Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-05-12

I STREET -Four l-AOur citizens we're consider
ably excited on Tuesday evening last by a
novel fgbt which came of in front OF Smiths
and iWarmington's Halls. The combatants
we're the Brass bands which played for the
Continentals and Rouscs Theatrical Exhibition
the latter being the Ashtabula band. The
Continentals led of with a sort Of skirm.
ishing performance of sweet sounds and at
once drew the crowd of boys to the scene OF
action. s. bravey did they trill their notes, so
long, loud and melodious we're their strains that
some thought that the Ashtabula band would
not dare to enter the lists at oil. Nothing
daunted, however, at the fierce assault, they
,Oent in at the first opportunity, and the crowd
of boys rushed to the other side of the street.
To the great astonishment of the Conlinen.
tals and some Others, 1t was soon seen that
there was fgbt and the beet kind of music in
the Ashtabuls band and that they carried too
many guns for the Continentals.
The battle soon became general and volley
after volley Of sweet sounds were hurled across
the street, echoing from hotel to grocery, and
from cellar to housetop. Bugles, trumpets,
trombones, tubas, cornets, drums aud cymbals
were mingled together in delightful confusion.
Long tine victory hung 10 even balance over
the contestants, and the sympathy of the crowd
was with both, Till at length Ashtabula came q
flank movement by an extraordinary double and
twisted triIl 90 the Eb Pssletree and the Con.
tineptals retreated in good order, the crowd
then rushed to Smiths Hall, and .theiCon-
tinentals bad 10 sing 10 beegarly account oil
empty seats. Their performance, however 10
the new ball, was of very creditable charac'
ter. Such a quartet of voices, is seldom
bro ught together. Each and al! were good,
but the tenor was of the .fatsetto character,
and the most surprising, powerful and flexible
that we have ever heard. Concerlipg, however,
is nowhere, before dramatic amussments.
MADISON, May 3.-Our slow quiet town re-
mains much as usual. 1t is generally believed
that the cenler OF gravitation OF the world is
directly underneath the liberty pole that stands
before the Town House, fact which mary
GRAFTON from our neghbors. Our village wants
to grow, tries 10 grow, and could grow il there
was room ), but here IS the dificulty-,ft the farms
were divided up and sold in vege lots to
men, what would become of the cattle? Tuey
would have to fad pasture elsewhere, that's
certain, and very possibly half mile further off
and as the law Of gravitation, whose center is
80 nearly underneath holds the farm fast an
chored, there dose not seem at present to be
any remedy. II the cattle disease shonld by
any means CROSS the Atlantic it may change
the aspect OF things. In the mean time all is
quiet on she Potomac
The Congregational Conference OF churches
belonging to the counties of Lake ond Geau ga,
held there semi annual meeting 10 M ndison, Oh
Tuesday and Wednesday the lst and 3D.
The attendance from abroad was not large ow-
ing to the storm of Monday, but the audiences
were good throughout, and the sessions interest.
ing. The subject which attracted the deepest
interest was discussion on Tuesday evening
on the work of Christian laymen in propagat. q.
ing the Gospel Rev. Mr. Bailey from Paires-
vile who represented the Presbyterian Church
of that place as lay delegate, led Off 10 short
but excellent address. and was followed by
j udge Taylor, of Caridon, E. T. Ensign, Of
7. S. Baldwin, Of Painesv;lis, and
other laymen, filing out the evening pleasantly
and proftably. The churches represented
were like nost OF the Churches on the Reserve
small and weak, but generally reported pro-
gress during the year-P Painesritle Telegraph.