Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-01-14

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the committee, who examines the de-
mands for relief purchases provisions aud
acts as treasurer general; number who,
assisted by several subOrdinates, keeps
the accounts of each cantinP, examines
the vouchers which have been presented
to see if they tally with the food sup
piled and pays for all goods bought aud
the salaries Of the persans employed !;
an inspector general, who regulates the
supplies for each cAntne and superyises
the uniform working OF the whole.
The second branch of the service il
composed OF a Central Committee OF 90
members, at the Marie, and twelve sub
| Committees of the sections into which
The arondsemrnt is divided. The sub
Committees are each composed Of two
or three members. Persons anxious to
obtain free tickets must first attend the
Central Committee. The name, pro'e-
sion, residence aud number Of persons
composing the family OF the applicant
having been inscribed on a printed FORM
"A number of tickets sufficient for two
days is given in return without further
question, and he is told to return again.
a house visitor then makes inquiries, and
inscribes his observations OH the margin
of the form. On his report the Central
! Committee decides whether or not the
applicant is deserving of assistance. If
deserving, he receives a card bearing the
address OF the subcommittee to which
he must apply every second day to re.
ceive tickets for food. The form contain
ing his name and other particulars is
then copied-one copy being kept by
| the Central Committee, the second for
wardcd to the subcommittee. Should
the latter not feel satisfied with the re-
port OF The visitor, further inquiry is
made. Persons are also permitted to
buy tickets. Indeed, the necessity is so
apparent of atfording an opportunity for
| families thrown out of work to obtain
food, not as charity, but in manner
which will not wound the feelings of the
working classes, that it is Proposed TO
establish cantlncs, in which no gratuitous
ii kets will be received.
! saw an old gentleman Yesterday,
who was formerly III large way Of bus
mess and lived in good style some few
y,ais since. a twist in the wheel Of for
tune ruined him. Until The war WIS de-
clar,d Ne had struggled Oh and support
ed himself respectfully as a commission
agent, but the siege has pressed heavily
on h IN aud all his friends have left. His
clothes have been bru he'd threadbare,
his hat still affects To shine ierOly and
has bpotS are polished. He looks scru-
pulUnsl y neat and respectable. In the
course of conversation he told me that
he had gone early 10 the market. a
turnip had taken his iancy--it made the
old gcn,leman's mouth water. He asked
she price-tve sous, 81 could not afford
the luxury" he SAID. "rhere are two
of us in the family. | went home with
out it to breakfast" You may not be
aware of it, but have the bump of GU
rIosity extraordinarily developed, and
was unable to resist saying, "What did
you have for breakiast?' The old gent
tleman replied with hesitation, "Why,
this morning we had only four potatoes
between us" To-day he breaktasted
with me, but it was with much difficult Y
| made hun agree 10 do SO.
4 There is much distress in Paris, but
the people bear up bravely, and really
appear to delight III making the best OF
Il bad business The government has at
last issued requisition for all the pot a.
toes in Paris and the taubourgs All
persons having stores of potatoes, are
required to declare the quantities in
their possession at the Ministry of Com
merce within five days or they will be
coniscatcd. This order ought to have
been given long since, for most exorDi-
tant prices have been demanded. |
know person who paid six francs aud
half for 1orty-iour potatoes. Anothe de
cree announces that in order 10 econo-
muse the gas tor national purposes the
supply Will be cut off from all public
aud private establishments on the 3Oth
inst. On and after that date We go to
bed and get up with the sun.
The Amazons of Paris, in maternal
costumes, Tyrolean hats and swords at
their sides, WHO threatened to mount The
gaurd on the ramparts, and, if need be,
extirpale the Russians, were cut short
in Their enthusiasm, firstly, by Nj. de ke-
ratry, and secondly, by his successor, as
Prefct Of Police, NJ. Edmund Adam,
neither of whom seems To have been
sufficiently impressed with the charms
ot the lalr SEX. The Ewes Of the 18th
aroudsemont are. however, of the il
responsible order, and have again launch
I'd themselves before the public under
the title Of the "Repubican Vigilance
Committee fresh edition, rebound,
corrected and revised, of the recent Am
azons of Paris, who were, i'll tact, re-
print OF the 'Vesuvlans of l84S.' The
Amazons of Paris no longer insist on
mounting guard, but contine themselves
to issuing DEGREES.
Their first decree, of some length, ter,
inmates with 'Vive Ia Commune Nive
la Republtque UnIverselIe " and is sign
ed by the President aud sixteen members
Of the amiable committee. They demand
all vacant apartments for citizens with
out shelter, and the wine aud tuel left
therein for the sick; the abolition OF
religious workshops and houses of pros
ii u,,un; the church bells Montmar-
fro fnr raunnn imnarIial raturnS nt thp