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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31
Death of RysaTk,n Ham bIetonlan,


This famous Stallion died at Chester Or
ange Co, N. Z. at theage of 27years, on the
night of the Goth inst. He was the sire Of
the most noted and valuable trotting stock
in the country. He was foaled May 9TH, 1S49,
near the place Of his death, and sold by
Jonas Seeley his original owner, to VIM. N
Rysdyk with the dam for $1s5. He has
been theproperty ofthe Rysdyk family evel
since.
When three years old the horse had been
harnessed but four times. At this age he
trotted at the Union Course. Long Island,
in 2 :4S11kS.. It was his first appearance on a
track. Hambletonian was, early put to the
stud. When two years old he was bredtd
four mares, three of which produced, and
two of the colts lived to trot in 2:30. The
famous Abdallah stallion, owned by Mr..
Alexander, of Kentucky, was one of these.
When three years old Hambletonian had
covered seventeen mares, thirteen of which
produced foals. From this time he was
devoted exclusively to the stud, and be-
come the progenitor of many Of the best
trotting horses of America, and may be
said to have done more than any other
horse to improve American trotting stock
Among his most llustrious descendants
are Dexter, George Wilkes, Bruno, Brunette,
Major Winfield, Volunteer, Shark, thestal-
ion Jay Gould, Florida, and Happy Me-
dunn. He was altogether the father of
about fifteen hundred horses. He st0odfor
$500 season, and was generally limited to
seventy mares. As long ago as 1865 he
had nettsd for his owner over one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and he was
kept in active service until his death, earn
ing annually nearly $30,0oG Hambleton-
ian was the son of Old Abdallah. Young
Abdallah, Abdel Kadsr, bred in 1S47 by
Cornelius Davis, 'and Rather, were his
haf-brothers. His pedigreewas as follows:
Hambletonian, bay horse, foaled 9th May,
1S49, by TreadwelPs Abdallah, dam the
Charles Kent mare; second dam One Eye;
third dam Silver Tail. He was closely
inbred horse on both sides. Mr.. Rysdyk,
his second owner, diedih 1872, snd made
provision in his will that Hsmbletonian
should upon MS death be stuffed and pre-
nseted to the Commissioners Of Central
Park.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31

Outrageous crueltes and atrocities to-
ward the inmates of the Ohio Soldiers
Orphans Home, have come to light. But
two years since the Superintendent was
dismissed for debauching the orphan girls
under his charge, and now his successor is
shown TO have practiced atrocious cruelties
upon the children generally. Sworn testi-
mony taken in the matter establishes that
the Superintendent, Kerr, habitually main
tanned discipline in this home for orphans
by lifting small boys from the floor by the
ear, by having them beaten by the attend
ants with barrel-staYes, by pounding their
faces till they were black and blue and out
OF all semblanceto the human eOuntenanee,
besides which the matrons were authorized
to punish the childem as often as they
pleased, with only the prudent restriction
that they should not break the little ones
bones, and thereby incur lawsuits for
damages.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31

The Cleveland Leader Of Monday says
The work Of the convention in the 10Th
District, last Friday, was well and thorough
y done. The resolutions adopted handled
The eorruptiOns and abuses that have crept
into the Republican party in manner pc
culiariy Characteristic of the districts of Gar.
field and Giddings, while Hon. H. B. Per.
kins and Hon. G. H. Ford, the delegates
chosen to 60 to Cincinnati, are two gentle.
men whose ability, honor and position make
them eminently representative men Of thii
sterling old district.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31
J Goina to Ntrntat0.

Teachers Examinations.
THE County Examinations for
Il the examination OF Teachers of Com
mon schools will be held At the following
Z Orwell Tuesday, March 18th,
ali Andover, Tuesday, "A pril 9TH, - -ifi- 90
Ashtabula, Saturday, April Sth, 80. t..
Oonneaut. Tuesday April 18th
Geneva, Saturday, April 2lnd.i ~ Hi.al
Austinburg, Monday, April 9th,
Kelloggsyille, Wednesday, April 3Sth,
Jefferson, Tuesday, May l8th.' .fl- o..
Rules for PeTgsal q 4pplicants. .,,,,
LIST. No candidates received In the class az
ter l0o'ciock a. NJ. iHlEl EiiNI + ItiI ~
2nd. Any Applicant spplying for a certif-
cate, for the hrst time shall receive no eertifi-
cate for q longer period than six months. .l
8rd. Any person who has received three
certificates in successioh for the period Of six
months shall receive no certificate unless they
can raise their grade ofscholarship. The fof-
lowing will be the grade for the present quar-
ter. Certificates win be graded as follows
An average OF 20 with no branch under so, emos.
An. - so ..arf. - - :" co. IL -
Am Am 80 i " ~ S a.
By order Of the Board Of Examiners. l'i,r
l0tiS6e l.. II. MEANS, Clerk of Board.
Jefferson. o.. March ID 1919
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31

A Mass Convention Of the citizens of
Ohio. viii be held in the city of Columbus,
Thursday. April 9th, 1876, at II A. NJ, to
devise ways and means Of financial relief,
and to make such recommendations to
Congress as viii, in the Judgment of the
Convention, be most likely to restore the
PROSTATE industries of the country, and
provide stable and uniform currency.
This is made pursuant to resolution,
PASSED at a preliminary meeting held at
Columbus, March, 18th 1876, by few
friends of financial and monetary reform,
for consultation on the financial condition
oftheeountry. Il. O. SHELDON,
RALPH LEErE. Sec. Chairman.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31

Express JoBBING. Hsmlin is
still intent upon having the rates of postage
on thind-cIass mail matter fixed at a really
higher rate than by the amendment SNUG
gled through the last Congress in the in
terest of the express companies, and which
the Senate has not yet found times to repeal.
His plan is, as sop to the newspapers,
to make special rates for them and
magazines Of cent for every 2 ounces
the old rate-for any distance moi
exceeding 1,OOO miles; and cent per ounce
for greater distances. Then he proposes to
restrict the articles transported through tn G
mails other than newspapers, etc.; and,
instead Of lowering, to increase the rates
already double-for all distances over 800
miles,-that is, for all distances between
800 and 800 miles, 2 cents for every 2
ounces; between 800 and 1,5OO miles, 8
cents; and for each 1000 miles additional,
cent for every 2 ounces. Mr.. Hamlin pro-
tests that he hasn't repented Of or apollo
gized for, his course in putting through
the express companies postal amendment
doubling rates on third-class matter, and
really proposes, by the amendment he is
now preparing, to drive more business from
the mails to the express companies, under
the argument of making the Postal Depart
ment seh-sustaining, by forcing the busi7
ness as farlas practicable to the express
companies at greater cost. to the public;
and by virtually depriving people in remote
localities which the express lines do not
reach, Of theironly means of transportation
for small packages, by excluding from the
mails most of such matter as now goes
through them, and further increasing the
Fates on the rest. Nj. Hsmlin's proposed
measure viii only excite fiercer storm Of
indignation than did his express companies
9eh of laet. sa<u;on
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31

We cannot enumerate al the dii
annualistock taking we wish to close
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31


1.-The wife Of a decent workingman left
her family in Brooklyn, Monday morning,
TO dossome shopping in New York for the
children. She did not return, and Tues
day evening, the husband, searching for
her, recognized her in the body Of a woman
floating in an East River dock. It was
found early in the afternoon, towed in and
made fast to a corner Of the pier by ropes,
where tilay, waiting for q Coroner to release
it. The distracted husband begged to be
allowed to take it home but wastoId that it
could not be removed without Coroner's
order. The proper message failed to reach
the authorities till the offices were closed,
and the poor man walked the pier all night,
mourning by the body Of his wife. Not
till eleven o'clock the next day could he
take the corpse Of the wife and mother
to his children. Anything sadder than
this sight can hardly be imagined, the help
less figure, dressed as she left her home
her pocketbook clutchsd In her hand. tied
in the water BY ropes about the waist. az.
posed to the mockery Of the wind and
waves, her crying children waiting her re-
turn, and the half-crsssd faithful pSnrnsr
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31

A. CALENDER
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-22

We have settled with Colwell Clark i
CO. for damage to farm from digging OF clay
and manufacture OF brick on the premises
by accepting $4,000 merchantable brick N
liquidation of damage to land, Colwell
Clark & Co. agreeing TO remove into the
clay pits all debris and broken bricks re
naming from their kilns. A good substan
tial brick coal house is much needed in con
nection with the boiler house, and it is est
mated that it will require about 22,Oot
brick to build one of sufficient capacity
We would therefore recommend 2d lha'
authority be given to contract tor ouilaine
the same, using the brick belonging 70 Tue
county ia its construction.
The asylum is now ready for the accom-
mediation of those dependent on the county
and can provide for 900 persons more com
iortably than the old one could 80. 1t now
remains for this board to determine whether
this asvlup. erected at so much cost, shall
stand comparatively empty-a monument OF
extravaganza and folly, or be used as home
for those dependent upon the county for sup
port.
The county having no further use for the
old farm, we would recommend, Sd, that /,
be sold in time to give the purchaser the
benefit of the present years crop All OF
which is respectfully submitted.
WM. w. GILMAN,
Chairman of Committee
On motion, the recommendations of the
committee were taken up for consideration
---sert0ttM.
On motion, the LIST recommendation of the
committee is concurred in and the clerk is
authorized 10 draw his order on the treas
urer in favor of the Coleman Gas Works
Manufacturing Go. for $3.50 on the request
of G. w. Jackson, Superintendent Of the
Poor.
On further nj otion the I'd rec ommenda,ion
of the committee is concurred in, and u. w
Jackson, Superintendent OF the Poor, is au
thorized to enter into contract for the cree
ton of suitable coal house on the ne"
county farm, using the brick belonging &c
the county for that purpose, and the clerk Is
authorized to draw his order on the treasur
er for the same on the request OF SAID super
intendent of the Poor.
The question now being on the adoption
of the Sd recommendation Of the committee
and to authorize the sale OF the POOR Farm
for the best interests of the county, and fol
the appointment of the following named
superyisors as a special committee, VIZ
Gilman, Flaherty, Mcintyre, Mcdonald and
Lewis, to dispose of said farm, the ayes and
noes being neutrality-suspicious. Arm
strong, Beach, Belford, Bostwick, Burgess
Byrne, Conerton, Conway, Edgecomb, Flah
erty, Gallagher, Gilman, Heslett, Hchok
Hoffman, Klove, Lauf, Lewis, 10y, Lynch
Marks, Miller, Miner, Mcdonald. Mcintyre
Nichoi O'Sullivan, Pickins, Pritchett, Sne
daker, Sly, Stout, Spicer, True and Walker
-35-voted in the Affirmative No votes in
the negative The question is adopted.
On notion, board adjourned till 0 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-22
THUR>piY, , O'Clock

lHUR>DlY, O'CLOCK J. ".
Board me, pursuant 60 adjournment.
Present sIme ~ This M
sup. True, from the committee on com
plants anu attachments. Submitted the ioL
loving report, which N motion was adopt
ed:
VI thJirar r,i gs,,,lsa,la 81 n. Banr'
If Srr,ras,rs. Your committee on com.
p,aiu's aud aba'euents woBld specially
report that they lsTe examined the matter
ofih. petition u MessrS. King and Brown,
Of Ottawa. IL. presented before them and
recommend the following:
u appearing satisfactorily to the commit
to hat the rr1re--v described IN said pei.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-22
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The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
The President In Phildelphlo
BY American Press Association.

PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-President
Grant, Mrs. Grant, and Ulysses, Jr., ar
rived her Friday. They are the guests of
ex Secretary of the Navy Borie, and will re-
main until Monday. The Presidents visit
is said to be for relaxation merely and to
have no connection with the secret Naval
Investigating Committee of the House, just
concluding here some interesting private
meetings, which have resulted in some very
damaging relations regarding Grants
present Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Robe
son. The President and his family visited
the Centennial Exhibition grounds and
buildings, and 1t Is presumed that he was as
much surprised at what he saw as the
average visitor; but his stolid face gave no
sign. This evening he attended the relig-
ious services to be held at the new hall Of
the st. Georges Society-the local associa-
tion of the English residents-at which the
Rev. DR.. Rudder, Protestant Episcopal,
preached. The Presidential party will re-
turn tomorrow morning.
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
Billiards,
By American Press Association.

by American Press ASSOCIATION.
PARIS, April 22.-William Sexton, the
American billiardist, published challenge
to Maurice Vignaux on the 18th inst. for
another championship match, to be played
before the 22d inst, giving Vignaux until
the 20th to reply.
On Thursday the Gaulois contained let
ter from Sexton saying that he had consent
ed to second match with Vignaux on re-
ceiving assurance that 1t would be organized
by the Jockey Club, but he refused to make
the match when he found that the Jockey
club did not intend to have anything to do
with it, and when he saw that the table was
not placed in suitable room In the same
letter Sexton challenges Vignaux to play q
return match for the international silver
cup before the 23d inst.
A telegram has been received here from
Wgnaux, who is at Toulouse, protesting
against the letter in the Gdulois, and stating
that as soon as legal proceedings now pend
ing in Toulouse have terminated he will
play Sexton, provided the game is played
in France and Sexton gives some guaran-
tees in advance against another failura like
that Of the I'd inst, when, Vignaux claims,
Sexton was to blame for not playing. Wig
naux concludes his telegram as follows
"With regard to the championship cup,
shall Only play for it with an entirely diff
ferent player, according to the American
rules"
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
Not Charley Ross.

Yesterday Superintendent Walling re-
ceived the following letter from Mayor
Wickham, who had received it by post.
"a ~ NEW YoRK, April 10, 1870.
Hon. VIM. W1cKHAM, Mayor of NY CITY,
1 inform you that Charley Ross, that was
stolen from his parents in Philadelphia, is
or can be found In the basement at No. 800
Washington street in this city. am en-
titled to some reward, think. ! address
.you to secure the same. FRIEND.
P. S.-Please keep this. have copy,
and will explain all in few days. Don't
pass this by but attend to it at once.
FRIEND.
Superintendent Walling on receipt of the
above note placed detectives on the case,
with instructions to thorily investigate It.
They returned soon, however, and in
formed the Superintendent that the child is
not Charley Ross, that his name 10 Joseph
Quin, and that he but slightly resembles
the abducted boy.
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
CnAnIerrE cusHnAA,s WEI ]


IG Will - AAmittea % Probate Next
Week.
By American Press Association.
NzwPoRT, April 2s.-The. will of the
renowned actress, Charlotte Cushman, at
last is in fair way to be settled, and 1t
will be admitted to probate one week from
next Monday. The missing witness, ].
Young Scaminen, the attorney for trustees
informs me, has been found. He resides
In Chicago, where he is prominent busi-
ness man, and is as well known as the
Mayor OF that city, and in fact is well
known throughout the West. Judge Sterne,
1t will be seen, acted wisely in refusing to
prove the will last Monday. He was con-
fdent that the missing witness could be
found, hence he was determined, as Scam
mon was one of the subscribing witnesses,
to have him either appear before him or
have witness who could swear to his stg-
nature to the will. The whole difficulty
might have been avoided and the will pro-
bated four weeks ago, had the proper steps
been taken to have had the witness sum
moned. Scammon docs not Intend to come
on, but his handwriting will be sworn to.
The Judge has proof of the other two wit
nesses and Of the death Of the fourth.
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
TSe BessisF Disturbances.

GALVESTON, Tex, April 20, 1s76.-A
special despatch to the News from Browns
vile says the following Official despatch has
Just been received from Laredo:
FORT McINTosH, April 22, lS76.-Quin-
tana resumed his position at New Laredo
this morning with about sixty men. well
armed and mounted. The following letter
has been sent to American merchants, in
cluding those who have taken refuge on
this side of the river:
"By order of the military commander Of
this place you are ordered to appear before
said military commander Immediately,
failing in which, military action will be
taken. Independence and liberty.
GUAM RoDBRIGUEz.
"Dated MUNICIPAL HEADQUARTERs."
New LAREDO, Mexico, April 90, 1876
Revolutionists have gone to join Naranjo
at Mier. On the above being made known
to General Labarrs he sent from here the
following telegram:
TO Colonel Quintana, New Laredo, Mexico:
On your own responsibility I order you not
to force American citizens or any other
foreigners to pay prestimo or any forced
orders for money. On you depends all that
may happen in this military district.
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
A Methodist Camp Burned.
BY American Press Association.

P1TTsBURG, Pa, April 22.-At midnight
last night the beautiful camp meeting
grounds OF the Methodists, situated some
twenty miles from this city, we're com
pletely destroyed by an incendiary fire, in
volving a loss of some $50,000. The
grounds, are considered among the most beau
tiful in the country, and the national as
sociation were to hold their camp here this
year, commencing il August next. q,
The number of buildings erected on the
grounds was 1853, all but about half dozen
of these being houses or cottages occupied
by members of the Camp Meeting Associa-
ton. The cottages were all built by fam
lilies occupying them, they paying rent to
the association for the use of the grounds,
30 that the loss will mostly fall on indi-
viduals rather than on the association IS
body. The houses average in value about
$500, though some of the finest were worth
pretty well On to $1,000. Many of the
houses were furnished, the occupants leav-
ing their furniture their during the winter
The grounds proper embrace upward of
fourteen acres, being level plateau with
ravines on the east, west and north sides,
the entrance being on the south side, the
main road from Tarentum leading directly
to the camp. The camp was one of the
most beautiful that could be imagined, the
plateau being covered with immense forest
trees, some of which were fully two feet in
diameter. Great preparations were being
made for national camp meeting on the
7th of August, but it is feared the grove
has been SO badly injured that it will be
impossible to hold the meeting at this city.
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
Germ any,
By the American Press Association.

By the American Press Association. ! !.
LONDON, April GA special despatch
to the Pali Mall Gazstte from Berlin says
"The directors of the various railways of
Germany not belonging to the government
held conference here and discussed Prince
Bismarck's railway scheme.
"They have published joint memorial,
strongly adverse to and denying the neces-
sity or practicability of Prince Bismarck's 8
project, aud proposing as an alternative and
preferable remedy for the existing defects
an imperial railway law, regulating the
powers and duties of railway companies
throughout the Empire.
"They suggest the creation Of separate
imperial courts to take cognizance of rail-
way questions"
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
nAveUPoRrs nxAlgINATl>R
A Lively Exehange ef Wor4e-"2>
Has lust Degun.~ 81

BY the American Press Association.
WASHINGTON, April SS.-Davenport's
examination on Saturday before Caulfelds
committae was exceedingly lively, -
Messrs. Caulfeld and Davenport had many
funny excited word tussles. A comical
passage occurred right At the start, when
Davenport WAS asked about the afddayits
for which he charged his fees, and the DIFF
ference in the handwriting, and he stated
that he wrote three different hands.
(Laughter.)
he found that men registered from closed
stables, lumber yards, houses Of prostitu
tion, gambling saloons. In one instance per-
sons registered from Governor Nsh's stable.
Davenport explained how wonderfully
the registration, in certain districts where
fraudulent practices prevailed, dwindled
under his honest regime. He detailed ut
length his entire complicated machinery to
detect and arrest illegal voters. Oheof his
methods was to send letters to every regis
tered citizen, and II the letter was returnee
with the mark ''Not found" that would
give the clew to illegal registration. The
government paid the postage .,' '''N
Mr.. Meade.-How many people have you
VkEs D6vcupOIL.~AA AOt@ dAOAV. AcouSA
about 400 warrants. - ~ ~
Mr.. Meade.-How many have been tried
altogether? ~-| T. ~ErJY& TSt
Mr.. Davenport.-I know of only three
Quinn, Mclaughlin and Hirshield-and
they were found guilty. - s-,-,f-
: Mr.. Meade pointed out that HirshaeldIs
case was the only one tried since this costly
registration began. e--s~s,.e 80. a- :
Davenport was asked whether, If he had
been dishonest, he could not have dozen
men to register l 200 times, 90 that he
might get dollar apiece for issuing the
warrants, and he replied not. He admitted
that he did NOT issue the warrants against
the real offenders, the persons who regis-
tered under these Il 200 fictitious names,
but against those fictitious names them
selves. ...........-- x......
he was allowed 81 for Issuing every war
rant, so that he got 81, 200 for the 1900
warrants he issued in 1872, although only
forty Of the 200 came to the polls and
we're arrested. -
As Davenport desired to leave at one
O'Clock for New York to visit his sick child,
his explanation was suspended until We'd
nesday morning. He said before leaving
that he had not got into the beginning yet.
(Laughter.) ~. -. ,sg5aaI.i
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24

WASHINGTON, April s5.-Col. Whitley says
that the indictment found against him by the
Grand Jury of this District for completely
in the safe burglary conspiracy is not worth
the paper 1t Is written on, as he has In his
possession letter from the Attorney Gen.
eral, written at the suggestion Of the Chair
man of the judiciary Committee, Hon. J..
Proctor Knott, granting him immunity
from punishment for any of these matters,
in which he acted as the mere agent Of
others. 81
The Morning herald., 1876-04-24
DIED.

HUXLEY On the 19fh inst, Hannah wife
of Elisha Huxley, aged 7s , years.
HUXLEY.-On the 2ytu inst, Elisha Hux.
ley, aged 50 years.
CHADWICK.-April q, Mrs. Mary, relict
ofthe late Radcliffe Chadwick, in the74
year Of her age. ~
SPARKS.-On the Goth instant, Joseph 9.
Sparks, in the 44th year Of his age.
WAI RAVEN.-In this city. on the 2lst
inst, Mary, wife Of Isaac Walraven, in
the 43d year other age.