Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-07-28
THE ICE QUESTION.

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the month.
THE ICE QUESTION.
And while the heat is so intense, and,
consequently, the uses for ice multiplying,
the ice companies, in the most heartless
manner, have doubled the price. No one
out of New York can appreciate how op-
pressive such raise is. The water runs
on an average fifty miles in pipes, and before
it reaches the consumer is as warm as dish
water. In fact it is entirely unfit for use.
The ice business IS in the hands of two
companies, and, being thus placed, it is a
huge monopoly. To erect iee-houses on
the Hudson, to build depots in the city, to
buy thousands of horses, and to fit up
thousands of wagons to deliver the ice, re-
quires so much capital that competition is
impossible, and the whole city is left at the
mercy of the two great corporations that
are in the business. They fix their own
prices and terms, and the people are com
PEELED to submit. Consequently the thou
sands of people who were using only half
what they should before the raise. will be
compelled to do with out it altogether.
and fearful increase of mortality may be
looked for But the managers of the ice
companies viii not only have enough ice
for their champagne, but they viii have
more ehampa. ne for their ice. 1t is a hor-
ribly selfish world.
THE TILToNs.
The Tiltons are still in trouble. TheO-
dore has taken the boy Ralph to his fathers
house in New Jersey, leaving Mrs. T. only
one Of the children, at which the lady de-
murs, and will take legal steps to get pos
session. Mrs. Tilton is in close straits to
live. She has kept boarders, but failing
in that has been reduced to the necessity of
sewing by the day. Mr.. Tilton has sent
her money time and again, but she has
stubbornly refused to accept assistance
from him in any form. Tilton has tried to
get money to her in roundabout ways, so
that she should not know that it came
from him, but in every instance she has
detected him and returned it. In one
instance she sent back money that came
from particular friend of her mother, for
fear that it came from Theodore, and no
assertions to the contrary could make her
believe but that he had sent it. She is a
stubborn little woman, and will die before
she will be under obligation to him. The
old scandal is very likely to be opened
again. By the way, Mr.. Beecher ought to
take her to the White Mountains. She is
the only sufferer from the great scandal.
PAY FOR LITERATURE.
Occasionally an Uncle Toms Cabin
makes for its author 10000 or $40, 900,
and Immediately every scribblerin the coun-
try seizes pen and paper and expects to do
likewise. They discover that this only
happens once in a century. Geo. VIM. Cur
tis never made 5000 a year with his pen,
Bret Harte isn't worth a dollar, and never
had one ahead; Grant White has place in
the Custom House, or he would starve, and
Parton makes about five thousand a year
out Of fugitive writing, and finds it hard
work to get on. Gail Hamilton never re-
ceived SO, 600 in her life for her work. In
short, literature is the worst paid of all the
professions, and who ever expects to live by
it may expect to live on short rations.
know OF hundreds of gifted men and wo-
men who have walked the streets for years
with their manuscripts, and who have not
averaged $40 week for their work. The
market is overstocked with merely good
work, and it is only the strongest who even
live. Keep out of it, unless you are sure
you are one of the elect.
BUSINESS
is still dead, with no signs of resurrection.
The weather keeps every body out of New
York, and the demoralized condition of
trade everywhere keeps merchants from
buying. The city is dead. Failures are
less frequent, but it is only because there
have been 50 many Of them heretofore. The
weak ones are all weeded out.
IN POLITICS
have to report that Tilden is loosing ev-
cry day, and Hayes and Wheeler are gain
ing. The ''Reform" Democracy, headed
by Morrisey and Tweed's old friends, have
shown their hands too soon. The mer-
chants aud solid men have too painful re-
membrance of Tweed times, to put power
in their hands again. New York will give
the Republican ticket majority as sure as
fate. Make no mistake about it, the En-
pire State is sure for Hayes.
THE MENoSITEs.
Five hundred Menonites arrived last week
and are now on their way to Nebraska.
These emigrants are the best that come to
the country. They are an intelligent peO-
pie, and are rich. In this party there was
an average of 81, ,SOOin gold per head. They
are excellent farmers, and make first class
citizens. Over 1900 more are preparing
to come. The more the better. PIETRo