Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-12
JEFFERSON:

3D. TSE.-A fortnight has elapsed since
the Hub Correspondent" has given you
an opportunity TO decipher any of his dis
torted chirography, but we cannot longer
forego the pleasure of renewing our &C.
quaintance in the capacity of "your own
correspondent" and will, therefore, send
you a few items, to assist in perpetuating
the title.
Since our last communication, our usu-
ally quiet and unassuming village has
had the appearance of being the center
of attraction in .."benighted Ashtabula,'
towards which the denizens of all the
other towns in, the county have seemed
to instinctiVely gravitate, and this influx
has to great extent revived the many
interests at the Capital" and placed us
once more upon the solid, substantial
footing we have occupied in the halcyon
days gone by.
Our court is still in session. and al
though much important business has been
disposed of during the present term there
seems to be an almost inexhaustible
amount of work yet to be done. Business
begets its like, and it will be long time
at best, before the docket will be materi-
ally reduced.
The petit jury have been kept busily at
work, and haYe thus far don't. their work
very well. and will undoubtedly continue
to do themselves credit, unless one Of
their number should be unfortunate, and
have an attack of SsrtigO, In which case
operations would have to be suspended
for short .time, so as to enable the Of
Tending member an opportunity to get q
small decoction of our SPRING sOGtsr, and g
thorough ventilation.
1t is said upon good authority, that the
immortal Thomas Collins" whose name
created such furore in the larger cities
and towns last summer, was recently ar
raigned before our court, upon q charge
of assault and battery. and fined $15, and
costs. The amount was Immediately de :
posted with Lamb, in whose large book
appears the names of several other per-
sons of questionable reputation, which
fact we think is not in strict keeping with
many ancient and well established theo-
ries relative to that spacious volume.
There was rapid transit from "sbad-
ow to sunshlne"-in the court room, last
Saturday, when a poor, friendless Irish
man was conducted to the open space in
front of the Judges desk, to receive SEN
tence for grand larceny. Everybody pres
ent felt moved with pity toward the
poor unfortunate, as he stood there, trem-
bling from head 10 foot, to atone for the
offended law. The Judge then proceeded
to perform the sad duty of melting out
the punishment provided in such cases.
and by slip Of the tongue, sentenced
the Irishman to the "Ohio Legislature for
one year !" This was a more severe PEN
atty than Pat was prepared to receive,
and the tears flowed sfresh down his sun
Drowned face. The court here discovered
the little discrepancy in OOrds, retracted
all he had previously said about the "Gen-
eral Assembly," aud in a few we'll chosen
remarks, sentenced the prisoner TO the
Ohio penitentIary, for one year. and the
poor Son of Erin looked up at his Honor
with gratitude-evidently satisfied that
he had been saved from q dreadful fate.
Mr.. Rowland was sitting In the court
room at the time. and seemed somewhat
amused at the proceeding, and especially
pleased at the final disposition oil the pris.
oner.
Our High School closed with an exhi.
bition, Feb. e6lh, which was grand sue.
cess, as a whole. The proceeds are TO be
used in purchasing an organ for the
school. The school is at present In q very
prosperous condition, which speaks well
for the management of Prof Wight, and
his very capable assistants. We bespeak
glorious future for the Polytechnic.
Prof BuTbapk, Of Chicago, was here OF