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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-10
LIFE:PRgsERVER

THE CONTINUOUS DISASTERS ATsEA.
Il and the almost countless lives that have
been lost, urge the introduction Of more effece
I'VE appliances for saving life than have vet
been generally adopted. In response To the
great public demand, the American Iife
Saving suit Company now present a
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27

USUALLY people prefer to have an honest
man to count votes, and usually they prefer
not to trust it to one man, no matter hoH
honest, and feel safer when there are hall
a dozen men to watch one another. Bul
here is some Republican testimony to the
honesty Ex-Governor Stearns of Florida,w who
proposes to be the sole judge of the way il
which the electoral vote OF that Stale .hal,
be cast. 1t is from speech delivered by
Congressman Purman, Republican, in the
House, six months ago: at was then well
known and su1stanliated that while this
now acting Governor was agent of the
Freedmen's Bureau in the STATE, he swim
died the freedmen out OF quantities OF
provisions which the Government charita-
bly, contributed, in those unsettled days, to
keep from starvation the then newly freed
people, a portion or quantity of which he
from time to time sold for money to the
planters, thus shamefully swindling both a
deficient Government and the deserving
and suffering objects Of this benefcent
kindness. This record was too damaging
for him to obtain the coveted nomination
Of Governor, but by some injudicio,ls COM
promise he was at that time nominated for
Lieutenant-G Governor"
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27
0ENTIMENT AT THE
NORTH.

The Supreme Court of South Carolin'
has declared the Board Of Canvassers il
contempt and cited the members before j
to receive the punishment due to their Of
fence. The public opinion of the country
has been even swifter to resent the outrage
committed by the Board Of Canvasssers
Journals of all shades of politics and all
degrees of conservatism, denounce it in
unmeasured terms. The "New York
Herald" an Independent paper, which sup
ported Hayes, says in its article on the
subject, "Stop Thiefw The "New York
Evening Post" Republican paper, de-
clares it to be the immediate duty Of the
Board to submit to. the order of the court
and abandon its outrageous contest against
the courts. These are only two examples
out Of many. There is abundant evidence
that this bold defiance of constituted au-
thority has shocked the moral sense Of the
WHOlc COuAtIy'
1t has disclosed to the whole people the
utter desperation of the Republican man
ayers. The men who will DEFY the highest
court of their own State, will defy anything
or do anything. The resul, Of their action
IS to convince the people of the North
that they will not hesitate at any devise
to perpetuate their own power,and the con-
clusion naturally follows that where such
desperate measures are resortcd to, it il
only because the dav has already beer
lost by them at the polls. The sentiment
of the better class Of Republicans through
out the North is rapidly taking this shape, |
and it will soon make itself felt. The
"New York Herld,' in leading article, |
quotes from private letter from one q
the most prominent OF Massachusetts, Re-
publicans, whose name it does not give, in
which he says that he hopes ''IiIden will
get it," And the "Herald' Significantly |
adds: "That is to-day what nine cut Of
ten Of the honest Republicans think" The |
Herald is right, and the Republican man
ayers will soon discover it.
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27
Gov. STEARNs, of Florida, whose righ

Gov. STEARNs, of Florida, whose right
to count alone the votes for electors in
Florida, is now being defended by the en-
tire Republican press of the country, has
an excellent reputation in his own party.
This is what Congressman Purman, Re.
publican, said Of him in Congress only
last March: 'The unfortunate death of
Gov. Hart, in 1874 precipitated this incu-
bus upon our State, and as South Carolina
once had its Moses, and New York its
Tweed so Florida has now its Stearns.n
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27
Editorial Mention. :.

LO1VWE10A mOWUAVws
The London "Times" denies the repor
that Cardinal Manning is about to live ii
Rome. He went their just after the deatl
of Cardinal Antonelli, which gave rise tt
the rumor.
| In single district Of Japan seventy .ont
Buddhist temples have been converted into
dwelling houses since 1873, and during the
last six years upward of six hundred have
thus been diverted from religious use.
The death of Bishop James leaves New
York city without resident Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop
Harris, it is understood, will at once re-
move to the city. His experience in mis-
sionary affairs makes his presence at head
quarters extremely desirable.
'Silver Echoes" was the euphonious title
under which the managers ola New Jer-
sey convention announced a collection.
This title suggested the melodious jlngling
ofquarters and halves in the baskets, instead
Of the dingy nickel and the dismal copper
cent. The enterprise Of ahe managers was
rewarded by liberal collection.
DR.. Cuyler writes an article in the
"Evangelist,' in which he pitches into
Talmage's Lay College" He seems to
consider the institution altogether unneces-
sary. He says that Ralph Wells and
Moody, and all that class ofmen, got their
preparation for Christian work without any
Lay Colleges" and he does no: see why
other people may not, in just the same
manner, get all the preparation they need
to make them as useful as they want to
be.
Gle must have been greasy SOUL" is
the remark made by the editor Of a religi-
Gus paper concerning another person whose
doinss seemed open to criticism. The soul
is indeed thing Of mystery. But how in
the world a soul should become greasy is |
one Of those surprising mysteries concern
ing which theologians have never enlight-
ened Us.
Spurgeon gives a hearty testimony t.
the usefulness OF the Moody and Sankey
meetings. He says: 1--WE expressed our
disappointment very plainly some time
ago, because we met with 50 few decided
and it is therefore with the
utmost pleasure that we intimate more
pleasing tidings. We could not believe
that such earnest gospel preaching could
be without saving results, but we feared
that the converts would remain separate,
md not unite with the churches. For
awhile it seemed to be SO, but we arc
delighted to have seen and conversed with
many who make good disciples and hearty
God be thanked for this ever
more"
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27
Illiterates IN M Massachusetts;

In the new census Of Massachusetts
illiterates have been classified as those per-
sons who cannot read, but can write; can
not write, but read and can neither read
nor write of the tirst.class there are 3O- {;
Of the second, 2G,656; of the third, 77I,55O ;
total, lO4.5l3-above ten years of age, or
about u per cent. of the whole population.
OF the whole number Of illiterates G,G4l
are between the ages OF ten and fifteen,
inclusive; 5,554 are between sixteen and
nineteen, inclusive; 1904 from twenty to
twenty-one inclusive, and the balance, or
9O,7o9-more than eighty-six per cent of
the whole-are above twenty-one years OF
age.-"Springfeld Republican,"
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27

Shipment Of Coal Last Week.

According to the Pottsville, Pa, Miners
Journal" the quantity Of coal sent from
the Schuylkill region for the week ending
November Is Vastly rail, Us, ,6G7 tons;
by canal, 81, ,574 tons; total, 155,24l tons,
against l5O,254 tons for the same week OF
last year. Decrease, 4,967. The quantity
sent for the year was 4,O4G, ,245 tons, against
4,l1o,3S2 tons for thecorrespolding period
of last year. Decrease, l27 1877 tons.
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27
A New Candidate

AT the calm, quiet hour Of midnight, the
other night, some one halted in front OF a
house on Indiana street, occupied by an
aged colored man and, heaving a bTickbat
against the door, shouted,
Hurrah FIR blazes!w
Ihe old man came to market yesterday,
and when he met an acquaintance, he in
quired-
"What ticket is Mr.. Blazes cn?'
After he had told his story and been
posted as to the candidates, he remarked
"Weli, don't have much to do witt,
politics, an Of course didn't know. When
de ieller yelled out so mighty big, and
when dc brick hit de doah SO powlul,
thought that the new candidate was gwihe
to carry the county by ten millions ma
jority. y."-Detroit Free Press.
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27
CONGRESSMAN PURMAN. Republican.

CONGRESSMAN PURMAN, Republican,
said in speech, last March, of Governor
Stearns, Of Florida, that he was "a man of
very limited education, with no reputable
associations, without sagacity or knowl-
edge, with no accomplishments of person
or mind, and with no fixed principles ex-
cept those Of avarice and stupidity" This
is nice sort of man to count the vote of
a whole State and decide who is to be The
President of the United States.
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27

A monument to the memory of'Daniel
Webster was unveiled in New York on
Saturday.
The Morning herald., 1876-11-27

The weather seems ABOUT as needfnl as
our political affairs. May both clear off
soon.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
PRECEPr AND PRACTICE.

All quiet; the Goals cracking in q
gossippy sort of a way behind the
bars of the CRATE; the cat purring
sleepily on the velvet hearthrug; the
clock ticking like silver drops OF wa
ter upon the mantel shelf, and Mrs.
Ives needle glancing in and out of
her work like small ray of light
ming. The children were all tucked
snugly up in bed, for Mr.. Julius Ives
liked to be quiet when he came home
from business, and Mrs. Ives was the
most devoted and obedient of coniu-
gal partners. 1t was an exquisitly
neat room, a room where the sweet
home element predominated in every
nook and corner, a room to which a
tired business man might look for
ward all day as haven of rest and
peace.
The clock struck eight; pussy
stretched herself drowsily before the
FIRE and Mr.. Ives laid down the pa
per with q preparatory ahem:
"And now, Melissa" " he said, au-
thoritatixeIy, eyou may bring me the
tradesmen's bile"
Poor Mrs. Ives started in her chair
as if a-eanLon ball had thandred ON
inonsly into the silence Of that cozy
little apartment. How much she
dreaded the weekly recurrence of
this domestic ukase was only known
to herselfl It was the skeleton Of
her eloset--the one embitteFing ele-
ment Of her happy hofne-life-the
haunting ghost that no diplomacy
had yet enabled her to exorcisel Yet,
like a1well trained wife as she was,
she brought the tiny packet of bills
and sat down meekly at her husbands
side. E.r
- She was pretty woman, tall and
graceful, with straight, regular fea-
lures, rosy cheeks, and soft, wistfuI
eyes, that looked like brown velvet;
woman whose hands were always
white and delicate, and whose dress
es always seemed to fit by magic.
Nor was Mr.. Julius Ives disa.
greeable specimen of mankind to
look upon. He was large and finely
formed, with dark eyes. Yet, never.
theless, there was certain curve in
Mr.. Ives upper lip that savored
somewhat of the imperative mood.
@Buster again. that's five pounds
we have used within the week" he
moaned, checking off the various
items of the grocer's bill with the lit.
tie gold pencil that hung at bis watch
chain. 'EMy dear, does Bridget
grease the kitchen pans with butter?'
Mrs. Ives cheek gIowed.
"Now, Julius, what is the use Of
talking in that sarcastic sort of wayi
You don't seem to reflect that fam
'ily like ours caunot::subsist on air
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
THE RECOVERED rREAsURR.

---H - an
J. Must you go out again, dearest?
e Helen TFseylst wistful blue eyes,
were lifted to her husbands face as
he came into the sitting-room with
his over coat on. He was . tall,
stately looking man, with high fore
head and clear brown eyes, and the
pleasantest of smiling mouths but
Helen's face had something in its
blond, oval beauty that reminded
you of the hunted fawn or the villa
bird stricken down by the hunters
shot. She was fair as lily, with
hair of bright, rippled gold, and
large violet eyes-Such, q, one a, YOU
might fancy Saxon Rowena to have
been, in short. Yes. butI shall soon
be home, Nell, so don't worry your
self about me. Harry is asleep l see.
As he spoke he glanced towards q
velvet cushioned chair, where a love
ly child of scarcely three summers
lay nestled in the flushed, lovely
sleep of infancy, with his dark ourls.
thrown back from the dimpled
cheeks, and one hand under his
head. yss8t5 RssE HA ,lNf0A
Yes, he has been in the garden all
the afternoon, and fell asleep almost
the minute his nurse brought him in.
DIR. Tracy stood a moment look
ing down upon the child.
How pretty he grows. All, Nelly
we have the most precious treasure
God ever gave to his children in this
boy. s7-iaH t1i'"es
!. J. Oh, Henry, if 1 only had my Ber-
tina, too. aai IS 81
Still brooding on your lost one,
HelenP My dearest, 1 had hoped
that time was healing up that wound
in your heart. Is it wise, is it dis.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
LAKE. SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTH
ERN II. n.

GOING WEST.
Special Chicago Express leaves Buffalo at
I250 a. M, Erie $50 q. M, A-shtabula 4s59
Palnesville so. and arrives at cleveland at
ne caSsnesut q lsss Accotnmodation leaves couneaut
ates95 .. m, AInbOy GiI. KInesville 6.21, Ash
tabuIa 6:33 SaybrOok e:s3, Gen eva l:53 Paines-
vile 7.28 and arrives at Cleveland SIS a. m.
Toledo Express leaves Buffalo at G:55 a. M,
Erie l0.l5, Conneaut ll:l7, Amboy ll.23, Kings
Vile ll:32, Ashtabula lls45 Saybrook ll:55 Ge-
neva I2.0f p. m, gainesville l2.39, and arrives
at Cleveland at ls5O p. m.
Pacific Express leaves Buffalo 1880 .. m
Erie $50, Ashtabula 6l5, Painesviile eos, and
arrives at Cleveland at 7:I0 D. m
Erie Accommodation leaves Bufialo sos
p. N. Erie go p. m, Conneaut 5sI4 Ashtabula
$50, Saybr0ok Coz, Geneva 6sl3, PaineSville
7.06, and arrives at Cleveland at $40 D. m.
Fast Mail arrives AT Ashtabula at 6O9 p. m.
GOING EAST.
Fast Mall arrives at Ashtabula at s.50 a. m.
: Atlantic Express leaves Cleveland 7:30a. m,
Painesville 80, Ashtabula 9O5 Conneaut9.2S
Erie l0s20, and arrives at Buffalo at Los o. m
Toledo and Bufalo Accommodation leaves
Cleveland AZ ll;l5 q. m, gainesville l2&, Ge-
neva l.9z p. m, Saybrook lis. Ashtabula l:30
Kinggville -ls44i Amboy ls54. Conneaut &02
Erie $40, Buffalo 7seo p. N. :,
3, Chicago ana st Louis Express leaves Oeve-
land at ale p. m, Painesvtlle S.59, Ashtabula
As Erie 600, and arrives at Buffalo at 9z05
p. m
Conneaut Aecommodatfo leaves Cleveland
at 40 p. M, Painesvillee.00, Geneva 6:3S, say
brook 6:4s. Ashtabula 700, Kingsvilie 7.l3, AM
boy 7.3, and arrives at Conneaut at 7:3O D. m
Special New York Express leaves Cleveland
q. m, Erie I'D a. m, ana arrives at Buffalo at
4soe a m
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
FfOm inc bOsUOn AuVerLlsl
SPECIE-PAYMENTS.

Eureka! found at last;
Twas where / break my fast
With my favorite repast,
Toothsome hash;
In my change with scrip it mingled,
And my ears with pleasure tingIed,
As upon the counter jingled
Solid cashl
Itrecalled to mind that pack
OF fraitors-their attack;
The North re-echoing back
Sumter's gun.
All! the memories that cling
Like shadows round that spring
When the silver ceased to ring;
Sixty-one.
There our Government to-day
Typifed in silver lay,
And to me it seemed to say:
"Here / am
Many years I've lain entombed,
Now at last l am exhumed,
Specie-payments are resumed:
Uncle SAM"
The eagle looks as bold
As in the days OF old,
Ere the silver and the gold
Gan to rise;
A stranger be to fear
With his olive-branch and spear,
hail his advent here
With surprise.
By the shield reclines the queen,
While around her may be seen
N0f the glorious sold Thirteen"
Every star;
Thanks to those who made US free
On the land and on the sea:
Let us give them three times three;
Hip, hurrah! 81.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
~UxCLE sAM,s A HUNDRED ,,
Az ANcIPAToRT cEETENEIAL ODE.

Oh, We powersl what q roar,
Such was never heard before
laundering from shore to shore,
"Uncle Sam'sa hundred!
Cannon boom and trumpets bray,
Fiddles squeak, and fountains play
'Tis his great Centennial day
''Uncle Sans a hundred!'
Stalwart men and puny boys,
Maids and matrons swell the noise,
Ev'ry baby lifts its voice,
''Unele SANS hundred! 2!
Nervous folks whodot on quiet,
Though they're half distracted by it,
Can't help mixing in the riot:
'fUncle Sans hundredt
Brutes that walk and birds that fly,
On the earth or in the sky,
Join the universal cry,
''Uncle Sans hundred!'
Well suppose he is-what then?
Don't let's act like crazy men;
Must we take TO Iooling when
ssUncle Sans hundredI"
There he stands-our modern Saul
Head and shoulders above all;
Yet pride goes before fall, T"
Zen though ones hundred.
What's hundred in our day?
Foreign Uncle Sam viii say;
''Let Us sit and watch the play
He is but hundred.
Granted he's shapely youth
Fair and rudy-yet forsooth!
He's too young-and that's the truth?
Only just ahundred.
When he's twice as old, pard'ee!
Twill be easier to foresee
What will be his destiny;
Now he's but hundred.
When he's played his boyish pranks,
Should he seek to join our ranks
Well reflect. But now-no thanks,
Why, he's but hundred.
Yes, our uncle's years are few;
He is young-the charge is true;
Let US keep the fact in view,
Though he counts 8 hundred.
Don't let's tempt him to ignore
Warnings that have gone before;
Periis both by sea and shore,
Now that he's hundred.
Let us strive, with earnest heart,
Each of us to do his part,
So that he may 'scape the smart,
Seeing he's hundred.
And with solemn, greatful thought,
OF the deeds that be has wrought,
Guided, cherished, favored, taught,
Til he's reached hundred.
Let us, as we Taunt his worth,
Mingle soberness with mirth,
While we shout to all the earth,
''Unele Sans hundred.
N. z. Evening Post.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
RHOTOGRAPHRRs.

BLAKE EEE 4 MOORE. Photozraph-
erR and Dealers IN Picturos, EnEraviIlgs
Chrom0s, DC, having q large supply ot
Moul0inFg Of various descriptions are pre-
perez e t.e nanse @ ~ sRe lecture line
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26

Patrick HENRY.-Henry had al
ready received the name Of the ssMan
of the People.n He sprung from
what may be called the middle class,
and his personal appearance was
plain, almost humble. During his
early manhood be was noted for idle
ness and failure IN all he undertook.
He failed twice as small country
merchant, giving his time and atten-
ton to hunting, fishing, and playing
the violins in stead Of bis business,
and, as last resort. he read law for
six weeks, barely received q license
to practice, and seemed destined to
starve even q little more rapidly
in his new profession than in
trade. The moment was near. how
eYef, when his wonderful powers
were TO reveal themselves. The
clergy of the oolony-who were'not
popular class-brought suit to re-
cover their salaries, resting their
claims on "a royal order in council,
which was in direct opposition to an
act Of the Burgesses, aud Henry was
employed to oppose them, though the
law was completely in their favor.
The result was remarkable. The
awkward youth rose TO speak in the
midst of derisiye smiles from the
clergy,uwho were present IN great
numbers. His head hung down and
his VI ice faItered. But soon an as
tonishing transformation took place
in his appearance, the head rose
erect, the voice grew vibrating and
imperioIs, and he denounced king,
clergy, and Parliament in terms 50
violent and overwhelming that he
was Interrupted by cries of Treason
and the parsons left the courthouse
IN bitter indignation. Henry's tri-
umph was complete. He had play
en- upon the chords of the popular
heart with the hand Of master. The
jury decided in his favor In open op-
position to all law; and the crowd,
yielding to passionate admiration,
caught the young orator up on their
shoulders, and bore hims in the midst
OF shouts and outcrles, around tne
yard Of the courthouse.
Henry's next appearance was in
the debate of the Stamp Act in the
house of Burgesses. We have seen
him on that occasion rise in the
midst of the crowd Of planters, and
break down al opposition by his
immense eleqaenee. He had thus
carried with him the first men Of
Virginia, as he had carried with him
the rustic crowd when he spoke
against the parsons. he was thence
forward the month-piece and leader
Of the extreme reyolutionist, and his
own frey spirit prevailed the whole
fabric Of society, moulding public
sentiment and squirting the people to
resistance.
HaaPer's NaSdriSs.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
AsHTABULA. YOUNGSTOWN
PTTTSRURsH RAILROAD.

tDaIly except Sundays TRAINS stop for
passengers on signal only. TRAINS do not
stop for passengers.
L. s. 4 N. s.-FRANKLIN DIVI ION
From and amer April 18th, 1876, Passenger
Trains win run as folloWs=
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26

oFFI0ERs;4 ,se ii
E. 7. RICHARDSON President
AEuREw JAcKsoN.-....... -. Sec. and Treas.
JOHN McCLUNN.-.-....-...-.. -GenefaLAg
The Best Class Of Risks only accepted. Pol
icies issued from one to i've years. Three
fourths 70 three-nfths OF stock rates charged.
JAMES MILLER, Resident Agent.
NOTICES OF THE PEss.
From Portage County epubItcon-Demoerat
OF February z. lfe
Board Of Directors: E. T. Richardson, D. c.
Cooley, andrew Jackson, w. d. Durham, +.
". Woodbridge Nelson Converse =. r. Walt,
John McClnn, Ravenla: Joseph RI Conrad,
Atwater; Wm. Powers, YoungstoWn, o. !;
warren Packard, Warren o.: O. h Coy,
Toledo. o.: Jacob Frick, Woooster, o.: Louis
nasHe5 he Sans9a o. y ~ r. r Robinson saiem
iected by electlng r 7. Richardson Presi-
rer; John McClun General Agent. This new
company ts established under favorable an
pIces, and VIII at once command valuable.
and profitable amount Of business The man
agement OF this enterprise Is In good hands.
and worthy OF the public confidence. MI
John McClun, the originator Of the Company
and its general manager. has few equals and
no snpertors among the insurance men of
Ohio.
From Democratic Fresf a. Fsbruars 8
The Board OF Directors and ofcers are
among the most solid, substantial and up
u8nt business men in Northern Ohio. The
Company starts out under the most encour-
agln8 circumstances and we predict for Il q
lerge and prosperous business. II certainly
deesrYes IT, tflSG8
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
lJEWRLERs.

GRO. W. BECKINa0E. EsTeler; Repair
: Jswelrys store in Ashtabria House BLOCK,
Aentehnia O1fo
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26

Telegraph Stations.
Passenger fare al the rate tJf cents per
mile 70 way stations counted in every half
dimes.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26
Rural topics.

1dAIA OOAA OAAA4s
At the last meeting of the West
ern New York Fruit Growers Asso-
citation it was stated that one orchard
of 4 900 dwarf pear trees existed in
the vicinity, all lin perfect health
that among the sorts that had gen.
orally done best were Bartlett, Man
ning's Elizabeth, Duchess d'Angoul-
me, Lawrence, Seckle, and Early
Catherine. These varieties are
probably all good for any section of
the country. Duchess, as,it is usual-
ly called, is the best late pear that
exists, but is rather too late for our
extreme northern States. Il is of
immense size and very delicious
No one can make a mistake in grow
ing Bartletts, the best variety for
all climates; but it does best IS a
standard. The most productive
dwarf variety WIS said to be the
Louise Bonne de Jersey, which is
true, Owing to the hundreds OF
choice varieties Of pears that exist,
one is liable to be confused, and not
know which to purchase, but It is
best to grow but a few kinds For
mild climates, the three best are
Duchess, Louise Bonne de Jersey, as
awarfs, and the Bartlett as stand
ard; and in the northern States,
merely substitute Flemish Beauty
for Duches. /