The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-18


Mill, is sufficiently recovered to get
around, and was on the street yesterday.
The West Shore Mills Company have
torn down the electric light plant and
have made a sale to a firm in Portland
of the old engines. These were being
hauled away yesterday and shipped to
Portland on the Telephone
Mr.. ]. H. DeForce left last night for
the east where he will visit the principal
oil factories and refineries to obtain in
formation as to the latest methods of
refining the oil put up on this river. He
will also purchase new machinery to
equip the factory he will estab ish on
Youngs river in a first-class manner.
The Oregonian says the following is the
"slate" that will be likely to be successful
In the Oregon offices: Collector Of inter-
nal revenue, Henry Blackman. of Hepp-
ner; collector of customs, Portland, T. j..
Black, Halsey; marshal, Henry Grady
Pendleton district attorney, Geo. No
land, Astoria appraiser Pat Powers,
Portland.
Monday afternoon at Yaquina bay, the
body of a man was washed ashore and
picked up by the residents there 1t had
evidently been there a long time, being
badly decomposed. The man was plainly
dressed, with three pairs of overalls on.
Nothing was found on him to Identify
him. He was probably drowned miles
away from Yaquina and had probably
been in the water several months.
Captain ]. w. Brown returned from
Washington, d. c., yesterday. He has
been attending as delegate from Asto-
ria Harbor No. 90 the annual meeting
of the Grand Harbor Of American Asso
citation of Masters and Pilots OF steam
Vessels He reports great deal of bus
mess transacted that will rebound to the
benefit of mariners and commerce gener-
ally. but too varied to give any detailed
account.
Wade Hampton Smith yesterday made
n sale of an acre of land at Fort ClatsoI
to a company who will erect on 1t shin
gle mill. The buyers are Mr.. Johnson
SAWYER at the West Shore Mills, and
miller from Portland. They have bought
the shingle mill that was running on the
Lewis and Clarke river, and will remove
It to the new quarters and enlarge 1t to
capacity of $4,000 day. They also con
template adding to the plant at an earl
date machinery for the manufacturers
sashes and doors. q.
Among the first white residents in thi
northwest was Mr.. j. H. Coventon, o.
The Dalles. He was in the employ OF th'
American Fur company in 1887, and M
hunted and trapped on the Jonn Ia.
and Deschutes in that year. He returne'
east in 1857, and again came to the coas
in 1861, since that time he has remained
The old gentleman is now "a years ola
etraieht as an arrow, and quick In nj
movements. When he is properly woun
nm he can relate the most interestinl
stories in regard to pioneer experiences.
Last Saturday night the store OF A.
Creepy, at Scappose, was entered
burglars and robbed during the apsenc
of the proprietor from the citya he hay
ing gone to Albany. Very meager pai
t,culars of the burglary were receive
at Salem, and the amount
hootv secured by the thieves cannot
learned They have not been capture
and the officers have very little clue
work on. 1t is thought they are men
bers of the. Portland gang, but this is N
an assured fact,