The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-10-24

me ana Charlotte 4. SlOgTen.
All those interested In the coming
celebration of the Dist anniversary of
the founding of the order of A. O. T..
W., are requested TO meet at the hall
at two o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Finley, of Michigan was among
The ASToRIAN's callers yesterday.
Like a good many other shrewd
Michiganders he is putting his spare
cash in Astoria and Clatsop realty.
''In the prime of the buffalo, is the
title of well written account of
buffalo hunt, in the November Ocer-
land, from the facile pen of J. NJ.
Baltimore, city editor OF the OregOR-
ian.
Among other bric a brac on the
oregon yesterday came a case of snap
ping turtles for Doc Loong. The
powdered claw of a turtle dipped IN
snuff will cure the quinsy If taken in
the dark of the moon, Doc says.
Some fine hops at Wilson & Fish
er's from the Nehalem, show what
this section of country can do in rails
ing this lupaceous product of the SOIL
though the present price seven cents
a pounds not much of an induce
ment that way.
The southeast corner OF block 3.
McClure'S Astoria, belonging to Judge
Taylor was sold by j. H. Mansell yes
terday to H. Housman for $500. He
also sold 10 acres of land near KNAPP
pa, belonging to Oscar Church to j.
G. Adams and Howell Lewis for 81. 800.
The ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN
church will give a reception this even
ing at the residence of Mrs. q. c.
Flavel, in honor of Rev. Dr. and Mrs
Campbell. All members of the Pres
byterian church and congregation are
cordially invited TO be present.
Large numbers OF mammoth sturgeon
caught in waters in this vicinage are
daily delivered at the wharves. Some
go to Portland, some to Kalama where
they are canned. At that place there
Is a regular sturgeon fishery where
they can all they catch and catch all
they can.
Mrs. T. II. Manning yesterday re-
ceived the sad intelligence of the
death OF her sister, Miss Clara Proeb-
stel, of Vancouver, Wash. Clara was
fifteen years old, and was the life and
light of her home. She las many
friends in this city who Will mourn
her untimely death.
The Warsaw, Poland, KUrrier COD
zienRy, has an account of the Sulli-
van-Kilrain contest. 1t says: ''Chy-
baby Kilrainy, ,''otworzyIy sic dumbusty
punchawskie niebriskie, zachursun-
ovgum przysylych padaly stomike
demnasty slugga Sullivany. Brak,
brak, cterech paiakOwr' Betcher life.
Returning delegations of Chinese
from all parts of the northwest to hi
bernate here for the winter, makes If
possible that Mongolian hewers of
wood and purveyors of swill and con-
veyors of bowels to Bruin will again
be obliged to recognize that competi-
ton governs the status of the labor
market.
A scow yesterday discharged q tons
of pulp from the Young's river paper
pulp mill, for shipment to San Fran
cisco. With a little more machinery,
a good article of paper could be made
there. Within a short time the daily
consumption of paper here would al
most warrant the construction of a
complete paper factory at that con-
venient point.
The first lobster resulting from the
car load of eastern Holsters recently
planted hereabouts, that has been
produced, is in excellent spirits, hav.
ing been placed in a jar of alcohol
and added to THE AsTORIAN's col
lection. The party who borrowed
Steamboat Charley's scalp lock and
the petrifed salmon will please re-
turn them, third shelf TO the right.
Y. T. Wrights name to an adver-
tisement is guarantee of genuine
ness. He advertises several thing:
elsewhere and especially a chemical
fire engine which to many communi
ties is a necessity. Such places az
upper town, IlwacO, Oysterville, etc.
should have a chemical engine, anC
it wouldn't be bad idea TO have on
here. The only objection would b,
that the insurance companies wOul(
raise the rates as soon as they heard
Of it.
The Astoria fire department hay,
presented Dave Campbell with beau
tiful and massive gold watch chail
charm, artistically enamelled. Ac
companying it was a note from Phi
H. Weeks, ex-chief of the department
reading: Enclosed find small tokel
of regard from the Astoria fire depart
ment. Hoping when you see it vol
will think of the boys of the late tour
nament at Tacoma" One of the Ia
,o,,,o y1o1ioanaan will neVar forget hin