Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-08


MING CfTY, &c.-One of the REPRESENTATIVE
and founders of King City, Mr.. John w. HILL,
is on visit TO Ashtabua. None of the hard
ships and privations that have reached us
about the experiences of sonie of thoee who
their residences Mom this to that
place BEEN to have affected hith, as we gath
er from his personal appearance. He informs
us that winter there, rs here and elsewhere.
has been severei The Mercury running as low
it did not get above below. Hastily erected
and indiifefcntly fnished tenements, were
found not the best Protection against such
a temperature, Where fuel is scarce and diff
icult to be had That some suffering slleuld
have been experienced, by some Of the emf.
grants, is not matter of surprise. But we
learn that this was not the only cause of suf-
fefing. Labor is 10, abundant in small COM
munity like that. numbering as Mr.. HILL,
says, some 40 or so inhabitants. The means
oflivelIbood Therefore, 10 those Who DEPEND
upon their daily labor, becomes somewhat
precsrioue Eonic Of the emgrants. have been
obliged 10 dispense with the luSdri es of life,
and comic down 10 absolute necessities. Crack
ed corn, In soiie instances, we are told, has
been the hetessity fof keeping soul and body
together Mr. Milton Williams, son of our
townshian, B. II. WitIanis we regret 20 hear
has been oseftaken With misfttrtunes. A lurk-
Ing spark from the fires kindled to burn of the
dry grass about his bfelhlses. as Protection
from the prairie fires, caught his stacks of
provender and not only destroyed theni, bit q
valuable team upon which rtnth depehdehce
was placed, and which Ii Is difficult to replace.
The young cdiohy, II Seems, has rival In a
colony which has sprung up in the same coun-
tY. bit about ten miles distant, named AFTER
the county -McPhersun==w Is said to
have the advantage Of being riore central, and
therfore d sfong candidate for the county seat.
1t Is, too. on or near the contemplated Santa
Fe road, and this consideration adds TO Its ad-
vantages' Its population. ouf informant says
Is already more than thribble that OF our Ash.
tabula colony. It's precedence seems to b.
acknowledged, and Is drawing from It's OLD
rival. Even Mi, Hill himself conteniplates q
removal thiiher and The influence of othei
prominent friends Of King City, we CASUAL,
learn; are also disposed to favor Mcpherson
This state of affairs Is NOT favorable for In.
the growth and prosperity Of King City, ans
goes very far to damp any exlrvagaut hope,
we might build up, of a rapid fortune ffoni ia,
village lot investment we were Induced I,
make in that rising colony. gcNE
Perhaps due allowance should be made fo
the dscomGuits of a first winter in such al
enterprise Time and experiences viii proba
bly, enable our friends at Ring City to NEE
the demands of another winter. and to secur
to themselves and families larger share o
the comforts OF fife. L. H. Roberts, we learn
T. tilling the Office OF Deputy Sheriff, with
good prospect Of succeeding TO that Of 5heri
ofthe county. j. U. Fellows has comfort
able berth as assistant clerk IN the Assehibl
OF the State. s7iia4 RehifH ~
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