Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-10-14
Hebcr r. Hollis,
From the Cleveland Herald.

AsHrABCLA, Oct. 4.
Last Saturday evening, one more was added
to tie disCrncelul rows, which have occurred
1t { in mis- place. T"o young men, HgSRY
SC1vIELE and THORNTON, each drunk, got TO
hghling III DICK RADFOHD's saloon.
Thornton drew II pistol and tried To knock
him over with The bdtt end. Ii .nry WAS get
tiug the worst "f il when his brother WEBB
SCovIILE, who sat watching the aifray, inter
iered and hitting Thornton with his hist
knocked him down.
Here young fellow named OSCAR GARY
entered and look Thornton's pant But police
mtn now arrived, and Thornton and Gary
were soon placed in confinement. In the
morning they were released after paying their
fines. Thornton $1,000 Gary 5000. Rad
ford's saloon, whore this iracas ,oDk place, is
Il new one, opened within few weeks Ii
already prospers finely, as police bills against
the town, and increased Cas-, S of disol dcrly
conduct aud drunkenness show.
Ii seems To us very curious, that in town
the size of Ashtabula, where the sale ot Ii.
quors could be SO easily prevented, and the
saloons closed, that the people should so much
which would be needless were it not for the
saloons, than To have them closed, The quail
ty OF the vile stuff they retail here for whisky,
was shown one day last week, by ruilrond
lrishman, who, with his hand up to his
stomach was inquiring the way to drug
store. He said to II sympalhizing queslioner
"BcgOrra an this town sells whisky, the
likes NV which | never saw. l took five
cent glass, and bedad its burnin' me insdes
physicked out NV me-" Our friend kindly
pointed out to him the "error of his ways"
ana directed him TO drug store, which lie
entered rejoicing.
AsHTABULA TawNsHIr.-Thc Election on
Tuesday spiriless affair, as the meagre
vote cast will sufficiently show. The only
show oi earnestncss was that for Reformer
MURRAY. The rummes, rs IA general thing
headed by Col. FOWLER, whose rrmemD Drancr
OF the latter was fresh aud ferc. went Tor
MURRAY, to crafty their hatred of Rowland.
For the qualification of such Il feeling, and
with such an instrument and agent for giving
il effect, deception, il answering the purpose,
Republican, as well AS Democratic tickets,
with MURRAYs name substituted for that of
the regular nominee, were used wherever they
could be-cOvertly or otherwise-and in some
instances they were deposited under the APP
preh nsion OF being straight and regular. Tie
vote SHOWS, however, mat bat few II publi.
cans were deceived, The voic for MURRAY,
coming manly from the Democratic side. Ii
is much greater, however, than any one ex-
pecled-being 1870 Of which were Rcpub-
licans,
As the vote runs through the respective
tickets the same, that for Governor will show
the average strength OF parties as indicated by
this election:
Npyes. ............3l4 McCoOk. .. .193
Rowland. ........ .294 Baker. .......... so
Constitutional unventi0n--Yes . 1893
Constitutional ConyentiOn-NO.. .107
The vote for Justices of the Peace was 320
There being no opposition E. H. FITCH, and
l. o. FISHER, were elected.
The following Fire Insurance. Compa-
nies, OF which GEO. WILLARD is agent, report
all sound, and ready 10 pay Chicago losses
and go on uninteIruptedly, viz: Insurance
C"nPqnyef North America, Philadelphia the
oldest in The U S. Aanhdttan Hire of New
fprk-ihe oldest in thai city. UnderwriterS'
Agency OF New York-fOur companies in one.
Are ready to insure those who have been SO
unfortunate as to require insurance.
The dstna, o. H. FITcH, agent will pay the
Chicago losses, il is said and have a capital
aud surplus of 81 100000 left.
The Home of N. Y, II. FAssErr agent, has
suffered severely, $4oOO,OOO, but is fully able
to carry through and meet all obligations, and
have ample securities for all its policy holders.
This is the substance of a dispatch received
Thursday BY the agent here. ~