The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-13

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Mr.. samuel d. Morss. Sic consul
general at Paris. hes sent u the state.
department an abstract Of the official
report on the wheat crop of France for
1894. 1t is estimated by the French
statisHcians, says Mr.. Morss, that the
crops OF 1894 throughout the world win
be 20 per cent in excess of the worlds
demands for consumption and seed.
| Mrs. Sarah Ross gave an impromptu
party to a number of her friends last
evening at her millinery parlors on
Eleventh street. The evening was pleas
antly spent with music, refreshments
and dancing. The mandolin club was
in attendance and gave several selec,
tions besides furnishing music for the
dancing. Several songs rendered by the
guests were highly appreciated.
Ross, Higgins e Co, who can be
found at the old stand now and all
the year around. wish to inform their
customers that they are selling the
the choicest quality of fresh meats at
lower prices than similar cuts of meat,
can be bought for from peddlers, and
invite all who are interested to get
prices. You can buy from them in
quantities to suit, a nice piece of cheap
boiling beef or a rich, juicy tenderloin.
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Supervising Architect General Du'
mont, of the steamboat inspection SER
vice, in his annual report states that
| of the 6OO,0OO0OO or 7000O0,000 people
carried on steam vessels during the
fiscal year. only SO passengers lost then
lives through casualties. During the
same period 159 officers or persons em-
ployed on steam vessels were lost, an
increase in the total over 1893 of o.
Nearly 1000 boilers were inspected.
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| The steamer Portland came down
yesterday having cargo of wheat for
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to remind one of the old Haytian Re-
public, for not in recent years has the
vessel looked so bright and clean and
new as 1t did yesterday coming down
the bay with the early mornings sun
shining on her newly painted upper
works, which are of pure white. She
will go on the dry dock at San Fran
cisco and have her bottom coppered,
after which it is thought she will go
on the Island run.
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Sunday the steamer Thompson went
over to McGowan's cannery and took
off load Of salmon. In returning
she crossed directly over the sands at
extreme low tide, and many people
who stood on the docks and watched
the approach of the steamer, venhured
the remark that she would never be
able to make the channel opposite the
city. But she came right along, and
apparently never touched bottom once.
Yesterday the Baker went across the
bay over the same course and loaded
salmon at McGowans. She made the
trip without any mishap.
Henry Wroten was before Judge Os-
burn yesterday charged with assault
and battery on Bessie Brown, a frail
denizen Of the burnt district. He now
languishes in Jail, and this morning
will probably go to work on the street.
He is an old offender, and has been
before the police judge on numerous
occasions. When he first started out
his brutal work was confined to men,
but of late he has been in the habit OF
was most brutal one, and when
Judge Osburn fined him $780, there was
not a man present unless 1t be the
prisoner himself, but thought the sen,
tenee too light. 1t seems that Wroten
and the girl were shaking dice, and she
took offense at certain names which he
persisted in calling her. The quarrel
terminated in an encounter in which
Wroten struck the girl downward
blow in the face, breaking her nose
and otherwise bruising her badly.
Last evening the Columbine crossed
in over the bar, and at 1905 was Sc
curely docked at the foot of Main
street. She has been away for over two
weeks, cruising about ON. the Sound,
and in that time has done considerable
work inspecting buoys ana stations and
delivering supplies. Coming down the
coast yesterday they met with a very
smooth sea, though up to 8 O'Clock
they encountered heavy fog. A stop
was made at Destruction Island, leav,
ing there at 3 o'clock yesterday after,
noon. The keeper of the Destruction
Island light and his wife were brought
to this city. Captain Richardson re,
ports a pleasant voyage from the time
Of leaving this port until his return,
Coming over the bar last night the
bright moonlight made the dancing
waves look like rolls of molten silver,
and so clear was the night that one
could almost see the frowning muzzles
Of the big guns on the heights at Cape
1t was a night such
as poets love to dream about but sell