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ASTORIA, OREGON:
SATORDA.Y.
DECEMBER 21, 1SS7
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per published on the Columbia river.
Christmas Eve.
Two
more weddings before leap
year.
Christmas
this evening.
trees at the churches
See the skating race at Ross' opera
house this evening.
'.Reserved seats at the New York
Novelty store for "Vim."
John Rogers has opened a provision
store at Thos. Mair's old stand.
R F. Stewart and his bagpipes were
making music yesterday afternoon.
Christmas falls ou Sunday, but
Honday will or ought to be a holiday.
At D. L. Beck & Son's those cigar
prizes will be distributed at eight
o'clock this evening.
The public schools closed last even
ing for their usual Christmas and
New Year's vacation.
The next session of the circuit court
for this county will begin on the third
Monday in February, 1SSS.
A great deal of missionary work
may be done by an old overcoat that
is put upon a poor man instead of on
a closet hook.
Mr. "Wbrsley assures all those who
attend the Christmas eve soiree at
Liberty hall this evening a social,
pleasautjtirne. First-class music.
The schooners Excelsior and Ma
rion, bound from San Pedro for the
Columbia river, put into San Fran
cisco last Thursday to obtain crows.
The relative status of Seattle and
Tacoma may bo summed up in very
short style: Seattle is doing the bus
iness: Tacoma expects to do the bus
iness. Christmas sermon in the Congrega
tional -church to-morrow morning;
lecture in the evening, "A Story of
North Nebraska and one of tho Far
East"
Geo. Boss has a letter from Thos.
Nast, the great caricaturist of Har
per's Weekly, who proposes to give a
night's entertainment at the opera
house.
The finishing touches are being put
on Jacob Kamm's new boat, and she
will be launched next week. She is
well built and has splendid machinery
in her.
The Congregational church Sunday
school will have a Christmas enter
tainment and trees this evening at 7
p. si. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
Seaside Lodge No. 12, A. 0. TJ. W.,
the banner lodge of the northwest,
has 253 members. It is in a healthy
condition financially and otherwise,
and is in every way prosperous.
The "Western Amateur band orches
tra will have a complimentary ban
quet at Liberty hall next Wednesday
evening, which gives promise of be
ing a very pleasant social gathering.
The Christmas tree at Grace church
is something fine. It will be in full
est leaf and blossom at six this eve
ning and will soon after shed an abun
dant crop of choice and seasonable
fruit.
Sam Mott talks of bringing the
Pyke Opera company down here for
two nights in their fine opera "A
Night in Venice," now running in
good stylo at the New Park theater in
Portland.
Next to the Oregonian, The Asto
bian is the most widely read nnd
quoted of any newspaper in Oregon.
Perhaps it would sound better for
someone else to say this, but it is so,
all the same.
Congressman Hermann writes that
he is interesting himself in the mat
ter of arms and equipments for the
Oregon National Guard, and expected
to shortly have an audience with tho
war department.
The A. B. Field came in from Se
attle yesterday, thus completing a
stormy voyage fiom Nestucca. While
at Seattle she was repaired and over
hauled. Capt. Bell and crew are to be
congratulated on the safe ending of
a most eventful voyage.
John Fussel was in Seattle last
week, but skipped the town. His ac
tions now favor the belief that he is
developing into a second rate bilk.
If his ability in that regard equaled
his inclination he would be a first
class one.
If you know of anyone or two who
you think would relish a Christmas
dinner to-morrow just as well as your
self, but who haven't the wherewith
to get it, remember that your own
dinner will taste doubly good if you
put them in tho way of getting one,
too. ,
The Manzanita, Capt Bichardson
in charge, arrived in yesterday from
the Sound, where stakelights, beacons
and buoys have been carefully looked
after. The officers and crew have
earned a Christmas holiday, but there
is no holiday for anyone on board the
Manzanita.
A resident of P;ilatka, Florida,
writes asking that The Astoriax be
sent to him for six months, and at the
ond of that time he "may possibly
subscribe for it." The Palatkan's in
ducements are not sufficient He ap
pears to bo suffering from a severe at
tack of enlargement of the gall.
"Is a clam a fish?" was tho ques
tion before a San Francisco court
last week, a Chinaman arrested for
peddling fish without a license hav
ing proved that it was clams he was
selling. Tho prosecuting attorney
argued so strongly that a clam was a
fish that his honor took the case un
der advisement
What's the matter with haviug a
flouring mill here? An enormous
quantity of flour is consumed here,
and a still more enormous quantity is
shipped from here to adjacent points.
Some one makes a profit on it. Why
not have a mill here? It would give
men employment and would look
more American, more business-like
than the present dependence on Port
laud. "Can tho editor of a daily newspa
per carry a revolver?" is a question
that has just been decided in the af
firmative iu a L03 Angeles county
court Connell of the Los Angeles
Telegram was arrested for carrying a
gun and was acquitted on the ground
that ho had a right to get the drop on
tho other fellow if ho could. This
will make Seattle newspaper men re
joice. At a regular convocation of Sts.
John Chapter No. 14, R. A. M., last
lhursday night tho following officers
were elected: H. C. Thompson. H.
P.; J. Q. A. Bowlby, K.; P. E. Fer
chen, S.; B. Van Duseu, C. of H.: Jav
Tuttle, P. S.; F. W. Ferguson, R. A.
C; R. T. Humphries, M. of 3rd V.; E.
R. Hawes, M. of 2nd V.; E. H. Jack
son, M. of 1st V., 13. Van Dnsen,
treasurer; J. Q. A. Bowlby, secretary.
There are nearly.300 deeds and oth
er papers left to be recorded at the
county clerk's office. These papers
aro accumulating, are an inconven
ience to tho clerk and his deputy and
should bo taken away by their own
ers. They have been recorded and
tho county clerk is not responsible
for their safe keeping. In case of
fire it would be better to have the
deed than to have it and the record
both burned. Call and get your
deed, or other paper of record.
Tho Register says that arrange
ments have been mado with a capital
ist and banker to float tho bonds of
the Vancouver, Klickitat & Yakima
railroad company in the early spring.
In tho meantime enough money has
been advanced to enable tho immedi
ate construction of the first ten miles
to bo commenced. Engineers are
now in the field making the perma
nent location of tho ten miles and
the profile will be ready for contract
ors probably by January 15, 1888.
" 'Twas tho night before Christmas,
and all through the hou3e not a
creature was stirring, not even a
meuse: the stockings were hung by
the chimney with care, in hopes that
St. Nicholas soon would be there."
To-night the good old practice of
hanging up tho stocking for bounti
ful Santa Claus to fill with Christmas
gifts will be observed, and bitterly
disappointed, indeed, will bo the boy
or girl, from five to seventy-five, who
hangs up the stocking and fails to
find in it to-morrow morning some
friendly remembrance.
A physician in extensive practice
was lately asked: "What proportion,
should you say, of those people who
send a servant flying to your office
with, 'come right away!' or make the
telephone jingle with, 'Come as quick
as you can!' are suffering chieflv from
fear nnd imagination." Stroking his
beard, the learned medicine replied
"Well I might eafely put it at two-
thirds. When I arrive, tho mere an
nouncement that it is nothing serious
allays the fear. While I am writing
the prescription and chatting pleas
antly on some other topic, the last
stage of convalescence has been near
ly reached, and when I say, in an as
suring tone, Take this and you will
be all right in tho morning,' tho case
is settled."
Tho estimated amount of money to
be raised by taxation for state pur
poses is S483.709.37; the several items
are as follews: Executive fund. $10,
500; judicial fund, S38,000; incidental,
SI 2,500: insane and idiotic, $75,500;
insane (conveyance to asvlum),S8,000;
convict, $7,000; fugitive, SL500; print
ing, $12,500; indigent, S4,500; peni
tentiary, $33,310; general, $54,570;
speoial appropriations and sundry de
ficiencies, S30.189.95; specific appro
priations not authorized by law prior
to 1887, $189,109.42; for amounts ap
propriated by the legislature of 1887
in excess of estimates therefor, $21,
100; for amounts omitted from esti
mates of 18SG, S400. The county
commissioners will make the levy to
day and then we will know what our
total state and county tax will be.
The levy comes so late that there will
be less than ninety days from the re
ceipt of the tax roll till it becomes de
linquent. Fine Dwelling IIousr to Bent.
Good terms to suitable tenant Inquire
at this office.
House to ftcnt,
Above the Hespital: for particulars ap
ply at this office.
House to RcuL
Cottage with G rooms and kitchen on
lot 8, block 15, McCrure's Astoria Ap
ply to John Hahn.
The finest assortment of plush goods
in Astoria, consisting of ladies' and
gent's dressing cases, odor cases, cuffs
and collar boxes, etc is to be found at
J. v. Conn's drugstore.
A fine assortment of Lace goods at
UTS. Or. 15. JU.CJSWan'3.
THE DAY'S DOINGS.
What Happened in the World Yes
terday. Philadelphia, Dec. 23. A rumor
was spreading this morning that tho
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
company's employes at Port Clinton
had struck, and that tho Schuylkill
miners would follow. It was subse
quently learned that there had been
troublo among tho coal men and
wharves but there was no open rupt
ure. In financial circles the belief
that there will be a strike grows
apace.
SEXTON'S SERIOUS ILLNESS.
Dublin, Dec 23. Thomas Sexton,
member of parliament for Belfast, is
seriously ill in this city. He is suf
fering from an attack of typhoid fe
ver. A JITSTEBIOUS JIURDEn.
New York, Dec. 23. James Miller
a real estate dealer, 50 years old, was
found lying dead this morning on
the floor of his room. Beside him
lay his wife, unconscious and dying.
On her face and head were several
deep gashes. It is snpposed that the
couple were attacked and beaten by
robbers. The discovery was mado by
the letter carrier who knocked at
their door. He received no answer,
but heard labored breathing from
within that caused him to think that
something was wrong. He called a
policeman who broke open the door.
The furniture of the room and tho
kitchen utensils and crockery were
broken and fragments were strewn
over the floor in every direction.
Miller was wealthy and the deed was
evidently prompted by cupidity.
pire at gila crrr.
Yuma. Dec. 23. The Gila City sec
tion house was destroyed by fire early
this morning. The section foreman,
Edward Burk, was fearfully burned,
probably fatally. Ho was brought
hero for medical attention. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
DYING AT ALBANY.
Albany, N. Y., Dee. 23. At noon it
was belived that ex-secretary Manning
would notsnrvive tho day, but he had
brightened up later on and recovered
his consciousness. Ho is slowly but
steadily weakening throughout his
entire system. It is noticed that the
pulse is becoming intermitteut nnd
the sight is failing. At latest ac
counts he was still taking a little
stimulant at intervals. The family
are prepared for his approaching end.
CAUSED BY BAD DRAINAGE.
New York, Dec. 23. A Washing
ton dispatch says: Dispatches from
Albany stato that the illness of ex
secretary Manning was caused in a
great measure by bad drainage in tho
treasury building. This was one of
the causes privately assigned when he
was first stricken hero with an illness
as to the nature of which physicians
at the time were not disposed to take
the public into their confidence.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Philip, Wis., Dec. 23. The eve
ning passenger train on the Wiscon
sin Central railway was thrown from
the track by a broken rail two miles
south of Fifield last night. Three
cars were thrown from the track
down a fifteen-foot embankment. Ono
person was killed and fourteen
wounded.
KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
Halifax, Dec. 23. An explosion of
dynamite at a limestone quarry near
Brookfield this mornincr killedfonr
men, one of them being Alexander j
McDonald, proprietor of- the quarry.
The usual warning signal regarding
the dynamite previous to using it for
a blast was omitted when it occurred.
UN TREMOLO.
New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 23. A
deep, rumbling sound lasting three
seconds and accompanied by a tremor
of the earth was noticed here shortly
after midnight The disturbance
aroused the people from their sleep.
The shock was felt at Acushnell and
other towns in this vicinity.
Their Otisiness IJoomiu.
Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival of trade at V. E.
Dement & Co.'s Drug Store as their giv
ing away to their customers of so many
free trial bottles of Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption. Their trade
is simply enormous in this very valu
able article from the fact that it "always
cures and never disappoints. Coughs.
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, nnd
all throat and lung dbeases quickly
cured. You can test it before buying
by getting a trial botlle free, large
size 31. Every bottle warranted.
Something for the boys wagons, ve
locipedes, 'wheelbarrows, ice skates,
roller skates, printing presses, steam
engines magic lanterns, tool chests,
books and toys of all kinds.
GitiKFiX-it KEi:n.
All the patent, medicines advertised
in this paper, together with the choicest
Cerfumery, and toilet articles, etc can
e bought at the lowest prices, ::t.). W.
Conn's drug store, opposite Occident
hctcl. Astoria.
Pacific Coast TiI;Tnlles
For 1SS8, at Gkiffix & Uef.d's.
Ackiiowl.-I;jc.cl by All
That we have the fineststoek of Holiday
Goods and Nove Hies in the city.
Gkiffin & IlKED.
Gambriuus Ueer
And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa
loon, 5 cents
Every mother is interested in know
ing that a special preparation for chil
dren, called The Child's Cough Syrupy
is now for sale onlj at Dement's drug
store.
Just Received.
A large assortment of Candies and
Christinas Tree Tos's at the Oregon
Bakery, Main street Home made Taf-
S' and drops of all kinds Fresh Every
ay. and guaranteed to be made of first
qualitj' sugar, and unadulterated.
For tho very best pictures go to II.
Sinister.
S.
Be sure and avail yourself of the re
duction sale of Xmas cards at the New
York Novelty Store.
Too many Xmas cards for the mar
ket so will make a great reduction in
prices for to-day. New York Novelty
Store.
INFANTILE
SKIN DISEASES
Our olde't chiH. now fix yeara of ago.
when an infant fix months old wa attack d
with a virulent, miinennnt s in dicase. All
ordinary remcdi-'S fmlinp, wocalled our fam
ily physician, wbo attempted to cure it: but
it ppro d wiin airao.'i wcreaiu e rapidity, un
til tho lotror portion )f to lit lo fpllow's n-r-
Fon. froru the middle of hi ba k down to hi
kno p. wa. one .nd ra?h. ugly, painful,
blotch-d. and mr.liotou?. o had no rc-t at
nisht, no pence by day. Finally, wo wero
anvied o try tlm Cut-ccra Ukmkdiks. '1 ho
eff ct wa simply marvellous. In hrco or
four weoks i completo euro was wrought,
leaving the little ft-llow'. i erson as white and
healthy a 'hough Jio had never been at
tached. InmyopJmon your valuable retne-ilii-!
savin! hi life, and tO-dav ho it n stronp.
healthy child, perfectly well, no repetition of
ine disease navins ct cr uccurrea.
GEO.B.SHITII.
Att'y at Law and Ex-Pros. Att'y. Ashland. O.
Kixep.ence. J. ti. cist. Druggist, Ashland.O
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN.
Aro born into the world every day with some
cczematous aflec ion, such as milk crust, scall
head, scurf, or dandruffsuro to dovelop irto
an aironuinR.CKCtna.tbo itchintr. burning
and disfigur tion ol which mako lifo a pro
longed torture unless properly treated.
A warm bath with Ccticcra to u an ex
quisite -kin Itcatiticr. and a single applica
tion of Ccnrcn. tho Great akin Cure, with a
little Clticuia Kooi.yk.nt. tho .New Wood
1 urifier. is often sufli tent to arrost tho prog
ress of the disease, and point to a speedy and
permanent cure
Hence, no mother who loves her children,
who takes pride -n their beauty, purity, and
health, ami in bcstoiring upon tbcm a child s
Eicatc-t inheritance. a skin without a blem
ish and a body nourished by pure blood.
should fail to mako trial of tho Clticue.v
K km units,
Sold everywhere. Price: Cuticuka. r0
CPlits; SOAI". 'Si epntS;lti-SOl.VhT. SI 00.
Prepared lv tho Perrn: Dnco ani Giikm
irAi.ro Komiiii. Mass
Send for "How to Ci re Skin Disease," Ci
pago. ."Vi illustration, and luo testimonials
BAD-VQk'" and Scalp preservod and
DMDI O bcautined by Ccticcba .Mkdi-
CATCH fcOAl'.
Constitutional Catarrh.
No tingle dieca?o has entailed moro suffer
ing or h:itcned tho breaking up of tho con
stitution than Catarrh. a 'I ho sense of smell,
of t.u-tc. of .-ight. of hearing, tho human voico
tho mind ono or more, and sometime all,
yield to its destructive influence Tho poison
it distributes throughout 'ho system attacks
every vital force, and breaks up tho must ro
bust of constitution. Ignored, becauso but
littlo understood, by mot physician, im po
tently as-ailcd by quacks and charlatans,
those suffering from it have little hopotobo
roiievcd of it thissido of tho grave. It i timo,
then, that tho popuhir treatment of this tcrri-
blo disease by romo ic wittiin tho rcaih of
all passed into hands at onco competent and
trustworthy. Tho new and hitherto untried
method adopted by Dr.Snnford in tho prepa
ration ot his Hamcal Cuke ha? won tho
hearty approval of thousands. It is instan
taneous in affording relief in all head colds,
sneezing, snuffling nd ob-tructcd breathing,
and rapidly remove tho ino-t oppressive
symptoms clearing tho head, sweetening tho
breath, restoring tho senses of smell, tasto
atid hearing, and ncutraliting tho constitu
tional tendency of tho disease towards tho
lungs, liver and kidneys.
SA.NFOitit's Kaiucai. Cl'hk consist of one
bottle of the Kamcai. Cent:, ono box of
Oatakriiai.Soj.vkt, and Iju'KOvku Imial-
KK;prico,$UH).
Pottkk Dkl'i: & ChkmicalCo..1Jostox.
DNEY PAINS,
Strains and Weaknesses,
Relieved in one minute by that mar
vellous Antidoto to Pain, Inflamma
tion and Weakness, tho c U'lc.uru
mi-1'n in iliiNttr. Tho first
and only pain-killing strengthening
plaster. Especially adantcP to in
stantly relieve and speedily euro Kidney and
Uterine Pains and Weakness. Warranted
vastly superior to all other plasters. At all
druggists. 'Si cents: five for S1.00; or postago
free, of Pottkii Dittu and Chkmical Co.,
Doston. Mass.
PEKSONAIi MENTION.
.U. J. Kinney is iu Sau Francisco.
D. G. Ross, of Gray's river, is in
the city.
Prof. Francis leaves for Portland
to-morrow night.
Hon. C. Leiuenweber returned yes
terday from Seattle.
Marcus "Warren is down from col
lego for the holidays.
P. G. Eastwick returned from Fort
Stevens yesterday aternoon.
Dr. aud Mrs. A. L. Fulton are ex
pected to arrive this afternoon.
Capt H. Olsen was ono of the pas
sengers on tho Columbia yesterday,
lie will remain till January 15th, and
will then tako charge of a coasting
schooner running out of Sau Fran
cisco. II race Up.
You are feeling depressed, your ap
netite is poor you are bothered with
llea-'aehe, you "are thlgetty, nervous,
aud generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Hrace up, but not with stim
ulants, .spring medicines, or bitters,
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whikey. and which stimulate you
for an hour, aud then leave you iu
worse condition than before. What
you want is an alteratirc that will puri
fy your blood, start healthy action of
Liver and Kidneys, restore your vitali
ty, and give renewed h'ealth and
strength. Such a medicine you will
find in Electric Bittcis. and only f.0cenLs
a bottle at W. E. Dement & Co.'s Drug
Store.
All ;oml.s At The
New York Novelty Store are marked in
plain figures, and sold for exai-tlywhat
they are marked at Strictly One Trice.
Telephone Lodsiuz 3fou.se.
Best Beds iu town. Itonins per night
50 and 'Si cts., per week Sl.50. New and
clean. Private entrance.
Sweet Apple Cider
At the Astoria Soda Works.
Fre-li Effs Fresli Uutler
In abundance at
THOMPSON' it Iloss'.
Ulcals Cooked to Order,
Private rooms for ladies and families:
at Central Restaurant, next to Foard &
Stokes'.
Christmas presents for gentlemen
dressing cases, collar and cuff boxes,
traveling eases, smoking cases, pipes,
cigar holders, ink stands, gold pens and
holders, watch charms, musical instru
ments aud various other articles.
Guiffix & Keed.
TIi is Is Important.
As we must give up possession of the
toy room after New Year's, we will sell
Wagons, Velocipedes, Doll Carriages,
Wheelbarrows and Toj'S at cost, attlfe
Xew York Xnvplrv Stnn
If you want to buy a nice Christmas
present, go to J. Y. Conn.
ECONOMY!!
COMBINED WITH
TYLE
The
Leading Dry
Ml
Owing to the continued rush at this estab
lishment we are compelled to engage extra help,
along with the improved Lamson's Gash Rail
way system, thereby saving our patrons the
trouble of waiting.
Our store is crammed with goods from floor
to ceiling. Novelties arriving daily per Ex
press from the East.
H.
P. S. Wholesale buyers and patrons from the Country
will please call in the morning, thereby saving the usual
afternoon rush.
HERMAN WISE.
See him before you buy your
CLOTHING
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At HERMAN WISE'S.
Tho Largest Assortment,
and the Lowest Prices.
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Herman. Wise,
Occident Hotel building, is the place
to go for
CLOTHING,
Socks, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Suspenders
Trunks, Valises, etc., etc
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B SUEE
That yon go to the right store, if you are
on tho lookout for BxVEGALNS!
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HERMAN WISE
THE RELIABLE
Clothier aid Hatter,
Occident Hotel Building.
AND FASHION !
place where to
as well as
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
-IS AT THE-
Goods and Clothing House
OF THE CITY.
COOPER,
The Railroad Is Coming !
SO IS CHRISTMAS !
But We Can't Wait for Either,
But must buy our Family Supplies right.,
along just the same, and the
RUSH
Is still to D. L. Beck & Sons, for that is where you can
buy the best goods, get honest weights and the best
value for your money. To those accustomed to deal with
us it is not necessary to say these things. To all others
we say we don't brag, but come and try us and be con
vinced. We carry in stock a full line of
FANCY AND STAPLE
Groceries and Provisions, a large stock of China, Porce
lain, Crystal, Crockery, Agate, Wooden and other wares.
Silver-plated and other knives, forks and spoons. .The
best stock of all kinds of Lamps ever shown in Astoria.
Cigars, tobaccos, etc., in unequalled stock andat unequalled'
prices. Coal oil and patent oil cans, paints, linseed oil
and turpentine. All kinds of Cannery supplies, nails, cor
dage, etc. Lunch, market and clothes baskets, brooms,
whisps and hearth brushes, dust-pans and brushes; wheats,
oats, rolled barley, shorts and bran.
BUT WE MUST STOP!
For if we mention all the articles we have in stock we
shall fill up the whole paper. Try our genuine N. O. Mo
lasses in gallon cans at only 75 cents, and our new Yeast
Powder, guaranteed equal to the best, and only half price.
CHRISTMAS GOODS
Now being selected in the East. Wait until you sec them
before buying elsewhere, or you may regret it.
"What's that you say ?" "Haven't you been bragging
any ?" No; not a bit of it, and if you want the proof, just
call at ;
D. L. Beck & Sons'.
buy
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