The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-14

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Monday next.
A little girl was so badly bitten
by a vicious dog few days since, IN
the Deep RIVER settlement, that 1t be-
came necessary to bring her to Astoria
for medical treatment.
Geo. T. Myers sent Us q beautiful
little fish yesterday and wants MS to
classify il. Without searching the
authorities we should say 1t was q cross
between "a sticklebacl and mackerel.
The head very much resembles the
mackcreI, and the body looks like the
stIckletack. We will hunt it ur in a
feg days lobe, and give you an item.
We were very much gratltied TO
greet Mr. Clem Studcbaker yesterday,
and ENJOY one Of his most hearty
hand-shakings. Mr.. $. comes to Ore
gon ON business and will return over
land. He is al the head of one of the
larses; manufacturing establishments
in the world; the Studebaker wagon
works at South Bend, Indiana, an
institution which received extensive
description in these columns last year.
This logical deduction elnanates
from the oyer-worked brain # the
San Francisco Bulletin man: "Con-
solidation would shut ont composition,
and will, of course sustain higher
prices. thuugh ia that event there
wonld bc outside composition which
would prevent excessive rates. tie
is speaking of consolidation nf
Northern Pacific railroad and Oregon
Railway aud Naviga.inn interests.
With no competition the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation company have
reduced freights below the old Oregon
Steam Navigation company rates
about seventy-five per cent.
Mr.. II. Il. Parker, who has the
reputation Of being one Of Astorias
most enterprising citizens, invites the
Mayor, and the Committee on Fire
and Water. to a personal inspection OF
his patent hues IN the Parker House.
All 8ues Of that character may not be
as bad as the one Just removed from
Shusters building. The inspection
should be made, fair and square, and
the fues should stand or fall by the
Judgment of the committee. If these
flues are considered safe, it will be
necessary to amend the ordinance oi
the council, which Is most assuredly
against them. We have no interest in
the matter further than what i:
prompted by the principles Of Justice
and public safety.
As we sat resting upon the stone
steps Of the magnificent Peabody IN
stitute, intended for the poor but 50
built and managed as to almost ex.
clude them; facing the magnificent
Methodist church of Rev. Thoma.
Guard, Washington monument tower.
ing up at our left, we felt thirsty, and
asked our companion, Mr.. Lucas
where we could procure a glass o
good drinking water 'Not a drop il
the city" Baltimore water carries
death with it. Pure water was not {,
be had at any price. We had jus
been listening to the revelation Of IT
immense business, but that watel
business stuck in our throat. In tn,
early day, when the site of the city o
Baltimore was purchased for ninetl
hogsheads of tobacco, looking on tn,
rationale of quid pro quo, 1t cannot b,
denied but that it was a very goo,
show for a quid-but now it looks ba,
to see so much money squandered or
monuments, extra fne churches, libra
ries, ETC., and not a spoonful Of decen
water to moisten the quid that sustain
life.