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. FKBKOAUY 22. 1887
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
It is open to give to Washing
ton the title of president, or that
of general, but the former is
" scarcely lieard once where the lat
ter is heard an hundred times. If
Washington had not conducted
the Revolutionary war successfully
the existence of the United States
would have been postponed; and
if Washington had not conducted
the civil administration of the na
tion successfully during its first
eight yeafs of life, the existence
of the United States would have
been postponed.
As a general, Washington car
ried on campaigns which are of no
great interest to the professional
military man; the traits most
to be admired in that part of
his career are traits of character.
As president, amid difficulties
and perplexities, the magnitude
and gravity, of which have never
been appreciated by the majority
. of his countrymen, he showed a
capacity for statesmanship which
has never been surpassed. He
evinced no less force and nobility
of character than previously dur
ing the war, while he displayed a
soundness of judgement, a weight
of authority, a knowledge of char-
" acter of the people whom he served,
in a manner then novel in the his
tory of the world, and which,
through two troubled administra
tions, not only saved him from
making a single mistake, but en
abled him to lead a great nation
into vigorous life.
A recent report from Washing
ton stated the Mexican govern
ment some days before paid into
the state department the eleventh
instalment of the award made
against it some years ago. The
sum paid in is about three hun-
dred thousand dollars, and as it was
due only on February 1st, Mexi
co has been creditably prompt. A
considerable part of this sum is
-paid under protest because Mexi
co claims, and our government
has, under several administrations,
substantially acknowledged by the
voice of its executive officers that
the La Abra and Weil claims are
unjust and fraudulent. Con
gress has been repeatedly asked
to reopen these cases, and the
money claimed under them lies
for the most part in the treasury
still awaiting congressional action.
Mexico, while asking for justice,
faithfully continues to pay and
strains her treasury to do so.
Venezuela, charging similar frauds
in the awards of a commission,
buttoned up her pockets and re-
. fused to par. What is the result?
Venezuela, refusing to pay what
she claimed was- wrongfully de
manded, has got a new commission.
Poor Mexico, asking justice of us
aiso, but faithfully paying over
what she can ill afford, finds only
interminable delays in getting that
rehearing which Venezuela, b' a
less honest and less loyal course,
has got for herself. Is not con
gress teaching our "sister repub
lics" that honesty is not the best
policy when they have to deal with
the United States?
Rev. Dr. Locmvoon, a well
known Baptist clergyman of Cin
cinnati, recently preached a strong
sermon in favor of cremation.
Among other things he said: "If
death were real, then the world
would be one vast grave. But
God weeps not for the dead, for
unto Him all men live." With
this view of life, the speaker went
on -to say the final disposition of
the body is of little consequence.
"The idea of some people that the
resurrection of the body would be
impeded by the practice of crema
tion is ably combated by the perti
nent question of Lord Salisbury,
who -wanted to know what would
become of the martyrs who were
burned at the stake, at the final
day. According to this idea,"
continued Dr. Lockwood, "an
Egyptian mummy whose body has
been preserved for centuries
would have a better chance on the
last day than a Christian reformer
who was burned to death. As t
the horror of cremation comparc.
to that of burial, is fire more dread
ful than the corruption of the flesl
by worms? The hope of rosur
rection is as strong m the crera.i
tory as at the grave. The ques
tion is not one of religion, bui
one of science. If any questim.
is at stake at all it is a sanitary
one, coupled with the advantages
that the expense of burial would
be materially decreased. Objec
tions to cremation cannot be found
ed upon any religious principles,"
concluded the speaker, "and prej
udice and sentiment against it
should not be confonnded with re
ligion."
The Tacoma Jreics complains of
the unjust treatment of Washing
ton territory in the river and har
bor bill. Our sprightly neighbor
on the Sound has no ground for
such complaint. Rather has it
reason to rejoice that Oregon has
two such senators and so faithful
a member in the house. Read
what they have done for Oregon
in the matter of Columbia river
appropriations; divide the amount
by two and you have Washington
territory's share. Dxm't forget
that your magnificent territory has
an equal interest with our mag
nificent state in the magnificent
river that divides and unites the
two great divisions of the north
west. Washington's interest in
the Columbia is coequal with Or
egon.'s What helps the one helps
the other. Every additional dol
lar of import and export across the
Columbia bar aids a Washing
tonian just as much as an Orego
nian. Our interests are mutual,
and no petty jealousy of position
should blind the clear eves of a
newspaper man to the fact that
one section cannot be benefited
without benefiting adjoining sec
tions.
It is with pleasure The Asto
rian notes vthe zealous and suc
cessful efforts oi our congressional
delegation to secure rightful rec
ognition for the great gateway of
Oregon and Washington. Sena
tors Dolph and Mitchell and Con
gressman Hermann have earned
the thanks of the entire noithwest
for their earnest and untiring
efforts in this and other ma
terial matters. We are such
a sparsely settled comiuunity
in Oregon and Washington,
compared with the great east
and the Mississippi valley that our
delegation deserve special recog
nition for what they have done and
are doing for us. Their efforts
are appreciated and the constitu
ency they so creditably and ear
nestly represent duly appreciate
their efforts.
The Sunday Oregonian thinks
Guiteau "was crazy, and implies he
should not have been hanged.
But his fate deterred foolish fol
lowers. Ilad he been suffered to
live no dispenser of offices no, not
even a member of the Oregon leg
islature, would have been safe.
Wild Cherry ami Tar.
Everybody knows the virtues of Wild
Cherrv and Tar as a relief and cure for
any affections of the Throat and Lungs,
ronibined with these two ingredients
are a few simple healing remedies in
the composition of Dr. Bosanko's Cough
and Lung Syrup making it jiibt the
ai tide you should always have in the
house for Coughs, Colds, Croup and
Bronchitis. Price 50 cents and 81.00.
Samples free. Sold by J. V. Conn.
Shiloh's Vitallzer is what you need
for Constipation, Loss of Appetite, Diz
ziness and all symptoms of Dyspepsia.
Price 10 and 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by W. E. Dement
NEW TO-DAY.
A Card.
In the last Issue oi the Astoria Tramci int
there is apiece of inspiration of one J. O
Ross reflecting upon the city sexton at Clat
sop Cemetery charging said sexton ith re
fusing to dig a grave for the said J. c. Ross.
Mr. Ross never sent word to the sexton to
dig the aforesaid grave, but appeared there
In person with another man ulth a slioel
to dig his grave. This county coroner has
refused to pay the undersigned for his
services in digging graves for him for the
month of January and insulting terms the
undersigned m a cur like manner; defying
the undersigned to collect the pay for his
honest labor honestlyireudered This coroner
J, C. Ross seems to think that he is a grave
yard ghoul to pass through the Clatsop
Cemetery at his pleasure or honestly com
pensating any one for their labor in digging
graves for him. This coroner has made
charges against the undersigned sexton to
the Astoria City Conncll to secure his re
moval from the position of city sexton at
Clatsop Cemetery in order to gratify his
private malice and to defraud his patrons.
A. Y. GBUBB.
Dissolution of Partne ship.
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exist hi;: bftwecn Wm. flfhft-d :wd
Ux hkilibe in the ste untr Imprwemcnt i
iprel'y dissolved bj inutu il consent. Win
Mifcld rvtirin.1 from the firm. !Hu bus!
iesslilbe hereafter cuudn ted by Max
ikibheuftn will be :ilone responsible f'i
II future indebtedness. The bids dun ihe
'earner up to and including .Jauutr 1M.
887. arnt-bf paid to Wm Kehfed who is
.uthurized to receipt for the same
WM. KKIIFGI.D.
M XMU1SBE,
Astoria, Or., February 21. 1SS7.
Notice To The Public.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE TO WHOM
it ma' concern that inv wife haltu:
left inv bed and board without Jut cause ir
iiroYOatl n, I wil not be responlb e for
any debts of her contracting.
STEVEN SCOMA.IIZ U
Astoila, Oregon. February 21st, 1S37.
NEW YORK
ELEGANT STYLES
VALENTINE
Of Latest Manufacture.
nought in Large Quantities, and to be Sold
at the Very Lowest Prices.
For Valentines of any size, stvle or qual
ity and at the Lowest Prices, call at the
New York Novelty Store
All Kinds-of Type Writing,
MANIFOLDING,
Copiing, Bookkeeping, etc., done at
shortest notice. Legal work a specialty.
.T. II. MAXSKriL,,
Astoi ia Agent for Hammond Tj pe Writer,
F. Armbruster
Practical
WATCHJUKKR
And
J-IE2
X7W
ELE ZFL.
WATCHES,
Clocks, Jewelry and Musical
INSTRUMENTS
Repahed on the Shortest Notice at Rea
sonable Kates.
Chenamus St., next to Snexarth's Gun store.
Get The Best
The Nev Improved Family And
Manufacturing
SINGER Sewing Machine.
Call and Examine at the
American News Depot.
A. BALMANNO,
AGENT.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
There is no occasion for the most fastidi
ous of our citizens to send to Portland or
San Francisco for
Custom Made Clothes
As they can get Better Fits, Better Work
manship, and for
Less M:cxta.y
By Leaving their Orders Ith ME ANY. lie
has lust received a large stock of Goods from
the East. Fine Business Suits from $35.
Call and See Him and Satisfy Yourself.
P. J. MEANY,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Boat Building.
JOE LEATHERS
Is on deck and prepared to build boats
that ho will guarantee as to work and dur
ability. Kefers to all w ho ha e used boats of
Ids construction. All ork guaranteed .
JOB PRINTING.
Neat, Quick And Cheap at The
ASTORIAN JOB OFFICE.
House to Let.
fX THE FIRST OF MARCH. 18S7, MRS,
s i
Munson's Lodelnc House for private
Doarumgor nmatu uueiung. j?or parucu
:ner personally or oy letter i
IRS. J. W.MUNSON.
Fort btevens, Oregon.
Every Body Knows
THAT TnE
Magee Furnace Co.
Of Boston Make Tho
BEST STOVES AND RANGES
-In The World ;-
THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST-
J. A. MONTGOMERY,
Sole Agent for Astoria
Cannerymen and Fishermen,
Attention.
I AM NOW PREPARED TO LEAD LINES
with inv patent leading machine, guar
anteed to do first class work, my price Is
o t. jicr iu. turn luriiisu lean, n or parucu
""a tmjuni; at uKClueui l'K
ff. Co.
ERIK
IMAUNULA.
W. E. DEMENT & GO.
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON
Carry in Stock,
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, TOILET
and
FANCY 'ARTIGLES.
Prescriptions carefully Compounded
Novelty Store
w.
frrz
nu $B-
Comic. Long Jokers, Fault Finders, Hit 'Em Hards
Trade Comics, Sharp Darts.
Xew Irnce Valentines Gems of Love, Xew Sachet, Love's Arrows Cupid
Darts.Satin NouUy Yalentiues and Valentines of nil descriptions In laijy variet?
AT
The Crystal Palace.
CABX JkSIESt, Manager.
Just Received.
1,500 Mis finer and. Decorations
Of the Latest Designs and
THIS
50 Leather, Plush
In Elegant Xew Styles:
j&. Holiday
Calf and See Us.
MURRAY & CO.,
GBOOERS
And Dealers in
Special Attention Givento Filling
Of Orders.
A FULL LINE CARRIED
And Supples furnished at Satis
factory Terms.
Turchases delivered In any part of the city.
Office and "Warehouse
In Hume's New Building on Water Street.
P. O. Box J53. Telephone No. 37.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
Gr. A. STINSON & CO.,
BLACKSMITHING,
At Capt. Rogers old stand, corner of Cass
and Court Streets.
Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing.
Wagons made and repaired. Good work
guaranteed.
Cannery Sillies!
BOOTS and SHOES.
Genuine English Porpoise Shoes For Gents.
Ladies Flexible Sole Shoes in French, Kangaroo and Dongola Kid
Boys and Youths Shoes of all Kinds, Misses and Childrens and Infant heels, and
Spring heels. WE IEAI. IN BOOTS AWI SHOES ONLY.
P. J. GOODMAN.
tu H L L L II
Wholesale and
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
PROVISIONS AND MILL FEED,
Crockery. Glass and Plated Ware. Teas, Coffees. Spices. &c. &c.
Fresh. California Butter,
Swiss. Holland and New Cream Cheese; Smoked Herring, Holland
Herring, Caviar. Anchovies, Tongues and Sounds, White
Fish and Mackerel, Schrimps, Lobsters.
French Sardines and Oysters.
Shrewsbury Ketchup, Chili Sauce, Tobasco Sauce, Celery Salt, French and
German Mustard, Leibig's Ex. Beef, Sea Foam Wafers,
Van Houghton's Cocoa.
Tritrai, Genua, Epicurean Fooq, Oat Porridge, Boiled Oats.
Oranges, Lemons, Nuts. Figs. &c, &c.
City
A Full And Complete Stock
Fine Stationery,
School Books and Supplies,
Blank Books,
Artist's Material
Musical Instruments, Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Accordeons, etc.
Childrens Carriages, Wagons and Velocipedes. Agents for Pacific Coast
Charts and Tide'Tables.
GRIFFIN & REED.
Also to Arrive
"WEEK.
and Carpet Rockers,
.lust the thing fe:
Present.
CHAS. HElLSOftN.
Frank L Parke
-Dealer in-
fancy anil Staple Groceries.
Flour Feed Potatoes
Head quarters For
ASTORIA WOOD YARD.
essmakin
Mrs. F. E. Hudson.
Ilaviug returned from the East, Is now pre-
parea to uo rasiuonauie uressmaicing.
She can he found at Mrs. P. W, Parker's
residence on Polk street, west side, between
Chenamus and Concomly.
Retail Dealer in
Shades.
jBnmlMa Him
Store.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
At
Fall and Winter Stock Complete
OT ALL STYLES AND GrKADES.
No more need to send away for a Fine Shoe, as we have aFull
Line of the Celebrated DRIAL & CO.'S FBEJSTOH SHOES, and
LAIRI),.S(JHOBER & MITCHELL'S FTJSrE SHOES of
which we are Sole Dealers in Astoria.
We also handle BOOTS and SHOES from all the Leading
Factories in America.
Men's Heavy Boots and Shoes a Specialty.
LOWEST PRICES' and SATISFACTION Guaranteed.
W. T- F.&21SEB., Manager.
DKAl-KK
Hay, Oats, ana" Straw, Lime, Mel, Cement, Sand and Plaster
Wood Delivered to Order. llrajln j, Tenmlnsr ami Express Business.
TER apply to the Captain, or to
Furniture' and Upholstering,
Mattresses Made and Repaired
Paper Hanging, Carpets Sowed
and Laid.
Furniture Sold on Commission.
Shop, corner Main and Jefferson Streets
MARTIX OLSEN.
J. C.
COUNTY
Coroner's Ofllce, Undertaking ISooms net to
i.'-? c
J. R. LEESON & CO.,
BOSTON,
SOLE AGENTS AND IMFOIITEKS.
The Johnstone (Scotlanft) ani Grafton (Mass.)
Prize Linen Threads
-AND-
.oow. cvjeil.
XV wijmjSk As
rt ,A
The only Linen Threads awarded a Prize Medal
London 1851 and New Orleans Worlds Exposition 1881.
Did not exhibit at Philadelphia 187C or Paris 1878. .
First Prize Awarded Wherever Exhibited!!
Eeferences for the Scotch Salmon Net Twines:
EVERY CANNER or FISHERMAN who bought
it last- season. IT GAVE UNIVERSAL SATIS
FACTION. Agents for the Pacific Ceast:
. KITTLE & CO.,
202 Colifa St., San Francisco; Calaj
The
SH9R &$L Hfe
TORT
IJ.
MRWiEB
MM PARKER
Eben P. Parher,Master.
For TOWING, FREIGHT erCHAl:
II. B. PABKEK.
American News Depot
ON SALE
The latest Magazines and Illustrated
papers of the day.
Swedish, Danish and German paper?,
Books and Dictionaries.
Lovell and Seaside Libraries. School
Books, Stationery, etc. A BALMANNO,
Chenamus St. near Main.
HOS8,
CORONER,
A
Pirst Glass Undertaking Establishment
A FINE HEARSE,
Newest style Caskets and Funeral Material,
Everything Seat and Well Arranged.
Astorian office, (B. B. Franklin's old stand,)
,tf3jtofc EH