Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-20

ASHHABULA, OHIO.
Friday Morning, July goth, 1877.
RebubIIcan Convention.
The Republican Voters of Ashtabula coun-
ty win assemble in Mass Convention at the
Court House, in jefferson, on
Thursday. JuIy 25. 1s77'
for the purpose Of electiug fourteen ueies'''''
n ranresent the County at the Republican
State Convention, to be held in Cleveland
Wednesday, Aug. 1st, 1877.
By order Co. Republican Central Com
Mr.. Lo is playing another star engage
ment on the Pacific Slope in heavy TRACE
dy. It is about time that play was of the
board(ers).
It is not Cadet Flipper alone who comes
to the front this summer as a good exam
pie of the colored mans capabilities, but
the best scholar Of the senior class at the
University Of Vermont vas also colored
man.
Tales of horror and blood by the nus
slams, Cossacks and Others. upon the ! .li1 IN
old men, women and children-1'' - 80
Official dispatches corroborate TINS s'l.e -
ment and leave little room TO douo' i'S
truthfulness.
The New York Herald draws a sad pic
ture of that city. 1t describes it as bur
dened with an enormous debt, hampered
with taxation, with miserbly inefficient po-
lice, &C., and winds up by saying: ''it Is
government of the politicians, by the pol
iticians and for the politicians"
The Orange troubles in Montreal result
ed in the death Of one young man, while
engaged in the effort to protect another.
The Catholics appear to have had the city
under control, and the police were power
less. The funeral of the young man Hack
EFT. who was killed, took place on Monday,
and the turnout was large.
A meeting Of the white and black citi-
zens of the region known as the scene Of
the Ellenton riots, S. c., last Autumn was
held on the 18th with view of restoring
peace and harmony. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted looking to the cessa-
ton of troubles be tween the races and to
the dropping of pending prosecutions IN
the State and Federal court.
Complaints come up from Mississippi of
= the manner in which the delegates to the
Democratic State Convention are selected,
they being chosen, in several instances, by
the county Executive Committees, or a
small portion Of them, without reference
being paid to the popular viii. Having
successfully bull-dozed the Republicans,
they are now defrauding one another.
The revenue cutter Fessenden, at Put
in-Bay, on the 10th, seized the steamer
Lake Breeze, Captain La Fontaine, from
Canada without a manifest, took her to
Cleveland and turned her over to the Gus
tom officers. A search failed to discover
anything of value in the cargo subject to
duty. The case has been referred to the
United States District Attorney at Cleve-
land, whittier the captain has gone.
Memorial services to the late Mary R.
Birchard. cousin of President Hayes, and
one of the victims of the Ashtabula disas-
ter. were attended at Fayetteville, Vt,
Wednesday, the 18th. The President,
who had intended to be present, writes ex-
pressing regret at his inability to attend,
and giving as reasons that the crowds and
necessary confusion incident to his coming
would detract from the solemnlty Of the
occasion.
1t will be some time before the Govern
ment can hear officially Of the effect which
the recent invasion of Mexican territory
will have on the Diaz Government or what
it intends to do or demand in the premises.
The country entered was one in which
neither Mexican troops or citizens are found
and it is doubtful if umbrage will be taken
at General Ord's command. Senior Mata
does not fear evil consequences in this case,
but does if onr troops should cross the
Rio Grande lower down.
A hail storm of great violence and de-
struetiveness swept over section of jeff
ers on county on Wednesday, the 11th inst,
hurting stones Of enormous size-weighing
as the account asserts, half pound, and
measuring nine inches in circumference.
They fell to the depth of foot, killing an
mails, destroying vegetation and property,
and injuring persons. The loss is rated at
high fgure-$1OO,O in the range of
several adjoining towns, bringing ruin to
the doors Of many sufferers.
Tilden's income tax matter is up again |
and it is asserted that he fled an answer
recently setting up defenses, in substance, |
to the effect that no tax was due, and in
any event the Government was estopped |
in bringing suit by having made its own
estimate, during most of the time, of the