The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-03
AROUND TOWN.
THE uRcHINs DELIGHT,

THE uRCHINs DELIGHT,
The stree, urehin smiles in the sleetullest
glee.
As the sounds OF the eurfew ascend from
on high:
For April is here and now he may rosm
Till 2 In the evening; nor must ne 80
home,
Or fear for the glance OF the copper's
sharp eye,
Good Friday.
Moire Is once more to be revived.
The up-to-date hat looks like a mlnia-
ture flower garden,
An excellent cure for insomnia is a
clear conscience.
Suit was begun yesterday against the
steamer Chilcat by Seattle parties
A seamstress wanted Immediately at
Mrs. F. A Robinson's, l+6 Bond street.
E, A Daugharty, and F. J. Scheidnagel.
OF svenson, are registered at the Cen
trail.
The changes being made In the awning
at Danziger's corner. will improve the
appearance OF Eleventh street very much,
O. +. Jacobsen says that notwithstand-
ing the opinions OF many up-to-date poo
pie, he does not consider marriage 4
failure.
Victor Peterson's friends yesterday sug-
gested that II is about time for that gen
tleman to make another visit to Fort
Stevens.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Davis, agent for the Drum
mond Tobacco Co, OF ST. Louis, was in
the city yesterday. throwing AROUND sam
pies OF his horseshoe plug.
Information received late last evening
by wire from Portland was TO the effect
that the Simon crowd vas securing con
troll Of the political situation.
George Bergman died at 1 o'clock yes
teriay at st. Mary's Hospital. OF con-
sumption. The funeral will take place
from Pohl's undertaking parlors 1T ! p
m. today.
1t Is said that rarely, II
ever. show n impeachment OF speech
when speaking in whispers. Perhaps
that accounts for many OF the quiet
caucuses held yesterday.
Captain Currie. OF the British ship
Glenmorag. came over last evening on
the nwaco. with his entire crew. 20 at
tend the court Of inquiry which VIII
Drohably he held here today.
Robert May, the we'll known Portland
drummer. who can sell more groceries
and tell more stories by the yard than
n other man on the road. was again
permitted to n in Astoria yesterday.
Don't tell a married woman anything
that you really wish kept secret. She
tells her husband always. He forgets
that she has told him not to repeat II,
and soon the matter is one for public
discussion.
Mr.. Robert McKinstry left last evening
with his family for McGowan's cannery.
near the Cascade Locks, where he has
taken the position OF book-keeper. His
many friends are sorry TO see him leave
Boyle & Co.
Yesterday the streets OF the city pre-
scented a very lively appearance. What.
with the politicians out in numbers, and
the crowds brought down by the after
noon boats, quite a citiied air was on
every side.
c. A Campbell. well known in this city,
a son Of Alex Campbell. arrived yester-
day afternoon with his wife from Los
Angeles. Mr.. Campbell said they would
visit with the old folks as long as there
was anything in the house TO eat.
The coolest place in North America
Is at the mouth Of the Mckenzie river.
where the temperature Is often as low
as 70 degrees below zero, but 1t is said
that yesterdays convention was a colder
place for some than the Mckenzie.
Peter Wage, Of Jewell, r. NJ. CASTOR,
Grand Rapids, Louis Enquest. and An
drew Olsen, Mishawaka; Mrs. J. Wilson,
Skamokawa, ]. H. J~ohannsen. Seaside, A.
Parker. John Days, n Mrs. Oliver
Graham, Warrenton, were among the
country visitors yesterday.
Messrs. ]. D. Sackett and W. ]. Frit-
schen, OF Melville, made a trip a few
days ago to the prospective gold mine
in that section Of the country. which Is
being worked by Sullivan and Barrett.
They report hat these gentlemen are
still digging away, full of confidence that
they will be rewarded for their labor.
Yesterday was Tommy Ross twelfth
birthday and his school companions gave
him a surprise party. The young people
had a very pleasant afternoon and Mrs.
Ross appeared upon the scene with a
huge basket filled with cakes, CONNECTIONS.