Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-09-02
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cT3 The death of Mr.. Charles Scribner, the
New York publisher and head of the Month
ly Is announced His death is reported to
have resulted from typhoid fever, at Luzern,
Switzerland, where he had gone for the bene-
fit of his health.
eE The yellow fe nanis. prevailing to lin
itcl extent at Charlestown, s. G. SO much
apprehension prevails Of the disease taking on
the form of an epidemic, that large numbers
are leaving the city to escape exposure.
cS-A railroad collision occurred upon one
of the roads running out of Boston few days
ago. which was disastrous to life to the extent
of some 20 cases, and the wounding and mu
tilaton of many others. The accident occur
red at place called Revere, Z miles from Bos-
ton.
"a" The Sandusky Register quotes grapes in
that regOin now, at from four to six cents
wholesale and ten cents retail. That, with
the season hardly entered upon, would indi-
cate that grapes will be luxury within the
reach OF people of moderate means.
sB-It is said by the Detroit Post that at
templs to run vessles drawing too much wa
ter through the st. Clair Flats Canal continue
to be made. The crafts are damaged working
10 get afoat from what is called "hammocks,' -
which annoyImany vessels On Saturday the
propeller Craig was detained several hours on
that account. 1t is said that the canal has
commenced to cave in or slide In two or three
places,an accident which no doubt can be rem
edied.
The corpse of once handsome young wo-
man of about 1S-the victim of some abor-
tionist-was delivered at the Hudson River
railroad station, ". Y, one day last week,
packed in an old trunk two feet and a half
long by one and half high, and checked for
Chicago. AS the package was not able to
Withstand the handling of the baggage smash
crs, the nature of the contents was revealed
The police have been on the alert for the dis
covery of the woman and cartman who deliv-
cred the trunk. but so far without success.
eg'The New York Democrats-lik those OF
Ohio-are at their wits ends, though from
other and different causes. There is n move
ment among the N. Y Democrats to cut loose
| from the leaders of Tammany Hall, winch
seems to be steadily gaining strength, and
there isa prospect at the coming fall election
that many members of the ring win be thrown
over board, 1t is not known whether the
Democratic delegations will be made up from
the, city. The movement among German
Democrats is serious. II seems TO have the
SYM athy and will perhaps secure the supper
of the Manhattan Club. But the Tribune
thinks that the ties which bind the party to
the ring are too strong to be easily broken
and further-that even the sacrifice of Hall
Tweed and Connolly would not purify the
New York Democracy or give ah honest gov
ernment Oh, the dilemmas of democracy.
The exploits of Goldsmith Maid at the late
Buffalo races being without parallel, as al
lowed by sporting men, we should have mad,
alluson to the subject at an earlier day. As
however, the matter has thus far escaped at,en
ton, and many of our readers have undoubt
edly seen it,. we hasten to put 1t upon recorC
now; Goldsmith Maid, Lucy and American
Girl, were entered for the closing race, mil
, heats best three in five In harness, for purs
s5,0OOi $4,000, s., 800, $500, and $4,000 add
, tional to the horse making the fastest tim,
} providing 1t beat Dexter's time, 2.l7a Cole
D smith Maid won first money, In the three fas
' est consecutive heats ON record; 2l9s. 210
4 2l0, beating her own aggregate time in thrc
) heats, In 1860, one second. Lucy took secon
8 money and American Girl third The lin
. made during the races was extraordinary.
8 The lease Of the Atlantic & Great Westel
Q Railroad 10 the Erie, the Herald says, expir