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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08
DIED.

BRAKE-In Ashtabula June 9Th, from the ef-
fects of bullet received in the late war,
James Henry Brake aged q years.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08

The American, Adams, and o. S. Ex-
press Cos have made reduction in their
package tariff, which win meet With favor.
Packages of not exceeding four pounds in
weight, at the rate of one cent per ounce,
or fraction Of an ounce, but no package to
be raced at less than ten cents, and the
valuation of each package to be fixed at
not exceeding one dollar.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08
Adna5mfstrato4's Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as Administratrix with the win
annexed, on the estate Of William Johnson
Bell, deceased, late Of AshtabQla, Ashtaoula
County. Ohio. JANE BELL,
Ashtabuia, Ohio, May slst lS77. Stl4Si
W. -zv;lI mail one and One-half doEen OF
VIZ Will the most beautiful new Chro-
mos in French and oil color ever seen for 81
They are mounted in Sxl0 black enamel and
gold mats, oval opening and outSell any thing
now before the public Satisfaction guaran-
teed Two samples for . cents, Or six for
fifty cents. Send ten cents for grand iIlustra-
ted Catalogue with chrome OF MOonlight on
Gala Lilies on black ground. J. LATHAM
& Co., 419 Washington street, Boston. Mass
Eesd9g;hTtsrs so for ChTomos. A FOTtune
TnnaGarS4 fNee
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08

Grand River Institute closes its spring
term next week. The DisputatOrians give
their annual entertainments on Wednesday
evening, June 18th, the Ladies' Society,
the "Fiats, on Tuesday evening, and on
Thursday the commencement exercises will
begin at 10 in the morning. An address
win be delivered BY Rev. Mr.. Stafford, of
this place.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08

About eleven o'clock last Monday
night. as Officer Scoville, was walking his
beat on Main street. be discovered the
chimney in Lampman's place burning out
The chimney was an old stove pipe, and
had rusted and scaled of until there was
more holes than pipe left, and the sparks
were flying in all directions on the roofs of
wooden buildings in that vicinity. A few
pals Of water soon extinguished the fire.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08
ORDER OF PROCESSION.

COlebrook and New Lyme Brass Bands
Veteran Soldiers-DecOrating Committee
Odd Fellows and Citizans
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08

Lost between the L. S. R. R. Station and
my house, piece Of silk about seven yds'
of peculiar green color. Any one finding
the same will be rewarded by leaving it at
the P. o., or at the Dale Farm.
II d. S. Hall.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08
n ~ ,,oos esbinr Al the Harbor.

VIM. +. Hubbara's family returned
s-.,,, he Snnth Last "Wednesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
Injurious Effects OF Tobacco.

The senior physician to the Metropli-
tan Free Hospital in London writes as
follows; But l can testify, from long
observation, that the chronic use of to.
bacco in any form is very prevalent
use of debility and manifold diseases.
Take, first of all, the sense of sight.
One of our most celebrated London
ophthalmic surgeons tells me that he is
continually consulted by young gentle
men for weakness of vision caused by
smoking; and l myself have in many
cases seen the prolonged use of tobacco,
especially when it is chewed, cause
total loss of sight. Then take the circu
latory system, and we find smokers sub
ject to palpitation of the heart, and far
less able to bear up agaist extremes of
cold and heat than they were before
making use of tobacco. The teeth are
often, very often, rendered black and I'M
seemly by the use of cigars and pipes:
and the mouth of chewer is a filthy
object, in many cases, to contemplate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
Funeral HOnOrs Of a Canary Bird.

A novel funeral took place in this city
yesterday. A pet canary died few days
ago, to the great sorrow of the family
who owned him. Jenny was dressed in
a handsome embroidered white dress, and
laid daintily on her left side in a fancy
box, which was covered and lined with
white tarlatan. The foot-board of the
box was taken out in order to allow the
mbroidery-several inches deep-to
hang out; and one little yellow wing was
made visible over the side of the box
On each side of this miniature coffin
stood Jenny's little seedcups, with their
half-eaten contents. Around the cups
were arranged some delicate blue forget
me-nots. All these the coffin with its
precious contents, the seed. cups and the
forget e-nots-were placed inside the
case, which was tastefully trimmed with
white tarlatan, and stood on a table be-
fore an open window. Large numbers
of children and adults called to see the
imposing paraphernalia on Saturday.
Yesterday the funeral rites were per
formed, after which procession formed
in line, the mOurners coming first, and
all that was mortal of poor Jenny was de-
posted with due honors in her mistress
back yard, where an appropriate tomb
stone will be raised to her memory
Hartford Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

cardinal grosbeaks, bullfnches, hooking
birds and paroquets, and they fall under
the magnetism of the snake.
The rattlesnake when trodden on does
not invariably bite person. Bethune,
an old Indian River mail carrier, while
deer hunting last summer, stepped square
on a RATHER. He felt it yield and move
under his feet, and then heard its omi-
nous humming. He jumped nearly ten
feet, and turned as white as sheet, but
he says that the snake made no effort to
bite him
The enemies of the rattlesnake include
the hog, the deer, and the eagle. The
hog thrusts his fat chops into the snakes
face, meekly receives his bite, seizes the
reptile by the neck, places its hoofs on
its body and tears it asunder No blood
is drawn, the poison is harmless in the
fat, and the porker gets a fair meal. A
drove of hogs will clear the widest
country of rattlesnakes. When a buck
sees RATHER, he springs upon it like
lightning, bringing his feet together
upon its head and body, thus cutting it
to pieces; for the hoofs of a Floridian
deer are as hard and sharp as a razor.
An eagle kills the snake while it is sun
ming itself The bird descends with the
velocity of an arrow, striking the reptile
with such force as to sever the vertebra.
But the deadliest foe of the RATHER is
the common blacksnake. He is public
benefactor, and ought to be protected
by the State Legislature, even if he
does pick up a chicken or two &C.
casionally. He grows very long, and,
unlike his Northern compeer, never as
sails a human being. The RATHER fears
and shuns him; and well he may, for the
blacksnake is as agile and quick as the
handspring of a watch, and as full of
fight as bulldog. Meeting his antag-
onist he attacks without delay. After
Coiling and sounding an alarm, the rat
tier keenly watches its assailant At
first the blacksnake slowly glides around
its spiral enemy, as though studying it's
weak points. He frequently Kisses and
increases his speed with each cycle, ever
keeping an eye on the RATHER The latter
twists its head with every revolution of
its assailant. Swifter sweeps the black
snake around the circle. At the full
bent of his speed the RATHER grows dizzy.
In tWlnkling 1t is caught by the throat,
and the coils of the two snakes are inter-
mingled. The contest is decided by
main strength. AS they writhe in the
grass the superior proves of the black
snake is manifest. The RATHER is slowly
strangled. Sometimes its body is swal-
lowed, but this does not always follow.
The coach-whip, a long, clean-cut snake,
frequently assists the blacksnake, and
instances are given in which a dozen
cOach-whips and blacksnakes joined
forces and killed small regiment of
rattlers.
Vultures and buzzards, with all their
appetite for carrion, will never touch any
thing bitten by rattlesnake; but when
his snakeship himself is killed they de-
YOUR him with the greatest relish Cor.
NeW York Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

with the eye of the lover of human
health and beauty. The use of tobacco
is apt to cause relaxation of the muscles
of the back of the mouth and dusky
discoloration of the fauces, with hoarse-
ness from congestion of the vocal cords.
The overwhelming majority of cases of
cancer OF the lip are found in men who
smoke, and cancer of the tongue has
often been said to be caused by the irri-
tation of the fumes of the pipe or cigar.
Great smokers lose to great extent their
vivacity, !. E., they are less vital than
they used to be, and less easily moved
by slight stimuli which might prove
pleasurable to nOn-smokers. They are
VIGOROUSLY dyspeptic | need hardly
refer, indeed, to such well-known fact.
They are subject to constipation and
mdJd5se; and when deprived of their
stimulus are more miserable, perhaps,
than even drinkers. cannot see why
men smoke when women do not. We
should, am sure, object strongly to our
women destroying the pearly wilderness
of their teeth or losing their vivacity and
impressiOnability by the use of any such
poison as nicotine even in small doses.
Hence | must take the liberty to protest
against a custom which has been in
Weighed against by Brodie, COPELAND,
Critchett, Guerin, Mantegazzo, Cacopar-
do, and numerous heads of my profess
sion in all countries"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
Cats as PremOnitOrS.

The servant girls who escaped from
the Southern Hotel while it was in flames
tell a singular story about their Fremont
ton of fearful disaster. The girls oc-
cupied three different rooms on the sixth
story, and about eleven o'clock, after
they had all retired and most of them
were asleep, a cat came, scratched against
the doors and moaned pitifully. AS q
cat had never before been seen in that
part Of the house many of the girls were
frightened. Lizzie Leary, girl strongly
superstitious in her iuclinations, woke
the other inmates of the room in which
she slept, and told them there was cat
at the door acting strangely, and she
could not drive it away. She expressed
a belief that it was the sign of some
thing terrible going to happen, at which
the other girls laughed and r!diculed her
When they opened the door the cat
mewed but refused to come in, and in a
moment retreated down the hall as if
badly frightened. About twelve o'clock
all the girls in that room were awakened
by the noise of cats at the door. On
opening the door they discovered four
felines crouching against and scratching
the wall, and moaning low, as if in ter
ror. They procured broom and en-
deavored to drive the disturbers down
the hall toward the stairway leading to
the floors below, but they refused to
90 in that direction. While making the
effort to drive them away the door of the
adjoining room, where other girls slept,
was opened, whereupon the cats made a
frantic rush into the room, and flew I'M
der the beds, where they crouched to-
gether. By this time a dozen of the
girls were awake and highly excited over
the strange action of the cats. The cats
refused to move from their position I'M
der the bed, neither blows nor persua-
sive calls having any effect on them. All
the cats were recognized as those be-
longing in the cellars and on the lower
floors, where they were used as mOusers,
and their sudden advent to the sixth floor,
together with their unacCountable aC-
tions, very naturally aroused the fears of
the servants, and the more nervous ones
could hardly be persuaded to retire to
bed again. 1t was concluded to allow
the cats to remain under the beds, and
in half hour quiet was again restored.
When the alarm of fire came the cats
were still under the bed, crouching and
mewing, and there they stayed until the
girls were rescued.
1t is said that all the girls now have a
firm belief that the visit of the cats was
warning of impending danger, and that
they were sent there by some mysterious
agency to give timely premonition.
The proper theory, doubtless, is that, &C.
cupying that part of the lower building
where the fire first started, and where it
spread and groaned and cracked in a
smothered way, perhaps for hours before
the general alarm was given, the cats be-
came terror-stricken and sought safety
by flight to the upper stories. They
stopped at the servant-girls' rooms be-
cause that was the highest point that
could be reached, and here conducted
themselves in manner which the girls,
very excusably, consider altogether pre-
ternatural.--St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
A Hen Walker.

a Statesville genius has invented
what he terms "a garden preserver or
hen walker" The machine resembles,
somewhat, the spur of a rooster, only
considerably larger, and is attached to a
chickens pedal extremities, at an angle
of 40 deg. from the ground. When the
chicken, with this instrument attached
to its legs, enters the garden and begins
to scratch for seed, as the foot is put
forward in the act of scratching the in.
strument catches in the ground, and the
fowl is instantly walked out of the gar
den.-StdteS0tNe Landmark
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

THIRTY years ago Sheboygan school
teacher struck a boy on the head with a
ruler. One day last week the boy, man of
forty, met that teacher and pounded him
The wheel of time never stops Detroit
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
NAMES FRIEND,
Killed May &c,

He rests unwept in an unknown grave,
like hundreds of other brave men who
have died in the mountains, and whose
relatives never knew their fate.
The property belonging to this person,
consisting of gold watch and chain, a
fourteen pound Sharp's rifle, silver-plat-
ed Smith e. Wesson six shooter, saddle
and bride, and 1888 in currency,
will be left with Mr. John Collins, post
sutler, Fort Laramie, subject to the order
Of friends, who must furnish ample
proof that they are the rightful claim
ants
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-01

SUICIDE AT CROOKS HOTEL.
PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT SHOOTS HIMSELF


A PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT SHOOTS HIMSELF
THROUGH THE HEAD.
About twelve O'Clock Tuesday n,ght a boz
tween thirty five and forty OF age well dressed
and good presence, applied the office OF Crooks
Hotel, No 81 Chatham street, for room. The clerk
assigned him to room 81, the third floor.
aud the applicant registered himself as
Charles $. Clark, Of Philadelphia. Ho then
went down to tho barroom, took a drink
and smoked cigar. He was seemingly cool In his
manner, and walked up and down tho barroom for q
few minutes as II revolving something in his mind.
lie retired 10 his room shortly aitcrward; but tho
dodgers in the rooms adjoining heard man
walking up and down In room 81 TIL nearly
two O'Clock in the morning, when the noiso
ceased About three O'Clock Mr.. Crook and several
other persons sleeping In the house hoard sharp,
quick sound Some OF them thought IL was the report
OF pistol and others that II merely the slam
tho time. At eleven O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the chambermald who takes Of
the third floor OF Crooks Hotel tried the
door No 81, and after shaking II some time
and receiving answer. she informed the clerk, Mr.
tho bed, with his ovcrcoat lay the dead body OF
Charles . Clark, OF Philadelphia pistol
weapon itself lying on tho floor beside tho bed,
II just cropped from his right hand. told the story.
when found MS head was resting his cft hand, his
elbow resting on the bed On tho Table tue bed
was found "A vial containing some hudanum. large
bunch of Keys and pocKctbook In his pockets were
abodt seventy ivo cents silver change scrnpi
OF paper aud two letters One OF the
letters was evidently from pupil in tho art OF
ography, as asked for some minor instructions Ia
regard TO that study-such MS whether the shade
should be placed the right or left OF tho 'N hook.
Another letter was from this city and was signed
"Aunt Satic;" It was IRON some familiar friend us ths
writer spoke OF how they had enjoyed together the
festivities OF Now Years Day. and asked Mr. Clark
call without fail the next time he came to New York
The body OF the deceased removed from
Crooks Hotel by William II. Kennedy, OF No.
47O Pearl street, undertaken, who sent Q
despatch To No 80 South Third street, Philadelphia In
forming any who might be there OF tho suicide.
The despatch sent to this address, scrap OF pa
per containing II was found his pocket, and " was
also gwen Charles s. Clarks address in the Phila
delphia Directory. About Ave o'clock yesterday alter
noon Mr.. Kennedy received tho following answer 10
his mcssage:-
81 have notified hts brother Please write note
by tonight's mali and give mo all particulars
GEORGE W. THURSrON,
ono. so South THIRD street. PhiladephI
No Glow could be obtained last night as to the cause
OF the SUICIDE Coroner Croker and Or. Cushmau
viewed the body late tho afternoon. and gave per
init Tor It's burial. Tho inquest will probably DO held
tO-da
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-01

afc consultation with the Governor and the present
Comptroller. looking to the disposition OF what 10
known as tho United States DEPOSIT Fund II appears
that about 1888 the Treasury OF the United States
suffered from an attack OF plethora, and tho nmount
divided among the several States Of the Union.
The sum aDportioncd to New YORK has been
relgousy devoted TO the educational interests OF the
State but owing TO the deialcatIon and mismanage-
ment from time to time OF loan comm ssioncrs the
original sum has been decreased Princes bill pro-
vidcs hat as the various sums loaned by the commits
soners becomes duo and collected, the money
shall DC paid into and absorbed by the State treasury
has been done by other States. although the sum
originally received loan IRON the United
States The amount OF the fund now is In the neigh.
borhood OF 81, 000, 600
ADoLisHING THE CANAL AUTHORSHIP
Tho Ways and Means Committee, at their meeting
this afternoon, agreed to report Avords bill abolish
ing the Office OF Canal Auditor and transferring It's
duties 10 bureau IN the Comptrollcr's department.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
IL Is reported here that resolution soon 10 DO Of
fered IN the Assembly calling upon The Super
OF the Insurance Department to compel the lie COM
panles In all cases where The present value property
mortgaged TO them has fallen below fifty per cent OF
the amount OF the loan to either call In the mortgage
or require the bondsmcn to pay up the deficiency.
CITY PIERS AND wHARyEs.
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation OF tho
House had under consideration this afternoon the
various bills relating To the piers. wharvcs and slips
New York and the wharfage charges Tor canal boais
hearing will be given 10 those interested on Tuesday
next
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-01
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL.
MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ROAD
YESTERDAY

MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ROAD
YESTERDAY.
Tho stockholders Of the Now Jersey Central road
met In secret copcIave yesterday, IN response
to President Knights invitation, and took into
earnest elaboration tho large Indebtedness which
had to DO met Plain statements of figures
were made, which showed that an Indebtedness
OF So 600 900 existed. All agreed that the mortgage
bonds duo to-day must be mot The details OF tho
meeting were kept secret! but President knight
authorized tho statement that the nrst gage
bonds OF the road would be paid to-day at the COM
pany's Offices II IL understood that nearly all OF the
Indebtedness was subscribed for.
The result In the strcc" was advance the stock
from "a TO ~ at one O'clock and settling down at the
close TO 20, with an active demand among the spccula
tors upon all the coal stocks the list Reports
gardng The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and
the Delaware and HUDSON were quoted by official an
nounccmenls.
Chanccry Clerk Henry s. Little, OF Trenton, NJ j.,
stated yesterday that no application had been made for
the appointment OF receiver OF the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey, and that such application Is cx-
pectod TO DO made. Hc further stated that the rumors
which were given currency certain papers yesterday
wore devoid of truth and, IN his opinion, had been
started Tor stock jobbng PURPOSES.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-01
DOCK LABORERS' STRIKE.
ASSAULT ON ITALIAN AND GERMAN LABORERs--
POLICE RESERVES ORDERED OUT.

ASSAULT ON ITALIAN AND GERMAN LABoRERs-
POLICE RESERVES ORDERED OUT.
The excitement continued yesterday along the
Brooklyn river front, from the vicinity of the Wall
street ferry to the loot OF Irving street. among tho
gram shovclcrs and trimmers. who have been out on
strike since last Monday morning. Tho employers,
Mcssrs. Hazlcon Brothers, who refused to pay more
than twenty cents per hour to the labor
ers, who have heretofore been IN receipt of twenty
five cents, continued TO adhere to their Discriminate
Early in the morning the lugboat Gray took about
$50 Italian and German omigrants from this city to
Brooklyn to take the places OF the skilled workingmcn
who would not submit to a reduction IN their wages.
The new corners were landed at Central Elevator
per, Furman street; at the Pacific street Nils,
foot OF Pacific street, and at the Irving
Mills, loot of Irving street About ton O'Clock
Der Of about 100, pr Jceedcd to march IRON place
to place. The men wero shortly reinforced by several
hundred idle fellows and boys I'LL the proportions Of
the struggling column grew rather serious and threat
cnng. Furman, Columbia and Van Brunt streets were
regularly parolcd Captain Leavcy, OF tho Third pre-
clnct, had command OF dctachments from the FIRST
Second and Eighth precincts Between ten and eleven
O'Clock the strikers made descent upon the Roberts
ana Hazlcton stores, central wharf, Furman street,
rival OF The police they bruiaIy assaulted
halt dozen OF the unfortunate men who had
come to work there from New York, beating them
with clubs and stones. The arrival Of the police how
ever put speedy termination TO tho disturbance and
the rio,ous fellows driven of. Among the in
jured were William Vorlback. aged twenty eight
years; Paul Folkman. John Fcrk, Estock Adams
Owen Hubcf and Augustus Howber The latter had
his wounds dressed at the Henry street
Hospital, but the others were able
TO resume their labors. The mob next
made their way tho foot OF Pacific street, but tho
police force there was formidable, aud they pro-
ceeded to Kcscy's warehouse, where they the
act OF breaking the doors when the police came upon
the strikers and drove them on. Tho next point
VISITED was Pntos stores, Atlantic Dock; but the
Eleventh precinct police were on duty there and
caused the follows to dspcrsc. Az six O'Clock tho
Italian and Gcrman aborers were conveyed 10 this
ny stcaInlyOat.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-01
A TAPCOCK BONANZA.

The Aldermanc committee on Croton water, Of
which Mr. f. J. Tuomey is chairman, yesterday went
into examination OF the taps furnished for Croon
mains Mr. d. E. Webster who had charge OF these
taps in the Corporation Yard, testified that great
many had to be repaired, being small and rregu-
lar IN SIZE. He complained about the character OF these
taps when furnished, but the next batch was just
bad. Ii also commended that the contract called
Tor taps I'VE ciphths OF an inch In diameter, while
those furnished wcrc only half an inch. Several w.t.
examined upon these points, and tho CON-
uittee adJ0uTned " Wednesday next.