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The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

DIR. J. Welch will he In Astoria
May 24th, to practice hiS profession
for a few weeks. He will have rn"ms
at the Occident.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

DR.. Severn, the attending physi-
clan, reports that Mr.. John Badollet
was able to walk across the room at
his residence yesterday. He is very
feeble; however, he is better than he
was a few days since, when he was
gradually sinking.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

A. he desires 10 purchase fresh salmon
sE-FiSh will be taken On hoard the steam
er puickStep anywhere un the river and the
same price will Ice allowed - though the fish
were delivered at the canncTy In knappiOn-
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

Sure preventiva fors small pox,
ia boxes suitable to SSnf in the Pock-
ct. Every person ElEhld have one.
Price - cents, at Soiks drug store.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31
Notice TO Outside Fishermen
JOSEPH HUME,

LNSlIING WITH NETS BELONGING To
IL themselves. and desiring iO sell their sal
mon. will find u 10 their interest tO consult
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

Oranges, the finest reproduced,
at Page 4 Aliens.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31
salt. salt.

Constantly on JhaIId. and in quantities
10 suit. LIVERPOOL factory filled, Bay
GEO. W. IUMEs.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

Look at the Strawberries you can
get at Rodgers for ten cents I'm
meOSp
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

The South Bend mlll is running
on full time turning ont about forty
thousand feet daily, mostly spruce, as
the demand is good for that class of
lumber in San Francisco.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

Little Birdie Humiston, whose
death occurred on the 18th at Ilwaco,
was the pet IF the village. The
stricken parents have the sympathies
Of MANY friends in their bereavement.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

The Alumni Of st. Helens hall,
Portland, will hold ITS annual meeting
June -tl.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

The Oregon Oh her outward voy-
age on the 18th from this port carried
: 300 cases Of salmon and about 800
tons Il wheat.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

Mr Nm. Reid sailed from New
AoTk 5or Scotland on Saturday The
reported sale of the Ureenuian railway.
10 :.nNhnlY. IS deniel.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-05-31

A disgraceful row occurred on Cass
street, at Cases steps, just at church
time on Sunday, in which one Of the
actors known as Classy Charley got an
eye gongcd. The other fellow, nm
known escaped.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
vITRIoL THROWING.

Nitriol throwing has travelled from Paris
10 New York, with the other fashions,
AID has been naturalized on American soil.
A young man who is in love with a
married woman separated from her hus-
band, being enraged at her refusal to
commit bigamy with him, repairs to her
house armed with bottle of vitriol, and
having flung quantity of the corrosive
fluid in her face, proceeds to treat her
brother-in-law and his wife in the same
way, and then makes his escape, having
disfgured them all for life. 1t is evident
that the existing penalties for crimes of
OF this nature are not sufficient. Vitriol
throwing is one of the basest, most cruel
and dastardly Of crimes, and it would be
no sin against civilization to make it
capital. The young ruffian who in this case
hopelessly manned and disfgured three per-
sons because his impossible demand had
not been complied with, deserves to be
hanged. None but malignant coward
would ever throw vitriol Usually it has
been done by women from motives OF
jealousy, and it is such a method of re-
venge as only physically weak person
would think of, it would seem. When a
man employs it, and upon woman, the
punishment should be merciless and severe.
Such monstrous outrages should be
stamped out by sheer terrorism if no other
means will suffice.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22

rule which seems to Apply to all
our advances is, that we are D1und to
try every wrong way first. So long as one
erroneous notion remains INFESTED it Is
perfectly useless to argue for better
methods. It is only when the futility of
each fallacy has been SUCCESSFULLY proved
that the people allow themselves to be
turned in the right direction. This no
doubt will be the case with taxation. 1t
is, however, sufficiently clear that the new
revenue system is conspicuous failure,
and that it has fulfilled no single one of its
promises. 1t cannot be amended without
changing the Constitution, because that in
strument mas carefully fixed all its most
mischievous and foolish provisions. If it
is not remedied, on the other hand, the
inequalities of taxation will become more
intolerable every year, and while the credit
of the State will suffer abroad, taxpayers
here will continue to evade their liabilities,
and plundering and laundering will proceed
with equal mace
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22

'fPercy and Others, as also what should
"happen in insuing times. The prophecy
given in the pamphlet is in no respect
different from the prophecies attributed to
many other old women. 1t is vague, OBJ
scure, indefinite, and like the oracles of
old, capable of several interpretations.
But it contains no reference whatever to
1881, nor indeed to any date, and if it
bears any general purport it is that of a
denunciation of woe to England. 1t ends
in this way "There shall be man
sitting upon st. james Church Hill
weeping his fill and after that shipcome
''sailing up the Thames till it come against
* London, and the Master of the ship
Eshall weep, and the Mariners shall ask
" him why he weepeth, being he hath made
$50 good voyage, and he shall say All,
"what goodly City this was, none in the
''world comparable to it, and now there is
scarce left any house that can let US
"have drink for our money" The truth
is that the so-called prophecy of Mother
Shipton which has been printed so often
recently is spurious, and was written but a
few years ago, and subsequently to all the
inventions of which it speaks. Those,
therefore, who have been agitating them
selves on account of this alleged prophecy
may put away their apprehensions, and the
credulous may assure themselves that all
instances of alleged fulfilled prophecies are
capable of a like rational and natural ex-
uIanation,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
TIE EUROPEAN STORM.


The great storm which has just swept
over Europe has been terribly destructive
In its effects and wide in it's range. Eng
land appears to have suffered extensively,
AMI London has been put practically in a
state of siege A snowfall SO heavy as to
put a complete stop to traffic of all kinds
is an almost unexampled occurrence in
that part OF the world, and coincidently
with the snowfall came food in the
Thames which has inflicted much damage.
Between snow, river and wind, the expert
ence has been remarkable. 1t may be too
soon for us to crow over our exemption
from the bad weather which is just now
playing havoc not only with European
but Eastern American territory, for we
must remember that this is the year of
the great planetary conjunctions, and that
physicists and astronomers have agreed
in expressing the cautious opinion that
they would not be at all surprised if
some telluric commissions of rather start
ling and disagreeable character should oc-
cur. For the present we are safe, but
"the Ides of March are come, not gone, :"
and we had better reserve our reioicings
until the fateful period has been reached
and passed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
TOO SENSITIVE.

1t is stated that considerable feeling has
been aroused in Berlin by the holding of
certain meetings in various parts of this
country, to protest against the barbarous
anti-Jewish raid now proceeding in Ger
many 1t is intimated that Germany can
not permit any foreign country to question
her treatment of domestic questions. If
any such observation as this has emanated
from German official circles, it is very
ridiculous. The American people have
always exercised, and always will exercise,
the right to say what they please about any
other people in the world, and if Germany
does not like to have her conduct protested
against and condemned she had better
amend it, for there is no other remedy
open to her. We are not in the least afraid
of "blood and iron " on this side of the
water, and none of us tremble at the crack
of Bismarcks whip. Bat when we
see the German Government prohibiting
meetings in Berlin called to organize
TSSlSLdLCS " buC dAll-DCIillAS luduittJ
after the same Government has accorded
full license to the anti-Semitic barbarians,
we have right to conclude that for some
purpose of his own Bismarck is favoring
the brutal raid, even though he may be
sensitive to criticism upon his course.
The plain truth is that this affair is deeply
disgraceful to Germany. Every educated
and intelligent man and woman thinks so,
and in America we have the privilege and
the custom of expressing our thoughts
freely. We hope that more meetings viii
be held in the United States to protest
against the outrageous business, and that
the people will put their belief into strong
resolutions at these meetings. And If
Prince Bismarck is offended thereat we
can only say that he will have plenty of
leisure to compose himself, though he will
most assuredy obtain no apologies from
America
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
A SILLY OBJECTION.

In the House debate on the Democratic
refunding bill, a Democratic member, Gil
lette, asserted that since Newberry, Re-
publican, had according to his own state
ment sought information on the subject
from the officers of national bank of
which he was Director, he had no right
to vote on the measure. Newberry replied
that under Gillette's construction "no
"nan who used tobacco could vote on a
" proposition to take tax off tobacco. +"
Weaver, Greenbacker, supported Gillette's
idiotic "point, and finally the Chair ruled
that there was no precedent for depriv-
Sing member of the right to represent
his constituency. he did not believe
" the House had that right" On appeal
the House sustained the Speaker by vote
of 900 to 80. This man Gillette evidently
represents remarkable constituency, for
only such an one could have elected SO hope
less donkey to Congress. If every mem
Der who has some direct or indirect inter-
est in pending legislation was prohibited
from voting upon it, it would very soon
become impossible to transact any public
business. The suggestion of Haskell. that
the Greenbackers should be included in
the prohibition demanded, was to the
point, for without the national banks to
rail at the occupation of these aoephalous
financiers would be gone.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
MOTHER SYMPTOMS PROPHECIES.

There has been good deal of idle spec
ulation of late concerning an alleged pre-
diction or prophecy by one Mother Ship
ton, to the effect that the world would be
destroyed in 1851. Had Mother Shipton
made such a prophecy it probably would
not have attracted much attention but for
the fact that this wonderful parsonage is
said to have made many other predictions
concerning modern inventions, all of which
have been fulfilled. Now if, as alleged,
Mother Shipton, living many generations
ago, had foretold the invention of the
steam engine, of gas street-hghts, of bal
looms and several other equally surprising
matters, it certainly would have been
justifable to pay some attention to her
other prophecy. But in all questions OF
this kind the mistake of the public
consists in accepting the assertions
which fare put forward to fortify the
story, without investigation. The proper
method OF proceeding would have been
to inquire first, whether Mother Shipton
had lived as stated second, whether she
had prophesied as stated. Now, as
matter of fact, there does appear to have
been Mother shipton. She is said to
have lived in England in the reign OF
King Henry VIII, and ali we know of
her is from pamphlet printed at London
in the year l64l, entitled "The Prophesie
"of Mother Shipton in the Raigne of King
"Eenry the Eighth. For telling the
g death of CARDINAL Wolsey, the Lord
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
GREECE AND TURKEY.

And now the relations between Greece
and Turkey are alarming all Europe. The
demands which Greece made at Berlin,
when with characteristic caution she came
in at the end of the fighting to share the
spoils. were sanctioned by Russia because
she thought they could be subsequently
employed as levers wherewith to topple
the Sultan over. Mr.. Gladstone has al
ways had an unreasonable attachment for
the Greeks, due to his classical education
and tendencies, and therefore he has en-
couraged the claims of the Greek Govern
ment upon the Porte. And so successfully
have the melodramatic semi-savages who
represent the melancholy survivals of
the culture OF Athens been worked
up. that nothing less than war will
now satisfy them which is to say that
if they cannot cut Turkish Threats they
will upset their own Government, and per-
haps cut some Greek ones. The Greek
Government has mustered quite formid-
able army on paper, though whether it has
any stamina remains to be seen. But now
that the prospect of real war between
Greece and Turkey is at hand, the Powers
which have been eggiug it on are beginning
to stand aghast at their own handiwork,
for they perceive, when it is almost too late
to stop the proceedings, that this outbreak
is very likely to involve all Europe before
it is over 1t is evident that several of the
Powers will be forced to take sides, and
that some who have been the enemies
of the Porte heretofore may be com
PEELED to appear as its allies under
the new state of things. England would
have to support Greece, and in so doing
she might force either Russia or Austria to
take the other side. The situation is at
once SO critical and so complicated that it
is impossible to see beforehand how Cir
cumstances would divide the Powers, since
an apparently triiing change here or there
might make radical differences in their de-
cisions at the last moment. As, however,
it is impossible now to stop Greece with
out resorting to coercion, and as the Porte
is certain to fight with characteristic des-
peration, the outlook is particularly grim
and unpleasant for European statesmen and
diplomatists, not to speak of the people,
who have on all such occasions to pay the
piper.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
SHERMAN ON REFUNDING.

Secretary Sherman expresses the opin-
ion that it will not be possible to float
three per cent. bond, and no man in the
country is better judge of the financial
possibilities than he. The effect of fail
ure in refunding would be very mischiev-
Gus, and therefore Congress is bound to
proceed with the utmost caution. It
would be both a political and a financial
blunder to pass a bill for the issue of
three per cent. bond unless there was some
reasonable assurance that it would be taken
up. There would be no political capital
in such measure, for it could only pro-
duce disastrous results, and for these
results the supporters of the bill would
be held responsible. 1t will not do
to argue from the situation which
existed when the four-per-cents were
issued. At that time there was
general business depression all over the
world Money had not been so cheap in
England for many years. Loans were
OClUS uletNC 10 wv dS hall VI OuC per CS1L
year. There was no speculative demand
for capital, and very little demand for
legitimate industry. Men were therefore
willing to invest in four per cent bond
as the best that offered. But now the
situation is changed. There has beer a
great and general business revival. There
has been a renewal of activity both in
manufacturing and in railroad building,
There has arisen a demand for large
masses of capital for numerous extensive
enterprises. There are at least three in
teroceanic canal projects, which will, if
they are all put on the market, create
an opening for not less than $500, 100000
of capital. Speculation is brisk and
growing, and all the signs point to a com
mercial advance of unexampled magni-
tude. 1t is therefore irrational to suppose
that because a four per cent. bond was
foated under totally different set of con-
ditions, three per cent. bond can be
floated now. Mr.. Sherman believes that a
three-and-a-half per cent. bond would
succeed, and he ought to know, though
under the circumstances even that seems
dubious. If, however, Congress obsti-
nately refuses to take into account the
changes which the money market has un.
dergone since the four.per.cents were put
upon it, the probability is that very
serious failure will result, and one which
must react upon the public credit generally.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
NEWS OF TEE moRNIsg.


Ia New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at 1ls! for As of 1907 1919 for IS Of 1881
ll2s for ~; sterling, 81 sl@4 SAT silver bars,
III.
silver in London, slid consols, o8 9l6; per
cent. United States bonds, 1881 Is, NJ; as,
1852.
In San Francisco hall dollars are quoted at ] dis
coun. to PAL Mexican dollars, s5I@s9c
10 Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s Sd
7Ios Tor good to choice California.
Mining stocks sold little more freely in San
Francisco yesterday. but generally at lower prices
There was decline of 8 cents to rs cents nearly
ait Comstock descriptions.
Another body from the wrecked Lupata has been
found on the Oregon coast.
In a shooting ARRAY at Bodie yesterday David
Bannon vas killed and E Ryan MORALLY wounded.
Robert Black over by train and killed
near Tur!ock yesterday, while stealing ride
Severe weather prevailed in Nebraska yesterday,
entirely stopping travel upon the Chicago ST. Paul
and Omaha Railroad,
The Chileans occupied the capital of Peru on the
18th instant without resistance.
+ serious railroad accident occurred yesterday
Pond Creek, ILL.,, fatally injuring several per
Sons
Noah Bowlings was shot and killed Thursday at
Delaware Bend Tex, by George Barnett.
A saloon keeper named Lafferty was murdered at
Nelsonyille o., Thursday night, by two men whom
he had elected from his premises.
Great damage is being done by floating ice in the
Ohio river.
William Van Blarcom shot his wife dead near
Genoa, Mich, and then killed himself.
sitting Bull has again retreated across the Cana
dian line
A sleet storm seriously interfered with the tele-
graph wires yesterday east of Chicago.
Edward, brother of Archbishop Purcell died at
Cincinnati Thursday night OF apoplexy.
Frederick Hester hanged at Danville. Ill ye3-
teTday, for the murder OF his WIFE
Fire at Amity, Or. also at Chicago.
Rev. George C. Chandler, pioneer minister OF
Oregon, died in Yamhill county Thursday, aged n
years.
C. schuen blew his heed to pieces with shotgun
in Los Angeles county.
Volumes Of smoke are issuing from several peaks
OF the Cascade range of mountains in Washington
Territory.
Ltz, Pa Wednesday.
amy Nepper dged II, sulclded WIN strycnhine
Tuesday at Brownsville, Neb.
At fire in Chicago last night, falling wall badly
injured number of firemen.
J. 4. Copeland killed himself near Chicago yes
terday.
A vigorous war is being waged in Chicago against
oleomargarine, butterine, etc.
a shock of earthquake was felt at Bath. Maine,
Thursday night
E. a. sothern G. Lord Dundresry y is dead.
Much valuable and interesting matter will be
found upon the inside pages OF the RECORD UNION
this morning
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
CLASSIFICATION OF TOWNS.

The Legislature should proceed in this
business with extreme care. The natural
tendency in all cases where classification
of the kind is required, is to overdo 1t,
and the excuses for that course are unfor-
tunately numerous It is argued that the
small towns cannot afford so expensive
and complex governmental system as the
larger ones, and as this argument is
infinitely elastic, it is soon found de-
srable to have separate syatems for almost
every grade of population. Thus if the
town of 10000 people requires different
government from that of $4,000, and If
the town of 10000 requires different
government from that of 5000, the same
argument may be applied to all the inter-
mediate grades, down to 1000. The
fact is, however, that nothing can
be more mischievous than this multi
plication of systems and complication
of grades. The general idea is like
that of the philosopher (the story is
ascribed to no less one than Sir Isaac
Newton) who cut two holes in the bottom
of his door-a large one for the cat, and
small one for the forgetting that
one large hole would have admitted both.
All towns grow, or are supposed to grow,
and in new countries the changes which
occur are peculiarly rapid. But if through
a cumbrous and involved system it becomes
necessary for every town to change its form
of government on passing from one grade of
population to another, there would be end
less confusion, and also endless expense. A
few simple and easily adaptable principles
should suffice for the whole system of
town governments. 1t does not follow
that the plan which suits the town of
10000 would necessarily be too costly for
the town of 5000. 1t would be easy
to retain the general framework and at the
same time so reduce the complexity of the
machinery as to adapt the same plan to
both those grades, and to all the inferno.
date ones. What is required is method
by which the gradual growth of population
may be kept up with by governmental
changes demanding no revolution, but
capable of being made without disturbing
the general structure of the municipal sys-
tenn. Let the Legislature remember that
great elaboration in such matters is rather
proof of clumsiness and want of inven-
ton than of ingenuity. We do not say
that great simplicity in governmental
systems is now possible, but that the
longer these questions are studied the
easier will it be to discard many appur
tenances and aids which, on brief
inspection, are apt to seem indispensable.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22

CAR1IN, January 21st.-The following pas
sengers passed Carlin to-day, to arrive in
Sacramento tomorrow: j. NJ. Downing,
Memphis, Tenn; William Meggat, Wethers-
field, Conn; George Il. Sickles, New York;
c. E. Dean, ST. Louis, Mo; Jas. a. Meade,
London, Eng; d. G.. Maddox, a. 3. Dan
iels and son, and w. Cowell and son, Dem
yer, Col; X. NJ. Wilson, San Francisco; o.
A. Ross, Nevada; L. NJ. Crane, NJ. Griffin,
Silver Rect, Utah Mrs Preston, Salt Lake,
Utah; Mrs. A. w. Streuh, San Francisco
Miss NJ. Birmingham, Chicago, Ill; Mrs. c.
Miller, New York city L. 5. Marchant and
Mr.. Randolph, San Francisco Miss b.
Lsitch, Arizona; l. j. Ridley, Michigan
Mrs. Taft, New York city; Il. III. Rogers,
U. S. A; DIR. w. G. Tborne. San Jose j.
Collect, Indiana Henry Goodkind and j, S.
Benson, San Francisco; ID. Sheedy Kansas
City, Mo-; r. ii. Kleinschmidt and wife,
Montana; b. j. Candy and VIM. Clary,
New York city; L. II. Goodman and wife,
San Francisco; j. A. Hosmer and wife. DIR.
[. B. Massey and wife, and Mrs W. Hub
bard, Sandusky, o.; Mrs. J. IL. Bait and
daughter, San Francisco; AZ emigrant pas
sepgers, including 80 males, to srriye in Sac
rauent January Dad