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' m Wxt ga sfotfm. ASTOttIA, OREGON: SATUKDAM. ...DECEMBER 19. 1SS5 A little misty, New music by the Cashing Po3t cornet band at Ross' opera house to night. The British ship Carmaethen Cas tle cleared for Queenstown yesterdav, with wheat valued at $57,614. Seattle employs twenty-eight teach ers in the city public schools and pays them S1.772.S0 a month. 'Tis said that the Portland Stand ard will be changed back to a morning paper with dispatches, on the first of the year. Norwegian Lutheran divine service will be held to-morrow at 10:30 a. m., in the Swedish church, upper Astoria, H. Engh. pastor, D. L. Beck & Son3 carry a full line of groceries, cannery supplies, etc., and offer their large and carefully se lected stock at very reasonable fig ures. It. & D. Barman, clothiers doing business in Portland, were closed by the sheriff last "Wednesday. The amount of creditors' claims is some thing over 20,000. According to the Oregonian lower temperature would make an inch of rainfall equal an inch of snowfall. The facts are in direct opposition to the Oregoniaiis belief. In the senate last Thursday, Sena tor Dolph presented the credentials of Senator-elect John H. Mitchell, who was sworn in. Some things can be done as well as others. 120 000 feet of logs were told at Downing'a landing last Friday, realiz ing $137.50. 400,000 feet of logs were sold to the Ordway Mill by Mr. Seffert, of St. Helens, at $3 per thousand. The Wilmington, which was to be put on in opposition to the O. E. & N. Oo.'s and Groodall, Perkins & Co.'s steamships last spring, is lying in the creek at Oakland, Cal. Her owners are paid $2,200 per month to keep her there. How many times will the hammer of a common clock strike between twelve o'clock noon and six o'clock p. sl? A copy of the Weekly. As torian for six months will be sent to any addressdesignated by the first one to furnish a correct answer to this office. United States Marshal Kelly went on board the bark Director at Port land last Wednesday afternoon to serve papers on a witness. Captain Bogartmet him at the cabin door; and Eutting a pistol in his faoe told him e would blow a hole in him if he en tered the cabin. Kelly withdrew and subsequently had the doughty captain arrested. He has laid him self liable to a heavy fine if the Fed eral official sees fit to push the mat ter. Another County Heard From. The $100 subaoribed by certain public spirited oitizens of this city for a creditable illustration and descrip tion of Vancouver in the December number of the Northwest magazine might batter have been thrown into the broad Columbia than given for the service ren dered by that periodical. The magazine is at hand. The 3Jx8 inch wood cut is a poor piece of work, and unless labeled no one would ever have guessed that it was meant for Vancouver. It represents a town of about 500 or GOO inhabitants, and may come in handy some day in "il lustrating" some little town in another locality. Bough sketohes of the court house, school house, Mrs. Wintler's residence and the Catholic church are worked into the engraving in such a way as to destroy the view of the water front. The two short columns of descriptive matter are de voted mainly to telling what Van couver "might have been." The city would have fared better had the whole snide business been omitted. Clark Co. Register. The dispatches yesterday brought the intelligence of the appoint ment of John O. Bell, formerly of this city, to be postmaster at Astoria. Mr. Bell has been re siding at Astoria now since March, 1882, but his family have continued to reside here. They will now soon take their departure for their new home in tho city by the sea. Their many society friends will be sorry to see them go, as it takes three estima ble young ladies from the list of so ciety favorites in this city. States man, 17. Cheap Canned Goods. Pie Peaches and Apricots (2 fl cans) 15 cents per ean: 51-50 per dozen; $2.75 per case. A full line of choice table fruit at correspondingly low prices. D. L. Beck & Sons. Christmas Groceries. 3ince Meat, Cranberries, new layer Raisins, Nuts, "Spitz" Applos, French canned Peas and Mushrooms, Bahama Pine Applet, fancy Crackers and Good win Butter. D. L. Beck & boNS. Cheap Tor Cash. Cube Sugar, 10 fls $1.00 Granulated Sugar 11 lbs 1.W Crushed Sugar 11 lbs...... 1.0c Extra C 12 as 1.00 Golden CH Bs l.0( No. 1 Costa Rica Coffee 7 lbs 1.0 No.2 " " " 8 lbs UK Other goods at equally low figures foi cash at D. L. Beck & Sons. A twenty-dollar piece will buy a wag on load of groceries at D. L. Beck & Sons. Roger Bros.' Al 1847 Teaspoons, war rantea, 1.50 per sot at G. Hansen's. Roger Bros.' Al 1847 Tablespoons, warranted, $2.50 per set at G. Hansen's. Roger Bros.' Knife, Al 1847, warranted the best 82.00 Tier half a dozen at G. Hansen's. Parents desiring dolls for Christmas resents will do well to attend tht loll Festival, to be held to-day. by the ladles of Grace church. GLOBE GLEAVIXG& Koine Itnlc for Ireland at lsst. Portland, Dec. 18. Aland-slide at Mosier this morning strnck an engine and knocked it off the track into the Celumbia: the engineer escaped: the passenger train was delayed ten hours. A BIO SCHEME. MouTEEAi, Dec. 18. A gigantic tel egraph scheme has been evolved here. The Canadian Pacific railroad com pany has an immense telegraph sys tem now finished corresponding with tho Baltimore & Ohio with a view to forming an American connection from Montreal to the Pacific coast a total circuit of twenty-eight thousand miles and laying a cable across the Pacific ocean from British Columbia to Japan, and also make connection with tho Atlantic cables to Great Britain. IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS. Washington, D. C, Dec. 18. It is understood here that Judge Brad ford has been appointed register of the land office at San Francisco, he is endorsed by Secretary Lamar. All of President Cleveland's appoint ments will be printed in the Congres sional Record. STIZit. insane. New Yobk, Dec. 18. Mrs. Yseult Dudley, whojtried to kill O'Douovan Bo33a, attempted suicide yesterday in the asylum. Wm. Morrison, a wealthy druggist of this city, has become insane from the use of cocoaiue. HOME BUIiE FOB lBEDAND. London Dec. 18. Parnell is victo victe victo reous: Gladstone concedes demands and Ireland secures home rule. The victory for Parnell and the Irish cause is regarded ns of tho most sweeping kind. AN OVERFLOW. PirrsBUBC, Dec 18. Owing to re cent heavy rams the Susquehanna recently broke through its banks into a coal mine, drowning seven men. WAB NOTES. Vienna, Dec. 18. Peace between Servia and Bulgaria is by no means assured and difficulty in negotiations still exists. Both parties are hard to satisfy, being each determined in their ' demands. The report is cur rent that Servia has consented to withdraw the troops from the vicin ity of Widdin. THE V. 3L 0. A. ENTERTAINMENT. The spacious lodgo room of Beaver Lodge No. 05, I. O. O. F., was the scene of a pleasant cntertaiument last evening given by the Astoria Y. M. C. A., or rather by several ladies and gentlemen iu aid of and under the auspices of that association. The entertainment opened with an instrumental solo by Professor Bet tinger, followed by a chorus, "Com rades in Arms," by several male voices. Mis3 Carrie Fields then re oitcd a humorous scene in a railroad car, after which Mrs. B. Van Dusen and Mr. Wm. Barker sang a duet ilrs. Geo. Dorris sang a solo which preceded a recitation, "Spartacus," by J. T. Boss. The next on the pro gramme was a duet, sung by Mrs. O. W. Fulton and Wm. Barker, which with a vocal selection, "The Grave Digger," by J. E. Day, closed the first part. Tho second part opened with a Drologue cleverly spoken by Miss Edith Conn introducing the amusing Mrs. Jarly and her comical wax works, which provoked roara of laughter. Several local hits and par odies heightened the fun and it is seldom that anything has received so much hearty applause as the mirth-exciting movements of the aforesaid "waxworks" last evening. The attendance was good and the officers of tho association wish to express their appreciation of the in terest manifested in the entertain ment and their thanks to all who participated therein. Not True to Nature. Eastern papers are arriving with the first installment 3 of Bret Harto's new story. The opening scene is a dead give away. A stage is robbed, the road agents doing their work by the light of a bull's eye lantern, and Wells, Fargo's messenger is the sec ond man they go through. Bret Harte is evidently forgetting his knowledge of Pacific coast customs No stage was ever robbed in Califor nia or Nevada where the gentlemanly robber held a bull's eye lantern. A bull's eye lantern only lights one spot and from the shadow it would be too convenient to send a bullet. The strge robber arranges all that by get ting in his work mostly in daylight. Harte should recognize the custom ary percentage in favor of the game. Then again that express messenger episode is thin. Wells, Fargo's mes sengers usually carried a gun with half the barrel sawed off, and they either shot or were shot off hand. No climbing down or "standing up." When a messenger was aboard either ho or the road agent got the drop on the other and settled the whole busi ness right there. Bret Harte has ived too long iu h'old Hingland. He ought to spend a season in Boop county, Nevada. Depends on the Size of the SnrV.. The Astohian says that a girl who can cook a potato can get $20 n month in that city. How much could a girl earn in Astoria who can cook a sack of potatoes? Oregonian, 18. The real estate sale advertised by 1. J. .rvold, administrator of the estate of H R. Bruhn, deceased, will be by B. S iVorsley, at two o'clock this after aoon at the court house. The pnblic will do well to examine wr immense stock and get our low prices before buying elsewhere as It will be money in your pockets. Re member the Crystal Palace will not be undersold In anything in their line. "Chatterbox" for 1885, only 75 cents at 'Adler's all other books in proportion. A LITTLE GEOGRAPHY. Sometliinc a Little Fresher than Is Fonnd On the Haps. The political geography of the world is becoming strangely altered in these seemingly peaceful years. Within the last lustrum there have occurred many changes in the con figuration of the possessions of the great nations of the earth. Within the short limits of a year Germany has risen into a nation of great colo nial importance, and her people are no longer obliged to leave her flag when they desire to emigrate from the crowded fatherland. Not since the era of the Napoleonic wars, when the map of Europfi was reconstruct ed every six months, have so many alterations been going on as of re cent years. And the changes have been, in the main, quietly made. In Europe itself there has been compar atively little alteration. Austria has expanded by the occupation of the Turkish provinces of Bosnia, Grotia and Herzegovina. This restores her to about her dimensions before she lost Venice, Lombardy and her con trol over the Italian Duchies. But she is not nearly recouped in popula tion by this aggrandizement of area. Russia has annexed the narrow strip Bessarabia, taken from Boumelia, which received in return the malari al Dobrudscha. Greece ha3 grown to something by stretching northward into Thessaly and Epirus. Those nations of the moment Boumania, Servia and Montenegro have all grown in extent by despoilation of Turkey, which has also had tho semi independent states of Bulgaria and Eastern Boumelia, now temporarily amalgamated, carved from its re mains. The only one of the coun tries erected out of Turkish territory that is likely to remain, a fixture on tho map of Europe i3 Greece. The others will sooner or later become in tegral parts of tho powers that creat ed (hem. Montenegro smallest and fittest of them all to survive and Servia will be likely to fall to Aus tria; Boumania and Bulgaria, with its annex, Eastern Boumelia. to Bus sia. Prussia has apparently ab sorbed the Duchy of Brunswick, from which comes the English royal line, a stato of about 300,000 souls." AFRICA. Now take your map of Africa, so full of countries of strange extent and illy-defined boundaries. First remove the border lino between Algeria and Tunis, for both have been essentiallyFrench territory since the French regency was established in Tunis nearly four years ago. De lineate a country that extends from the twenty-fifth meridian to Abyssinia and the Bed Sea coast and from near the twentieth parallel well toward the great lakes that are the sourceof the Nile. This is the territory reigned over by El Mahdi and his successor and which has no definite name ex cept that of the Soudan, which we were taught meant the expanse of country between tho Sahara and Guinea. From this should be ab stracted a narrow strip along the Bed Sea as far as Berbera, which ac knowledges the Egyptian, Turkish or English domination whichever it may be. If you can find the island and bay of Assabin the Bd Seamark them off as the only colonial posses sions of Italy, which also occupies Massowah, perhaps per manently. Germany has acquired a large and indefinite territory opposite tho island of Zanzibar and what is known as the Gameroons country on the bight of Biafra. Extend the British possessions at the cape more indefinitely into the interior; mark off an extensive territory running back from both shores of the Congo, except at its mouth, which is Portu guese. Thi3 is Stanley's "free stato of Congo" over which King Leopold, of Belgium, reigns. Then mark off the country of the entire upper course of tho Niger as the doman of that savago conqueror, who is repeat ing the role of tho Mahdi in western Soudan. Now noto that tho island of Socotra off Cape Gnardafui has been annexed by Great Britain aud that the French have gained some terri torial advantage in Madagascar. The republic of Liberia has enlarged itself by annexing the neighboring native kingdom of Medina. ASIA. Note first that Cyprus is trans ferred from Turkey to Great Britain. Add to the Russian province of Geor gia or Trans-Caucasia a section of Turkey that will about square its boundaries to the Black sea. Blot out Turkestan and annex it to Russia. Take a block out of the northwest ern portion of Afghanistan, running nearly to Herat, and add this to Rus sia. Now go to Farther India. Throw Cochin China, Cambodia, Anam and Tonquin and label the amalgamated countries French In dia. Forecast the future a few weeks and make Bnrmah an integral part of British India. Leave Siam alone of farther Indiau independent states. OCE1NICA. Divide the great island of Papua, second in the world, between Great Britain and Germany. Noto that the Caroline islands are permanently Spanish, and mark most of the Pa cific islands, which have heretofore been considered independent, as tak en possession of by Germany. SOUTH AMERICA. Blot out Patagonia. Add that por tion east of the Andes to the Argen tine Bepublic aud that west to Chili, but render also unto Chili the north ern shoro of the straits of Magellan. Divide Terra del uego from north to south and distribute it with Pata gonia. Now extend the northern boundary oE Chili to about Arica in Peru and annex to Chili those por tions of Peru and Bolivia south of this point between the Andes and Pacific. Buelclou' Arnica. Salvo. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sorc3,Ulcpr8,SaltRheuin, Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Ilands, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup- ions, and positively cures Piles, or no oay required. It is guaranteed to give oerfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 23 cents per box. For sa le by W E. Dementi Co. SAFE AT LAST. What is a newspaper office without a safe? It is nothing but a flimsy ex cuse for a journalistic establishment. We have just procured a safe that took a whole ship's crew to coax it up the stairs. The man who bossed the job requested us to get behind and push; so as to save the strain on the ropes and pnlleys. We haven't much confidence in pulleys, and we remem ber of seeing a fellow catch hold of a rope with his neck and break it. When we are going to have a race down stairs with a safe, we propose to give the safe a few lengths the start. If we aro to go ahead in a race with a safe, we want the safe to be going up hill instead of down. If a safe ever gets theupperhand of a fellow and sits down on him, it might not conclude to get up when he had cried, "Enough!" The stout iron safe now sits at one end of the sanctum and looks digni fied and grand. The agent told ns the combination before it was brought up. We spent the first three days m turning the knob backwards and for wards to the figures but she would not let in. Finally the agent hap pened around, and the door opened as soon as it saw him coming. A safe gives an office an air of re sponsibility. When a stranger enlers we tell him just to lay his hat on the safe. This assists him in seeing the safe. The agents recommended the safe as being fire-proof. As soon as tho weather gets cold enough-we will build a fire in it and see if it will stand tho racket. If it is really a fire proof saf, we may conolude to use it for a stove. We had not thought, till a abort time ago, what we should keep in the safe. We do not wish to bulge its sides out and strain it by stuffing'it with our money. Somo people keep their coal in such places. This might be a good plan, for we can save fuel, and keep the boys cheerful on cold days by telling them we cannot get at the coal, as we have forgot the com bination. There's an idea that's worth ten dollars. When a man comes up with a bill, we shall say, "Certainly just ub well pay it now as any time." Then we will rush up to the safe, turn tho knob quietly one way and then the other. We shall mutter, "By jinks ! This is strange." Then we will turn the knob frantically. When we tell the man, with a thoroughly disap pointed look, that we are sorry, but we have lost the combination, tho fel low will go out laughing and tell, as a joke, that we couldn't get into onr safe. Oh, there is no doubt but that the safe will be a handy thing. It will always look well, and if we are pushed in our efforts to make it useful, wo can fill it with exchanges and keep the paste and other perishable articles in it. No rats will oat up paste when it is looked in a safe. Wo wish to caution all persons against fooling with our safe, or they may get their fingers pinched in the heavy doors. Aurora Blade. On Sunday last several of the Russian Finns working for the West port Mill Co., at Westport, having first taken iu a full cargo of scow whisky, engaged in a desperate fight with brush hooks, axes and other weapons. Blood flowed freely and several ot tue participants wero seriously wounded. A woman who witnessed tho affair was so overcome by the brutality that she went into convulsions. The Finns aro orderly and industrious whon sober, and tho whole affair constitutes another argument in favor of the strict en forcement of the liquor law Mist, 19, "Wide Awahe Druggists. Messrs. W. E. Dement & Co. are al ways alive to their business, and spare nopal ns to secure the best of every article In their line. They have secured theagen cvfor the celebrated Dr. King's cw Discocrv for Consumption. The only certain cure known for Consumption, Coughs, Colds. Hoarseness, A-ihma, Hay Fever, Bronchitis, or any affection uf the Throat and Lungs. Sold on a positive guarantee. Trial Bottles free. Regular size $1.00. Speaking about dolls, you must see Adior's variety ; they will plea our eve as well as your purse. Christmas cards, PrangV, Whitney , Tuck's and Hildcrshimer's In cndle-s variety at the City Book Store. A fine display of Crockery and Glass ware is now exhibited at Ciirnahan & Co.'s, for the holiday trade. Evervboilysays the same: What is that? that Adler sells his books lower than any other store. Sunday School teachers will find a large assortment of Christmas cards with and without fringe, from twenty- five cents per dozen up, at urimn a: Reed's. Tlic Xortluccst Illustrated MonUily for December contains splendid illus trations of Astoria, etc. 1,000 copies just received at Adlers Bookstore, only 13 cents per number: justthe thing to send your friends cast. Rradj- For Business. For a good steak, a delicious cup of coffee or a plato of fine oysters goto Frank Fabre's Coffee. Oyster and Chop House; opposite M.C.Crosbj'.s. That beautiful life-size doll in Adler's window will bo rallied for only 2.". cents per chancPj Flue Jewelry. Amongst a fine lot of jewelry received this day at Adler a Crystal Palace, we notice soma elegant diamond lockets, diamond oarrings, diamond shawlpins, diamond rings, diamond bracelet-, dia mond breastpins, as well as. a general assortment of elegant jewelry; every piece will bo warranted and sold at wry reasonable figures, at Adler's Crystal Palace. Girl Wanted. To do general housework. Apply at ASTOniAX ofllcc. The finest line of Christmas cards and plush goods ever exhibited iu As toria, at prices that will astonish 3on, at the City Book Store. A large stock of toys and juvenile Iwoks for tho youngsters at tho City Boob Store. Parties wishing spars or Piling of any size or length can be supplied by leav ing orders with J. H . D. Gray. Robheil by Highwaymen. Last Tuesday evening Wesley Sim mons, a farmer residing in the Bed hills about six miles south of Salem, was robbed by highwaymen while on his way home over the Parrish gap road. He had drawn S200 in coin at a bank in Salem and started home in 1 a hack with his mother. When near Kendall's place two men passed them on horseback at a gallop. About two miles further on two men jumped out of the brush and seized Mr. Simmon's team by the bridles. One of the men pointed a pistol at Simmons and or dered him to throw up his hands, which he did. The other highway man then searched him and took the 3200 and a little change from his pockets. He was then ordered to drive on. The robbers were tracked to Salem, where all traces of them was lost. Oregonian, 18. A. Good Thins to Mention. Since November 1st and up to De cember oth, we find that 20 vessels sailed from Astoria for Europe with wheat and flour. During the same interval, only 12 vessels sailed from California for Europe with wheat and flour. It is not often that Oregon gets ahead of California, and when she doe3 it is a good thing to mention. At present there is a plentiful supply of tonnage in the Columbia river, and continued activity in the wheat trade is prom ised. S. F. Bulletin, 8. Keynote to Health. Health is wealth. Wealth means in dependence. The keynote is Dr. Bosau kos Cough and Lung syrup, the best Cough Syrup m the world. Cures Coughs, Colds, Pains in the Chest, Bron chitis and Primary consumption. One dose gives relief in every case. Take no other. Price 50 cents and S1.00. Samples free. Sold by J. W. Conn. Syrup ofFigs. Manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal. is Natures Own Truo Laxative. This Eleasant liquid fruit remedy may he ad of W. E. Dement & Co, at fifty cents or one dollar per hottle. It is the most pleasant, prompt and effective remedy known, to cleanse the system ; to act on, the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels gently yet thoroughly; to dispel Headachs, Colds and Fevers: to oure Constipation, Indigestion and kindred ills. Why will you cougn wnen Shiloh's Cure will give immediate relief. Price lOctsMctsandSl. Sold by W.E. De ment. Are you made miserable by Indiges tion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Yel ow Skin? Shioh's Vital izer is a positive cure. For sale by W. E. Dement & Co. Has Returned. J. Joplin has returned, and is again ready to repair umbrt-llas and tend to business at the old stand. For Kent At a reasonable rate.; the flue new building opposite Kirchhoffs bakery. Apply at this office. A luxury anil necessity For rich and poor who wish to enjoy good heaith, and wh do not wish to re sort to bitter nauseous liver medicines and cathartics, is the concentrated liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs. 50c.and SI hottles for bale by V E. uement & Co. For a A'cat Fitting Boot Or Shoe, go to P.J. Goodmans, on Che naimw -.treet, 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. All the patent medicines advertised in tins i taper, together with the choicest perfumery, and toilet articles, etc- can be bought at the lowest prices, at J. w. Conn's druc store, opposite Occident hctel. Astoria. Sleepless Nights made miserable by that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the remedy for you. Sold by W. E. De ment & Co. "Hackmetack," a lasting and fra grant perfume. Trice 25 and 50 conts. Sold by V. E. Dement. For lame Back, Side or cnest use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Price 23 cents. For sale by W. E. Dement. V. Lussicr oi San Francisco has en gaged in the photograph business with Crow the leading photographer. That Hacking Cough can be so quicklv cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it Sold by W. E. Dement. Albums vou can only find in endless variety at Adler's, and his prices are really ridiculously low. Are 5'ou made miserable by Indi gestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of appetite, Yellow Skin? Shiloh's Vital izer Is a positive cure. For sale by W. ;. Dement. Shiloh's Cough ana Consumption Cure is sold by us on guarantee. It cures consumption. Sold by W. E. De ment. Yds, Adler sells Japaneso goods cheappr than am body, and he has a splendid assortment direct from the groat illbado. Notice. TIIK STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PACIFIC Union 1 ckinjj Co. are hereby notilled that the regul.tr annual meeting of said com pany will be heJd at the company's office In Astoria. Oregon, on the 22ud day of Decem ber. 1SS5. at one o'clock -. ar., for the pur nose of electing a board of Directors for the pnsninp- vnar and ihe tnumctlnc of such oilier business as may come iiefore.the meet ing. Byorderottnerresiaent b 3 J.R.GILSTRAP, Secretary. Astoria, Or- Dec. 12th. 1885. H. P. GREGORY & CO., Xo, 5 Xorlh Front St., Portland, Or. Impoiters and Dealers In Wood-working Machinery, PLAXF.RS. niOkDKRM, 3IOKTI?Klt4. TEX05BS, Saud-papcrlns Machines. Latlics, Berlns: Machines, Band wawa. Scroll Saws. Rubber and Leather Belting, A'D .llllili FIXDIXGS GEXEKAIiMT Nicely Furnished Rooms, W Mrs. 8. T. McKean's, Cass street, three door? south of Astoria office. , irrnTn rvt itriTTTnrrr uninti. at 1 FALL AND NEW Having purchased extensively in Eastern and San Franciscc Markets, I am now prepared to show the Largest and Most Varied Assortment of DRY GOODS and CLOTHING in the State of Oregon. New Silks, New Velvets, New Cloaks, New Buttons, New Hosiery, New Ribbons, New Blankets, Every Department is Complete! Being one of the Largest Buyers of Dry Goofls Glothin In The North West, Buying Direct From The Manufacturers and importers, Sating the Extra Profits of Middlemen, Wo are enabled to Give Our Customers the Benefit! We Only Cany FIRST CLASS GOODS! And Our Prices are Low. WHOLESALE COUNTRY Speoially Attended to and Filled With Dispatch. C. H. COOPER'S Wholesale and Retail Stores, Astoria, Oregon. Holden's .Auction Rooms f Established January 1st, 187T. E. C. HOLDEN, Real Irtate and General Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, Chenamw S eet. - Astona, Oregon. Auction saleot Sundries erery Saturday, at 10 :30 a. M., at m v Auction Rooms. Will conduct Auction Sales of Real Estate, Cattle, and Farming Stock wherever de sired. Cask Betnrns Promptly made after Sale. Consignments respectfully solicited, Notary Public for the State of Oregon. Commissioner of Deeds for Washington Territory. Agent for Dally and Weekly Oregonian. THE OREGON 1 1 TO 500 MILES THE SHORTEST -TO CHICAGO, BOSTON, NEW YORK. And All Points Kast. Rates 38.30 to $10.25 tlic Cheapest to Bluffs, Omaha, Kansas City, Council AND OTHER POINTS. Pallmaa Palace and Emiirrant RleepiBc Cars hauled rn Express Tralas Exclusively without Chaase. If you are golnc east vrrlte for Bates. Mai, Time Tables. Guides and Full Information. FREE OF CHARGE. E.A.XOTE8. W. I. CARRETSOX. Agent. Astoria. Asst. Agt., Astoria. B. CAMPBELL, General Asent, No, 1, Washington street, Portland, Oiegon. MacDonald Are now Show a Large Assortment Goods in Every Line! Which will be Sold at Lower Figures than TAT TiTTT? riTIP'V -LJJM " JL I 1 The Leading Clothing, Hat, WINTER GOODS New Dress Goods, New Suitings, New Wraps, New Trimmings, New Underwear, New Gloves, New Flannels, Etc.. Etc. THOS. MAIRS, (Late Cutter with M. D. Kant.) FasMonaWe Tailofl A Good Fit Guaranteed. CHARGES MODERATE. Pants, from 53 up. Suits from $30 up. Shop opposite C. H. Cooper's. SHORT LINE, ; 12 TO 48 HOURS THE QUICKEST. & Mcintosh Prepared to O1- at any Other House I 'i VaLJL JL . and Gents1 Fipi&ing Store .t$