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m "She gattjf $foffcm. ASTORIA. OREGON: HUNDAY.. DECEMRFK 4. 1887 The experience of president Grevy confirms the Alta in the belief that great men should omit being parents. Most people will answer "yes" to this query of the New York corre spondent of the Boston Advertiser: "Would it not be queer if the next president of the United States were to be Eoscoe Conklxng?" Abohdishop Heiss, of Milwaukee, says that of the 8,000,000 Eoman Cath olics of the United States, 3,000,000 are Germans. Of the eleven archbish ops and sixty bishops only one arah bishop. Dr. Heiss himself, and eleven bishops are Germans. -.1.. 1 1 -.i. Marshall P. WriiDEB's latest hit is the toast which the Irishman drank to the Englishman; "Here's to you as good as you are and here's to me as bad as I am, but as good as you are and as bad as I am, Pm as good as you are as bad as I am. People are coming into Oregon at the rate of a hundred a day. Fewer of them are coming this way than is justified by our situation and advant ages. The eastern and northern part of Pacific county is filling up faster proportionately than Clatsop, and where a few yeara ago was an unbro ken wilderness is now habited by over one hundred families. Congress meets to-morrow. The president's message will be first in or der. It would, if printed, take 22 columns of The Astobiax. There was a demand in some quarters that the message bo abbreviated. How would this suit the abbreviators "Senators and Gentlemen: Having read the newspapers, you know what the country needs. Go to work. G.C. "Neveb in the history of overland travel," writes a western correspond ent of the New York Tribune, "has there been such a blockade of freight on all lines as at present The Cen tral Pacific is two weeks behind in freight shipments. The Southern Pa cific has fully one month's freight side-tracked at various points, owing to. disastrous washouts in Arizona and New Mexico, but the Atchison road is in the worst dilemma. The extraor dinary rush of people to southern California has completely paralyzed this line. They are using every loco motive to transport passengers, and freight is thus tied up all along the line. The Atchison company is feed ing hundreds of passengers at Kansas City until they can get seat3 on a west bound train. As a rule it requires three days at Kansas City before ac commodations can be secured by those ' who have tickets there." i "At tie coming convention of the national butter, egg and cheese asso ciation the members will endeavor to provide some measures-by which eggs shall be sold everywhere by the pound instead of by the dozen. It seems strange that this was not done long ago, for it is so just and fair all around that it commends itself to everybody. While to some it may appear a very small thing, it is really very impor tant and involves a great deal of money." Yes, that's so, and yet it is safe to prophecy that when the ques tion of weight or count of eggs will be discussed at the coming convention, the reasons for count will be found to overbalance the reasons for weight, and it is more than likely no conclusion will bo ar rived at So long as human nature is as it is, the consumer demanding down weight every time, no retailer wold stand any show whatever. A customer comes in, asks for a pound of eggs; the seller puts eight eggs in the scales and they weigh 14 or 15 ounces. Nobody wants to take fifteen ounces for a pound, so demands an other egg, which will make them 16 or 17 ounces and so it goes. Scooped the Esteemed Contemporaries. Gav Magee, city editor of the Times, is one of the landmarks of the Chicago press. A long time ago, before there were any telephones or patrol wagons or boxes, when reporters had to hoof it be tween stations for the police news of the night. Magee was a night reporter for one of the morning papers. Scoops counted in those days, and when a night man couldn't turn'in one or two to bis credit in as many weeks he was trans ferred. One morning, after the last batch of night items had been sent in, Magee was homeward bound when he discovered the dead body of a man in the street. He knew it was too late to get the item in the paper, and he know if he informed the police of his discovery that the afternoon paper would have the lead on the item. In those days Chicago abounded m plank sidewalks of the most miserable kind. Magee tore np one or two of the planks in the walk near by, and planted his dead man under them. Late in the day, when he came down to his work, be notified the coroner and the afternoon papers were beaten. All the patent medicines advertised In this paper, together with the choicest Eerfumery, and toilet articles, etc-can e bought at the lowest prices, at J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident total After!. RIVERS AND HARBORS. Washington, Dec. 2. Representa tive Hermann, of Oregon.says that in view of the speaker's decision at the opening of the last session of con gress, declining to give Oregon a place on the committee on rivers and harbors, because senator Dolph was a member of the committee in the senate which had charge of the river andharbor bill, he would not come in rivalry with any member of the California delegation for a place on that committee, but wonld claim to to the speaker that the Pacific cojst is entitled to two members, because of the great i tretch of sea coast and many important rivers and harbors along its line. He thinks that the Pacific northwest should be represent ed on the committee, in addition to California, and make his contest for a position on the committee on this ground. He proposes to see the speaker at once and present the claim of Oregon in that way. All the members of the delegation except Biggs are after a place ou the committee on rivers and harbors. Mr. Felton presented his claim to speaker Carlisle yesterdaj. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Vandever will urge their wishes before congress con venes. Mr. Biggu desires to be placed on the committee on agriculture, and in all probability his wishes will be granted. In the senate, Stanford would like to be on the committee on commerce, but Tones of Nevada, and Dolph of Oregon, are on that committee and neither of them desires to give up bis place. Stanford will be chaii man of the committee on public buildings and grounds, which will have the San Francisco postoffice site bill in charge. HooVtd-Jiosed Salmon ia the Trnciee. Fish Commissioner Sherwood came down from Truckee this morning, where be has been inspecting the lish ladders in Truckee river. He says the six ladders in tnat stream are now in good condition. Commissioner Sherwood brought down with him a 12-pound hooked-nosed sal mon, caught in the Truckee river. It is the first iish of the kind ever caught in the stream and is a great cnriosit3. The fish has a snout shaped like a hook, and by which the specimen of the finny tribe can be suspended. Sacramento Bee. KOU.V. In Astoria, at the Occident, Dec :J, 1887, In the wife of T. Tyrell of Brook field, W. T., a daughter. THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. WITH the November, 1837, issue The Cekxubx commences its thirty-fifth volume with a regular circulation of al most 2TiO,000. The War Papers and the Life of Lincoln increased its monthly edition by 100,000. The latter history having recounted the events of Lincoln's early years, and given the necessary sur vey of the political condition of the country, reaches a new period, with which his secretaries were most inti mately acquainted. Under the caption Lincoln in the War, the writers now enter on the more im portant part of their narrative, viz.: the early years of the War and President Lincoln's part therein. Supplementary War Papers, following the "battle series" by distin guished generals, will describe interest ing features of armv life. tunaelin from Libby Prison, narratives of personal ad venture, etc. lieneral bherman will write on "The Grand Strategy of the War." Kennan on Siberia. Except the Life of Lincoln and the War Articles, do more important series has ever been undertaken by The Cextuby than this of Mr. Kennan's. With the previous preparation of four years' travel and study in Itussia and Siberia, the author undertook a journey of 15.000 miles for the special investigation here required. An introduction from the Rus sian Minister of the Interior admitted him to the principal mines and prisons, where he became acquainted with some tnree nundred btate exiles Iiiberals, Ni hilists, and others and the series will be u startling as well as accurate revelation of the exile system. The manv illustra tions by the artist and photographer, Mr. George A. Frost, who accompanied the author, will add greatly to the value of ice urucies. A Novel by Eggleston with illustrations will run through the vear. Shorter iiovals will follow hr Pnfiia and Stockton. Shorter fictions will ap pear every moniu. Miscellaneous Features will comprise several illustrated articles on Ireland, by Charles De Kay; papers touching the field of the Sunday-School Lessons, illustrated by E. L. Wilson; wild Western life, by Theodore Boose volt; the English Cathedrals, by Mrs. van Rensselaer, with illustrations by Pennell; Dr. Buckley's valuable papers on Dreams, Spiritualism, and Clairvoy ance; essays in criticism, art. travel, and biography; peems: cartoons; etc. By a special offer the numbers for the past year (containing the Lincoln his tory) may bo secured with the vear's sub scription from November, 18S7, twentv four issues in all, for 6.00, or, with the last year's numbers handsomely bound, $7.50. ' Published by The Centub Co. 33 East 17th Street, New-York. li. Y. LONG. Fresh Fruit, Fine Cigars, CONFECTIONERIES. Fresh Milk received dally. A full line of CHOICE GOODS. Opposite Mprxarth'rt ub Store. BAZAR. Co to Norah Rappieyea's, For Everything In the line of Fancy Work. A futl assort ment of La-lies Underwear. Bridal Sets, La dle's Aprons, Ta'tle Scarfs, Embroidery Silk, FancyFrliiRes. Novelty Braids, etc.. etc Cass Street, One door South o Vnutiuz Office, SCOTCH Salmon Twines During th month of December we will be Inr celptofa full siock of Si'mon Twine of the above reliable brand, of the following sizes; No. 40, 10, 12, 13. and 14 ply. No.30,S. 7, 9, and 10 ply. And prepared to fill all orders. ALLEN & LE WIS, AjE, FottlB-ldjXgT.ZViT. nrs "lordship sib rogeb. f5. xue most re- fei markable trial, perhaps, of modern times will be long re membered, andtherearenot a few people in England, as well as in this country, who believe tbat the claimant for the Tich borne estate, in that country, was none other than the cenaine Sir .Roger. There were manv things brought out in the almost fearful cross-examination to which he was subjected, and the public inquisition through which he passed in so manv varied forms of surveillance, which seemed to point unmistakably to the genuineness of his claim, and there is still very great symathy for him felt and expressed. Added to his most adventurous career before the trial, it has been scarcely less so since his defeat. He has met with many misfortunes, but none so serious as the one of which he writes in the following communication, which happily was arrested in the man ner which he describes. It will be ob served by his signature that he still holds on to the peculiarities of writing his name which called for a good deal of questioning during the trial, and, as it is for reasons best known to himself that he does so there is no reason for criticising it. One of the strong traita which won iiim so many friends and admirers was the pertinacity and good sense with which he held on to what he considered right and just, and there Li a clear manifestation of this spirit of truth fulness in the letter quoted below. It is outsioken and free from any shadow of dkguise, while it describes how readily he was relieved and spared the continu ance of perhaps a fatal malady: "115 Fourth avenue, New York, February 22, 1S37. Gentlemen For the last four months I have suffered from rheuma tism, and every time I sat down and niuriut j-.nn. uni .. ,,iii ..uiiu sui'w the pain was dreadful to bear. I nae rwomini-ndcil to send for a bottle of St. J.'icute Oil and try it. I did so, and to mv great surpri-e and delight I found it an a!::: - i:t-t::it cure. I have only uMi ore 5- ::!. but Iran now sit down, jri-i -m walk :ibos:t without the sli.-li't-s ,t .1 I f-.rtt.ni uwlerataud any ;'T ;. i .-.in? -! '.tn w hen for a few cuii.- ' " ' i!i-:.ut relief." Yuura t'l.iy, It. e. d. Tichborne DIAMONDS. JEWELRY. m -,, .2 MSrutasaS, a. ?&& I S i,S3 WATCHES. CLOCKS J. O. CLINTON DEALER IX CICARS AND TOBACCO, FRUITS. NUTS, Candies. Smokers' Articles, Etc. New Goods Received Dally. Opposite City Ilnnk wtore. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATING CONVENTION. At a meeting of Democrats held In the county court room. Nov 19tn, fur the con sideration or the cotnim; city el-ctlou, the County Democratic Central Comml tee were authorized to make the follow! g editor a Chy Democratic Nominating Convention : All Democrats and all others not Identi fied with any other pollucal organization, and intending to vote the l)erao railc tick et, who arc entitl d to vote at the coming city election are requeued to assemble In MASS CONVEX riO. in the Opera Home, on the evenlug of December 9t j, at 7 :30 o'clock. You will then proceed to nominate can didates for the vsir ous city offices, nd tr nsactsurh oilier business as may proper ly may be brought before that convention. ALFRhD KINNEY. , Chairman of Com. It. L. BOYLE, Fee, GERMANIA BEER HALL The Celebrated WEINHARD LAGER BEER, On Draught On Ice, and Drawn from the Wood. Five Cents a Class. WJI. BUCK, Proprietor. THE SUNNY8IDE, Best of Liquors and Cigars. Private Reiding and Card Rooms. THOS. CRAVES, Proprietor. All the Modern Improvements. Old Olympic opposite Parker House. Fashionable Dressmaking. MRS. JOHNSON. A First-class Drei-maktr. la'elv from the East, is associated with Miss M. L. Richardson, On Cass street. 3 doors south of The Asto kiax offlce, where they are pre pared to do Dressmaking In All Its Branches. Ladles, give tbetn a call and be convinced. A perfect Fit Guaranteed. e it WVZi-!Zirir- feS 5s h&i&rf&T? -I PATROHIZE HOME IHDUSTRY There is no occasion for the most fastidi ous of our citizens to send to rortland or San Francisco for Custom Made Clothes As they can pet Better Fits. Better Work manship, and for Less 3WEoo.y By Leaving their Orders with MEANT. He has just received a large stock of Goods from the Last. Fine Business Suits from 835. CU aid 8eo Him aad Sitlify Yeartelt P. J. MEANT, MJRCHAKT TAILOR. A. V. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Fine Groceries, Provisions and Mill Feed, o Crockery, Glass Plated Ware. The Largest and finest assortment of Fresli Fruits and TTegetables. Keceived fresh every Steamer. LOOK! AT City New Goods, New Location Wearcnov, in our New Quarters ami His v opening a line of IJOtlDlY Gi)Is that will fairly dazzle your eyes. Sen I?oteIli'.s 1 Plnh. lir.ss ami Z.radicr Gocxis. rscriwd Direct fioui Eastern Mamifttcturors. An Immense Stock of Top m the Way. These Goods were purchased for CiJS. and v.u will 3H. them at Satlraelirj- Prices,. We Do Not claim to Give Goods away, but we do claim to give full Value for Your Money. OUR LINE OF HOLIDAY Look Out for Our Plain, Simple, Ordinary Opening. Do not fonret that we have Removed from our Old Quarters and now occupy the Fine Large Store in Ki:Ii3YS HllICK fiJlJIL,lJii;. Griffin & Reed. FIRE BRICK dealer ix FIRE CLAY Hay, Oats, aid Straw, Lime, Brici, Cement, Sail ait Plaster Wood Dellrered to Order. Draylnp, Tramlnc and Eipresi Bnslnt-. T - . lff, tg-MsJ.s?g-r -g.. -- . 2 Kr TOWLNU, MtEIGHT or C1LAK I"Ett annlv tothrrfbtaln. orto II. B. PARKKK. Frank L. FRESH BUSES Promptly Delivered AT LOWEST PRICES IN ANY PART OF THE CITY. Fruits and Vegetables In Season. Everything Warranted as Represented. Corner Chcnamus and Benton Streets. The New Model Range CAN DE HAD IN ASTORIA, ONLY OF E, R. HAWES. Agent. Call and Examine It ; You Wiil be Pleased. E. R. Hawes Is also Agent for the Buck Patent Cooking Stove, AND OTHER FIRST CLASS STOVES. Furnace Work, Steam Fittings. Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand I IWrW nil I HCTT1MP A (MirriAITU .., wim. ni.1 ESTABLISHED 1W2. CAPITAL, 330.000 The Oidest and Largest Manufacturers of FISH NUTTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. Salmon Parse Seines. SaloionPoifl Nets. Salmon Uill Nets. "Fish Nettings of all kinds supplied at the shortest possible notice, and at the lowest rales. All made from our Shephard Cold Medal Twines. Guaranteed to be the strongest and most desirable tm'ne now made especially for the PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES. This TWINE is manufactured only bv ourselves, directly from the raw material, and costs no more in NETTINGS than the cheaper grades. Send for samples ; also lor our illustrated rnuaaoipnia ana ionaon. Amerioem 2Tet and Twin Company Esasai aiBii LOOK! a?ja: - sj BOOKS IS COMPLETE. STEAIIIEB 2 t ben P. Parher.Maater. Parker. I iiiiujt.urbuiMUii. catalogue. Highest awards at Boston, li Pin I Hosiery and "WE HAVE JUST KECEIVED DIRECT FROM EASTERN HAKUFACTURKR3 A LARGE LOT OF (rents', Ladies' anil Children's Hosiery and Underwear. Also a full lino of German Yarns, Saxony Yarns. Victoria Zephyrs, Embroidery Silks, Knitting Silks, in all Colors and Shades. Sole agent in Astoria for the Celebrated Drisl & Co'a French Shoes, and Laird. Schober & Mitchell's Fine Show. THE EMPIRE STORE W. T. PARKER, Manager. . COLT'S Now Lightning, 40 and 40-60. COLT'S Now Baby Shotgun, 28-Inch. COLT'S 44, 41 and 38, Single and Double Action Revolver. Lord Coniin, and Diamond 22 cal. Pistols. iui immense New Stock Consisting ot 4 CAR J-OADS of fine Artistic and Plain urniture, Carpets, Oil Gloih, Madras-Silk LACE AND PORTIERE CURTAINS, Dado Shades, &c, Has Arrived. These good's were purchased direct from Eastern Manufacturers and shipped before the recent advance in freight, the benefits thereof we propose to share with our customers. Call and See Us. INSURANCE. CAPITAL STOCK, $500,000 COLUMBIA HEAD IDE INSURANCE CO. FKANK DKKUil President W. H. SMITH -Vice-President JOHN A. CHILD Secretary Ho. 1(30 Second St.. Portland, Or. I. W. Case, Agent, Astoria, Or. Elmore, Sanborn & Go. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Fire Insurance AGENTS. Representlni: the Largest and Most Relia ble ire Insurance Companies. All Business proraptlyfrnd accurately tran acted. FlavelsWJiarf. - Astoria Oregon. CAPITAL STOCK - - $500,000 THE NORTHWEST 3F,lt' cto Marine INSURANCE CO. F. E. Beach ............. President J. JlcOraken .........Vice President J. l.oewenbrrv.... . . Treasurer IL P. Earhart... Sec'y and Manager DIHJJCTORS, J.Loewenberg J. K. Gill, H. L rittock, K. K. Arnold, F.M.Warren. J.M.Craken, F. E. Beach. D.D.Oliphant, F EgRert No. 33 "Washington street, Portland, Or. R. L. BOYLE, Agent. Astoria. Oregon. Oince at I. X. L. Packing Co, Deposited in Orepn, $300,000 ASSETS, S55.8Q1.283. Royal, Norwich-Union aad Lancashire Co ai - blnation Joint Policy. Union of San Francisco. Gemiaala of New York. State Investment of California, Anglo-N'cvada Aisurance Corporation, 3IABISE IXSURAXCE "cOYERED BY OUR ,j OPEN POLICIES. Elmore, Sanborn & Co. Agents. Look Out! For the Grand Opening a.t Underwear ! i CHAS. HEILBORN. $67,000,000 Capital Liverpool & London ft Globe, Nortn British and Mercantile of London and Edinburgh. Hartlord ot Connecticut,Commerclal of California Agricultural, of Watertown, New York, London & Lancashire at Liverpool. Eng.. Fire Insurance Companies, KcprewHt in a capital of 67,000,000. 15. VAN UVMEIV. Agent. Seaside Bakery. Best Milk Bread akd CAKES OF ALL KltfDS, Manufacturer of Fine Candles. AND Ornamental Confectionery And Ice Creams. Wholesale and Itetail Dealer ln.Candle. JB. II. .JACKSON. The Oregon Bakery A. X. CLEVELAND, Pror.. M Bread, Cate aiH Pastry None but the Best Materials Used. Satisfaction Guaranteed Customers Bread delivered in any part of. the city. Astoria Iron Works. ConcomiySt.,Footof Jackson, Astoria. Or General Machinists ai Boiler Men. Land and Marine Engines BOILER. WORK. Steamboat Work and Cannery Work X SPECIALTY. Castings of ail Descriptions Made to Order at Short Notice. Pruldent. ............... -Secretary .......Treasurer. Suotrlnteadtnt, J. G. HttBTLEIt, ... I. W. Cask,.... . JOHN Fox. x2a.e .: .. y3 - New York Novelty Sfofi, ft
