Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-08

THE TELEGRAPH.
The largest paper in A.htaouiA P'---''''
1--' - tirely at home.
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AsHTABULA. OnIo
Friday Morning, March 8th, 1873
Colonel Tom Scott is president
of fourteen corporations.
v;nni. Ream's bust of David Davis
Is said to resemble the Cardiff Giant.
ONLY one member of Congress
from the Presidents own State
sustained his veto. That member
was J. A. Garfield.
Woods Tariff rubs harder as busi-
ness men become aroused to its ef-
fects. Opposition is taking an organ
ized form and is harder to stem than
the more timid efforts at first made.
At last accounts, General Grant
was at Constantinple-taking sur
vsy, we supposed the eastern
question-Whsther as an agent of
his Government or not, is not stated.
On Monday last bill passed the
lower house of general assembly, pro-
viding that hereafter, real estate sold
under execution, and by order OF
court, shall be offered for sale upon
the premises.
Early Saturday morning last,
the residence of VIM. Ward, at
Niles, was destroyed by FIRE. The
family escaped from the building
with difficulty saving scarcely an
article of furniture. The origin OF
the fire is unknown.
The committee on ways and means,
on the I'd, fixed the rate of tariff on
lumber as foIlows-hard wood lum-
Der. 81 per 1000. Soft wood lumber,
including pine-5O cents per 1000
feet. Planed lumber, 25 cts 1000
extra for one side, and so cts for
both sides. Groved and tongued Is
cts additional
The English war preparations are
as active in the naval as in the MILF
tary branch. 1t is reported that the
naval estimates to be presented to
the House of Commons COM
prise an extra grant of 1000, to
be applied at once in building and
equipping new floating fortresses.
It is evident John Bull is at last full
ly awake.
Retronchment is the cry in
Youngstown. At the last meeting
of the Council, says the Warren
Chronicle, salaries were cut down
as follows: Mayor, from 5000 per
year to 5000: Solicitor, from 500
per year to $500. Street Commits
sioner, from $3.50 per year to 81.
Civil Engineer, from $l,1OO per
year to $1,000. Policemen, from
5000 per year to $40.
The grading of the Pittsburgh
and Lake Erie Railroad, between
Mahoningtown and Youngstown, is
about finished, and track laying
will be commenced on that por-
ton of the new road at once.
Fifty-four miles of the seventy
four contracted for, are now ready
for ties and track, and the work
of completing the entire line from
Pittsburgh to Youngstown is be-
ing pushed forward vigorously.
There seems to be no room to
doubt that a secret understand
ing exists between Russia and
Turkey, the nature of which is known
to no outsiders except possibly Ger
many; that England is making tre-
mendous preparations for war, wheth-
er for purposes of intiInidating Rus
sia into accepting terms satisfactory
to England, or for actual resort to
force of arms, remains to be seen.
If our Legislature would spend
less time providing needy Demo
Gratis with little offices, and concen-
trate It's energies in an honest effort
to rs-adjust the fee and salary al
lowances of officials, and thereby
largely lessen public expenses, the
people would be willing, after the
passage of the necessary appropri-
alton bill, to have both Houses
adjourn sine die. But that is ex-
pecting too much of Democratic
General Assembly.
The new silver dollar is to be of
"haHdsome device" and will be ready for
distribution in about a fortnight. They
are described by the Director of the Mint
as follows:
The diverse of the coin bears
free cut head of Liberty crowned
with Phrygian cap, decorated with
wheat and cotton, the staples OF
the country; the legend ''E Pluri-
bus Unum;" thirteen stars; and
the year of coinage. On the re-
verse, surrounded by an olive
wreath il an eaola with outsDread-