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CHINESE GAMBLERS.
How They rtay mud Lose Every Cent
Thnt They FoaacBs.
tthitdtsinAiIs 1Ytnfx.

How They r1ar mud LoAc F:very Cent
Tint They Possess.
Th!faleiphIs TYmfs.
The piR-talletl cohDrt of innrl]rymen mntlo
their final appearance yesterday IN Mngts-
trnte Poto's Office, III the caso Of In Tong,
charged with obtnInIn9 gold wntch
md tltanond pin from Wo Lung
by false representations. Counsel fur
thu prosecution objected 10 tho eligibili.
~ Ut James Daptlsta, naturalEzed China
IMAM. who tad bcen brought from Now York
by tic defense to net as interpreter, despite
the fact that Lawyer Stevenson goucl,ctl
that lio was naturallzot nnd had seven
tilo Int.iroti 1t v Norti. Thrtssnth Th III strset, @
abnut. tue ,nnto Of, proceeding. Wo Lung
WIS allowed to 80 ahua1.
months aKo." ,,s sai,i. Wall IIo H sivee ,'to 10
inr; Jig nXoe NO l'tnlcd and twenty-ttee
anllal tSi9). Iie say he no nUnuc. Lilo
Efvce me ttfn,nond ttngee md gold wntchce.
n,c 10 piyce him tlle watcl1ee ind ilngeo and
Iie pnyec, innke It a)l light to-'nol'ow f9r
V as ln \, II ToaEs celal. fanth straet below
The witness was discreet enough not to
wien Lawyer Stephenson tnok him ln hand
and cross-exan1tnal him rs to how he rot
possession of tho witch and ring ~ tho first
place aVa LtaE proceeded to !et III light
upon tlp gambling tendency OF his country
''s'i "Weli IL Iio. Ill., he liveo in Washington. 1Io
coM!er lerU to my ptnceH mud want to gain
bolec: llG losep tie bundled md twenty-fteo
tlollnls. lie SOY le no 1,1onea,. mid want to
pny to'nolo,, llse chentee mo 'befo'. / sny
a,,S tt n',rt Mos o' T'on ho aivee me the wateleo
Nov. for what does lie owe you 9'' asked
tho counsel.
Gambo!eeing," :" a1l1lo.lnced Wo Ling. IT
nevafi get 500 from him. l lnyo not 800.
lgnm6olee witt. Wall tlo md l,e Riyeo tho
things for st:3. Thnts dead sttree."
~ " M redirect t:; Gxaninatlon We Lung said
f Ma we 51S YS ~ 5 @ s s1sa m 4om and H. he asSnMt RaSS T.
ana aS' o sSsS! lot ay NY 'Sf Te 9sfke %iess qt IT,
dlcated tl,at IL TonRs ceiilr was quite d
favur1t gambling resort, nllt that ho Ind
plnyed tnere many times, ard tint It was 4
spon asn sv.ry nS @ t tS5 sGs snv o 9f the gamblers to
All ilollg testified tint l,s knew NIL those
,nelltloneat and saw tic transaction In tlues-
tion. lie Ind nls0 Rnmblal III La T0ng's
cellar many times, mud always paid when lie
This witness testified that "suneleo'' was
the favortt day tor = gainboleeing.b Another
witness saw the watch An4 ring given to In
Tang. Nlr. Stevenson asked tt,at Wall Iio,
who, was present, should bo called 1s
witness TO pryve That the things had
sSss aS that es' ws s' 1aag NJ lad possssse ssm
thought that La Tong WIS d bntl man for
running. a Rnnbllng-lOuse OH Sundays, and
Nas batl eiltuElt to tnke tie watch, a1id
would therefore hold him under $500 ball
for falso pfetenses md keeping agamblmg-
, 1881-10-01

The proceeding by Information instead Of BY
Indictment Ia a practice very common in the
United States Courts, and ls vcry useful In
sections whore thore Is any trouble in find-
Ing grand ]uyies willing to !ndtct>
NEAnLy ALI. INTERNAL 1stvENuE rnosE-
GUTtONs
In the South have bcnn thus brought. It Is
prnctlccd. however, III all the United States
Courts, but 1t Is tho frat ttmt It WIS ever re-
surted 70 in this District. Tho case present.
ell toiay Is aaiu to be onc OF tho tenst import.
att ot t'fase to ne brought against tito fing.
bnt II waa necessary that It should
como to tffa' annna tho first Had It bccn
posstols 10 pleAtl tho statute OF limitation
agnfnst II the uoyernmel,t would hnyc beelt
deprived Of tho opportunity to uso fully tho
evidence of Walsh, who las confessed Ills
share III tho ffautl. and who will be tho chief
witness Of the u0vcfnment fn developing tic
methods Of the division Of spolls. rs we'll rs
tic processes by whtcl, the various rgntes
welo expedited. Tho allegation tint tic
order increasing tho compensation Of
contractors lid not receive tho
necessary forn.al approval of Postnlaster-
General Key !sa now point III tile cases
against 1}eatiy, w,nso friensis have f,ftitorto
relied Upon thu allegation TINT all his nets
wero in strtct accordance with law. although
there may have becn very bud Judgment dis
played III Its execution.
4 NUMBER OF tNnIcrMESrs
nro ready nn1ntng surlu twenty persons ns
trantulently concerned III tho star-route
contracts. These wifi 10 presented 10 tic
grand jury next week. 1t Is not thought tint
tho cases will bo tried before Dccc1ibar. a
brilltant array Of counsel will appear for the
, 1881-10-01
LApiIAlr,
THE ATrEMi'r TO 0ET lilM 70 STEP DOWN
1Hn nitT.

6pse4al DhpateA to 1ns chicago ItthunA
WASHINGTON, D, C., Sept, W,-A storylas
been circulated hero today which linlls q
Ruoa lnany belIuyers. aud Ii sud to haye
co.ne fro1n one OF tue closest Ut the l'rcsl-
dents friends. 1t Is TINT 1t Is the Presidents
Intention to appotnt Sanator-o1vcl I.aptnm
either u Cabinet ptacs or elso ID Offer him
sonlo other p'acs which will DO sufficiently
tempting to induce him TO resign Ills ssat III
TIN Senate, The vacancy thus undo ~ to 10
tillud by Henat0r C0lkllilX, win will be nb-
p0fntetl by GDy. curneI. This would give
Mr: ConkllnK IN 1ppustnM!tY u 20 bof0fs tie
stnte US 4 cnitdldAtu. fur election wheil tie
Legislature lheets lN January, The story IL
cre4u!ous,
, 1881-10-01

con,l'nfel by4ho boys who 20 10 Williams
CDl)e4e to resume their atu.lps. I3rowi.'s
resignation has been tentlered to President
Arthur, but hs )'as been requested TO cut
tinnc to net, Mt least tor timc. lie his
bern chosen by Mrs. flnrltclA M l,cr financial
ngent, md h1'o Inns instructed him To dispose
Of tllo Washington residence. Mrs. Garfield
Sill bears np conraRronsiy, bnt The weight
OF grief Is too heavy for uraiitima Garfield.
ttA SLIT sllows slghs Of giving way.
, 1881-10-01
n Yoang Woman Ordained for the
HIIiaiAlryy
MHsins .t4N rt*sr.

I.tN
On ThurkdNy lust ytur 0uttaspunae1t attended
the urslARtIup aervtcO held ~ 4ogahetl!In,
whereby s',sa ttyrY Ktpxseary xAs ''.at % ap.ss
" eH q 4. char. t
church WIS beautifully ana prut uSelf .ieouraleA
win flowers aud pnnts. rhsre wcru wreaths
hlgh, Old. tnshlu,led pulpit wus Aturn!ty slnn.h-
Ertd Iu ha.kvts glpt ln.squsIs Ut 9rstant bl.'s.
soms @ . Tav !suv y: 9. Aoy.@.. u YsFo@.on'' @ re-
W.Ilntn' Tnytur, ot 'rtr~ ,11a, parf'ilm. ID tho
solemn anl 'L.press'yu Eltts. ~ the ynunx
hupk Ut flowers, her vyes .unuscd With tcass
.*na hvr sxret Itps. lfsmbled, with ttnotion;;
White thu hA,dy o. aUfs n,a,s,ess WI. r. ..l a.d
spirit Vi po4.aersiuuil blled tue piIcs as,d ahuna
~ her purO and expressive facu. f'M ye'r
pnst she ha% bud Charge Ut \ CHURCH IT. Vcrp ut
md gwen 4rtst culAfvss and satsfteVoa " svs
Hutk.
, 1881-10-01
STEAMSHIP NEWS,

NEW York, Sept. 30.-Arriyed, the Greece,
from London, the Trance, fro't. Masre. tho
Algeria, fron. liverpool, atsd tho state Of it,
4l,tll, trUin Glasgow. .
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 3o.-ArrIYet, the W.
oli,iug, from Ntw York.
;. NEw Y0Ux, Sept @.-Arrlyed, tis Donau,
from. Bremen.
LOrd GuugLl, troMt llyurp0O1.
, 1881-10-01
llE VIII. MAHns.k THE MONEY,

8psetat Dhpahh to 1hs Chteaeo 7flhaBe.
CLEVELAND. o., Sept. W,-lIItals-secre-
tary j. Stanley Brown aud Harry Garfield
cama ttp from Mentor today. Drown leaves
fol. Wa' tomorrow. md will bo az
, 1881-10-01

awarded the contract to George e.
Kirk md W. II. Gleason, WHO
were atcl)onough suretIes, the contract be-
| tng changed tu its original status-that Is, to
three trips week OF tb0 hours each, and tho
compensation was to be Sl3,3t3.
THIS AioyE 1yn1c4rra
tf,nt I,rniy's intention wds that Ktrt & tl,eo,
| sou should never fulfl)i the co,,trnct. Two
| ttays tafer l,a eaYe further nvifenco NJ thIs
| intention by refusing to uermtt Kirk q f41cn-
sSt1 L, suo.iut TIM rti,te. Sill fater, m tia
| lit 1T AurlI the tlnv ,vhu, Kfrr
IL Glcasonss contract WA IN hooin'
| i,roiv ncccntc,l ,rono.,+in,, fro,,
lain 4, Wo,sl, n carrv ,ho ,nnii
frn,n rrcscott IN Santa tx thrna t,,,ns ,,.'', :,
| wneI. nj in f,nura nach a,a IN tsoc,ar1,r
Mct1ouo,rh. K1rlr n tI1oo.nn fatiinr oa,,s
| troctors as into ne tl,o ,atl, of 4 ,ri1 was1,
un,v hov1nr nl,t,tnrd tha ,v,a1n aa,,t,, =, nt
ets. untythstan,,nc, thc mt lint IL, ho,i
fntnd na n aut.co,,tr.ctcr ,r,,au ,,,s ,,",, ...s @
s1l "a ,uo.lr ,,r,itoo,n ,,r -, t,,orons, r, ~,
tlo 1o,h Of Univ nn,l NJ NJ obtn,nwl o IT, IT,
Tho sncc,t wos axntJitod Frnm IN
To ntnrtv ho,,rs omi thn communicative,
| ru,sed to s;t III. Thc seryice wn. 'ncreos,u,
fran tt,rro t;nca ,yan,T In aovan ria nJ,1f.
tionul comnensutton h.lov o1s I'M Wniah,s
wnoln co,nnr,sntInn wos. tbcrntnrn ,crr.ns scfl
from sls5N, 10 s,:,l, r7S SftcrwarIs f.nn.
rrrss having fnvcsticntn,s tI,1a s,nr.ro,,to v,i.
iainy. nn,l having rrf,,sc.l tn nnnronrintc ail
ira ,1et,r,oncv nete,1 for hy r. ,sra,,,. in
made sljrht reftct1on m lie fricmd
1Vnlsh,s acco,'nt Tia ro,Tucn,r Tn ,,,,,,l,or ~
trims to siy wdr1, nn,t ,lc.inctcI fro,,, ,he
,nnonentInp ON aos ,rhts ,.ns ,,,,,,o 4 r~tl
| 1Sso ~, ~ a., - ,....' ~ .I.'.a
vnor ho c,,amHad ,,,n tor,,,,,"s Trn',,
| Santa =; tn Sihr,,,oro,,o ond trrt,,nr
ro,,"o,i t,,o ohn,,,",'sat;,,,, sao oco trne ~
o,to, n,so ''S ''
r,..nors T,,tr r,,,>,a,r,,,,
rf,,cE Or 1,i,Any
IN carryfnv mt ti,e conanfrncv ,v1,tfo octino
| nd S.cnn sua;utnnt. .f,nalm,oto+. .f.onoro, ,t,,r'
tnv Nrn,Iv,v ohanuro frn,,, Wn.htr,trr
,r,,-,as.s ,,, v a,. ~. ~"
| ~ st"' >., ~ ~ s Nss' :" ''"ne s14u s"tt
o"' eua'p"'"l'eI'S ~ nte"''s u "l'ieh lsio cA-
tt"o1u'',ars illeIease ~ eoinpohsathns were
awarded braay Is also clinfEetl Will col
IcctlnE large sums of money III connection
With Il. Z. Dricke. editor Of tho ErentnJ
Critic and S4nt1uu CGp[tal, Of this
| city for the pHrpase of corruut-
inp n,r,rhcrs of conrrosa IN order
Ia nrornro lin 1nrpa nnnronriatIon
rooaaa ~ ,,,a+ IN ,,onnta,,,., nrs.i ~. 49,.
,,s, ~ NV ao".' tr,s." ~ wv
t,oe o,,,iaa h. ;,t,, ~ - ,,,,, ass.s ,.,,sn
arn IN In hrowr,,t aooimet thu thtavoe
| Az ottnr,nt ,vIii In ,,,,dn -, r-onm,.o ~, H.,
,i;ctmnnt frnn, t,,a oror,I t,,r,, s,,n,,I t;,Io
fu;, ,ho ,,r,,oass hy i,,f,r,nn.;o,, t.ti, ,o rr
ii,, nno,, r. ,,,li ,rntnt,., ha ,,,,,,,n.,sear,,
~ mato "rrns,s a. tna ononuoa 'v1,, o",,,a
inn co,,rt ,n,,,,,,nr,1.. hv nn,ns,, nr, n,r.r
ha1I
III nj 1r4,t<rn A,,aeta,,a ,,r<,,.
wAs,uyoroy u, e, Ycnt. a,.-rot f.ooroo
| Hiss. she Iiun' r. II. 1srowsfer nml ri
, 1881-10-01

New fuUts, Sapt, 3o.-1tHpsralare; $50
p. n,,, u; ~. III, 70; p. in:. 73; y E,.. n:
Myerage temperature, 74s{; ayernga tenipet-
nsura iur corresponding tA1e lust year, 93}4.
, 1881-10-01
JOHN q. NEW.

JlE WANTS 4 HI.AcE.
Gptefal DItpaieA to TN Eh.eaeo 7tttuBa.
1xplAxApoLls, Intl., Sept. 30.--rha lion.
John 9. New, OF tho Jonr..al, left for New
, 1881-10-01


t'Inorc merchants will be mucl, c.liiled with
tho correspondence II cutting OF rates will
go hand III ha1ld with It, Anyhow, It Is
rntter pleasant 10 SEQ two great men like
t'arrott and Vanderbilt indulRinR In public
scot,linQ-matcl,. The public will let them
1lnso 1t out There will DO no interference.
The ring Is o1car.
THE report has been put In circulation TINT
President Arthur intends to appoint Sem
1tor-ctcct LapliaM to Cabinet position, Iii
order tl,nt ex-senator Conkltng may again
lake his plncc In tho Senate. 1t Is mol prob
ablc that tho New Yurk Legislature would
Elect Conkl!ng shonld tl'oro be n vacancy,
and conkitnK would l,arttly care 10 be sun.
nttr fut n few months only, and By grnce OF
tinv CortelI. Then aRaln 1t Is not likely
Tint Lapham would give lip tic Sonatorsttp
Tor a Ca1!not posilon.
FouH Nthilfsts belonging to the black scc~
tion Of the organization, and WIN have bcen
imprisoned fur eighteen months, have becu
Indicted and will be tried Il, Il few days. Tho
trial wl! bo III secret. Tho indicted parties
are Mnria krilova, Il guntlewoman who has
been Implicated In various conspr,tcfes, and
who WIZ 10 anMu extent identified with tho
celebrated Vera SassnltteIl; l'faukoH, a MR.
fhnns's S''i. nna veteran c1nspirat0r;
piikloAks, 4 gentleman; aud prcpletchkolf,
son Of an officer.
ELDHEn, 4 thriving yil1ago Of penMsyl-
vnnla, about twenty miles east OF bradford,
was visttct BY Il destructive fire yesterday.
, 1881-10-01

FouE Stfilists belonging TO the black scc~
tion Of the organization, and WIN have bcen
imprisoned fur ciglltcen months, have becn
Indicted and will be trictl IN Il few days. Tho
trial wl! bo III secret. Tllo indicted parties
arc Maria krilovn, guntlewomau who has
been Implicated In various conspIrtctcs, and
wl'o was TO aonlc extent identified with tho
celebrated Vera Sassalttcl; paukofF, a MIR
fhans's san. aml n veteran caasplrator;
piikhodks, gentleman; aud prcpletchkoif,
son Of an officer.
, 1881-10-01

TIE Garfield Monument Committee, con-
tistlng Of ]. II. Wade, II. d. Payne, mid
joscph Perkins, all Of Cleveland, h,ve al-
dressed lettor to Gen. Longstreet exprcss-
lng qualification Mt the expression Of synl-
pat'ay IN tho South With tic project, and
tu3gcst!ng that subscriptions In a1d of tho
propascd monument be taken up during tho
Cotton Exposition Mt Atlanta. hntl tint It be
lnastc rs general rs possible through tho
Southern States. Tho conmltteu requests
tint MI funds for thu purpose net forth
should hc sent to the Second National Bank
Ut Cleveland.
, 1881-10-01

t'lnoro merchants will be much e.lillcd with
tho correspondence II h cutting Of rates will
60 hand III hand with It, Anyhow, It Is
rnther pleasant 10 SEQ two great men like
Garrett and Vanderbilt lndulRinR In public
scotllfnQ-m0tcl. Tile public will let them
l!nyo 1t out There will DO no interference,
The ring Is o1cnr.
, 1881-10-01

THE report las been put In circulation TINT
rrasidont Arthur intends to appoint SEN
ator-cicct Lnplialu to d Cabinet position, III
order tllnt cx-Sanatnr Conkltng may again
lake his p!ace In tho Senate. 1t is mol prob
nblr TINT tho New Yurk Legislature would
Elect Conklhlg sl!onld tl.oro be vacancy,
and Conkslng would hardly cnre 10 bc Sun.
ntor for few munths only, and by grace OF
CIV. Cornell. THEN again 1t Is not likely
Tint Laptlaln would give a,p tic Sonatorshtp
Tor Cabinet busilion.
, 1881-10-01

ELnnEn, a thriving vil1ago Of rennsyl-
ynnla, about twenty miles east OF nrndford,
was yisitcd by destructive fire yesterday.
Tho conltagrntion originated In tho Jackson
Opcra-liu,,se, n three.story frasnu building
in tho heart 1T the village, and st,rcad with
great rapts'ity, destroying thtrty-seyer bus!-
LESS lonscs anti ten dwellings. Tho total
loss is cstin,ntcd ut Sl29.o00. Tic Total in-
surancc Is S5G.ooo. 4. II. ltowloy, .lry-aoods
merchant; Joseph & Dnrnoberg, clothicrs;
n. q. Archibald, GROCER. arc among the
principal losers,
, 1881-10-01

TrlE State 1soaru Of Equalization has as-
scsscd the railroad property Of llllnnts ut
s5l.$7',Gs,, being all increase OF 37,01O, 900
nrcr last years assessment. THO capital
stuck Of tho railroads Is assessed at s., 1888 49,
Tho assesses! rnlne Of city and town. lots In
Cook County has bcon fixed ut $40, ,03l .s,s4,
nh Increase OF 2l.0l3,0H over last years as
sessment. The personal property assess
nIunt Ut Cook County llns been Increased
Sl,1la,599.t and IL now ,G70,44s. The ag-
t;segata assessment OF tho southern countless
where tile drouth has prevailed during tho
past season, WAY reduced tU per cont.
, 1881-10-01

COTTON 1hhflcs. DNt tnl9 IS really tho most tgl-
portant matter Of ali, a1ld tha London Tlnes
says the disposition OF the Frencl, members
Of tho commlsstou on this question Ia any
thing but rcassurlng. Frunco continues to
insfst Oh tic Substitution ot specific fur i'd
tal0rcm duties, ai,u England cnrrgeticaIly
objects. Until tliIs diilloulty Is gotten over
there is ITO hope that tue negotiations wifi re-
suit In troasy, Tho Times says that unless
Franco rellnQu!sllcs her position there ts
no prospect Of SUCCESS. The Fsanco-ltalian
Tariff Commission laas been ITO moro
successful tl1an TIC Anglo.Frenc'. Commits
stoH. Tho Italian members OF tho fprtncr
have returned TO Rome from l'atls. hclug u,s-
able to ngree M tho duties to le levied OFT
corn. cattle, and Hlne BETTER results are
hoped for wlieu tho Italian Commissioners
1etu;.to Paris.
ID. a1Isr'uor-ArronNgv ConKl1l!L md Col.
Cook. Col. Bliss, alsu Alr. u. II. brewster,
counsel for the United States Government,
appearo4 before Judge Cox ut the Washing
ton Criminal Court yesterday, AMI filed al In
forlnntIon aga!nst Thomas j, BRADY, ex-Sec~
ond Assistant postmaster-G General; Joll, l.,
French, lately Drady's chief clerk; ",
II, Turner, ex.cterk of the :I'ost-OaIce De-
paEtmant; George L. MacDonousl, u star.
route contractor; and Sannuel +. brown. a.
agent Ut the star-routs ring. 'rh!s course
WAS taken because II was feared thut tlle Dis
trlct grand Jury could not be relied OH, and
that Brady lad too many friends In uat
body. lit ;!s: sud that Ae hoastud
ho had "a corner'' on tho srant,
jury. Another reasun TOR the course was
that tt,e part!cs against whom tha ipfosnia,
tt0ns were tlted could not he tried on the
charges On which The application was basetl
II the i,iformatlons were not Tiled yesterday.
~ Tue statute Of Limitations would litter.
ftrc, Tho mods OF procedure adopted by
@he Government counsel !s said to be per,
fcctiy regular, aud titus been 10 held In sey.
erat cases,
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
AHCSEHESTS.
Hills VARIETIES.

Geo. Hill. proprietor and manager.
Fred tIerc. Stage manager. \. OstrandeT
leader ui orchestra Geo. Lambert. leader
nf brass Dand.-TO-nigh. new first part.
new acts. and new uliO. Mr.. NickeTSOn
IN his funi>m>. Mr.. Staely in his cham
pion clog. dance. Mr.. MOrice i'm new
songs. Miss Morrison with her beautiful
NOcaliSIn>. Mr.. Bruce will execute. his
almost wonderful snare drum solo. and
Mr.. Grre III dutchi>mS. The entertain
ment VIII commence with q new first
part. ending with Our Circus. Nh.
Hill has pIOYen himself a very popular
caterer tO the public tastes and will con
Time Ia exert himself 20 dO ~ in the fu-
ture. Price Of admission remains the
same. Nine people on the first part.
and IN exhibition equal tO any Oh
the coast. Mr.. Hill invites cTiti-
ci>m. Come and >ee fOr yourself.
New orchestral selections and new
music On the grand stand under
ehe leadership Of Mr.. George Lambert
AT go T.. N. The entertainment will
begin AZ 8 ~ p. VI. Entrance on BentOn
street. Private boxes on ChenamuS.
Tonight. our new play the Auction
Store. ScOldem. ChaS NickerSOn: +:
SqueeleF. Henry Staley: Buster. Chas. r.
Barnes policeman. MOTiee. Other char
acters by the full company. buyers, cap
perS. buns. ETC.. etc.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
Syphon study Lamp.

Hon. |. W. Case, of Astoria, in
placing the new Syphon study lamp
on the market, would call the atten-
tintion Of the trade to some of its
merits. Its Illuminating qualities are
not equalled by any study lamp IN use.
1t gives steady, brilliant light; Is
free from unpleasant odor;does not drip
either when burning "r not burning:
easily lighted and trimmed, and is
without exception, the most convent
ent lamp to MI ever made. Directions
accompanying each lamp. Call upon
Mr.. Case and buy one. He. sells them
At remarkable low rates.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
A Pleasant Party.

One IF the most enjoyable and IN
teresting events was the surprise party
at the residence Of Mrs. TrencharS.
1t was joint surprise tenderd Mrs.
Trenchard and Robert, and although
the weather was very minviting, their
many friends, both young and old,
soon rilied the spacious parlors and
were soon made % feel at home. which
they evidently appreciated, from the
fact that they delayed their departure
until late heur.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
Mothers! Mothers Hsthers.,.

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OF your rest by sick child suffering
and crying with the excruciating pain
Of cutting teeth? II 80. 90 nj once and
get bottle of Mrs. WinSlOw'S Soothing
Syrup. il will relieve the poor little sui
ierer immediately-depend upon II:
there i no mistake about IL. There is
not mother on earth who has ever
used II. who will not tell You at once
that u will regulate the bowels. aud
give resi- Ia the mother. and relief and
health to the child, operating like magic.
IL = perfectly safe Ia use i'm all eases.
and pleasant to the taste, and j the pre-
Scrlpllon OF one OF the oldest and best
female physicians and nurses i'm the
United States. Sold everywhere. -
cents bottle.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
Central Hotel.

The Central hotel, near the steam
ship dock Is now open for the recep-
tien nf guests. where the well known
caterer, Mr.. Anton Beloh will always
be found ready u wait on his patrons.
He has had the above named house
thoroughly reftted by Messrs. Pike
and Stockton, unr well known artists.
Call and see him. as he has the finest
brands of liquors and cigars To be had
in the city.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
From a Prominent Physician.

Washingtonville. Ohio, June 18th.
1880. Reading the advertisement OF
Kendalls SPAWN Cure and having a
valuable and speedy horse which had
been lame from SPAWN eighteen
months, / sent to you for a bottle by
express. which III SIX weeks removed
all lameness and enlargement and a
large splint from another horse. and
both horses are to-day as sound rs
colts. The one bottle was worth O.
me one hundred dollars. Yours truly.
IL. A. Bertolett, VI. ID. Read adver-
tisement.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
There IL Music in the Air

About Carl Adler's music and va
riety store on Chenamus street.
Pianos and organs are his speciality
now, he is agent for all the finest
makes and has a grand assortment on
hand. Terms Of sales, exceedingly
low prices for cash, or on the enstall-
ment plan, SO per month. Has also
some Tor rent. CARL ADLER.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25

The San Francisco Call Of the
18th says: The Sltka steamer Cali
fornia, now al this port for repairs,
has gone on the Merchants dry dock
At the fost Of Spear street. In ad-
Gltion to general overhanling and re-
ftting, she will receive new propeller.
The old one was removed yesterday
afternoon. Tive Of the blades were
found 70 be injured, in each case about
an eighth of the blade having been
broken of.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25

james Dcugherty, who was an
rested some weeks ago at Vancouver,
charched with having outraged the
person Of little daughter of a Mr..
Rof, OF Marion county, was taken to
Salem and held to answer the charge,
and IN default of bonds committed to
the county jail. At the present term
of the Circuit-court Of Marion county.
DOugherty was convicted of the crime
charged and sentenced by Judge r.
2. Boise to the penitentiary for the
period Of seven Years.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25

Mr.. j. w. Conn, formerly Of
Salem, has arrived in the city and in
tends opening a drug store in Astoria
as soon as theI necessary arrangements
are completed. Mr.. j. W. Welch will
begin the erection Of two story build
ing, corner Of Water and West-eight
streets, near the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company's wharf. as soon
as the lumber arrives. which Mr. Conn
vii occupy. He will be ready for
business about April Ist.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25
CIocks. CIocks.. CIocks.,,

Go ahead, is the word with Carl
Adler. he rs now the agent for the
American ClUck company and has Just
received a tine assortment of clocks
and watches, prices very moderate on
the same, with full guarantee. Mer-
chants and dealers supplied at whole
sale list prices.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-25

by recent postal decision men
can actually make money by getting
their bulls and statements OF accounts
printed. Statements Of accounts and
bills Of sale when made our on paper
having printed headings, can be sent
by mali for one cent, if the envelope
IS left unsealed; whereas, if 1t is made
out on imprinted paper, it will cost
three cents. Thus by patronizing The
AsToRIAS two cents can be saved ON
every bill or statement that is sent out
through the mail.