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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

HI TORY OF THE MERCER PoTATo That
variety OF potato known in some sections Of
the country as the Chenapgo, or PhiladeI-'
pha, in Others as the Mercer, in Others as
the Neshanic. "a corruption OF Neshanoc)
has perhaps been more generally cultivated
for several years past than any other kind.
The Farmers Ca5inet gives the history of
this potaro, which is substantially as fol.
lows /: In the year l792 family by the
uame Of Gilky came from the county Derry
in Ireland, aud. settled in Westmoreland
county, Psnnsylvapia. In November, 1871
two members Of this family j ohm an j James
G,lky. removed 10 Mercer couuty, Penn.
sylvania, aud settled two miles esstSof Ne.
shanoc creek Il 1901 1902 John Giky
plau ed quantity of poato balls, or seeds.
from red, blue, white aud ofher varieties
From tue potatoes produced from these
balls, Mr. Gilky selected the variety above
named They wefe soon. after cultivated
aud brought into notice neaE PniladeIphis.
aud from lheuce have been disseminated
over the shnle country. The history was
written by james G;lky. bro her Of Johu,
who prodlced the potatoes.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

The VALLEY OF JEHO>HAPHAT. The Of
forts the Jews have made, aud the suffer
ings, losses. aud humiliaIions they have
borne for the purpose Of obtaining sepulture
in the Valley Of Jehoshaphat from singn-
lar feature in hamsn history. No other
nation has ever thus sruggled. not TO live
in their own laud, bat TO be suffered TO lay
their dust therein. Many descriptions
have been made of this marvellous place
but | confess none Of them ever sfflrded
me notion OF It's actual appearance. Wan
dering alone past the fountain Of Siloan
aud by the arid bed Of Kedron. il suddenly
opsned on me perfect mountain OF graves
Ia hillside paved with sepulchral slabs. =
Each stone is small. SO small as TO lead lc
the conclusion that the bodies must be
buried erpendicularly. AT all events, .
the mullitudes there Inferred were si;nulta
neously to arise they would form erowC
as dense and compact as il would be snor
nous. Short Hebrew Inscriptions (som'
evidently Of great sge) are on all the stones
and these are laid together with inieryal
only OF few inches. as in our Oldest CIT.
charchyards. The slabe are almost on tn
level OF tbe ground. aud ofeqnal height. s
that it Il literally one large. pavement =
dsstb---an appalling. almost an ovsrxheln
iug sghi.--Fsassrs : Maga zins
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
WHOLE NUMBER 74S.


M Arnold, M. @. from the Cbicsgo
District. 10 late speech 10 Congress said
Here | will pause momeni TO state 9
niost remarkable prediction msdt BY Doue-s
las, iu JsnuHy 1851. Tue statement IL y
fourn'shed 70 me by Gen.. @. b Stewart :
of New Ymk, geuileman Of the highest :
respectabili,y.
DJuxlas was asked by Gen. Stewart,
lwho was making a Nes-Year's cali on 8
Mr. Dougles, What will he the result Of
the Efforts Of j ferson Davis and bis asso-,
ciates TO DIVIDE the Union Douglas re.
pied: The Cotton States are making an
Effort 10 draw 10 tie Border States 70 ibeir &
schemes Of secession, and I am TOO tesrfnI
they will succeed. If they do succeed,
there will be lbe most fearful wsr The
world hes ever seen. lasting for years =
Virginia wIii become q chsfnal house bas
The eud will be in the triumph Of The Unica
cause.
oae Of their flst efforts wilt be to take
possession of this cspitsI, 10 give them
prestige abroad bue they will never soc.
ceed iu taking IT, The North will rise en-
mass 10 defeud il but IL viii become
city OF hospitslS; the chsrcLes viii be
used for the SICK aud wounded and even
ibis house, aud the Minnetotl Block fnsw
the Douglas Hospital) may be devoted 10
thar purpose before the end of the war
Geo Stewart inquired: WLst Qualification
Is there for ull this Deuglas replied -
There is no jnsifcation. noe any pretense
OF any If they wIliremsu ia The Uuion.
will go as far as the Constitution will
permit To maintain their just rights, and
do not doubt bos . majority of Congress
will do The same Bai, said be. rising %
bis feet aud extending his arm, il tie
Southern States attempt to secede from the
Uuiou without further cause. ! am 10 favor
Of their having Just so many slaves, and
just SO much slave territory. as they can
hold at the poiat Of the bsyonet
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

The CuRcULlo Mr.. Win Gum, Of
Shelb1 vile, Kshtucky, makes the follow
ing Interesting statement in reference to
this pest o fruit:
10 The spring Of 1860 noticed some Of
my plnms punctured. Having succeeded
IN catching the sttiped bug that is SO ipja-
rious TO melon vines--by plaeing wool on
the hills lrouod the plants lscoacluded to
Try it around the plum trees. removed
the grass about foot around the tree,
placed tfash ool on The cleared ground,
and wrapped it around the forks Of the tree.
On looking the next day, found my trap
had caJght "a number of the enemy !" they
having become entangIed in the WOOL.
This tree produced bountful crop. while
The f,uit on oihets iu twenty feet of IL.
"came to nsught." Ia 1851 l treated
part Of the hers the same way---Iike re-
sui S. Also 10 1852 II 1863 treated
oil my trees the same way. A more
healthy and abudapt crop of plums Ineyer
saw. have eghteen varieties. 4
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

Molly Stark, dairy maid, from Vermont, adds
a few words OF fadulation of the President
/ tell yer what he makes the South
Look pretty glum wild sorror
So now they puts the nigDten' of,
Then says they gins to-morror.
Let EN- try, it's all asks,
If they don't get put through,
Why, my name beint not what 1t Is,
And feels like lookin' blue.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
THua, coxpAaso WITH soTral Rs sI4v.

THUG5 COMPARED WITH SaUraIRN SLAVE
HOLDERS .-Nexr, az to Thnggee; what was
IN Tue Thug4 were q religious coinmuni.
ty, which with plausible aud amiable man
uers combined Que fanatical and pc ,tiential
doctrine-that, after oil due religious sol
emnities. they had divine commission TO
inyeigIe, lasso, murder, and plunder inno-
cent travellers cnthe high road The Eag.
lish governmeut had to break through all
iagyer,iike scrnDles, aud Invent totally new
laws and legal proceedings before it could
pat down this mapstrosiiy. The Seuihefn
C0niederscy has all the fsnalicism aud all
the self-ccmpacency Of The Thugs. while 10
Is vastly mo dangerous to the world. IL
l. not satisfied with having forced slavery
upoa Texas; il clutches at the Territories
fir slavery, aud at new slaves from Africa
for the Territories. Which of wbat
"a that has ths heart Of free maa =
would not rather be strangsd on The Spot
by Thug thau caught alive at the bidding
OF an American, carried TO Amsrics, ard
destined there 10 propagate ''ehastles.p or
q gg, d to death if wersfase? II we're 70
90 ou slAve,rading Venture cur law
would pr, unce NE felop. and q rather
think would hang me. Whst more would
il do 10 Thug? Ysi the leaders Of the
South, whom you and your essoclstIon de-
sire to Introduce es ambassadors 10 oar
Queen, end 70 establish as. moral equals TO
tue representatives Of other ciyiiizsd Pow
ers---these leaders justify pad paneeY rise.
as Christian and cisilizin8 that trade,
which with ns Is felony
~
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
Administrators Sale Real Estate.

In PU of an Order Of the
Il Probate Court Of Ashtabala County Ohio viii Offer
for sale public Auction the day OF pi d. 1894
at o'clock upon the premises the following describ-
cd real estate situate IN tie County n The MI
rods 81 land bounded south BY the North Ridge Road
East by lands owned by George Fireman.. and on ths
West aud North by H. Morgans land Appraised Al $500
Terms OF sale third 10 hand onethd In year and
third In tgo years from The day ofssls the defssd
n. b. lUNGEH. Admir-
Geneva, haTchss, 1884. 4t44 Of y, q. Lssts, dse'd
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
La MEs.s.ls;ss l-.Ss4
TIME TABLE OF THE
CLEVELAND e. ERIE RAIL ROAD.
Passenger Trains win run as follows:

Trains do not stop stations where the tim is omitted
w the above tables.
Althrougb Trains goinr Westward connect al Cleveland
dfaR0pOiis, Sc.
And all throu g Trains goin Es sward connectaf Dunr
with the Ira ns efN Y r. and at Bufaio with those
Of N Y Central, and Bufslo N Y City Raii oads, Tor
Nec York. 1iboag, Boston, Niagara Faits 4e:, &c:
Day Express Easpup West connects at Grard with Trans
the Erie Pittsburgh Road for linesvie headyilie,
jamestown, &c. Pa. H. NOTTINGHAM, supt
CLEvkLAND, April IS, 1893.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
Ashtabuia Union School.

George w. Waite, A. B. Superintendent
20 W WAITE Principal Of High School,
Mss SARA N. scnooNMAKUR Assistant In High sehon,
Miss HRLENA ScHooSlAKER, Grammar
Miss cAEH:z E. KiSo, intermediate Depar ueu
ss.iss SUSAN sAaPsoS, Secondary Departn snt
Miss SUSAN ". WILDER. Primary Department
Miss EsMA ENSIGN, Assistant in Primary
The School all persons of suitable age residing
within the village limits and the "Dsrct attached thereto
for School purposes"
w.ilh
For Primary annum. $500
For Grammar 1900
Tuition payab lie In advance.
All applications r admission TO be made TO he Spern
tendant.
The Fail Terra commences Monday =. ~ VI 5th
1858, and the Winter Term Monday, January 9Th, IL
II ia highly desirable that pupils should gin th open
ing OF terms No pupils out Of the village wild DO received
aless period than term and deduction ice
ceptsD cases of sickness or removal
Rev. J, M. G1LLETT
Rev r. ~. CONKLIN. Board OF Education,
Q. Z. BRUCE.
". FAssErr. Prest,
II. L. MORRISON, Treas.
&C. CULLrr, Board Of Education.
j. B. CRosRv, y ~
STEPHES HALL,
A. y. huBHARD Ssaetar
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
Erie Railway.
Great Broad Gauge Double Track and Telegraph Route to
NEW YORK, BOSTON,

and a11 II q stern C1ti cs,
Carrying the Great Western and South Western u S. Mails
IMPRESS Trains leave Dunkirk daily
arrival of all Trains the Lake Shore Railroad from
Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo, Chicago, Milwaukee, st Paul
ST. Louis &c and through to New YORK without change
The only route running through from the Lakes to ~
York City Splendid Ventilated Sleeping Cars run on Night
Trains.
Baggage checked through Fare always low by any
other route
Boston Passengers and their Baggage transferred Free IN
New York
pareolsr to call for Tickets via Dunh and the Erie
Railway which sold at all the principal Railroad Offices
in the West.
ThisRoad affords superior facilities for shiment oFVight
Express Freight Trains
Leave New York daily making close connections through to
ell points west
For Freight Rates enquire Of A. H. WARD 240 Broadway
New York JOHN s. DUNLAP. 10 State Street, Boston
Mass of E. SPENCER, Western Agent Ga Clark Street
Chicago 682 Cha's Minot, Gen Supt.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

HOWARD ASSOCIATION. Pbiladel.
phia, Pa.-Diseases Of the NERVOUS SYSTEM,
sbena1ofhea or Seminal Weakness Impotence, and other
LIONS OF The Sexual 0rgaes. Physical Debility and Prelna
9e prea-new and rleiahie treatment IN Reports Of the
howard association, sent by mall In sealed letter envel
oPes nee OF charge Address Dr. J. sKILIlN HOUGHTON
Pa. - 80 , - ttes
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

STEPHEN HALL Dealer in Dry Goods
eraI Merclandize 2 doors South of the Bank. 643
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
DIisesiansou.

SIN EoN KEITH. KiDgsvile, q Deale'
IN Groceri' Cigars. rsntse Notions and Psddsr Goods
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

HASKELL & SON. Dealers in Dry Goods
Groceries, Provisions, ana Beady Made Clothing, Also
Lumber and Flour Barrel Hoops Main street, Ateb1is
j. W. HASKELL. blO hAehIAh'
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

A. HENDRY, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Chemicals Paints Oils, Varnishes Brushes Dye stniS &C
Choice Family including Teas Conees &c. Pa
tent Medicines. Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal pu
poses. Physicians carefully and promptly
tended to. ois
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
BUFFALO TESTIMONY.
NTDH Cures
W. III Fever Sores.

Buffalo, Nov 8, 1862.
"Two OF our suhscrbersone of them afflicted with
Fever Sore the other with
vertsement of the Peoples Cure in this paper purchased
the medicine. and after having thoroughly tried IT,
port TO recommending II most heartily, thorough
edy In their oase.-EditorH Christian Advocate"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

AMERICAN E0USE--John Thompson
Jefferson, Ohio
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
Hotels.

FISK HOUSE-Ashtabula, OIL, CUE
pronrietar An Omnibus running to and from every
train of cars Also good livery kept connection
with this house. convey passengers to any point ooV
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
. Physicians.
Attorneys.

SHERMAN & FARMER, Attorneys and
ourseiiors at Law, Ashtabua, Ahstabua County ohio.
J.raS g sHERMAs . john Q. FARMER,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

LUCE Il STRONG. Growers and. Dealers
In Peaches, stfawberries and other small Fuit. Aiso
Manametarer and Delers IN all Kinds of Canned Fralts
Apple Butter Jellies, &ey AshtspQla, Ohio,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

J.R. COOK, Attorney and Counsellor a. Law
and Justice Of the Peace, Main Street. over horrsons
store. Asbtabula, o.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

TYLER & COLLINS, Dealers in Dry Good
Groceries, Croekery Boots and Shoes, Hats CapsSc &C.
two door North al Fisk House, Ashtabun, o. 4lo
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

VI n .-Lx.S.,. NJ. 4ip
Inst fth. Peace Commissioner of Deeds for Michigan
snd Iowa Once three doors of the TremOn. Aonss
Copneaut q.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

MANSFIELD & BRUCE. Wholesale retail
Dealers in Ready Made Clothing, Furnishing Goods Hats
Gsrs =. ishtabua 636
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-30

w. PUNCHES, Dealer in Clocks, Watches
Jevslry and Silver spoons Clocks Watches and Jewey
o,sea 659
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-22
Letter from the State Capital.

To The Editor Of TIE Press;
The following commissions have been is
fued since my last, viz
Ninth Regiment Igdntry.- George b.
Dyer, OF Passport, Captain Co. B.
Eleventh. Regiment IafdRtry.-W William Fl.
III. Frye, ,fFryeburg, % Lieut.. Co. b !; Nelson
Ii. Norris, of Wayne, % Lieut. Co. Il.
Tneif,h Regiment Ia9antry.-Joseph W.
Thomp,on OF Bangor, 1st Lieut. Col
Sixteenth Regiment Infantry.- George
w. Brown, of Augusta, Quartermaster.
Nineteenth Regiment Irydntry.-J w.
Weleh, OF Augusta, Colonel; William Ii. Fog
Ter, OF Belfast, Lieut.. Colonel; Isaac w.
Starbird, OF Litchheld, Major; Henry Sewall,
OF Augusta, Adjutsnt; Elbridge c. Pierce,
of Belfast, Captain Go. ID; Loring Farr, oil
Manchester, Captain Co. +; Josiah w. Tuck
er, of Mercer, LIST Lieut.. Co. A.
Ttcenty- Ninth Regiment Iefantry.-Albert
+. Kingsley, of Lewiston, LIST Lent. Co. X.
Official notice has been received of the fol-
lowing discharges:
Resigned.-Lieut. Colonel Stephen C. Tai
bot, 3lst regiment; Quartermaster Isaac n.
Tucker, 10th regt.
Discharged for disabiiity.-2d Lieut.. John
Montgomery, I'd Battery; LIST Lieut.. George
X. Palmer, Co. /, 10Th regt; 1st Lieut.. Isaac
n. Corgan, Co. B, 1st Heavy Artillery.
A letter from Col. Frank f. Howe, our
State agent in New York, says that the
the greatly increased number of sick and
wounded who have been admitted to hospitals
~ and near that city during the last three
months has greatly increased his la5ors and
enlarged the circle of his visi,s. The number
of L. S. A. Hospitals now visited by him and
his agents is thirteen, and the number oil
Maine soldiers admitted to them between
April lst and July LIST was us, all of which
have been visited by his agents. He transmits
a full list of these men with statement OF
the ir condition.
The new wards of the hospital here are
rapidly being completed, and the capacity will
very soon be largely increased. The men all
seem to be delighted to arrive here, and bet
t n, are satisfied with their treatment while
they stay
1t is expected that the Congressional Com
mittee will visit this city on their return from
the east If they succeed in escaping capture
by the Tallahassee. Yours, truly,
HEIIos,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-22

these men. You have always stood up stout.
" for their citizenship, for their right to re-
dress, for such policy as would restore them
to your membership and leadership.
If these men are citizens. they are Demo-
Gratis. You have never in speech or resolu
ton broken NTH them as political associates,
and these Democrats. without whom your
party is an uninfuential factiou-these men,
that always dictat 10 you, and never re-
ceived from you party doctrines, say they pre-
fer determination to union with the Republic!
And you claim to be the TRUE UNION
PARTY. Heavens what breadth of brass can
be made out of one copperhead.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-22

engaged In the various fields of mechanical la
Dor, have way of meeting such case. They
form combinations, establish their scale OF
prices to suit the new order of things, aud by
united action are able to certain extent To
control the rate of wages. But women by va
rious causes, by timidity, ignorance OF affairs,
and the natural limitations offs are debarred
from any such course. II compelled to labor,
they must take what is given them, and that is
in too many-nay, in nearly all cases, sum
wholly inadequate. 1t is useless to arraign in
this matter any particular employer, or class
of employers They are all responsible in
degree, yet at the same time they are all so
bound in the net work of vast system of in
terests that no one is able to act alone. Still,
the necessity of some action is imperative, and
the duty is unquestionably theirs. The chief
want is for some person to take the matter en-
ergetically in hand and secure such an amount
of concerted action on the part of employers
as shall guard all against loss. 1t may be said
that in so simple a matter of justice men have
no right TO consider their own profit, but we
must take the world as we find it, and in trade
the moving spring is OF course seliishness. But
an intelligent sefshness should induce them
to follow the very course we urge. II all the
| firms engaged in particular manufacture
would unite in such movement no injury
could result to any, and the benefit to their
employees would react upon themselves in
many ways. Ifsomething of the kind is not
done one of two things will inevitably be the re-
suit, either the greater portion OF the class re-
ferred to will be driven to seek employment
elsewhere, and the benefit of their productive
industry will be lost to the city, or, losing
courage and character, they will sink in the
scale of responsibility and usefulness, and so be
lost not alone to our city, but to themselves and
the world. Ifin business point OF view we
caunot afford the former alternative, surely the
latter is from every consideration of economy
OF humanity and OF justice to be deprecated.
There are gentlemen in the manufacturing
firms OF this city whose characters for fair deal
ing, for liberaity and pubic spirit stand Justly
high. Their hearts and their purses are Away:
open to the call OF suffering. These men arr
piling up vast fortunes out Of the profits OF le
male labor, and rightfully enough, since tina
labor is organized 10y their skill and talent, ant
sustained by their capital We appeal conf
IDENTIFY to such men, believing that they have
every inclination to do what is right in thi:
MISTER, and we ask them 10 lend their effort,
aud their influence TO some movement which
will place the wages of women on footing tt
compare more equally with the advanced rate.
oI all the uecessaTles o. life. 4.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-22

20 MT buchanan, who has just closed
brief and very successful engagement a, Deerino
Hall, and has now gone to Augusta /. 40, ~
ex-fresiden' OF that name. We mention the fact
as an act OF justice to the distinguished tragedi
an.
3 AT the annual meeting of the Savings In.
stitution of Hallowell, John Hubbard was re-
elected President, H. K. Baker, Secretary and
Treasurer, and Justin E. Smith, Auditor The
amount due depositorsis SIS, s56O4. receiving
an annual interest of six per cent.
II The total amount of the real and per-
sonal estate of Boston in 1868, was 1902 ,507,-
2oo; in 1854, 1892, $4,000 The largest tax
payeris Augustus Hemingway, who is taxed
Tor S2'iol 400, being SOL, 900 more than the
amount he was taxed forl last year.
% The N. Y Express says the Printers, Uu-
ion' by their last strike, will bring 1000 women
ihto the trade within year, and half as many
apprentices Much of the printing labor in
the country is now performed by women. The
former VIII make $40 week, or $500 year
Inc types on three of the New York City week
y journals are now mainly set up by women.
q The editor of the Daily News. (Lowe,N
who has recently visited our city, saws: ..Wbat
strikes the visitor now as noteworthy ia the good
taste and liberal spirit displayed in the public
buildings, which are indeed highly ornamental
to the city. After the custom-house and post
office, united in one massive and elegant struc-
ture, the city hall, occupying a commanding
site, challenges attention."
81 The Bangor Wing learns that as party.
consisting of Elias Hartman, Addison Harri-
man, Mrs. McCoslin, Miss Hartman GALL broth
ers and sisters), Clara and boy eight years
Old tchildren Of Eiias), were caossing Todd,
Pond, orland, Friday morning, the boat wasup
set and all drowned except Addison Hartman
aud Clara. Mrs. McCoslins husband is in hos.
pital at Washington, and not expected to re-
cover.
- clergyman of Philadelphia, who paid a
visit to New Brunswick a few days ago, says h,
heard nothing but insult and abuse of himself
and country from the people wherever he visit.
co. aud that Americans travelling through thai
country are subject to the most humiliating an.
noyance, notwithstanding that Provincals and
foreigners are invariably treated with courte
sy while travelling through til States
% young man, respectfully connected, wa.
recently found guilty of the willfu murder o
his mother, in court in Canada The verdic
wasaccompaned with Recommendation to mer
cy, on the ground that the prisoner was undel
the influence of drink when he committed III,
act for which he had been tried. Several Eng
lish judges have already laid down the princip
that the plea of drunkenness is no extenuation
but rather an aggravation of crime To lie
murderers escape because they were intoxicated
would just lead men who wished to take life, t,
get drunk before committing the crime that the,
might escape the consequences.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-22
Religious and Ecclesiastical Items.

Rev. S. Bsrstow, ID. D., o, Keene, n. e..
was settled in 1917. and Rev. 4. W. Burnham.
d. d., OF Rndge, n. H., in 1921, both now in
the active performance Of their duties in these
places. DR.. Routon was settled in Concord
in 1926.
The yearly session of the Maine and New
Hampshire Association Of the New Church
commenced in Bath on Fr day. and co tnued
through Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Storrs lCongregational of Brain
tree. Mass, has entered on the sixty-fourih
year of his ministry. He is still in full posses
sion of his mental powers, and has no col
league. He is the father of the Rev. DIR.
Storrs, of Brooklyn, n. Y.