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TAXATION OF MORTGAGES. A

TAXATION OF MORTGAGES. A
decision of much interest was re-
Gently rendered by the Supreme
Court of the United States in case
involving tha question of taxing
mortgages on real estate. "A resi-
dent Of Connecticut held mortgages
on real estate in Illinois, and brought
suit to prevent the State of Conncc-
ticut from collecting tax on the
money loaned, he claiming that tax
could not be levied on property not
within the state limits. The su.
preme court, however, decided that
the locality of debt is the place
where the creditor resides and that
such a locality is not affected, so far
as the power of taxation is concerned,
by the fact that the debt is secured
by mortgage upon real estate in
another state. The state has right
to tax such debt, irrespective Of the
locality of the property which is Civ
en- as security for the money loaned.
The Court also decided that the Fed.
eral Government can exercise no SUI
pervlslon over the discretion exer.
cised by state in the taxation of
such property. No provision of ths
Federal. Constitution is violated by
such an exercise of the power of tax
alton. The decision is important.
as final settlement Of much-vexed
question in regard to the right of
state to tax property not within the
state.
, 1879-12-25

from our regular correspondent
New YoIK, Dec. 10, 10.
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMoRY
FAIR.
A thousand men in gray uniform
are the centre of attraction here to-
day. No single thousand men in one
organization over before attracted
such attention or controlled such in.
nuence. They said: "We need
money !'-and New York's mer-
chants, manufacturers, banks and in.
surance companies poured 100000
Mt their feet in voluntary subscrip-
tions. With it thoy started an Ar
mory more massive and complete
than any in the Now World, one
that will be an enduring monument
in the day when an American histo-
rian must look upon our times
through the dim vista Of centuries.
More money was needed to complete
the noble structure, and Fair was
opened in the now Armory which
surpasses anything of the kind |
ever saw. The building covers an
entire block; the grand drill room is
large enough to parade division in
as divisions counted when four years
of war had done their declining work;
whole
BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION
might be fought comfortably on the
ground floor, and all this space is
packed to day with things beautiful
and rare, useful and ordinary, and
here the people swarm by thousands
and tens of thousands, every day and
every night, to meet neighbors and
notables, and testify substantially
their appreciation Of this remarkable
organization OF men in gray.
The President of the United States
comes $50 miles to formally open
the Fair, the greatest living Ameri-
can editor makes the opening ad-
dress, the governor of the Empire
State comes with his suite to grace
his appointed day, and sx.Minister
to England and an ex-Minister to
Russia take part in the opening OF
the Fair; General Hancock, gray,
stately, and
EVERY INCH A SOLDIER,
bears his battle-scarred form modest.
through tho swarming crowds that
come to catch sight of the grand old
hero; tho wealth, fashion and beau
ty of the metropolis crowd and jostle
night and day as never beforehand
what is this all about? What have
those men done that people should
thus vie with each other to do them
honor? Done ? What no regiment
of citizen soldiers ever yet have done
For "a years the New York Seventh
has been the just pride of the Me-
tropolis. Eleven times since 1925,
when the property and peace Of the
city we're at the mercy OF mob, the
civil authorities have called upon the
Seventh to suppress riot and vindi
cate the majesty of the law. 1t was
the first regiment to leavs.New York
ip 1861 and march to the defense Of
Washington. The Capital had been
cut off from communication With the
, 1879-12-25
LOCAL NOTICES.

~ A fine assortment OF legal blanks
at Holcomb's.
s,8' The ARGUS is kept for sale, regu-
larly. at Mr.. Holcomb's Variety Store.
sig~ Two tiIst-class sewing machines,
a Wilson aud a Singer, NEW, for sale.
Apply at the ARGUS office.
t.Aa. For Good cigars, go to Holcomb's
, 1879-12-25


the Seventh arrived it received the
personal thanks of President Lin.
coin, Secretary Seward and General
Scott for its promptness and energy.
THOMAS MAST
is member of the Seventh, and has
painted fine picture representing
the march of the regiment down
Broadway on its departure, April
10, 1861. 1t was sad but stirring
day, and the scene makes a picture
that appeals to all the grander i'm.
pulses of our nature. Photographs
OF the picture, made by Fredericks,
are on sale at the Fair. Mr.. Fred
rlcks has further given substantial
evidence of his enthusiasm for the
regiment by the handsome novel do
nation OF $500 worth of orders for
photographs at his gallety. This is
no device Of a novice either for Sc.
curing an introduction to the public
for Fredricks has been famous for his !
pictures ever sincs "Morlsy" was
small boy-and | am not falling
nowadays how long ago that was.
In truth, it was he who introduced
photography into this country on
large scale years ago, bringing over
from Paris a number of celebrated
Photographic artists. No artist is
better or more widely known, and
among tho portraits in his handsome
gallery, on Broadway and Ninth
street, opposite Stewarts, is fine
one Of Gen. Scott, for which the old
hero SAT years before tho war. Other
celebrities by the score hare sat be-
fore his camera and his rooms are as
we'll filed with patrons today as they
were years ago. 1t was, therefore,
simply the honest admiration of one
of New York's best-know citizens
for tha Seventh which prompted the
gift, but it was an act so unique and
graceful as to richly deserve the spe.
cial mention | give to it. And the
Seventh is richly worthy of it and
all the other tokens of gratitude it
has received from those whose prop
erty and lives it has guarded and do
Tended, in critical hours, through all
these years. In 1862, when Lee ad-
vanced acrossed the Potomac, it
again left the city on less than.
ONE DAYS NOTICE.
Again, in 1868, just befor the battle
Gettysburg, it left on very short no.
tice for the front Your correspond.
ent distinctly remembers seeing it
OF this occasion. We were coming
back from Gettysburg with tsttsred
flags and broken battalions. An in
efficient COrnmissariat had lett the
army without soap for several weeks,
and hard marching over dusty roads
in swelte ring weather for days and
nights had reduced us and our cloth.
ing to condition difficult for civ
ilian to fully realize. Clothing need.
ed rcplenishing too, and thousands
of the men were literally in rags. To
crown all the heavy rain following
the battle had filed the roads with
mud which thousands Of hoofs and
ten thousands of feet had reduced to
liquid paste which splashed to our
waists, and thus ragged, dirty, COW
cred with mud, decimated by battle,
but flushed with hard earned victory
the Army of tho Potomac marched
into FrCdrick city to find the Seventh
doing guard duty in the town, radi-
ant in paper collars, resplendant in
polished boots and stylish as the Old
Guard itself. We rubbed the pow
der.grime from our optics, looked
down at ourselves, up at the faultless
, 1879-12-25
"M0RLEY'S" LETTERS FROM NEW
YORK.

From our regular correspondent
New YoRK, Dec. 10, 10.
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMoRY
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24
Accidents on the Rail

Yesterday morning about $3.50 O'Clock, the
conductor of the first section OF freight train
No. Il bound west. discovered a man Ivinp
near the east switch-hOuse of the /. S. & NJ
;. Ry. When he reached the depot he re.
ported his discovery to the stationmen who
brought the man on stretcher to the depot.
1t proved to be Patrick Shea, a section hand
On that road. and he was in a terribly man.
gied condition, though still living: his scalp
was torn from his head exposing his skull to
view, one of his ears cut off, the flesh strip
ped from one of his arms from the elbow
down, and one leg broken. He was removed
to his home, which is near the west target
and medical aid summoned.
Marks in the snow between the rails show
that he was pushed along a distance Of fifty
rods, by the snOw-plOw attached to the pilot
of an eastern bound locomotive. and when
he reached the switch house, he struck
against the end of a guard rail and was
thrown off the track. He was seen abous-
the depot during the night with two other
men and was in an intoxicated condition.
The attending physician, Dr. Eames. SAYS he
cannot recover. He has wife and one
child, and is a brother of Conductor John
Shea, of the Franklin Division.
Another fatal accident occurred on the
same road, at Fairview, onthe same morn
lag ana about the same hour A man. SUD-
posed to be tramp, was struck while walk
ing on the track by the fast express known
RS No. !, and which is due here at 4:5S a. m
The man was cut to pieces, the head was
ound on one side of the track and the legs
and arms were scattered along the other |
side 4
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24
COUNTY NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
SAYBROOK.

Eds. Tel.:-Union meetings have been
held every night in the week, except Sat.
urday night. since the 9Th Of the present
month. The attendance is not large on
week day nights. and whether they will be
continued much longer will depend on the
manifestations of interest during the pres
ent week, We suppose.
There are nineteen students from Saw
brook attending school at Grand River In
stltute, the present term.
There Is but little serious sickness in
town at the present, and no death thus far
this month.
Inc yards Of our sawmils are filling up
with logs, besides some that are hauled to
the Geneva Tool Company.
We are glad tc see Deacon Maltbie and
Harrison Maltbie around again, even if
they do not feel their old time vigor.
The Ashtabula correspondent of the Sen
tfHel says, that the Y. P. c. T. Debating
Society, of your city, recently challenged
the Olympian Literary Society, in district
No. 3, 20 debate the question Of women's
rights. We regret that the Olympians de-
ehned the challenge, partly from State
pride, that they seemed to fear to meet the
Y. ?. c. T. (whatever that may mean), but |
mainly because they failed to meet the re-
Iuirements of the hour. The hour had
come when they had it in their power to
settle this yexed question for all time
Now, ages may eiapSe before it can be set
led on a firm ard enduring basis, and the
responsibility of this delay and the untold
mount of talk they had in their power to
prevent but did not, will rest upon the
members of the Olympian Society, in dis
rict No. 3, Saybrook township. J. J.
Jan. 81, 1879.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24
GREpefs,a containing their stock-iI
WI. around their neck
KINGSVILLE.

Eds. TeI:-Without claim or experience
as a farmer much interest is felt by your
correspondent in the discussion of various
branches Of agricultural pursuits. Our
ambition would be to reduce the size of
many corn and potato fields, and save ex-
ira travel when the husking and digging
came on, and still have as many or more
bushels to the field. Is it not fact that
many take too much upon their hands for
a seasons stent. The effect is much the
same as attempting to Winter too much
stock for our amount of fodder
Your last paper gave us good reading.
The contributions were all good-especial-
ly that of B. S. P. from Southeast Rome
A determination that what is done shall he
well done is what tells. To be old maidish
enough to attend strictly to all the little
things, and that too at the right time, is
wholesome and profitable. What wall
goes up here and there, in the disappointed
experienced because figs cannot be gathered
of thiStles, or making good cheese from
skim milk and get pay for cream cheese.
There is sometimes but little gained from
experience. The public benefactOr is he
who makes two blades Of grass grow where
but one grew before, and such people gem
orally go through the world with eyes and
ears open. There are some who only ap-
preciate the broad canopy Of heaven as
shelter for their farming implements. 1t
is only last week we saw a horse rake,
reaping machine, plowS, &c, left out in the
field where last used. Is there not too
much of this shiftlessness and waste,
brother B. S. P?
The Rev. Frazer, of Madison, preached
at the Presbyterian church three evenings.
Serving God and mammOn, " Remember
thy Creator in the days of thy youth, and
''What it costs to be, and not to be Chris
tian," were the subjects discussed. He has
no written notes, but just talks to his audi
ence-hOw effectively, may be imagined,
when it is said that every subject in his
hands is thoroughly ventilated. Rev.
KimDall, formerly an Oberlin professor and
now a resident of Oberlin, occupied the
desk of the Presbyterian church yesterday
morning and evening. His efforts were
plain, practical and timely. Rev. Phin-
ney, Of Geneva, breaches from the same
desk this and next Wednesday evenings,
and then next week the Rev. Frazer is ex-
pected again.
There appears to be strong under cur
rent Of christian love and fellowship. The
Of the different churches have ex-
hiblted much Of the faith and spirit that
''works by love and purifies the heart"
Putrid sore throat or diphtheria, that
carried of the two children of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Dingee, was contracted by Miss Ada
Fobes. She is now recovered.
After the clearing up Of the storm on
lhildren connected with
The q. dglsdAn SabiIth sohoOl were treat-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24
The Grand AIasque.

The masquerade ball given at the Opera
house last Friday evening by Amity En-
campment, I. o. o. F., was Il grand sue
cess, as was anticipated. There were
eighty-two couples that took part in the
dancing, and the profits were $50, out of
the gross receipts of Sl7j. Supper was
served in the large room under the stage,
by that famous caterer, Fred Brockway,
and was part Of the progromme that Was
not neglected by the merry dancers. The
gallery was reserved for spectators, but
long before the dancing commenced this
part of the house was crowded and seats
had to be provided on the ball room floor
for the hundreds Of spectators who could
not find room up stairs. The mock en-
campment Initiation was performed on the
stage by some twenty members of the en-
campment, and was the cause Of much
laughter. 1t was midnight before that in
Ieresting part Of the programme was
reached where the dancers unmasked and
therefore not witnessed by as many If it had
taken place earlier in the evening. With
this exception the arrangements were well
made and satisfactorily carried out, and
1t was the verdict Of both spectators and
dancers that it was. the grandest occasion
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24
The Newspaper Law.
A Mailman" writes To the editor of
the PainesviIle Journal viz:

"A Mailman" writes To the editor of
the Painesvile Journal viz:
! Will you publish the laws in reganl to
| subscribers to newspapers: In common
/ with great many others ! would like to
! know how 10 have paper stopped when
! do not want TO take II any longer. have
been irving for two months to have n
Cleveland paper discontinued and have not
| succeeded. If u newspaper subScriptiOn
/; Is bound Ia hang TO one like the old Man
Of the Sea l, for one, will be very careful
how enter into contracts with the pub
fishers. A MAD-NAN.
Most probably this '.Mad-man" is owing
for his Cleveland paper and the publishers.
in not stopping his copy, are only availing
themselves of their legal right to continue
sending it until all arrearages are paid.
1t Is easy enough to have paper diScon-
timed if you only 60 about it in the right
way. Write to the publishers and ask
what will be due at a certain date and then
enclose the amount with a request 10 dis
continue and the request will ALWAYS be
complied with. Or, if you know when
your paid-up subscription ends write be- |
fore that time and notify the paper of your
desire to stop when your term expires.
But the trouble with too many is that thev
will wait until they are in arrears from one
to six months and then order their paper
stopped without saying a word about pay
ing what they owe. Below We give the
giSt Of the various legal decisions, as re-
luesued to do:
l Subscribers who do not give express no.
lice 10 the contrary. are considered wishing
-o continue their subscription
, II fSubScriberS order the diScOntfDnaDca
Il their periodicals, the publishers NAV con.
Inue 10 send them until all arrearages are
paid.
3 Ifsubscribers neglect or refuse to take
heir periodicals from the office TO which |
Ponsible until they have settled their
'illS, and ordered them discontinued !
! II subscribers move to other places with |
'ut informing the publishers and the DaDerS
re sent on TO the former direction. they are
le!d responsible. ,
The Courts have decided that ..refusfn,r
o take periodicals from the office, or remoy=
lg and leaving them uncalIed for is Uz.iDlg
Icte evidence OfintentiOnal fraud"
ANY person who receives newspaper
M max eS use OF ii, whether he has ordered |
OF not, Is held in law to be q subscriber
II subscribers pay in advance. they are
o9hI 70 give notice to the publisher, at the q
nu OF their time, if they do not wish To CON
nue. taxing IL; otherwise the publisher is | I
!thorlzed TO send it on, and the subscribers
! ~ ~ De Ie>pohSlble until an express notice
lth payment Of all aTrearageS, is sent to | 7
IL publishers " l
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24
ASHTABULA MARKETS.
Features of the 1Isrkets.

There has been large variety Of fish,
meats, poultry, vegetables and fruits in the
markets during the past few months. and
the prices have been lower for the same arti-
eles than for many years. Burrill, with his
usual enterprise, has for sale salt water fish,
which bring the following prices: Lobsters
l5c. b; herring, SOC. per dozen; founders. 1Oc.;
haddOck. &C.; haIibut, l5c.; fresh cod, 12Izc;
eels, 15c. Fresh pickerel, caught at the Har-
Dor through the ice, have sold for 1Oc. per
pound,
The quality of meats at the markets is
much better than usual, particularly is this
so as regards beef The Main street markets
are giving particular attention to this part
Of the business and instead of small, tough
animals we now find large, fat, tender
ones. Cn another column OF this paper will
be seen a description of some beef just
bought by some of our enterprising market
men). The best steaks are selling for 12ISc.
the best rOasts at 10, and other cuts in pro-
portion.
Eggs have been very scarce during the past
two months, and the price ran up to 26c. per
dozen. They are however coming in quite
rapidly now and the very best sell for l5c,
Good butter has been quite difficult TO find
prices range from Il 10 1Sc. Cheese is in
abundance and retaiIs for 1Oc; very fine
quality Of sage sells for lie. Our market
gardeners have given special attention TO
the cultivation OF celery and the quality
produced each season seems to be superior
to that OF the previous season. 1t is now
said to be equal to the famous Arlington
House" celery, and that means perfection.
1t finds ready sale at sc. per bunch, or soc.
per dozen. The past season was very unf;lv-
orable for cabbage and very few, of poor
quality, were raised. They cannot now be
procured for love nor money. The supply OF
potatoes in store is not large and the indica-
tiOns are that they Will be very high before
the new crop comes. Early Rose are selling
for sl,OO and Peach Blows for SIIO. Onions
are very scarce at SOC; beetS, 4Oc.; turnips.
60c.; and parsnips Of very fine quality sell
for &c. per h. Oranges and lemons are in
abundance and were probably never cheap
eT in this marker. The very best sweet or
angeS are selling for y and soc. per dozen
and lemons at 90 to 2jc. Apples are still low
and in abundance, selling for 6Oc. per bu>hcI
for fancy lots. Good cranberrieS sell for Ilc.
per quart Poultry is scarce and higher
The price asked for turkeys and chickens Is
15c. per pound.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24

CONPETITION.-0ur country readers will
not fail to notice the inducements offered
for trade by some Of our merchants-espe-
cially in the grocery line. The fierceness
of competition has reduced prices to the
lowest range ever reached in this vicinity.
Indeed, there is very little relation be-
tween cost and selling price, and the Won
der is, how the margin is made to keep the
stock good. The Savages and Riddell
seem to be trying the experiment of who
can raise the greatest sensation by pub
fishing their lowest figures. In dry good $
the range of prices in Ashtabula has been
below competition in ;he county. The
Erie Store, the Ashtabula Store and Car
isle Tyler have lead the van. and the
scope Of their trade unmistaka bly, shows
what virtue there is in advertising. c. &
I. now propose TO bring carpets to the
front, and are opening up n very fine car
pet room TO be used especially for the nc
commOdation Of this branch of their trade
and to extend the accO mmodation of their
miscellaneous trade. Considerable atten-
tion has been given by this firm to carpets,
and the trade has been correspondiTgly in
creased. Its growth has impaired little
enthusiasm to Collins Bros. and they are
stocking up, and timidly informing the
public of the fact. Nothing indicates
mercantile growth so much as the growth
OF these spec;alties Of trade, and much is
due to Messrs. c. & T. for the present sit
uation Of this branch of mercantile enter
prise. Ashtabula is building up reputa-
Tor selling more goods and making less
money than any Of her competitors in the
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24

On Wednesday of last week, Mr.. Rem
son, who is putting in the water-wOrks at
I Warren, came here at the request OF
Mayor R. N, Murray, and that same even
ing he met a small party OF our leading
citizens in the Council room, and explained
his plan as adopted at Warren, and as he
desires to put in at PaineSville. 1t Is
simply this: He proposes to put in his
system OF water-wOrkS. laving five miles OF
main pipe, and put in not less than fifteen
fire hydrantS to a mile, providing the town
viii agree to use these seventy-five nv
drantS, and pay therefore $40 per hydrant,
in total of So, 900 a year, and agree to
pay this amount each year for twenty wears
unless they should during the first five
years purchase the works, which he would
give them the option to do at their value
as appriSed by hydraulic engineers. The
works. it is claimed, would cost about
$4,000, and the company Mr.. Remson
represents are willing to put that amount
of capital into the project if the town will
only gIant them for the hydrants for fire
and sanitary purposes the $4,000 per
annum as above stated, they relvine on
private consumption to pay the balance of !
the seven per cent. interest on the invest |
ment, with which they would be satisfied. |
The proposition looks favorable, and meets
with the approval of the gentlemen present
Wednesday night. An adjourned meeting
was called for Thursday night, which was
very largely attended by the business men
and property owners. who also received the
of Mr.. Remson with favor. and
by motion requested the Town Council to
appoint a committee to measure the streets
and ascertain whether five miles of main
md seventy-fve hydrants would give fire
protection to the entire village. This
committee has been appointed, and will
epOrt at a meeting to be held on Monday
Yening next.