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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

The Mennonites continue to come to
1his continent from Russia. Six hundred
have arrived at Halifax on their way to
the Northwest The account this party
give OF themselves and their hegira, is
that their foretathers have lived in the
'Crimea for upwards of one hundred years
and the flight from Russia is because they
Will not submit to be made Greek Catho-
lies, and rendered liable to military ser
vice. The number who contemplate
leaving reaches forty thousand Among
those lust arrived are members of COM
munity who have all their worldly goods
in common. The father of the head man
of the brotherhood gives this account of
them: 1--WE all work at agricultural pur-
suits; we don't smoke; if we drink too
much VIC are publicly reproved in our re-
lirlous meetings. We do not use we'd
ding rings; we have no divorces fman
and wife separate neither, is allowed 10
marry again. Wehad our own court Tor
small matters in Russia, but had TO go De-
fore the Russian courts in matters OF ap-
peal. We have large number OF iami-
lies here, some OF them MS large as eight
or ten children"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

General Spinner says the relations be-
tween Secretary Bristow and himself,
both social and official, are and have been
of the most pleasant and amicable nature
The Treasurer explains that Secretary
Bristow and he had perfect understand
ing as to the Civil Service Rules, which it
is agreed operated unjustly and injurious
ly in the Treasurer's bureau, and tha
VIII ich seemed 10 those persons inclined
to make mischief between the Secretary
and Treasurer, was simply a successful eff
fort on the part of General Spinner, as
sisted by General Bristow, to have the
Civil Service rules modified by the Presi-
dent so as TO obviate the objections raised
by Spinner AS the matter now stands,
only such persons are 10 be examined for
admission as clerks to the Treasurer's bu-
reau as may be nominated to the Civil
Service Board, by him, and those persons
who are employed exclusively as count
ers, are to be subjected to the test only as
to their knowledge of the simple funda-
mental rules of arithmetic.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
See What Ju1ga Was0n of Indiana, CHAR

See What Judge Wilson Of Indiana, Char
man Of the C0Hmfttee Of Congress to In
oestlgdte the Affairs Of the District Of Co
tIn15ia, says about General GARFIELD and
We Pacing Contract.
EDITOR TELEGRAPH-As within a few
days few persons have endeavored IL
Influence the voters of this vicinity to act
with them in the defeat of General Gar
field for denomination, claiming TO have
discovered (what all his political enemies
had failed TO do up to this timel and as
they supposed too late TO be contrad1cled
by any official document, that the report of
the Committee of Congress showed that
Gen. Garfield was connected with swim
die on the General Government in the
matter of paving contract in Washing
ton City; and knowing, as they well did
the report of this Committee and the tes-
umony taken (having been reported the
last week of the sess on) had not yet
been published, and therefore could not
be used to show the utter talsity of the
charges made, l took the means to obtain
from the Hon ]. NJ Wilson, of Ind,
Chairman of the Committee, and author
OF the Report, with whom I had the hon
or of an acquaintance through his broth
er, the Hon. w Wilson, of Warren Co.,
D., who served with me two years in the
Ohio Legislature,) statement of his
views on the subject.
Ihope that all those who have been
misted by this canard- promulgated on
the eve of the primary meetings will
read this letter, and be on the lookout for
the next. How much confidence can be
placed in any other charges they may
make!
l make the following extract from
private letter from Judge Wilson:
a shall be much gratiied if it 0he fol-
lowing letter. shall at all be conducive to
repel any attacks that may be made upon
the Generals honor or integrity, in both
of which have the highest confidence"
GEO. W. STEELE.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

The Indiana Democrats recently
undertook to define the principles of
the Democratic party, but the chief
plank of their platform is thus dis
posed of by the N. Y. World:
"a very dead horse lies spread out
stiff, stark, and cold on the Indiana
Democratic platform. 1t is the
Pendleton proposition to pay the
five twenty bonds in greenbacks.
Some rascally Ohio politician dump
ed it there, we suppose, to destroy
Mr.. Hendricks chances for the Pres
idential nomination in 1876. The
dead horse had better be carted off
to the rendering vats as soon as
convenient. The stencil would not
be good for the health of the Demo
cratic party"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
CONNERsvILLE INDIANA, !
Anrnst 1 1874 [

August 1, 1874.
HoN. GEO. W. STEELE:
Dear Sir-TO the request for informa-
ton as to whether or not the action of
General Garfield, in connection with the
affairs fthe District of Columbia, was the
subject of condemnation by the commit
tee that recently had those affairs under
consideration, l answer that it was not;
nor was there, in my opinion, any evi-
dence that would have warranted any
unfavorable criticism upon his coEduct
The facts disclosed by the evidence, so
far as he is concerned, are briefly these:
The Board of Public Works was con-
sidering the question as TO the kind of
pavements that should be laid. There
was contest as to the respective merits
of various wooden pavements. Mr. Par
sons represented, as attorney, the DeGol-
yer d McClelland patent, and being called
away from Washington about the time
the hearing was 10 be had before the
Board of Public Works on this subject,
procured General Garfield to appear he
fore the Board in his stead and argue the
merits of this patent This he did, and
this was the whole of his connection with
the matter. 1t was not question rs to
the kind of contract that should be made,
but us TO whether this particular pave
ment should be laid. The criticism of
the committee was not upon the paUemeHt
in favor OF which General Garfield argued,
but was upon the contract made with ref
erence to it; and there was no evidence
which would warrant the conclusion that
he had anything TO do with the latter.
Very respectfully, &c,
7 M WILSON
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

GARFIELD AND HIS DEFAMERs. The
mast and present weeks have been busy
ones with the opponents of Representa-
tive Garfield. The district has been food
ed with circulars and extras, teeming
with Misrepresentation, intended to in
lure the character of this gentlemen. Mr..
Jones. of Warren, who has been annOunc-
ed as a candidate for Garfeld's place, has
been. as we learn. exceedingly busy in
that county. while Mr. George Paine, of
Paiuesyille, has been equally industrious
in Lake and this county. We have not
heard of the effect of Mr.. Jones efforts.
but private letters from that quarter as
sure us that his vaporing is of but little
avail, and his baitering ram bas only ex-
hibited its inadequaey and unftness for
the task undertaken. On the other hand,
Mr.. Paines labors are accurately met s.
ured. After the issue of an extra of the
Ado ertiser, and sending it broad cast
through this portion of the-district, he
ventured to call meeting On Saturday
evening last, at Palnesville, of all those
opposed to Mr. Garfield's denomination.
This proved a rather unfortunate step, for
the meeting was failure. and only sery-
ed to show the weakness of the opposi-
ton, and dishearten those whose hands
and hearts were to be streng gthened by it.
The Telegraph tells US that the gathering
did not exceed a dozen all told, and was
most miserable fizzle This is, we Think a
pretty fair index of Garfeld's opposition
throughout the district, and the confeh-
tion will show that his position Is 100
strong to be seriously affected by such
nnnv adversaries. The points that have
been raised against him, haYe each sue
cessivelv been swept away. The Credit
Mobelier has had little or no influence up
on the public mind. He was wheedled
into a step which, when the character of
the thing came to be understood, he took
the earliest opportunity to get out OF. The
next was the Salary Grab. That his vote
was not cast against the Appropriation
Bill that covered it, was sought to be used
against him.
In this, be acted from deliberate, con-
scientious motives, TO save worse evil.
The back pay he never touched or intend
to touch. And the last charge, that of
the part taken in the paving contract at
Washington. This is sufficiently disposed
of by the chairman of the Investigating
Committee, in another column, without
further words.
This district is proud of their Repre-
sentative, and will stand by him. Ashta-
bula county, especially, would as soon
think of suicide as to abandon him. She
honors the man and the soundness of judg-
ment that has made him the prominent
figure of the House, His position. and
the influence he is able TO exert, in further
ing her welfare and prosperity, could not
be equaled by any new member, and she
recognizes the identity of her interest and
honor as centered in him, and will stand
by him.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

Producing blOtches on the face, dizziness, ner-
vosness dinness of the sight, noises in the head,
confusion of ideas, loss ofmemOry, and cOnsump-
tion.
The museum when completed VIII be found to
embrace the most perfect obtainable means of il
lustraton skeletons, vascular preparations, plates
and papier mache models, plates and full sets OF
surgical instruments, manikins, and wax repre-
sentations of surgical anatomy and disease exten-
sive chemical apparatus, drawings and samples
Complete botanical and pharmaceutical samples
of the mateTia medica. French works Illustrating
cial pathology.
We also have an extensive Drug Store in cOnnec-
tion with the Institute where all our preparation
There is nothing equal to this III the whole Unit
ed States.
Medicine sent anywhere by express. All letters
to be addressed
DR. A. SLEE, SR..
2S411 Superior st Cleveland Ohio.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

Two elections took place on Mon
day the 9rd, one in Utah for dele
gates in Congress, and the other in
kentucky for county officers and
clerk OF the court of Appeals. In
otah the polygamists were success
Iul' and in Kentucky the Democrats.
The former contest was an interest
ing one, as George Q. Cannon. the
delegate to Congress, was renomi-
mated by the Mormons, notwitb-
standing the declaration of Congress-
that hereafter no polygamist would
be allowed to take his seat. There
was a strong vote cast, as every eff,
fort was made both by the Mormons
and Liberals to poll full vote. The
women generally voted with the
Mormons.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

Tiltons present position rather in
dieates that there is new power
behind the throne, and another
guiding finger in the scandal case.
The intercourse of Moulton with
Gen. Butler-stopping with him
may have something to do with the
matter. If this is true, it renders
the case in no wise the less interest
ing. 1t indicates somewhat plainly,
that the game of finessing, will not
all be on one side, but that Mr..
Beecher will be quite likely to find
game trickery-the ca sting of
dust into the eyes of the public-will
have two sides to it. If Mr.. Beech
er is as he afirms, guiltless, the ques-
tionable weapons he handles are al
together out of place and worse than
useless. He needs no Investigating
Committee with a member of the
bar to manage his case. The power
is in his own hands to prove his in
nocense, and put an end to the dis
creditable exhibition he is making
before the world. If as his admis-
sions and those of his victim, are
calculated to prove, that he has been
"nesthiding," his course is still more
incongruous and unbecoming. As
teacher of righteousness-Of the
simplicity and truth of the religion
he processes, confession and peni-
tence only are left to him. One
course or the other is incumbent up
on him, and the sooner it is adopted,
the sooner that torture and suffering
that he infers has rested upon him,
will be removed. If governed by
the spirit of christianity, the way out
of evil is short and easy, and this
Mr.. Beecher ought to know. Mr..
Tflton has notified the Investigating
Committee in the Beecher case that
he will pay no further attention to
it, having determined to bring out
all the questions involved before
court of law. Mr.. Moulton has re-
turned to Brooklyn, and again ex-
pressed his willingness to testify be-
,ore the committee, if he is request
ID to do so in writing by Mr.. Beech
II and Tilton. He says explicitly
hat he has not been requested in
my way by Mr.. Beecher to appear
before the Committee.
Frank Moulton has by permission of
10Th parties agreed to make his statement
nd submit copies of all the papers in his
possession to the Beecher Investigating
Committee on Saturday evening the Sth
NET
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, receiv ed
from the President very plain lesson
in his duties. To long and confused
dispatch, pleading for the presence OF
United States troops in Vicksburg, on the
ground that it would "do great good"
the President replied that he "declined
to move the troops except under call
made strictly in accordance with the
terms of the Constitution" Gov. Ames
is son-in-law of B. F. Butler. Will
some Of our Democratic friends please
point out the political significance of this
occurrence, also its bearing on Cesar.
ism :" So fine an opportunity should not
be neglected.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
CHILD. STEALING.

The kidnapping of children, Inaugural
ted in Philadelphia, has broken out IN
New York, which might have oeen ex-
pected, for l know of no soil in which
Villainy thrives so well as here. A child
about five years of age was stolen from
32th street, nearly a week ago. and the
only clue the parents could get 10 it was
by advertising in the Herald The nm
swer came promptly-the child had been
stolen and was being held for a ransom.
In this case, however, the cold blooded
villains made mistake, for the parents
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
BOSS TWEED

has well nigh gone out Of public sight.
1t is astonishing how soon a man is for.
gotten in New York politics, when he
has nothing to give. He might as we'll
be dead. 1t is true he has influence
enough to get better treatment than other
conVicts, but that is about the extent OF
it. The old man went over to the Island,
and that day his star set Other aspi-
rants for power administered upon his
estate at once.
The venerable old villains political
property was divided just as soon as it
was tolerably certain that he could not
get out for year. Morrissey grabbed q
portion, and the other gin mill polit icians
took the balance, and were Tweed out
to-day he could hardly reinstate him
self for the men who have usurped his
place will hold what they have. and the
old man having no places to dispose OF,
could not organize a new party to stand
at his back. They like him as well
as they ever did--that is, those who
liked him at all-but personal liking has
little to do with such matters. The poll
tician anywhere is selfish-the New York
politician is particularly and essentially
so. He commands respect precisely in
proportion to his power-once dead al
ways dead.
But am happy TO be able to say that
the old rings will never again have the
power once welded. Tweed held it all
in his hands and used it to the advantage
of himself and his friends unquestioned
and unchecked He was the source of
power and the fountain of wealth. Who
ever was useful to him was rewarded
magnif Gently and whoever was opposed
TO him was mercilessly killed. But now
that power is divided. There are DO
zen able and INSCRIPTIONS men aspiring
10 De 1w eeds, and as they are warning
WIN each other it is not impossible for
'he decent elements of the city to wresz
the power from them and reform aud pui-
riy the government. II is fortunate thar
each ot the aspirant leaders had rather
see The power go into the hands of the
opposition than to let it bo Crashed nv q
rival. Let us hope that these ropnes IN
continue to fall out, till honest men co,,,,
to their own.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

The city election at Vicksburg, where
violence and diseord were expected, pass.
ed off quietly on the 4th and there was no
disturbance CO of any kind. Both whites
and blacks polled their full registered
strength.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

There is farcical as well as serious side
TO the Brooklyn mess. The gushing let
tiers read at the Plymouth Church meet
ing, declaring undying love for Mr..
Beecher, come what may, are of the farci-
cal cast So is the story of Tilton going
pistol in hand-Or in pocket-to demand
the return of his wife's certificate of
Beecher's honor while the reported of
fer OfMr. Beecher's sister TO appear on the
platform with him and receive his confess
sion of guilt in public and herself lead the
services of absolution, cannot fail to raise
laugh-HerGld
However laughable the proposed SER
vice of Beecher's sister, it is, after all, the
most common sense suggestion of getting
Beecher into smooth water again of any
thing yet hit upon. 1t has our hearty ell
dorsement
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.
Pittsburg & Cleveland
Union Medical institute.

Consulting Office 2S4E Superior St, Cleveland,
eases cured IN the shortest pcssible tin that will
insure permanent relief No charge till cured
Tne management of constitutional and long
standing diseases has received very special studv
and Investigation by the physicians in charge Of
this Institute IL Is the Oldest IN the Stste the
Principal Of which is well known physician of
this city, whose experience has been very evfen-
sive and who stands without rival in this speciaI
department of the profession.
we call attention to our treatment of elect
Structure. Hernia. and all urinary diseases
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
CANCERS.

There are three forms of this affection, for
merly thought to be distinct, but which pathOl-
ogists are now generally agreed in considering
essentially the same disease, viz. schirrus, med
hillary cancer, and coloid cancer. In support of
the opinion of their identity. the consideration
may be adduced that all of them in their earliest
stages often present certain common features,
however unlike they may afterwards become, thai
an OF them occur in the same person at the same
time, and in the same organ
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
SCROFULA,

In this disease all the absorbent glands, wheth-
er external or internal, liable to sc-ofulous in
hamation, but there is so much difference, both in
the symptoms and progress of the disease, accord
ingly as it occupies the gland within or without
the great cavities, that il requires distinct con-
sideration IL these two positions, and great care
in the selection of apprOpriate remedies
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
Passenger Express.

VIII carry passengers to the
SPRINGS, DEPOT, HARBOR AND
ELSEWHERE,
at
REASONABLE PRICES.
Special Terms to Picnies or Fishing Parties.
An Order Slate at the
ASHTABULA HOUSE.
ssg-Your patronage Is respectfully solicited by
JAMES THORPE, Proprietor.
Ashtabuln, June sth, "a. l2ISu
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
IN The Council of the Incorporated Village Of
Ashtabula will receive sealed proposals for exca-
waiting, constructing and furnishing materials for
Three Reservoirs for the Fire D, partment.
The bids must be filed with the Clerk on or be-
fore the 18th day of August, A. D. 1874, at 12
O'Clock noon. Each bid must contain the full
name of every person interested in the same, and
must be accompanied by a sufficient guaranty of
some disinterested person, that if the bid is ac-
cepted, contract will be entered into, and the
performance of it properly secured.
In each bid the price for labor and for materials
must be separately sealed.
Plans and specifications for said Reservoirs are
on file in the Clerks Office for inspection.
3t12S2 A. H. TYLER, Clerk.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
mention them

LIVING ABROAD The New York Ma.
ton contains an article on the question of
"Why people like to live abroad ?" It
deplorcs the fact that many wealthy
people transform themselves into hu-
man pendulums, vibrating between the
continents of America and Europe. The
first remedy it proposes for this state of
things is curiously enough, an improve
ment in the condition of country roads in
the vicinity of large cities. By this means,
country residences would become more
popular. and the daily misery of persons
who now venture to live out of town
would be very greatly reduced. The ma
mia for living abroa d, it thinks, must be
cured IN another way. Ii finds the cause
in want of history or in the contempt
into which we have "orated" the brief
but not unbrilliant history which we
have. We cannot men ton Bunker Hill,
of the Pilgrim Fathers, or George Wash
ington, without q smile, because the
names no longer recall heroes or notable
events, but the absurd rhetoric of the last
Fourth of July speech we were unfortu-
nate enough to hear. We have talked our
selves into contempt for all that is noble
in our own history, and therefore sensitive
people, who, however, must also be able to
afford it, go to Europe find among the less
enlightened nations firm faithin the past
and true hope for the future.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

Ashtabula County under the above call win be
entitled to 81 dc legates, apportioned as follows
Geneua 8. Ashtabula 2, KingsYille 2, Conneaut
2 JEFFERSON 2, and the other townships one dele
gate each
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

The placing of the new loan has re-
suited in the calling in ofS25, 100000 FIVE
twenty bonds.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08

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