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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-13

MRS. KEITH will receive limited number
l of SMALL GIRLS for instruction, on
Monday, Septem Der 18th. French and Music
will also be taught. For particulars apply at
lO9 Cameron street. aug 5-eo2m
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08

negotiations were formally commenced
with the Dominican authorities, One
week was exhausted in diplomatic har-
angues, when the cautions Baez and cabi.
net, bishops and laymen, on the cath,
were taken by the Albany to Barri.
thirty miles distant, TO consult with some
inferior official regarding the important
subject. Baez and his suite were left
there, and the irigate, after shDrt excur.
sion up pleasant river near by, return.
ed TO 81. Domingo. The following dav.
the character of the regotiations aud
their successful completion, with the in
terc hange Of treaties or the necessary
documents, was announced. On the lst
and 2d Of December, the ordnance on
board of the Albany, consisting of a
battery Of eight guns both mountain
howitzers end rife, the latter adapted to
coast defense, one thousand breach load
ing mnskets, several thousand stand of
small arms, and large amount of every
character Of ammunition was landed and
turned over TO all official deputized by
Baez. These, with the Sl60, 900 in gold,
III possession of the United States com.
missioners en- board, were then paid the
Dominican authorities, as the first Install
ment necessary to secure the granting
question. The preliminaries thus salts.
factorily settled, and the payments
agreed upon made, the Albany, W.T. the
commissioners, and scme of President
Bats staff, sailed to the bay Of Samana
to take formal possession Of the waters
aud peninsula in the name OF the United
States. On the 9th of December the
flag of the United States was hoisted on
the island OF Caranero, in the bay OF
Samana, amidst general JOY on the part
ot the inhabitants. The lease of Samana.
as already stated, is for fifty year's, for
$l50,000 in gold per annum.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
Life Heightened.

Cultivate an agreeable temper; many
a man has fallen dead in fit of passion.
Eat regularly, not over thrice day,
and nothing between meals.
Go to bed at regular hours. Get up
as soon as you wake of yoarself, and do
not sleep in the day time, at least not
longer than ten minutes before noon.
Work always by the day and not by
the job.
Stop working before you are Gagged
out"
Cultivate generous and an accomo-
dating temper.
Never cross bridge before you come
to it. This will save you one half the
troubles of lite.
Never eat when you are not very hun
CRY, nor drink when you are not thirsty.
Let your appetite always come unn-
vited.
Cool off in a place greatly warmer
than the one in which YOU have been ex-
ercising. This simple rule would pre-
vent incurable sickness and save millions
OF lives every year.
Never resist call OF nature for single
moment.
Never allow yourself to be chilled
through and through; it is this which
destroys SO many every year, in few
days sickness from pneumonia, called by
some, lung fever or inflammation OF the
lungs.
Whoever drinks no liquids at meals
will add years of pleasurablc existence to
his life.
OF cold or warm drinks, the former
are most pernlcious; drinking at meals
induces persons to eat more than they
otherwise would, as any one can verify
by experiment, and it is excess in eating
that deyastates the land with sickness
suffering and death.
After fifty years of age if not day
laborer, and sedentary persons aftertorty,
should eat but twice a day, in the morn.
ing and about four in the afternoon per.
sons can soon accustom themselves to q
seven-hour interval between eating, and
thus give the stomache rest for every
organ without adequate rest will soon
give out.
Begin early in life to live under the
benign influence of the Christian relig
ion, for il "has the promise of the life
that now, and OF thst which is to come.
w Halls Journal Of HsGlh.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
A Wonderful Bird.

Mr.. James Peoples, living two and a
half miles from Stanford, Oh the bud.
derar's mill road, is surrounded by a
party of neighboring boys, who are fond
OF :he sport of night hunting. Over IA
week ago these boys were engaged in
their favorite pastime, aud while absorb
cd III the excitement of a fox chase, were
suddenly startled by what they called an
unearthly scream from some of the tree
tops. Some declared it was Il panther,
some catamount, and others believed
the voice that of female in distress.
They agreed TO approach as near the
spot whence the screams came as possi-
bic, and took up the line of march toward
the place.
At each step the screams were re-
peated, to the amazement OF the BOYS,
and, IT the truth must be told, there was
pereeptible terror IN each ones voice.
and day light would have exhibited verv
pale faces. Guided still nearer by the
strange noise, tloy directly heard the
clank OF chains, irons and padlocks.
This was too much tor youthful temerity
TO endure. They were brave boys, but
dcmoniac yells from the tree tops, ac-
companied by rafting music of the devil
at the dreary hour of midnight, when
ghosts, hobgoblips, and blue devils stalk
abroad, were traught with too much I'M
pending danger to be relished even by
stouter and stronger nerves. They re-
treated, and reported TO the neighbors
the strange and wonderful sounds which
had greeted their ears.
MIR. Peoples laughed at the alarm of
the Buys, but was still on the lookout for
strange sights. On last Saturday his
curiosity was somewhat relieved by see
ing monster bird, something like the
condor OF Sinbad the Sailor, alight on
his barn. 1t gave few of the screams
which had so disturbed the boys, and
Mr.. +. was satisfied he had found the
ghost. He took down his rifle, and
without the precaution to put in a silver
bullet, drew bead on the bird, and it
fell. On approaching it he found that
only one wing had been broken, which
he amputated. Now comes the secret of
the chains. One foot had hanging to it
a steel trap weighing about four pounds,
which had been evidently set for varmint.
1t had been there for some time, as the
flesh had rotted off, the trap only hang
ing by leader. On measurement the
bird proved to be seven feet from tip to
tip. 1t was of black color, and both
similar and dissimilar in many respects
to an eagle. Its feet and the feathers OF
its legs, which hung about six inches in
length, were those of an eagle, but the
jet black color indicated another species
AT last accounts it was doing well, and
eating raw flesh with voraclous appe-
tite.-.SdRdford (Rent,tck,U Dispafch.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
The Harbor of Samana.

Our people are already advised by tele-
graph that the United States have per-
tected the arrangements for leasing the
harbor of Samana, st. Domingo, for the
term of fifty years. The following de-
tails of the conclusion of the negotia-
tions and the taking possession Of the
leased premises" will be found interest.
ing: "rhe steam trigate Albany, with
the United States Commissioners, an
chored in the harbor OF st. Domingo, on
the l7lh of November. The following
morning The commissioners, General Bah
cock Gen. Ingalls, Gen. Sackeut, OF the
United States army, landed, and met
President Baez and his cabinet, when
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
General Grants Promptitude.

AT a meeting of colored persons in Balt-
more on Wednesday night last, Hon. ]. j.
Stewart related the following incident:
had occasion to apply to the President on
behalf of a poor widow lady in this city,
whose son was incarcerated in a Missouri.prison.
He had been a soldier IN the regular army
before the rebellion, was court martialed for
an act of insubordination by Colonel r. Z.
Lee, in Texas, and sentenced TO ten years i'm.
prisonment. He had served out a short period
of his imprisonment when the rebellion broke
out, but, escaped, Joined the Union volunteers,
and served oil through the war against the
rebels. After the rebellion he Joined the regu-
lar army again, was recognized and sent back
to prison to serve out the balance of his term.
The petition for his pardon was presented
and referred. according to usage, TO the War
Department, where the official having charge
of the matter, after the customary delay, gave
the usual decision against it,
then took a copy of the record and went
to the President, called his attention to the fact
that the prisoner had been court-martialed by
Robert E. Lee before the rebellion, and had
fought against him on the Union side till il
was suppressed, and expressed my conviction
that he had earned his title TO freedom.
1t would have done your heart good TO sec
the alacrity with which the President arose
from his seat, grasped his papers, and gave his
orders to Gen. Porter, TO release this man from
custody, and remit the penalty for services
rendered the United States since conviction"
He made no palaver about 1t, expressed TO
opinion, entered into no Argument, but just did
the thing right OF, as If he could not be too
quick about il /; and letter Of this day, re-
ceived from the delighted soldier, believed by
the grateful tears of his widowed mother,
proves to me that the President did righteous
act, which viii cause the prayers OF grateful
hearts 10 ascend for his welfare.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08

COST OF THE WAR.--Commissio
Wells, in his report, presented to Con.
gress, gives an estimate Uf the cost of
the war The government spent, in war
expenses and expenses growing out of
the war, down to June 80, 1869, SAIL.
Ola. This excludes what the adlninistta.
tiOn would have cost had there been no
war, and may he called the net cost 10
tie government Of the rebellion.
To this, however, must lie added a
number of items which Mr.. Wells gives
thus
Pensions capitalized At eight ycars' pur
Increase Of State debis, mainly on war '''''''''
,ls. account isOOOdW0
creased ON account Of the war (estiina-
Expendi'uros Of States. eounies. clije: N"'''VVV
and towns on account Of the war moi
Represented BY the funded debt tesii-
Estimated ioss to the loyal sts,es fron o'''''''''
the diyersiOn and su u.pensibh Of indus
try and the reduction Of the American
marine s9d carving t,ade......;;... 1,SOOOONO
Estimated direct expenditures and loss
Of properly by the Confederate states
ny reason VI the ewaf................. 9.IO0GDlOO0
This makes a total loss by the war to
the whole country of nine thousand mil
lions Of dollars. "This, then" says Com
missioner Wells, "was the cost of the de-
struction OF slavery, the cost Of compro.
mlse-ihe cost of tie anfaithfulness of
those who founded this nation to the idea
by which the nation lives. What does
it measure ? II is substantially thou.
sand millions year for nine years or
at the wages of five hundred dollars
wear the lgl,or of fyro nillioua ,F ,,,o,,
exerted continuously during the whole
of that period. 1t is five times as much
as the slave property was ever worth
1t Is sum which at interest would yield
to the end of time twice as mush as tho
annual slave product Of the South in lis
best estate"
Wespent and wasted in the war, money
enough to build ninety Darien ship ca
nails or to build hundred Pacific rail-
roads ; or nine times as much as would
double track every railroad in the Uni
ted States.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08

JOURNALISTIC EDUCATIoN.-Many of
the foremost among American journalists
have received their preliminary training
at the printers case but this does not
by any means prove that to become an
accomplished editor it is necessary TO be-
come an accomplished printer. There is
a greater proportion of printers who
could never write the articles they put in
type than Of editors who have no practi-
cal knowledge of the art of printing
and yet, there is something in the early
associations OF the printing Office which
give 'ort OF ripened culture to the 9TH
erwise well trained Journalist. Upon
the same principle that the most efficient
managers of great industries are those
who have worked their way up through
the subordinate steps OF the GraIr, il is
true that the school of the printer gives
the best training for the journalist it
lmpaTts kind of sympathy with letters
that the mere scholar does not acquire.
The practical printer who becomes an
editor is apt to be, above all things. a
good paragraphist From having gone
thro' the slow process of picking up de-
posting the individual metallic blocks
that, one by one, spell out the words
wbita express the writer's thought, the
printer learns to place value upon each
letter aud word, and is very naturally
led 20 deprecate useless waste of either.
Whatever may be the achievement of
schools for journalists, we believe that
the best schools are printing offices and
active reportorial labors.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
Select Poetry.
Speak Gently.
ny DAVID BATES.

BY DAVID BATES
Speak gently 1t Is better far
To rule by love than fear
Speak gently-let not harsh words mar
The good we might do here
Speak gently Love doth whisper low
The vows that true hearts bind
And gently Friendships accents flow;
Affections voice is kind.
Speak gently to the little child
Its love be sure to gain
Touch IL In accents soft and mild;
1t may not long remain.
Speak gently TO the young, for they
VIII have enough to bear.
Pass through this life as best they may
'Tis full of anxious care
Speak gently TO the aged one
Grieve not the Care.worn heart
The sands of life are nearly run
Let such in peace depart.
Speak gently, kindly, to the poor,
Let no harsh tone be heard
They have enough they must endure,
Without an unkind word
Speak gently to the erring-know
they may have toiled in vain
Perchance unkindness makes them so /;
Oh, win them back again
Speak gently He who gave his life
To bend mans stubborn will,
When elements were in fierce strife,
Said TO them, Peace be still"
Speak gently It's little thing
Dropped in the hearts deep well
The good, the joy, which it may bring,
Eternally snail tell.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
Cooking and Courting.
TOM TO NED.

Dear Ned,-no doubt you'll be surprised
When you receive and read this letter;
I've rallied against the marriage stale
But then, you see, knew no better,
I've met lovely girl out here,
Her manner is-well--very winning
We're soon 10 be-well, Ned, my dear,
Ill tell you all from the beginning.
went to ask her out TO ride,
Last Wednesday-it was perfect weather
She said she couldn't possibly,
The servants had gone off together,
(Hlbernians always rush away,
At cousins funerals to be luoking)
Pies must be made, and she must stay,
She said, to do that branch of cooking.
"Oh, let me help you," then cried
III he II cooker, too, how jolly p
She laughed, and answered. with smile,
"All right but you'll repent your FOLLY,
For shall be tyrant sir,
And good hard work you'll have to grapple
So sit down there, and don't you stir,
But take that knife and pare that apple"
she rolled her sleeve above her arm,-
That lovely arm, so plump and rounded
Outside, the morning sun shone bright;
Inside, the dough she deflly pounded.
Her little fingers sprinkled -four
And rolled the pie-crust up in masses
passed the most delightful hour
Mid butter, sugar, and molasses,
With deep reflection, her sweet eyes
GaZed on each pot and pan and kettle
She sliced her apples, filled her pies,
And then the upper crust did settle
Her ripping waves of golden hair
In one great coil were tightly twisted,
But locks would break it her, AMI there,
And curl about where'er they lis ell
And then her sleeve came down, and
Fastened 1t up,-her hands were doughty
Oh, 1t did take the longest lime
Her arm, Ned, was 50 fair and snowy
She blushed, and trembled, and looked shy
Somehow, that made me all the bolder
Her arch lips looked SO red that l.
Well-tound her head upon my shoulder
We're to be married, Ned, next month
Come and attend the wedding revels,
really think that bachelors
Are the most miserable devils
You'd better go for some girls hand
And If you are uncertain whether
You dare to make a due demand,
Why just try cooking pies together.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08

EYEs.-The language of the eye is very
hard to counterfeit. You can read in the
eye of your companion while you talk,
whether your argument HIS him, though
his tongue will not confess it. There is
a look by which man shows he is going
to say good thing, aud a look when he
has said it. Vain and foLgotten are all
the fine offices of hospitality, if there be
no holiday in the eye. How many fur
tive Invitations are avowed by the eye,
dissembled by the lips. A man comes
from company, he has heard no impor-
tant remark, but it in sympathy with
the society, he is innocent of such o
stream of life as has been flowing to him
through the eye. There are eyes which
give no more admission into them than
blue berries others liquid, and deep
wells that men might fall into and 9th
ers are oppressive and devouring, and
take too much notice. There are asking
eyes. and asserting eyes, and prowlng
eyes, and eyes full OF faith-some Of good
and some sinister omen. =.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1915.

POPULAR WINTER MArEnIAta--Tbs
new American poplins, first exhibited at
the late fair Of the American Instituse,
aud Since transferred to the shelves ~ 4
large dry goods house in this citt, uron.
use TO furnish quite a new and important
cement IN American manufacturer.
They are made precisely like the IA.
nous Irish poplins, and are as handsome
IN every particular, excepting, perhaps. A
certain smoothness OF. finish. Th,t cost
nifty cents less per yard.
Inc vide poplin velour, at Sl.25 bef
yard, Empress cloths and French theris
noes, at 20 cents and 81, are excellent
and lady-like materials for winter dreases,
out less used for suits than Scotch plaids'
which are found Of all qualities and pri,
Gee, and are worn universally.
Velvetecns, which are a revival of a
very old English fabric, have taken their
place Hs standard article. They are
sold generally about 81 per yard, and are
used for children, by some ladies' for
basi1nes aud cloaks, which make up TO
look very well indeed, and by gentlemen
Tor coats, said coats being supposed 10
nave a particularly "nobby'' look. Vel
veteen Is made of cotton instead Of sitk
which r tile difference between it and
real velvet.
Good black silks are In great demand
and very good American silks are now
m tie market, which will vie with for
"ign productions of the same price in an.
pearance. The quality has yet to lie
tested.
The popular sa,ins used for evening
dresses are in fine variety of shades
and coiors, and apparently heavy, and of
very good quality. How they can be
sold for $3.50 per yard seems a mystery.
until we observe they are K,ea-backed.
This, however, does not iniure their ap-
pearance or their wear materially-at any
rate, such wear as is required from party
and ceremonious toilets.
Evening silks in all colors are So per
yard. These are, of course, the lowest
figures. Silks and satius range in price
up to s25 per yard.
Demorest's Monthly for Janua,H
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08


CHEAP PLEGsEREs.--Did you eter
study the cheapness of some pleasures !?
asks some writer. Do YOU know how
little it takes to make a multitude happv?
Such trities as penny, word or smile
do the work. There are two or three
boys passing alohg-give them each
hestnut and how smiling they look !
they will not be cross for some time
a poor widow lives in the neighborhood,
who Is the mother of halt dozen child
rem. Send them halt peck of sweet
apples, and they will all be happy. A
child has lost his arrow-tbe world to
him-and ne mourus sadly help him to
find it or make him another, and how
quickly will the sunshine come over his
sober-tace a boy has as much as he
can do to pile up load Of wood assist
him few moments, or speak pleasant
word TO him and he forgets his toll. and
works away without mlndiLg it. Your
apprentice mas broken mug, or cut the
vest too large, or slightly injured piece
OF work. Say ''you scoundrel," and he
feels miserable ; but remark, 81 am sor-
ry," and he will try to better. You en-
PiOy Hahs pay MN SneeIIulIN, anu
speak pleasant word to him, and he
leaves your house with contented heart,
to light up his own hearth with smiles
and gladness. As you pass along the
street, You meet a familiar face say
"Good morning." as though you felt hap
py, and it will work admirably in the
heart of your neighbor. Pleasure is
cheap. Who will not bestow it liberal
ly? If there are smiles, sunshine, and
flowers all about us, let us not grasp
them with miser's fist, and lock them
up in our hearts. No; rather let ns take
them aud scatter them about us, i'll the
cot OF the widow, among the group of
children, in the crowded mart, where
men Of business congregate, in our fami-
lies and elsewhere. We can make the
wretched happy, the disconted cheerful,
the afflicted resigned, at an exceedingly
cheap rate. Who will refuse to do it :?
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08

WALKING.-Dr. Dio Lewis, of Boston,
gives the following opinion of walking
as an exercise
"If you hold yourself erect, with your
chin close TO your neck, swing your arms
freely and move rapidly, you will find
walking the very best OF exercise. Few
muscles escape work, while you enjoy
fresh air, sunshine aud a constant change
of scene. have taught gymnastics as
a profession for many years, but as a
source of health believe walking is su-
perior to any of the artificial exercises
The best hour during the autumn and
winter, for people oil average strength,
is from to 8 in the morning for inva
valids from TOTO IL. Mrs. Lewis aud
myself have walked around'our Common
more than thousand mornings with the
happiest results upon health and spirits,
BY the way, is it not curious fact that
while our people are clamoring for large
park, which must be located several miles
away, this most beautiful park which lies
at their very doors should never be visit
ed by them. During these years of morn
ing walks we have never, that we can re-
call, met a single person ont for ''con-
stitutional." With the exception of the
children of toll hurrying across to their
tasks, we have it all to ourselves"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08

Legal proceedings against the Erie
Railway Company for overcharges on
express freights have commenced in
New Jersey. Suits for the recovery of
100000 damages in the aggregate have
been placed in the hands of lawyers.
The order appointing General Terry TO
the command of the District of Georgia.
remand that State to the condition il CO.
cuTied ander the first reconstruction acts,
and ignores all subsequent Legislation up
TO tho recent act OF Congress 10 proInots
the reconstruction Of the State
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08

THE SUBSCRIBER HAS ON HAND
II and for sale couple OF barrels Of the Grafton
Mineral Paint which admitted to be the Cheapest and
most durable Paint In use; Two coats, weilpnt on,
years. Price as per barrel = -
Ashtsbus, FEB. ie. 1880. JAMES REED,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
HARDWARE, &c.
CABINET WARE.

JOHN DUCHO, Manufacturer Of and Dealer In
Furniture Of the best descriptions, and every variety.
Also General Undertaken, aud Manufacturer Of Cofns
% order Main street. North OF South Public Square,
Aehtabula. ta8l 45i