Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16


The time made by Rarus, has had the
effect to destroy interest in all ordinary
trotting. Anything in the twenties now
seems tame in compassion with 2:132{
The number of killedby the Walling-
tord--Ct. Ct.-tornado, is put down at 81
mostly Irish employees, we judge, as the in
terlnent was attended by Catholic priest.
Mrs. Agnes D. jerks of Potter commit
tee fame, has been appointed detective
by the Treasury Department. and ordered
to duty at the New Orleans Custom House.
A rogne might as well have Ben Butler or
the devil after him.
The boot and shoe manufacture which
but little over dozen years since was al
most wholly carried on in the East is now
spreading over the West. For instance
the city Of Detroit it is claimed, does a bus
iness in this line of So, SOC, 600.
The Potter Committee opened its doors
again on Monday, and some startling
revelations are billed. This very common
stage trick, however, is beginning TO be
pretty thoroughly understood by the pub
Lie at large. The play of "Fraud" has
about had its run.
The Democracy have already spent as
much money in bootless investigations as
they saved by the stOppage of public i'm
proEements and by the reduction of the
salaries Of the lower grades of Government
employees. This is an odd sort of economy.
For real. genuine modesty, commend US
to Train. Geo. Francis don't like N. P.
Banks because he is so concsited. George
bashfully says: 81 was standing with him
in the Fifth Avenue Hotel the other even
ing, and be continually looked around to
sea If the crowd was admiring him. 1t
never occurred to him that ], and not he,
was the object Of attention"
''Leaves have their time TO fall, " but the
Cabinet reorganizer has all seasons for his
own. Through the medium Of the Cinein-
matt ElQNfrer, he now announces that Sec
retsry Thompson is anxious to resign his
place, and be appointed Inspector of Pub
lie Roads in Indiana, position that he has
filed with credit to himself and satisiac-
tion to the public for something like twen-
ty years.
Several property owners of Ashtabula
have been prospecting in town during the
past two weeks with view Of changing
their residence. We trust their preference
for Geneva will continue to operate upon
them Genera Times.
Weil' Geneva has furnished Ashta5ula
with number Of very worthy citizens,
who have taken positions among the fore
most Of our business men, and she can af-
ford TO be generous towards Geneva in re-
eiprocstilg some Of her favors.
The Democrats of Arkansas have opened
the campaign in the ancient style, that is
to say with shot guns and reyolvers. Ac.
cording to accounts they took wagon load
of arms to political meeting, where both
parties had mer to discuss the issues of thc
day, and at the proper time opened fire up
on their opponents. It is hard to out grow
old habits and notions, and the best lait
plans Of cancellation are impOtent to chang
the ktheoPian's skin on the leopard's spots
The midsummer dsFth Of business and
money-thRnk fOFtune,-is past, and ou
agricultural patrons having housed theil
abundent crops-those at least, who had
sufficient barn room-havs had o little
more leisure for thinking and giving at.
tention to other matters and especially to
looking after money obligations. The lit
tie rills have started, and their Yitalizing
influence is felt, and business and eneour-
agement is thrilled along the arteries Of
trade again. Such are the surroundings and
coneomitants, that these influences smust
grow and strengthen and become the har-
biDgsry Of 3 better day, Sc mote it be.