Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-09-17

through the great "erisis"
SuIorDE.--Tbe Hon. John Scott of Pitts
burgh, formerly a member Of the Legislature,
and much respected citizen, hung himself in
his barn on the 10Th, while partially insane.
1t is reported that the large publishing house
Of Philips, Sampson & Co., suspended payment
on the 10th inst, caused by heavy losses recent
ly sustained in publications.
The State Department has received informa-
tion from our Ministers at Berlin, that Chris
tan Ernest, an American naturalized citizens,
who had been compelled by force to enter the
Hanoverian army, has, upon the remonstrance
of our Government, been discharged from the
service.
MAINE ELEoTIoN-The election in that State
on Monday last indicate an increased Republi.
can supremacy, and the reelection of Lot M.
Morrill, Republican, for Governor.
Senator Gwu talks hardly about his colleague
Dave Broderick il we believe them both, they
are two as precious scamps as even California
has graduated during the last ten years. Yet
taking Brodercks own account of himself he
is a rdrd aUis in personal purity; and we can't
imagine how be ever got to Congress, or be-
came popular in California. For the ten years
he has lived iD that state, he says, "no man, liv-
ing or dead, ever saw me at a gaming table, or
10 brothel or under the influence of liquor,
or ever knew me to refuse to pay an honest bill
At meeting of the trustees of Antioch COL
lege, Ohio, on the 7th Rev. Thomas Hill oi
Waltham was unanimously elected to the presi-
deney of the institution made vacant by the
death of Horace Mann. The inaugural address
was to have been delivered on Thursday eve
ming Rev. Dr. Bellows Of New York off.
ciated at the opening of the college year on
the 7th.
Mr.. DALLAs's RETURN FROM ENGLAYD.-For-
ney's Press urges on the Penusylvauiaus the
propriety Of giving public reception to Mr.
Dallas, who will, it is understood, return in a
few months from his mission at London. For
ney says it is no fault of Mr.. Dallas's that he
has repeatedly declined acting on Mr. Buchan-
ans suggestions of resignation inasmuch as his
duty was to his country, aud not to the\ Presi-
dent, and his country wanted him to stay where
he was
There can be no doubt" says the Press,
Chat his position at the English court has
not been a bed of roses He had resting
upon him all the time the cold, blue eve Of
his former rival for Presidential chair that
eye which, if it could have frozen him into
statue, would gladly have done So"
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A FAMOUS SPELLING MArcH.-A gentleman
in North Chester, Vermont, two or three weeks
since, offered as prize, copy of Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary" to the one of the
scholars in all of the public schools in town who
should "spell all the Others down." Seven schools
were accordingly represented, and about dozen
teachers and large crowd of spectators were
present when the trial took place on the 25th
ult. Only one trial was TO be had on word
and the unfortunate who missed must take hi,
or her seat. Eighty scholars contested for the
honor and the prize, and after five hours trial
FIVE pupils remained standing, and the enthus
astic audience soon raised the needrul to pur.
chase each copy of the great Unabridged"
That WELI~-The Ariesan Well at the Cap
itol is now 2,l80 feet Deep and still the bore
goes on.
FEoH UrAu.-Pnpers by the Utah mail fur
nish an account of the massacre of emigrant
at Raft River, Oregon, July oath by Boonocl
and Shosbone Indians. Six men and one wo
man were killed. aud the same number wounded
some Of them mortaly The Indians robbed tht
wagons Of Sl,70O and drove off large guam
tily of stock
No REsr FOR EDToRs.-Every editor knows
the truth Of the following, from the n. Y
Home Journal. "Itis one of the hardships o
our profession, that its working wheels--braini
and heart-are not allowed to flag for sickness
or stop for calamity or sorrow. The Judgt
may adjourn his court, the school and workshop
may close shutters, the mourner may veil fea
lures and turn friend 4 stranger from the door
but the journalist must forget before to- morrow
the sorrows of to-day-must write gay an(
iANShlDt &c q uNoh Ou VIC AlilC VI but
hour whatever burden has been laid on tha
same hour by Providence, for his heart anC
brain as man. 1t sometimes tries and mocks-
as the world that reads what is thus written
would never dream Of"
MAINE STATE ELECTION Maine has follow.
ed the example of Vermont, aud reelected he
Republican Governor by an increased majority
The annual election took place on the 18th, lo
Governor and members Of the Legislature. I
M. Morrill, was the Republican candidate fo
Governor, and M. II. Smith the Democratic
Returns from 1873 towns give Morrill, 6,932 ma
jority, against 5,4s4 in the same towns last year
The aggregate vote of the State is considerable
less than last year, but the indications are tha
MOrrill's majority will reach 10000. The Leg
islature will be largely Republican in boil
branches.
"THE PREsIDEST."-This is the name of
new Cooking Stove gotten up by Mr.. JANE
REED, of the Warren Foundry.-War. Dem
If the name has no connection with this 0
the last President, we wouldn't mind, on &C
count Of the name Of the inventor, having one