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Connecticut western news., 1876-10-27
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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
Aprae,rea1 Iv,tnes. in copr,.

In court there was a charge Of assault
against that old offender and police favor
ite, 'John Doe, and Mr.. Dickson, the at
torney, was examining witness.
Dickson-How hard did he shake the
man when he grabbed him?
Witness-I don't know. Pretty hard.
Dickson-What do you call ''pretty
hardY'
Witness-Well, it was pretty hard
that's all can say.
Diekson-Come, now; you surely have
sense enough to let the court know what
you call ''pretty hard"
Witness-I guess l can show the court.
1t was like this-Here the witness rose
from his seat, and, springing upon the as
tonished attorney, grabbed him by the col
lar, and, with a strong, impulsive jerk,
landed him onthe floor. Then he gathered
him up across q chair-then he began to
bang him over the floor, jam him up
against the wall, and batter him around
over the benches.
s.HoId on-I understand shouted the
lawyer.
s'This is how he fetched him." retorted
the witness, giving him another lift.
'Won't the court rule out his answer? |
object" said Mr.. Dickson catching his
breath.
'If you withdraw the question, all right, +"
said the Judge; and, springing down from
his seat, he collared the witness and took
him off. When he again Eemounted the
bench, he remarked: "The witness ap-
pears to have introduced his testimony, but
1 can rule that the jury ignore his answer. +"
By this time the spectators were in con-
vulsion Of laughter, and the attorney retir-
ed to brush his clothes. The case was dis
missed.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
SelfsSacr16cInR.

This is true story. The happy circum-
stance occurred one Sunday evening. be
had escorted her to and from church, and
upon arriving at her home their discussion
Of the sermon and the extreme heat sug-
gested an invitation which was readily ac-
cepted by Charles, that they step into the
house and partake of a cooling glass of
lemonade. She led him to the dining
room, and there found naughty brother
Ben about to squeeze the last lemon in the
house for his own individual benefit. Call
ing him aside she induced Ben by means of
sundry threats and promises to disect that
lemon and make Charley and herself q
glass. A self-sacrifcing thought struck
her. ''No, Ben, said she, ''put the juice
Of the whole lemon into Charles glass and
bring me glass of water. He wont know
the difference-there is no light in the par
lor" lra
Ben was making one good strong lemon
sde, when Charley slipped out and remark
ed, f1 say Ben, put the juice OF the entlre
lemon in your sisters glass and bring me
some ice water-there is no light in the
parlor, and she won't notice it"
Ben's forte is in obeying orders.
With a merry twinkle in his eye he
drank the lemonade, then carried them
each n glass Of water, which they drank
with much apparent relish, asking each
other, between the sips, if it was sweet
enough? And naughty brother Ben, with
the taste of that lemonade in his mouth,
stood out In the hall and laughed till his
sides ached, to hear them assure each other
that sit was just right, so palatable and
so refreshing" -..
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
4 Disgusfed WIdo,r.

Captain W has Just returned from
the Warm Springs. The Captain is a wild
over. At the Springs was widow who
rather set her cap for the Captain. The
girls told him to look out, and the Captain
replied, well, he was ready.
Sitting on the porticO, one evening, the
cool breeze tanning like a ten-eent palm
leaf, and thinking of his daughters far
away at school, the widow moved up close
by and opened conversation:
Il hear, Captain, you have grown up
daughters"
How l should like to see their pictures.
Il will show you picture of my eldest
daughter, said the Captain. handing her
one.
"Oh, such sweet face. said the widow;
''and such fine eye! Isn't she called like
you, CaptainT''
i don't know, madam, that she is" -.
1T Is a wonder to me, Captain, you do
not get marred."
"Well, ma'am, | never think of it; for
the woman I'd have might not have me,
and then, you know, vice versa"
''Yes, but what kind Of a lady would
suit you?" and the widow looked her sweet
est
1t was right here the Captains wonderful
nerve never forsook him, but setting his
eye steadily at the widows he hardened his
heart and replied: MADAM, she must be
years old to second, and worth
two hundred thousand dollars"
at is getting so chilly out here I must
go for my shawl, said the widow; and she
looked frigid zones at the Captain as she
brushed him with a toss of her head.
RGlei0h Sentinel.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
skim Ora chinese Thief

John certainly deserves to rank among
the most expert thieves Of the world. There
are several aids to his becoming an adepta as,
for instance, his magpie love for picking
and hiding; his utter shamelessness in the
matter; his stOlidity If feature; his loose
ness of garment. well remember being
in cirgar store one evening when John
entered, asking his way to certain street
some two miles of, with the innocence Of a
cherub, and slipped box Of "boquets" up
his sleeve with the adroitness Of Coekney
eracksman. A mirror, however, had be-
trayed him, and John was delayed in set
ting out on his walk until policeman was
called. ''He has stolen 9 box Of cigars, y
said the proprietor, ''and has it on him. !"
John smiled with beautiful simplicity,
and kept up reiterated protest that Me
honest boy-allee same belly good, ana
took no objection to being searched: And
then began quest. A box had slid up ms
right arm 8 minute ago, but tWaSn there
now; nor was it up his LETT sleeve or IN the
depths of his loose be ehes. Me te ~ good
Chinaman." said John, ''no eigallee;p and
the policeman was on the point Of leaving,
with the conviction that mistake had been
made, when he saw something moving
about Johns left elbow. A grab for the
part, smile from John, but no box. Then
/ saw something moving around his right
shoulder, made dart for the box, and
'twasn't there. Then, while both held an
arm. the cirgarmRn, who was behind saw
something creeping across Johns back,
clapped his hand on it, and lOl the eigarsi
Then the active officer took a hands turn
in pigtail, and marched plscidly-Smil-
ing Ghinaman of to the police station, and
when they searched him there they found
two more bOxes-one under each armpit.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
How =. Rouna.a -. -.

lie was tramp, bound Chicagoward.
aE a9u as he boarded the couplers at the rear
~ an incoming engine, Just across the line
N AnGiana, one recent dark and chilly
hlgnt' ne had faith to believe that he had a
soIe tning OF 1t for eheap ride But the
conductor, with his eagle eve and railway
lantern; soon espled the moneyless passen-
ger on his uncushioned and com fo-+Io-,
seat. Did he order him of? No: he had q
deeper plot. He let him remain. wbiIe o1
and on went the train, from station 10 Sta
ton, until it reached the great tank, wbere
the engines stop to 'swater up"
Now for him" grinned the heartIess
conductor, as ne passed to the front.
Now for him, he malleiously contin-
ued, as he grasped the water-trough from
the tireman's hands and directed it over the
back end Of the engine.
Now for him" he fiendishly gruEted, as
ne heard Noah's deluge pouring over the
tramp. 60
All grew still, and the conductor ordered
5L 5,s traln on its way, convinced that he had
~ ulTNned rNed the tramp, or at least flooded him
again. ' "' 0oulu never get OaeK
but when the conductor drove into the
uePoG N tne early morning there was a
''Be you the CONDUCTOR INQUIRED a sbiv-
ering voice at his elbow, as he stepped on
Yes, he said, looking around and paz-
ing upon bedraggled and cinder-covered
nan.
'gThen want fer to ask yer why yer
don't run around the end of the lake in
comm inter town.
Il do, (" said the conductor.
Yer do! exclaimed the man.
Certainly" " was the reply.
wal, goshp muttered the stranger in
oeWildered tone, ''blest if didn't think
yer swum through the hkeg'
linen the conductor knew that his tramp
still lived and was waterproof.
CHICAGO T5iJ,f1o
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
HIaH PoINr,N. G.

Eds. TsL-We shall swell the majority
Of votes for Hayes and Wheeler. We have
a high opinion of the Republican nominees
and think it would be hard to find two bet
ter men. We are sure Of twO-thirds vote
here, and we have good reason to hope the
State will go Republican. We are aware
Of the large amount Of money that has been
sent here for buying votes, and that we
have to meet its influence and power. The
Tilden boys do not stoOp as low now as
they did two years ago. Then, their votes
were bought openly in the market for
ham, a shoulder, a sheep or bushel OF
corn; after election, the consideration was
commonly refused and the debt repudiat-
ed. Now they come down with the cash,
and $95 is the price. know Of one such
in this place, who has got his price in his
pocket. The fellow is as poor as Jobs
turkey, and wholly dependent upon,
daughter, who refuses to do anything for
him if he votes the democratic ticket. The
fellow is in a quandary, but the plan has
been settled upon, and he viii be too sick
to gstOutOn election day. Many strong
Democrats from the North have settled
down here, aud with one or two exceptions
their better natures have got the advan-
taee Of them-and they vote the right tick:
-et. The darkies are right every time-if
they can only get to the polls.
Yours, ELIJAH Bliss.
High Point n. O, Oct, ID, 1879.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
A Strange Plague.

| Late German papers give account Of a
very strange visitation by which the Ger
man colonies of San Lorenzo and others in
the province OF Rio Grande do Sui in Bra
| zil, have been recently laid waste. To find
account of plague of the same kind one
must consult the legendary histories of the
middle ages. It seems, however, that by
signs familiar to native Brazilians the COM
ing of rats in extraordinary multitudes
this year was fereshown, but the colonistS,
unwilling or unable to believe in these prog
nostications, made no arrangements to
guard their stores against the destructive
little animals, and they have suffered ae-
cordingly. The quantities of corn and 9TH
er products said to have been consumed by
the rats sound fabulous, between twenty
and twenty-five thousand hect0litres Of
maize alone being a single item.
The rodents advanced in such hosts that
deep pits or trenches dug around granaries
were speedily so filled that, by the exercise
of little sagacity, the column was soon
able to continue its desolating march. When
one Of these hosts entered a corn-ield the
rattling and rHstling caused by their gnaw-
ing could be heard at a considerable dis
tance. By moonlight their march from one
plantation to another is said to have pre-
sented sight slnguIariy weird and uncan-
nv.
They seem to have devoured literally al
most ever thing in their way, and what
they could not consume they carried off to
places of concealment in the ground, under
stumps, trees, etc. Not only fruit Of every
kind, but potatoes, pumpkins, squashes,
yea, clover, oats, and even the pith Of the
corn stalks-nothing was spared, even the
p r I Il 4 i
fields looked in the morning like a great
sieve, so carefully had the rats explored the
ground for every grain.
They attacked living animals. Cows in
stalls had their hoofs gnawed by them, and
fat pigs were literally eat up. Human be
ings were attacked while asleep, and there
were many instances of persons injured by
them. Good, solidlY built houses were no
refuge from the plague, and to kill from
seventy to hundred rats in one house in
single day was no uncommon performance.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27

Gov. Morton forecasts the character Of
Tilden's Administration in case he is elect
ed. and places it before his hearers in IL
clear light:
The Administration of any President
will be in the main what the party which
elected him makes it. If he breaks away
from the party, the chances are that he viii
be broken down. In Government of par
ties like ours the President must have his
party. The men to whom he owes his cleo
tion, who have defended him from assaults,
to whom he must look for support in the
future, will ordinarily control his action,
and he will do nothing offensive to them.
The success Of Mr.. Tilden will mean the
success Of the Confederats Democracy. He
would owe his election chiefly to the South,
and from that section would come the men
of stern will and purpose demanding and
receiving the recognition Of their policy.
The late Rebels would swarm in the Cabi-
net, run the Departments, command the
army and navy, represent the Government
at foreign courts. and find ten thousand
ways to punish the loyal men Of the nation
for their humiliation and defeat. The COM
position Of the present House Of Represen-
tatives at Washington illustrates the
SbTengLu duu Organization OF the Democrat
ic party. The Southern members eOnsti-
tute the body and brains of the party, shape
its action, and control whatever policy it
has. They are the head and body Of the
animal, and the Northern Democracy OOn=
stitute the tail, and our acquaintance with
all quadrupeds teaches US that the body
wsgs the tail and not the tail the body, and
We have seen this winter that the Northern
Democracy are as subserYient to the South
as they were at any time before the War.
The interests and the passions Of the South
viii in future, as in the long and bloody
past, control the action Of the Democratic
party. Among the Democratic members
Of the House there sre sixty four persons
who were officers and soldiers in. the Con-
federaoy. Overthrow by the North and
defeated, they are soured and desperately
in earnest, and with whom the Northern
sympathizers and doughfsces will be as clay
in the hands Of the potter. II you ask me
what viii be the Democratic party in the
future. will answer whatever the South
demands; whatever her interests, hatred,
and passions dictate.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27

same oil works at Hunters Point that
Stokes had some of his fiercest legal con-
tests with the late James Fisk. Stokes has
speculated, also, since he has been in pris-
on, and is now the owner of a very valuable
patent, which he purchased while in Sine
Sing from a convict, for paving Streets
The pavement is in long, oblong blocks.
and is of some kind OF composition whose
ingredients / cannot specify. Stokes stat
ed to me before he left Sing Sing for Au-
burn that he might go to Europe for a
short time on his release, but it would only
be for short time, as he would be CON-
PEELED to look after his affairs at once. But
it is more than probable that, owning to
the present state of his lungs, Stokes may
have to take trip to Havana this winter,
if he wishes to prolong his life, for his con-
stitution is completely broken and needs
patching up.-COr. N. 7. Herald.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
japanese Gardens.

Among the conifers will be noticed +,vo
young plants Of that Japanese species which
may be seen under the wing of the Jananesa
building,-quaint pigmies of trees NOT
three feet high, yet over seventy wears old
They are gnarled and twisted as il thew
had fought the winds and caught tbeir
Plcturesqueness Of form-as old oaks catch
thelrs-by battling with wintrv storms and
tempests upon the hills. And vet these
dwarted trees are thoroughly creatures of
art BY examining closely the specimens in
the japanese ground, you will see the traces
OF the dWart1ng process. The leading
shoots have been clipped, or bent down.
ward; the lateral branches turned in and
tied back; lusty limbs twisted and wrench
ed into quaint pOstures; marks Of the tor
turing pins, and bands and cuts are still OBJ
seryable; it is crippled dwarf Of 8. tree,
made quaint and picturesque by its years
OF struggle against the tolls of the gardener.
Is there compensating beauty in them?
Not, surely, as We reckon the beauty Of
plant growth. But cOnsider-that the jap
anese, IN their horticultural system, have
offices for such dWarfed monarehs Of trees
to NIL. With them, no homestead is com
plete without its garden; few square rods
may be all at commands but this must
have its garden treatment, and the gardens
are modelled after nature. ssSaH-sati7'
mountain and water) is the term which in
Japanese describS the gardners' work. The
aim 1s-Wlthin however limited an area
to present complete landscape, with rock,
valley, plain water, and mountain. Under
such miniature presentment, trees and
plants must be dwarfed to bear proper re-
lations to the dwarfed valleys and rocks.
to such an extent is this copying Of nature
in little carried by enthusiastic gardeners
that a rocky landscape, with its heights
and level spaces and trees, is wrought out,
with nice attention to proportions, within
the limits Of great bronze basin. We
doubt if gardeners Of the West will emulate
them in their mimiery Of nature, but they
may well emulate them in their pains-tak-
ing skill which make such small successes
possible, and the asiduous care and the
close study Of plant-life, which are enforced
by such arts. Seri5ner for NoV.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
LAKE SHORE E&mICHFGAN & SOUT
ERN RR
GOING WEST.


Special Chicago Express leaves Buffalo at
1880 a. ms Erie $50 a. m, Ashtabula 1853,
gainesville $40, and arrives at Cleveland at
6:35 a, m. -.-- -s...lT.r .tl.1ss b
Canneaut Accommodation leaves COnneaut
at sos a. m, Amboy 6;ll, Kingsville 8:2I. Ash
tabula 6:33, SaybrOOk 6.43, Geneva G:53 Paines-
vile 7:s2S, and arrives at Cleveland S:45 a. m
Toledo Express leaves Buffalo at 6.55 a. nl
Erie 10sl5, COnneaut Il:l7, Amboy ll:S3 Kings
Vile ll:S2, Ashtabula ll;45, Saybrook Il:55, Ge-
neya l204 p. M, Painesville l239 and arrives
at Cleveland at l:50 p. m.
Pacific Express leaves Buffalo 1890 D. m,
Erie $50, Ashtabula 5:l5, Painesville Cos and
arrives at Cleveland at 7:lO D. m l'I
Erie Accommodation leaves Buffalo sos
p m, Erie 100 p M, Conneaut 5:l4, Ashtabula
5s50, Saybrook 6:02, Geneva 6:l3, PainesviIle
7:eG, and arrives at Cleveland at $40 D. m.
Fast Mail arrives at Ashtabula at 6:O9 D. m
GOING EAST F
Fast Mail arrives at Ashtabula at $50 a. m
Atlantic Express leaves Cleveland 7:3D a m .
gainesville $40, Ashtabula 9.O5 Conneaut 9lS
Erie lO:2, and arrives at Buffalo at Los D. M
Toledo and Buffalo Accommodation leaves
Cleveland at ll;l5 a. m, PainesYille l227. iGe-
neva l:O7 p. m, Saybrook I:IS AshtabuIa I.3O
Erie $40, Buffalo 200 p. m
Chicago and St Louis Express leaves Cleve-
land at $40 p. m, Painesville 3:59 Ashtabula
4;4S. Erie 800, and arrives at Buffalo at 9:O5
p. m. !
Conneaut Accommodate leaves Cleveland
at 4;5O p. m, Painesville6s00, Geneva 6:3S. Saw
brook 6;4S, Ashtabula 200, KingsviIie 7:ls, Am
boy 1:Z5, and arrives at Conneaut at 7:3O D. m
Special New York Express leaves Cleveland
q. m, Erie I:2O a. m, and arrives at Buffalo at
4:O0 q. m.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27

channan, Millard FiLmTe, Franklin
| Pierce, StOnewall jackson, Robert Z. Lee,
I John G. Breckenridge, HOratio Seymour,
] George B. Mcclellan and hundreds OF 9TH
ers were averse to the war, and to the EN-
! plOyment of cOlored troops, and to the
emancipation of the slaves. i majority Of
4 the leading statesmen of Great Britain, and
many ON the continent of Europe, sided
with the South. There was a elean-cut
! and honest difference of opinion ali over
| ChriStendOm as to the right or wrong of
the late rebellion. Mr.. Tilden, with many
other distinguished men of our own and
other countries. leaned toward the South
during the contest, but was none the less
an American And now that section nat
urally gives him lis united support. 1t goes
solid for him. There has been DISPOSE
ton among the timid friends of Mr.. Tilden
to deny that he was opposed to the war.
But AIr. Tilden himself has never sane
toned such denial He stands now where
he stood from 1851 to 1865, opposed 10 the
war for cOereing the dissatisfied States to
remain in the Union. Mr.. Tilden is still
good, old-fashioned, State-rights Demo-
ersit of the John Z. Calhoun stripe, and the
Presidency cannot tempt him to foreswear
his faith. And that is why the people like
him. That Is why they Will vote Tor him.
He refuses all opportunities to make him
say that the invasion of the South was JUS
tiiable. because ne believes, it was not Jus
tifiable."
Dir. Chaplin, a prominent R Republican,
thought the letter WAS good thing to cir
culate, and ordered 200 extra copies of the
paper. Mr. Spence, the editor, commenced
running them off the press, when several
DemOcrdts rushed in and asked Spence if
he was a fool to publish that letter. Spence
defended himself promptly, and pointed to
the extra copies he was printing as an evi-
dence of the popularity OF the letter.
They convinced Spence that he had re-
ceiYed u letter intended for some Southern |
Democratic paper, and the editor lifted the |
letter from the forms and placed other |
matter in its stead. He sent the 200 pa
pers to Chaplin, the eight top ones only |
containing the letter. Chaplin has had |
him arrested for obtaining money under
false pretenseS.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27
Wanted TO Sell a Bald Headed Man a
sEs Halr-BFushs

p
A long wasted lady having a seductive
smile and winning ways, called upon De
troit shoemaker yesterday to convince hin
that he needed a metal hair-brush- nov
city just out and in the hands of canvasers.
After she had put in about five minutes
talk he uncovered his bald head and asked
"Where is there anything to brush with
it?' i-St - si-''
"Then your wife could use it." she said
my wife is dead, poor soul"
''Then your daughters"
n have no daughters, and the only son
have went crazy from brushing his halr
too much"
Il believe this brush would help a new
growth of hair on your head" She said
unwilling to let him of.
"Don't want any hair there" he replied
81 never was SO happy as since I became
bald.headed.
"Well, don't you ever brush your scalp?'
''NeveF. have it sand-papered foul
times year, and the rest of the time il
must get along the best 1t can."
q am in great need of money" she re-
markeda as she looked around the shop.
$50 am l, he replied as he pegged away.
81 havn't seen but three dollars in the last
two weeks"
'It would almost be an act of charity to
buy of me, " she pleaded.
II never give to charity, madam.
havn't given a-shilling to anyone or to any
object for the last thirty years"
Your second wife might want the
brush
Il shall never marry again, I hate all
women"
Then yod don't think you could use it Y'
she asked as she rose up.
e ''Yes, | could take it and brush my dogs
ears clean back to his tail, and brush his
tail clean up to his nose, or could make
it over into a snow shovel, or sell it to a
saw mill or repair my wheelbarrow with it,
but l said no, and shall stick to it. I'm
bald-headed, ugly, sinful, malicious and
desperate, but pride myself on keeping
my word; and, madam, if metal hair-brush-
es and bald-headed men and female agents
were as thick as buttons on girls dress
my thunderous voice would still cry:
N-o-u-g-h-nop Free Press.