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

tended to that church to unite in tie morn
ing service.
Somebody sends US copy Of the n.
7. Dispatch, containing two-cOlumn ar
ticle by L. S. Cameron-who he is we don't
know-upon the subject: Victoria c.
Woodruff, the Woman of Destiny, as Seen
Through her Primary, intermediate and
Ultimate Purposes We have no time to
wade through such long articles, on such
a subject, and take no stock in Victoria
Woodruff. any way. We therefore think
there must be some mistake about it, that
it was probably intended for the Neacs Of
ice.
"A gas company in Detroit proposes to
furnish light at the rate of s92{ cents per
1000 feet. Pass thai company along, and
If cheapness IS what the people want to
get shut Of, that yillainous, sinking, life
and property-destroying coal oil, let us
have It. A third, if not half the business
places. TO say nothing OF the private DWELL
ings Of Painesyille, are now lighted by it,
because it is 50 much cheaper than gas.
Josh Billing speaks wsll when he calls it
the g popular agent of the HI fire insu-
rance company. Painsssllle Telegraph.
-Commsssioner Hurlbart, feeling him
self aggrievsd by an article from the pen of
some smart local scribbler in the Times,
goes for that paper like an avalanche, and
shows the writer that he has walked up the
wrong passenger. Indeed, for plain far
mer and cattle dealer, friend Hurlburt's
pen has pretty sharp nib-too sharp for
even occupants Of the tripod to trihe care
lessly with. Any one troubled with a
mawkish fear of sealp-lifting viii do well
to give these HartsgrOTe farmers a pretty
wide berth, for some of them can turn
sharp sentence as well as a furrow.
The Portland Press in allusion, we
suppose, to Messrs. Wallace and Dickinson,
says that
"Two gentlemen who reside in Ohio
called at the Press Office Saturday to tell
us how enthusiastic the Empire State Of
the West is for Hayes and Wheeler. They
assure us that Gov. Hayes will get 1000
majority in Ohio. The citizens of that
State know the man, and have the most
implicit confidence in his ability and fit
ness for the Office of chief magistrate.
The Democratic mud-slingers are coming
to that conclusion.
That's the talk at home or abroad, es=
pecially when the indicatinns are all in fa-
vor Of the truth Of the statement.
-Mr. Locke's-Nasby-New York let.
ters that appear in our columns from week
to week, are, as our readers frequently in-
form Us, regularly perased with interest,
and that they consider them worth the
price Of the paper. Their literary style is
far above the bulk Of letters from the me
tropOlis, and the soundness and reliability
Of the views taken, are matters Of remark.
That they have such merits, seems to be
confirmed by the petty attacks made
upon them by snvious cotemporaries. 1t
is but q day or two since, that one Of our
leading professional men expressed high
encomium upon the general tone and tenor
Of the correspondence Of the TELEGRAPH,
as far above the range of ordinary cores
pondenee.
-SPhysical appearance" is one Of the
Hub recommendations for Congress. 1t is
to be regretted that we are left in the dark
as.to the manner of utilizing this quality,
for we would like to know whether it comes
of its own accord, from the natural con-
tour OF the person, or whether the zap
pearance is made more formidable, or
even feroeiOus, by the voluntary effort of
the subject. If the physical appear
anee is a matter Of volition, it might be
turned to good account in dealing with
those Southern bravados. Cowardice and
cruelty not unfrequently put on buster
ing front, which pales before the "appear-
ance of danger, Such physical ap-
peafance s-poWer might save the exercise
Of real physical effort in thrashing those
fellows into Difference. and respect. We
would Ike to know what was in the writ
er's mind when he penned that idea. We
therefore demand to know who is the writ
err We want the spirit as weH as the let
ter OF this I" physical appearance
Our readers are informed that Congress
has st length come to the relief Of the peo-
pie on the subject Of newspaper postage,
and enacted the following sections Of a 5ill
which has been approved; s.
That transient newspapers. ma0az;gsas
regular publications designed primaril1 {or
advertising purposes, or for printed matter
Of the third class, except unsealed einc1-
lars, shall pc admitted to, and transmitted
in the iiatis At the rate Of aRe cant for eF-
ery I've ounces or fractional part thereof,
and one cent for each two additional ounces;
and the sender Of any article Of third-elass
mail matter may write his or her name
or address therein, or on the outside there
Of, with the word ." from above or pre-
ceding the name, or may write briefly, or
print on the package, the number and
names Of the articles enclosed.
Publishers of newspapers and periodicals
mBy print on the wrappers Of newspapers
OF magazines sent from the Office Of publi-
cation to regular subscribers, the time to
which subscription has been paid; and ed
dresses upon postal cards and unsealed
circulars may be either written, printed, ol
afiiyed thereto at the option Of the sender;
On Hnsealed cirpulsfs ana all mallabls
matter Of the third class other than thai
designated in the aforesaid seQtion post.
age VIII be charged as heretofore, one cent
each g..