Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16

Mr.. ]. NJ. Thompson had narrow es-
cane from q crushed leg, q few days ago;
while unloading logs at Hawes & Bakers
saw mill, at Windsor Mills. the load rolled
and caught him, and he was held tightly
until relieved. He suffered only slight
fracture. About the same time another
man, named Sisson, while al work at the
same mill. slipped and in the effort to save
himself brought his hand ia connection
with the circular saw, aud the fore finger
was nearly severed.
The friends Of temperance at the Hub
are. we should judge, losing some OF the
valor heretofore shown in Purging them
selves from the traffic in hardware IL
half we hear about guzzling, carried on
within a stones throw of the temple OF jus
tiee is true, the traffic must be not little
lively. Some of the poor fellows from this
region. whom the grand jury got hold of,
are of the opinion that saloon under the
court house would be preferable to any
other locality in the county.
The Pierpont case, to which allusion
was made week or two since, involving
Prof. Andrews, principal Of the school at
that place, took its turn before the grand
jury and was dismissed. The injury to
boys skull, or scalp, was shown to have
been from a fall-from seufiiDg-upon a
window casing. The blackboard pointer,
though broken in the Professors hand, in
chastisement of the boys, could not, ac-
eording to report, have produced the
wound, which was but small affair.
We have been handed a copy of the
N. z Weekly Witness of Dec. 28th, 1876,
which was taken from the wreck at the
bridge. 1t contains a fine portrait of the
late P. P. Bliss, and an article about his
talent as a composer of Sunday-sehool mu-
sic. Little did the editor of the Witness
think when he penned those lines, that Mr..
Bliss and large number Of his papers con-
tanning an article about this esteemed
gentlemen would be on the same train and
be wrecked at Ashtabuls bridge. The pa
per is addressed to Mrs. Mary Post 1--WE
suppose Of Ashtabula), and the lady can
have it by calling at this Office.
There is another evil under the sun
beside obituary poetry and obituary reso-
lutions, and that is local puffery by cores
pondents. We have in mind certain itin-
crate professor, who, wherever he turns
up, secures from our local correspondents
a Mandatory notice of not very modest
length or detail. We have thought-but
this may be mistake-that where we have
no correspondent, there is one improvised
for the occasion. Now this seems to be a
very cheap way of building up a reputa-
tion, especially as it does not cost even the
price of a subscrption-$2 year. When
this thing becomes regular and uniform, it
is rather an imposition upon the press
which calls for reform. As we have been
quite generous-but perhaps not more so
than our cotemporaries-in this way, there
will be no offenss taken, we presume, if
we hold up little hereafter.
The L. S. & NJ. S. Ry. Co. have now
got their water works at this place for ex-
tinguishing fire, in working order. In ad-
dition to the five hydrants located about
the depot buildings, one more has been
placed in the pump house by the bridge.
All the necessary hose is at hand in conve-
nient places and in sufficient quantity, to
play on any Of the company's buildings.
At the pump house there is 200 feet of 211I
inch rubber hose, one end of which is at
tached to the hydrant and the balance is
wound on a reel, and can be drawn out
upon the clerm Of fire. Last Wednesday
afternoon E trial was made to see how far
and with how much force stream of wa
ter could be thrown. The hose was laid
and stream was thrown through 200 feet
of hose and IL inch nozzle, over the
bridge and nearly to the east abutment.
Mr.. Tilden, the company's Superintendent
of water works, was present, and all were
satisfied with the result.
PREsENTATIoN.-The retirement of Judge