Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-10-09

CtFyrLAsD, Oct 6, '5s.


Manufactures and Agriculturists, in making pre-
paradous for the Cuyahoga County Fair, which
Is to be held 10 this city, commencing the 9th
OF the present month and continuing three days
The grounds Of the Society on Ohio street, east
or Erie have been placed in good condition,
and the indications at present seem to warrent
q successful exhibition. There has not been
the interest taken IN these fairs by our citizens,
which they are entitled to, aud for this reason,
many Of the Cdyaboga County Fairs have been
eclipsed by their country cousins. But there ap
pears at present to be disposition on the part
Of Clevelanders to make this Annual Exhibi-
ton Of greater interest than heretofore, by con-
tributing more extensively the products Of
city skill and industry, that they may enter in
to friendly competition, with those from the
country. A large number Of entries have been
made, aud there are indications that it viii iar
surposs in point Of interest its predecessors
Our city was visited by very destructive
fire on the night or Oct 2nd, which destroyed
six dwellings in West Cleveland. A consider
able portion of the property consumed was in
sured in the Washington Insurance Co. A
high wind was prevailing at the time and it was
with the utmost difficulty that the confagration
was subdued.
Fire company No. 6, has been disbanded by
the late action of the City Council, aud their
Engine presented to No o. The occasion which
gave rise to this action of the city fathers re-
garding No. 6, was display of the fighting
qualities Of some of its members, at the late
tournament held here, the tenth Of last Sep
tember, when some te0 or twelve Of these mo
d.rn heroes fell upon three 6remen from a
neighboring city, and gave them a severe po-
fishing off in a remarkable short space Of time
aud in consideration of these services rendered,
they have received very polite invitation to
retire for the present from the fire department,
which they can do with the pleasing cousola-
ton, that they have left the department ofpub-
lie service for the public good for in society, as
it now exists in cities, among the fremen in
particular, we too often find that the whiskey
jug supplies the motive power, which is applied
to the breaks, and that this power is not always
confined TO tie engine, but breaks out in other
directions, with most deplorable results and
often by the time that the FIRE without is fairly
extingushed the FIRE within has been kipdled TO
such an extent that it is ready to commence its
work Of Obstruction. Not upon inorganic. but
upon organic NATTER and thus many bloody
fray places the crown Of more complete DESC
lation upon the ruins left by the war Of the ele-
merits.
The subject Of temperance has been cngross
ing the attention of the public mind to some
extent here Of late. A series Of Sunday dis
courses on this subject have been delivered il
the principle churches of The city, to large an'
attentive audiences and an interest has beer
manifested which speaks well for the future.
There are at present six difTereHt Temperance
O o-ganzatiOns in the city, of which the Father
Mathews is the most numerous, composed most
ly Of Catholics. The Independent Order o
Good Templars, number some Eve hundrec
members, divided into four lodges The Som
OF Temperance have one hundred active mem
bers ia their organization, and among the mem
bers of these orders are all, or nearly all, oi
our working temperance men, and against them
is arrayed an opposition, which will call forth
all their energies TO overcome, for the spirit o.
adulterated liquor is decidedly in the ascendant
at present, with us and unless its inroads upol
the health and morals of our citizens, are no
met by determined opposition, fearful har
vest of crime and destitution must inevitably
be the result Yours G. w. G.