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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
81 Independent in all things.
The Supreme Court,

Coming from the tumultuous House
and the noisy, echoing halls OF the Capt.
tol the quiet here is very grateful to the
tired ear. 1t seems 4 vcrltablC haunt OF
ancient peace At eleven O'clock tie I'M.
dertone of conversation is hushed by the
entrance from side door of the marshal,
who annonnces-"The honorable. chief
justice and associate justices Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States" where
upon all the members of the bar, officers
of the court and spectators rise and bow,
as the judges file in, in their long black
silk gowns, looking exactly like minis
tiers of the Church of England. The
judges gravely return the s;llution and
take their seats. The crier then goes
over the antiquated formula-''i lear We
hear ye hear ye all manner Of persons
having business with this Court! The
Supreme Court of the United States is
now open. God save the United States
and this honorable Court !'' The bust
ness Of the sitting then commences, and
dry business it is to a looker-on. No wit
,nessts are examined, the cases tried be-
ing all on points of law. Interminable
printed arguments are read and the coun-
sci deliver their pleas in a mopotonons
voice, pitched not above the ccnvcrsa-
tional key The dignity of the court re
quires this, 1t is said, but another and
better reason may be that fine words
and eloquent tones and gestures would
be thrown away on the old worthless in
the silk gowns who seem to have iong
got past the time when their blood could
be stirred by any tricks of oratory. Ex
cept the Chief Justice, who is one ofthe
finest looking fneti in The country, witha
tall, erect form, massive head, and face
where dignity is soflened by a bcaming
smile of good huinor except him, the
personnel Of the court is not attractive.
Two ofthe judges are so old as to ap-
pear in their dotaGe, and browse in their
chairs without seeming 10 have the least
ilea of the business in hand another, Of
Falstaffian girth, appears to be dreaming
ofgood dinners, and the others have no
very vital look, that would indicate
them to be 'he mcn to grapple with the
momcntous questions Of the present time.
Appointing man to Office for life has
surprising tendency to prolong his days.
and it would be good thing for the IF
fciency of the court if there were applied
to it the army retiring law, by which III
officer is laid on the shelf on half pay, 4s
ter lie has passed certain aUc. "''ir'' !
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
Something to detailing in Love.

If you don't want 'yUur son to fall in
love with pretty face before the heard
grows on his, give him something 10 do.
Let his mind be occupied. Employment
is the best save-guard, as well as the
best remed y, for that intermittent fever
'erroneousl y called LOVE. ......-. r....
Q San ounce Of preventation is worth
pound of, cure;" or to change the figure,
it is Very easy to. run locomative when
everything is in running order, but aitera
collision it is quite another thing. Take
my advice. Put your boy. on the right
track, keep It clear. Ten chances against
one he will go unhurt until he is twenty
five or thirty; and then-well, you need
not break your heart because he breaks
his! Accidents will haT pen, you know
they must come sooner .Of. lai cr-but Ia
ter is better. Give him Something TO do.
As for your daughter, as soon as She
leaves schoo! her books are thrown aSi le
and she is expected at once to identify
herself with household itcrests, or TO be-
come Young lady of fashion, according
to circumstances. Better the tirs stsftan
the last, but both are wroug.g1 Give her
something to do True, her little broth
CT, and sister, if she is 50 blest, airlayl
demand her love and labor; or, she na y
assist her mother in household mat terS
or, assume tie care OF her own wardrobq
all Of which is very well, so lar. as it
goes Put it is not the thing. ....r ...rl.-..-
She misses the daily routine ofschool
life, with its exercise. and occupation,
,liSciplin of mind. Undoubtedly, she fam
cics that tie change is delightful; bG'
she. is, restless and uneasy Her life.
is full Of want; her heart ttlll Of l6pging.
Before you are aware Sic. falls deSptr-
.attly in love with Some mustatched boy;
possibly a harmless, probably a worth
less, perhaps a villainous fellow; Who
like herself, had nothing 10 do OHIO
If not too late, my friend, get that
''ounce of prevention" Should the mis-
chief be already. done, uge the "pound of
cure" Give her. something to do. Let
her work in the Sunday School good
place for your boy, too. Encourage her
in good we ks. 1'ry'to get her ihterdstll
ed in some benevolent enterprise, At all
events, give her soH1ettjaG to. De- :, .s-.i
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

The Commercial Bulletin expresses
the following opinion concerning the
trade prospects; 'The lteelingis decided
" better than in the latter part of 1851.
1t is evident that there is no longer room
for the wide fluctuations and decline in
prices which have ruined many houses
in the past'two years, and without any
prospect of a change in the currency or
nearer approach to gold basis for some
years at least, there is greater confidence
in entering upon business. transactions.
Demand and supply will now resume, to
a great extent, their legitimate control
of the markets, excepting, of course, IN
the event of Congress passing extraor-
dinary laws. regarding finances or tariff.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

Trains 5tOp eatiOns whore the lime omitted
-4s-, in the above table. s.- -.
Second Class Cars run on all Through Trains. e..
All hrou III trains going Westward. connect Cleve-
land with Trains for Toledo, Chicago Columbus, Cinci
natl, indianapolis, &C. .- p
And all through trains going Eastward connect at Hun-
kirk with the trains of Erie Railway. and Buffalo
with those Of n. Y. Central. and Erie Railways for
New York, Albany. Boston. Niagara Falls &C. &c ::
and at Erie with trains Philadelphia and Erie r. r.
for Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington
New. York. &c.
New York Express East at Girard with trains
the Erie & Pittsburgh r. r. for Lnesville Meadville
Jamestown Grecnylc, &c, Pa.
.-4. .-- II. NOTTINGHAM Supt.
Supt's Office. Cleveland & Erie Roilroad
Clcyeland. o.. April 90 1851. (
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

# .
SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT THE HIGH-
LANDs.-Some of the dimensions of the
bridge, soon to be built are as follows:
Whole length, 1850 feet; between
towers, 1865 feet; height above high wa
ter, l55 feet; height of towers, 280 feet,
There will be twenty cables, in four
systems each cable. will be IA inches in
diameter. The bridge will carry at one
time 80 passenger cars; it would carry
safely "a $50 people and go locomotives,
if they could be placed upon it at once /;
$4,000 people and SO locomotives would
fill it: From tie dimensions given above,
it will be seen that this bridge will be
longer than any one yet built on tie con-
tinent, though span OIL ,6lOfeet, is pro-
jeeted in the bridge undertaken to. be
built across the st. Lawrence at Quebec.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

A Cincinnati physician reports a dis
covery that dusting patient frequently
with lycododium will not only allay the
irritation in small pox, but will prevent
pitting. MI. rl-re i +.eZ
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

.lNGUMATIC or TUBKRIlAR RAELWAY;:--
A company proposes to lay tube from
Jersey City to- Newark, the coming SEA
son. 1t is expected to be able to traes
port articles at as high speed as one
hundred and fifty miles an hour, and to
have perfect control over the carriages,
stopping them at pleasure and at any
place. The pipes may be lald iii clirves,
and over grades, and cam be constructed
for $50. 1000 a mile After the lshctess- of
the enterprise is practically deHionstra-
ted. the company proposes to lay tubes
to Washington, and thus secure the car
ryiug of mails from that city TO New
York, and also OF money parcels and 9TH
orsmall packages. In this conLectionlit
may be properto mention that compa-
ny has just been organized, styled the
New York, Jersey City and Brooklyn
Pneumatic Transit Company. r The de
sign is to lay pipes from Brooklyn,up,leE
the East River, through New York and
under the North River to Jersey City.
The tube in this case is to be six feet in
diameter, with the intention oftransport-
ingIpassengers as well as freight. Nheth--
er the greater rapidity and saving of.
time by this means would induce people
to prefer il 10 the ferries, is a matter yet
to be determined. The project is now
before the Legislature for a charter .r,s
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
NO0re'S RWaL.


IrPLEAsEs GoD.-God has marked i'm
plicitness and simplicity of faith with
peculiar appreciation. He has done this
throughout the Scriptures, and he is do,
ing it daily in the Christian lite. An IN
sllspecting, unquestioning, unhesitating
spirit he delights to honor. He does not
delight in 4 ctedulouS, weak, and unsta-
BILE mind He gives us full evidence
when he calls and leads but he expects
to find in us What he himself btstCwS-
an open ear and n disposed heart. Tho
he gives us not the evidence of sense, he
gives us such eyideace as will be heard
by an opeE ear, and followed by dis
posed heart Thomas, because thou
host seen me thou hast believed bless
ed are they that have not seen, and yet
have believed" We are witnesses of
what an open ear and disposed heart will
do in a man of the world. If wealth is
their pursuit if place presents itself
before; if their persons, and families,
and affairs are the object, whisper, a
hint, probability, a mere chance, is a
sufficient ground of action. 1t is this
very state OF mind with regard to religion
which God delights in and honors. lie
seems to put forth his hand, aud to say,
'sPut thine hand into mine. follow my
leading keep thyself attentive TO every
urn''- Cecil .. ...,..-..-.s
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
WHOLE NUMBER, 949,

I B. .
h The PoErRY- AND TIE PRosE.-La-
MARITIME once wrote an invitation in verse
to Victor Hugo, tovisit him at his house.
The poetical epistIe contained minute
account OF the mansion in which Lamar @
tire was the master. Victor Hugo con-
Sented undertook the long Journey, and
reached the dwelling ofIis brother poet.
He looked about, but in vain, for the
''embattied surnmits,n the ''bushy ivy.'
and the 'stoDes stmted by the hand OF
time,n ofwhich he had read What he ?
saw was an ordinary house, rooted with %
fiat tiles, unmantled with ivy and paint,
ed Il dirty yellow. At first he thought
the coachman lad biuntiered But La
MARITIME appeared to welcome him, SO
that there coald lie 10 mistake IA On ask,
ing where. was the house which had beea
so beautifully described in the invitation,
Lamarime rephed-TYou see it before
you: hare but rendered it habitabla
TIE buShy ivy made the walls damp, and
gave me the rheumatism, so had it re-
moved. | had the battlcments pulled
down., and the honse modernized; its
gray stones made me feel melancholy
Rams are iiice things to write about, but i'
not 90 inhaLit." Af - 7.1i'
.dfrF IL -.---ZILEU -l-a---- sH.raT..-f
( A1HiNr-To THE PAssIoNArk. IA good, "
deacon who was naturally a high tenn
i'ered man, hadbcen used is beat his oy-eS
Fen over the head, rs all his Eeichbors did.s3
it.was observed tliat, when hc.!Iucamc.a u
Christina, las cattle became Remarkably af
dueiIe. friend Inquired into the secret.
= Way, sad the deacon, formerly, when
my oxen N-ereaa, little contrary, i flew in %
to passion and beat them CuHlnercifullya
/ | his made the matter worse Now,
when lheH do net behafe WE'LL, L go be-
FhIhd thRe lo4i, sit down, and sing. Old
Hundred. don't know how it is, but
-'he .Psallmq;tupe has . surprising effect on
my oxen. p, - 49,.
Apaper recently read Before the Sta
tisticat Societ Y of Eondom computes that
the income. of all classes ofpopnlation of
! DEngiand, Ireland and Scotland is fs2I,-iJ
$4,000 per anuuhr IL The sum appears so
eubT1natis that we esniay well look into its
distribution. 1t estimated that the up
per and middle classes. u no have regular
incomes from some, Source or other vary-g-s
ing III amount from .fI00 to as many
thousands, receive .G396,0O0,06O- of the
whole, and the mutual, labor class .e224.-d
100000, The number Of people in the
'torner class actually in receipt of incomes
md not dependent for their living upon I.
others Is 2,7J9,0G0, and in the latter IO,-,7
JG2, 900. .,... ~. -.......'
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

The recent advance i'll cotton, has Civ
en- much animation to the trade, and it
is believed the crop of 1857, viii prove
to be 5000, 900 bales, or one third more
than it has been hitherto estimated.
Somebody says. that every cord of
wood given to the poor is recorded
above, --,,-, lttr ....r -,-g,s.f III
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

NEW Uses OF PAPER.-One OF the
late uses OF paper is its application in
the manufacture OF pals, wash-basins,
pans, spittoons, etc. and, strange as it
NAV seem, it is nevertheless true that the
above articIes-as made by the Amer
can Paper Nache manufacturing Compa-
ny of GreenpoInt, L. l., from a chemi-
cally prepared paper-are superior in
manv respects to any others ever before
made. . The paper from which these ar
ticlcS are manufactured is rendered inn
peryious to the action of waterio acids
the utensils can beplaccd in an oven till
water will boil in them placed in the
sun at the hottest season, or exposed to
the severcst cold, without the slightest
effect on them. Where wood would rot
and iron rust, these articles are una!fect-
ed, and with proper usage would be good
as new. In pals, there is an advantage
that water will not taste of the material
and will ney tr soak, and will not fall in
pieces they are lighter than the wooden
pail and being a inon-conductcr of iIeat.
will kecE water cool The articles arc
coated with a.lveGttable composition
which even if it docs Wear Oft, does not
affect their durability, aud dOes'not iD
jure them except inappearanec. 'n,bH3t
ro hHi7ne .1ntFicaR .IrtisnB Mo u F.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
An Old Farmers Slate.


Writing about improvements reminds
me that a farmer does not always think
of what is needful and may be done when
leisure time occurs, and it recalls to my
mind the practice of large and success
full farmer, who ut his death left his affairs
in a prosperous condition, and his prem
ises in complete order His neighbors
often wondered at the case with which
he conducted his operations: he never
hurried, but the right thing was always
done at the right time, and lis work ncv-
er Jagged. Much of the Improvement he
made was in odd spells, when the routine
of regular farm work war broken by rainy
weather, or after finishing the work on
crop, and while waiting tor another to
get to the proper stage lie kept large
slate hanging in the kitchen where all
his workmen could see it, and whenever
a job occurred to him it was noted on the
slate. For instance some Of his entries
ran thus snake gate for the brook
lot;" "Clean ont the open ditch III the
wheat field - clay new floor en- the
scatfold over the barn floor; ;" ''Bury the
large stones iii the middle LOT; !" "Get
some white-wood trees to mill for ma
king garden-fence pickets; > "Plant shade
trees along the roadside ;" dig the el
ders out of the fel c, corners, and look
after the weeds that came up where the
threshing machine stood in the field last
year" IN this way his slate was filled,
and ifa leisure halliday occurred, bis
men all had plenty OF work and if the
master was absent, the slate told the
workmen what TO do. After a time it
was his custom to lay out the days work
on the slate each evening previous, and
when a job was finished the record was
erased. To get the slate clean was the
ambition of the workmen. ~ ..a.
lL0nre'x RiLrM-
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

Among the celebrities in Washington
recently, was Kit Carson, accompanied
by a delegation of Indians from New
Mexico, who came to intercede for his
appointment as Indian Agent for the
tribe to which they belong. They were
meagre-looking "red men" "and ones ap-
probation ofthe "hoble savage would
not be increased by the sight Kit Car
son does not come up to the notion of an
adventurous trapper, Indian hunter and
guide, but looks the very type Of one of
the b'hoys." His acquaintance with the
manners and customs of the Indians may,
However make him valuable in the po-
sition he seeks, and his many services
to the Government ehtitle him to it. 80
We see it stated that Philadelphia
life insurance company, WHOSE capital
was 'advert' sed to be 100000, failed,
lately, and the sole assets were two
desks, one table, two pen.racks, q mucl-
lage bottle, a bottle of red ink, mat,
and two signs, ,1bse-., .s,,., bsag,..s -; :;
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
FARM FOR SALE !!

FARM FOR SALE
LOU Acres situated in Hayfeld, Craw-
ford CO. Pa. near Rundleovn 10 miles iroIn Meadville
from ConneantTilie 1t il well timbered and well wa
tered 100 acres improved with framed house good
barns with suitable stables and sheds affixed plenty
good fruit near Church and School, The above preperty
will be sold at BGrcoi For further particulars apply
to O'j A.<B. BIXBf, Ashsab+ils Ohio. 934tf
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
DRUGGISTS.

Il. SW1FT-Ashtabula, Ohio, Dealer
in Drugs and Medicines Groceries fcrinmeTy I and
Fancy Articles superior Teas, Coffee Spices Flavor
inr Extracts Patent Medicines of every description
Paints, Dyes varnishes Brushes, Fancy Soaps, Hair
RestoTatiyes Hair Oils, &c. all of which will he soc
al the lowest prices Prescriptions prepared with suit
- - 49, SgJ
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

III. A, IENDRY, Corner Main and Centre streets,
Ashtl5ua o. Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals,
Paints Oils Varnshes Brushes, Dye Stuts, &c, Cholcc
Family Groceries including Teas CoheeS &C, Patent
Malicines Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal pur-
i,ooo ,5j - 70 ~ 15S
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07

GEORGE WILLARD, Dealer in Dry-tioods Gro
ceries Hats Caps, Boots, shoes Crockery
Also wholesale and Retail Dealer in Hardware, sad
(ery Nails Iron Steel Drugs Medicines Paints, OILS,
Dyestnfs. &C. Main street. Ashtabnla.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
Who cln Vote 2
Maine-Every male ci:izen.,,. .5- i,r.
New IIanpshire-Eyery male inhabit-

Maine-Every male ci:izen.s,,. ,5. ,..r.
New, Hampshire Every male inhabit-
mt.
Vermont Every man.
.Massachusctts-Every male eitizcn.
Rhode Island-Every maleicitizen. r.
Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, Nilsson
ri, Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, California,
Oregon, Nevada, West Virginia, and
Colorado Every white male citizen. '.f
New Yotk-Every male citizep, but
eolored men required to own $3.50 taxa
bic property. ~ ..-r. ....-. a... ..,,,.- g..
PennSyivania-Every white free man.
Wisconsin Every male person '..
Minnesota Every male person t1'.
Kansas-Every white male adult. ..a'
Delaware-Erery free white male citi
zen. -.r. -.....sr -..
Maryland Every free white male eiti-
zen.
Tennessoe-Every free white man for
merly, but now negroes vote. g.. .lf
In those states which were engaged in
rebellion, and VI! ich are governed by the
reconstruction laws, negroes are allowed
to vote and hold ice.-1E. Y HeJuM
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
H2RNEss, MAKER.

ker opposite Fisk Block .ain street. Ashabua, Ohio,
has on hand and makes to order in the best manner,
everything in his line. S9
P PCTFOID, Manufacturer and Dealer in Saddles
ifrress Brides Collars. Trunks, Whips &c, oppo-
siIa Fjsi, Uo1sa AshtabuIo Ohio $40
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-01


their province; hence it is that the SER
vice Of the missionaries are almost indis-
pensable. The government has felt the
want of competent Interpreters, and has
established the University, with DR.. Mar
tin to manage it.
"But the advancement of China has been
so fully set forth by MIR. Burlingame in his
address in the United States, that there is
no need that should dwell upon the sub
ject. The advancement is in the right
direction-literary, scientific and practical.
DR.. Martin has just completed new work
on natural science, philosophy, chemistry,
astronomy and geology, well illustrated /;
the drawings by Chinese artists, from pho
tographs and scientific works. In all the
drawings where the artist is not called
upon to exercise his own Imagination, the
execution is excellent, but in a few simple
engrayings, where the artist had recourse
10 his own ideas, there are amusing illus
trations. The book is beautifully printed,
the printing, Of course, being done by
blockwork. They have not yet got up the
types, though they have been printing
several thousand years. Ten centuries
before Gutenberg began to multiply books
from types at Mayence, on the Rhine,
when Rome was in her glory, even as far
back as the ages of Pericles, if we may be-
lieve Chinese history, books were printed
from types in this country.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-01
MgssIoNARY. INFLUEYCEIN CIsENA


Carleton" writes to the Boston Journal
from Shanghai;
''Not long since a booH, appeared, written
by 4 learned and influential Mandarin.
upon the affairs Of the Empire, the infiu.
cree Of foreigners, and especially that Of
missionaries. The following passage at
once sets forth the views Of the author,
and illustrates the influence of missiona-
ries in the affairs Of the Empire. The
Mandarin says:
The advantage resulting from CONNER.
ciai intercourse are not sufficient 10 COM
pensate its attendant evils, but the benefits
resulting from the enlightening influences
of missionary teaching are more than can
be enumerated
at is a literal translation. The iuflG-
cree of the missionaries is still further
seen in the positions occupied by them.
D.. Martin Is at the head Of the UniVersi
t.. Dr.. Williams Is connected with the
! United States legation at Pekin, and Mr.,
| Burlingame would have found his diplo-
| matte duties much more artuous than thew
we're had it not been for the thorough &C,
| auaintaEce Of this gentleman with China
and her institutions. Rev. Mr.. Yates j.
interpreter to the Municipal Council a
Shanghai. Dr.. Jenkins is interpreter to the
United States Consul. Dr. jenkins has sor
who is an Interpreter at HaDkow. At Can
ton Dr. Owens is the Interpreter 10 tn,
| Consulate Were it not for the mission
aries, to Interpret English into Chinese
and Chinese into English, the Minister
and Consuls would find itno easy matter L
get on with their business. The govern
mcnt language ia the Mandarin dialect
wholly dislinc. from the provincial
dialects. The common people and th
mercantile community know nothing of th
Mandarin, speaking only the dialect Q