Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-07

when it hadn't dollar, and who did all
sorts of things in a most irregular way,
has been sentenced to five years in the Penl-
tentiary at hard labor. This is well. Case
was a man of large property, and one of
the known as ''eminently respectable" " He
stood high in the church and in society, and
it is probable, didn't realize that in plum
dering 8 vast number of people by means
Of life insurance that he was doing any
wrong. 1t is a fashionable kind of steal
ing, this life insurance and savings oahA
swindling. and the respectable Case was an
astonished man when he was pulled up 10
answer. Sucha thing, however, happened
hatora and he could not believe that any
thing serious would come ofIt. de ProteSVeu
tbot he had never examined the condition
= ~, oo7nnany-that the statement was
b-onobt 70 him. and he swore to It, With
1T l-,owing what it was. But the judge
beld.that a president who received $1O,OoO
ner annum to manage the interests OF
twenty thousand widows and orphans
ought to know something about it, and so
he sends him up for five years, despite his
respectability. DR.. Lambert, the president
of the swindling American Popular will go
next, and the law is reaching for Furber,
the president of of the North American.
A life insurance president in stripped
clothes is cheerful and improving sight,
and there ought to be more of them. The
good companies in the city have been
largely instrumental in bringing about
this most excellent result, for the reason
that the companies that expect to pay loss
es have had hard time competing with
the swindle-shops that were organized to
fail when they could make more money oy
failing than continuing. Now the 6usl-
ness is on a better and safer basis than ever.
THE BABY SHOW.
An enterprising geius has fitted up hall
corner of Fourteenth street and Fifth ave-
nue., and organized baby show. He adver-
tised for all sorts of babies, fat, lean,
small, single, twins and tripletS, and he
succeeded in capturing hundred or more.
There are a dozen pairs of twins, some OF
them very handsome, and some very ugly,
and there are three sets Of triplets, which
are the most unaccountable specimens OF
ugIiness l ever beheid. The father of one
of the sets of triplets exhibits them, and Is
as proud as though he was entitled to cred
IT for them. The show is a success, so far
as attracting people is concerned. a
tbrong of women stream through the hall
from ten in the morning till twelve at
night. and the babies are punched, felt of,
kissed and hugged, according as they are
dirty or clean, pretty or otherwise. The
exhibitors are all poor people, who get
from one to two dollars day, with a
chance of winning a prize. The visitors
all vote for their fayorites. and those hav-
ing the most votes in their class, get prem
iums. 1t is a very curious exhibition
One man brought baby to exhibit,
home. The first night he picked up his
baby, and took it to its mother. when 10, it
happened to be a girl, whereas his own
chilli was boy. He rushed back to the
hall and got another child, but that was
not the right one. And he has been taking
children home ever since, but he has not
yet got his own. The mother, who could
recognize her child, is too sick to go to the
hall, and so there is trouble.
THE TEMPERANCE WAR.
The Law and Order League continue
their fight on rum, and they accomplish
something Last Sunday the bars were
generally closed, and about hundred Of
the worst class Of doggeries have been
closed permanently. They arrest and fine,
and if the offender continues, they arrest
and fine over again, making it improbable
for all who have not big business. The
hotels and big saloons took it as joke at
first, and paid willingly, but they are get
ting tired of it, and are organizing to re-
sist. 1t is doubtful whether they can be
forced to stop. but if the cheap bucket
shops can be closed, great thing has been
done. In addition to prosecuting the rum
sellers, the leaugue has organized a tenn
perance movement among the workingmen,
and thousands are pledging themselves to
abstain. Employers announce that in all
cases preference will be given to total alb
stainers, and men are followed as they are
entering the rum-mills and influenced to
keep out, and every possible influence is
brought to bear to keep them straight after
they have once quit. The work has plenty
of money behind it, and is going on sys-
tematically and to some purpose. The
rummies are having serious time of it.
It was noticeable that there were fewer
breaches of the peace Thanksgiving day
than have been known of holiday for
years, for which the league claims the
credit.
BUSINESS
continues good for these times. The South
is buying very largely, and merchants re-
port good payments, and everything sound
and serene. The rains have ceased, and
cold weather has set in in earnest.
New York, Dec. II, 1877. PIETRo.
nyou have friend with a cough or cold
tell him to try DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup. He
will thank you for your advice. The price is
only 25 cents. 81
Mr.. Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield,
Mass, Republican, was at last accounts in
doubtful and dangerous state of health.