The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-23


There has been 80 inches of snow fall
in The Dalles up to the present time, in
this storm, giving precipitation of
2.SS melted snow. Fs ..sF
Kennedy's steam yacht was all sur
rounded by ice this morning, and partly
thrown down on her beam ends, at her
moorings below Mill creek.
The only 3-story, fire-proof brick
building in the city, now occupied by
Candall & Burget, for rent. For further
particulars inquire of Tom Kelly, at The
q Umatilla house. -.--...
Hon. B. F Nichols, member of the
ASSEMBLY, from Crook county is here, en-
route for Salem. He came by the
roundabout way of Warm Springs, at
the expense of old Father Time.
Before making your Christmas pur-
chases, call at Floyd & Shown's jewelry
store next door to the First National
Bank. where Stacey viii show you a
superb line of goods, in all styles, at
reasonable figures.
Col. Sinnott has teams hauling SNOWY
away from in front of The Umatilla to-
day. curious hystander asked the
Colonel what he was going to do with
the snow. The reply was that he pro-
posed to dry it, and sell it fsrsezfft::
Now that Brigadier-General Casey,
chief of engineers of the U. S. army, has
given The Dalles citizens the true status
i
Maj. Handbury has the floor. May we
hope to see what we shall expect.
The barometer has today fallen seven
teen points since 10 80, and at 8 p. M.
stood 90 1852, with temperature of 20
deg. above zero. The maximum today
has been % deg. above zero. Wind is
from the east with a velocity of ten
Itmiles per hour.
Speaking about the coming fish of thu
Column bia. when salmon are gone, shad'
was suggested. .Jud replied that that
would do very well for suckers, but what
puzzled the genuine Fish was to find
out how the meat ever got in between
the bones of the shad ...aaHusszs.
AAAO dOft6OG pCORIC " AOCp
| their eyes open when passing corners or
between woodpiles and fences in walk
ing along sidewalks, and not to carry
load of valuables on dark nights because
the footpads are in Portland and are
looking for easy game.
It has been suggested that there being
several men in The Dalles, strangers,
footsore from travelling and destitutet
that it would be good idea to keep the
!. city Jail open. and warm, as a place OF
t-eifelter for them at night. City jails arg
generally places for refuge in times li5e
the present.
| J. d. Parish of California, the pioneer
stage man, has purchased the stages,
stock, route, etc, of A. W. Branner, be-
i tween The Dalles, Dufur, Nansene, An
telope, Prineville, etc., and is now out
/ over the line to receive the same. This
WAS formerly Mr.. Parish's favorite
route.
Jos. 3. Petrie arrived last night from
Paselv, Lake county, en- route to Link
| ton, to inquire into the causes of the
murder OF a brother there on the 18th
ult., by man named Fletcher. The
! murderer has been arrested and will be
tried at the coming term of the circuit
court for Umatilla county. Mr.. P. says
/ there WAS no snow in the valley when
he left Pasely, week ago to-day. The
grass was fine, and stock of all kinds
rolling fat. He met the snow storm
/ Wednesday, coming in, and found travel
difficult yesterday as he neared The
Dalles.