Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-09-27

The Chinese Embassay has formally
announced It's arrival at Washington
and asked for an interview with the
President.
The Presidential party-it is said
had pretty good opportunity to
see the Smoky City in its traditional
hsbilaments.
Earnest Republicans, who desire
to secure Republican supremacy in
the next House, should realize that
about the only way it can be done is
by hard work in the North, without
dependence on independent move
ments in the South and West.
Senator Thurman must feel some
what ehagrihed at the uniform 81
lenoe with which the Democratic
press has greeted his keynote
speech. But he is compensated by
the marked and respectful attention
which has been paid him by the Re-
publieans. The fact is, there is no
part of Thurman's political life bet
ter understood or more appreciated
than his financial straddle.
That the solid South has been OBJ
tanned alone by violence, intimida-
ton, murder, and the vilest frauds
on the elective franchise has been
clearly and fully proved by all the
rules of evidence: can the democrat
of the North who supports that par
ty known to the satisfaction of his
own mind that he is not an acces-
sorry after the fact to the deviltry of
the party that relies upon such
means for success?
Col. Miles telegraphs the Lieut..
General from Fort Keogh, Mon,
that six Siouxhave arrived at the
fort from the British possessions,
being emissaries sent over the line
by Sitting Bull to ascertain upon
what terms his people could be per-
mitted to surrender to the United
States military authorities. They
represented that the Sioux who had
taken refuge in Canada were very
desirous of returning.
The decline of the yellow fever
plague in all the Southern cities,
where for nearly two months it has
been raging with such fatal violence,
is now assured, the death rate fall
ing off every day, and the fever as
sun1ing a milder type, except in
few Of the outlying towns, which
viii probably be subjected to brief
visitations. But what a wreck of
death and sorrow the pestilence
has left in its wake!
The Pennsylvania Democrats are
said to be surrendering to the Ma
ticpaIs more completely day by day.
Having started ont TO catch the Ma
tionals they have themselves been
cOught, and are being rapidly ab-
sOEbed. This indicates the real pur-
pose and only possible effect of the
NatioEol movement, and should ad-
mOnish every straying Republican,
and drive him back into the ranks
of his own party for the hardest kind
of a fight.
Thompson H. Murch of Maine.
the first National Congressman cleo
ted, is evidently a man of varied
character, Judging from his position
as defined by the journals that have
alluded to him. For instance-The
Kennebec journal calls him Tan ig-
norant, misunderstanding tramp;"
the Bangor Wbig, "an uneducated
and mischievous ringleader of strik-
ing stone-cutters;" the Portland
Press, ga wild-eyed Communist"
the Springfield Republican, Gan ig-
norant laboring-man and vicious
Communist and the Tribune, "a
shiftiess Iaborer and a striker"
Mr.. Hale, however, says that Mr..
Murch knows more than he is given
credit for, andis aa quiet man, with
out any Legislative experience or ap-
titude," whose nomination was q
great surprise to himself and every
body else.