Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-08-08


removed by act of Congress, and postmasters
willno doubt soon have their instructions to
distribute local papers as heretofore. Our
worthy P. N. will therefore accept the situa-
ton" and with all due grace adapt himself to
the necessities of the case, giving the owners OF
boxes the privilege of receiving their local
paper through that channel, and we as in duty
bound will ever pray. - '4'
THE CAMpA1eN.-Grant Clubs, we see are
forming, with more or less enthusiasm, In most
of the towns about u.s. preparatory to entering
into work with vigor There is much earnest
work to be done besides comfortably listening
to able and entertaining speakers. Speakers
are to be had, of course, and some compensa-
ton is to be made them, requiring the use OF
funds The people, too, are to be reached ana
addressed by documents and papers. This,
too, will require contributions OF money Be
side these there is to be steady, persevering ef-
fort & thoughtfuness. The club that has been
formed at this place is gathering in names and
growing in the strength of numbers. Every
elector should enroll himself and puthis shoul-
der to the wheel to bear those burdens, and
help to give enthusiasm and force as well as
effectiveness to the work, and secure results
that shall be telling and glorious on the day OF
election. Of the election of Grant and Colfax,
there can be no doubt, but their election must
be so decided as TO make it a most gratifying
and encouraging demonstration OF the loyalty
| and patriotism of the country. The issues OF
loyalty and treason are fairly made up and REP
resented by the respective candidates Inc
status of Grant and ColiaX are written as Win
sunbeam They so far beyond criticism OF
reproach that the tongue of detraction is ST.
lent Frank Blair, whom according to conh-
dent prediction, will he his accidental exceilen-
CT ifthat ticket should b- any contingency pre-
vail, has made his position equally unequlVo
cal, & more villainousy reasonable one could
hardly be asked for by the Semmes, the Hamp-
ton or Vallandigham school OF rebellonlsts.
Weakness, OF want of tone, on the part OF 'he
| friends of the government, would not only en-
courage treason and stratagem, & be disgrace
to those who have stood by the government IN
the field, and fix upon US the stigma OF lack
of character to steadily hold and defend in
peace, that which has been maintained by many
a field of blood and carnage To your places,
then, friends and let the front presented be
steady, bold and defiant one.
CALIFoRNIA PNE-An exhaustless source
of wealth, now inaccessible, is the immense
forests of sugar pine which extend hundreds of
miles through the State of California on the
mountain range. The proprietor of lumber
mill in Mariposa county has examined CAREFUL
ly tract of 900 acres of this pine, where the
| trees range from three to twelve feet in diama-
ter, and generally rise from 100 to 125 feet to
the first limb A belt of this timber extends
at least three hundred miles parallel to the
coast, no part of it above or below a certain
altitude. 1t is reserved for the wants of future
generations, but the subject of propagating this
pine in all congenial situations is engaging the
attention of parties on the Pacific coast
MILLIKEN MURDERs-The telegraph, in the
hand of Rebel Democrats pictured the recent
disg:aceful riots at Milliken, Texas, as the san
culinary work of negroes. The slower mails
bring the Texas newspapers, and they testify
that the riots were melted by rampant Rebel
Democrats who sought pretext for killing
colored Union men. Gov. Hamilton concurs
in this testimony. Fifty negroes were killed,
but not one white suffered serious injury The
Rebels had taken the precaution to disarm the
men whom they intended to murder.
/ The New York Sun, independent, says ofthe
Democratic nomination for Vice President:
The nomination of Gen. Blair is gross po-
ltical blund1r 1t is to be explained only by
xl,o q. that tho Convention fired ont
that its delegations were no longer Ill possess
ion of their usual good judgment. 1t makes the
contest turn on the old issues of the war, on
which the Democracy have always been beat
en- and always will be. 1t adds to the certain
ty that no Republican will be got to vote for
the Democratic candidates, and gives rIdlcu-
Ions aDpearance to the great movements Tor
Old Greenbacks, by which it was hoped that
the Democratic party might be regenerated,
and put once more in the way of victory and
smells With Gov. Seymours great pOpularl-
ty there was a chance 0fcarrying Pennsylvania,
as well as New York, New jersey, and Con
necticut for the Democratic ticket though not
of beating Grant and winning the election.
But with Blair and the Blair platform, the case
is perlectly hopeless. The Democrats have
utterly defeated themselves Grant and Colfax
will walk over the course, and the House Ot
Representatives as well as the Senate will be
altogether Republican.
THE ELECTION IN KENTUCKY resulted much as
we expected it would. 1t is largely Democrat
ic as will be the result everywhere where the
rebels are in majority. The negro popula-
ton are not allowed to vote in Kentucky, and
the rebels and traitors are and hence the tri-
umph of the Democratic party. In this con.
tsst, wherever loyalty prevails, Democrcy is in
a minority. We expect that the Democracy
will blow loud blast over the Kentucky elec-
ton, but that will frighten no one. They are
welcome to all the thunder they can make Of
that reeult.
a-Charles Pickering, formerly banker o.
Buffalo, was arrested in that city, ON the 1st
and confined in Jail, on requisition from tho
governor of Michigan, charged with grand lar
cpnv in relation to the sale of cattle taken from
an island in the upper lakes He goes to Mich
igan for trial.
rB"Coal mines had been discovered neal
Sitka, Alaska Ty. on the main land, which
were considered unequalled both in quality
and extent The U. S. steamer Saginaw trieC
the coal and pronounced it excellent. 1t ha.
| .lo onroorapca of nure anthracite and is sunp