Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-21
LETTER FROM SYACUsE. ny.

Eds. IeI:-The reception OF copy Of
the ''Iel" has induced me to give you a
few items from Saline City. The salt trade
is very Iow-prices for the article falling be
low cost of manufacture-many Of the works
that in the past dozen years would have
been considered cheap at SIC, 900 are offer
ed at any price-some selling as low as
$500.
Rolling mill stock does not pay any bet
ter than elsewhere-glass manufacture
ditto; in fact nearly all trades are in SYM
pathy with the hard times.
The cutlery experiment is successful,
the articles made being equal if not superb
or to the time honored sheffield"
The Bradley Mfg. Co. are doiug an i'm
mense trade in Mowers, Reapers and agri-
cultural implements. y -
Of the many results of the late war none
are more noticeable than the shooting
epidemic" so prevalent in all parts of the
country. A visit to the establishment of
Nichols & Lefeyer, makers of fine Breeeh-
loading double and single shot-guns, Creed
more rifles, etc., gives one but faint idea
of the demand for these implements of the
most sensible and rational means of exer-
else and recreation as yet developed 1t is
far ahead of the National Game" of ball
or even the game of billiards for develop
ing enjoyment, quickness of perception or
fov. 81 to tho Iv 70
the overtaxed brain. n. 8 L. are turning
out from twelve to fifteen guns per
week on orders from nearly every State
and territoritOry in the Union, at prices
varying from 800 to $500 per gun.
Their orders are so much larger than
their ability to supply, that arrangements
are completed to enable them to turn out
30 to 40 guns per week.
The militia fever is raging quite fiercely,
brought about by the conduct of some Of
the officers of the 51st Regiment during
the R. R. strike-new officers have been
elected, new companies formed, and the
51st will soon gain high reputation The
boys are highly favored py the State,
large and beautiful armory in Jefferson
Park, with rooms for each company which
are fitted up in the main with carpets, pi-
amos, etc., and such accessories as taste and
wealth can furnish. Their drill room is
105 feet wide and 1S0 feet long, with bal
cony on one side the whole length. At one
end is a sand box for practice on re-
duced targets. There are one or two COM
panies drilling every night.
Your old heart would warm up to note
the many fine teams and single horses
owned and driven in this city. The horses
all seem to have Tgor and dash SO much
admired in days prior to the horse disease,
Cleveland does not begin to show so large
number Of really fine ones as can be seen
any day.
The milkmen of the County have an as
sociation with Pres, Sec, Treas, etc. The
milk is brought to the depots of the associ-
alton, weighed and tested, and thence de
livered to all parts Of the city. The con-
sumers, by this plan claim to get good
quality Of milk and at cheaper rates. &
The Temperance apostle of this section,
Mr.. McKelvy, has tried to get up an sx-
citement similar to that Of last winter, but
did not succeed to any extent although
his meetings were crowded to the utmost.
The Dailies of the principal cities, are indi-
rectly throwing ''Cold water on the move
ment in alluding to the principal
workers as ''Sloshers about and ''that tits
the opinion Of the elders in the Churches,
hat the result of such excitements are not
lasting" 1t can not be done in any other
way with as much benefit and the leaders
must keep up courage.
The Common Council having passed res
olutions condemning the Police Commits
sioner and force, for direlection of duty in
not putting a stop to all houses of question
able character, the force, has procured the
names not only Of all owners and keepers of
these places but have also list of the
visitors to them and furnished it to the Po-
lice Board, The energetic Chief had had
detectives for some time taking this list in
order to put stop to the illicit trades by
notifying the visitors in question that their
habits we're known. The first three days
after the passage of the resolution nearly
fifty girls left town.
The weather has been quite open and to-
day it has every appearance Of spring, ice
has not been formed on the canal and the
boy who has skates don't like it. LIBIT.
FROM FREMONT, NEBRASKA.