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70 the Public.

iY have taken charge of Singers Sew
i ing Machine Co.'S business in
Washington, Austin, Fayette. and Bur
Lesson counties. All parties owning the
Singer can find machine Supplies at
nv office, under the Mcintyre house.
All parties wishing to purchase will
please call and examine the Singer
machine at my office.
The Singer Sewing Machine Comra-
ny sell more machines in year than
all the other frst-class machine compa-
mics combined, which proves beyond a
doubt that the Singer is the best in the
market.
Machines sold ON monthly payments.
will also repair all kinds of ma
chimes, and warrant all work done to
give satisfaction or no pay.
want canvassers mall the counties
under my control. / viii give good i'm
ducements Address all communica-
rions TO S. G. WRIGHT,
Agent for the Singer Machine,
Brenham, Washington Co,
jau21d&w3u Texas.
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The undersigned win have
e R e = H FIS Ell
On hand and for sale
Every Morning.

At the Colorado House near the depot,
and ut Stailings old stand, near City
Market, which will be sold at liberal
prices. Patronage solicited.
mal0d3m GEORGE BR0SSIG.
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And main artery of commerce and trade
TO all POINTS,

And offers the BAst Routes, on Quick
Time, with more Comforts. bet er Ac-
conmodations and Greater Security
than :'.y other Line. Passing through
the Richest and Most Beautiful por.
tons of the Great Empire
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PRESERVATION Free

Ey0R the speedy cure of seminal
~ weakness, lost manhood. and all
disorders brought on by indiscretions
or excess. Any druggist has the in
gradients Address
w. DAVIDSON & CO..
IS Nassau ST., New York.
atte4coyJy
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FURNITURE E,

f URN ITU r E,
Such as Besteads, Wardrobes, Sofas,
Lounges. Chairs, Bureaus, and in fact
every article desired by housekeepers.
UNDERTAKING will continue to re-
ceive rompt attention Collins made to
order. Also, Metallic Burial Cases and
Coffin Trimmings on hand at all time,
Taken up by Adam Butler. and es-
trayeo before B. A. Watson. j. P, Pre-
clint No. 4 j, Washington county, on the
18th day of March, A. D., 1877, a pale
red Ok. about 8 years old. marked crop
off lett ear and split in right car, and
branded on hip D.
Appraised by Peter Wilkinson and
Fred Mallett at $l5.
Taken up by John n. Redford, and
estrayed hefore i. a. Watson, ,. y,
Precinct No. 4. Washington county, of
the 10th day OF March, A. D. 1877, a
Bay Rome Horse Pony. about yeRrs
old, about IA hands high. hog backed,
and branded indistinctly on left shout
der, and applais I'd by II. 3. Jones and
Sam Arnett al $50.
H. NJ. LEWIS.
mar30w4t G. &C. c. W. c..
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Houston 6 Texas Central R'V.

The following Offers and Agents have
been established by this Company.
where informa ion may be had concern
ing not only the II g. e Railway, but
Texas generally.
FL MANCHESTER. Eastern Pas
scnger Agent AIT Broadway, n. Y.
Gen. ]. b. ROBERTSON. Pass. 4 I'M
migration Agent, 113 North Third St.
St. Louis. Mo.
a. ALLEE, Nor h-western Pass. Agt
101 Clark street, Chicago, Ill.
NICK HOLMES, South eastern Agt..
No 2 Burnett House Cincinnati, Ohio.
J R. COFFIN, Southern Pass. Agt.
Chattanooga. Tenn.
Information may also be had at the
Agencies of the NJ K & 7 Railway. in
New York. Chicago, Cincinnati, Han
nibal and St. Louis.
j WALDO,
Gen'l Pass. x Freight Agt.,
Houston, Texas.
] DURAND,
Gen,I. Supt.. Houston, Texas.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
RdItorfaI RanreatInn-

The editor of the Times is off on a trip
to Colorado, in search of health and pleas
ure; the editor of the Sentinel is on anoth-
er to the dominiOns of Queen Vic, and we
expect every day to hear that the editor of
the Neacs has started upon his annual pill
grimage to the wilds of Iowa, to kneel in
worshipful veneration of the spot where
the world lsbored and brought him forth.
Thus it is, that these fellows, worn and
wasted with their labOrs upon their several
bantlings, are iaunting about and reeuper-
ating their jaded energies, while we stay at
home, as calm and unperturbed as sum-
mer morning, hearty as buck, and grow
ing fat upon the consciousness that we are
giving to the world the best paper publish
ed in the county, But we do not envy any
OF especially the last one-their in
dulgences, and wish that they may come
back qualified to make better papers. more
worthy of the county, than they ever have
done before,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
InRhana UniversItK.

The graduating exercises of Wednes-
day moFning-9Oth ult.-drew a full audi
ence to the hall, and we need do no better
than quote from the Rochester Democrat a
brief epitome of them. Miss Fannie Gil
lette is the daughter of the Rev. ]. M. Gil
lette, formerly Of this place:
The essays were all good, and some of
them were unusually praiseworthy. The
best in our opinion, was that of Miss AGNES
r. McGihert, who chose the somewhat Sin
gular subject, ''Give US Rest" From
this unique expression she drew out mncb
sound sense, and solid, suggestive thought
The latin sslutatory, by Miss NJ. B. Nc
Pherson, the French effort by Miss Jennie
NJ. Gardiner, and, in fact, all the ESSAYS
were very good. The essay upon the ''Pow-
er Of Music" by Miss Annie Brown, and
the Winged Orchestra" by Miss Fannie
G. Gillette, were equally noteworthy. The
special feature Of the day was the music,
and the graduates upheld nobly the high
standard OF excellence which has given
Ingham such wide enviable reputation.
Inc duet by Miss Stevens and Miss Gill
lette, and the piano quartette by Misses
zone, Butler, Fairchild and Stiokney are
deserving Of special mention on aeoonnt of
their positive merit,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CoRREsPON
ORWELL,


Eds. Tel.-We learn upon good author
ity, that Elisha Hunt and Lemer Hunt,
his son, of Hartsgrove, took down the old
black whip and applied it to the back of
the good old step-mother, until there were
many holes cut into her shawl by the heavy
lash, and her cries were loud for help.
The punishment seems to have been very
desperate one.
A few years ago, while a party of girls
and children were gathering blackberries
near the old Indian burial place, they dis
covered, at short distance, a group of
strange looking women digging in the
earth. The diggers were partly hid by the
bushes and trees, but upon the discovery
of the fact that they were seen, they took
to their heels and ran away. Upon notice
being given, it was found that hole some
five or six feet deep had been dug, but
nothing has ever since been learned about
who the party of diggers were. They were
tall in person, active, and having the pow
er and feetness of the Indian, while their
long black hair streamed in the air behind
them. Singular tracks have occasionally
been seen, and the question arises-are
there red men and women at hand, keeping
watch over the remains of their ancestors
A further reconnaissance will be made, and
the results made known to your readers.
A further examination will in few days
be made to find the skull Of the mastodon,
the remains of which were found few
years ago. A large reward has been offer
ed for it, as well as some other missing
bones. There was popularity to the ribs
found-as they had been set up in the an
imal edgewise, instead of hatwise, as is
common in almost every other animal.
z. G. Parker has invented patent COW
kicker-one of the best things out. 1t is
put on easily and quickly, is perfectly safe
and sure. 1t is also durable and cheap. It
must take with every dairyman.
Passing up Swine Creek few days ago,
in Middlefeld, Geauga Co., near the mar
row gauge railroad-I mention this be-
cause ] know not what influence may have
been exsrted by that line-while looking
at the heavy grades and tall bridges, a
strange noise was heard behind some trees,
and soon large blue crane, or something
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06

scenery by occasional glances, while the
men with fishing rods and guns proceed to
explore the brooks and hills; game is sbun-
dant, and oft times some city sportsman is
rewarded by success; though they may hit
the bulls eye" at target practice. in the
reality Of the hunt, the mountain man.
with his ''muzzle loader" bags the game.
In this canyon, where no wind can blow
l am getting such taste of hot weather
as never experienced in California, be-
fore; a few days Of this month were excess
lively hot; the suns rays, reflected by the
hilsides, concentrated at the bottom, and
from the feeling, should judge l was in
the focus. In week or two change my
location again; though in the employ Of
the same company, am promoted, and
have marching orders, and like the first
Napoleon, 1 shall soon pitch my tent at
Moscow Respectfully, ED.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
. 4
Umpire, George Warner.
Time, 2 hours and 10 minutes.

The Democratic convention held in this
place on Friday last, elected the following
delegates and and alternates-Dr. A. L.
POmeroy, of Windsor; Henry Apthorp and
W. Fl. Hubbard, of Ashtabula; R. O.
Rote, of Geneva; ]. A. Caldwell of Geneva,
and G. H. Shipman, of Austinburg, dele
gates; and S. G. Wilson, of Windsor; L.
P. Collins and Dr. Fl. P. Fricker, of Ash
tabula; A. Markham, of Austinburg;
Frank Knapp, of Harpersfeld. and Squire
Ransom, of Conneaut, alternates.
The old saying is that its dirty bird
that fouls its own nest, and yet we find our
Democratic friends adopting the following
resolution at this convention:
RESOLVED, That in so far as the present
de facto President of the United States
shapes his Southern policy in accordance
with the Constitution, and the fundameu-
tai principles of the Democratic party, we
approve it; but no act of his, however laud-
able or patriotic, can ever efface from our
memories the humiliating fact that he was
never elected to the place he now occupies.
The tribunal for making a president was
strongly claimed by Republicans to be
without constitutional sanction, and its in
stitution and organization was opposed and
only agreed to as a compromise for which
they were indebted to Democratic ingenu-
ity; and now these fellows have the hardi-
hood and ill-grace to cast ignominy upon
their own progeny. They ought to exercise
something of the generosity which prompt,
ed an acquaintance of ours down in the
Nutmeg State. He was descendant of a
leading family, but his coarseness and slut.
tering uncouthnesS was modification tc
every one of the family. While vexed at hi.
blunders his father reprimanded him sharp,
ly and told him never to let it be known
that he was his father. The boorish SOL
replied 6 Fa-fa-father, won't say any
thing about that if-if-if you don't"
The convention was composed-so VIZ
understand-of about sixteen of these un
happy. mortified chaps.
Bob Toombs and Alex. Stephens diffe,
from these gentlemen, for they are agreed
in deprecating all attempts to question tn,
validity of the Presidents title as inexpe
dent, since the South is deriving as muel
benefit as it could hope for if Mr.. Tildel
was President. Mr.. ToOmbs is sure Mr.
Tilden would have split his party if he hac
succeeded. He doesn't seem to suspec
that he buried it when he failed.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
AshtabuIa Common Pleas.

The following causes have been disposed
Of since our last report:
Lee LOomis VS.. Louisa LOOMS; divorce
granted to plaintiff.
The State of Ohio, VS.. Asa G. Mason.
Jr. Indictment for burglary and larceny.
Trial to jury; verdict, not guilty. De-
fendant discharged.
]. Henry Moses VS.. irene E. Clark, ct al /;
order for partition and dover.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph
McAdams; both causes settled.
Susan G. Collins VS.. J. Edward Smith;
verdict for plaintiff; motion for new trial.
Wilbur ]. Richmond, assignee Of o. K.
Ralph, vs.. Thsddeus S. Young replevin;
jury trial. Verdict for Plaintiff. Motion
for new trial.
c. ", Beckwith VS.. Mary Gibson; iudg-
ment for plaintiff.
Gertrude S. McNutt ct al vs.. Sheridan
K. Fetch ct al, Trial entry in partition
and confirmation Of proceedings.
The Jury were discharged on Saturday
last
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
The RxcursiOn 10 Canada.

Last Saturday, the steamer Metropolis
took a party of about 400 persons from
this Harbor to Port Stanley, Canada. A
special train from Youngstown brought up
about $50 excusionists and the balance of
the party were from this vicinity. The
steamer left about 10 o'clock a. m. in a
terrible rain storm, but it cleared up after
a couple Of hours and the balance of the
trip over was quite pleasant. Port STAN
ley was reached about p. m, and at Z p.
m. the return trip was commenced. A very
strong wind came up and lasted until this
harbor was reached, which was about 4
o'clock Sunday morning. Nearly every
one Of the passengers were sea-sick during
the trip.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
FIELD AND TURF SPORTS.
OrganfzfnRa a Base Ball Association In
Anheabula-


In accordance with a notice published
in last weeks TELEGRAPH, about twenty
persons interested in organizing base
ball club, met at the freight office OF the
Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburgh
r. R., last Saturday evening. Mr.. Chas.
6. Mccoy was chosen chairman of the
meeting, and ]. H. Logan, secretary. The
following officers were elected: D. B. Nc
Coy, president; VIM. NJ. Eames, Jr., sec'y;
William Hubbard, treasurer; Arthur Hep
burn, I. D. Faulkner, VIM. c. Haskell,
Chas. Field and Frank Mckenzie, direc-
tors. The matter of preparing bylaws,
procuring grounds, &C., was left to the
Board of Directors. The meeting adjourn
ed to Tuesday evening, July Sd.
At the meeting held last Tuesday eve
ming, Mr.. L. z. Crosby was elected vice
President, and the club was named the
Watson club, in honor of the late Charles
II. Watson. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Watson was very fond of athletic
sport-particularly base ball, and Ashta-
bula has been unable to boast of few better
players than he, and his kind and manly
disposition always made him great favor
ite with his acquaintance. We do not
doubt but that the present organization
will prove an honor to the name they have
adopted.
The club have leased the grounds Just
east of the Ashtabula 6 Oil City R. R., be-
tween Centre and Fisk streets. and will
Immediately be put in good condition.
twill be seen from above proceedings
that our citizens are in earnest in organiz-
ing base ball club, and we expect to see
as good club as there is in this section of
the State. That we have in our midst
players as good as any in a town the size
of Ashtabula is not denied, all that is nee
esSary being practice and encourage
ment. As the expense in organizing and
perfecting club is considerable, it is pro-
posed to have an honorary list, making the
membership fee 81. We have no doubts
but that our citizens will lend helping
hand to this organization, and we feel war
ranted in saying the result will be satisfac-
tory to all.
MORGAN VS. HARTsGROvE.
A game between the Murphy club OF
Rock Creek and the Hartsgrove club OF
Hartsgrove, o., was played last Saturday
in Morgan, which is the best game, we
think, ever played in this county. The
| score stood four to four, viz:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06

Among the graduates at W. K. Col
lege on the 97th ult.. VAS Will Dodge
son OF Calvin Dodge Of Dodgeville. His
oration was on Social Equilibrium. Il is u
matter Of local pride. that Mr.. Dodge
stood second in his class, and has proved
himself a good student. aud shown himself
to have fine share of mental grasp. The
way in which the realities Of college life
have been grappled, is typical of his quail
ties for future success. Mr.. and Mrs D.,
parents Of the young graduate, were pres
ent to enjoy the exercises in which their
son took so honorable part. They speak
Of these exercises with commendation, and
they allude to the ereditab!e manner in
which the other young gentlemen from
this county and township, Messrs Albert
and Charley Sherman, and Mr.. Morris
Swift, acquitted themselves. Albert Sher-
man will graduate next year. These young
men are all home enjoying their vacations.
We had a discussion the other day,
with several farmers on the subject of hay
making, and was surprised to find how lit
tie agreement there is as to the best mode
of curing. There seems to be no well sus-
tanned opinion as to securing the greatest
sweetness and nutriment, and the least
amount Of dust. Bright, and apparently
well conditioned hay, is not unfrequently
found to be quite dusty-sO much so as to
be found Objectionable to feed to horses.
We had barn filed last year with very
fine timothy hay-bnght and sweet, but
very dusty. For this there was no known
occasion, unless it was to be found in the
fact that it was cut in the morning and
left to make in the swsth as it came from
the machine. 1t was then raked in the af-
ternoon and hauled in, and it seemed to
us, not fully made, and thus left to CON-
plete the curing in the NOW. Cannot some
of our intelligent farmers inform our read
ers if this dustiness is inevitable?
The Nstcs in commenting upon the can
didacy of Mr.. Thorpe for the Legislature,
leaves the impression upon its readers that
he has been long absent in Washington
that he is protege of Gen. Garfield. and
that he is identified with the Washington
ring Of politicians. In justice to Mr..
Thorpe, it should be said that his stay in
Washington has been but temporary dur
ing part of each year; that his business
there was that of a portrait painter, and
that he has made for himself high repu-
tation as an artist; that he has never been
in any way identified with any of the loby
interests of Washington, and that he is not
in any sense of the word, a portege of Gen.
Garfield. Mr.. Thorpe has been an earnest
and independent supporter of Gen. Gar.
field, but in no sense protege. Their ac
quaintance began by Gen. Garfeld's atten
ton being drawn TO the growing reputation
Of Mr.. Thorpe as an artist, in Washington
and learning that he was from his own dis
trict he called upon him at his studio, and
their relation has been that of friends, anG
not that of patron and protege.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
Caught at Last.

Our readers will remember that about 2
years ago Adoniah Meacham was arrested
and tried for breaking into cars at our de-
pot, and while awaiting trial before the
Common Pleas court, broke Jail with his
other friends. His whereabouts has re-
mained mystery until recently. Taking
the oft-repeated advice, he event West, -
and settled down ina small village in Cen
trail Iowa, where he was quietly living with
his second wife and growing up with the
town." Here he began to relate his ex-
ploits of how ne done up things down in
Ashtabula county. His stories were Of such
character, that some cfs his listeners
thought it well enough to inquire into his
business and accordingly telegraphed to
Sheriff Young, asking if Meacham was
wanted down here. The Sheriff ordered his
arrest, and started Wednesday for his for
mer boarder, and it is pretty sure to calcu-
late that Adoniah will visit the land of his
childhood before another week.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
FIFTH RANGE.

Eds. Teg.-Your correspondent from
Hartsgrove places the reader in a fog more
dense than the one that surrounded Mr..
Sherman or his audience at Rock Creek,
last fall, as no person who was not there to
hear the speaker alluded to can form any
kind of an opinion Of what R. D, N. means
by reading his letter. 1t does not explain
itself
The strawberry festival at the Town
Hall, Hartsgrove, on Wednesday evening
last, under the auspices Of the Disciple
church, netted the society $24. 13-quite a
start towards buying an organ, F.R.
July I'd, 1877,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
HamIIton,s Circus.

This excellent show exhibited at Ashta-
bula last Thursday to a good audience.
One act that was not in the programme
was presented, which added much to the
pleasure Of the afternoon exhibition. 1t
was the presentation to W. q. Phelps, an
Ashtabula boy and also ring-master, of a
beautiful and valuable whip. The presen-
tation speech was made by Mr.. Andy Spear,
the clown, accompanied by few sppro-
pirate remarks. Mr.. Phelps responded in
little speech thanking the donors. Upon
silver mounting of the whip was engrav-
ed the following: Presented to Funny
Phelps by the following members of Ham
ilton & Sergeant's New York Circus Co.
A. Spear, E. Leopold, Jas. Demott, A. H.
Knoll, A. D. Miller, Tony Richardson,
Frank Carsella, A. D. Gates, E. Baldwin,
W. E. Reeves, R. W. Scoville, R. Freund
and Cunningham.
Ashtabula, July 9th, 1877.
Mr.. Phelps is the ''crack whip" of the
profession and is general favorite with
the company.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06

1t is reported that the nineteenth con-
gressional district has been cheated out Of
the naval cadetship for which there was a
who received the appointment, is a resi-
dent OF Cleveland. He came to Girard, in
this county, short time before the exam
ination and stayed until he got the ap-
pointment. His home has always been in
Cleveland, and is now. so we are credibly
informed; and there is now a fine opportu-
nifty for somebody to rise and explain.
Warren Tribune.
Why should not the next in order-our
young friend Earnest Strong come to the
fFont?"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06

like it, few up with a very large black
snake in its mouth. 1t was held by a grip
about three feet from the head, and all
this length was wound around the birds
neck. The length of the serpent was sup
posed to be about six feet The bird arose
into Its native air triumphantly with its
captive. H1G.
Orwell, July 3. 1877.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
Beaver college InstItute.

The Rev. R. T. Taylor, D. D., President
Of this excellent school, made us business
call the other day and left us an adv of it
He is a gentleman of good appearance and
address, and as his lsbors here have been
well appreciated by some of our citizens in
the care and instruction of their children,
he wishes to extend its influence in this
direction. See adv. elsewhere. The
schedule shows total pupIlage of 152.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
Excursion.

A grand excursion to Niagara on the
steamer Metropolis, takes place on Wednes-
day, July 11th, from this port. The steam
er will leave her dock at 2 p. m, giving
the entire day Thursday at the Falls, and
arriving at Ashtabula Friday morning.
Tickets for the round trip are only 81
which makes it without doubt the cheap.
est trip ever made.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-06
Honest MedInIn0

OF all medicines calculated to cure afTao-
tions ofthe throat, chest and lungs, we know
of none we can recommend so highly as DE-,
KINGS NEW Discovery for Consumption
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness, Tickling in the Throat, Loss of Voice,
&C. 1t does positively cure, and that when ev-
erything else has failed. No medicine can
show one half so many positive and Perma-
nent cures as have already been wrought by
this wonderful remedy. For the Asthma and
Bronchitis it is a perfe2t specific, curing the
worst cases in the shortest time possible. We
would say by all means give it a fair trial.
inree doses will relieve the worst case. Trial
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