The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1883-12-19
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] street. Washington, ID. c.
The Queen sails to-day. Fred Hewitt
is among the passengers for a holiday
trip to Napa, Cal.
The Kate and Alaslo arrived IN from
Yaquina yesterday with PSI sacks of oys-
ters and LOT of hides.
McBeen. of Portland has assigned.
Should his debtors there and elsewhere
pay he would be able 10 go on.
Note the adv. of directors of school
district No. 8, in reference to improve
ments OF school property in that district.
Officers of the law were yesterday busy
releasing the writs of attachment served
on sundry Chinese residents the day be-
fore.
A scow load OF boilers and machinery
lies AZ Warren & ThompsOn's dock en-
route to McGowan's new cannery at
Chinook.
Speculation concerning the next salmon
season begins. 1t is thought that less
than l,GO0 boats will run. and the catch
will be proportional.
Rev. Winfield Scott, ID. d., chaplain al
Fl. Candy. has returned from Seattle at
which city he has been holding a series
of revival meetings.
The Iachgreen sailed for Queenstown
yesterday with S57, ,l67 worth of wheat.
The lee King goes to-day with an Astoria
cargo. worth S2l4,4
The case of Geo. w. Andrews, charged
with assault on Chas. Olsen. was not
called in the justice court yesterday, Oh
sen not being able to be present.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Masonic Land and Building
Association, will be held at Capt. Flavel's
Office at seven o'clock this evening.
Merchants generally report the holi-
day trade good; there never was finer
assortment of goods or greater variety IN
Astoria than that displayed this season.
Now the little boy gazes at the mantel
piece and wonders If Santa Claus will
crawl through the cracks, or whether be
will sneak up the back stairs on Christ
mas eve.
The steamer Sam will leave at eight
tomorrow morning for the accommoda-
tion of those who wish TO attend the
Gearhart sale at Clatsop. She will make
two round trips.
The Minneapolis Tribune IN IFS market
reports gives "eggs candled in lots, 25119
cents a dozen; eggs imcandled IN lots,
2414 cents" The candleing makes a
difference of q whole cent.
Information is wanted of L. A. Nymau
and Frederick Holther. Also of Anton
Olson and Andrew Ivenson, who were
drowned in the Columbia last summer.
Address Arthur Wilson, Portland.
The Astoria Box Company has filed az
ticles of incorporation in the Office of sec
retary of state, with L. f. Mead, w. +.
McGregor and Elizabeth MeGregor as
incOrpOrators, and a capital stock of
S20,0J0.
About forty more desirable lots In the
addition TO Ocean Park were disposed of
by L. c. Holden yesterday. The sale
continues at eleven this morning, two
this afternoon, and seven this evening.
Those desirous of investing have a excel
lent opportunity.
C.P. Upshur has had a neat Office fitted
up in Capt. Hustier's quarters on the
Main street dock, and yesterday entered
upon the duties of his new position as
United States shipping commissioner by
shipping the crew of the Ice King. He
has most imposing pile of blanks.
Robt. Carruthers tells of q coon hunt
that he and some friends of his engaged
in at Shaw's place, near Mt. Coffin, last
week. They didn't find any coons, but
did find Balm of Gilead tree four feet
through that on cutting yielded sixty
pounds of honey with little objection
on the part of the bees.
Since April 1st 81, 800 cases of salmon
have crossed Columbia river bar outward
bound. The Ice King cleared yesterday
with a., SOL cases. Add this to the above
and the $4,000 that went east via n. p.
X. r., and il gives a total shipment to
date of 6l9,S51 cases. There are not over
10000 cases on the river.
The wire, battery, insulators, etc, for
the electric fire alarm arrived on the last
steamer, and the boxes and gongs are ex-
pected on the next. The battery is all in
place, and the next step will be to string
the wires. Alert II. d l.. No. Ones
room will be headquarters for the cir
suit, and the alarm bell will he struck
from rs Engine House.
OoLAcHAN.-A. W. Berry has six men
employed at Rainier putting up the fine
ly Favored Columbia river candle fish.
Though he only introduced this new
article. of food last season, orders are flow
ing in from far and near, and its fame
has already gone abroad. Next season
he will enlarge the capacity of the es-
tablishment and place the fish upon the
market in greater quantity.