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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
Another New Invention.

4 gentleman who has Just returned
from a trip, says Geo. Peck, in the MI
1Udukee Stn, tells of a new use that has
been found for electricity, that even
beats the telephone or the photograph.
It is a device by which the colored
sleeping car porter can be awakened at
every station. 1t is well known that
the normal condition of the cOlored per-
son is to be asleep. The colOred person
goes to sleep ON the slightest pToYOca-
ton. In the ordinary affairs of life this
eccentricity can be overlooked and pro-
vided for but the business of sleeping
car porters has baffled scientists 10 devise
method of keeping them awake. A
porter can keep awake by constantly
whistling, but this practice has 4 ten
dencv to awaken passengers who do not
desire to be awakened.
The inventor has adapted electricity
to this branch of railroading in such a
manner that the colored persons use
fulness is increased, at very little eX-
pense. 1t is desirable that the porter
should be awake at each station where
the sleeper stops, in order to snatch the
small baggage of those who get aboard,
and throw it under the seats. a wire
runs from the engine under the cars,
and is connected with an electric dice in
the cushion of the hind seat of the
sleeper, where the colored man is apt to
Ongregate, and at the same moment
that the engineer rings the bell on ap-
preaching a station, he touches the
thingumbob attached to the wire. Sup
pose the p. 'er to be seated in his ac
customed pace, peacefully dreaming the
happy hours away, snoring for all that
is out, and dreaming of his Nancy in st.
Louis, for instance. His head is thrown
back, his eye balls are in repose, his
mouth IS open like an approach to tun-
He is sitting on the electric dice. The
hand Of the engineer playfully touches
the cornUcopia, the lightning flashes
back to the sleeper, a charge of cleo
cricity goes meandering up the spinal
column of the African, he is raised up
to the roof of the car, and when he
comes down he is wide awake and ready
for business. There is no other thing on
earth that will fetch porter except
electricity. A conductors boot has been
known to do it, bS.t it takes several ap-
plications, and the effect is not quite as
satisfactory. Railroad companies that
have adopted the Geographic awakener,
in the south, are receiving the encom-
iums of the people. This is, indeed, an
age of improvement.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
Ona Coffee Plantation.

Coffee culture is very interesting, an6
the growing crop is very beautiful. The
trees at maturity are from five to eight
feet high; they are well shaped and
bushy, with glossy dark green foliage,
and planted eight or nine feet apart.
The flowers are in clusters at the root of
the }eaYeS and are small, but pure white
and very fragrant. The fruit has a rich
color and resembles a small cherry or a
large cranberry; it grows in clusters close
to the branches, and when it becomes a
deep red, is ripe and ready to be gath
cred. The trees are raised from seed,
and do not begin to yield until the third
year. In Central America they bear
well for twelve or fifteen years, although
in exceptional cases, trees twenty years
old will yield az abundance of fruit
The tree is particularly beautiful when
in full bloom or when laden with ripe
fruit.
The process of preparing coffee for
market is as follows: The ripe berries
when picked are first put through
machine called the ''despulpador," which
removes the pulp; the coffee grains, Of
which there are two in each berry, are
still covered with sort of gluinOus
substance which adheTes TO the bean;
they are now spread ont on large 'patios,"
made specially for the purpose and lett
there, being occasionally toss i about
and turned over with wooden shOvels
until they are perfectly dry. They are
then gathered up and put into the
%retrilla," circular trough Ia which a
heavy wooden wheel, shod tith steel, is
made to revolve, so as to thoroughly
break the husk without crushing the
bean. The chaff is separated from the
grain by means o. 4 tanning mill. and
the coffee is now thoroughly dry and
clean. After this, it is the custom of
some planters to have it spread out on
long tables, and carefully picked over by
the Indian women and children, all the
beans being thrown out. It only remains
then to have it put into bags, weighed
and marked before it is ready for ship
ment to the port. On some of the larger
plantations this process is greatly SIM
plifed, with considerable saving in
time and labor, by the use of improved
machinery for drying and cleaning
coffee.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTH
EERN r. r.

Special Chicago Express leaves Buffalo at
l2:45 a. IN, Erie $50 a. m, Ashtabula Ass,
Painesville $40, and arrives at Cleveland at
6:35 a. m.
COnneaut Accommodation leaves Conneaut
at 500 a. m, AmbOy 6:ll, Kingsville 6:2I, Ash
tabula 6:33, SaybrOOk 6:43, Geneva 653, Paines-
vile 7:28, and arrives at Cleveland S:45 a. m.
Toledo Express leaves Buffalo at Gas a. m,
Vile ll:ll, Ashtabula l1:23 am, SaybrOOk Il:33
Geneva I:43, PaineSville 1918, and arrives
at Cleveland at LIS p. IN.
Special st. Louis Express leaves Buffalo
sos a. m, Erie 1851, Ashtabula 1902 p. m,
Painesville 12:45, and arrives at Cleveland
l:4O.
Pacific Express leaves Buffalo I2:8O D. m,
Erie 3:52, Ashtabula 5:l2, Painesville COL and
arrives at Cleveland at 7:O5 p. m.
GOING EAST.
Atlantic Express leaves Cleveland 7:3Oa. m
gainesville $40, Ashtabula sos, COnneaut 9:8
Erie lO:2O, and arrives at Buffalo at l:l0 D. m.
Toledo and Buffalo Accommodation leaves
Cleveland at ll:l5 a. m, PaineSville I2:35, Ge-
Ktngsville l:45, AmbOy -. COnneaut 202
Erie S:l0, Buffalo 200 D. m.
Chicago and st. Louis Express leaves C1eve-
land at 2:50 p. m, Painesville S:36, Ashtabula
4:l8, Erie 3d. and arrives at Buffalo at sos
p. m.
COnneaut Accommodation leaves Cleveland
at 4:59 p. m, Painesyill 500, Geneva 6:45 Say
brook 6;55, Ashtabula 1904, Kingsville 7:l5, Am
Special New York Express leaves Cleveland
at 1920 p. m, Painesville 1l:20, Ashtabula 1904
a. m, Erie Lao and arrives at Buffalo at 400 a.
m.
pA-The Pacific Express will stop at Girard,
COnneaut, Geneva and WillOughby daily.
The Special n. Y. Express on Saturdays, and
Chicago Express on Sundays only, will stop
at all Stations for which they may have pas
sengsrs.
sa-Trains run by Columbus time.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

FIND OUT YOUR SPBcIALTY.-The g.eat
secret of success is to do some one thing
remarkably well. Whatever one has
genius for, whether it be music, or law
or house building, will generally afford
him the means of livelihood, and make
his name known TO many. Therefore,
a short receipt for success would be:
Find out your specially, and go ahead.
A lifetime spent in doing poorly what
others do well, is a lifetime thrown
awav. And as we generally feel within
US the power we really possess, 1t IS well
to let a boy-yes, and a girl also-choose
profession or a trade. Many one
who is a carpenter against his will,
would have made an able clergyman.
and many clergyman forced into the
pulpit by ambitious parents, would have
been far more useful as 2. carpenter.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

Day, painting with heat, and laden
with a thousand cares, tolls onward Ike
a beast of burden; but night-calm,
SILENT holy nights a ministering
angel that cools with its dewy breath
the toil-heated brow; and like the
Roman sisterhood, stoops down to bathe
the pilgrims feet.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
ERIRRAILWAY-

A0Strdct Of Time Tube adopted June g. 1873.
pULLMAN'S best DraWing-Toom
Il and Sleeping Coaches, combining all
modern Improvements, are running through
pension Bridge, Niagara Falls, Cincinnati and
Chicago to New York, making direct cOnnec-
tiOn with all lines Of foreign and coastwise
railway lines for Boston and New England
cities. Hotel Dining Cars from Chicago to
New York
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

IIcIegraph stations.
Passenger fare at the rate of cents per
mile to way stations counted in even half
dimes.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
GOING WEST.
, No. I.IW. Ft.
GOING EAST.
rIOSS- No. ,. Nv. Ft.

L. y. & N. S.-FRANKLIN DIVISION
From and after May 18th, 1873, Passenger
Trains win run as follows:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

Express Trains Leave New York
600 An. Cincinnati and Chicago Day
Express. Drawing Room Coaches 10 Bur
falO and Suspension Bridge.
600 PM, Daily. Fast st. Louis Express,
arriving at Buffalo 90 A. NJ, connecting
with fost trains 10 the West, Northwest and
Southwest Puliman'S best Drawing Room
Sleeping Coaches to Buffalo.
700 u. VI. Daily. Pacific Express. sleep
ing Cooches and Hotel Dining Cars through
to Chicago without change.
2. 90 p. VI. Emigrant train for the West,
Daily. No, daily, except sunday.
meal stations.
Iu-Ask for Tickets via Erie Railway; for
sale by all principal offices.
JNO. n. ABBOTT, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
New York.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

ASILVER, Hunting Case, American
Lever Watch. Will be sold cheap, or will ex-
change for Is inch stove wood of best quality
Enquire at AMSDEN'S JEWELRY STORE,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

NOTICE-AdUeTtiSen1en Of 4" TAINTED, - '' Fog.
Sale, Lost, Found etc. not erceedinQ tiUe
lines i1tt De inserted in ttiS column. under dD-
prOpTidfe heads for one tCeek for % cents. Each
additional line tViU be charged cents.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

sound, gentle and an excellent roadster
Apply to G5OOtD GEO. B. RASER.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

THE +. Z. HARMON House and Lot
in East Village Of Ashtabula. For particulars en-
quire Of Hoyt & PettibOne, Ashtabula. l1475tf
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
For SALE.

Lever MHlGn. VIII De sQlu cheap. or will eE-
change for Is inch stove wood of best quality
Enquire at AMSDEN'S JEWELRY STORE.
FOR SALE.
A FAMILY CARRIAGE HORSE. Is
sound, gentle and an excellent roadster
Apply to n5OOtD GEO. B. RAsER.
THE r. Z. HARMON House and Lot
in East Village Of Ashtabula. For particulars en-
quire Of Hoyt & PettibOne, Ashtabula. t1475tf
a La WN MOWER, In perfect " OrIz-
ing order. for sale at very moderate fig
ure, If applied for soon, at this office.
FICKTNGERSS Saw and wood Work.
ing Mill together with dwelling House, Barn
&c. with 81 acres OF Land, the Property is
well located for several kinds Ofmanufactur-
ing, substantially built and in running order
it is well adopted to wood working as well as
saving lumber &C. The property will be sold
all together or in part, or rented in whole or
in part for aiterm Of years. Terms very low
and most Of purchase money on time. Would
take smallpiece of land if located in some
good place.
Possession given Immediately. For further
inquire OF ]. A. Fickinger.
IS JACOB FICKINGER on Premises.
kingsville, April g. 1873.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29

LA AVN MOWER, In perfect " Ork-
ing order. for sale at a very moderate fig
ure, If applied for soon, at this office
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-29
AsHTABULA & P1TrsBURGHR.R.

All trains daily except Sundays.
+. r. MYERS,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-03

that lifted the Radical scalp where those from
Maine had merely rumped the hair. Then Mr..
Gorham get way up on his high horse, and In
q voice that was a sort Of locomotive whistle.
fog horn and panther.yell combined. fairly
h9wled: There now I ,hope hope you're satisfied
W. with sy6Spca your dh ref0rms Maybe now you'll give
Then the leformers skunk out Of sight and
left Mr. @ @G9rham alone On deck-o9 the
were obeyed, Mr.. Gorham put the screws to
the department clerks and the clerks came
down: If it hadn't been for that informal little
bill of Proctor Knott's, Mr.. Gorham would have
made a reuuisition on the War Department
and would have had the entire regular army on
THE SOLID SOUTH
withinforty eight hours with hundred rounds
Of ammunition and rations to last till alter cleo
ton. He was master Of the situation at last.
solace himscf by making bis. exit. from
{hs ra oma yale Of tGaFs aT in hhl9 hn} ef wbst F
Is the matter now. Mr.. George g Gorham is
tempGrariy running tho FsderG! nh
m e7 Grant I pan % IA The 't5 only trouoe IS tbt
Grant is lef out; and the play of Hamlet with
out the melancholy Dane would be complete
attempt to run o canvass. on the Grant plan
without that bullet headed despot to mako i
eeeye There Is no danger The result W
in official administration or in :, party
management, Is as fatal to Radcalsm as
cold water would be to q, mad dog. and
makes Chang and Eng Of Radicalsm and
Gorhamism mus be fatal to both twins. The
Radieal pnrty gees out Of power and C; Serbian ,r
note that the campaign which began with all
the reforms Of all the reformers, ends In a dis,
the last ravelngs of the bloody shirt, with the
ghosts of imaginary dead negroes and the sub
stantive forms of real live carpet baggers under
peting the mise en- scene. 1t is o lit finale.
What the South has chiefly to bear IN mind is
that the last expiring kick of the Radical party,
damned and dying. was spent in its direction.
fechly but spitetully. a. q, IL.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-03
Col. YOung's Reply.
VIDAL1A, La. October %, 1873
Editors Natchez Democrat:


the character and conduct the district attorney
pro temn1; for the parish of CoEcordia, IN cone,-
community in which he resides if he had not in
his late communication to your paper. attempt
ed to justify his own conduct by wiful per-
version Of facts, in way calculated to reflect
upon the conduct Of men who have done their
duty.
It is very true that tho district attorney pro
teu. does not possess even the despotic power
which he attempted to exercise in the prosecu-
tion Of innocent and raspons bic men, upon q
false and suborned affidavit. but any one who
is familiar with the Jurisprudence of Louisi-
ana or of any civilized State, knows that it is
the duty of g. law officer Of the government
who receives information from any creditabe
fe#see ef The M existence Nc Of or VIC
proceed at once to inform himself and If neces-
sary to go in person to the scene of the dis
turbance; nor could it have required any in
that an armed riot existed in the parisn of Con-
eordia on Sunday Monday, Tuesday, Wednes;
IT and that the ringleaders of the riot fled to
the town of Vidalia for protection on Saturday
morning, October 49, and remained there un-
molested.
The assertion of the district attorney pro
tenn. that he could not proceed wit hout judicial
knowledge, or in other words, without an affi-
divit. indicates either ignorance of his duty, or
Wi1ltnl Misrepresentation Ii this district at
torney pro tenn, instead of taking counsel of
his fears or of his political itchugs and wait
ing at nome Tor some one TO G me ana inform
him judiciG{ty. had done bis duty as the parish
Judge and sheriff Of Tensas did theirs, by going
amongst the rioters and exertng his, influence
aS a law officer of the government. he would
have been fully informed.
1t seems, however, to have b en- more in keep
ing with his character to wait until the sheriff
OF the parish of Tensas, with warrant and a
posse, entered he PARISH of Concordia. AMI the
ringleaders Of the rioters haunted by their own
fears fled to him for protection and then. rat
ont being judjcidly informed. to send Off sensa-
tiunui dispatch TO the Governor of the State that
an armed body OF lawless men were raiding the
parish of ConcOrdia.
Being informed by the Governor in reply that
the civil authorities of the parish of COncordia
are expected to do their duty before calling %
the Executive for aid. he suddenly became in
lated With his own consequences, and without
seeking to inform himself proceeded upon a
suborned affidavit. aud possibly unon su"orned
testimony to invest gat. the sheriff s posse, in
stead Of investigating the rioters.
Actuated possibly by the same motives. in
stead Of seeki ing the i formation which would
have been lady given to him at the proper
time and in the proper way, if he had shown
any disposition to do his duty honestly, he
takes credit to himself that he made public an
nnuncement to the leading rioters L. open conrt
that if ary one would consent to make an aft
davit against them, he would consent to prose-
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-03

Editors Natchez Democrat:

ViDALIA La. October 2G. 1878.
Editors Natchez Democrat:
Several communications have recently ap
peared in the public prints ar MMnimadyerting Or Or
late unfortunate occurrences In the parish O
Tensas In this morning issue Of your papel
Justice" signed 4 regret to see) by F. S
Shields, who complains. among other things
that leading rioters and would be assassins
and @ large congregation of the worst negroes
in the parish openly and bOastingly paradod
the streets Of the town Of Vidata. unmOlesed
and unaDprehended. during Saturday and sun
TO this charge reply that do not posses
despotic power. and cannot legally arrest men.
be they black or white. without Judicial knowl-
edge Of some crime committed, nor have that
intuitive knowledge necessary to distinguish
on sight, from among the lArge crowd OF col
ored men, the guilty from the innocent,
On yesterday. at the courthouse. while the
examinations We're progressing Ia presence of
tho parties IMPLICATED. / publicly proclaimed
my desire to prosecute all offenders. and solic-
tied information MS to any otfense committed
by the blacks. | have before endeavored. and
am still using my best efforts, TO search into all
crimes and offenses committed by either race
moned before the district Judge all per
sons supposed to havo any knowledge
upon which, warrants can be based. If Mr..
Of crimes m 0 or ofensos committed ] w wiihin M this
parish. it is their duty to communicate the facts
to the proper officer As to the atfldavit Of 10
LuIuBbEt, l. nave tlIctuy puulcy Sldbtu Ltlht J.
had no knowledge of it's contents until after
the arrests had been made The parties-Wade
r. Young. Francis S. Shields and Stephen
Ragan as I understand, came forward and vol
UNFAIRLY submitted to arrest After which they
waived and dispensed with the usual prelimin-
airy examination, and by order of court entered
into bond in the sum of s5t 90 each to answer the
charges alleged against hem. #. rs they say.
the affidavit of 10. Lambert, on which their ar
rest was made (of the contents of which knew
nothing prior to the arrest,) was false, why did
they not show the fact by insisting on. instead
Of waiving, a pre- minary examination? F.? Why
was not he knowledge of its faIsity brought to
The knowledge of the court judicialy. instead Of
causing an exparte affidavit to be published in
newspaper?
As relates to the other remarks touching the
multip!city, Of PUBLIC offices filled by, me
through Radical and Democratic rule. and my
pretended" allegiance to the Democratic par
ty, will say that l do not deem this q fit occa-
sion or proper time for a response. In fact the
terror inspired by those fulmin tlons has SO
unnorved me that [ pom these lines with fear
and trembling, not only for myself person
ally. but for my reputation as public officer.
At somo future time. should | recover from my
present fright. will look into these communi-
lions. AT present | can only say, let the
CALLED jade VINCE. o, MAYO.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-03
GEN. JOHNSTON'S DENIAL.
A slanderOus Statement Promptly de-
ROlHCen.
RICHMOND Va. October % 1873.
To the Editors of the Dispatch:

RICHMOND Va, October %. 1873.
To the Editors of the Dispatch:
have Just seen an article in the Richmond
judice our Irish citiz us against me- iJ is a
slander. Its only foundation is the fact that two
soldiers Of Wheat's Louisiana Battalion were
convicted and sentenced to death for the highest
military crime (mutiny) by a general court
martlal-the act WAS the attacking an officer and
guard with deadly weapons to release prisoners
under their charge. The sentence of death was
federae law. but by the laws Of all European
nations.
[ had no power to pardon such criminals. IF
there had been any illegality in the trial it
would have been my duty to refer the case to
the government. But examined the recorded
proceedings. with the help of a good lawyer.
and could find none, and. therefore, had no pre-
text even for delay.
The men We not the interesting persons
represented. nor was there general sympathy
for them, nor such interceSSiOn as the inventor
of this slander describes, nor any reason to
think that they were lrishmen. Long acQuaint-
ance with the Irish as soldiers impressed on
me the belief that they arc inferior 70 none in
fidelity and courage. J. E. JOHNSTON.
fully corroborate the statement made in the
above card of Gen. Johnston having been pres
First Virgi mia Infantry, and actually witnessed
tff5 execution.
Not only was there no sympathy felt for the
prisoners. but their execution was invariably
regarded by the army as a necessary and salu-
tary exercise of discipline
[ do not know that the unfortunate men were
lrishmen. and am not disposed to believe that
such a fragrant breach Of a soldiers duty.
? IT. MOORE.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-03
BAF ST. LOUIS.
The Epidemic En". el-1sreacER of Promise
Case-New Or'ans People at the Hay
Celebration of ALI saints Day.
BAY ST.. LOUIS, November 2,

BAY ST. LOUIS. November 2, 1875
To the Editor of the Democrat:
/ am happy to inform you that the yellow
fever is abuut at an end as far as this place is
concerned and am moro than pleased to soc
from the daily reports that its reign is almost
at an end in the Crescent City, Mem phis anu
the other str icken cities and towns Since he
date of my last letter October 25) there has
not been a single death here from fever and
only six new cases have been reported to the
Mrs. List wife Of the late Col. W. Z. List has
recovered from her attack Of yellow fever. It
is fortunate that she has been spared to her
children.
The breach of promise case that I wrote OF in
my last letter was Iried before Judge Sylvester.
Tuesday and Wednesday, The plaintiffs cause
was ably managed by Chancellor Posey and the
defendant was we'll represented by B. SeaIs,
ESD a popular and able practitioner of this
county. The case was-after hearing mass Of
very conflicting evidence-sent by Judge Syl-
vester to, the circuit court which meets this
month, the defendant beirg placed under $500
bonds. which he promptly furnished.
Several New Orleans families have left for
home since my last, letter, among them Mr.. W;
up and are only waiting to hear of n good heavy
frost in the Crescent City to take the cars or
steamboat for home.
yesterday with greAt devotion on the part Of
both Catholics and Protestants. At 10 o'clock a
solemn High Mass was celebrated in he CathO
lie Church by the Rev. Fatner La Due. In the
evening. after vespers. a procession was formed
in front Of the church and the r ", Father Lu
Due, assisted by the Christian Brothers and the
Sisters Of st. Joseph preceded by q largo por-
ton of the congregation. marched to the CAtho-
lie cemetery chanting on the way the Mtserere
and De Profu1tdis. At the cemetery prayers for
the repose Of the souls Of the faithful departed
were recited, after which the procession re-
turned t the church Many of the graves we're
tastefuly decorated and none were neglected
Those Of thu. New Orleans poople who have
fallen victims here to the Yellow Scourge had
bouquets of flowers upon them
Yesterday morning we had light frost. and
for two days past the wind has been blowing
fresh from the northeast, with the weather cold
enough for overcoa e aud fires.
AS soon as business resumeS-that is, when
all quarantine distractions are remOved-the
railroad company will commence the cOusruc-
ton Of u new bridge over the bay, which will be
far superior to the structure now in use.
For the present. AU REVOIR