Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-17
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-Harper's Magazine for December, begin
ming the Fifty-fourth Volume. is not only
an especially attractive Number. from the
beauty.of its numeroussi llustrafions. butts
also distinguished by the aaesral variety
and Interest Of its coaieats. fThei Nnmber
is emhellished with more than eighty ex-
quisite engrayings, and contains, besides
the five editorial departments. twenty-four
contributions covering rich variety of
magazine literature
The election of both Hayes and Tilden
haYe been iQllifed over in some Of the
towns irf tie county - in other parts Of
the eountrg- As one party felt elated
Write the other was correspondingly de-
pressed and chagrined. and vice versa, the
thing becomes an even exchange; but when
the election of Hayes is announced beyond
a peradventure. ss it in sll probability
will be. there will be some tall rejoicing,
without any drawback
The Warren Chronicle saws that the par
ty given by the young ladies Of that city,
at the City Hall. OF Friday evening last
was a social success, that rivals anything
of the kind vet given. Guests from Cleve-
land, Youngstown, Niles, Akron. Hudson
Ashtabula, and other surrounding places.
were in attendance, as was also a large
number of visitors and lockers oa from the
city. The music by the Gerrilarlia vas up
to the usual standard, and the affair was
managed splendidly, all through.
"A party of swindlers are travelling
through Northern Ohio, asking farmers to
sign their names to contracts for a new
patent steam apparatus for cooking food
for stock The farmers are appointed
agents for certain. territory, agree to sell
4 machines in four years, which agreement
they think they are signing, but which in
reality proves to be nothing more nor less
than a promissory note of from 500 to
$500. 1t would be- well pephaps for the
farmers hereabout to be on the lookout for
them.
Rather hard season this, for weather
prognosticators. As we go out, the loving
tones of the queen of the household come
floating upon the ear--''Is it going to rain,
my dearI'' The wind had been in the south,
and the murky clouds gathered over the
face of the heavens; We say, Eyes. very
soon, too: The order goes to the kitchen
MARY, get inthe/ clothes, right away"
We step out, and 10, and behold! the wind
has just chopped round into the west, and
the rain jig is up, aud what becomes of our
reputation as weather-wise man?
oh! what has become of that 100 lbs.
Of democratic powder, that was to arouse
the sleeping echoes, and announce to a
startled world the election of Sham the Re
former? Is that pleasant shaking up to be
indefinitely postponed, Notwithstanding
the authoritative announcement that
''there was not one chance in million for
Hayes" Oh! the sickening thought! How
notifying! this doubt and delay. Hope
deferred maketh the heart sick and squelch-
es buster and bluff. But never mind, boys,
Just hold your horses-and hold the pow
der, too. May be, in the course of next
week, the Hayes and Wheeler Club will
want to jolify just little, and will take
this elephant off your hands Rife clubs,
shot7guns, intimidation and frauds, are not
likely to carry, even in solid South. Hold
your horses, when the artillery boys with
their baby-waker come out.