Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-04-13

Our over-the-way oracle appears to be
no less an oracle in political matters, than
in ..studving up silver bills. and numer-
our other small ware'. Perhaps his au-
thority ought not to be questioned, As any
one who can play the anful-dOdger in pol
itics 50 deftly-sO much after the habit Of
3 weasel in stone wall-now You see him
and now you dOn't-Onght to be able, as
an dnEavering assurance seems to attest,
10 point out the less slight-Of-hand accom-
plishments of others.
-0zro Meacham and Spencer P. Allen,
after sundry thefts of grain, poultry, sheep,
&C.. in this county, some time since. took
themselves OF to BrookviIle, Pa A house
was improYised for their accommodation
Mescham with another confederate not
long ago made an assault upon the high
wav and were arrested and held, and Sher-
if Youne sent for and took them into Gus
todv and brought them to Jefferson, where
they were examined and put under bonds
for appearance, and the bail not being
forth coming they are held in duranee.
The Cleveland Leader has made ar
rangements for one Of CaIupbelrs new
web perfecting newspaper presses. This
press is similar to the one exhibited by the
Campbell Co. at the Centennial and is
machine that is destined to become very
strong competitor to the Walter, Bullock,
and Hoe fast presses. The paper, which
is in one large roll is printed both sides
at one operation from stereotype plates,
and when the papers come from the press
they are cut and folded, ready for the car
rier. The Leader is a very appropriate
name for that paper.
The Legislature has given permission
to the citizens of Geneva, by enactment. to
tax themselves to defray the expense Of
erecting monument for commemorating
the patriotism Of those of her sons who fell
in the defense Of the country, in the war
of the rebellion. A vote for the carrying
out Of this-so commendabls and just
project-has been taken, showing a msjor-
ity Of 17s in its favor. II our sister village
shall have ANYTHING for which we shall en-
w her, it will be such monunent-so
thoughtfully and tenderly perpetuating the
memory Of those who laid down their lives
in the defense and for the salvation Of their
country.
The first case here-we believe-under
the present liquor law, was tried last
Wednesday before Justice Richards. Mrs.
Sarah thinner, wife Of Cyrus thinner was
the plaintiff, and Benjamin Stafford, the
defendant. Mrs. thinner filed with the
Corporation Clerk, July 18th, 1875, no
tice to saloon keepers, warning them not
to sell liquor to her husband Cyrus, under
penalty Of the law. The plaintiff testified
that said Stafford had sold liquor to her
husband after the notice had been on file
in the Clerks Office ten days. The case
lasted nearly all day, but the jury failed to
agree on a verdict. Theo. Hall was attor-
ney for the plaintiff and Edward q. Fitch
for the defendant.
We had call the other day from our
worthy friend, H. G. Bardwell, of Luce &
BardweI-gas company fame. As might
be expected, in one so regular and abstem-
ious of habit-he holds his own with inter
est. he told a pretty good temperance
story. Having had occasion to stay his
stomach he dropped into restaurant for
bite. The Institution had rather rotated
into victualing, on account of dullness in
the saloon trade. He was told that trade
was dull-that his present phase of vaea-
tion was not his first choice, or best hold.
To the questions it not good that the
whiskeyites had been sqnelched ?-he re-
plied.-he didn't care so much about that,
but that ''the temperance folks had all left
him, tooF'
in connection with the article publish
ed last week, in reference to the divisions
between the two ends of the town of New
Lyme, the following in referance to SINH
lar divisions in Saybrook, was written, but
omitted. This division hinges upon the
question of ''townhouse." Parties are ar
rayed against each other, and every sue
eessive election only serves to sharpen as
perities and fan the embers into new life.
Many of the good citizens lament this state
of things, and would do almost anything
to have the grievance healed, and kindly
feelings and good neighborhOOd sentiments
prevail. Why may not the olive branch of
peace be rendered and seceptedf There is
one thing that is having the effect to
snake all the world akin" and that is the
Murphy pledge, and it is to be hoped that
the citizens Of this and all other towns
where divisions exist, may be drawn to-
gether by this bond of uniOn-this pledge
of the common good.