Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-01

ously opposed east and west. The eastern
hard-moaey Democrats don't like bis afiilia-
ton with the Democratic repudiahonistS ot
the west. and the western Democracy know
that in eleeting him they are certain to be
fooled and both sides, and all, in fact who
know him at all. know that all his talk
obout reform IS a sham, for ali his life he
he has been a tricky, corrupt politician Of
the Van Buren, school, who believes in brib-
ery as the one power for elevation. The
man whose dependence in New York on the
most corrupt rings the world ever saw is a
rather thin Reform candidate
The nomination by the Republicans Of
Ex-Gov. Morgan for Goyenorof this State,
and Mr. Rogers for Lieut.. -eo7error. takes
away the last hope the Democracy have Of
carrying New York. They hoped that the
feud existing between Senator Conklin and
the other prominent Republicans would di-
vide the party and give them an easy vieto-
r.. But to their disgust and to the delight
Of all good Republicans of the State, Cor
nell, supposed to be Conklin's candidate,
gracefully withdrew from the contest, and
threw all his strength, with the opposite
faction. and nominated Morgan. This ac-
ton thoroughly .unites the party, and does
away with all doubt as to the vote of the
State. Morgan is one of the best men in
the State; he was one- of the great war Gov
ernors, and commands the confidence Of
men Of all shades of political opinion. He
combines more strength than any candi-
date mentioned. and will sweep the State
by majority of 5000 or more.
This nomination, following the Congress
sional nominations in Ohio, shows that the
Republican party mean Reform and are in
earnest when they say so. In Ohio the Re
pubIcans have nominated Matthews, Cox,
Force, Foster, Garfield and Monroe, six of
the ablest and purest men in the State, and
everywhere the rule has been, ''the best. "
Morgan in this State is a continuation of
the same policy, and in the other States the
same rule has obtained. The election of
Hayes is now certainty, if the proper
work is put in, and there is no doubt of
that. The country is not yet ready to 60
into the hands of the rebels.
VARIOUS WAYS TO MAKE MONEY.
A boy over in Brooklyn, whose parents
could not furnish him the kind of living he
wanted. conceived the idea of making his
own. How did he do it? Easily enough.
He noticed that thousands of people, tired
of paying two or three prices for gas, had
thrown out their meters and were using
coal oil. The youth knew from experience
that the care of coal oil lamps was the
greatest nuisance in life. and he went to a
dozen or more families and proposed to
clean, trim and fill their lamps and keep
them in order, for ten cents per day. He
started with twenty, and in week bad so
many on his hands that he was compelled
to take an assistant, and it went on till he
has now. a score or two of boys, under wa
ges, and is making great deal of money.
In unpleasant contrast to this is that in
genious youth who traded on the vanity of
the Brooklynites to the tune of some. thou
sands of dollars. He prepared a gorgeous
prospectus, announcing the publication of
an elite directory-fhat is, one in which
only the residences of the very first of the
first families would appear He went, of
course, to only the lower, vulgar, rich fam
lilies, and so great was their desi"N
pear among the nnhr t'.st fe pes
dollars cscl II -heD eo3g' g. t,.s, ss ne
could get IN aae tar hou
en-. hjs .raca and d scogera -1.at
he ao oei.5 ~ Isea--s u getting out
q z. anything else; that the whole
was, in short, a very eatswindle. He had
collected over three thousand dollars.
TUE BRIDGE ACROSS THE EAST RIVER
shows some signs of approaching compile
tion. One wire has been stretched across,
and Mr.. Harrington, the head mechanic,
crossed it in basket The wire cables
will be Immediately stretched, and by next
spring the two cities will be united. The
bridge viii be one of the wonders of the
world when completed. The structure is
so far above the water that the tallest masts
can go under at the highest tide, and as
there are no piers there will be no obstruc-
tion to navigation. The towers are 276 feet |
above high tide, and the view from the top |
is superb. New York, Brooklyn, and the
numberless cities and villages in the vacin-
ity, the Bay, both rivers, the islands, every
thing for miles around can be taken in at |
one glance. The value of Brooklyn real
estate will be greatly enhanced by its com
pletion, as it virtually makes one city Of
two. OF course, there has been millions
stolen from the job; but after all it is big
thing, and the cities are to beeongratulated
upon its near completion.
OUT OF TOWN.
The weather is not so horribly warm as
it was, but yet it is torred enough to keep
the people out of town. The women who
change their dresses every hour have not
yet enough of gayety, and as there is no
business in town the men may as well stay
away as not. Everything is dull and dead,
and viii be so for some weeks yet. The
churches are mostly closed, the theatres
might as well be, and for all that is doing
he stores might as well initiate the church
IS. 1t is growing cooler, however, by de-
grees, and in few weeks the deserted
streets will show some sign of life again.
THE CENTENNIAL.
Don't put off coming to the great show
much longer. The price of admission has '
'een put down a half; boarding houses and
lotels are cheaper than before the opening,
nd you can come now almost as cheaply t
S you can stay at home. The weather is
citing cooler, and Philadelphia will, in an t
ther week, be delightful place to stay. S
he show is now in perfect order, every +
hing is working smoothly, and it is worth {
years income to see it. Come quickly. t
THE ESCAPED FENIANs.
1t is only necessary to have the Irish of t
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