Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-04-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
CenteanIaI IteEa-Pelisical Gossip
The UaemPloyed-TAlt0n-Beeeher-
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4 cENrExNIAL IrEM.

The URemPloyed-T1lf0n-
Frelghas- Business-HenIIh-ReIl-
EtoHs,
kcENrENEIAL TTEN.
a family in Minnesota wrote 70 know i
a eoifee urn bearing date abOHt 17s0, would
be Of enough interst to send to the Centen-
NAL. 1t may meet similar questions in
other minds to say that articles bearing no
earlier date than the last century, are hard
" of value unless they have added interest
because they belonged to some person Of
note, or are so peculiar As to be curiosities
in themselves without regard to their age
The Centennial viii not have place forhalf
that is offered. If of peculiar model, such
things are desired BY bric-a-brse collectors,
and viii increase in value with every de-
cade. warn my readers who have old
things they hope to part with for profit,
not to expect too much for them, as eOllec-
tors are pretty stingy and shreWd in their
dealings. When sold at auction, quaint
articles sometimes run up to handsome
figures, as for instance, an inlaid Japanese
cabinet, lately sold at Leavitt's began at
$40 and was knocked down at 400. An
old delf coffeepot or pewter one may bring
twenty-five dollars, from collector, but
the fancy prices seldom fall into any hands
but the auctioneers. If persons wish their
questions answered by letter, viii remark
that the method of enclosing stamped en-
velope viii not be out Of place.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
The bold and uncompromising stand
taken by Geo. VIM. Curtis, in opposition
to instructing the New York delegation for
Conklin, meets with the heartiest approval
of the best republicans of New York. 1t
is evident that Conklin did not fall into the
hands of the best class, and that fact has
turned against him many who would other
wise have given him very hearty support.
To-day nine-tenths of the republicans of
the city are throwing up their hats for Cur
| tbs, and Conklin is in no position whatever
to carry the delegation And may Iwhisp-
er word Of advice to republicans, every
where? Don't instruct. Don't go into
the national convention with any pets, or
with your hands tied for anybody. The
party never was made for man. 1t has
work to do, and instead of being used as
the means of elevating individuals, itshould
use individuals to do its work. 1t is going
to be close work this year to elect any one,
and if there is the sligtest forcing in the
conventional the nominees cannot carry
the united strength of party, the jig is up.
The nominee must be not only the best
man in the party, but the strongest And
wait till we all get together and compare
notes befor deciding as to that man. There
must be very liberal spirit at that con-
vention, or we are beaten to death. Mind,
the democracy are pressing Tilden vigorous
ly, and with considerable degree of una
nimity. A large sum of money has been
raised in this city by his friends, and a
bureau in his interest has been established
at Washington. A choice lot of political
bummers are there setting up things for
''Slippery Sam, and they have hopes that
he VIII sweep the platter. Tilden is the
shrewdest wire -puller living, and he stands
a good show for the nomination The only
thing that stands in his way is the forcible
enunciation of his hard money views, which
is against him in the west, but he is smart
enough to compromise that. If the demo-
cracy of the west believe he can be elected,
they viii take him, for they do want post
Offices. He can get more money behind
him than any one candidate mentioned,
THE UNEMPLOYED.
The writer of these letters is pleased to
find them of more use to readers than sim
ply for the news they give. As to news
indeed, it is sorry task the correspondent
has who tries to get it up for papers who
have every item served by the telegraph a
week before his account can reach them.
4 The most a city correspondent can do of
real value to his. patrons is to reflect the
opinions of the metropolis, the topics of
minor interst and such details as are hard
ly worth paying for at five cents word by
telegraph. Then the subjects of most in
terest in town are the very ones which the
editor sternlY forbids to his luckless writer.
We correspondents are made aware that
country readers do not care to hear about
theatres, lectures, books, and music, at ali,
but little about the social, political, orelub
life 50 far distant from theirs, in every way.
i Writing New York letters under these
restrictions is not making bricks without
straw, but making them all of straw, and
pretty finely chopped straw at that, 50 it is
q matter Of congratulstiOn to the writer
when he finds his paragraph on the poor
out of work has moved some one in Yates
county to send him an application for a
servant girl to help on farm, offering her
good home for years if she can suit. The
application was handed over to a lady visi-
tor Of st. Johns Guild, who will take care
that the demand is filed. Persons who
make such requests in future will rememb-
er that tits necessary for them to send
satisfactory references from people Of stand
ing as to their ability TO pay and treat 3
servant wen, before any one viii be willing
to take the risk Of going. '''
No one who has any feeling for the poor
can object to aid in the work Of helping
them to homes and employment where the
benefit is as much on one side as the other.
In the country, where. help is scarce, it is
pitiful to see the numbers out of work here,
yet it is difficult to find those willing to
leave the city. A sewing machine agent
lstely sent to New York for an operator to
go to Western city, offering salary near.
ly twice what one could get here, but not
one woman coaad be induced to take it,
though it was offered to some whose earn
ings were hardly enough topay their board,
and whose chance at best was very preea
rious. The poor creatures viii run the risk
Of starving rather thRnsgO out Of town,
where they would be welcome and COM
Portable. a lg d. -a
TLroN- -BEEcHER.
You hayn't seen this headline lately in
my letters, and you wouldn't now, only !
1 have sonafhiao now II ;e ,-r,rnorad that