Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-08-14
DOMESTIC MATTERS.


creature. Talk ns you please about the serene
dignity--the sedateness and composurc--the
stoicism--if you like-of old hunkerism,' and
II has 90 force only as comparative iden'--
Few communities have stronger repugnance
than our own, to anything that wars with The
dignity or propretes Of life, and yet It Is con
clusivey proved, that II may be reused 70
sudden pitch Of enthusiasm, not to be surpass-
ed ~ less balanced, and less careful communi-
Ties. On Saturday evening last, after the arri-
val Of the news Of the landing Of The telegraph
cable, BY the British vessel agomenlnon at
Valentia Bay, Ireland, 10 obedience to our own
impulses, and almost without word with any
one IN reference to IT,, we determined to have an
illumination and no sooner was the mantle Of
night spread over the earth, than our familiar
but the torch, and our front leaped into the
lightOf meridian day, from the blaze OF ifty
staerne tapers. From this started into use all
the tallow candles, lamps and lanterns along the
street There was heard the FIRE bell, and sim
ultaueousy with the stroke Of its clapper, star
ted full manned 6re company, with torches
and their machine headed by Hre and drum,
a OouulC III iiOuJ VI buC Aohtbpuio AAOASSt WY
mastering Of the band on the piazza, csowds
gathered as unaceountably as toads after
shower All was activity, all wos enthusiasm,
Everybody felt his jacket swell with exultant
Joy and happiness Fire balls filed the air and
blazing Tar barrels were rolled through the
street, every youugster, and not few Of larger
growth, were busy in gathering from the rear
,F hoo, I'D t1,a
increased fuel carried up the flames, in the ra-
ito Of the increasing joy and exultation of the
people. The stock Of crackers, with which a
few found themselves stuck at the close of the
4th, iouad a ready market After the more
boistcrous demonstration began little to sub
side, the crowd gathered in front Of the Ash
tabula Hosse. nnd an cxtempore stand having
been erected our leading cit zens were several
.ly called upon for speeches. Ex-Justice
sToMBEs pat She ball in motion, and was follow
ed by o. II. FIrcu, JAMES PnILuIrs, as o repre-
sentative Of John Bull, Mayor MORRISON, A.
+. HuBBARD, aud DR. M'GuNE, all OF whom
made brief pertinent and telling addresses,
aud good will towards the mother country and
admiration Of the great achievement, which had
been so successfully and completely accomplish
ed, of uniting by a sort Of spinal chord, the old
aud the new worlds Notwithstanding the de-
lirium aud the entirely impromptu nature Of the
occasion, every movement was we'll conceived,
and carried out with a scrupulous regard to the
feeling and happiness Of ali. The occasion WI
one, not only pleasant in its inception and ex
ecution, bat one that is remembered with pride
and satisfaction. The effect upon ourselves as
community, has been as salutary as it was
creditable. We feel knit together by close
bond Of good feeling Under its influence wi
feel that we could take the hand Of locofocc
with very becoming amount of cordially and
christian feeling. On the scorcc of enthusiasm
In celebrating this great achievement, we are
rot willing to yield the palm to any other
village, town or city Of the land
We should perhaps mention that three cheers
were given in full measure, for the success oi
the great accomplishment, for CfRss w. FiELr
and for A. SrGpHR. These gentlemen we're moi
put side by side, as We thilfs they should have
been. Though Mr. FIELD, has carried to q
successful termination the greoter work, oui
towusman, and his assistant, Mr. CASE, carry of
the palm in priority, having been the first, W.
believe, to connect the dominions of Queer
Vic, and those of Uncle Sam, in throwing
cable across from the city of Detroit to tn
Canada shore, using too, we also believe, SOM
of the same wire with which the former gentle
man failed