Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-04-21

are to jingle in the pockets Of those fortu-
nate enough to get them.
The stories about the strictness and Sc
verify Of A. 7. Stewart towards his en-
plOyes, while living, onOt harmonic with
his kindly remembrance OF them at deatn'
or theirs Of him, after death.
The municipal agony Of Chicago is over.
The election took place on Tuesday, and.
the thieves and bummers found themselves
down snd out, and virtue and order INSTALL
ed in the places Of honor and trust.
Senator Mortonis chances for the Repub-
lican nomination for President were
strengthened, last week, by the RepubIi
can State Convention Of South Carolina,
whose fourteen delegates were instructed
to vote for him.
According to general expectation, Presi-
dent Grant has vetoed the bill reducing the
salary pertaining TO the Presidential ONCE
from $4,000 to $s5, 900 per annum. be
could do no less, m justice and eOnslsten-
cy, after having approved the law making
the increase.
The whisky men are said to be manufac-
turing another story to be used for the pur-
pose Of dragging Mr.. BristoW down to
their level. The nerves Of Mr.. Bristow,
however, are believed to bestiIl in the most
healthy condition, and he has not as yet
been obliged to resort to Talerian tea.
The residence Of the pastor of St. Peters
Roman Catholic Church, Canton, was en-
tered by burglars on the night Of the 18th.
His safe was cracked, and about 1900 IN
money and negotiable papers stolen, he
sides all receipts and other valuable papers
relating to the building Of the new church.
No clue to the perpetrators.
Queen Victoria's absence on the Conti-
nent during session Of Parliament is ex-
citing much unfaTorable comment in En-
gland. The event is unprecedented. The
unwritten law of the Kingdom Is that dur
ing sessions the Commons shall at all times
shave access to the sovereign"
On the authority Of the Washington Re
pu5licaa, it is rumored TINT Bob ToOmbs
of Georgia, has come to terms at last. To
enable him to argue case before the Su-
preme Court, recently, it is said he actual
ly took the oath to support the COnstitu--
ton of the United States before Chief JUS
tice Waite. There is hope for Henry A.
Wise, yet.
Sunday last was the last of the great
revivalists in the present scene Of their Ia
bors and the audiences which attended the
various services were the largest that have
yet gathered in the building, it being es-
timated that nearly thirty thousand were
present at the Hippodrome during the day
and evening. At the evening services, the
Emperor Of Brazil aSpresent.
The perseverance of the father Of Charlie
Ross should be encouraged by the news,
that Mr.. E. C. MahOny, ofsouth windham,
Conn, has just found daughter near
Mendoza, Ill, who was stolen twenty-three
years ago. The woman guilty of the crime
of abduction in this case confessed her
malefaction at deaths door, giving names
and other data by which the daughter put
herself in communication with her thankful
parents.
The result Of the remarkably open winter
and the frequent rains and thaws is, that
throughout Illinois and perhaps other
States, there are millions Of acres ef corn
fields from which last years. crop has not
yet been gathered, because it has been, and
Is almost impossible to drive through the
fields to haul it of. Most Of the corn is
down in the mud and water, and there is
danger that millions Of bushels will rot be-
fore the ground viii be IN condition to be
hauled from the fields.
The expense Of a trip to the Centennial
Exhibition and stay Of one week in Phila-
delphia viii be about as follows: R. R. fare,
sleeping ear, meals and incidentals say
800. Board one week, at $3.50 per day "a
low figure) $945O-Incidentals, say 800
Admission to the grounds (50cts, for each
admission) $500 Total $1O7, Now
double this and you have about the actual
cost. Every man who has had much ex-
perienee Of travel and has kept account of
expenses knows that this rule of doubling
the estimated cost and providing acOoFding-
ly, is the only safe one.
Young man. if you have been inveigled
into making an unhappy engagement to
marry, you viii not save any money by
going and hanging yourself, though there
by you may rednce by one the number Of
fools in the universe. You viii be simply
out Of pocket the cost Of the rope, and, ac-
cording to the verdict Of the Iowa jury in
the Observation-Disclosures case, your sui
eide viii be taken as conclusive proof of
your breach Of contract, and the Court will
go right ahead andrender judgment against
your administrator for damages to make
good the wronged and disconsolate maiden.
The eleventh anniversary ofthe eassassina-
ion Of Abraham Lincoln was observed in
Washington with ceremonies ofpeculiar in
terest. The statue of the martyrP President,
erected solely by the contributions of the
eolOred people of America in honor of the
memory of their great emanoipatOr, was
publicly unveiled by President Grant in the
presence Of vast multitude, including
members Of the Cabinet, Justices Of the
Supreme Court, Senators, Representatives,
etc. There was read poem composed by
Miss Caroline Ray, colored, Of New York,
and Frederick Douglass was the orator of
the occasion.
The impeachment mill grinds slowly,
with a prospect that it viii also grind ex-
reeding small so far as practical results are
concerned. The Senate assembled with
becoming solemnity Monday, and the plea
entered in behalf Of Belknap by his counsel
was denial Of the jurisdiction of the SEN
ste. Although this programme had been
definitely understood for several days past,
the House managers were taken by surprise,
and asked for two days in which to consid-
er their replication. This granted, the
Court adjourned, and the first day Of the
pompous farce was ended.
The Death Of OREsrEs A. BRowxsoN at
Detroit on Monday last, is announced. He
was the Editor-uptil its discontinuance