Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-07-14

ty days.
The iron cranes prepared BY the L. 5
Co, for discharging ore, have, We are told,
proved failure, and are being replaced
with wood.
Another letter from our California
correspondent -Ed.-will be found in this
paper. Its full Of descriptive interest,
and viii well pay perusal.
With the mercury in the nineties, as
it has been for several days, painting and
oozing is about all that poor humanity is
capable Of. Endurance IS put to its test
Two Of our fishermen left last week
With their boats, &C., for Port Stanley
on the north shore-to pursue their busi-
ness. Fishing is pretty lighto this place.
The degree Of Doctor of Philosophy,
the Sentinel says, was conferred upon Prof.
]. Tuckernan, Of Austinbnrg, at the recent
commencement Of the University at WOos-
ter.
The tug Dexter injured her shaft last
week and had to 60 to Cleveland to
have it repaired. She returned last Sun
day morning, and Is in better condition
than ever for making fast time.
VIM. LOoney, for beating his wife at the
LIS. & n. S. depot on the nightof the Bird
inst. was put in the lookup and fined
$3.50. Martin CuIlan, drunk and disor-
derly on the zth, was fined $3.50.
The Ashtabula Light Artillery and
Rifles expect to 60 into camp at Madison,
August 18th, and remain three days, as
guests OF the cake County Guards. Com
panies from other localities are also expect
ed to be there.
The Cleveland Herald gives as a result
of a canvass Of the Office Of the L. S. & N.
S. Co, at Cleveland. on Monday morning
last, 81 for Hayes and for Tilden- That
is pretty good. and better than could be
done at the station here.
The celebration Of our Hub friends,
dinner not excepted, must have been an
exceedingly funny and side-splitting az
fair. The Sentinel says an adjournment
was taken for dinner, the order for which,
was for ell to look out for themselves.
The Mayor has issued bills notifying
dog owners that all dogs found running
at large on and after last Wednesday
without being properly mnzzled win be
shot. The Marshal, poles, and night
watchmen are instructed to do the shoot
ing.
Work was begun. on Monday last, with
dredge and scows, cutting $50 feet cham
mel across Plum Point, at the Harbor, in a
line with the front Of the L. Shore piers.
This work, when completed, win greatly
facilitate the winding Of large and lengthy
vessels in that part Of the creek.
IT is reported on good authority thatthe
Commissioners have availed themselves Of
the assistance ota Cleveland architect in
arriving at the cost Of certain proposed ad-
ditions and alterations Of the county Jail,
and that the estimates submitted place the
expenditures at aa even $sO,O
Mr. Stiles Dodge is doing something
in the business Of wool buying in this
place, and within day or two has taken in
some lots Of coarse st 80 cents. The de-
mand seems to be about equally divided
between the two grades of coarse and fine.
The market is not opening very briskly.
Large Clouds Of black smoke were
seen last Tuesday evening. coming over the
top Of The building in which the TELE-
GRAPH is located, which vas the oause Of a
general alarm Of Gre being given. InEesti-
CATION found that it came from the rear Of
blacksmith shop where wagon tire was
being set.
That horse Of Stebbins' made things
lively last Saturday at the eornor Of Main
and Lake streets. It was being driven up
Main Street when he took fright upsetting
the carriage and throwing out Mr.. Steb-
bins and Miss Roberts, the occupants. By
holding firmly to the reins he was finally
stopped after he cut three or four circles.
and badly damaging the carriage No one
hurt.
we hear Of an excursion that is tC
come up to this place on the e1st (nexi
Friday, from Youngstown. The Com.
mittee have chartered the elegant stesmeI
John Sherman, which will take the excur
sion from this harbor to Port Stanley, Can
ada and return. The excursion will be
very large one as the fare is very low, anC
the Sherman is one Of the finest as well a
the fastest boats on the lakes.
"A shocking disaster is reported from
Iake Superior. The freight propeller St
Clair. Of Wards Buffalo and Lake Superi
or line, took fire on her passage from On
tonagon to HoughtOn, and was destroyed
Eighteen passengers, all belonging to LAX
Superior, were on board, and the officer
and crew, numbered fourteen. In attempt
ing to escape in the boats one boat swamp
ed, and owing to the intense GOODNESS Q
the water sixteen passengers ard ten o
the crew were speedily drowned.
CleUsland Herald.
Our devil-perhaps not very unlik
other ambitious devils-has penchant 70
setting manuscript, and takes the opportu
nity 70 indulge it whenever it offers
Early advantages not having been favoru
bic for an acquaintance with the King
English, the rules Of oforthography etymolc
gy, syntax and prOsody are not, sometimes
very vigorously observed. The yagaries ths
result, especially whsn the proof reading
hurried and careless, or, IS is sometimes th
case. wholly overlooked, arc both funn
and vexatiuus. Honorable printers and II
telligent readers, however, understandin
these things, pass them by with httl
thought or attention, But OCCASIONAL
We meet with q chap whose taste and msr
tai rslibre ct him for the gathering an
setting up on end Of the droppings Of th
little meal closet rodents, and paradin
them as evidence Of skin and cleverpes
who engage with considerable slaority, an
relish in picking up these inconaderab
trihes and clothing them with absorbin
interest.