Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-06
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
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There is.nore ekcitensent over politics in
lie eity nor. than was ever known before
1870 not excepted. It is Ae prevaaing
tspie asFCluIs.sAin- soSial ciFeles,- on2the
streets, in business places, and at bars.
Every man has his notion of things, and is
doing his level best to have his notion made
the notion of everybody else. The Democ-
racy as good as eoneede the election of Nor
gan and the carrying of New York for
Hayes, unless they manage to capture Ohio
and Indiana IN oetobef. To those States
they are looking with intense interest, for
il bOth-tAese go Repablieaa- in -eeteber, the
game is up and Tilden is defeated. To
carry these States every nerve is beng
strained. Tilden Is shoEering money
through them like water. Their best speak
ers are on their way there to labor during
the concluding days. and voters are being
sent from Kentucky to Indiana, and from
| Western New York to Ohio. Make no mis-
takeabout this. The INSCRIPTIONS rings
that hope to extend their operations from
the plunder of city to a government, are
doing all the devilment possible to succeed.
The Republicans of Indiana especially need
to be on their guard Kentucky can spare
as many as may be needed to carry that
State, and in the Southern part where col
onizing will be mostly done, the Democracy
have all the facilities they want Thereis
a gigantic fraud prepared for Indiana, and
unless the utmost vigilance is. exercised It
will be carried out. Fildeh viii spread
million of dollars TO carry that State.
The Republican National Committee is
working quietly, but effectively, and With
ful confidence of success. Every thing
that can be done honoEably tO. ensure sue
cess is being done, and no doubt of the re-
suit is felt. -z-isir; .Isf''. "A
THE BLOWING Up OF HELL GATE,
was one of the most remarkable feats.of the
century, an immense rock that had pre-
vented tie passage Of vessels of llarge class
through the Sound, was honey-co1hbel !
with chambers, and 80 600 lbs. efnitro-giy-
carine and dynamite, placed therein and
exploded by electricity. The papefs of the
city had been speeulating upon theefect,6f
the explosion Of so large an amount Of the
most terrible forces known, fer weeks, and
the public had made up its. mind that
something worse than an earthquake wonld
be the result. 1t was feared that the shock
would be esOosceere' as to topple down hous-
es, and cause a wide spread destruction Of
property and Life n 1re .si.ta
The time came, all turned pale, there
was the sound of the preparatory gun that
gave warning; the time passed. and every
body drew long sigh of relief and went
home, the men Affirming that asthgy never
had any fear, but their wives were so ner-
yous that it was deemed best to come out
to keep them easy. mas. $50, -a-.
7 The reef was-eOmpletely, destroyed, and
where it was there is now twenty two feet
of water. The masses Of rock are being
removed by means of enormous. derricks,
andin a few weeks ocean steamers. may, if |
they choose, get to their docks by the
Sound passage, saving Of seyerai miles,
and an avoidance of much Ilanger.5iia &oii
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