Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-10-11
mAnrNE-Per, Of A.h,.LuI..

mAHNNE-POrt Of AehtabuIns
Arrived.
Oct 3--schr. Verona, Capt Mills, from Mar.
quette, with ,03s tons iron ore TO Sam'l Matli.
or and Cleveland Iron Co. Draft12 r.
Oct. 8--schr. Elm Cav, Capt Humphrey
from Marblehcad, with 20 cords limestone to
master.
Oct 7-schr. lime Beu, Capt. Gotham, from
Marquette, with $40 tons ore to Isabel Fur.
mace.
Oct. s-schr. yuaa Willard, Capt Wilson,
from Bay City, with $40 m. shingle, 4lS m.
latl and 4S m. lumber Ia p II. Good & Co
Long before the war the appended simple but chal
Ing verses appeared in a ehort-lved paper At LIT
s tso sam%ef sE %ch,s their press1t fsyiysi stie
sea sonable; and II II possible that their restoration
current print msy elicit some tardy ,gn from the gh,
Ssd ySS eef RsSs a'yS @
Where the rocks gray and the shore IL steep, sht
Where the rugged pine In lie lonely pride,
Leans glooniy over the murky tide; son
wns,s s the reeds and s .he m are long and
Where the shadow Is heavy all the day through,
There lies at It's moorings the old canoe. Nni
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like sea bird'e wing that te storm has opred, as
Like the folded hands when the work is done;
While busy back and forth between -
The spider stretches his silvery screen, pco
And And the solemn owl, with its dull "toohoo," vii
Settles down on the sides Of the old canoe.
The stern half sunk in the slimy wave
RIOTS slowly away In Its living grave, AZ
And the green moss creeDs ocr the tomb flower,
Or the ivy that manes falling tower;
While many blossom Of lovefest hue ed
Springs up o'er the stern ofthe old canoe. :.
The currentless waters dead and still. nn,
But The light wind plays with the boat at Wi'l' =,
And lazily In and out again all
II noats The length of the rusted chain -
Like the weary inarch of the hands of tme oil
That meet aud part at The noontide chime
And the hore il kissed at each turning anew
By the dripping how Of the old canoe mr.
Oh many a time. with careless hand. ut.
Ihave pushed II away from the pcbbly strand, ho
And padded u down where the stream ran qnick, ~
And laughed a. leaned O. er the r,ckng side lao. ="
And iooked heiow on The broken tide. / $50 "a
To rec that the faces and boats were two In
That were mirrored back nom the old canoe. :"
But now. as lean DER the crumbling side,
And look below ON the sluggish tide.
The face that see there II gravcr grown.
NH: 'r' d. "5hHTGks, ks@66f 81 Baffaro, 6as been
spending few days among his old friends
MR.. EATON, late editor of the Madison On
7ette, has accepted u position ON the editorial
staff of the Erie Dispatch.
Mr. JOHN FEHRENBATcH, President of the
Machnists and Blacksmllh's Union, has been
nominated for the Ohio Legislature, by the
Cleveland Republican Convention.
Ii. Z. PARSONS, who has been down to look
after things in Wall Street, and settle the
matter of claiming at low water, has return
ed, looking very pleasant, as if nothing had
happened
GEORGE CULLEY had the fingers of his left
hand badly mangled 10y the machinery Of The
Culley establishment on Tuesday last He
loses none of them, but the little finger and
adjoining one are considerably injured
REv, EDWARD ANDERSON, formerly pastor
of the First Congregational church of this
place, has resigned the editorship of the james.
town IN. W Daily Democrat, to accept n call
from the Onley, Qll) Congregational church.
MIR. j. w. STEBBINs, of Rock Creek, one of
the most tasteful carriage makers of the coun-
ty, is thinking of transferring his establish
ment to Ashtabula, provided he Car dispose of
his real estate in that village We do not wish
to grow upon the dept, ton of our friends in |
the surrounding towns but we cannot refuse !
to welcome such accessions to our community
as Mr.. Sttbbins. These S ebbines, so far as
our acquaintance goes, are pretty good stripe
of men.
SUPERINTENDENT KILLPATRIcK, has been
called home to Hopknton, Iowa, ON account
Ola most clllmilous and dangerous accident
to his father,who was run away with by a team
attached to II moving machiue. A private
letter from Supt X describes the injuries as
follows His skull was badly mashed, his
jaw bone broken in three places, and disloc,t-
ed one on side, his left ear cut off, his neck
tore wide open on one side, and many severe
bruises besides The only danger of his re-
covcry, however, now, is from Inflammation.
The signs are very favorable" If improve.
ment continues, Mr.. X. expects to be back to
the post of duty on Wednesday evening.