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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02
Take tho Papers.

Men who suppose, says acontemporary, that
the news of the winter, aud the discussions of
public affairs in the papers, will be stale, fiat
aud unprotitable, never were more mistaken in
their Ii YES. liz military movements OF great
magnitude shall not be undertaken, aud it is by
no means certain that they will not be, military
activity will prevail in some quarters all the
time. Indeed, some of the most stirring events
of the war have heretofore occurred 10 mid.
winter The movement of General Rosecraus,
which resulted 10 The battle Of Stone river was
commenced on the day after Christmas. This
winter, we doubt not, an equal or greater &C.
tivity will prevail. In the Southwest the win.
ter will be peculiarly favorable, especially for
the g1nboat service. There will be no lack of
important aud stirring military aud Davsi ev enls
Apart from military matters the winter will
be Que Of unequaled interest. The discussions
in Congress, the progress Of ideas, preliminary
crystazation Of principles and parties prepar-
aIory 10 the great struggle at the bailot-b
next fall, all make it important for the people
not ouly to keep themselves informed of pub
lie matters, but to see To it that such iuforma-
tion 10 disseminated broadcast throughout the
land. Those who already see the dawning Of
| a brighteHand better day, day OF glorious
| promise for the nation and ior humanity
| throughout the world, ought of all things not
TO sIumber or sleep COW. Ii they would work
most efectually to the end of complete aud
glorious triumph, they should be steady, ac
tive and Jealous through the present winter.
Now is the time for every active, live and
! thorough-going Uuion man 10 take the papers
himself aud get Others TO take them as we'll.
Two or three hundred extra Union papers, cir.
culated 10 every county this winter, will be more
effective in promoting right voting next fall,
and preserving steady and efficient support of
the Administration and the government, than
two or three times the effort necessary to Sc.
cure them, made in any other direction next
spring aud summer. We repeat, then, take the
papers, aud by all means promote and ext end
their circulation among tie people. Dumars.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1881


10 the battle Of Champion Hills. l shink
IL was, the colonel was mounted on q horse
which did not like the whistIing Of buiists
and bursting Of shells which shossrcd
about bim. The colonel, who Is one Of, thoss
officers always found 10 advance OF bio reg.
imeut. beld a different opinion from bis
horse; SO he called Sam, the negro servant
TO take the animal back and briog the
'Morgsn,' that could stand FIRE. Sam. who
was in sympathy with the disgfaced charger
gladly obeyed. but on bis wsy back With
the Morgan, shell dropped in the Geld
right before him and burst, sending the
mud and stones in every direction. This
was too much for Sam, and be broke for
the rear, not to be seen again for several
days. One OF the officers finding him, nos
wholly recovered from his fear, al this time,
of his irate master, said why don't you
go back to the colonel 2--He scas angry.
out you may return; you know he was
always friendly to you.' Dat or am all
berry true replied Sam. with an inimi,abls
expression OF counteDaDce aud signi6cans
gesture Of the hand; de colonel aud I
were berry good friends, but de fac i, d..
ar ID shell broke de connection
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

take whatever you liked, but not pocket or
carry away. Payment 10 cloths, guns, aud
other presents for onr having thus plnnder-
ed his peasantry was made TO him alone -
The villages in the vicinity Of the palace
being occupied by the fsyorites oftbe court
were nlone exempt from the taxation; the
ferrymen's houses we're also pilaged; the
very men who were to row Us across the
Katongo river, and their fowls were seized
and put on board the boat z'I
The gallant captain also narrated the
following incident which occurred while the
party were staying in the territory Of a
very friendly prince: The king bad lit.
tie child, aud Captain Grant, for its a.
musement, carved q toy representing man
dangling in the air. Wheu the king saw
this toy be was SO delighted with it that be
appropriated it to himself and sent car.
peDter TO cut down a tree for Capt. Grant
TO make similar toy the size of life. OF
course, the captain said that this was rath.
er beyond his capabilities, furnished as be
was with peuknife only. Captain Speke
also carved toy representing an elephant
drawinga piece Of artillery, with an ar.
tillery man seated on the gun. The king
was Immensely taken with this, and express.
ed his surprise that the elephants (of which
there were many wild ones 10 his provinces)
could he turned 10 so good account. Capt.
Grant told him that this was a sample of
the ingenuity and proves lvf the Europeans.
The king hereupon said that be had an old
guD-a SIX pounder asked Capt Grant
to make a gun carriage for it. This the
captain was again obliged to decline, as be
had no tools beyond bis penknife.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

5 a HuMBuG. There is considerable 70.
VeT through the coontry about a so.caIled
"Wine Plant" Uulnformed men are told by
glblongued agents that ever so much Mo.
deria Waae eau be made from one plant inl
single season, aud many green Que 10
being stuck" by their herbs by dozens and
hundreds each, at the enormous sum of 38
dollars hundred. The plant is nothing but
rauk kind of rhubarb. which yields very
tart, red juice, but not nearly SO rich, III
our opinion, as sweet apple cider. Three
pounds of sugar are added to each gsilonl
of sap, aud alter the compound is fermen-
led it is called wine, but n is'ut wine by q
good sight. although il probably contains
some alcohol. The stuff is held al 81
gallon, but the trouble is to 6nd purchas.
es at that or even much smaller price,
If any OF our readers insist on buying this
humbug, we advise them not to pay $38 a
huudred for the plants when they can get
them i'll New York for $l8 a thousand. - :.
Cirard Urios.
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Ashtabula Union School.
George w. waite, A. b. S1psri~,.nseu

George w. Waite, A. B. Superintendent
GEO W. WAITE Principal of High School,
NiSs SARA NJ. scHooSMAKUR, Assistant in High School
Miss llRLENA scnooSMAKkR, Grammar
Miss CAERR Z. KING, intermediate Depar ueu,,
Miss SUSAN SAMPSON, Secondary Departn snt
Miss SUSAN NJ. WILDER. Primary Department
Miss EMMA ENSIGN, Assistant 10 Primary
The School TO all persons a age residing
Within the village limits and the "psret attached thereto
for School purposes q
W.lhD
For Grammar 1900
For High School 1900
Tuition payab IL In advance. p. T. .. 4 I' .
All applications for admission TO be mAds q tt SIpsrin-
tendant.
The Fall Term commences Monday So ! I " 7th
1863, and the Winter Term Monday, January 9TH, li1
II highly desirable that all pupils should mt open
ing OF terms No pupils out OF the village w bs received
aless period than ter and deduction
cept IN cases Of sickness or removal. FTr
Rev. ] N. GiLLETT
Rev r, II, CONkIIN.- y Board Of Education.
y o. =. BRUCE. ~ II 7Iff'TT''7 I
II. FAssErr. PreSi
"rH. H.. l.. MORRIsoE Treas. | .I. d
.. Y. c. CULLET, Board Of Education.
j. B. CRosBg,
STEPHKS HALL,
A. y. hoBrARD, Secretary.
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SPEECH OF SPEAKER CoLFAx.-Upon
taking the chair Mr. CoLFAx, the Speaker
elect. spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Representips:
TO day will be marked in American his.
tory as the opening of Congress destined
to face and settle the most important quesrI
tons of the country, and during whose ex-
istcnce the rebellion which has passed ils
elimination. will beyond all question:
thanks to oar army, and navy, aud Ad-
miuistration-die deserved death. Not
only will your constituents watch with the
strictest scrutiRy your deliberatiou here
but the frieuds of liberty to the most dis!
tant lands, will be interested spectators Of
your ats 5as .os,
Ia this greater than Roman forum, en-.
woke you TO approach these grave questions
with the calm thoughtfalness Of statesmen,
freeing your discussions from the acerbity
which mars instead of advances legislation,
aud with unshaken reliance on that Divine
power which gave victory to those who
formed this Union. and can give even great
er victory to those who are seeking to savs
it from Obstruction by the hand Of the par.
rcide and traitor. invoke you also to
remember that sacred trnth which all his
tory veriies that They who rule not la
righteousness shall perish from the earth.
Thanking you. wit grealfulh heart. for
this distinguishing bark Of your couh iencs
aud regard, and appealing to you ell foe
support and forbearance, by the aid OF
which alone l can hope to succeed am
now ready to take the oath of Office. and
enter upou the duties you have assigned
me.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

In. Clark having had twenty years expe ence in all
treatment Of chronic diseases every character ESPECIALLY
Of THROAT and LUNGS will give perfect satisfaction to H.
who may apply for relief.
Having had successful practice in the above named pla
for several sof which satisiac
tory reference be given. All medicines precribed ne
operating satisfactorily the money shsll he refunded.
Prices oi Medicine for One Month. from 81 tn 3d. The Doc
tor he consulted the last weeks Of every month,
his eshence No. 62 Garden Street Cleveland, Ohio Post
Office Nddress-Box I'LL. ESQ
Preserve this for Reference.
Cleveland. Jan 1853 8. q. CLARK. MD.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

RAISING AsIATIc GoATs IN OHro. .-Une
attractive feature 10 Ohio State Fairs for
a few years past has been the Asiatic
Goats exhibited by s. s. Williams, and
Others, from Licking county. The business,
of raising them has become an imporfana
item in The stock enterprise of Licking, aud.
a recent Ohio Farmer makes the following
note Of goat growing progress:
1T was introduced by Mr.. s. s Viii.
liams, who formerly resided In Tennessee,
where be obtained the imported and pnfe
bred animals for bis operation in. Licking.
His beautiful buck sampson. Is looking
much haudsomes in bis own hons, than he
ever looked at the State Fair. Mr. vii.
liams has his goat stock distributed In
small hocks upon difereHt hrms 10 the
couaiy, aud they all seem 10 be doing weii.'
We also saw the goat focks Of John
Reed, Wm. ID, Smith. Wm. Williams. and
others Of that county. and although ws
have had an eye upon this growing enter.
prise Tor some years, were surprised ct tha
extent Of the present goat breeding 10
Licking. OF hnre bred and good grade
animals, there esnDot be less than SONS
-four or i've hundred. now Ia the yiciuity VI
Granville. aud il becomes question Of ..
terest as to what will be ths market tor
the produce Of these animals. Their
rapid propagation, rspid movement 10
quality as grades, hardness aud easy cub
sistance. render them dsslrsbis stoch,
aud especially adapted to lean aud souek
lands. where other stock would ss>pe. =
Dick up living. Mr. Williams ~
bravely oatlised the season Of experiment.
aud now enters upoa the fiaiis 81 ns{ pei
severance ~ haaasss which il feoalked
: good deal u faith sud soGs cossoC< q
lgrs's sAr0ps', |" h' has d0a' s. ii,
sg9ad xbedap ge'l'saia q ~ ts
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The way the draft 10 Bol,iuore sand
wiched disloyal men between their slaves
has been highly amusing to loyal people
Tue rich sessionists who are drafted pay
their $500 with alacrity. Their slaves &c
With equal slacrity to the defence Of The
country. -ss ttt s.' n is ''esg
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EAGE 6
TINE TABLE OF THE
CLEVELAND & ERIE RAIL ROAD.
Passenger Trains will run as follows, y
+ qnIya MAST GOING wksT

rrains do stop Stations where the tim omitted
n the Hbove tables
Allthrouoh Trains going Westward connect Cleveland
With trains for edO Chicago, Countus Ct etnNah, In
diaHOpOiis, &c.
And Trains goin Eastward Dunkirk
with the Trains efN Y.& H. r. IL andat buiao with those
Of N Y Central and Buffalo N. Y CITY Rail- pads, for
New York. Aib0Va. BosfoH. Niagara fsHs Sc;' &n; LA,
Dav Express Easpun West connects at Ga 'au WIN rams
the Erie Pittslnrgh Road for linesye Meadvilie
Jamestown &C Pa II. NOTTIE6HASi, supt'
CLEvELANb, April 1e, 1853 Z II6.t VI
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

Old Winter is blowing his gust along,
And merrily soaking the tree!
From morning till night he will sing his song;
Now moaning and short, now bowling and
long,
His voice is loud, for his lungs are strong
A merry old fellow is he.
Old Winters tough old chap I wean--
AS wicked as you'll ever see
He withers the flowers so fresh and green
And bites the pert nose the miss of sixteen,
As she triumphantly walks in maidenly sheen,
A wicked old fellow is he!
Old Winter is a tough old fellow for blows,
AS tough as ever you'll sec!
He'll trip up our trotters and rend our clothes,
And stiffen our limbs from fingers to toes
He minds not the cry OF his friends or foes,
A tongh old fellow is he1
A cunning old fellow is Winter they say,
A cunning old fellow is he i!
He peeps in the crevice day by day, III
To see how we're passieg our time away,
And marks all our doings from grave to gay,
I'm afraid he is peeping at mel
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PADDY O'REILLY's RETURN.--Miles o.
Reilly, the soldier who was arrested on
Morris Island, s. G., for making blackguard
poetry, aud pardoned by The President in
response to a. witty poetical petition, has
arrived in New Yo'k on furlough. and
met with al enthusiastic reception by hia
old mates. He has sent u hymn Of thanks
to tie President, beginning- q
Long life To you, Misther Lincoln; s@iif
May you die both late an uisy; - sm
Au' whin you lie wild e top Of sich toe :.
Turned up to the roots Of daisy.
May this be your epitaph, nately writ: i
Though thraitors abused him vilely,
He was honest an kindly, he loved joke,
An he pardoued Miles O'Reilly.'" 't.
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Crockery,

A FULL assortment ofbOth Common and
"a white. Stone ohina Of the popular Huron Pattern
which VIII ts sold low 6s csihsst hoRaisoNs.
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APPOINTMENTS FOR 1893.
DR. S. G. CLARK, GerE:s- Reformed
Botnnic Physician and Surgeon,
Will consult patients chronic diseases character
free Of charge.
70 and l.,.ir
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ASHTABULA, o.. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 2, 1854.
ola winter is Coming.

Old Winter is coming again--alackl
How icy and cold is he
He cares not a pin for shivering back,
He's a saucy old chap to white and black,
He whistles his chill with wonderful knack,
For he comes from cold country. -
A witty old fellow this winter Isl
A mighty old fellow for glee! -
He cracks his jokes on the pretty sweet miss,
The wrinkled old maiden, unfit to kiss
And freezes the dew oftheir lips-for this
Is the way with such fellows as he.
Old Winters frolicsome blade wot--
1a He's wild in his humor and freel
He'll whistle along for the want of his tho't,
And set all the warmth of our furs at naught,
And rufle the laces by pretty girls bought;
For frocsome old fellows he?
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n. @. DICK, Bookseller, Stationer and News
Dealer Aso, Dealer In Sheet Music TOYS and General
Variety Goods, Main stIsst. Ashtabula Ohio. soT
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

LUCE ~ STRONG, Growers and Dealers
HAsuf.etars and De srs 10 ali Einds OF Canned Fraits
Apple Batter, Jeilies, 6e., Ashtabula, Ohio -'
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

piMEON KEITH. Kingsville. q Dealer
sress~ ossr. Yankee Notions. and Psdders' Goods
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"A. HENDRY, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Chemicals Paints Oils, Varnishes Brushes Dye Stn,
Choice Family Groceries including Teas Coiees &c. Pa
tent Medicines. Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal pu
poses Physcians and promptly at
tand ed IN
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

LINUS SAVAGE. Furniture Dealer and Nj an.
ehetuer steam establishment North Main street. the
shes Of Dr. Harrington Ashtabula, o. 45i.
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Miscellaneous

o. II. FITCH. Life. Fire and Marine Insur.
.nee. aud Real Estate Agepsy. Fisk Block Ashtabua
February ~, 1903. $50
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At recent meeting of the British associa.
tion in Lodon, Capt. Grant was present and
gave very interesting account of bis exped-
tion into Central Africa. With Capt. Speke, to
discover the source Of the Nile. lie said:
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-02

The next equator king was named
The Placer herald., 1864-10-22
Gone from Our Gaze.

John Conness, and bis man Friday, Tom
Shannon, who have been honored with high
position by the Lncolniets Of this State, in
stead of attempting to help the party in the
present campaign, have packed their carpet
sacks, and left for Washington. The steam
er of Thursday carried away this precious
freight; and when election day arrives, in
stead of voting and working for Lincoln
Messrs. Conness and Shannon will be upon
the high seas
by Mr.. CONFESS, in the present campaign,
that perplexes the men of all parties in this
State. That his services were due to the
Abolition party, all understand. They have
heaped honors upon his head far beyond his
merit; and it would have been but small re-
turn on his part, to have gone zealously into
the canvass, in support of principles and
measures for which he has 50 frequently pro-,
nounced. Conness is an earnest partizan,
and heret otore has beeu an active canvasser,
and his failure to put his shoulder to the
Wheel is full of significance.
On the plea of i'll health, he has kept out
.! Tue nguC-maklnS Out speech AT GEORGE
town, and another at San Francisco-and
yet has possessed sufficient strength to trav ell
considerably through heat and dust
1t was currently reported, after Conness'
arrival from Washington, that he cursed
Lincoln for sd old fool" and his friends
have never contradicted the report that be
was much embltered against the President.
The cause of this antagonism has not been
made apparent-but that whatever it was.
has caused him to abstain from raising his
voice for Mr.. Lincoln, is evident-and now.
when the fight is hottest, and every Lincoln
ite is called upon to put on the harness, for
a long and strong pull, Conness steps out
of the traces, and leaves il to those who will
to draw the load.
This conduct Of California's "onlv sober
Senator" is too significant to escape general
observation, and to throw damper upon
the Lincoln party-and particularly upon
the old line Aboli,onists who have strong
suspicion that many of those who followed
Conness into the party, will be found so de-
morazed on election day that they will en-
tirely forget to vote for the "smutty Joker"
The Placer herald., 1864-10-22
PENNSYLVANIA REDEEMED.
The Old Keystone State Democratic!

Notwithstanding all the lies that have been
told about the result of the Pennsylvania cleo
ton, by the Abolition press, with their kilograms
made TO ORDER the Democracy of the Keystone
State have made a gallant fight and won a glor-
ious victory.
August Belmont. Chairman OF the National
Democratic Committee, telcgraphs to Charles l..
Weller. Chairman of our Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, that Pennsylvania has gone Dem
ocratic over and above the soldiers vote. R.
e. Doyle, of New York telegraphs to bis
brother, John T. Doyle. our candidate for Presl-
Dental Eector, the same news, and declares that
it is positice. This settles the question, and in
sur.s the State to Mcclellan in November, by a
largely increased majority, and will send him to
Washington as the Presidential occupant of the
White Huuse, becarse in the words of the San
Francisco Bulletin, las goes Pennsylvania, so
goes the Union, as the State has never yet failed
TO vote for the winning candidate for President.
The Abolitionists frat claimed the State by
60.000 and have finally lowered their preten
sions to a small majority on the soldiers vote. -
But it all wont do-the State is democratic, and
McClellans election ia certain.
We have no news from Ohio and Indiana, ex-
cept through Abolition sources, and even those
hvae lessened the majorities from day to day
We believe Indiana has gone democratic, but the
Aboitionists will keep back the news as long as
possible. That noble Democrat and patriot,
Daniel Voorhees,. has been reelected to Congress
against all the influence of grreenbacks and bay
onets, and notwithstanding the vilest abuse and
vituperation. II the "A Abolitionists couldn't beat
Voorhees, it is not at all likely that they could
carry the State.
Although Ohio has not shaken loose from the
letters Of Abolitonism, the democracy have
made large gains and it is not impos- -ible that
the Buckeye State will wheel into the Democrat
ic line on the Sth of November
The skies are bright; the news is cheering; and
glorious victory awaits the Democracy in No
vember.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-22
The Abolition Chicago Platform.

Since the commencement Of the Aboliti,
tion Administration and the gigantic Aboi
ton war that has grown out Of it. as a natu.
raj consequence of elevating to power
party whoss platform and whose PRINCIPLES
p edged them to make war upon the Com
sttulon and the rights of the States, the
genius Of our Institutions and the form of
our Government. the most important acts
of the Administration, such for instance as
the emancipation procIamation, are attempt
ed to be justified under the shallow and
t1'nsy plea Of military Necessity When in
reality, the platform and principles upon
which the Abolition President was elected,
unaltersbly pledges him TO them in advance.
For it was The understanding that the plat
form and principles of the patty that secur
ed Mr.. Lincoln his election should be carried
ont in their broadest and fullest sense. Then
why talk about military necessity, when the
very principles and platform upon which he
was elected committed him in advance to
The most offensive and monstrous measures
that have characterized his bloody reign
and despolc rule! Even if the Southern
States had not seeded aud we had escaped
tnc lcIIlib5 HtouIOo ol cNI war, MT. Lincoln
was bound in good faith to his party TO issue
the emancipation proclamation, or resort TO
some kindred measure for the accomplish.
nent Of the same object II he had not his
party would have disrupted and fallen to
pieces, and its first success would have prov
ed its death knell and its own defeat Mr..
Lincoln is simply carrying out the long
cherished principles of his patty and the
Chicago Platform of 1860, and to call them
military necessity is to refuse to credit the
party with the maturest fruit of their prin
ciples
The present state Of public affairs is the
natural and legitimate fruit of Abolition
rule, and if our troubles had not occurred in
their present form, they would have occurred
in some other equally offensive to freedom
and free government.
Having in the foregoing traced the origin
of our troubles to their ;rue source, and left
them at the doors of those who must stand
responsible for them in the eyes Of God and
man, we call upon Democrats and patriots
to rally as one man for The overthrow of this
bloody party on the eighth of November,
and to save what is left of our country that
is worth saving.