Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-29
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.


Although the election has passed by,
The excitement and interest attendant
thereon have by no means subsidized. Pol
ilics-the Ohio election-tbe death of
the ag-baby-strcken down-ruthlessly
murdered by the Republican party
these are the themes of conversation one
hears on the street, in the cars, hotels
everywhere. One boasts of the bets he
has won, and shows his new hat or coat.
Another is sorrowing over lost green
backs, and hoping some good Democrat
ic politician will come along with car
pet-bag of rag money & deal it out with a
lavish hand to help him out of his finan-
-cial troubles. Others are prophesying
and betting upon the result in New York
and the old Keystone State. 1 have been
in Pennsylvania, and found the people
roused and determined to show q good
fight for the right.
wonder if you, up there, have jOllifed d
over the result as much as they have
down here? 1: is the order of the day
excitement IS at feyer-heat 1 happened
at Salem, Columbiana Co., on Thursday
evening last, when that little burgh show
ed her appreciation of the victory won.
At an early hour the streets were filed
with people; residences and business
houses were finely illuminated bunting
profusely thrown to the breeze; a torch
light procession, preceded by a fine
band, paraded the streets, huge bonfire
blazed on the square, and vari-colored
lights contributed to make 1t happy
occasion 10 all whose sympathies flowed
in that direction. When all the march
ing and countermarching had been gone
through with according to programme,
"Old Sor' Freestone, as he is ca lied, of
New Lisbon, was introduced, and made
most fel1citous address, abounding in
sterling worth as we'll as mirth-proYok-
ing anecdotes and incidents of the cam
paign.
ought to have mentioned in this con-
nection, a transparency carried in the
procession, on which were these words
"Rise up, William Allen-1973. Lay
down William Allen-1S75" "Rag baby
-choked to death by hard money, Oct.
10, 1875" A large, bronze eagle was
borne, from whose beak was suspended
very ragged rag baby-limp, helpless
very badly used up by the old American
bird. You ought to have heard the shouts
as it came along-shouts, that like a
watchword, ran along the entire route.
1t was my good fortune to reach
Youngstown last Saturday night. The
Synod of Cleveland was holding its an
nusl session there. The services of the
morning were of the usual character on
such occasions. In the afternoon there
was. a meeting in the interests OF Sab
bath schools, which was attended by
hundreds ot.the children of the different
schools of the city, and the large church
was filed. as it was also in the morning
and evening meetings. Rev. MGiffert
led of in happy address to the little
ones, followed by Steubenville pastor,
whose name 1 did not learn, after whom
came the venerable DR.. Cohan, of the
Persian Mission, who showed by the
close attention of his audience, both old
and young, that the two facultes-the
ability to adapt himself to, and instruct
and interest both classes, were most hap
PLY united in him-a power most la
mentally deficient in too many public
teachers. His voice is peculiarly rich and
musical, as he clearly demonstrated by
singing a hymn in the Syriac language.
He repeated, also, the Lords Prayer in
Syriac, which was the language used by
Christ "when he taught the waiting peo-
pie by the sea-"
DR.. Cohan is certainly a most gifted
man, an eloquent and impressive speak
er, and as his work proves, most sue
cessful missionary. The evening meet
ing, in the interest of Foreign Missions
was addressed first by Rev. Dr. Lowry,
of the India Mission then DR.. Cohan
made most telling address, detailing
many scenes and incidents in his own
experience as a missionary. showing the
vast amount of work accomplished and by
what self-denisl and priVation, but prov
ing that the outlook was bright and full
of promise for the East, whence first
shown forth the light of the gospel
whence came the "wise men" to cast
their offerings. at the feet OF Him who
was indeed the true Messiah. Rev. DR..
Grimes, of Cadiz, O., closed the meeting
by a short but eloquent and stirring ad-
dress. He is certainly a most felicitous
speaker, with a wonderful fund of humor
and aboundIng in rich and happy illus
trations of his subject He can hold an
audience spell-bound as few are able to
do, swayiDg them at will
The church has very fine and power
full organ, presided over by a gentle man
who showed by his execution of some
difficult music that he was master of the
situation and knew how to handle his
Instruments varied and intricate COM
binations.
The choir showed itself equal 10 the
occasion by rendering in excellent style
some Of the finer and more elaborate