The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1883-12-06
Around the City.
The Queen sailed yesterday.

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day.
The lost Victoria bed 1,IO1 cases sal
mon aboard.
Election next Wednesday. Who is
Your candidate:
Il is rumored that the Portland Nelcs
Is 10 be removed TO Seattle.
A. Knapp, of Knappa, advertises some
desirable stock for sale.
The MordyShirc is reported 10 be in a
bad fix on Postoffice bar.
L. c. Holden's sale of japanese goods
begins tomorrow evening.
The Weldncfhen has finished and the
Lliiebonne is loading at KnapptOn.
The Sarah Bell docked Yesterday and
viii begin discharging 800 tons of coal
to-day.
The British ship Oberon cleared yester-
day with 56,04l bushels wheat, worth
S55,480.
L. C. Norris returned to the city yester-
day from four days overland trip to
Portland.i
Judge Moore, of Columbia CITY. is pro-
curing abstracts of title to all lands in
Columbia county.
S. b. Crow utilized the bright sunshine
Yesterday by taking some fine views of
Astoria residences.
The steamship Bonita put off several
hundred cases of coal oil yesterday morn
ing and went TO sea.
Zamloch appears again this evening in
most attractive performance. Get your
seats early and avoid the rush.
Capt. GRAY received a telegram yester-
day that the Martha ". Tufts would sail
from San Francisco on the 9TH.
The Shubrick coaled at the new o. r..
IL y. bunkers yesterday, and goes up
stream to-day TO paint some beacOns.
The Minnie II. Watts is out 2OS days
from New York, She was spoken when
II days out. and hasn't been heard from
since.
The Gen. Miles is bringing up 1900
cases Of salmon from the Aberdeen Pack
ing Company TO load on the Geo. S.
Homer.
There will be a meeting of the Astoria
Morkingmen's Protective Union at
Kniemeyer's Hall, at seven O'Clock this
evening.
The copper ore from Montana, for
Swansea, Wales, now loading on the
Geo. S. Homer, is said 10 assay eighty
per cent.
It is reported that Constable Oliver
sustained shock of paralysis yesterday,
the left side of his body being complete
ly paralyzed.
The bark OberOn is in the stream, to
clear to-day; the ship O6erOn is also
loaded and ship and bark will soon sail
side by side for England.
There is still no word of the schooner
Alpha, and it IS feared the vessel is lost.
The crew consisted of three men, Captain
Collins. William Starr and John Gabriel
son.
Yesterday opened fine, and the streets
were filled, but about p. NJ. q mass of
slate-colored cloud came up from the
west, and once more was heard the fa-
miliar patter of the rain.
NJ Studzinsky makes a speciality of re-
pairing watches and guarantees all work
Those contemplating the purchase of
fine holiday presents should inspect his
stock of solid gold and silverware.
Messrs. Thomson and McAchran are
busily engaged in preparing an abstract
of titles to all the lands in Clatsop coun-
ty. 1t is an arduous undertaking, and
when completed will be of great value.
In the police court yesterday Mr.. Da-
yeno was fined s. on q charge of dis
turbing the peace and dignity of the city
by an assault on Mr.. McDuff's premises
The case of Mr.. McDuff was continued
till to-day.
Job Ross was in the office Yesterday
with some remembrances of his Eastern
trip. He found many a change in his
Illinois home from the way things used
TO be when he first went there IN
the spring of 1880.
The latest thing in runaways is for the
horses to shed their harness, as witness
that runaway on Tuesday in front OF
Geo. McLean's blacksmith shop, where
the fiery steeds succeeded in clearing
themselves unaided.
Cart. Al. Stream arrived III with his
new tug Hunter yesterday afternoon
from Shoalwater Bay. He reports good
voyage and lively times on the other side
He brings 200 sacks of oysters. which
mostly go to San Francisco.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Pythian Land and Building association
held last evening the old board of direc-
tors were elected, composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Jay Tuttle, VIM
Douglas, b. Young, G. G. Smith and K
A. Noyes.
The BeemGh was towed up to anchor
age in front of the city yesterday. The
captain feels badly in regard to the loss OF
his 65s charter, and is reported as saying
that he was inside the buoy last We'd
nesday. Had he been there he would
probably have been reported.
There will be meeting of the Astoria
Social Club at 7:30 this evening at the
parlors of Rescue Engine Company No
,. The meeting is for the purpose of or
ganlzation, election of officers, drafting
of rules and regulations. etc. A full at
tendance of all signers is requested.
VIM. Douglass is getting ready to builC
fine residence for himself at the ives
end Of Squemoqua street near Doui
Hartwig's residence Messrs. Raymond
and Christie have been taking sight
and observations in custom house square
with a view to determining the grade.
Work on the water mains progresses
A force of men is still at work near tht
White Star Packing Company's premises
making connections. The low GROUND
interferes with the work, but the super
intendent thinks that one more low It'd
will give him an opportunity to complet 4
the Job.
The matter of changing the count,
road at upper Astoria from its present 10
cation TO the beach is met by remon
STRANGE on the part of the hillside resi-
dents. They claim that should the roa
site be changed, il would greatly incon
yenience dwellers along the present line
and compel them to keep up at their owl
expense the road now being used.
LOST HIS MoSEY.-While crossin
Gray's harbor Tuesday, A. T. Webb, reT
resenting Raymond & Wiltshire, safe deal
ers, Portland, had the misfortune to los