Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-08-09
ARTILLERY RECRUITS WANTED 10 Gil up
Battery Q. lst Artillery. Apply to
d. KINNEY, Jr
Geneva Ohio.

quantity OF phosphorus stored IN the Gel
lar of George Willard's store. The engine
company was out, a stream poured for o
time through the uuderpiuning window,
but this and oil other efforts in this drec.
tion failed, owing to the difficulty in the
midst of the smudge, to Ice te the combus.
tion. The burning phosphorus was at length
discovered dropping upou a barrel Of burn
ing fluid, while a barrel of benzole, another
of varnish, and two Of turpentne were ly-
ing in immediate proximity. BY the daring
of Mr.. Newberry, one of the clerks, the
box containing some 80 pounds of the phos-
phorus was picked up while burning and
carried into the street. Thus ended what
gave fair promise Of a serious conaagation.
THE WAR MEETING--The meeting
We noticed last week to come off on Satur-
day evening was SO numerousy attended
that it became necessary TO occupy Smiths
Hall, and that large ball was filed in every
part by an enthusiastic audience, goodly
share of which was ladies'. r. w. GRIs.
woLD, was called to the chair, while Ii.
Fassett, aud A. A. Strong, respectively
Gled the places of vice president und Secre-
tary. The first address was made by Col
HALL, Of the l05th, which was an able and
well considered effort, not very Aattering 20
the rebels nor to the. corner stone aud foun.
dation" of their proposed government.
Slavery, and southern character, suffered
some, but from republican standpoint the
speech was a decidedly creditable effort
Col Hall was followed in some brief remarks
by the chairman, 10 which the duty was ear
nestly eujoined of sustaining the government
in the emergency, with ready hands, with
out reference to incidental questions, and
difference in sentiment on the
subject Of slavery, with The first speaker
was avowed. He was willing, however, to
hold all such questions in abeyance from
motives of patriotism and loyalty, and make
the cause of the. county and the putting
down Of the rebellion u common and hearty
one AS the chairman represents the con-
servative portion Of our citizens, this dis,
sent of course occasuned no surprise l..
5. SHERMAN, Esq. always an acceptable
speaker, was then called for, aud command,
cd the atention of the audience uutiI the
evening was well advanced. The views of
the speech in the main were well recei ged,
but the panopy of loyalty was thought by
some TO be of rather generous proportion,
while the amable squirting at some Of our
commanders who have fallen under criticism,
and the willingness to let slavery enjoy its
hold upon life, if peradventure it can keep
itself from under the wheels that are crush
ing the rebellion, tacitIy forbidding choice
IN the premises, would be viewed in differ.
ent lights, according to the predictions Of
The hearer- In an cff-haud speech as this
was, perhaps it is not meet that every nice
expression should bear its comment. The
tone of the meeting, however, was good
and loyal purpose to stand by the govern.
ment pervaded the large gathering. A
subscription paper to raise bounty fund
was started at the close and some 10 OF p
hundred dollars subscribed, and a commit,
tee appointed to solicit until the sum of
$4,000 should have been subscribed We
believe that the committee have no doubt
of securing the required amount. and our
quota of A men to meet the first call and
fill up the old regiments, will, without doubt
be obtained by the expiration Of the time
designated
This, however, may not save US from a
draft, for if the county falls beiow the num-
Der required of it, the deficiency must be
made up by draft upon the county, with
out reference to the action of any particu-
lar towns. So says the Governor. 1t is
therefore desirable, that the work of enlist.
ing be not restricted to the precise number
for which each town is amenable.