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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

DEATH OF SENATeR SUMNER. |
death of the Massachusetts, Senator occur
red at Washington on Wednesday after
nonn At o'clock. The cause is supposed
tn have been the excitement occasioned
BY his recent Senatorial duties. He was
conscious to the last, and his sfferings are
said to have been very severe. He was IN
the sixty fourth year of his age,
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
objects to any further reduction of the
clerical force Ofhis office, claiming that the
business OF the bureau will not admit of
1t, aud that it has already borne all the
reduction il can stand, there being be-
tween December /, 1866, aud December
|, 1873, a reduction of over FIVE thou
san nd persons.
Ex-President Baez, of San Domingo,
put under arrest by Davis Hatch, in New
York, as noticed last week, has applied /"
have The order of arrest vacated, denying
jurisdiction of the court over him, and de-
claiTing that his conduct in the capture,
trial and sentence of Hatch, was the prop
er exercise of his official duty He has
been liberated.
Ashantee news of the latest date SAYS
nothing about the capture of the King,
announced few days ago. The British
burned COON lssie after its Surrender,
and set out on their return without any
molcslalion from the natives, who with
their King, had fl d. Gen. Wuolseley
remained at Coomassie few days to
conclude treaty of peace sued for by the
| Ashantees.
The ladies are not slow to take advaR-
tage of the decision ofthe Supreme COurI
of Massachusetts in their behalf The eli
gihility of women to SEATS upon the edu-
cational board, has thus been asserted and
affirmed by Numerous females throughout
the State by the township March elections.
Beside this advance in the old Bay SLATE,
California has passed bill recognizing
the same eligibility.
The Butler and anii-Bullrr parties are
actively specializing upon the campaign
for Governor IN NJ lssachusetts next fail
| OF course Gen. Butler intends to be
candidate, and the question among his
opponents is who will be the best la
nominate against him. Within the last
lew days the name of Henry L. Pierce
has been prominently mentioned as the
regular candidate of tine R publican par
ty against Butler Gen. Butler appears so
confident of being able to secure the nom
inatiOn next fall, that he is not particular
who the candidate may be against him.
Postmaster-G General Cresswell has sent
Congress full statement OF the facts and
figures Of the postal Car system. The to-
Ial annual cnst between New York and
Washington is $4,000, and would be in
creased tp $30S. .653 if the demands of the
railroads for more compensation were
complied with. Between New York and
Buston, il would he increased thereby to
SSO3. 900 from S167, ,278 The system of
carrying the mails, and arranging and
distributing lettrrs in transit, is consider
ed by Mr. Creswrli to have grown 10 be
a necessity, and its discontinuance is
not to be thought of, as any other way OF
doing the same business would be much
more troublesome and expensive.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

Mr. Garfield made an Important;
soeech on the 5th on the deficit
with which Mr.. Dawes startled the
coifntTy7 in his speech some time ago.
He said 8Ir. Dawes confessed mis-
takes Of $29,ooo,oOo in calculating
the expenses of the current year
had taken the bottom out of his
startling statements. Instead of be-
ing increased to SSIs, 100000 from
1920, 600, 900, the expenses for the
year would be reduced to S27O,OOO,-
600 if the House continued to stand
by the Appropriation Committee in
its retrenchments. He believes that
the revival of public prosperity will
enable the Government to go to the
end of next year with its present
sources of revenue; bat, if such
should not be the case, he is in favor
Of restoring some of the taxes the
abolition of which has reduced the
revenue.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

Warden Burr, of the Ohio Penitentiary
says that an examination of the records
of that establishment as to the personal
hah is of those who come there, shows the
following Ss the resultE
Out of l ,495 men (women not in
cluded) who have been received into
the prison since it has been under
my charge, 946 were intempela ate,
l1s moderate drinkers, and so beer
drinkers, leaving l81 who claimed
to be temperate.
The records OF this and every
other prison in the land, show con-
clusively that large majority of the
inmates are those who have grown
up without any proper moral train
ing. They were educated in saloons
and dram-shops; followed by the
example of the frequenters of such
places! it was there that they con-
tracted those habits that made them
thieves, burglars, robbers and pick
pockets. The fact that there are
such, is the legitimate fruit of the
training, they received in these
schools of vice.
If you have occasion to seek an
interview with any gentleman Of
character, standing and repute do
you think of going to a saloon to
look for him? I? Is that the place
where you expect to find any pure,
upright, honest man But if the po-
lice of your city are on the lookout
for thief, a blackleg, or criminal
of any sort, are not these the very
first places where they set their
watch, and where in all probability,
they viii find their man?
Destroy the liquor traffic in the
land and will give bonds that the
number of inmates of your peniten.
tiary shall be diminished by more
than six hundred, as soon as the
sentences of those now hero shall
have. expired, and the inmates Of
your poor.houses in an equal pro
portAUn
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

The ice on the Saginaw River be-
gan on Monday last, to move, and
the next morning the river was en-
tirely free of ice as FAR as the eye
could reach, with the exception of
floating masses. Ferry-boats were
to start on "Wednesday. With the
exception of 1869, when the ice
moved out March 2, this is the earli-
est movement of ice on the Saginaw
River for ten or more years. The
probabilities are that the mills will
start very early this season. A num-
Der of salt blocks are already in op-
Grafton.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

SPAN-MADRID, March 4.-The
reported success of the Carlists have
aroused the national spirit of the
the people, who are now coming to
the aid of the Government in its eff
forts to crush the insurrection. Con-
tributions of money and clothing are
pouring in all theatres in the city
have given performances IN aid of
the cause. kilograms have been
received from the provincial author
tiles offering moral and material sup
port. The latest advises from Bill
boa report that the Carlists keep up
their bonbardment, About two
hundred shells are thrown into the
CITY daily.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

st. Louis has had great deal of trouble
in trying 10 raise the social evil to the
plane of a recognized and licensed busi-
ness, but bill now before the Missouri
Legislature proposes another not less ar
duOus task. In place of the bill To repeal
The law regulating this criminal com
mcrce, bill has been introduced to sup
press it. 1t subjects all keepers and in
mates Of houses of i'll fame, and all who
frequent them as well, to exemplary fines
and Imprisonment, and to arrest without
ii warrant, by any officer, on tue demand
of any person. There is another provis-
ion, which provides for the publication OF
the names and the diseases OF all men and
women alike, whom vice compels to seek
special medical attention
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14
According to the Reverend Bal

According to the Reverend Bate
man, Indian agent for the Pyramid
Lake and Walker River reservations,
Nevada, the two reservations have
cost $52,6s1 81 since 1871. De-
ducting agents salary and old in
debtedness, the FIVE hundred Indians
have cost about 81 500 per month in
excess of all the products of the
farms, trout streams, and several
tons of -four furnished by the mill
tary. According to the intelligent
Chief Natchez, there are few or no
Indians on the reservation during
eight or nine months, in the year,
and there are at least two hundred of
the five hundred who never go near
the reservations, but live on the
charity of citizens. The agent has
called for an investigation. He should
have it.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

MILLARD FILLMORE, ex-President
of the United States, died at his
residence in Buffalo, New York,
Suday night last, we presume from
the effects of paralysis, with which
he was stricken some days ago. Mr..
Fillmore was in his seventy fourth
year, having been born the first
year of the century. Since his re-
tirement from the Presidency, in
1858, he has lived a life of retirement
from all political cares and strife
He rarely emerged except to take
part in humanitarian or benevo-
lent enterprlsef. He had resided in
Buffalo fer over thirty-fve years,
and was highly esteemed by his i'm
mediate neighbors, and in fact by
all persons who were brought in
contact with him. Out of respect
to the memory of the ex-Pres-
ident both Houses of Congress ad-
journed over the 9th. In the House
resolutions were passed commemora-
tive of his private and public virtues
and authorizing the appointment of
a committee to attend his funeral on
behalf of the House of Representa-
tives. The obsequies were held at
Buffalo on the 14th. Mr.. Fillmore
has but two surviving cotempora-
ries in the politics of New York, in
which he took an active part. These
are Thurlow, Weed, and Gen. JAIME g
Watson Webb. He has seen all
Others depart, in their time.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

Alex. H. Stevens, of Ga, is so fee
bic in health that he is now unable
to take part in Congressional pro-
USNhngs.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

THE ADAIR LAw.-as the public
attention is drawn to the subject Of
temperance and the suppression Of
tigbIing houses, the interest deep
ems in the question-what will
our democratic Legislature do with
this law which has proved so i'm
portant in the way of cripling, and
thus tending to the wiping out of
the liquor traffic? petitions and re-
monstrances are pouring in upon the
Legislature in a perfect avalanche,
and they are having good effect.
They are referred to the Temperance
Committe, which by the way, might
not inappropriately have its no.
menelature charged to the whisky
Committee, as we learn it is COM
posed of FIVE liquor men and two
temperance men. This Committee
had its report written out ana ready
for presentation two weeks ago, re-
commencing the modification of the
Adair Law, but the report has been
withheld. The Committee is getting
frightened. The crusade startled
it. and the remonstranees daily re-
eeived are bewildering it so, it is al
most at its wits end. IF the crusade
continues, and the petitions are kept
up a little longer, danger will be
very much lessened, for the ques-
tion really hinges upon the report
of this Committee. If the Commit
tee recommends the amendment and
vote is forced, the chances are all
in favor of the modification of the
Law. a portion of the members
stand ready to vote against any
change in the law /; a second party
are anxious to vote for modification
the third quota do not want to touch
the question, but If compelled to
vote, they will do so, to amend
Thus nearly everything depends on
whether the Committee reports in
favor of the amendment or not. AT
present, chances are against any re.
port. The friends of temperance
may, therefore, wait and hope
A State Temperance Convention
is to be held in Columbus soon, tc
which lady delegates will be sent
from all parts of the State. Oul
Legislators will be entreated by thi,
body not to repeal or modify the
| Adair law.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

No person is or has been employed
to deliver such notices, consequently
there was no such use for horse and
buggy, and none was purchased for
such purpose.
5lh. This was followed by other pur
chases of horses and carriages, and finally
stable WAS leased for the shelter of this
property and man hired to take care of
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

fOhio, says the Cincinnati CONNER.
ett51t, lays claim to having produce d
Charles F: Brown Artemus Ward)
and David r. Locke Petroleum V.
Nasty. That paper admits that Mr..
Brown was born in Maine, but al
'leges that bis writings, which first
made him known to fame, were pro,
duced in 0hio-therefore, Ohio gave
him to the world of letters. II does
not state, however, that Mr.. Locke
is a native of New York State, leav-
ing it to be inferred that he is an
Ohioan. The Ohie papers claim T.
Buchanan Read, who, we. have a.
TAys understood, Rds q 'natiyefof
Pennsylvania PsNa TEX
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14
THE FACT,

No other horses or carriages have
been purchased by the Department,
and the only foundation for the
statement as to the stable is, there is
a small stable attached to a building
occupied by portion of the clerks
in the Department, and the Depart
ment horses are kept therein because
it is cheaper than to hire them board
ed at livery stable.
The article in the Cincinnati Com
merciaI, from which the foregoing
extracts are taken, contains many
other statements equally devoid of
truth; but these are given as speci-
men bricks, and for the purpose of
showing that the statements of the
Commercial are unworthy of credit.
Gen. Butler has prepared bill to
resurrect the franking privilege. 1t
will enable members of Congress and
the Departments of the Government
to do public business with the peo-
pie at the public expense. During
the session of congress, and for thir-
ty days before and after, any writ
ten, printed, or other matter which
Congress has ordered to be distribut-
ed is to be carried through the
mails free The country newspapers
are allowed to go free within the
county of publication.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14
NEW ADvERTIsEmENrs.


DRY GOODS!
E. H. GILKEY
AsHTABULA, OHIO,
BLACK ALPACAs. AND MoHAIRs.
PoNGEEs. BRILLIANTINEs
TEHERAN CLOTHS a 1QsTERs
in all new shades.
GRAY sEIGEs. CAMEL
in Navy blue. and olive green,
BLACK SILKS. MERINOs
and EMPRESS CLOTHS
BLACK cAsHNEREs.
ALL WOOL DELANEs,
NAVY BLUE wATERPRt OF.
PAISLEY sHAwLs.
STRIPED REVERSIBLE sHAwLs,
FELT SKIRTS, sa.OO, sa4O. sa75, $500,
HAMBURG EDGNGs.
REAL LACES in valenciennes and thread,
BLACK GUIPURE LACEs,
BLACK LACE vEAILs, plain and dsttsd.
BLACK cLoAKING vELvETs.
BLACK TRIMMING vELvETs.
LADIES', MISSES & cHlLDREN's hosiery
GENTLEMENs FURNISHING GOODS
IN sHwLs AND DRAWERS,
STOCKINGS. COLLARS
HANDKERCHIEFs
SUSPEND
TABLE LINENS. NAPKINS, WHITE COUN
TERPANEs & BLANKETS.
FINE GOODS IN NOTIONS. COMBS RBUsH
Es. SOAPS & PERFUMERY. JET JEW
ELRY, JET ORNAMENTS. AND
FANCY GOODS IN
GREAT VARIETY.
ZEPHYR woRTEDs; CANVASS. PAT
TERMS, NEEDLES, GERMANTOWN YARNS
FILLING SILKS in all shade.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14
TIE FACT.
THE FACT.

No horse or wagon has ever been
purchased or used for such purpose
by the Post Office Department, nor
has the mail for Congressmen ever
been carried between the post office
and the Capitol by the Post Office
Department, or any of its agents
that work being done by the officers
Of the respective houses of Congress;
thus the third statement of the Com
merciaL falls for want of even the
sembance of truth to stand upon.
4th. Very soon it was found necessary
to buy horse and buggy IOr the man
who delivers notices Uf the non-payment
of postage.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

The Republican papers are making
a strong positition against B. F. But
Ter, on account of the recent devel-
opments of his power and influence
at the White House. There is no
hesitation in denouncing him as too
unscrupnlous and unsafe to be trust
ed as a party leader. If he was con-
tent to occupy subordinate posi-
tionlin the party, there would prob
ably be but little complaint But he
is not the man to accept a second po-
sitfon, anywhere. He is nothing un-
less he can lead. Whatever may be
the object of his aim, success must
follow. His irmness and energy, of
course, arouse similar qualities of
opposition, and when these are
sharpened by defeat, as is usually
the case, somebody must take the
eonsequences-Butler or the party
with which he is identified. If, as
in the Boston Custom House case,
the disappointment and hostility is
apt to fall upon the party, and di-
visions and the frittering away of
strength have a pernicious influence,
But none of these things move But
Ter, and the natural course of rene
dy for the evil is to break him
down. But this is no easy task. In
most cases, he shows himself equal
to his opponents. What viii be the
result of the evident intention to
head him off, can hardly be foretold.
That he can carry the Republican
convention, and secure the nomina-
tion is hardly to be expected. But
should he succeed in this, there is
more hope of his carrying the vote
at the polls. He has good many
Republican friends in the State, who
with the aid of the Democrats, who
it is thou ght will support him, may
give him a tolerable look for success.
Whether he will get the Democratic
strength or not, probably depends
upon the heat OF the canvass, and
how far the Republican press may
carry their opposition, As old Faith
er Ritchie used to say-'lOls UerOns.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14
We Mean Business,

and we guarantee to Save you Money. The
reasons must be self-evident to every Ieasona-
bic citiztn. 1t is 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, 1874-03-14
Marvellous Low Prices.

Now. every day scores Of customers are addedto
our list. as they find they can get better Goods
for less money.
This is no Advertising Fiumbug. The fact is
patent to all. Common sense tells how we can
afford to undersell.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14
GROCERIES, FAMILY SUPPLIES, &C
HOlC You Cam Do 1t?
SGUe Your MOneg! !
Don't be Sailed any longer

L HE old style of Buying and Sell
ing Groceries is Played Out with us. CASH is
the only TRUE Principle on which to do Busi
nessas within the last few weeks we have work
ed wonderful and marvellous change. Hundreds
of people a month ago never thought thar GRO
CERES could be sold at such
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14
THE TELEGRAPH.
AsHTABULA. OHIO.
Saturday Morning, Mar714, 1874

The Iowa Senate has passed to a
third reading the bill prohibiting the
sale of wine and beer.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

President Grant urges Congress
in a special message submitted on
the 2nd, to come to the aid of Phil
.adelphia Centennial with all the leg
islaSion necessary to make it ma
tional and international affair. He
approves very warmly of the Expo
sltion project International Expo
. sitions have been held by three of
the Great Powers Of the earth. and
now he thinks it is our turn. Our
hundredth anniversary ought to be
celebrated in this way,and PbiIa.
dslphia is Its 6ttest site, as il was
thsre the DECLARATION of Independ-
ence was promulgated. His last re-
mark is the best: Let us now, while
there is time, take all the teps that
'+GFe necessary to make the Exposition
soOmplets SueOess, o. let rs abandon
y h1Srisivsly.
n
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-14

The MAR upon President Grant and
his administration, is unceasing, fierce
and mcrupnlous. The Cincinnati Com
SseEcial, sa5 the whole tribe of so-called
Independent papers, indulge in charges
of all sorts of corruption and Official infa-
my, very much of the character of that
here set forth, and met by the the Wash
in. .ton Republic. We give it as a sample
of the truthfulness of most of these mach
nations, and as an evidence of the high
moral tone that sways these Journals and
contributes. we suppose, to their pharisa-
ical purity:
FACTS VS.. FICTIoN.-In a recent is
sue of the Cincinnati Commercial, a
so-called independent journal, the
following statements, among others,
are made:
fst. The family of Postmaster General
Creswell are accused of driving behind a
| s.. 700 span of horses recently purchased
with money taken from the contingent
fund sfthe Post Office Department
The fact is, that the family of the
Postmaster General never uses the
Department carriage and horses, but
do use their own private carriage and
horses, bought with the. money of.
and owned, by Mr.. Creswell; conse,
quently the above statement is Who'll
ly untrue.
2d. And not being a selfish man, Mr.
| Creswell is credited with providing Car
riages for FIVE OF his chief Assistants.
TIE FACT.
But one carriage is kept by and al
the cost of the Post Office Depart
ment, which is used for official bust
ness by the Postmaster General and
all of his chief assistants as occasion
may require, so that this statement
of the Commercial is also untrue.
Sd. About two years ago Postmaster
General CTeswell allowed the purchase
out ofihe contingent fund, of horse ant
wagon 10 convey the mails of Congress
men between the Capitol and post Office
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-11
NEWS MISCELLANY.

The liver men at Cincinnati report
that on the banks of the Ohio river,
from Irontun TO Marietta, u distance
of one hundred miles, the forests are
on fire, aud the smoke is so deuse on
the river rs to render navigation im-
possible The fires in the pine forests
in Fairfield county and in the swamps
near Akron are still raging flercely.
1t Is significant of the number oil
people without employment in New
York that more than u thousand men
answered, by persouul application the
advertisement of n certain Snowman
for supernumeraries to walk in process
sion, at insignificantIy low wages. II
is computed that there are ninety thou.
sand persons idle in the metropolis.
Syracuse, n. V, has q sensation ia
mechanics-the removal of "a large
brick building from one piece oil
ground TO another. Chicago cOutraC-
tors are doing it.
Chicago received enough fruit in
september to fill train of cars four
miles long. The total sales for a season
ofsiX months will amount to more
than Sll ,00O,000. Tho sale of peaches
alone in one day during the past sea.
son footed mp over S27, 900.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-11
POLITICAL ITEMS. HUMOROUS
AND SERIOUS.

The Chattanooga Commercial says
rs Chattanooga is the only city in
the United States that has gone Re
publican thisyear, as far az heard from
some Republicans think it would be
doing the handsome thing to hold the
next National Republican Convention
here.
The Louisville Co1ricr-JOlTnal head
lines began the election returns with
tho classic expression Busted"
We are inclined to think from the
returns now before US, that the Demo
Gratis voted early and often last Tues.
day.
General Banks has his innings. He
was omitted from the present Congress
because be preferred GREELEY 70
GRANT, but he is all right nov. He
ioUk the back-pay" aud kept it, aud
helped GRANT 10 his double pay, but
he was not a purchasable person
Chester w. Chapn, the Democrat
elected to Congress in the Springfield
Massachusetts District, is the Presi-
dent of the Boston aud Albany Rail
road "A gentleman of great wealth, high
N""' 60 CIV ~ S'tINON JS"i9' AA'1
age Is sevehty-slX, PVT he IS vigorous
auu cle9r, iea1td' Ills residence IS III
opr!hSHeiu' Iue hePuoilcaus III that
Democrat enough TO hurt"
Tne I,0uisvIlIe (Ioy,ucycjq, sovs.
The thing that will take away from
the Democrats one Of the chiefest de-
lights of their success is the defeat OF
Ben. Butler. 70 have Benjamin in q
minority and bully-Tag him would