Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-11-22

BFABsisaAbsRSyssHhsnfay took plsc'
At the Harbor on Tlmrday evening lssi, be-
tween Bill Fureerson and Tim 0lszIer, II
which the latter received two siabs-one IL
the breast ofa somewha, dangerous charactei
and the other In the back. The blood in
'ront OF Wairous' blacksmith shop, Indicated
that as the scene ofsiabbIng.
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The Andover Enterprise, is In The course oI
transition from the hands OF Mr.. CAuLKINs, n
hose Of Mr. J. y. CoFFrN, Of Western N. Y
The paper is 10 be continued, after week OF
two's interval, with new material, while Mr.
CAULKiss with the old material, is 10 bring
out new paper ut jamestown, Pa. The citi-
sehs OF that place are not u little elated at the
pospect ofsa weekly journal among them
and have lent II liberal support.
The unemployed derricks for unloading ore
are to be put to good use during the winter, In
removing the material taken out by the
dredges In cutting the A., Y. IL p. slip, and
throwing II over for filling behind the docks
Their reach is about dry feet, and they afford
| the easiest and most economical mode of shift
ing terra .frma The first cut of the slip.
some 35 or 40 feet In WIDTHS about finished
aud the second is TO be begun at once.
In some places where gas Is being intro
duced, the merchants are iarranging to close
their stores at an early hour in the evening, in
order to save time and expense, as 1t is well
known that the trade which comes In the lat.
ter part of the long winter evenings, does not
afford profit enough to pay for light and fuel ;
and under this arrangement, IL those employed
were properly disl osed, these evening hours
intervening between this and spring might be
made source of great intellectual profit or
social enjoyment.
These panicky times are unable to Restrain
the eagprness OF the ladies to provide them
selves with the new and beautiful things, and
cheap, with all, that deck the merchants win
dows and burden their shelves. Some of our
haberdashers are so hilarious as TO be unable
To restrain themselves. CHARLIE SNEDIKoR,
while giving vent TO his vocal powers at the
door, the other evening". was asked what the
and went on with his "crosklng."
Some of the merchants in town who desire
to close their places of business on Thanksgiv-
ing day, would like 10, have their customers
arrange to make their purchases previous to
that day, In order to allow Of such an arrange
ment The only objection to this arrangement
49, that there is class of persons who do not
read the papers, and the first intimatiOn they
have that the time has come for giving thanks
is when they drive into town and are troubled
TO find entrance to places where they desire to
do business.
Coal In CoNNEAUf.-Co of an excellent
quality was discovered on the Law farm Three
miles east of Conneaut, and several specimens
were left at our Office last week. Investiga-
,ions are in progress to ascertain the extent
of the deposite and definite information
as to the result will be made public We
notice by the Erie papers that coal has .also
been discovered near Cherry Hill, Erie coun-
ty, Pa. eight miles distant from Conneaut.
1t is probable that there are xtensive coal
mines underlying this region ofthe country.
Reporter.
Although the weather is not propltous Cor
comfortable and economical building, yet
there are some work that has been 10 pro-
gress, Ia spite of the clements. Mrs. MER-
RAMS brick store on Main ST.. has had rath
er tough experience, but is at length inclosed
The round house and machine shop of the
A., Y. d p. On, at the harbor, has also requr-
ed endurance and pluck 10 bring them to
their present situation--cncosed and covered
Four stalls are all thati required for the pres
ent, and these, with turn table, are about ready
for use.
FRIEND GRIFFEy is out with the Negdunee
Iron Afrald-a large good looking sheet. 1t
starts off with very readable Statutory. re-
view of the iron and other metallic interests
of the superior region. The sheet is pretty
well pa,ronized with advs, and altogether is
very commendable affair. AS politics are
little loose on the handle a bout these days,
and friend Griffey's stomach is In an unset
tied state, the subject is wholly ignored and
we are left to conjecture and the develope.
ments of time tor its complexion and cast of
thoughts POLITICAL.
The large reservoir of the gas works, for the
reception of water, was filed from the large
cistern near the Methodist church. By the
attaching of hose for u part of the distance,
and making up the balance with Gas pipes,
the ground being descending It was compare.
lively easy work to get the supply. Though
the cstern from which the water was taken,
has most copious fow, such as forbade the
idea of exhaustion, the test was subjected to,
proved to be too severe, and it become neces.
sary TO hold up on the draft that II might
have time to refill
ERRoRs-Tbe failure of the writer to fead
the proof of the notice OF Bishop Bedell's ser
mon, in the last Telegraph may account for the
gross blunders, that were Uttered to pass
through the whole edition of the paper. For
gopher wood, rs the material of which the ark
was constructed, the compositor substituted go.
shea wood. and for Enoch as the representative
of ante-d -deluvian times, Noah was made to live
and die both before and alter the food i