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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-24

plantauOns are yet 10 DC neaIu HULL
Senator Thurman has been taking
again, this time in Ashtabula, but ne eIu
not say anything that anybody careo Io[,
He has done his best to prepare way
for Democrats who kno W that innauon
is a cheat and a sham, to vote to msAe
1t the law of their party; and he receue,s
from public observation. He won
speak with Sam Cary, and be can't go u
meet his uncle. CHM Comm.
The Democratic convention at Pain s.
Vile on Monday last nominated for Rep
Fesentstive, for Lake, John s. Ellen, oil
WilloughbY, and the District convention
put in nomination E. ]. sweeney, oil
Painesyille, for Senator, and Judge Lee
OF Ashtabula, for reelection as Common
Pleas Judge.
Ex-Lieut- Gov. Woodford, of New
York, is making very favorable i'm
preston in Ohio by his hard-money
speeches. It has occurred to some of the
enthusiastic rural editors that Woodfor d
might grace the national ticket in 1875
as 8 candidate for Vice President.
A Boston:papers-ssys that the jagged
crack across the old right line of division
between the two political parties which
the currency issue has opened, is widened
toa yawning gulf by the fighting chal-
lenge of the New York Democratic CON
Fention.
South Carolina Democrats of the better
class are appealing for a combination
ofhonest men of all parties for re trench
rent and reform, saying that there should
Se straight party contest in their state
the success of the corruptionists is newt
able.
Carl schurz is to deliver nine speeches
during the campaign in this State, and
the opening one will be given at Cincln-
nah on Monday evening next. 1t will
be before the merchants, who, we sup
pose, have him under engagement
Sam Gary lodged his taxes in Cinciu.
pau last year BY putting &9S, 900 s.
-.....s, ) ol he is one Of the lepf o..,and
most hypOcridcal fEi.snis :, tbs noo,
working man. ae also nros.ssss ~ to o b
an enemy Of the bondb older
sam Cary derive, .oIoer. ,,.,,,
ty nom 'he ass ted fact that his illustri-
GUS anees" IS came over in the Ma,
FloMeF' Senator Thurman got his from
anotS-r kind OF virtue. He was "a bar
fooEsd boy"
The Democratic call for bayonets il
the louisiana State House mas not beel
used, we believe, by any other Democrat
ic stumper than Senator Thurman, t
prove the loss of "local selfgoverment.
a telegram TO the CINCINNATI GGzett
asserts that Senator Thurman refused [
to speak al Bucyrus. Ohio, if Cary was
occupy the platform also. So Cary's Of
alton was postponed.
The Democratic Senators from We
Virginia are not like those of Ohio
unit on the currency question. one
for hard money and the other for soft.
Governor Allen, when he talks up IN
record nfihe Democrltic part, coGveniel
lv r.'ie ss-rvic-, fbi''a country fro
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-24
] MANSFIELD & COMPANY

A. NNOUNCE the fact this early,
IA that although our stock of MEN, BOYS
and CHILDRENS'
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF

Westerve II, tried for completely in the
Charley Ross abduction case, has been
found guilty on three counts OF the in
ndictment-charging conspiracy 10 con-
cea' and guilty knowledge.
Pittsburg has five Republican newspa-
pers. of which the Dispatch and Chronicle
are for contraction, the Gazette and Tele-
graph for imitation, and the Commercial
for both, either, and neither.
IfAllen's majority over Hayes was but
SI7 and the Liberal and Temperance
tickets polled 10000, a majority of whom,
will no doubt vote for Hayes, where is
the room for doubt, that Hayes is sure
OF election ?
Greenbacks seemed to have touched
bottom at eighty-fve last week. They
recovered a fraction, but whether they
will hold their own amid the fierce blast!
fog-horn infationists and th constan
Initiation of the sensitiveness and caution
of credit and capital, is an open and un.
answered question.
Among the many reports of heavy
frosts and chilling blasts comes state
ment which caps the climax otunseason
ableness 1t is that at River Du Loup
in the province of Quebec, snow to the
depth of twelve inches tell during Satur
day. And the dispatch naiyly adds that
it is feared much damage TO the frui
will result.
1t announced that Mr.. Bristow has
stopped the issue of 1O-ct- fractional cur
rency. Naturally, he selects this, the
smallest piece of paper currency, for ear
lest displacement 1t is probable that
we shall ere long hear the jingle of silver
dimes in common use once more. A few
months hence, If all works well, the lit
tie paper "bits" will be seen no more.
Rome is threatening the Spanish Oabi-
net; ii comes in the shape of instructions
TO the Nuncio to quit Madrid forthwith
in case of an unfavorable decision upon
a recent circular of the Pope. Thi'
priestridden country of theirs has peer
so long the mere servant of the Vatican
it becomes matter ofinterest TO see how
she will carry herself under the rod oi
Pi0 NSaO,
At convention of Episcopal churches
on the 18th inst, the Rev. DR.. McLaren
of Clayeland vas elected Bishop of The
Diocese ofIllinois. This result if accept
ed, will, it is thought, have mellowing
and harmonizing effect upon the interests
of the church in the State to which the
election has reference.
The Rev. John Henry Hobart Brown,
ofCohoes, N. Y, was, on the same day,
elected to the bishoprick of Fond du Lac,
Wis.-the third election for this diocese.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-24
ResIdessce for Sale.

A NEW HOUSE at the Harborl
Lot f1o and ~ The one recently attsd up pI, a1f
now Occupied BY the GubserbsE with sS0Sd SOd TS ST
cIrtsrn cellar, and eS 'erV eonEenissnS an" qnouir,
cient Accommodations i9r q sizs7se 'THH0MPSoN.
OF u. IL Iho 1eSn
6Ashtabula, Sept. sth. fs7s. -- 194O
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-24

MAINE ELECTIoN.-Re:urns from 37l
towns give Connor, Rep, SO ,297; Roberts
Dem, 4s,713. Connor's majority 4,584,
the same towns last year gave Dingley
Rep, 48, 8,OsO; Titcolmb, 37,s1s, Dingley's
majority 1O,2O2- The Republicans elect
ed 90 and the Democrats IL Senate rs
One hundred and twenty two towns and
plantations are yet TO be heard from.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
Birch on COngressmen.

"Ad," said Mr.. Brich at the San Fran
cisco Minstrels, "Ad, where's your
brother Ebenezer? l h'ain't seen him
around for year or two"
"Ebenezer?" said MIR. Ryman reflec-
lively. "Ebenezer has gone away for a
few years."
"Anythlng happened to himp'
"Well, yes. To tell you the truth,
Billy, Ebenezer fell into bad habits. He
lost that fine perception which enables a
man to distinguish between his own
property and that of his fellows, so that
be forgot himself at times and became
absorptive to that degree that he scooped
in, as it were, any little portable article
he came across, no matter to whom it be-
longed."
"Your narrative grieves me-" said Mr..
Birch. sIt lacerates me deeply to know
that Ebenezer should have SO lost his
memory, and i should think it would
have made trouble"
at did," said Ad. "The people called
in the police. Ebenezer protested at the
trial that his prosecutors were trying to
blackmail him, but the Judge said that
Ebenezer had been stealing, and he sent
him to the State Prison tor five years.
BY the way, Mr.. Birch, have not seen
your brother Eliphalet for year or two
/ do sincerely trust that nothing has
happened TO Eliphalet."
"EiphY" aaid Mr.. Birch. ''Eiph's all
right. He went to Congress couple OF
years ago, and he's stealip yet"
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
Court C9tlli,i0S.

Christopher Theebald brought suit
some time since against Henry Conradi,
to replevin a stock Of cigars and tobacco,
which the plaintiff claimed under chat
tel mortgage given him by the assignor
of the defendant. The defendant claim
ed the mortgage was fraudulent and
void. The jury rendered verdict, find
ing that the mortgage was valid and sus-
tanning plaintiffs claim.
Isaac Skillman's suit against Squire
Evitt, as administrator Of the estate OF
Thomas @. Skillman, to recover part OF
the property for services performed and
money furnished, was terminated yester-
day by disagreement of the jury.
Parker, Wilder Il Co. and 81 other firms
yesterday filed petitions in the U. 5.
Court, asking that May, Mayer & Co., OF
this city, be declared bankrupts on the
grounds alleged that the said May, May
or a Co. have suspended payment on
their commercial paper, and have not
resumed within forty days thereafter.
The accounts with the petition foot up a
total Indebtedness OF 1927, ,432 40. Five of
them are Cincinnati men and firms and
the rest New York houses.
Thos. j. Cochran, Assignee In bank
ruptcy of the Cincinnati Coal & Freight
Elevator Co, yesterday. filed petition
against Fred e. Hengehold & Co., asking
q judgment for 81 ,0O5 26 ON book account,
also for $617 rs for wharfage OF coal boats
and barges.
An entry was made yesterday adjudg-
ing VIM. Wilson McGrew bankrupt, as
prayed for in the petition OF his creditors
filed several weeks ago.
The Harries whisky case is dragging
along before Judge Swing and a jury.
The Government is not yet through with
its witnesses, and the case will probably
occupy the whole Of the present week.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

longed laugh, which made the walls OF
the old room ring again. When silence
was restored, jeremiah continued his
narratives:
"Oh, massap said the black girl, "you
did make lub mighty purity! wish you
would talk to me dat way some more. l
likes it very much. You press my hand
SO hard dat you liked to broked it in two,
and you hab bit my lip, kissing it so hard.
Let us make lub again; you does 1t 30
funnyl"
You can well imagine, my friends, l
heaped no very enviable epithets upon
them; for knew the ruse at my expense
was all concocted before my arrival, and
was angry enough to kill them both at
the ridiculous position l was placed in.
The young lady had not spoken, for my
rage only served to add fuel to her mer-
riment. requested all explanation, and
the saucy creature replied, with the
greatest coolness imaginable:
"You ought to have better sense than
to make love in the dark; and as you ap-
peared so well contented with the maid,
thought l would not interrupt your
tete-a-tete.
knew she was fabricating story, but
what could / do but receive it? did
not remain to parley many words with
her, and, with very pugnacious "Good
evening"" ! seized my hat and dashed
from the house, as her gay, half-tantaliz-
ing laugh rang in my ears. That night l
left Dennisyille, and have never returned
there since; nor have | ever courted an
other girl, loAtte or black, in daylight or
darkness.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

A DONATION Of money having been
made, as Bowen said, by New York
merchant, to send the Independent to
fifty clergymen Of New England. Henry
C. Bowen wrote to one of the benefci-
aries, Henry &. Lord, asking him to give
the facts about salaries, expenses and
situation of clergymen, supposing that
othe 1rich men would be induced to do
nate to supply other ministers who are
too poor to take the paper. Mr.. Lord re-
piled that he did not choose to report
his private affairs to the public, and he
presumed the same was the case with
others; and he advised Mr.. Bowen to
send his copy of the Independent to
some one who would value it sufficiently
10 exchange for it such personal items
ss he IBowen) desired; and he suggest
cd Henry Ward Beecher as probably a
good substitute since the public has
most holy interest in his "expenses and
situation: Bowen has been altogether
too smart for religious publisher.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

ON the 10th instant Hon. Safer b.
Drayton, worth 100000, committed sui
eide in New York under the hallucina-
tion Of coming to poverty. On the same
day John Schenny was locked up for
drunkenness, and hung himself in the
cell. On the 18th L. A. Grill, an attorney
for firm, drew a firm check for $270O
after his power of attorney had been re-
voked, which was duly honored, and on
the discovery of the fraud, he killed him.
self. Here are three cases of suicide in
two days in Gotham, and all on account
Of money; one for lack ofmoney, another
On account Of madness for getting money
NO matter how, and the other succomb.
ing under the passion of his life to escape
from poverty, and finally imagining him.
self poor while wealthy. How much
misery money has to answer for! Every
body better get sensible, and be satisfied
with living and helping others 10 live.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

producing classes. The. independent
farmers can somewhat retreneh expen-
ditures, but it would generally be at the
sacrifice of some comforts.
The mass of the wage-classes can not
economize at all except in some little
indulgences, and more than half of them
can not retrench expenditures except
by the loss of some of the positive nec-
essaries of life. And yet, retrench they
must, because they are either out Of
work or are on limited time and wages.
Statesmen and people should ever bear
this. difference in the ability of the capi-
talsts and laborers to encounter and
bridge over crisis. 1t might lead to
such policy as would tend TO give sta
bility to industry, and prevent both the
imitation and serious contraction of Ia
bor.
To show how our rich people can re-
trench in a crisis take the single item OF
travel to Europe. In 1874 the aggregate
receipts for passengers and freight by
| the Trans Atlantic steamers were $780,
1853, 1856, against $57,577,2 ,2j0 in 1s73-a fall
ing off of $27, All, 1865, or nearly one-half.
| Some of this decrease is due to the
falling of in immigration to this country;
but it is estimated that SO 900 less Amer
leans made pleasure excursions during
the past than during the previous year.
AT an expense abroad of $1,000 per head,
there was saved to this country in SIN
gle year $1O0, 100000 from this single item
of luxury alone. And who has been in
Ijured by it? Who of these luxurious
people is not actually better off for hav
ing remained more soberly at home an(
attended somewhat to his duties?
Then, in how many other ways have
they economical without suffering any
loss Of true enjoyment? Most of then
had rich dresses and furniture enough tt
last several years. Every one of then
could have, and many of them have econ
omized by making themselves more use
full in their own houses, ant
iyet have not worked half al
much as they ought to have done through
life. All these economies have, of course
deprived the poor of labor; but had no
the extravaganza been entered upon
labor would have been adjusted to bet
ter purposes and have had permanen
employment.
Such facts show how panic never
hurts the rich-but rather bentits them
Many keep up their net incomes to th'
former level by economy during crisis
while great armies of laborers are thrown
upon charity for support, or sent out al
CRAMPS" thus sacrificing their manly
sentiments and swelling the throng o.
the base and vicious.
Why should the most useful classes be
made to suffer all the misfortune of busi.
| ness depression? Is not our system rad.
cally UNJUST?
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
4 GruT Surgeon.

Dupuytreu was famous surgeon, but
brusQue and unpolished, an J. 0utfdnce.
One day, as he re-entered his house, he
found installed in the ante-room an old
priest who had long been awaiting his
return.
"What do you want Of mew growled
Dupuytreu.
II wish you to look at this" meekly
replied the priest, taking off an old wool
en- cravat which revealed upon the nape
OF his neck hideous tumor.
Dupuytreu looked at 1t.
you'll have to die with that" he
coolly remarked.
"Thanks, DOCTOR" simply replied the
obliged to you for warning me, as can
prepare myself, as we'll as my poor par
ishioners, who love me very much.'
The surgeon, who was never astonished
at great things, looked upon this priest
who received his death-sentence un-
moved. with amazement, and added.
"Come tomorrow at eight O'Clock to
the Hotel Dieu and ask for me-"
The priest was prompt. The surgeon
procured for him a special room in the
hospital, and in a months time the man
went out cured. When leaving, he took
out OF a sack thirty francs in small
change.
SIT is all I eau offer you, DOCTOR" he
said. II came here on foot from R
in order to save this"
The doctor looked at the money, smiled,
and drawing handful OF gold from his
pocket, put 1t in the bag along with the
thirty francs, saying:
sit is for your poor" and the priest
went away.
Some years later, the celebrated doc
tor, feeling death to be near, bethought
himself Of the good cure, and wrote to
MIN. He came, and Dupuytreu received
from him the 'Hast consolation" and
died in his arms.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

CALIFORNIA millionaires have made
money out OF the Chinese, but the COM
mon people have made sad balance of
moral depravity out Of them. Only the
lowest OF the Coolies contract sort of
slayery in coming to America, and no
women come except the lewd and aban-
doned. The former are sold for term
of years, and the latter for the worst OF
purposes. The local laws are powerless
TO correct the evil. and bill has been
introduced into Congress tor that pur-
pose. 1t is supposed that as Congress
has power to prevent the introduction OF
disease by quarantine, it can also pre-
vent moral depravity by preventing the
landing of the criminal and abandoned
But how find out the character OF the
immigrantp
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
QUE BARBARoUs CIVILIZATION

The Oklamoma ring is band of vii
1ains who seek at every session OF Con-
gress to rob the Indians in the Indian
Territory, of land worth hundreds of
millions OF dollars. The plot is to get
the territory organized under our laws
IN order to break up the tribal relations
Of the Indians. This done, and the treaty
with them guaranteeing the exclusive
control of their reservations falls, and
the Sharks Will be able to gobble up the
land. 1t is proposed to settle the In
dams in families on quarter sections and
leave the rest subject to the pleasure of
the spectators. So long as these rich
lands were far away they were consid-
cred worthless, except for the Indians /;
but now they are worth from $40 to $50
per acre and "enterprise" is made to
possess theml
Among these Indians are the Semin-
eles, who were hunted out of the swamps
Of Florida with blood-hounds, and 900 of
them were taken to the territory on
claims and now 1t is sought to rob them
Many of the Creeks were also taken
there on claims, while the Cherokees
and Chocktaus were driven at the point
Of the bayonet.
We hear good deal from writer's on
the origin Of civilization about the ab-
sence Of the idea of right among the low-
Or savages; but the history Of our Indian
relations proves that the idea has either
been foreign to our boasted civilization
er we have had no conscience. Verify
are there more barbarians in the bosom
Of civilization, than every where else.
Can not the people see that had the
inst land ssystem been established fifty
years ago all our trouble with the In
iaians would have been avoided, and the
thousands of millions which bad specu.
htors haYe made out of the domain
would have been saved to the people-to
the landless poor people, and the labor
market would not be choked by a surplus
Of wage-men7 Are our intelligent classes
no destitute Of conscience as to care
nothing for the righteousness of land re.
lbrm2 Are they utterly Indifferent to
cur murderous career with the red men,
and to the moral depravity that has fol-
lowed our wrongs both to them and to
the poor? Is an extra lot worth more
than all the law and the prophets of
truth and justicef
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

"Other people might blame, but must
pardon her. found that excuse in the
TACT that she had been wrapped up in
her religious teacher and guide; that she
had surrendered her conviction to him
that she followed his beck and lead
trustingly; that she walked after him
like one blinded. think she has sinned
her sin as one in trance. l don't think
she was free agent. think she
would have done his bidding 1t, like the
heather priest in the Hindoo land, he
had bade her fling her child into the
4anges or cast herself under Jugger.
nalt. That was my EXCUSE fog Eliza.
bethSp AZ
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
TRAMP! TRAMP! TRAMP

When Autumn's leaves which late we loved.
Have changed from red to brown
And fallen from their high estate,
We tramp them down.
SO tits with him whose giddy head
But lately bore CROWN
That bauble lost, his charm is gone:
We tramp him down.
Ones honored now as sage and saint,
Clad in the church's gown;
But when he falls rs mortals may,
We'h tramp him down.
IT'S all the same with friend or foe,
Or nobleman or clown;
Let him but tumble in the race,
And then we tramp him down.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

The centennial celebration of the Lex.
ington fight on the 10th of April prom
ises to be very successful. Besides the
President of the United States and sew
eral of his Cabinet, Gov. CASTOR of Mas
sachusetts and suite are expected to be
present; also the Governors of the orig
nal thirteen Estates, representatives OF
the thirty towns participating in the
opening scenes of the Revolution, and
the Presidents and Faculties of Har-
ward, Yale, and Amherst Colleges.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
LARGEST CIRCULATION In THE CITY.

AS WE all along insisted would be the
case, the Texas Pacific subsidy bill re-
ceived quietus the first time a move
ment was made in its interest in the
House. Even if the bill could have re-
eeived majority on its passage, 1t was
preposterous to believe that 1t could Sc
cure the necessary two-thirds vote for
q suspension of the rules and the setting
apart OF a day for its consideration.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

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for writing letters, deeds, receipts, mortgages,
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Any of the above sent on receipt OF price,
post paid. Address ALFRED WARREN,
Bookseller, 219 Central avenue, Cincinnati, o.
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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

Visitors to Pennsylvania graveyards
can get all the information they want.
Here is a quotation from Pennsylvan-
la tombstone: "John L., Wilson's wife,
took sick on the 10 November with a
chill her sickness had been dropsy and
lung fever or the consumption, Died
June 4 1872 her age is II year 8 mos & 4
days her brother had to handle her for I
mos 4 24daya aud nights,Y
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
ERE RICH BENEFITED By 4
CRISIS.

In times Of business depression our
xich men and capitalists have wide
nargin for the practice Of economy,
without at all abating the real enjoy
1.snts Of life, or suffering an ista Of loss
= any useful thing. not % With the
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23

NOTICE is Hereby given that the under,
IN signed, on the 9th of February, 1875, filed
in the Probate Court Of Hamilton County,
Ohio. his petition praying for an order to sell,
compound or file in Court, for the benefit of
creditors, the following desperate claims be-
longing to the estate OF William Tilden, decd,
to-Wit:
A judgment in favor Of said Tilden against
Joseph Gibson in Superior Court of CINCINNATI,
tHamilton County, Ohio,) at April term, 1859,
for $516 so and interest.
Also, Judgment in favor of said Tilden
against Edward A. Smith, in Court of Common
Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio, at January
term, 1872, for 900 43 and interest.
Also, an account against one Joseph Miller,
on which is a balance due said Tilden Of
81, ,554 VI and interest.
Also, two promissory notes of w. NJ. Long to
said Tilden, dated 18Th June 1873, each for 800,
at and IL months, with interest.
Said petition will be for hearing on the 1lth
day of March, 1915.
JOSEPH c. WOODRUFF,
Administrator Of William Tiden, decd.
STEVENSON Il MAxWRLL, Attys.
February Sth, 1876. fe9-4t,Tu