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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

TRE WAR upon the whisky mills
of this State, by the women, goes
persistently forward and with en-
couraging success. At Mt. Vernon,
the caVlng in of a rum seller is an
nouuced by ringing of bells, s,expres-
sions of JOY and rejoicing that startle
the whole community. The proprie-
tors of the drug stores are among
those that sign the pledge, and sue
cumb to the efforts of the ladies. The
city council passed a sweeping whisky
ordinance on Monday night, and in
ten days all offenders will be
brought up at short turn before the
Mayor.
In Mansfeld-a writer in the Her.
aid says-the spirits are all gone.
In Delaware, Dio Lewis has been
lecturing, and the women have Or
ganized for work, including in the
ranks, those of the highest social
standing.
In Pittsburgh, a mass meeting on
the 2Sd was the initiatory step OF or
ganization, and the evil is to be met
there with the same means that have
been found so successful elsewhere.
At Lancaster, 1000 women are
said to be upon the war-path, putting
their confidence in the power OF
prayer for success in eradicating the
whisky curse from their community.
A movement in Springfield has
been inaugurated, and the sum OF
100000 raised for sustaining the
work.
At Dayton, the women's crusade is
affecting all classes. Large and ex-
citing meetings-chiefy of women
are held daily and nightly. The i'm
mensity of the difficulty of attacking
five hundred liquor saloons is appal-
ling, but the women are preparing
resolutely to do it.
At Ripley, the work having been
mostly finished in the city, the cru
Sadefs are carrying on the work in
the suburbs, supplying themselves,
as they go out with one days ra.
tions.
Washington City comes within
the influence of this reform, and the
first steps are being taken for the
crusade.
The same is true of New York.
The temperance movement has
reached Kansas. All the saloon
keepers of Manhattan. received an
appeal on the 26th, to cease liquor
selling, and notification was given
that if they do not they will be
prayed and sung out of the business.
Jeffersonyille, Ind, is taking the
initiatory steps for work, as is also
Memphis, by the giving of notices
to the saloon keepers.
Dio Lewis was expected to open
the campaign at Akron on Thursday
evening. The ladies were quietly
perfecting their arrangements for
the coming war. 1t is reported that
they propose to commence with the
worst dens in the city, and where
trouble is expected.
These are some accounts given in
the daily papers, but they do not
show the compass of the work and
the prevalence it is having over va.
rious portions of the country.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

AMERICAN LEAD PENcLs.-We
learn from the Philadelphia Ledger,
that seven years of patient study
have resulted in the invention of a
series of machines by which Ameri-
can lead pencils are made in Jersey
City, entirely by machinery, From
the time the plumbago and rough
strips of cedar and other woods enter
the machinery, until they are turned
out together polished lead pencils,
ready to be tied up in packages, no
hand labor is required. The mate
rials used are all American, the plum
bago coming from Ticonderoga Co.,
New York, and the cedar from Flor
ida. The pencils are made of five
different grades, and they are said to
be of such quality that they can
compete at once with the best pencils
of German manufacture If such
should prove to be the case, Ameri-
can pencils will have no difficulty IL
finding a market, for the process by
which they are manufactured is the
cheapest in the world.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

The REDIsTRICTING PROJECT of
our Democratic masters at Column
bus has been introduced in the
house, but the probability Of its
passage and going into effect, is not
thought to be particularly immi-
nent. The object Of the bill,
of course, is to secure the pre-
ponderence of Democratic influence
and numbers in Congress, and to
crafty the bounding ambition of
the solons and would-be law-givers
OF the party. The task of arrange
ment to suit these aspirants, is diff
cult and delicate one, for there will
probably arise, strong preferences
and prediclections among the inter
ested ones themselves. The Sched-
ule as made out by its author
leaves eight of the districts un-
touched, which districts lie mostly
in the eastern and northeastern
part of the State, except the Cincin
natl districts, which are also IN
changed. The main changes are
made along the western border, and
in the central part of the State Tb'
scheme is to give ten Democratic
and ten Republican districts, Prom
inent Democrats assert that nc
strong effort will be made on theil
part to carry through any measure
for redistricting. ~. T.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

A mass convention OF women and
men engaged in the temperance cru
sade in Ohio, was held at Columbus
on Friday. DiO Lewis was made
President. The proceedings consist
ed of speeches, one of which was
made by Van Pelt, ''the reformed sa
loon keepsr," singing of hymns,
psading letters from sympathisers
and the formation of State Bursan,
which shall send speakers and work
ers to any place in need of them. The
Convention formed a permanent or
oauizstiop as the Woman's TsmV
Il V
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

gentlemen from Pennsylvania, Mr..
PACKER. l refer to the third sec
ton, which makes newspaper ex-
changes free and allows papers to
circulate free within the counties
where they are published. I will
vote for that section as matter of
Justice and of public policy. As the
case now stands, the repeal of the
frank has seriously crippled the
country newspaper press. The five
thousand weekly newspapers of the
United States, are in my judgment,
our most authentic exponent of pub
lie opinion. Compare for exam
pie, the metropolitan journal with
the country paper, in their relation
to the public mind. In one case
the editor is the head of a great bu-
siness establishment, which he man.
ages in the interest of owners. The
telegraph brings him in communi-
cation with central points of vast
area of country; but those points are
mainly cities and villages. His
staff all are brilliant thinkers and
accomplished writers, but they have
little contract with the people them
selves. By midnight the metropo-
Titan journalist has received at his
office the brief report of the most
striking events of the day from 9TH
er cities and centers, and he dashes
off a brilliant editorial which he
sends out a thousand miles in all di-
rection, and this is called the senti-
ment of the American people. Com
pare this with the less brilliant work
of the country newspaper editor. In
the course of the week he sees and
eonverses with men from every town
ship of his county, and his mind
thus becomes filed with the prevail
ing thoughts and sentiments around
him. IF he be sensible and observ-
ing man, the weeks intercourse with
! his fellow citizens will make his pa.
per better exponent of the senti
nent of his county than all the dis
tant metropolitan journals put to
gether. 1 do not say this to dispar
age these journals. They have 8
value peculiarly their own. But tbs
five thousand weekly newspapers o.
the country are far more truly the
photographs of the public mind thai
the great daily journals are.
If l am correct in these views, i
would be a public calamity if tn,
country press should be destroyed
or seriously crippled. .
4. Now the repeal of the frank ha
clearly had its tendency. 1t threat
ems to break down large number o
the small country newspapers tina
! could only compete with the metro
politan press by the aid of their fire
circulation within their counties
But aside from these consideration
of public policy, it is a positive III
i, Justice to charge the same rate @
postage for both these classes of pa
, pers. The weekly New York pape
coming thousand miles or more
and weighing three times as muc
as small country newspaper, ca
now be delivered at the same rate c
: postage as one of those country newl
papers which1s carried to post-ofic
but five miles from the place of pull
lication. This is an injustice whic
ought to be remedied. 1t ought t
, be remedied in the name of publ
I education; and the metropolitan pre-:
: ought to consent to it for their ow
:, good, to enable them to know MOI
{ accurately and fully what are th
! tides and currents of public opinion
Here the hammer fell.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

A sensible move was made in the
lower House of the Legislature on
the goth, by Mr.. McLain, providing
for and regulating the publication of
applications for local or special legis-
lation. Itrequires notice of inten-
ton to introduce bill for local pur-
poses in the Legislature to be pub
Iished three times in the newspapers
of the locality to be affected by the
proposed legislation.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

No definite information has been
received in regard to the ice foe at
Bay City, but the general opinion is
that all have escaped. If any re-
main, the north wind which prevail
ed on the oath, has probably driven
them to the former position, thus
enabling them to land. There is,
therefore, little doubt of the safety
of all of the men.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

The popularity of DR.. Hollands
writings are set forth in more for
chile light in the following state
ment, than anything we have be-
fore noticed or supposed. The
Scribners, who have been his pub
lighers for fifteen years say they
have sold of the ''Titcomb Letters" :"
1854 copies; Of "Gold Foil" 8O,-
o78; of lessons in Life" 25,887; of
''Kathrina," 74,66S; of 'EBitter
Sweet" $1,000, and of the other
books, numbers ranging from 5000
to 1900. The sales of ''Kath-
rina" are believed to have been
greater than those of any. other
long American poem ever published
in the country. The total number
of books exceeds $4,000 which, ad-
ed to the sales of the same authors
''Life of Lincoln" raises the aggre-
gate of volumes to considerable
more than 100000. A lady recently
from the Sandwich Islands reports
that she found copies of DR.. Hol-
lands books in every house she en-
tered there during a residence of
several months.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

Governor Allen has rendered his
appointment of Commissioners to
represent Ohio in the Centennial ex-
hibition to Hons. r. P. Ranney,
Ex-Governor, R. B. Hayes, of Ere
mont, and E. F. Noyes, of Cincin-
natl; Hon. J. J. Farran, Cincinnati;
Speaker George L. Converse Of Col
umbus. The gentlemen have been
appointed without consultation with
them as to their acceptance.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

A bill was introduced in the SEN
ate on Tuesday, requiring county
officers hereafter elected in counties
hsyisgp YQPvls,aisa VI IN fhSa vHs
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

The following hist of the members
of the new British Cabinet is off1c-
ial: First Lord of the Treasury,
Disraeli; Chancellor of the Excheq-
uor, Sir Stafford Northcotte; Lord
Of the Admiralty, George Ward
Hunt; Secretary of State for the
Home Department, Richard Asshe-
ton Cross; Secretary for the For
eign Department, Earl Derby; Sec
recretary Of State for the Colonial
Iepartment, Earl Carnarvon; Sec
retary of State for War, Gathorne
Hardy; Secretary of State for India
Marquis, Salisbury; Lord High Chan.
cellor, Lord Cairns; Lord of the
Privy Seal, Earl Malmsbury; Lord
President Of the Council Duke Of
Richmond; Lord John Manners il
appointed Postmaster General.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

THE Soc1AL Ev1L.-A delegation
of the Missouri Legislature under the
leadership of the Mayor of St. Louis,
and a Police Commissioner, on Sat-
urday last, made a visit to the So
cial Evil Hospitable, and took the
round of the better class of
houses of prostitution of the city,
desiring personally to investigate the
St. Louis Social evil system. The
handsomest palaces were visited in
town. The landladies, assisted by
a bevy of the girls, entertained the
disguised guests in the parlors. At
one house, the party were introduced
as Grangers. Here the mistress of
the house extolled the law, which,
she said, was a great improvement
upon old times, when they used to
be raided by corrupt police, and
the inmates were compelled at fire.
quently recurring, intervals to pass
the night in the station-house. At an
other house, the landlady expressed
the opinion that the Social Evil law
was just the thing needed. Under
the old system, she was the prey of
Judges, police, and shysters. When
she lived in Chicago she was
black-mailed continually. Those
who most desired to abrogate the
present law were physicians, who
formerly received exhorbitaRt fees
for treating private diseases. Under
the present regulation, sickness of
that nature had been diminished
one half. The girls willingly went
to the Social Evil Hospitable when
necessary, and behaved themselves
there. The aspersions cast upon
that institution by the Grand Jury
we're utterly false and unfounded.
The madame of another house
read to the visitors a letter which
she wrote for the newspapers some
years ago, in which she advised the
enactment of the present law. She
now triumphantly approved its good
results. The lower houses of pros
titution of the city were not visited.
This looks very much like bpsine IS.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

1t is said the freight on cattle be-
tween Chicago and New York has
been reduced from s1S5 to $50 per
car load; and between Buffalo and
New York, from $50 to s45. This
Is good news for the stock dealers,
and they will, Of course, be cores
pondingly happy. the power that
has produced this change, is said to
have emanated from the combina-
tons of the farmers in their organi-
zatt.ons as Patrons of Industry. If
this is true, it is another demonstra-
tion that in union there is power.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28
NEW ADVERTISE VENTS.
WANTED

THE undersigned will pay Cash
Il for any amount of choice butt,r
LEFFINGWELL & RICHMOND,
1m+5s Kingsville, Ohio.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

The FKAxK.-We find in the Con-
gressional Record, under date Of
Feb, 90, a brief speech by the mem.
Der from this district, uttered during
the consideration, and upon the SUBJ
ject of the distribution of the public
documents, &c. 1t shows how accu-
rately correct are the views taken BY
M GWeAa "a III GuVk futisaW y
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

hundred thousand, to pay into the
county treasury all moneys collected
bv them in their official capacity as
fees, costs, percentages, allowances
and other perquisites. Salaries are
fixed for such officers, graded in pro-
portion to the population OF their re-
spective counties, the lowest being
for recorders-seven hundred dollars
a year-and for probate judge, audi
tor, sheriff, treasurer and clerk of
court, each twelve hundred dollars
in counties having less than fifteen
thousand inhabitants, and in cOun-
ties having more than fifteen thou
sand inhabitants a further compensa-
ton of fifty dollars for each addi-
tional thousand population and frac-
tion greater than five hundred In
counties having more than forty
thousand inhabitants, the commits
sioners may increase or decrease the
salary of any such officer five hun
dred dollars.
Bills to the following effect were
introduced in the House the same
day:
By Mr.. Armstrong of Guernsey
From citizens of Geurnsey county,
for a law to protect livery stable
keepers from injury to their proper
ty by persons hiring the same.
By Mr.. Tryon-From citizens Of
Lake county, for the protection Of
suitors at law against the influence
of secret oath-bound societies.
Mr.. Howland's bill to amend th'
law relating to the construction O
private railroad crossings; that il
default of railroad companies, par
ties interested may construct at al
expense not exceeding twenty-fv'
dollars and recover the cost iron
the company, was under discussion
the greater part of the afternoon, o.
motions to amend, which were disa
greed to, and the bill was passed.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

i The women who were expelled
from the Boston School Board have
pleaded their case successfully be-
fore the Supreme Court of the State,
and can now go back to their intoi-
Grant associates backed by its decision
that the Constitution Of Massachu-
setts gives women an equal right
with men to sit on The School Board.
Another scene IN the contest for wo-
mems rights was enacted on Friday
last, at Worcester, where the estates
of the. women who refused to pay
taxes, because they were denied the
vote, were put up for sale. But one
of them was purchased, and that by
a friend. Land taxed without repre-
sentation is as unsaleable as tea was
in the same State in 17T5.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28
1874.
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The TELEGRAPH will continue In the future
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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

Three hundred men went adrift in
East Saginaw Bay on Monday last
on a cake of ice on which they had
built a fishing village, and which
was driven away from the shore by
a strong southwest wind. The
cherries craft bore them out into
the lake till change of-the wind to
the west brought them up to the
eastern shore of the bay, where 200
of them managed to escape at differ
ent points. Two of the men were
drowned in attempting to reach land.
About one hundred left, still were
on the ice, and their escape from
perils of the breaking ice and the
freezing weather can hardly be
hoped for.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

In behalf of the elergymen of the
Episcopal Church and other de-
nominations, Bishop Whitehouse, of
Ill, has asked the Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners whether
it would be construed as violation
of the Railroad law for the railroads
to sell half-fare tickets as formerly
to clergymen. The Bishop states
that the necessity of paying full fare
is a great hardship to ministers.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

The discussion of the frank in the
House, and the currency in the Sen
ate, has become the staple amuse-
ment of these grave bodies. Morton
and Schurz had passage-at-arms in
the Senate on Tuesday last-the first
in favor of initiation, and the other
opposed. The thing did not open
particularly rich, The difference be-
tween the two Senators is the differ
ence between argument and decla-
nation.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

and we guarantee to Save you Money. The
reasons must be selfevident 70 every reasOna-
Bile citizen. It ID. not in keeping with good
sense or economy to waste money in
these hard times by paying
high prices or buying -
poor Goods.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

Things that we want more than Oyereoats or
Heavy Ready Made Clothing
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-11-05

No New Goods
AT EIACEMBr
Tas. bought cheaper than ever
Reae#ants.
tAanaIs and
al, Dress Goods
sgI5 al bottom figures al
nLACEMEBs.
Manchester Deepest.
Wool Blankets.
fed Spreads
and Cumforters
Very Cheap at
uLAcKHEB's.
Manchester pspa..
sHA WIS.,
Long shawjs,
- A14t EANN l7f
striped >hawls,
Paisley shawls
Ladies Black Cloth Sacks
Plenty Of them
selling cheap at
BLAChNEEs.
Msuahcster Depot
READY MADE CLOTHING,
all kinds. for Men aud Bows, cheaper
than any other house in the state at
BIACEMERs.
Manchester Depot.
Mems Heavy Wool Pants for 81 50 at
BLAcENkEs
Manchester Depot.
Hats and Caps, large new stock at
BLAcKMERs.
Wolf Robes,
Buffalo Robes.
Lap kobes,
Horse Blankets,
Another New Lot
VERY Low at
BLACKMEE's.
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FALL and WINTER CLOTHING.

AlASbN y JEkkONShl,
Bates House, Corner Store,
43 Merchants Row, RUTLAND, VI.
are selling
Mems Heavy Beaver Suits from
$I3 so to is SO
All Wool Cass uits, $40 90 to $40 IS.
Tricot Suits. all wool $l5 90 10 $50 90
Black Cloth, Basket Goods, Diagonals
in suits from $Il 80 to $2S so
Mems Working ~uits 81 90 to Sl2 so.
Youths, Boys, aud ChiIdren's Suits,
all styles and prices
Beaver Overcoats from $40 to SIS so.
Fur Beaver Overeuats from So 50 to
$2l so
ChinchiIe Overcoats from So rs to Sli
Ulster and lape Overroats Sll to $25.
he Celebrated Iron clad uvercoats
SO IS, 81 90 s. Is and Sc 90.
Boys and Childre s. Uvercoats Of all
descriptions.
A complete stock Of Hats and Caps
and Gents Furnishing Goods.
'.sYuU WILL CONSULT Your OWN INTEREST
By CABLING AT THE BA tFH HOU7 i, CORNER
STORE BEFORE PukCBA>lNG ELSEWHE H.
MASON a JEBKOWSKG.