Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-08-21
Republican District Committee,

tB' The Western Union Telegraph Company
has $4,000 miles of poles and 104,534 miles of
wire, more than enough to four times cncircle
the globe.
NT-The annual session of the North Ohio
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will this year be held in Norwalk, commenc-
ing Wednesday, September 9Th.
ty-Eight thousand five hundred barrels of
-four and one hundred and fifty-six thousand
bushels of wheat were shipped from Indianap,
oils last week.
eB-The citizens of Dundee, Michigan on
the 9th inst, voted $4,000 in favor of the To-
ledo, Ann Arbor and Saginaw Railroad, by a
majority of 1916.
eB-On the farm of Mr.. Who'll near Milcrs
burg, Ohio, large vein of iron ore, several
feet in thickness and Of very pure quality, was
discovered last Friday.
ey~ Within ten miles of Ithaca, New York,
there are over 100 waterfalls, nine Of which
are more than 100 feet high. These are SIM
ated in thirty suburb rayines in the midst of
the grandest rock scenery.
EB-The city of Dubuque, heretofore con-
sidered the most populous in Iowa, is shown
by recent official census to contain popula.
tion of 1904 Davenport, by enumeration,
has 20065.
GB-The Indiana secretary of state isprepar-
ing report on the mineral resources and
wealth Of Indiana, which is to be distributed
by the State authorities all over the country
with view to induce immigration and settle
ment of capital.
G&-Freights are carried by all rail between
Chicago and New York for twelve cents per
ono hundred pounds which will scarcely more
than pay for the axle grease, the result of a
war among the freight companies
eB-The public debt, comparing the condi-
ton on the LIST Of August with the 1st of July
1855, shows decrease of 1916 6S8, 500; and of
this amount $43, ,898, ,523 have been paid since
the 1st OF March. In other words, since the
beginning Of President Grants administration
the public debt has been reduced at the rate of
$i00,000,000 per annum.
gB-Robert Mckee, of Archibald Michigan,
on the night of July 30, refusing to pay his
fare, was put off train by tho conductor, and
Il 10 supposed he caught hold of the train as 1t
started up and attempted to get on again, and
he was thrown under tho wheels and one lee
crushed. A freight train, passing along four
hours later, knocked him ON the other side of
the track and cut off both Ills arms and other
wise mangled his body, so that he died,
THE, CAMPAIGN GARVIEIp made n
speech at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on Saturday last,
characterized by his usual ability and force.
In alluSion to the declining and accepting can
didates OF the Democracy, the General said;
"The nomination OF Gen. Rosecrans was an
enormous confession, the full significance of
which Gun only be understood when we look
at the man and his career In contrast with the
career OF Mr.. PendletOn, whom they have now
nominated
"In Mr.. Pendleion they have man who
made IL point OF honor 10 do nothing 10 help
forward this war. Who, from the beginning
10 the end OF his Congressional career, has left
q record wherein 10 not written one line that
Indicates sympathy with the Union cause as
against armed rebellion. He Is the leader Of
the old gSgine-their proper leador in this
campaign.
'Isuppose II Is not reasonable TO expect such
. conversion as Saul Of Tarsus experienced ON
his way 10 Damascus We can not expect
such change all AT once In political party.
Though the Democracy tried TO take up "a
NEW line or departure, 10 lar as the choice OF
q candidate was concerned they did not com
plete the work of making platform 10 suit
They did, however, omit their usual talk about
the war. They did not say word against the
draft not one word about the Lincoln hire
llngs' not one word about the hellish crusade
against the South They left all that or u
make II possible that a Union General might
be their leader
"But in all other respects substantially III,
aamo old doctrines are retained in their plat
form. Instead of attacking the war, they con
tent themselves with attacking the results o
IT, Hitherto we have found them attacking
the war, and the men and measures employed
ia carrying il on. Now We find them attacl
ing only the results,