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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-05
ANDY JOHNSON.


From the Chicago Tribune.
GUBERNAToRIAL.-1n casting about
for Gubernatorial candidate, the
leading Republicans of Ohio seem to
be settling down on old Ben Wade.
They think he would give old Fog
horn Bill Allen little the dustiest
race he ever had in his life. They
are both old "codgers," Allen being
72 or 73, and Wade having turned
SO; but both are as lively as a pair,
of kittens, and sound in wind (es-
pecially Allen), and limb Especially
Wade). Both of them stumped
Ohio in 1910, Wade for Harrison
and Allen for Van Buren. Old Ben
is powerful on the rugged issues"
and there is f'no nonsense" about
him. It is doubtful if the Buckeye
Republicans can tumble" on bet
ter candidate for Governor. He has
a strong hold on the confidence and
affection of old men who are or have
been Republicans, Free-Soilers, or
Unionists in Ohio. His own County
of Ashtabula would start him with
at least 1000 majority, and "cheese-
dom," as the Western Reserve coun-
ties are called, is good for $4,000
for old Ben against the
Bourbon Foghorn. If nominated,
he is pretty certain of election.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-05

Contrary to general expectation,
Mr.. Beeeher was not placed upon
the stand on Tuesday, for the de-
fense, but instead, Mr.. Ovington was
called. His direct examination was
damaging to Mr.. Tilton, as showing
how he boasted that his wife had
only done her duty in lying for him;
but when Mr.. Ovington, at whose
house Mrs. Tilton has remained since
July last, was brought under the
dissecting cross examination of Judge
Fullerton, there was laid bare some
ARTERIES of information which Mr..
Ovingtor obviously would have pre-
ferred to keep closed, such as tie
statements that he had received from
Plymouth Church several hundred
dollars, and expected more, in the
shape of payment for the board and
clothing of Mrs. Tilton and her chill
dren.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-05

Drawers, been selling
Scar been selling s74 ....S7f
Scarfs been selling
Scarfs been selling S4c
Scars been selling
Nubias selling $lOO, 80
Ladies' Leggng been selling 75
Ladies' Leggngs been selling $780,
Ladies' Leggngs been selling $780,
Ruches, been selling zoe, st
Pocket Books been selling 25c l24
Pocket Books been selling 5Oc 26
Pocket Books been selling at 75c
Pocket Books been selling at 90c
Ruches been selling at 2o OF
Windsor Ties, only
Handkerchiefs
Marseles Toilet Sets only
Boxes Initial Paper only ..''''.'''' 10
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-05
AdmInistrator,s Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersignedshas been duly appointed and quail
fed as Administrative on the estate of Thomas
Wilkinson, deceased, late Of Saybrook, Ashtabu-
la Co. Ohio. SARAH WILKINSON.
Saybrook, Feb.2, 1875. 3t1s
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-05
CLOTHS AND CAssIMERES !
FLANNELSI FLANNELS!

Big bargains goods Scarlet, Blue and Gray Twls and Pds
plain Red and White Shaker all than
New York; Wholesale Prices.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-05

sStEr
been stricken out. Miss Ransom is known
to many of our citizens.
It is now proposed by. the Kansas Leg
fslature to distribute $95,0OO from the
State Treasury in the shape ofa loan to
the needy counties, the money to be di-
vided. according to the degree of destitu-
ton and the inability of the local au'
thorities to take care of their own poor.
How long would Northern State tol-
crate secret military organization with
in her borders, for example, like the
White League Of louisiana We sup
pose about iwenty-iour hours. But who
ever heard aDemocrat condemning the
White Leagues
The Liberal Republican party have re-
tired to private life, Tor all Of that party
which is now visible to the naked eye is
composed of schurz, Fenton, and Upton.
Hadn't they better hold convention and
save the country little, before final
breakup of their forces
A correspondent of the Baltimore sun,
has found in Florida young girl named
Neuralgia. She was chrlstened after a
bottle of patent medicine which her
mother esteemed: Another family had
two sons called Soph and and Hip, their
full names being SOphOcles and Hippo
crates.
Merchandise IN the mails is the sub
iect of an interesting report by George B.
Bangs. superintendent Of the Railway
Postal Service. he shows that the pro-
portion Of this species Of mail matter has
been greatly overestimated, and that, in
reality. ii has nothtag 70 DO With the
POut.umss Department deficiency.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-27
SCIENCE
RUSSIAN HOUSES IN WINTER.

The windows are invaribly double, and
the space between the sashes invariably
covered with layer Of fine sand. designed
to absorb moisture and prevent the frost
from silvering the panes. Twisted horns OF
naner containing salt are set in and some
times the sand is concealed by bed Of moss.
There are no outside shutters or blinds, for
thew would be useless, since the windows
remain closed all winter, being carefully
filed in around the edge with cement.
Heavy curtains OF rich materials still furth
or deaden the effect of the cold upon the
glass. a substance much more premeable
Than is generally believed. Open fire places
are rare; when they do exist, they are only
used in spring and autumn. They are
closed and filled with fowers-howers,
which are truly Russian luxury! The
houses overflow with them; flowers receive
YOU at the door, and 60 with you up the
stairway; Irish ivys festoon balusters, jardi-
niers adorn the landings on every floor. In
the embrasure of the windows bananas
sp1ead out their broad silken leaves, tallpo,
nais. magnolas, camellias growing like
trees, mingle their blossoms with the gilded
yelutes of the cornices; orchids hover like
butterflies around lamp shades of crystal
porcelain, and curiously wrought terracotta
From horn shaped vases of japanese porce
lain or Bohemian glass, placed in the cente
of a table at the corner Of side board
spring sheaves Of superb exotics; and al
this floral splendor thrives in n hot-house
In the streets You are at the pole, within
doors you might believe yourself in til
troplcs.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-27
POWER OF ENcHANTMENT.

The Spanish settlement If St Augustine
was attacked in the year 1149 BY the Eng
lish, who were obliged to raise the siege
A party of Highlanders who attempted to
cover their retreat were routed. and great
numbers of them were cut to pieces
sergeant being taken prisoner by the Span
ish Indians. he was reserved for that I'm
gering death troasting by slow nrel to
which those savages devoted their prisoners
This unfortunate soldier, when he beheid
the preparations for the horrid fortunes that
attended him. being well acquainted with
the Indian language from some years res
idence in Georgia, with equal plansloihty
AID resolution, addressed the unrelentang
bafbarians in = speech to the following pnr-
port: Heroes and patriarchs Of the New
World you were not the enemies sought
TO meet You have, however gained the
victory. Make what me Of il Jon think
IT. The fate Of war hath delivered ne infe
ysur hands, and dispute not ysar Eight
But sines II i the e1stsa q ny fellow
eikisns @ eGa . ranse4 fer thsir EvGs
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listen to proposition which - not 70 De
rejected. Know, then, brave Americans
that in the country that gave me birth, there
are certain men endowed with supernatural
knowledge. One Of the sages, who was
allied to me by blood, gave me, when ! Pc
came a soldier, q charm which was to rem
der me inyulnerahle You saw how | es-
caped YOUR darts Without that enchant-
ment was it possible that | should have es-
caped the many blows with which you
assailed me? | appeal to your valor. Did
ever seek for ease, or fly from danger! 1t
is not SO much my life that | now beg OF
you. as the glory of revealing secret OF
Importance to your preservation, and OF
rendering the most valient nation in the
world immortal. Only leave me one OF
my hands at liberty for the ceremonies OF
the enchantment will give you PROOF
of its power upon myself IN your pres
ence."
The Indians hardened with avidity to
speech that equally suited their warhke
disposition, and their inclination toward
the marvellous. After short dellberatlon
they embossed one Of the prisoners arms
The Scotchman requested that his broad
word should be given TO the most alert ane
vigorous person IN the assembly. Mnt'er
ing few inarticulate words, ne called on
with a loud and cheerful voice: '1Beholt
We now. sage Indians, an incontestabl
proof of my sincerity! You, warrior, wh
orasps the instrument Of death, strike witt
Vour whole force. You are not only unabi
to sever my head from my body, but eve
Ito pierce the skin of my neck lie ha
scarce pronounced these words when tn
Indian, fetching most dreadful blow, mad
the head of the sergeant fly TO the dlstanc
of twenty yards. The astonished savage
stood immovable. They looked at the blood
carcass, and then cast their eyes on tnen
selves, a. if to reproach one another Il
their stupid credulity. Admiring. howeve
the stratagem employed by the stranger
shorten his death, and to avoid the to
meuts that were prepared for hun, the
granted to his corpse the funeral honors
their country.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-27
PREMONlTIONS.

A lady residing in one Of the larger cities
If Illinois writes as follows to Mr.. Franci,
Gerry Fairfield:
Throughout large obstctrical practice |
covering period of ten or twelve years, |
nv husband has been able, before leaving |
home, to foretell with unerring certainty |
the sex Of any infant he has been called
upon to usher into the werld during series
OF cases numbering hundreds. The birth
of boy is invariably preceded by the
dream OF seeing a man shot; While that of
girl is not preceded by any particular dream.
The phenomenon has probably attended his
whole medical career. But at first it was
naturally regarded as q mere coincidence,
and it has only fixed itself in his mind by
constant repetition. recall an event that
took place fifteen years ago, before the
dream had yet impressed him with the force
OF . revelation. He dreamed one night Of
hearing the report Of gun, and seeing
man fall; and on examination, be found two
men dead on the grass. He was awakened
| to visit lady residing in the country, some
two miles distant. On the way thither he
| recounteG to the messenger-the husband Of
his patient, by the way-the details of the
dream from which he had just been awak-
enel The man remarked that he had .
similar dream before he was called up and
sent for the doctor. The latter had dreamed
that he had gone out cunning and shot .
| young deer, and that, on arriving at the
spot where the ANNA had fallen. he found
there were two Of them The lady became
the mother Of twin Buys. About three
months ago my husband walked up near
midnight, and said he had had dream,
with an attendant circumstance that i'm
pressed him with the premoni'ion Of fa-
tai case--for, after seeing the PROSTATE
body once, ~ was usual with him. il had
reappeared. floating slowly before him, hor
ribly mangled-a portion Of the spinal col
umn being torn away. He had scarcely I'm
ished this recital when he Was summoned Il
| attend patient living nine miles from tn
city. She became the mother Of boy, ans
he left her apparently in condition favora
BILE to recovery, although the impression o
, impending danger and fat atty was still, i
| his own consciousness, ~ vivid a. ever. A
| midnight that night he was again hastil
summoned TO visit the patient. But sh
| was already moribund, and death resulted
I few minutes after his arrival, from stand
| ing blood -clot in the heart. He has ofte
had dreams that seemed to foreshado,
9 coming events. but these are only sporadI
! phenomena. while the special dream hav
. mentioned has been ~ constant in it, se
quence IS the succession Of day and night
J He Is also habitualiy clairvoyant-hyper
: esthesia o. the optic nerve, he calls it-an
) ifreqaenfly. when wake mp in the night N
/ ssk what tine Il i, he viii tell me 70 the y
: masf, and ny that be can - tie dial q =
J. Walthan-whieh he always leaves u n
: Ivsstrpockst, asd which i iselossd n Aoal
; IL ssssd-es distinctly = the0gh i va
! day1i9h3, ~ - vsss kslding ths spea +
= i - r III honA 1hia, heWsveR, enl
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-27

A couple Of enterprising men doing the
clothing business At Atlantis, are interviewed
by ! customer in search Of coat. The Sc
Nor Of the firm handles the new conner, ana
soon finds ..frst-class it," In answer -
to the price the response is, "eighteen dol
lars
awell, Sir, like your coat very much,
but don't ike the price"
.Well. mine trent, zc price is noting 60
you like re coat. We let you take EN- =
fifteen dollars"
The customer still complains Of the price,
saying that SIS was too much This was
too heavy for the dealer, 20, taking his Gus
toner to the extreme end Of the store, snd
drawing him into dark corner, he whispers
in his ear. Mine trent, let you have 1st
coat for twelve dollars and hal"
well. Sir" said the customer. II Ike
your coat very much, and am safished wih
the price, yet would like 70 know Why tsis
mysterious performances
nvell, ny fent, you - dot lsetas No.
deres he was nine BREEDER He GOT p
heart disesse, and - help ns gracious, Z =
~ - hear - tn ysa I.takAtwslve dene1s
~ hslf fsr ~ CT - drip ID III -
t3nGk0
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faculties active till good age, and thus
they will be employed far more pron'aoly :! %
themselves and others than II aDsorOeu -
patchwork, embroidery Or knit'lng
Of course, the assertion that women -
fifty years are likely to live longer 1nan
men Of that age should be taken IN ? sener-
al sense, with many exceptions to the RUE;
but think an impartial searcher aI!er run :
in the matter will soon become satlsneu "
the correctness of the statement
The wife Of clergyman in certain town
where was stopping last fall tod me 1ne
ladies we're proposing making thanksglv-
ing party for all the old women in the par,
ISL. .But why not for the old men!' SAD
/. s.Why do you neglect them?'' 'Ihe
old men!'' she replied why, we haven,
any. do not believe there is one
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Nv husbands tenn

occurs in paroxyams. Ny husbands tenn
permanent is markedly cerebral My own
temperament is less mental. But from my
earliest recollection have been periodical
" subject in the dark to peculiar optic
observation-disclosures, faces, and beautiful
landscapes suffused with light floating be-
fore my eyes. and the darkness seeming 70
be Illuminated. | can still recall the phe-
nomenon by an effort of the will. am a.
so frequently awakened from sleep by far
away voices calling me, or by the pressure
Of hand. ana. on starting up, see forms
and faces moving way from the foot Of the
bed, and repeating my own name over and
over in low tones, but with striking dis
tinstness. When | am in good health, these
dreams and trance experiences seldom 90
cur; but the moment l am enfeebled and
| nervous they return with all their primitive
| force"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-27
4 CITY 10000 YEARS OLD.

Tn the current number of the Overland,
Califor MAN geologist reviews the geological
evidence of the antiquity Of . human set
Element near the present town Of Cherokee
in that State, and estimates the age Of that
most ancient of discovered towns to be not
less than 10000 years!
The date for all such calculations are
necessarily uncertain, as they are derived
from the present motions of the continents
and presents of erosion; still, from the
CHANGES that have taken place since the pho
neers Of prehistoric California left their
traces on it's ancient sea shore, there can be
M doubt that thousands of centuries must
have come and gone.
The traces in question are numerous stone
mortars, found in undisturbed white and
yellow gravel of subaqueous formation,
not auviatile, underlying the vast sheet Of
| volcanic rock of which Table Mountain is a
mart. In one instance mortar was found
standing upright, with the pestile in it, ap
narently lust as it had been left by its own
or In some cases the mortars have beer
found at the depth Of forty feet from thu
surface of the gravel underlying Tabl
Mountain.
The distribution of the mortars is such o
to indicate with great positiveness the for
mer existance of human settlement o.
that ancient beach when the water stoo
near the level at which they occur: tim
anterior to the volcanic outpouring whic
Table MountaiL records, and anterior t
the glacial epoch.
The recent geological history Of that re
gion may be briefly summed as follows:
Previous to the placing of the mortars
+ the position in which they have been fount
. the early and middle tertiary sea level ha
receded to the position Of the coal beds IN
; DERIVING Table Mountain, fully one thousan
. feet below the level Of Cherokee. Subs
) ouently, in the pliocene period. there was
further subsistence Of about fifteen hundre
feet, something like six hundred feet occu
J ring after the mortars had been abandone'
> All this, as has been noticed, took place b
: fore the volcanic outflows which covered 7
) all the ancient detri,us Of the region, inclu
!. ing that of the ancient rivers Whose gra
!, els have furnished SO much Of the gold
: California; The geological age of the ri
] er period was determined by Lesquere,
: from the specimens of vegetation, now e
!. tinct, collected in the survey of the ancie
: rivers; specimens indicating fora of I
: pliocene age retaining some characterize
!, miocene forms.
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LONGEVITY or THE SEXES.

Several articles have recently appeared in
print respecting the relative longevity Of
the sexes, but none Of them has, in my
opinion. stated the facts Of the case
An extensive observation will teach us
that from the time of birth till ten or twelve
years of age girls are usually more strong
and robust than boys; less liable to disease
and death. From the age Of puberty TO
that Of forty-fve or fifty years, women are
more likely to lie than men That is doubt
less owing to the artificial, unhealthy life
they lead, together with the inordinare sex
ual demands too frequently made by hus-
bands and the enormous labor Of bearing
and caring for numerous progency.
Therefore you will find that . man often
burIes two or three wives
| But if a woman survives till she is fifty,
she is more likely to live to eighty or nine
" years even. than q man. He. strong and
vigorous, at fifty-hve, soon after begins e
feel the infrmities of old age. and in anoth-
er decade will have been carried of BY ap
oplex. paralysis or some prevailing dis
ease; while his wife seems. if not to hav.
renewed her youth. yet TO have been en-
Idowed with a new and peculiar power ant
/ beauty She il blessed with the experience
gentle charms correspond with the balmy
harry atmosphere Of our glorious autumn
In former days the thousand and one petit.
industries of woman's life we're sufncien
to keep her amused and interested, eve
when unable TO perform active labor
have known old women who | believe pro
longed their lives eight or ten years by kni,
ting. One told me she had knit forty pal
, of stockings, large and small, in one zeal
and her dim eyes glistened IS she exuife
in the fac. that, though eignty-six years 81
: she was still useful Another, after becoH
50 imbecile that she could not even kn
, correctly 1was INDUCED by her daughte
with the work, and persuade
i that she Was making rapid progress with !
t although this progress was effected BY u
, daughter, who took up the stitches she h
dropped, and knit upon it while she VI
: asleep
! Now, machines have compelled US 70 Z
: aside the Knitting needles, but . the sphe1
; Of women is enlarging. - they engage
{ the works Of public charity and n orgaI
! ised Efforts for the good Of the poor and q
( Oppressed, they win have : fne ard iegii
o lnass fcA in which to exercise the Bet q
/ Iultio u their being 1he healthy stinah
! lsivsn . bsxA bsdy snd nind ~ ksnasita
! jian oeeapofisns viii ssFve = rn49 -
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LITERARY
FRONTIER LIFE.

Several years since, when | was quite a
young man-and gray Is now silverlng my
hair-I had occasion to visit the far west
in government employ, with party OF
surveyors The nature of our errand, our
numbers, and the elaborate preparations
we had made against any hostile demon
STATIONS, insured us from any molestatlon,
save in rare instances: yet in that vii /
country it was impossible that we should
remain long without witnessing many
scenes not familiar in law abiding and cul-
tiyated districts. To be sure we were not
beyond the pale of law-that is. there were
certain officers, widely scattered. who oc-
casionally shot down some drunken des-
perado, if his friends were not too numer
Gus, but hey ond such heroic acts they sell
dom exercised the powers they were sup
posed to possess. Generally, each sepa-
rate community had recognized leader,
some man more muscular and reckless than
his fellows. and who by virtue of these
Qualities had u certain number of follow
ers, who were ready to see that his will was
the ruling power in that vicinity or
course such men were the real law makers,
and they were very seldom opposed or mo-
Tested.
Such one was Jack Dunlaw. Jack 5
headquarters were at the station on the
Overhead Mail route, where we CHANGED to
be located for few weeks while surveying
in that vicinity and we had a good oppor-
tunity to witness most interesting Incl
dent in his experience, which transpired
while we were there. In appearance he
was formidable enough, as we saw him on
the morning after our arrival Fully six
feet in heis hit, with long arms and legs
slightly STOPPING, with ponderous frame
immense masses of hair and beard, cloth
ing in keeping with his general appear
ance, and neither over cleanly or attractive
> bowie knife and revolver thrust into hi
belt as he walked about the station. Jacl
was certainly the man to intlmidate an,
person of moderate nerves.
For many years he had been recognise
as the leading spirit in the vicinity, an
from that position he had grown independ
ent of all restraint save his own will. II
: had chosen band of followers who wer
ready to support him in every villainou
undertaking. We were not long kept
waiting before some of his peculiaritis
were brought to our notice.
The keeper of the station. Frank Russell
was q medium sized man. some forty veal
of age, who had recently come to the plac,
bringing with him his family. consisting
one daughter. his WIFE and young ma
who had been in his employ several year
and who was said TO be the accepted Low,
Of the daughter Cora Stephen Ranns
was his name. a very quiet, gentleman
appearing young man. some 1--WE feet nil
inches high, and weighing at . modera
estimate hundred and nifty pounds.
seldom spoke unless addressed. when
words we're brief and TO the point
On the morning following our arriv'
while the chief engineer Of our corps y
preparing the work for the day. the RENAL
der Of the party, after examining their
skrunsnts and putting everything in ~
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AMadison street broker yesterday noticed
gawky looking negro, evidently just from
the rural districts, standing around water
melon wagon, casting covetous gazes upon
the luscious looking berries contained there
in. Thinking to have joke at the expense
Of the darkey. the broke remarked TO MN:
You can have the pick Of the melons 10 thas
wagon for 25 cents. The darkey turned
upon him most con'emptuons stare, ana
replied: ..Sar .loes you think Use DC man
what broke de Freedman's Bank? hasnt
de amount.