The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-28
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

| Ihe peregrlnatiOns Of the undersigned
are so constant as to almost eptitle us to
the unenviable sobriquet OF la femme
Sdtdthiel. The circuit Of our labors Is
so large, aud its fiscal year so short, that
ere We are aware, strive we never so dill
| igently, the by-gone twelve-mOnth has
overlapped the coming one, and yet the
annual circumlocutiOn has not been
completed. The weather was hot in
Portland aud cool at the seaside. Aud
so, To combiue business with pleasure,
we departed for Astoria on the morning
Of the 10Th, carrying with US a vivid
recollection Of such profuse perspiring
while packing the "Pilgrim" that We
dreaded the thought OF returning to the
metropolis during the dog days. But a
sudden change came over the spirit Of
our dreams, for when we reached AstO-
ria the Summer rain was there too, and
the change from almost tropical heat TO
severe Oregon Winter has induced neu-
ralgia and general personal discomfort,
for which there is but one remedy-the
for those who can afford it.
The little city by the sea gives evil
dence Of healthy growth. There is
within its borders an odd admixture Of
the provincial and the cosmopolitan,
both in its dwellings and society, the
result Of its gradual transition from the
proportions Of village to the preten-
sions Of a city. Everybody in the Will
} lamette Valley who can get away from
business, or bring business with him, is
here in search OF cooler air, and the hO-
tells and boarding houses are full to
overlooking. The Occident, where we
have quarters for the week, is one Of
the best hotels we find anywhere.
Messrs. Megler x Wright know how to
keep hotel on the metropolitan plan.
Mrs. Megler and her sister do the hon
ors Of the house In agreeable style, their
many guests being unanimous in COM
mendation Of their genial, untiring care
T for their comfort. The exodus TO the
} sea side has been greater this year than
for some time in the past. Last year
everybody went to San Francisco, be-
cause the fare was down, and life on the
ocean was as Inexpensive as life at
home. But the wreck of the Great Re
public stopped this seasons current Of
, travel this side Of the Columbia bar, and
Astoria, Clatsop, SkipanOn, Sea View,
Ilwaco aud Oysterville are the gamers.
, Then there are numerous points Of lesser
, note to which the people are fitting,
Fort Clatsop Young's River, the can
} neries, etc, etc, attracting those Of
, more quiet dispositions and inexpensive
2 habits who have friends along the line
! of Summer travel, whom they visit reg
ularly at this season Of the year.
Circuit Court is in session in Astoria,
and quite a number Of Portland's Off
E cial dignitaries are sojOurning here,
Judge Bellinger and District Attorney
Caples, Mr.. Bronsugh, and Mr.. Ball and
wife being guests at the Ocoident.
Mayor Thompson's and Collector Kelly's
families are yet at IlwacO, enjoying the
, delightful experiences Of camp life in
the rain. Quite a number of campers
have returned TO Portland and Salem
since the rain began, among them Mr..
Stowelps, General Tolan's and Secretary
Earhart's families, who got enough OF
: camp life several days ago.
In Astoria We are pleased to greet the
, genial faces of many friends OF human
rights, among them the excellent fami-
lies Of Collector Hare and Mayor Parker,
whom official position has empowered
with added opportunity to use their in
flueuce in the cause OF right and liberty.
The Merrimans, Merrills, Taylors, War
rens, Corwins, Chances, Clevelands,
Henrys, and host of other friends, both
new and old, are also enthusiastic in the
) work for equal rights.
Our meetings began on Saturday
evening in the Congregational Church,
the audience being excellent as to both
numbers and quality, composed, as it
was, Of the thinking aud leading ele-
ments of the city. We were much
gratified to see, prominently among the
other gentlemen of note, the genial
faces OF the Collector Of Customs, the
District Judge aud Prosecuting AttOr-
ney. The lecture-subject, "The Legal
Root Of Evir'-Oceupied an hour and a
half in delivery, and was received by
both press and people in spirit Of fair
ness, commendation aud just criticism
highly gratifying to one so fresh as oar
self from the eggs and scurrility and
efliSies Of Jacksonville.
The Asforian, under the efficient man
agement Of our good friend, ID. c. Ire
land, is growing constantly in financial
standing, literary excellence and popu-
lar favor. We know of no gentleman
whose success in the face Of difficulties
has been more market than Brother
Ireland's. Aud the best Of it is, he de-
serves it ALL
Astoria does not yet give up her pre-
tensions of rivalry with Portland. Her
real estate is held at fancy figures, and
her riparian rights, judging from the
many acres of piles upon which her
business rests. must extend into the CO.
lumbia TO somewhere within a few feet
Of the opposite shore line. a little way
back of the broad area of "planken terra
frmd," the mountains rise abruptly,
making terracing both necessary and
; expensive, and giving the really hand
some towItA picturesque appearance.
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