Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-11-05
So in Advance
Whole Number 1348

churches are arranging for revivals, and
there will be such an awakening IN this
city, this winter, as was never heard OF.
One word or two about the audiences
that Moody and Sankey haYe. They are
'he best people in the two cities. Wealthy
men, the best merchants and bankers IN
lhe CITY, came forward with the money
10 remodel the Rink, and TO provide for
the cost OF the meetings, without solici-
tation. should like to give the names
of some of them, but as they did Il lust
as Moody and Sankey labor, without
hope or expectation of reward, 1 will al
low them the luxury Of doing good ac-
ton in secret.
Revivals commence in all the churches
next week. All denominations will en-
gage in them, from the most orthodox
Presbyterian to the most liberal Unita-
rian. The best people have united to ell
evate the standard of morality, and to do
something toward lifting the great city
out of the selfish, money-making, money
getting spirit that has for so long crowed
out everything else. It is time.
The meetings at the Rink have been
crowded the same way every day since
Sunday, and there is no signs Of abateness,
From 10000 to 10000 people are unable
TO obtain admittance, and go away from
each meeting. The churches in the
neighborhOod take the overflow, and the
two evangelists go 10 them for brief
period each day. 1t is wonderful work
they are doing, and they are doing it in
a wonderful way.
POLITICS
Were never mixed so in New York
and Brooklyn as at this time 1t is the
People VS.. Ring and very vigorous
fight Is being waged. In New York the
Democracy are split into two factions,
Tammany and anti-Tammany, and the
Republicans of the CITY are acting with
the anti-Tammany wing. John Morris
sey has reconsideFed his determination
not to take part in the fight and is in it
with his coat of. as a candidate for Sena-
tor. II is humiliating for decent man
to be compelled to vote for such man
as MOrrIssey, but that is what the Rec
publicans of that district are going to
do As bad as he is he is a better man
than Fox, bis opponent Fox is the
sworn henchman of Kelly, the head of
Tammany, and Tammany owns and
and controls every thief, political and
otherwise, in New York. Tammany is
the name for everything that is bad and
vile in politics. Tammany is the shib-
boleth of the plunderers and thieves who
have ridden New York for so many
years, and the decent men of the city are
willing to back any man OF thing that
can help TO break its power Morrissey
is a gambler and adVenturer, but he is
opposed to Tammany, and Republicans,
hOpelessly in the minority alone, are
willing to vote for him TO assist in break
ing the terrible power that is eating out
the heart of the city M0rrissey will
help to elect Hackett and Phelps, whom
Tammany has sworn to destroy, and
that IS what they want But, as I should
vote for Morrissey were I in that district,
l am happy that live elsewhere. To
beat 1ammany I would vote for John
MoTrisseY, but 1 should keep it secret
from my children.
IN BOOKLYN
The fight is even warmer than in New
York, for Brooklyn has a worse ring. Il
any difference. An Irishman named Nc
Laugklin, owns and controls BROOKLYN as
entirely ss Tweed did New York five
years ago. He is the head centre of the
Democracy in that city, and has, Of
course amaSsea an immense fortune from
the plunder of tic taxpayers. He die
tates the nominatiGns-he elects the tick
ct nominated and then controls every
appointment, and through them every
dollar of expenditure. But qB0ssn Nc
Laughlin is going through his sea Of
trouble. He became so dietatorial that
the Democratic leaders are opposing him.
and 1t is possible that the Reform move
inert may be strong enough to swamp
him. The Republicans have nominated
an excellent ticket, and thousands of
honest Democrats will vote for it. Gen.
Slocum, Democratic member of Congress
from the Brooklyn district for two terms,
is on the stump for the Reform ticket.
and he puts in the most damaging blows.
1t is shown that for four years McLaugh-
lin has had absolute control of the city
that he owned every Office of trust and
prOft-that not an appointment could
be made, or dollar spent without his
consent.
Gen. Siecum was placed by the N ayor,
On the Water Board, on the demand of
citizens. Mclaughlin wanted friend of
his in that place, but the Mayor refused
to change the appointment The Boss
met Gen. S. in the Rnte-room of the
Board ofAldermen, who baye the power
to confirm or reject the Mayors appoint
ment, and taking ont his watch said, II
will give you just twenty minutes to
your name. OF course, Slo-
cum refused. and of course he was reject
ed, and tool of the ring sent ia bis
stead.
Mclaughlin made a speech in answer
to Gen. SlOcum the other night in which
he complained bitterly of his (Slocum'sl
in opposing him. "Why.H
said McLaugiin, when Slocum wss a
candidate for Congress, he came to me
one day and said that he could not be
elected unless a Republican meeting, an
nounced for that evening, could be brOk-
en- up l sent three hundred men at a
cost of 5000, and broke up the meeting,
and he has never paid me back"
T hink of being under the control of q man
who can stand up IN public assemblage
and make such statement without q
blush. But of such is the Democracy
n New York and Brooklyn.
DEATH AND THE DESI-lLoNDE.
That irregular living can only end
badly was again illustrated in this CITY
his week. Charles Revere, a wealthy
neat dealer has been in love for years
with a woman of no character, named
Anna STYLES. He was absolutely in
atuated with her, and spent vast sums
Of money upon her. The path he took
vas very straight and not Yery long
me. Drink followed his other passion.
hen neglect of business, until about
ear ago his mistress, aaer the fashion II
Ter kind, dropped him. He had but lit
lie money to spend upon her and his
lrther intimacy didn't pay" The D oor
lnatic followed her about all this time,
nd occasionally Just for the fun of It." T..
he would tolerate him for day or two.
Iast Thursday he saw her at the Jerome
ark races and joined her. In company
With another man and woman of the
anne class they returned TO the CITY and
pent the night in the widest excesses,
letting to her house in the morning at
i've O'Clock. Then Revere begged her
10 become reconcil6d to him, to again
i've with him, which she very contempt
lously refused 10 do. Maddened BY her
he threw what Valuables
Ie. had about him upon the fioor, struck
Ier with the butt of his revolver, and
inished his work by shooting himself
through the head. It is the old, old
tory. Revere bought this woman q
Iouse, which he furnished In magnificent
lyle he supported her like a princess
xpend ing upOn her IN two wears not less