The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-22

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Two large British steamers have left
Canton, China, with a general line OF
Chinese and Japanese productions fol-
New York. The vessels go by the Sue7
Canal route and took their oargoes al
the extremely low rate of s. per ton OF
40 cubic feet.
The British bark Balganah, 1876 tons, ar.
rived in last night, SO days from Rio in
ballast. Captain Roop reports a fairly
good passage with light winds to the
equator. Mrs. Roop accompanies her hus
band. The Balkanah carries a crew Of
nineteen men.
The Lucero was taken " for a trial
run yesterday morning, going down to
Fort Stevens and back again to the Iron
Works. While her engines work in a
fairly satisfactory manner, there are
soune defects that still need to be RENE
died. The yacht will be in thorough
running order tomorrow.
Cattlemen in Grant county are riding
and collecting their herds for the winter.
Hay Is scarce in that county this win
ter, and the Long Greek Eagle predicts
that many a hoof will be turned heaven
ward before spring. Several stockmen
will take their herds TO outside sectors
where feed Is cheaper and more plentiful
Some will drive to Morrow and some to
Umatilla county.
The Hatmburg-Aunerlcan Line Company
have decided to have their vessels stop
at Plymouth, England, instead Of South
ampton, England, ais heretofore. The
sOYtf VUIfl AnuarAfA.n NJ 1ANu,11. Aa.z
ports of New York, Plymouth, Cherbourg
France) and Hamburg. The Furst Bis
marck, sailing from New York yesterday,
will be the first steamer of this line to
stop at Plymouth.
Oregon's asylum for the insane con-
tains over a thousand patients, a large
lumber in proportion to the population.
Superintendent Paine's report of the
asylum for October shows: Patients re-
ceived, 40; discharged, recovered, 4; dis
charged improved, q; discharged much
improved, 4; discharged not improved, 8;
died, 2; eloped,2; number remaining. 1,026;
average daily number, 1,017; officers and
employees, 121; expenses for articles con-
summed, $3.50; per capita expenses month
ly, $1O,11; daily, % cents.
Assistant Naval Instructor Laurence
Spear, who Is to supervise the conssruc-
tion of the torpedo boat to be built by
Moran Bros, arrived in this city last
night from Mare island navy yard, says
the observation-disclosures. Mr.. Spear satd
last night THAT he had not yet seen the
plans for the new boat, nor conferred
with the Morans, and was therefore not
in "a position to say nuch about 1t. He
expected to be in Seattle for about a
yJIr, until the boat is completed, and
says ne has heard such favorable reports
OF the city that he looks forward to his
stay here with much pleasure.
The News says: 1.-The American
bark Guy C. Goss, Captain Mailett, has
loading a cargo of spars at the
Old Tacoma mill and is now ready to go
to sea. The spars are as fine specimens
Of W~ashington's famous fir mast timbers
as have ever been cut Masts recently
taken from the schooner Maria e. Smith,
at Port Blakeley, had done service IA
years. Nova Scotia spars were long
considered as good as any, but now
Washington spars are sometimes shipped
from Tacoma to Nova Scotia by rail.
The Goss viii carry her cargo to New
York and Boston. She will, perhaps,
sail late today or sometime tomorrow"
The GREAT Northern has received copies
Of a joint freisCIt tariff with the o. r. &
NJ, giving rates on wheat in car loads,
minimum $4,000 pounds. From Tire
and all points between that
that place and Winona, Wash, to st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, West Superior
and Chicago the rate Is 60 cents per hun
dred; from all stations on lines Of the
D.. r. g. N. north and east Of Winona
to st. Paul. Minneapolis, Duluth and
West Superior, so cents; Chicago, 60
cents. Shipments for st. Paul, Mime
apolis, Duluth or West Superior may be
billed in transit at Great Falls, subject
to an additional charge Of ~ cents per
The American brigantine Courtney
arrived on port last night from Ia
hiti. She is at the Tacoma mil, where
she will load lumber. The Ford took a
cargo Of lumber from Tacoma last June
to santa Barbara. The captain Of the
Ford says the natives were on the eve
Of a rebellion when ne left, but no up
had taken place when he set sail.
He brought a French mail from me port
AoPOLRCg NhEA Tic WOOL naD AAi6kI
the time when in the group OF Society
On the way to Puget sound the
Courtney Ford put in at the Hawaiian
November 2. She hove to of
Cape Flattery November .13, having ex-
perienced nothing unusual on the pas
sage. She left Tahiti October 10. There
was another vessel at Tahiti when the
Courtney Ford left, which expected to
sail for San Francisco about November
l5.-Ledger.
There are upwards of twenty iron ships
In this river, most OF them under wheat
There are also two or more al
Tacoma for The same purpose. The fol-
ships are now engaged here and
at Tacoma to load wheat for Europe on
their arrival: Kilmary. at Acapulco, 33s
ID; Bannockburn. 1o3 days out from Cape
Town. Ss; LAHORE and Lorton, due from
Slazatlan. Es: OrianD and Carnbrian
King. loading at Newcastle, 5s and 36s
"a; Edith, III days out from RIO, 33s Cd;
Forfarsnire. 16l days out from Antwerp
FOR Port Los Angeles. 36s I'd; Largo Bay.
days out from Rio. BE: Sanarkind,
O4 days out from Santos. 57s Cd: Ma
lhiide Deussen. 81 days out from Talca-
luano. as Cd: Don Francisco. now at
Rio. S1s ID; ]. ". Burneister. nov at