Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-12-14

citizens generally for liz SUCCESS. and for the
success of the cause Of total abstinence aud
the reign Of peace and order in that section of
the village where whiskcy and the saloon inllu.
cnccs have not had the wholesome effect In
promoting good order, claimed for them, by
some in the niOrs central portion Of the vii
lagr.
FIRST TnRoUGm TRAIN FROM PITTS
BUEGH.-Duc significance should he given to
the fact, Of the opening Of the A. Y. IS +
Road, which may be dated from Friday the
9th inst. The opening, however, for regular
business Is not expected until about the 25Ih
inst, and perhaps may be deferred somewhat
beyond tAat. The first through passenger
train, from Pittsburgh left that city on the
morning of Friday, us stated, reaching this
placc-altcr various sloppnges along the line
about o'clock p VI The train consisted
beside the en9inc-of one baggage aud two
private passenger coaches. 1t was under the
cnnductOrship Of Mr.. j. H. ScOTT, aud 5tr
HENRY GGoEBlNG, engineer. The party con-
sisted mostly of the officers OF the Company, MS
loIlOWs: WM. MCREERY, Pr sidcnt W. p.
SnNN, Consulting Engineer and Director
and w. $. BIssELL and WIN HARBAUGH, Di-
tors j. ID. LAYING, General Manager; 5. NJ
CUMMINGS, Master Mechanic; JonN FLETcn-
EH, Road Master; o. H.. BooTH, Supt. Tce-
graph +. X. MYERS, Gen. Ticket Agent; G.
Il. COLE, Asst Freight Agent; ID. B. MC0y,
Train Dispatcher ON the r. ~ Fl. Wayne road ;
and Mr.. S. II, COCHRAN, whose position we
did not fully und, rsiand.
AT Warren the party was increased hy the
addition Of Hon. +. KINsMAN, Mr.. HENRY
KINsMAN, HENRY PERKINS, Esq, Dirrctor,
and Mr.. JEFFERSON Palm; and at Morgan the
party was joined by FREDERicK HARRINGTON
Esq, one OF the Directors of the Company
On the arrival of the train at Center ST. cross
ing, they wtre mel by the Ashtabula officers
and stockholders of the Company, and con
siderable number OF other citizens. Convey
ances were here taken up for the harGor Al.
ter survey OF the work al that point, they re-
turned to the Fisk House and about O'Clock
were invited, with many of the AslIiabula
stockholders, 10 an oyster supper, prepared in
the unusually generous and excellent manner
Of Landlord FIELD. The remaining hour
before that of leaving S-was spent at the
t1ble On leaving the table, they were es-
cDrtcd Ia their lrain in waiting at the place
of drbarkatiOn, when leave was taken and
they sci ont for their return in good spirits
and apparently well pleased with their rcccp-
tion, the progress of tho work beyond the sta.
ton, and the condition OF the road bed.
The work of balas,ing the road is nearly
completed n few miles of the Warren end re-
naming TO be gone over. When This shall
have been accomplished, and the through husi-
ness begins, an amount of stir and activity
may BIZ Cxpccttd which Ashlubula has never
s Cn.
The Company is exp, ct,d 10 yic'd to ;hp
wishes OF our citizrns in the establishment Of
a station at the Center Street crossing, and the
work may be facilitated by the land holders in
that quarter making the negotiations prompt
and easy. All that has been pledged for Tie
advantage of Ashtabula, has been, or is in the
way of accomplishment. The work at the
harbor gives assurance lha, business is the end
aimed ut. The building Of the docks is to be
facilitated by the use Of two large portable
cranes. These are TO supply the place Of mus.
Gle and whCtlhurrows in removing the de-
posts taken from the creek and lis banks
They have swing OF some so icct, and they
will take the muttriai from the scoop of the
dredge and deposit wherever wanted, within
the radius of lis sweep. Three or four men,
therefore, Will do the work If fifty or more.
The bulk OF the grading has been accomplish
ed. From the lake up 10 point south of the
plank road, the line is at grad, and what re-
mains is Of comparatively light cutting. We
may, thcreforc-as the track layers hayc closed
up at Warrrn-rXp'c ct that The work between
the station and the harbor will be very soon
undcrakrn and by the opening of navigation
there will be n readiness iol the deliveries of
coal at the lake, and the laying down at that
point OF large consisnmrnts of ore lumb, and
other bulky and heavy commodities, which
are 10 be there handled and rcshippcd.