Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-08-13

Conneaut Items-From the Rgo1ter,

BURGLARY.-On Thursday morning last, a
their parents in the old Mansion House, enter
ed the grocery store of N. T. Ackerman, by
breaking large pane of glass, and carried off
several dollars in pennies. They were arrest
ed and upon trial set free, on condition that
the family should leave town within twenty
four hours, which condition was complied
with.
KILLED-Mrs Ellen c. wife Of Asa j. Tay-
lor, formerly of Kingsyille, this county, was
killed on the Goth of July at Fork, Mecosta
Co., Mich, by falling tree. Mrs. Taylor was
26 years of age.
The scow Addah Allen Of this port, brought
cargo of sheep from Canada last week for
Mr.. Isaac Weldon. They were of the Leices-
ter breed. The same craft is to go for apoth-
er cargo.
AN OLD WoMAN.-Mrs. Rachel Harris,
m other of Anthony Harris, of this town, (col-
Ored9 recently died in jamestown, N Y, at
the ripe old age OF 1O4 years and two months,
having lived to see the fifth generation of her
progeny. She was the mother of fourteen
children, the Oldest of whom is nearly eighty
years of age and as rugged as most men at
sixty.
JERKED BEEF.--TwO fine three year old
heifers belonging to Josiah Fiield were kill
ed by the express train West on Sunday even
ing, and third one badly injured. The ami
imals were extraordinarily fine ones, and as
such priced highly by Mr. Fifeld
census curiosity is reported by the Ath-
ems J01raal-a family composed of husband.
wife and three pairs of twin children. The
husband was the second husband of the wife,
and the wife was the second wife of the hus-
band. The wife by her first husband had a
pair of twins, the first wife pair of twins by
her first husband, and now the second wife
has pair of twins by her second husband.
The gas we'll OF Stearns, Clark &c Co.'S iron
works is down 800 feet and yesterday the
heaviest vein OF gas yet found was struck
Crouch's well is down 325 feet, but no big
vein has been struck there yet. OF those al
ready in successful operation, there is ia
reckis, supplying the Petroleum iron works
Brevilier's. furnishing fuel and lights for the
soap and candle factory; the one at the water
works; one at Oliver 81 Bacon's mills, where
not pound OF coal or wood is now used one
at Clark & Busecks oil refinery on East Tenth
street. and some others which we cannot now
remember. In every instance, gas has been
found, and the striking of one well seems TO
have no effect on the supply of the others. AT
present there is larger flow of gas from the
well on Brevillier's land than there has been
for some time before, and at night it is suffered
TO run to waste, lighting up several squares
ereabouts.-Dispatch,d the 6h.
"WHALLoK's DocKs."-The railroad docks
near the land lighthouse formerly the proper.
ty Of the Anthracite Coal and Iron Company
and commonly known as "WhalIon's Docks
have been for long time entirely out OF use
The location of these piers, for some reasons
is desirable, and Objectionable for others. Be
ing outside the harbor, there is little difficulty
in a vessel getting alongside without the aid
of tug and the trouble of following a narrow
channel is avoided; but the powerful seas
which wash up against them, during an cas-
or northeast wind, are damaging to shipping
This, however, could be remedied by buIldinI
an additional pier, TO the eastward, to serve a
a breakwater. ltis rumored that the p. g. E
r. r. Co. have rented the docks for use I'm car
rying on their coal business The railroad, W,
believe, is in tolcrably good order, and th,
docks need but little repair. Were it proper
ly inaugurated, Lucrative lake business nigh
be conducted by the use Of them.
/ Eric DispatcA