Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-07-02

STEELE is offering his stock Of Jewelry at n
bout cost Those who are in want of good
Watch, Clock, or article Of personal adornment
may find this favorable chance.
r. LYEL WHITE, late of the Erie Constitution,
appears as editor Of the Connellsve, Favette
(Pa) Patriot May his success be commensu-
rate with his qualities of heart and brain.
FRUIT JARs-Mr. Emory LUCE, a profession.
81 fruit preserver has left with us a specimen of
a new Fruit JAR which is on sale at the stores of
GEO G. HUBBARD, and GEO. WILLARD. They
are of yellow stone ware, of perfect form and
symmetry, and are provided with india rubber
encircled stopper, which carries with it the
philosophical principles of fitness and reliability
in the exclusion of air.
The MAILS department in a commen-
dable zeal for retrenchmeat, is materi ally cutt-
ing down the mail SERVICE and in the general
retreuchment, some of our neighbors, we regret
to hear, are made to feel the pruning knife
Jefferson which has enjoyed two mails day
part Of this gratuity on the part of the stage
proprietors, the Messrs. CULvER,-each way
has been cut down one each way, leaving here
on the arrival Of Lake Shore Eastern mail -
The mail to Warren will be reduced to four a
week, and the ranges East and West of us, two
mails, respectively.
TIE MASONIC CELEBRATION in this place on
Friday last, considering it had to divide public
patronage with the trotting match was in all
respects save numerical strength, very respect
able affair. The Baptist church on the assemb-
ling of the fraternity and spectators, showed
too many vacant seats to repay, with the res
pect that seemed to be due, the scale of prepa-
ration and reasonable expectation of the order.
The exercises at the church, began with music
from the choir and Madison Brass Band, both
commercially good, an opening prayer by Rev.
Mr.. CLARK, an address setting forth the claims,
4 meeting the objections to Masonry we'll d.
gested and scholarly effort, delivered with good
effect, by the Rev. Mr. FoRREsTER, of Erie
Closing prayer music, aud beDedcton, the
first aud last by the pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. The procession was reformed, and
marching up Park street to the South Green,
and down Main to the Ashtabula House, where
abo1t IT'S ladies and gentlemen sat down to a
sumptuous dinner spread in the grove, in the
rear Of the house. The whole affair, as we
have said, was carried out in very satisfactory
manner
VExATIoUs AGITATION The quiescence of
this order-loving community, was changed
to quite tumult of agitation by the exhibition
at East Village, last week, of turf sports, and
jocky ethics. The wranglng tumut arose from
the different views taken of the morality and re-
spectability of these entertainments, from the
different stand-points of those who countenanced
them by their presence and those who sturdIly
refused to shoulder the responsibility cf such a
participation. Horse men, of course generally
viewed the thing as proper enough, while Others,
who had less appreciation Of than an itching
curiosity to see the equine strife put their in-
genuity to severe trial, to find apologies suffi-
eieuty potent to stiae the "still small voice"
within. Some of the efforts in this way, were
sufficiently amusing, as well as instructive. Some
of them were wug-though not selGsustained
Ito strip the occasion of all questionable con-
comitants, and throw halo of purity and NOR
al refinement about the ring, that would render
it a very suitable and rational place for an hours
enjoyment. Others, willing that frankness
should have its reward, admit their admiration
of the noblest of animals, with the same candor
that they rehearsed some of the prominent fea-
lures of the occasion, such as drunkenness, gam
bling and betting, fighting and foul-mouthed
profanity and vulgarity and with which such
gatherings are usually inseparable. The most
amusing covering for the qualification of this
more or less common curiosity, was the presence
ofa much respected clergyman of the neighbor-
hood whose presence and strengthening exam
pie was very godsend to many weak broth
or. That presence was refuge and sure retreat
and quoted with appancy and satisfaction
that showed what veneration is felt for good
men and the SAVIOR of their example. Still more
amusing, perhaps, was the raking down which
this same gentleman received at the hands of
one of his deacous, while making an application
OF one of last Sundays sermons to the subject
under consideration. The application was suf-
hcenty pungent to bring the pastor to the con-
fessional. The good deacon though unconscious
OF the tenderness of the toes he was squeezing,
had no apologies to offer on learning the fact.
An explanation served to relieve the Rev. gen
tleman from his awkwardness. His attendance
was induced by the expectation OF a horse sholO,
insteadof race. The inhumanity aud demor-
alizing influence of the ring, was duly noticed
in the desk Of the Presbyterian Church on Sun
day last and some of us poor wights, notwith-
standing our professional pleadngs, received an
excoriation provocative of reflection upon the
prolifcness and fimsiness of the paIliations for
humsa obliquilies In view of this subject,
from our standpoint, one discovery is made, that
the best OF men like the qualification of their
frollcsome nature, although they may be asham-
ed OF it afterwards The standard of Ashtabu-
Ia morality has not, we fear been very mate
rally elevated by the two days gatherings of
last week, and we should regret the renewal or
permanent establishment in our midst, of sucb a
school of ethics and we shall eopan,, -.