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II tho names OF tho NOW Grand Jury, &C.
lected by the County Board, are to DO &C.
cepted aa test Of their efficiency in tho dis
charge Of their functions, It is questionable
1t the Commissioners lavo much to fear from
tho ranol. Tho ayorago Cook County Com
missioner is far moro judicious In hia acloc.
ton Of u Grand Juror than Of go-botwcen
to utilize tho funds Of contrnctora.
, 1877-06-12

ham entered tho depot and waa ordered out,
the train not having arrived, and. on his slow
compliance, suddenly found his feelings dis
ruptcsl, lEs clothes dIsntcgratcd, and himself
IN jail. i1o was promptly liberated tho next
morning, and stratghtway brought suit
agntnst tho Company, 1ayinE his damages At
$4,000. This Company denies alt liability IN
the premises, though II docs not express any
unwllllngncss to settle on the basfs'of now
Int.
, 1877-06-12

h Baltimore judge has decided that John
Chinan.au can testify IN court like white man
II he believes In Supreme Boing. Ills religion
Is, therefore, 10 good as auy Duddhnfs In Dalti-
moro court.
, 1877-06-12

Cheap labor In Italy Is running music in this
country. Pcop1o hero would rather giyo haul
organ grinder flvo cents to 60 away than pay
dollar for ticket to an opera.
, 1877-06-12

the markets OF Europe.
CHICAGO CREDIT.
Tho New York 1';u.es is becoming malig-
mint on the subject of silver, md in iss con-
dcmnation Of nil propositions TO rcmonetizo
silver indnlgcs in tho most incorporate ns-
saults upon tho character and crodit of tho
people Of the West. Ono Of ita latest ex.
hibitions Is contained In tho following para-
grnph:
It seems to be wattc Of t!ne 10 argus With the
ndhcrcn,a Of unlimited silver on the questions of
principle Involved In their demand, but they may
possibly tecogntxc the limitations Imposed On 1t by
financial cxped'cncy. For Instance, psnposat
VIVA made tho ot!.cF day 10 New York banking
housc to take iarRe amount Of tha city bonds Of
Chicago The inquiry was maie: ''Ilna not tho
Legislature OF Illinois passcd law making silver
an unlimited legaltander7" AMI as thcfo could bo
hut one reply to that Qucty. the negotiation wns
promptly declined. II may not be great misfor-
tnne that Chicago or Cincinnati should bc unablo to
borrow auy moro money In the East. but Il ccr.
talnly would be misfortune ofehe Gtat magnitude
should tho credit Of the United States receive such
shock IA would at once cheek the rcGundnE Of
tho public debt, reuder resumption impossible,
and indefinitely postpone the date OF genera!
buslncss revival. Anybody with grain nf nnan.
cinl acnse kNows TINT these consequences would
follow from the proposed silver legislation, wh!c,
would be regarded abroad A. partial reputation,
and which, At home. would give new Impulse 10
reckless speculation and ffcsh blow 10 tho pros
pecta Ut legitimate trade.
! a portion Of the public debt Of Chicago,
represented by bonds bearing per cont In
terest. falls due in July. Tho Comptroller
adyortiHod for proposals for n loan to tako
|. nf@ -. H.. l. L.
, 1877-06-12

This Chicago correspondent OF Dptgh!'s Jour.
mai qf .Husie makes tho remarkable statement
that " last Thursday evening the Beethoven 3d.
cicty, under tho direction OF CARL WoLFsonu,
gave performance Of IloFrAANN's Leg end
Of the Fair aEcluetna.'n
, 1877-06-12

IL Senator 0aLssny. in trying to mako Fed
esal appointments 10. 6.h laying the concrete
for tho foundation Of hls "Returnlng Board II
for tho senatosshlpi The General has apparently
forgotten that tho reform rule does not or
should not permit him to fill the Government
Offices In thb city With appointces Of hls .oHn
selection. We want no MacMahon!sn In CHI
caEp,
, 1877-06-12

8inco 1869 New York City tlAs llad flfty-Gye
churches mortgaged to tho amount Of $2,3a7,-
$50, This ia = bad showing for the religious
element Of TINT city, for these mortgages arc .
lien on faith, and every member who ilcs cheats
Judgment bT tho default OF one, There ought
to be general law prohibiting churches to buy
or build what they cannot pay for. A church
haa no more right than : man to tnhablt =
structure It cannot pay for u once.
, 1877-06-12

ME. LouIs O'al1AuonNHssY, city editor Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, has involved himself In a
quaint effort TO sustain has reputation for Jour-
nal!sttc enterprise. When WILSON shot TnoHp-
son, tho other night, he started for tho Enquirer
Office, fson, whicl. o'SnAuomskssx aided him to
escape. The other papers arc calmly abusing
tho city editor for his action, while ho looks
placidly down from tho sunmit OF long and
atfccttve Interview with the culprit, and remarks
that "it was NIL on the Impulse of the moment"
, 1877-06-12

The best that can bo said, after death. OF
moro than ono prominent public 1nau will bo
that MAST made lesson Of him by carIcaturc.
, 1877-06-12

Groenbacks at tho New York Stock Ex.
change yesterday closed at 953.
, 1877-06-12

ItnveYtyfA Thentres
Randotph ttrec1. between Clark and LHsRsfe.
Engagement Of Den Thomraon. Joshua Whltcomb."
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27

The most mwelcome sight to be
seen in a panty now is the bottom Of
a flour barrel.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
Lemon Recipe for con.umptIon.

A correspondent of an English
medical Journal furnishes the follow
ing recipe for consumption: Put a
dozen whole lemons I'm cold water
and boil until soft (n"t too sof,).
roll and squeeze unTii all the juice
is extracted, Sweetcn the iuic.
enough to be palntahle, then d-inL.
Use as many rs dozen a day.
shonld they cause "a pain or loose
ness of the bowels, lessen the Quan.
tity and use five ur SIX day, until
better. then begin to use dozen
again. By the time you have used
five or six dozen You will begin to
gain strength and have an appetite,
OF course as YOU get better You need
not use 80 many. Follow these di-
rections and we know you will never
regret it if there is any help for you.
Only keep it up faithfully. We
know of two cases where both of the
patients had been given up by the
physician and were in the last stages
of consumption, yet both were cured
by using lemons according to the
directions we have stated. One la
dy III particular was bedridden and
very low; had tried everything that
money could procure, but all in vain,
when, to please a friend, she was f.
nally persuaded to use the lemons.
She began to use them in February,
and in April she weighed one hun
dred aud forty pounds. She is a
well woman to-day, and likely to
live as long as any of us.
Nashua Telegraph.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
A Historic Bed-QuIIt.


During the Presidents visit tc
Rhode Island he and his wife slept
under very old bed quilt, owned
by Mr.. Conrad Ellery of Providence.
1t is very large, made of azure satin
and in good condition. 1t was made
in the year 1857 by direct ancestor
of Mr. William Ellery, who was the
signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence from Rhode Island. Mr..
Conrad Ellery, the present owner, is
a grandson of the signer, The mag
nifcent article has never been used
since it covered the form of the first
president of the United States, on
the occasion of his last visit to New
port, just subsequently to the Revo-
lutionary times, when he slept in
what was then the Ellery House,
since the Charming House, and at
present occupied by the engineer de-
partment. Since Washington's
sleeping there on the last occasion,
the quilt has not been used, although
the friends of Gen. Jackson, when
he visited Rhode Island, requested
permission to have him sleep under
It but its owners being such stern
Republicans, declined to accede to
he request. Boston JOmHdL !
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
strength of the Austrian Navy.

The Political Correspondence pub
fishes the following as an authentic
statement of the present strength of
the Austrian Navy: The iron-clad
feet comprises six casemate ships,
namely, the Cpstozza, Lissa, Erzher-
zog Albrecht, Kaiser, Don Juan
d'Austria, and the Kaiser Max, and
three frigates, the ErzheTzog Ferdi-
nand Max, The Hapsbug, and Sala-
mander. These nine vessels have "a
total displacement of 45,710 tons,
6,IOO nominal horse power, l34 guns
36 large boats and 4,O3l men. The
two frigates Radetzky and Landou
have a displacement of 6,660 tons,
1900, horse power, so guns, s boats,
and 9O7 men. Next come eight cor
vettes, with 1850 tonnage displace-
ment, $3.50 horse power, 63 guns,
I6 boats, 1890 men. Nine gun-bOats
follow with 5,64O tons displacement,
1885 horse power, "a guns, boats
and 89I men. Two steam yachts
with 1850 tons displacement, 425
horse power, 2 guns and l8S men;
three paddle-wheel steamers, with
,29O tons displacement, 400 horse
power, Z guns ,l72 men; three steam
transports, with $3.50 tons dipIace-
ment, 46O horse power, 6 guns and
298 men; and one ship with work
shop on board, having 2,l5O tons
displacement, 25O horse power, 2
guns AMI I34 men; and two moni-
tors, with $40 tons displacement, 100
horse power, 4 guns and SO men,
complete the list of vessels af1oat. In
addition, the following ships are at
present being built: the casemate
ship, Tegethoff, 1890 tons displace-
ment, 1900 horse power, u guns
and 5O7 men, on the ps at Trieste;
the Prince Eugene, $3.50 tons dis
placement, $50 horse power, II guns
and 800 men; and the corvette Sal
da, with 2,44O tons displacement,
400 horse power, l3 guns and 435
men, in construction at Pola. Be
sides all these the Austrian Navy
also comprises a large number of tor
pedo-boats and of tenders for harbOr
service and coastguard work.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
Horse Items.

The rainy weather of the past few days
has prevented any exhibition of speed on
Mr.. Fields track, which he invites his
friends to drive upon whenever they desire.
So, boys take the girls over with you, and
give your horses brush on a good road
bed; you will find it quite enjoyable
The new six-seated wagon at Patchen's
stable is from the shop of Messrs. ThorP &
Pfaff. Patchen says it is just what he
wanted for many purposes, and wonders
how he got along so well without it,
The many friends of Mr.. C. B. Couch
Genl Supt. of Erie Div. of L. S. R. R.
will be pleased to learn that he has pur-
chased very fine driving horse: she is
uneuualled as roadster, and shows up
quite speedy IN her contests on Wilson av-
enue
Horsemen in their visits to Cleveland
should not neglect to call on Sherbourne
& Moonan, iverymen, 20 Senaca st. They
are running about thirty fine. first class
horses and carriages. Their laundaus and
coaches, with the high steppers hooked to
them, are not excelled by any of those be-
longing to private stables. Having the
custom of the principal hotels, they fur
nish good, stylish roadsters, with side spar
ton buggies. of Cincinnati manufacture.
They are crowded with sale and boarding
horses, although having room for eighty
two heads. To give some idea of their i'm
mense business, it will only be necessary to
say that they feed in the course of month
about 1000 bushels of oats, 400 bushels of
corn in the ear, and tons of coed hay.
They have employed one foreman, two
coachmen, one buggy washer and wiper,
five rubbers and an errand boy. They feed
oats at 3 and II a. m. and corn in the ear
at p. m; their stock looks bright, healthy
and in good condition. Their charges are
reasonable, and the treatment of their
friends and customers courteous and gen
tlemanly.
Mr.. Jno. Todd, former President Of the
Cleveland Park Club, has just purchased
fine, young, black horse to match gray
in his possession; they are very speedy on
the road. The black one was sired by Dave
Hill.
The Weddell House, now kept by Messrs.
Wesley & Son, formerly of "Chittenaugo
Springs" Hotel, Wis, the Bancroft" " E.
Saginaw, Mich, and the "Bates," indian
apoiis, Ind, are making friends among
the people abiding temporarily in Cleve-
land, and in fact, the residents, too. Wes-
ley pere enjoys horse, and indeed, base
ball, for time was, ere he took on so much
flesh, that he captained his nine to many
a:Yietory; while Charlie is no mean coach
in the art of boat pulling, being member
of the celebrated nWah=wah-dum" Boat
Club Of Saginaw, Mich. Their ardor in
outdoor sports has been transferred to ho
tel keeping, and guest is sure of the best
of attention and superior table.
Frank D. Fickinger is bound to succeed.
He lets no one town contract his powers,
but is able and willing to stock them all.
He lately furnished Mr.. J. W. Martin of
Lenox, complete outfit of horse, harness
and carriage, The tasty harness adOrning
DIR. HubbaId's brown mare is specimen
of the leather work turned out by Frank.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
The Hearts of the LowIr.

One day three or four weeks ago
gamin who seemed to have no
friends in the world, was run over
bv vehicle on Gratiot avenue and
fatally injured. After he had been
in the hospital for a week a boy
about his own age and size and lock-
ing as friendless and forlorn, called
to ask abotu him and leave an or
ange. He seemed much embarrassed
and would answer no questions. AT
ter that he came daily, always bring
ing something if no more than an
apple. Last week when the nurse
told him that Billy had no chance to
get well, the strange boy waited
around longer than usual, and finally
asked if he might go in. He had
been invited to many times before,
but he had always refused. Billy,
pale and weak and emaciated, opened
his eyes in wonder at the sight of
the boy, and before he could realize
who it was the stranger bent close
to his face and sobbed:
"Billy, can ye forgive a feller ?
We was allus fighting and 1 was
allus too much for ye, but Pm sorry!
Fore ye die won't We tell me ye
havn't any grudge agin me?"
The young lad, then almost in the
shadow of death, reached up his thin
white arms and clasped them around
the others neck, and replied;
"DOn't cry Bob, don't feel bad!
| was ugly and mean, and l was
heaving a stone at you when the
wagon hit me. If yen forgive me
III forgive you, and I'll pray for
both of us!
Bob was half an hour late the
morning that Billy died. When the
nurse took him to the shrouded
corpse he kissed the pale face tender
ly and gasped:
"D-did he say anything about
about me ?"
"He spoke of you just before he
died-asked if you were here," re-
piled the nurse.
"And may I go-go to the funer-
alp
" You may"
And he did. He was the only
mourner. His heart was the only
one that ached. No tears were shed
by others, and they left him sitting
by the new made grave with heart
50 big that he could not speak.
If, under the crust of vice and ig-
lorance there are such springs of
,ure feeling and true nobility, who
hall grow weary of doing good
Detroit Free Press,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
nun DAYS in CITY Hotels.

"Ten per cent. of our patronage
has fallen off during the last two
years." said the cashier of the Wind
sor Hotel, yesterday. "And," con-
tinued he, the majority of our
boarders at present are permanent
residents of the city; indeed there
are scarcely any strangers here. !"
This has been found to be the case
in all the hotels. The contrast that
this summer presents with last sum
mer is remarkable. In 1876 the city
was alive with Centennial travel,
and the hotels did a thriving bust
ness; but New York was never dull
er than it is this year, so far as the
influx of strangers is concerned.
Most of the hotels have half of their
rooms empty, while the corridors are
deserted, and the "clothes-brusher
walks leisurely up and down, look
ing in vain for a subject to exercise
his broom upon.
One day during the past week the
Windsor Hotel contained only ninety
guests, and the other hotels nearly
as large, had even a less number.
Although the hotel season of activity
does not open until August l, the
first part of the year has been unus-
ually quiet. The st. Nicholas hotel
will accommodate 700 guests and is
not half full. Many country people
have preferred to remain at home,
perhaps, on account of the hard
times, while great many have gone
to the sea-shore. Year before last,
the hotel propTietors of this city EN-
plOyed twice as many persons as
they are employing at present.
When the theater season opens, and
the star actors begin playing in this
city, the receipts of the hotels will
be somewhat increased. One reason
assigned for the loss of patronage is
that Rockaway and Coney Island
have been so built up and made so
attractive that country people have
passed by New York city and gone
thither All of the hotel proprle-
tors, however, are of the opinion that
by the first of next month their bus
mess will revive, and their receipts
will be as large as they were a few
years ago. Tribune.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
STANDING ALONE.


The baby is standing all loney!
The children shout in their glee-
And father and mother and aunue
Must hurry and come to see
g bsI,y-tIe cute little darling!
Il mt through the wonderful feat,
"a fondIed and kissed and commended
For being so smart and so sweet.
With the cunningest air Of triumph
She stands in the midst of us ali
While the outstretched arm of her mother
Is ready to save a fall,
And whenever the little one totterS
Around her is hastily thrown:
'Tis very fine fun thinks the baby
This frolc Of Standing Alone!
All. many time in the future
She'll long for the aid of that arm,
When the love and care of a mother
No longer can shield her from harm.
For oft when our need is the soreSt
There's no one to whom we can turn
And Standing Alone is lesson
'Tis hard for woman to learn.
And often and over, my baby,
Before life's long journey is done,
You will yearn in your hours Of weakness
For something to lean upon.
When the props upon which you depended
Are taken away or o'erthrOwn,
You will find it is wearisome, baby
So wearisOme! Standing Alone.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
Sanitary.

The Milwaukee board of health
has issued the following recomenda-
tions for public health:
lSt.-The windows and doors of
dwellings should be kept open dur
ing the Summer, AS much as possible
day and night.
2d.-Everything should be kept
clean in and around the house. Stops
should not be left to dry up outside
the buildings; because disease thus
contaminates the air.
3d.-The back alleys should be
kept clean; they were not made to
be the receptacle of garbage and
filth. Foremen of wards will report
when they are thus used.
4th.-Where living or sleeping
rooms are blackend by use, they
should be whitewashed.
5th.-Decaying substances in the
cellar should be removed and the
place ventilated.
6th.-Where there is stagnant
water the lots should be filled OF
drained.
7th.-Privies should be cleaned
out and ashes used daily to absorb
the odor. In water-closets, copper
as water. a pound to a palltul, is a
Good disipfectant and has no un-
pleasant smell in itself.
8-Good ripe fruit is wholesome,
but do not buy stale and decayed
fruit.
9th.-There is no danger in hot
weather from drinking plenty of
cold water, if it is taken at short in
tervals and has not lain long in con-
tact with lead pipes.
lO-In case of sickness do not
shut up the room, but have plenty
air, and, as a rule give the sufferer
plenty of nourishing drinks.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
SUSAN ALLEN.
By TRACEY BARNUN, her Atty. 1I95-40
sheriff as Special Master Commission
er-Sale of Lands and Tenements.
Ashtd6uIa Common Pleas
Charles d. Anger
against
Abisha L. Wright ct al.

mares sSainsf II; aihger
Abisha L. Wright et al.
PY virtue of an Order of Sale dn-
II lyissued from said Court in the above
case to me directed, l will offer for sale bv
way of public auction at the door of the court
house in jefferson, Ashtabula County Ohio
on Monday, the Goth day of August. A. ID IS7T
between the hours of 1Oa. M and - IN. O'clock
of said day, the following described lands
and tenements, to wit:
Situate In the township of Morgan County
of Ashtabula, and State of Ohio, and de-
scribed as follows:
lst-All that piece of land in said township
known as the north half of lot No. 137, and
bounded: beginning at the northwest corner
the original north line of said lot TO tbe north
east corner thereof, thence south along the
original east line of said Tot twelve I2l chains
ana nifty (OO) links to stone, thence west ON
line parallel with the north Iineto the ,vesf
line OF said lot No. 1877, thence north along said
west llne TO the place of beginning contain
ing nfty go acres of land, more or less
2d-A piece of land situate in lot No 197 i'm
sald township. and bounded; beginning Mt
the southeast corner of said lot No 127, thence
IN i northeasterly direction on the road lead
lRg rom sald southeast corner to the village
oI ,1 rock Creek thirty.fOur rods and twelve
Nnks, Jnenoe SouthWesterly at right angles
win SAID road about twenty-one rods to the
south line of said lot l27 thence east along
me south line of said lot No. t2T thirty-eight
rods TO the place of beginning; contaiuing
ioout Two acres of land,
Terms cash. Appraised at s.
Sheriff as Special Master Commissioner.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27

'lreneus who is writing home from
England to his paper, the New York OBJ
server-throws much interest into his let
ters, from his way of observation and COM
parison of things abroad with those at
home. Here is a thought or two commu-
nicated by him, that are not without inter
est to public speakers-especially those
who embark in the field of gesticulation
without natural adaptation or taste for
making it effective. Few men, cOmpara-
lively, have any endowment in this line, or
happy faculty of attainment, who like the
English speakers would probably do better
not to attempt it. The pronunciation al
luded to is one Of the singular things of the
world-that those who are the inventors
so to speak-of the English language,
should in its practice, fall into such un-
pardonable faults. "Ireneus" attended a
public meeting in England, of the S. P. G.
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel,
and these are his closing observations:
1t was natural that I should observe the
national peculiarities of the speaking on
this occasion. The speakers made no ges-
ticulation. Every man, without exception,
stood up and said his say without raising
his arm once. This was verv strange to
one accustomed to the action of public
speakers in America.
There were seven speeches in a meeting
two hours long, beside prayers and singing.
1t was intimated that they were desired
to be short. They were so. In our coun-
try, men do not pay Difference to those who
come after them, but one man will use up
the time allotted to another This is bad
manners, but there is no remedy for it in
America. Here the speakers in honor pre-
ferred one another. Their pronunciation
was English, especially in this, that all
words ending IN ing were spoken as if they
ended in IN. Meetin, lovin, goin, comm,
was the pronunciation by all these educat-
ed gentlemen. 1t is wonderful, but the
habit is ingrained and may be said to have
become part of the British Constitution.