lelongiug to the Eastern extension,
Australasia and China Telegraph com
pany, specially designed for cable
".vork. She left the Thames early in
March (on her maiden voyage)e?i route
for Singapore, and has not been
sighted or heard of since she left
the channel, one of her small boats
having been picked up about 200
miles off Cape Fiulslerre. The un
thinkable ship remains still to be in-
euted. Everything about a vessel
has been greatly improved, but the
art or keeping afloat is yet in its in
fancy. Lieutenant Soitwatk has con
tributed to liradstrceVs some valua
ble information on Alaska, much of
which will be new to the public. It
is estimated that with even the pres
ent sparse population of that terri
lory 10,000,000 salmon are taken every
j ear in the rivers of Alaska. They
are graded below the Columbia river
6almon. The traders in the employ
of the Alaska commercial company
buy dried salmon for their dogs in
winter; for a largo fish the price is
nominally a cent in trade that is,
about 2 or 3 mills. Perhaps not less
important than the salmon are the
cod fisheries. In eastern Behring's
sea, off the coast of Alaska, spread
immense submarine plateaux, -which
are absolutely swarming with cod.
On the Shumagiu islands half a doz
en men take about a million cod per
year, the average catch, when they go
a-fishing, being 200 or 300 cod per man
per day. Some idea of the number of
the fish may bo formed from the
hlalemeut of Lieutenant Schwatka,
that to compare the Alaska cod banks
with the banks of Newfoundland
"would be like comparing the popula
tion of China -with the population of
the late Hudson's bay territory.
Tnx power of money even to defeat
the ends of justice is strikingly il
mstrated in the case ot Ferdinand
"Ward, the New York swindler. This
man, after perpetrating one of the
most colossal swindles in the history
of finance, is lodged in a building
misnamed a jail, where he leads a life
of ease and comfort that would be a
Jnxuryto the ordinary-man. Ludlow
street jail is not a jail at alL It is a
sheriff's boarding house. The sheriff
is merely obliged to produce certain
people when they are called for,
and a guarded building is provided
for him to keep them in. A " pris
oner" of this kind is allowed to live
as he likes, and very properly so, for
he has not been proved a criminal
and has certain rights which the law
must respect. In this way "Ward has
been having a halcyon and vociferous
time. He is provided with plenty of
money from some mysterious source,
has the best cigars, wineB, food and
reading matter, enjoys a luxurious
suite of rooms, with all such little
luxuries as perfumery, cut flowers, a
private barber and bootblack, and he
probably has a valet and servant in
livery. "When he wants to go out for
an evening's quiet enjoyment, some
of his jailer friends, whom he liberal
ly tips, are sent along for company,
and with these he visits in full dress
the theaters, operas and concert balls
in a private carriage, winding up the
whole with a neat little supper at
Delmonico's. This has been going
on for a whole year. Meantime some
of the unfortunate victims of his
rascality and avarice have been suf
fering all the pangs of poverty and
disgrace, and of the most conspicuous
of them one, Gen. Grant, is now lying
almost penniless at the point of
death, while another, Fish, ruined
and disgraced, is a condemned crim
inal in an ordinary felon's cell.
The -whole business of the river and
harbor appropriation, says the San
Francisco Chronicle, is unsatisfac
tory, The -way the thing -works is
this: The delegation from each state
produces estimates from the engi
neers of the sums required to be spent
on improving harbors in their state.
These are footed up and are usually
found to amount to twice or three
times as much as the appropriation
committee thinks it fair to ask con
gress to grant. The committee then
scales the amount asked for, reducing
each appropriation to one-half or one
third of the sum which the engineers
calculated would ba required. Then,
if all goes well, the bill passes. But
everyone who is familiar with harbor
improvements knows that they can
not be constructed in detail. If 100,
000 is required to deepen a harbor
50,000 will not halt deepen it, but
will be -wholly thrown away.
Small appropriations for harbor
improvements render it impossible to
work economically; the work takes
twice the time it should and the din
ger of accidents while it is in pro
gress is twice as great Dribbling
out a few thousand dollars at a time
accomplishes nothing and merely
leads to great expense in the end and
injurj' to commerce in the mean
while. It is high time that the an
nual river and harbor bill -were
framed on common sense principles
and not treated as though it -were a
gratuity for the several states, do
nated by the bounty of congress.
For London Direct.
The Fine A 1 Iron Barque
"ARCHER,"
T5C Tons Register,
Will be READY TO RECEIVE FREIGHT
AT ASTORIA about JUNE 1st,
or earlier if required.
SAL DMC-O :n"
Will be taken at REASONABLE RATES.
For particular; apply to
SIBSON, CHURCH & Co .
Portland,
Or to A. W. BERRY, Astoria.
PLUMBER AND CAS FITTER.
Water Pipes a Specialty.
A Full Stock of Material on Hand.
rersonal attention given all orders, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Terms Reasonable.
Shop and offices on Cass street, one door
above Frank Fabrc's Restaurant, Astoria,
Oregon.
DO YOU WANT TO
SAVE MONEY?
A VERY LARGE STOCK OF
Fine Boots and Shoes
TO BE SOLD AT
EXTREMELY LOW PRICES,
FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY.
Come and Get Rare Bargains
AT THE
SIGN OF THE GOLDEN SHOE.
I. J. ARV0LD, Agt
Street Lumber.
$8.50 a Thousand,
West Shore Lumber Mills.
J. C. TRULLINGER, Prop.
Net Found.
ON THE SIXTH INST ABOVE O. R. &
N. dock in ship channel. 60 fathoms old
het, letter L on bouy. Apply to net tender
at Kinney's Cannery.
GERMANIA BEER HALL
FROM THE
Irtliern Pacific Brewery
Five Cents a Glass.
f3T"No Inferior Beer sold at this place.
W3S. BOCK,
. Proprietor.
Boat Building.
THE IJET
STOCK AND WORKMANSHIP
GUAKANl ES!.
Beats of Every Description Built.
Shop over Aradt & ForcUen'.
A Well Furnished Table
ABUNDANTLY SUPPLIED
With the bct and cooked in a neat and
wholesome way. can be found at Mis. G. W.
Buckets Private Boardlnc House, over Eat
on & Carnalian's, next to odd Fellows Build
ing. .
Terms: $5 aweek. $22.50 per month,
$1 a day.
Holden's Auction Rooms
Established January 1st, 1377.
E. C. HOLDEN,
Real Estate and General Auctioneer
and Commission Merchant,
Chcnamus Street. - Astoria, Oregon.
Auuction sale of Sundries every Saturday,
at 10 -J30 A. m., at mv Auction Rooms.
Will conduct Auction Sales ot Real Estate,
Cattle, and Fanning Stock whereer de
sired. C&th Returns Promptly made after Sal.
Consignments respectfully solicited.
Notary Public for the State of Oregon.
Commissioner of Deeds for Washington
Territory.
Agent for Dallv and Weekly Oreganlan.
M. STUDZINSKI,
PRACTICAL
WATCHMAKER
Watches, Jewelry, Clocks,
OPTICAL GOODS.
ASTOKIA,
Orccon.
All Goods Best Quality, and Low rrjees.
ANY PARTIES WANTING
FISH ICED AND GUTTED
FOR TRANSMISSION TO
Any Part of the World,
Can have It done by an expert man who
thoroughly understands the business. Fif
teen years experience at Cape Ann. Mass.
Apply to DANIEL McrilEE,
At Mrs. Grant's Boarding lloue.
STREET WORK SOLICITED.
navinjj removed part of our Grading
Outfit from Portland to Astoria, we aro
now pre pared to do all kinds of
Grading and Filling,
At reasonable rates, either by day or job.
A Portion of the Public Patronage is Solicited
Office at Elmo Hotel.
Hamilton & Cummings.
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ABLER S
CRYSTAL
PALACE.
P. Patterson,
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
Shop on Concomly Street, opposite Kinnpy's
Cannery.
SASHES. DOORS, MOUIiDINGS,
ETC, ON HAND.
Estimates given and all work warranted to
Rive satisfaction.
The Fine Iron Bark
"REMONSTRANT,"
Will be placed on the berth aPAstoria Im
mediately, for Salmon loading to
LIVERPOOL.
Rate of Insurance by this vessel Is the low
est quotable. For partlcnlars apply to
MEYER, WILSON & CO.
I'ortlan ',
Or to GEO. W. SANBORN, Astoria.
The Remonstrant" will be followed In
Meyer, "Wilson &Co's. direct line of vessels
Dyme nne Jron bark "Birmah," now en
route,
GREAT
BARGAINS
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The likenesses of many that are prominent in the history or poli
tics of our country have appeared in our columns; we now show the
features of one of the most enterprising of our citizens nearer home.
The above cut represents R. L. Jeffery, mnru familiarly known as
"JEFF" of the Chop House, also proprietor of the Telephone Saloon,
a new enterprise and one of the neatest and m.m complete saloons in
the state, conducted in the San Francisco style. A fine lunch is set
and all that goes to make a -saloon attractive is there, including a fine
Billiard Table, Piano, latest papers, etc. The popular and well known
Justus Edwards is manager of this famous resort. JefPs Chop House
ou Concotnby street is so well known that nothing need be said further
han you will there always get the cheapest meal and the best dinner
in town from to S open day and night. Fresh oysters, clams, pigs'
feet, etc., a specialty.
Empire Store to the Front
We beg to direct special attention to our LATEST IM
PORTATIONS of NOVELTIES
Fine Dress Goods,
Parasols,
Hoopskirts, Etc, Etc.
Which we are selling according to onr motte:
The Best Goods at the Lowest Possible Prices.
PEA1L BROS.
ffi B BJH m BAH m Bill Bl MS
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Comencinj? to-day and until after the Tournament we offer to
sell our Entire Stock of Dry Goods and Clothing
At greatly reduced prices. Not mere talk; we lmy for Cash
and are determined to lead in
THE RACE.
Wc liavo been selling Goods right along cheaper than
any other store in town, but we want to show our visiting
cousins that we take no back seat from Salem or even Port
land as regards
PRICES.
All ye who are in need of Dry
boys or big boys up to 100 years
Whafll yon have? :
The Low Price Store" I
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(Next door to
Is T13LO
GHASi HEIIliBOR.N,
Dealer at "Wholesale and Retail in
Furniture, Bedding,
Oil Cloth., Wall Paper,
Window Shades, Mouldings, Etc.
Astoria Furniture Co.,
Dealers In
Furniture, Bedding, Wall Paper, Mirrors,
PICTURES,
Monlni Carpets, Matting, Picture Frames, f Mow Shales, etc.
Cor. Chenamus and Hamilton Sts. H. Du BUISSOU", Manager.
Lawns,
Corsets,
ANIENT.
Goods or Clothing for little
of age, are invited to a treat.
Van Dosen's)
Place,
Carpels,
wmw
TIIE FINEST
Family Groceries, Provisions
and Freshest Vegetables
-AT-
Corner Bsnton and
Opposite Custom
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deuh:
AL! AT
Xaw Hewn Pflees
Hay, Oats, ani Straw, Line, Bricl Cement, Said anil Plaster
VTood Detifered to Order. Urnjlug, Trfttnltur ami Kxj-r.-.s Kminrsi.
IER apply w Hie Captain, or to
THE NEW MODEL
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John JL Montgemery:
DEALnK
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper W2re.
A General Assortment of
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Agents lor
Magee Stoves and Kauges
The Best In the market.
rmmbing goods of all kinds on hand. Job
work done In a workmanlike manner
PLUMBING. GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY
Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms.
Cbennraus Street, Next to C T. Parker's Store.
M. OX.SEX.
J. GDSTAFSOX.
MARTIN OLSEN &, CO.
DEALERS IN
FUBNITUBE m BEDDING
Corner 2Ialn and Sq.uemoq.ua Streets. Astoria, Orecon.
WINDOW SHADES AND TBIMMHGS; WALL PAPER, ETC
A Complete SiocI.
PRICES AS CHEAP AS OTALITY WILL APFOED.
at.t. ir;vns OV TTTRSITBRE REPAIRER AKD VARNISHED.
Change of Agency.
We hare appointed
MR. O. F. MORTON
Our Selling and Collecting Agent at Astoria.
All those wishing to purchase a first-class
SEWIXO MACHINE, or to make pay
ments due us will please call on Mr. Morton.
Headquarters at B. S. WORSLEY'S Sales
room. The Singer Mt'g Co.,
92 Morrison Street, Portland, Or.
Carnahan & Co.
SDCCESSOES TO
I. W. CASE,
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHAMi
Corner Chenamus and Cass streets.
ASTORIA ... - OREGON
THE ELMO
L0DCIKGH0USE1 RESTAURANT
J. N. HAMILTON .Prop.
No. 67 Water St, Astoria.
Nice, new, clean Beds, and careful atten
tion to lodgers.
The Table supplied with the best In seasou.
THE BAR
Is supplied with an extra quality of liquors
and cigars.
OPENING TO-DAY.
Chenamus Streets.
House Squsro.
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VTRAItXF.K
CLARA PARKER
bBn .. Parker,hiaster.
For TOWING, FREIGHT or CHAR
11. 15. pahxei:
KAXOK CAN BE IIAD IN AS
TOiilA ONLY OF
ftSx
mm
Hi.
AGENT
CAM. AND EXAMINE IT, V
WILL BE TLEASED.
If. U. HA WES Is alao agent for t-
Ml jatent (Mini Sim
And other first-class 3J37CS.
Fnranco Worls. Steam Fit
tings, etc., a specialty
ALWAYS ON HAND.
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WORK
A. J0ITXSOK.
Hardware and Ship CMlerj
i VAN UUStfi & UU.
DEALKRS Kf
Hardware and Ship Chandlery
Pure Oil, Bright Varnish,
Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas.
Hemp Sail Twine,
Cotton Sail Twine,
Lard Oil,
HVronght Iron Spikes,
Galvanized Cut Nails,
Agricultural Implements
Sewing Machines,
Paints and Oils, Groceries, etc,
FOR LIVERPOOL DIRECT!
The fine A 1 Iron Barque
"Haddingtonshire,"
1119 Tons Register,
Will be READ1 TO RECEIVE FllEICfHT
AT ASTORIA about JUNE 1st
or earlier if required.
Will be taken at REASONABLE RATES.
For particulars apply to
SIBSON , CHURCH
& Co-
Portland,
Or to A. W. BERRY. Astoria.
Abstracts of Title.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS COMPILED
a set of Abstract Books from the records
of Clatsop County and is now prepared to
furnish complete and correct Abstracts of
Title to any Real Estate In the County, at
reasonable rates. cRTH0MS0Nf
Attorney at Law, Astoria, Oregon.
OmcE, Room 5, over City Book Store.
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