, 1877-06-22
ARGUS CHANCES.

NO W eho w ala OulOu mhu
has had the collie.
The "Asylum War" has broken
out again with renewed violence.
The new telegraph line between
KAlama and Portland is completed.
A man named Isaac IFreidrichsen,
a Finn, was nearly cut in two by
falling on a circular saw recently, at
Tacoma mills.
Astoria has had FIRE. The burned
district embraces 8 blocks, and The
loss is estimated, by the "Astorian, I"
at nearly $4,000.
"What comes after T?" said a
school teacher to small pupil who
was learning the alphabet. He re-
ceived the bewildering reply, "You
do-to see Liza"
! Years of experience have con-
vinced Savannah reporter that, of
all articles used to interrupt a lee
ture, nothing succeeds so we'll as to
hit the speaker in the eye with an
orange.
The death of Mr.. Walter Bagehot,
editor of the London "Economist."
and an author of high reputation,
which recently took place, is regard
ed as a very serious loss to English
journalism.-Ex.
Mr.. T. S. Monteith, of ALBANY. has
disposed of all his landed interests
in Astoria, Messrs. NJ. J. and w. S.
Kinney being the purchasers, at $17,
600. The property is some of the
finest in the citY.-"Astorian."
A fine looking Vermont youth
tried on a suit of clothes in Braittle.
boro, and asked the dealer to let him
go to the door to show them to his
mother. 1t is presumed his mother
liked them, as be did not return.
Mr.. Willard, President of the Or
egon and California railroad, saws
that $4,000 people will come to Ore
gon this year. He is giving person
al attention to the matter of direct
ing emigration to the State.
No mans life is free from struo.
giles and modification, not even the
happiest; but everyone may build un
his own happiness by seeking men.
tai pleasures, and thus make himself
independent of outward fortune.
!
Wild pigeons are reported to be
quite troublesome in the Columbia
river bottom, destroying much of the
late sown grain. The birds are
somewhat larger and more handsome
than were those of the western states.
The burglars who robbed Schwa.
bacher Bros. & Co.'s store in Seattle
and the railroad company's safe at
Kalama, have been captured in San
Francisco, and will be brought back
to the scenes Of their crooked actions
What you attempt, do with all
your strength. Determination Is
omnipotent. If the prospect he
somewhat darkened, put the fire of
resolution to your soul, and kindle a
flame that nothing but death can ex-
tinguish.
"Handsome is as handsome does. y
quoted Chicago man to his wife on
a'recent occasion. ayes" reioined
the wife, in a winning tone. and
holding out her hand; 'for instance.
husband who is always ready to
hand some money to his wife,"
Gen. Grant attended services At
Westminster Abbey June Sd. Dean
Stanley, in the course of his ser.
mon, said the General had laid down
the sceptre of the American COM
monwealth, after having restored to
unity great and divided people.
The "Unitarian Advocate" dis.
claims joining in any ungenerous
filings at orthodox ministers; although
it thinks the only safe course for OF.
thodox ministers to pursue in avoid
ing allowing up" is to stop fool
ing with Unitarian thunder. IJesso.
Recently, in East, Portland, nv
a local paper, a horse belonging to
Rev. Mr.. Laubach, ran away with
boy that was riding him. After
running at break.neck speed up the
river some distance, he jumped the
mill race near Brooklyn, and broke
his leg by the leap. The boy was