The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-17

The workmen WERE well tired out yes
terday from fighting the fire the nigh
before
C. w. Fulton, ]. W. Welch, B "A. Sea-
borg, and w. w. Parker yesterday af
ternoon offered the frontage of block:
147 and 14S, in Shlvely's Astoria, real
the Clatsop Mill, to Mr. Hammond fol
q depot site. No action has as yet been
taken by the railroad company upon the
matter. Il ui Il ssl
Consult DR.. DeFreye, the European
sp ciallst from Portland, now at the Main
Street house, 9th street, near Commercial
street. He consults free in all modern
languages on all chronic, difficult, intri.
cate and private diseases. This is indeed a
rare opportunity for sufferers from
chronic aad special diseases.
The parrot perched in front of Jefrrey's
saloon on Bond street is a good rustler
for the "Oregonian." Just after the Port
land boats make their landing in the
AFTERNOON, the bird begias to cry out,
"Oregonian" "Oregonian" Buy the
Oregonan." Just why the parrot should
discriminate against the local papers is
not known.
There Will be the usual services at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow. Preach
ing morning and evening by tue pastor
Rev. r. Liddell. Sabbath school at the
close of the morning service. Y. p. s.
C. II. at p. m. A very cordial invita-
tion is extended to all, especially stran-
gers and visitors, to attend thise SER
vices.
Mr.. John Cordray, the well-known the
atrcal manager of Portland, and his
wife, were in the city yesterday. Man
ager Beggs, of the Fisher Opera House,
entertained the visitors and showed them
about tn city. Mr.. Cordray VIII prob
ably interest himself in amusement mat
ters in Astoria, and if he does so his
name is sufficient guarantee that high
class entertainments will be siven.
A lady tore her dress yesterday on a
wire which was hanging to a packing
box in front of store and sticking cut
over the sidewalk Several such incidents
have been noted OF late and it might be
well for merchants who unpack goods
on the sidewalk and leave the boxes
standing about to see that loose nails
and wire straps are not left in such posi-
tion as will endanger the clothing OF
passersby.
The Pacific Commission Company will
receive this morning 100 boxes free stone
peaches, 50 boxes prunes and plums, %
tc native fresh sweet corn, car load
melons, and cantslopes, berries of every
variety, fine new potatoes, and many 9TH
r good tninSs. Also Monday, eX steamer
from California, the largest consignment
Of fruits and produce ever brought by
any firm to Astoria at prices that win
sell the goods.
Notice was received by the county clerk
yesterday from Register Miller that the
approved plats of surveys of township
north, range west, and township 4
north, range s west, have b5:n received
from the surveyor general of Oregon ana
on october s, 1895, at o'clock of salu
day, said plats will be filed in the Oregon
City land office and THE land therein
embraced will be subject to entry on
and after that date.
suitable for "A children's luncheon Select
six firm, good sized bananas and remove
the pulp, being careful to split open the
bananas so that the skin will be as per-
feet as possible. Beat the pulp to q
cream, measure 1t and add half the guam
tity of sliced fresh peaches, one table,
spoonful of lemon juice, three tablespoon
fuls Of confectloner's sugar. Mix this
well together and be very careful not to
have the pulp too liquid. Then FL the
banana skins and stand them on ice. Be
fore serving tie each banana with rib
bon.
Mrs. S. Schlussel died at her home,
corner of Flanders and 18th streets, in
Portland, yesterday morning, OF dropsy
and diabetes. The lady had suffered
for many months, and during the past
ten days was unable to leave her bed.
Mrs. Schlussel was about 5S years OF
age, and for a long time lived in Asto-
ria, in the building on the corner of 9tn
and Exchange streets. Her husband died
in this city about eight years ago. For
the past three years Mrs. Schlussel has
resih,d in Portland. She leaves four
children two sons and two daughters,
all of whom are well known In Astoria.
The fG2eral will take place in Portland
en- Sunday afternoon.
The case of Harry Reams, accused OF
stealing a rifle and mirror from an up
river scow, had preliminary hearing in
the justice court yesterday morning. He
was bound ovsr to await the action Of
the grand jury, with bonds fixed at $500
The gun and mirror were Identified by ahe
owners of the sc5w as the property
stolen. The complaint charges the de-
fendant with having Committed the rob
berry during July and ne asked that the
state specify date on which they claim
the goods H'sre taken, 50 that he may
have chance to prove an abb II ne
desired. He refused to make any state
hnent and being 'lnatle to- furnish any
bonds was taken to jail. Reams has evs-
deatly been more than once before a
court and the impression prevails that he
is the man that perpetrated the up-river
rObberies during which month eleven
scows were entered and valuable gods
tslrSn.