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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
Chicago Market.
STATE OF OHIO !
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, {
Columbus, o. Jan. 2qth- 1874

NNsNEeO0oa
WHEREAS, the LANCASHIRE
w INSURANCE COMPANY, located at
Manchester. in the United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, foreign Fire Insurance Com
pahy is possess ed of at least the amount of actu-
al capital required of similar companies formed
under the provisions Of the act entitled San act tc
regulate Insurance Companies doing an InsurS- zoo
business in. the State of Ohio" passed APP i o.
1S7 and the acts amendatory thereof and snnn1e
mentary thereto. and has deposited WI the Sn
perintendent of Insurance Of the ST. "a of SbioS n
trust for the benefit and security - 81 Sc noIfHc, ~
holders residing in the State of Ohio a snm not
and securities required and oIio-roJ br soi5 oc+s
and has filed in this of1c' a certIfe5 conv of its
Charter or Deed ofSet ,en,ent and dafeiIed etats
OF ot lIS nsse and liabilities and evidences
cabIe "a forai of the said acts which are appli-
nas5, ~ t1sV w IN Fire Insurance Companies, part
"-d associations.
n No" Therefore, in pursuance of law, I, William
= Church, Superintendent of Insurance of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that said Compa
ny is authorized to transact its appropriate bust
of Fire Insurance in this state, in accordance
with law, during the current year. The condition
and business Of said Company December 31st,
1872 as shown by the statement of Home Office
made to this Department, is as follows
Amount of actual paid up capital, ..-.e 7aO,7OO
Aggregate amt of available assets. 2,564,525
Aggregate amount of liabilities, lex
cept capitaD including Reinsurance 1,69S, ,22S5.5
Amount Of income for the preceding
year in cash .......... ....... -. 922, 81
Amount of expenditures for the pre-
ceding year in cash S5O,O5O36
The condition or business of the United States
or American Branch, December 31st 1873, is shown
by statement as follows
Aggregate amonnt of available assets in
the United States S425, 49, 80
Aggregate amount of liabilities in the
United States including reinsurance 225, ,65 AZ
Amount Of income for the preceding
year in each in the United States. 434, SO
Amount of expenditures for the preced-
ing year in cash inthe United States 365, ,504 SO
In witness whereof have hereunto subscribed
my name and caused the seal of my office to be
affixed the day and year above written.
W. F. CHURCH, Sup't.
G. WILLARD. AGENT for Ashtabula,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
southern Claims.


One of the possible fruits of Demo
cratic majority in the House of Repre-
sentatives, controlled by the votes ofthe
southern members, will be the depletion
of the treasury and new hurthens on tax
payers in the payment of the so-called
southern claims for damages to property
Of "union men" during the war, The
unionism was only developed however,
in many instances, when a prospect open
ed to get into the treasury with all man.
ner of fictitious and exaggerated claims.
The Com missioners who have charge
of these cl aims at Washington. are now
engaged in taking testimony as TO their
validity, with the purpose of laying it
before Congress, The entire number Of
claims presented TO the Commi ssioners
are over 81 900, only 1884 of which have
been adjudicated. A year ago the ag
gregate amount of the claims so passed
upon was SIC, ,254. 1856, leaving to be dis
posed of II 900 claims, amounting to $50,
OO0,OOO Several millions of dollars
have been appropriated and paid in sat
isfaction of the 1884 claims above y
ferred to and reported to Congress nv the
Commissioners. The numb 20 =. 70,
ported 10 Congress ne winter uiI, NO,
De SO large as .eretolore.q Many of the
o.a.'i'auss . y Iced their respective claims
a Ve'Y nigh figures, such as the facts pre-.
nted did not justify, and therefore there
was an extensive reduction by the Com
missioners As instances, one man
claimed $4,000 and was cut down to
$4,000 and another who claimed $4,000
received only $168. These claims it will
be recollected, arise from seizures and the
destruction of pr operty owned by Union
men in Southern States. The question OF
loyalty Is an essential element in their
allowance The lime for presenting
claims expired on the 3rd of March, 1873.
A bill Is pending in Congress to extend
the time for this purpose, many persons
not having heard of the limit
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14

withIn one of two thirds of the Congress
sional delegation of the state.
The Democrats will not realize" on
their recent gain Of Congressman. giving
them majority of forty or fifty iu the
House, until December year, as tie
first session ofthe Forty fourth Congress
will not convene until tia t time. IheS
Will DC powerless to carry ihroi@h any
political measures, as the krpuN'i,'.'',9 ..,
retain a majority in the SENATE %, 90
cannct be changed befora March, i0'' ;
when the nrxt Presidential term viii
commence 1tis likely that 'hr Demo
Gratis of the next HOUSE will deVole lheif
attention 10 maxim political capital Tor
N. presidential campaign, by all man
ner of investigations into the good, bad
and Indifferent acts OF the parry in power
But this fact-which appears to he seh
erally understood-will no dcubl I'M
pose on Republicans at The coming seS
sion the duly of setting their political
household in order.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14

In 1910, says the N. Y. Times, the DEM
Gratis were swept out of power by a
whIrlwind and yet in 1914, they elected
their Presidential candidate, Polk, over
the great Henry Clay. In 1858 the Dem
ocrats elected Pierce by the electoral
votes of all the States except four but
in 1858 theft party began to break up and
narrowly escaping a defeat in 1856, it was
scattered to the winds in 1860. In 1862
Gen. Grant was reelected by the electo-
rial votes of all the States except six,
with two thirds of each house of Con-
gress to back him, and yet in 1874 we
have something very much like the re-
dictionary whirlWlnd of 1910.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE.

ST. ELMO, ILL, July 8. 1874
~ " FIERCE, NJ. D., Buffalo, N. Y.:-I
~ish " to add my testimony to the wonder
iul curative properties of yonr All ~,
ia taken 9oIaen nsnai Medical Discovery. have
nrst used it. was badly ofIIicind S,hGe aiie,
dyspepsia, liver dcranged and ma an olHnai WIN
so sSoi,ecL prrstration Of the nervous svsisrD
ogp Sg rapid and complete did the Discovcr,,,
Iees I;Ia a perfect cure that ii seemed mors
and and magic and perfect wonder 10 myseif
yDitt,nce slnce that time we have never hean
DDlthout bottle of the Discnva.i oee5 1
soIiS as.ve 1--WE Pellets ia the house. They orn n
and reaJu unu lamIly physician in the house
of sickness Al al times TO fly to the relief
never NJ vVerThme5SS.%llhout ho5 charge. We have
ars, ,,n,'n,, uau Go'lpr in the house since we
ILs' Il,s "eRah 'hr H." of your PrIlr,s ami
Discovery / hay r,comm.rJ, ~ %nI
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
From the MT. vernon Bqnner we MOTTO

From the Mt. Vernon Bdnnsr we notice
that the Rev. Mr.. Cracraft, OF Gambler,
has accepted call to the Congregational
church in Norwalk. The Rev. Mr.. G..
was a minister in the Epicopal church,
winch communion he left and took or
uers as Congregationalist. The re-
markaOIe fact occurred about the time the
Rev. Mr.. G. left the Episcopal church
70 go 10 the CongregatIonalists, that the
Rev. Mr.. Stone, who had lately been
President of Kenyon College at Gambler
lett the Episcopal church to 20 TO the
homan Catholic church, in winch he is
now priest.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
our NorthWest COAST.

From an article in the San Francisco
Bulletin it appears that some important
results have been Obtaiued by an expedi-
ton under DR.. Hall, along our Northwest
coast The coast line was found 10 be
considerably different from the one put
down on the maps. hmm ense glaciers
at present IN action, were found ouly a
few years ago it was supposed that there
was nothing of the kind on the American
Continent 1t is asserted that Mounts
Crilion and. Fairweather are $1,000 feet
high, and that Mount St. Elias, is the
highest mountain on the Continent. but
the figures are not stated. The location
Of this and other mountains are also cor
rected by the results of the expedition.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14

I, is needless for us ut this time, says
,bo c..,uga Republican, 10 off, any cx-
tended comment upon the astounding re-
snl,s of the late elections, which are an
equal surprise to both parties Ii were
wiser, perhaps. TO await ihe develope-
menis 20 follow. Suffice il to say th#t
there seems to be a very general concur-
renee of opinion upon these points =
That the overwhelming defeat OF the Re
publican party is indicative OF no change
of sentiment or policy on the part OF the
people, but merely of a desire for
change of administration that II IS not
due 10 anv one cause.-the Crusade, Hard
Times. Credit Mobilirr, Salary Grab, CIV
il RIGHT Bill. Third Term or other, but
an aggregation of causes which whether,
rightfully or otherwise, have served TO
impair the public confidence in the lea
dership of the party {; that, TO restore that
confidence, wiser counsels and more TN
selfish purposes are needed ). that upon
the now victorious Democratic party viii
devolye the task, more difficult by far
than that of criticism and opposition, of
devising policy for remedying the evils
Of which the people complain, and, fail
ing to do this, it mus lose all the fruits
of its success and, that if the Republi-
can party, which is still the dominant
party, is equal 10 the emergency, it will
al once devote itself in earnest TO the
work of self-purifcation and general re-
form, and this accomplished, will be
stronger than ever, and prepared TO enter
the Presidential contest of 1876 only TO
win victory as complete and glorious
as its present defeat is humiliating and
disgracefel.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14

Notwithstanding that lotteries have
oeen IN favor from the earliest times, and
great fortunes made by those who are
willing to risk little for the chance of
getting much. there is good deal 10 be
said against them. And good deal has
-Deen said against them, so that thousands
who wouldlike to take chance are kent
from it by the notion that II is no, m,roI
TO make fortune at one lucky s,roI,o
Then there are so many bogus scbsrnoa
offered, in which the tickets are all bIanIs
managed by unknown persons, in WHOM
the public has no confidence, that a oo,,
hous man naturally hesitates beforedp.
vesting even a small sum.
Such prudent people have now chance
TO try their luck in magnificent scheme
where everything is fair and the cbanooa
great, The Public Library of Ken,ncl,,,
will give its fifth and last gift concert :,
Louisville, on the 3Oih of Nov, 1874 IT,
and half millions of dollars in cash viii
be distributed in twenty thousand pris.s
the highest of which is $25O,OOO cash
Whole tickets cost only $50, and a tenth
of ticket, or one coupon, So. The con-
eerts, of which this is positively the last,
are under the management of Gov. Thos.
E. Bfamletfe, of Kentucky, associated
with 'orbcr g"nil' en- Of the highrsschar-
lcttr i.h sanding.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
"ONcE MORE UNTO THE nREEoM."
aiawcIi ia Returned 10 Limbo Again.

Bldwell, who was arrested II few days
ago by Sheriff Barkley, rs one Of the
supposed San Antonio mail "cab-
bagers," turns up, after having cleared
himself Of the first charge, In the role
Of an alleged horse thief on his re-
lease by the United States marshal,
on the first charge, he received an en-
phatlc hint from Sheriff Barley that
his withdrawal from this city would,
perhaps, he better for the city, Its OIL
GERS and his klngly self This, he
thought all nonsense, and he de-
cided that Dallas was big enough to
hold him for few days, and 80 he re-
manned. And on the second day after
his discharge, he steps into the HER
AID Office and asks us to furnish him
space enough to vindicate himself be-
fore the public on the mail question.
We rendered him the space, but with
our constitutional dillidence observed,
that the public might say after reading
IL, ooh, tell that to the marlnes.n
Then Mr.. BidwelI disappeared medi-
tatively from our sanctum, and never
more did we hear of b. until yesterday,
when he come in from the country in
company with u Mr.. Hobbs, who leads
him in by the ear to the sheriff, and
solemnly allirms that the virtuous
Bidwell, who once wanted to "vindi-
caten himself, had stolen II horse and
trappings Of his (Mr. HobbsO neghbor.
Az soon as the affidavit was made out
Bidwell dropped the lid of one of his
eyes at the sheriff, and warmly desired
to say n sweet word or two, by way OF
his innocence, to that gentleman. The
sheriff coldly waived n repellant palm
at Bldwell, and declined u confab, and
turning to a deputy, directed that
functionary TO turn him over to Kit
Carson.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
REQUESTS TO the Lees.

The will of Mrs. A. NJ. Fitzhugh, of
Alexandria, Virginia, a member of the
Lee family, bestows the bulk of her
large property upon the children of
the late General r. Il. Lee, relatives of
her husband, by whom it was be-
queathed to her. She was worth 5000
900 in bonds, stocks and money, in ad-
dition to her large landed estates.
The Ravensworth estate goes to Gene
raj h. Il. Lees children. General
titzhugh Lee gets II portion of Rich
land and $1,000. The rest of the Rich
land and Arkindale estates is divided
equally among General Fitz Lees four
brothers, Henry, Smith, John and
Daniel, Mr.. h. G. Lee receiving the
late residence of Mrs. Fitzhugh in
Alexandria. $1,000 and an annuity of
$500, not, however, to come into pos
session of the house until after the eX-
piration of five years, during which
time his mother is to occupy it. Mr.
Charles Carr, and his sister, Miss Eliza
Carr, each receive $4,000. The Colds
boroughs, of Maryland, are also re-
membered, and William Burke, the
dining-room servant, gets the cottage
in which he lives and $4,000. A claim
for $4,000 damages to the Ravens
worth estate is pending before the
claims commission.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03

The gas company has just received
the street lamps, and will, rs soon
as arrangements are made with the
city council, proceed to erect them on
such streets as may be determined
upon. Colonel John Lockwood, who
has full charge of the works, Is ener-
getlcally forwarding the whole thing.
An experienced mechanic, from ST.
Louis, is experimenting the necessary
masonry inside of the building, aud by
the 10Th Of the current month our city
will be lighted by gas. When the
works are entirely completed, we will
give full and scientific description OF
the enterprise,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03

A compliment as graceful as il was
beautiful, was the presentation to the
criminal court room, yesterday, Of II
very pretty carpet of Il dainty figure,
to cover the raised platform which
constitutes the judicial scat of his
honor, Judge Silas Hare. The gift was
from Mrs Major james Barliley, wife OF
our princely sheriff; Mrs. Samuel Blake,
wife of the genial Samuel Blake, Esq,
of that sterling house of Messrs. Clark,
Bryan u Blake, and Mrs. Frank Aus
tin, wife of our popular Main street
jeweler, Frank Austin, Esq. We learn
that it is the intention of these ladies
to present his honor, Judge Silas Hare
on taking the bench in the new court
room on Monday, with a boquet which,
coming from these ladies, cannot be
other than the most choice and elegant
of all the blooming radiance of tlora's
realm.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
Wheat.

This very popular retail dry goods
house offers, per advertisement in an.
other column, their entire stock at ex-
tremely low figures; in fact, starving
prices. The pushing head of the house
boldly, and in a high key, declares tina!
he means business. And as u mer-
chant, Mr.. Wheat means just what he
says. The ladies will find every article
on his shelves marked down to suit their
most squeemish notions of economy,
and all the ladies' are economical OF
course. One object in their reduction
is to avoid the expense of removing
this stock to the handsome new build
ing adjoining Fields opera house,
where this energetic and always relia-
Die gentleman will open one of the
most splendid stocks ever introduced
in this city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03

The Rome correspondent of the Lon.
don Times writes under date of April B.:
ellis Holiness Pope Plus TX enjoys
excellent health This is fact to
which all persons privileged to fire.
quent the vatican private apartments
and admitted to the pointiff's venera-
BILE presence unanimously bear witness
1t is theme on which the clerical
papers become transcendently eloquent.
Every one they say, observes with
wonder and almost stupelaction the
fiorid and robust health of the holy
father His appetite is very great
and his digestion perfect Almost
every day he goes down for long walks
into the Vatican gardens, and yester-
day he was sauntering about without a
cloak, just as in his chamber, with no
other garment than his white robe.
He walked fast and briskly, without
the aid of IA stick, his cardinals follow
ing him with difficulty. He has never
been so joyous, so full of confidence In
the approaching restoration of the
temporal power. He is necessarily
testing. His conversation sparkles
with quibs and cranks and repartees,
but he Is always somewhat harsh with
his prelates, whom he scolds severely,
and especially with Antonelli, whom
he either scolds or turns into ridicule.'n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
RAILROAD TAME TABLE.
and Departure OF Trains at
DALLAS.
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
ARK ANSAS.

From the Little Rock Gazette, of May
/, We learn the following particulars
Of the fight between the Baxter and
Brooks forces, referred to in yester-
days dispatches:
About II O'clock last night General
Newton received official dispatches
from Pine Bluff that General King
White has just returned from New Gas
cony, and reports as follows: He found
about two hundred armed men at the
corner store in Jefferson county. He
sent forward three officers to order
them to disperse but they were fired
upon without being heard, and a fight
ensued, resulting in the death of nine
men and twenty wounded to the mob,
with the capture ofthe two leaders, Muir
ply and Vandesande, and eighty.two
men, with a loss to him of seven men
wounded and three horses killed and
seven horses wounded. Hedischarged
all the men to their homes, after hav-
ing disarmed them. Further advices
state that there is another similar or
ganization of about two hundred men
in Lincoln and Arkansas counties, and
General White has been directed to
dispense them also. Thus the war
opens.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
Liquor Legislation.

The legislature of North Carolina
has passed an act entitled "for the bet
ter security of human life.n 1t pro-
vides that any person who manulac-
lures, sells or deals in spirituous liquors
as n drink, of any name or kind, con-
tanning foreign properties or ingredi-
ents poisonous to the system, shall be
punished with five years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary. The certif-
cate of q competent chemist shall be
prtma tdcie evidence against the
offender.
The legislature of New Jersey, at its
last session, passed bin which pro.
vides for the appointment of an in.
spector of liquorsin every county ofthe
state, whose duty it shall be to exam
inc all alcoholic liquors offered for sale
in his district, and visiting with severe
penalties any attempt to vend impure
or adulterated beverages.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
II. ". Tor,,pi,ins.

Attracted to the spacious warehouse
OF this enterprising firm by the kissing
of steam, whirr of wheels and the buzz
of machinery we witnessed yesterday
4 new method of displaying the finish,
speed and motion of agricultural ma
chinery.
With u five-horse "Baxter' engine,
which is beautiful sample in itself,
he Is running q "Kirby" combined
reaper and mower, Us self rake, show
ing the full action Of the knife, beaters
and rake the same as if in the field.
For strength and ada tability to gen.
era character of work, this machine is
at the head of the list of the one
wheel rcapers. He is also running the
celebrated champion" reaper and
mower as q self rake. The finish,
thoroughness of construction, speed
and steadiness of motion of this ma
chine speaks for ITSELF and Is built ey-
pressly to cover the need of light
running, strong and durable machine.
The Case" thresher, of full size, COM
plete with stacker, is also run by the
same engine, and by its handsome
appearance, seems to be asserting its
own merits. 1t is superiority built
machine, with all the latest improve
ments.
This method of showing the full ac-
ton Of agricultural machinery is u
good one, and in accord with the push
Of Major Tompkins. All THAT is needed
TO carry out the illusion of u harvest
held Is the presence of the wheat. And
what marvels, as labor savers, they are.
The contrst between these merchants
and the time-honored flay and antique
pickle, Is as marked as the contrast be.
tween the classical fig leaf of the pri-
NAL garden and the toilet of the
modern belle, with her deity woven
fabrics, subtly wrought laces and
wealth Of ornaments, aud again as
marked, excuse US ladies, as the con,
trast between the dropy, dreamy belle
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03

Pierce az Lyle keep every.
tilinis i'm the musical line, from
II Eve cent jews harp mp 10 u
$1,000 piano. Sheet music not
found liza Owr stock, awe will Or
der promptly and receive ii i'm
10 few days. Always on hand the
Finest. imported strings that can
he f0uRts ina New Work.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03

Tho following gentlemen whose
cards we find upon our table, arrived
In our city yesterday, and are stopping
at the Commercial hotel; S. a. Gun
ningham, Esq, late Of the Shelbyvlllc
(Tennessee) Commercial; Hon, A. Il.
Ross, clerk Of the supreme court Of
Tennessee, and A. Frierson, Esq, oil
shelbyville. Also w, b. McEntire, j,
Y. Johnson and Messrs. Brewson
McCord and Sanders, ofRome, Georgia
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
MeoiinG ~ Tho stor kb0ldcrs OF the san
LaciniO hi0tpl.

Ata meeting Of tho stockholders Of
tho San Jaclnto hotel last night, At the
office OF tho company, tho following
gentlemen were elected board of
directors for the ensuing yenr II, f..
TomplsIns, II. $. Eryay, j. r. ID,
Blades, w, 9. Connor Thomas Fields,
II IL the intention of the directors to
push the work forward at once.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03

But faint idea Of the apparently in
eShaustable stock Of spring millinery
goods kept by this lady can be given
in n newspaper notice. Such variety
of straw hats and bonnets, Of the lead
ing shapes and colors and Of the most
reasonable prices, have seldom been
collected together in one establishment.
Our lady readers should be sure and
call In and examine over Mrs. Baths
stock. A splendid collection of ha,r is
also offered for sale at this emporium.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-03
Sunday school Picnic

The Ervay street and east Dallas Sabbath
schools OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
south will give picnic In the grove adJoin,
Ing the fair grounds, on Saturday. the 9th day
of May. Addresses oa the subject OF Sabbath
schools win be delivered by Mr.. West and
the Rev. Mr.. Cullom. Parents and children
generally and all friends ofSunday school.
are cordially invited to attend.
SAMUEL ARMSTRONG,
CIdtd City Missionary.