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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
Democratic RObberies.

CINCINNATI, Sept, 21.-Democra-
tic rule in Ohio has proved expen-
sive. A statement to be. published
tomorrow will show that within ten
years the loss by the defalcations
and thefts of Democratic county Off
GERS will amount to over $1,000, 900.
This is distributed between 2I coun-
ties. The defalcations range in
amonnt from $125,OOO to a few
hundred. Fairfield county-Ewing's
home-has lost $I42, 900. Butler
county had two defalcations of over
100000 each, and has lost heavily
by long series of minor specula.
tions. Clermont has suffered to the
extent of $4,000; Brown, $40, 900;
Stark, $4S, 900; Hancock, sS5, 900;
Anglaize, $4,000. These amounts
represent actual stealings from the
public treasury, overcharges in fees,
&c, not being taken into account.
In half of the counties controlled by
Democrats in the State there have
been defalcations. During the same
period, only two or three defalcations,
in Republican counties have occurr-
ed, and those were for insignificant
sums. Of the amount stolen by
Democratic officers, less than six per
cent. has been recovered, and of the
% defaulters, only have been pun
ished. " Y. Times.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

NATIONAL CONVENTION. = The
Nominating Convention of the Ma
tional party for Ashtabula county
met at Rock Creek on the 18th inst,
and was called to order by H. L.
Morrison of Ashtabula, who was
elected Chairman. A. H. Bacon of
Trumbull was chosen Secretary. 1t
was voted that a county ticket be
nominated.
For Representatives, Lewis Wa
ters of Orwell and H. L. Morrison of
Ashtabula; for Treasurer, Nelson
Maltby of Geneva; for Prosecuting
Attorney, G. NJ. Rice of Ashtabula;
for Commissioner, J. D. Hubert of
Ashtabula; for Coroner, L, w.
Peck of Austinburg; for Infrmary
Director, Hiram Spaford of Trum-
bull.
On motion the Chairman was au-
thorized to appoint delegates to Sen
atorial Convention.
H. L. MORRISON of Ashtabula,
Nelson Maltby of Geneva, L. W.
Peck of Austinburg, a. E. Andrus
of Saybrook and A. H. Bacon of
Trumbull were appointed as mem
bers of County Committee, and were
authorized to procure contributions
for the purpose of paying for tick
cts, &c. Adj.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

General Badger, of New Orleans, says
he believes that Republican State officers
could be elected in Louisiana ''if the ne
groes were allowed to vote accordingly to
their own option" OF course that is un-
doubtedly the truth. And it is not con-
fined to Louisiana. 1t is the case in Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina, and perhaps
in Georgia and Alabama. But it is not
the Confederate Brigadier policy to permit
the negro to vote according to his own op-
tion. 1t would be the end of the Solid
South to permit it. It would open gap
in the Congressional delegation that Re-
publican members would fill. It should
not be looked for. It need not be expect
ed. The shotgun will not be eliminated
from Southern politics and the negro be
permitted to vote his sentiments until an
overwhelming and irresistible majority Of
the people of the country demand it by re-
tanning possession of the popular branches
of the government. But does it not require
hardihood for our opponents to talk of CHS
fraudulency" in the face of the notorious
facts of the Republicans of several States
of the South being driven from the polls
by the shotgun policy, and the vote of
the Solid South is only held by the con-
slant resort to that policy?
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

A valuable essay, based on discoveries
made in the Confederate archives, is con-
tributed by Mr.. Owen F. Adds to the Oe-
tober number Of the North american Re
UieiO. 1t sets out the relations of Louis
Napoleon to the Southern Confederacy,
and shows that the French Emperor first
endeavored to get England TO recognize the
Confederacy conformity with himself, and,
failing in this, he was about to send ma
val force to our shores to back up ga friend
ly appeal to the North" to open the block
AIDED ports, when New Orleans was taken
and Napoleon checked, The French EN-
peror's ambition was to make of Mexico a
French colony, in compensation for the
lost Canadas and the French islands in the
West Indies. His scheme came to grief, of
course, and is only interesting now as part
of the history of the magnificent failures.
Cleveland Leader.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

Cyrus w. Field is throwing a
broad ray of light upon the charac-
ter of Samuel J. Tilden, and after re-
citing the details, sums up the whole
matter in the following brief para
graph:
"If my experience, after close in
timacy of two years, is worth any
thing. it is that he-Tilden-is a
man so given to "ways that are
dark, !" to cunning and deceit, that
his very nature is so false and treach-
erous, that he cannot be trusted
either in business or politics, and
that the man or the party that in
trusts either interest or honor to his
keeping is sure to be betrayed"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

John Russell Young, who accom-
panied General Grant around the
world, said in answer to a question:
"Ho! 1 do nst think Gen. Grant
has given the matter a serious
thought. If 1 were asked what 1
believed the General thinks about
the movement to make him Presi-
dent again, 1 couldn't answer, and
yet l have seen him every day for
the past three years almost, and we
have conversed on nearly every sub
ject. think he looks upon the pre-
sent movement as one of those phe-
nomena that frequently arise in the
life of men to whom the people owe
a little gratitude, and that it will
work its own way out. / do not
think he would turn his hand over
either way. If he is nominated by
an enthusiastic convention, then he
will decide what is the best thing to
be done. He never plans ahead. He
is not a schemer. 1t is my honest
opinion that the General has no
more idea of what he may do in the
future than you have. If you were
to ask him he could not tell you. He
acts only when the moment for ac-
tion comes. He never blows a fog
horn"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

LIBERAL SALARY.-The Chicago Iri-
6iSDe says, that Mr.. Jewett, Receiver of the
Erie Railroad Co., gave reluctant testi-
mony before the New York Investigating
Committee in regard to the compensation
received by him from the company. He
said he was paid $3.50, 900 down on becom-
ing President-that is, 10000 year for
ten years. He was promised besides $685.
600 year, making his whole salary $4O,-
900 year. On becoming Receiver of the
road the Court awarded him $4,000 a
year. This, with the $4,000 year ad-
Yanced, makes his total annual compensa-
ton $55, 200. 1t must be confessed that
the Erie is liberal with its servants, and
the Court is no less liberal.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

GRANTS RETURN.-All California
and apparently the rest of mankind
have been on the qui UiUe for the re-
turn of Gen. Grant. His ship reach
ed San Francisco Saturday evening,
after 17days passage from Y okobama,
amld.the most enthusiastic demon
strations of rejoicing. Full thirty
thousand people were afoat on the
bay and outside the Golden Horn
to welcome in the Toxic, while a
hundred thousand more people
crowded the streets of the Golden
City impatient to do the great chief.
tain honor. The General was es-
corted to the Palace Hotel, while
Mrs, Grant remained on shipboard
till Sunday morning. He is in ro-
bust health and expresses himself as
rejOiced to return to his loved native
land.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

tionings of the feminine portion of our
party with respectful Eyes. my lady, F"
or mo, my lady, which rang most mus
ically and gratefully upon ears accustomed
to the gutteral expletives and rough famil-
iarity of the average New York hackmen.
1t is good thing for Matthew that news
paper men rarely leave anything behind
except very long list of very bad debts,
else he might wake up the morning after
my will was read to find himself involved
in contested will case! MORLEY.
New York, Sept %, 1879.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

The butcher of Cornelia Chisholm
has been acquitted, of course, but
no Distinguishing mark of the re-
speet of his fellow citizens has vet
been conferred upon him, while
Barksdale-the YazOo butcher-has
been elected to clerkship of one of
the courts; Blackburn the yellow
fever and small pox diffusionist, has
been elected Governor of the gallant
State of Kentucky, and the claims
of one of the butchers of the CHS
holm family has already been recog-
nized by an election as Sheriff of
Kemper county. Why should Gull
ley, who dispatched this young girl,
and therefore holds a prominence
above them all, be forgottenP.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

The New York Herald suggests,
in view of the result in California
and Maine, and the absolute certain
ty of Democratic disaster in Ohio,
that the New York Democracy just
give that State to the Republicans
and make their success unanimous.
1t would save time and trouble.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

Dennis Kearney, who clustered
before the Sans Chulots, of Califor-
MIA that he would hang Grant in eff
gy on his arrival, on the sand lots,
concluded when the time came, that
be was not bigger man than old
Grant, and therefore let his disere-
tion get the better of him and back
ed down on his empty bluster.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
Set back 42 Year..

81 was troubled for many years with
Kidney Complaint, Gravel, SC. my blood
became thin; was dull aud inactive; could
hardly crawl about; was an old worn out
man al oyer: could get nothing TO help me,
until l got Hop Bitters, and now l am a
boy again. My blood and kidneys are all
right, and l am as active as a man of 80,
although am 70, and l have no doubt it
will dc as we'll for others Of my age. 1t is
worth -(Father9
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
Republican County Ticket.

REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. - Republicans,
and the people in general are invited to
turn out and hear the
HOS. PETER HITCHCOCK,
the Republican candidate for State Sens-
tor who Will address them at the following
places and times:
Dorset, Friday evening, Sept. 20.
Pierpont, Saturday evening, Sept. %.
Ashtabula, Tuesday evening, Sept. so.
Geneva, Wednesday evening Oct. 1.
Austinburg. Thursday evening, Oct. 2.
Rock Greek, Saturday evening, Oct. 4.
Orwell, Tuesday evening, Oct. Z.
Conneaut, Wednesday evening, Oct. 8.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

At the Democratic Senatorial Con-
vention held at Painesville on the
oath, Joseph D. Hubert was nomi-
mated by acclamatiOn for Senator.
Good for Joseph! But how are you,
my good fellow, to get along with
the duties of Commissioner and Sen
ator, at the same time. That's what
we would like to know.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

Our Democratic friends may date
their down. grade movement to that
special session of Congress. YazOo
and Kemper county butcheries are,
of course, adding impetus to the
course, and making their end all the
more sure.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

The notorious character of the
last General Assembly of this State
did not quite satisfy the Democracy,
for they are putting forth their best
efforts to carry that body again, ev-
en- though they fail upon Ewing and
the State ticket.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
REPUBLICAN MASS MEET
NC


A mass meeting of the citizens OF
Asbtabula County, will be held at
Jefferson, on Tuesday, September
sOth inst. The speeches viii be
made by the two distinguished
gentlemen
SENATOR BLAINE, of Maine,
GENERAL GARFIELD, of Ohio.
With the 'presence of two such
speakers, we need not urge the peo-
pleto turn out, for we imagine their
turn out could hardly be prevented.
Besides the general interest felt in
hearing these gentlemen, additional
interest is to be awakened by com
petition among the towns, as to the
largest delegation in the ratio of
the vote of I87S-a fine flag being
the prize. Some large delegations
may, therefore be expected.
Another prize of silk banner
will be awarded to the township
making the finest display in repre-
senting the original thirteen states,
by the collection of the handsomest,
and most tastefulIy dressed young
ladies.
These attractions will undoubted-
ly quicken the enthusiasm and pa
triotism of the people of AshtabuIa
county, and if the weather is favor
able, Jefferson will be alive, and
find all her available space occupied.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
ssI Am Am PIaved Out,,

is common complaint. If you feel so,
get package Of Kidney-WOrt and take it
and you will at once feel its tonic power
1t renews the healthy action of the Kid
neys, Bowels and Liver, and thus restores
the natural life ami strength to the weary
body. Get box and use it at once.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

The Republican vote in Maine in 1877
was, in round numbers, 5000, in 1878,
$4,000, in 1879, $4,000. The Democratic
vote in the same years was respectively
1900, $1,000 and %, 900. And yet our
Democratic brethren spend all day and
the greater part of the night endeavOring
tosqueeze comfort and consolation out of
the Maine returns.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

Moody and Sankey viii spend the
month of October in Cleveland, be-
ginning the first Sunday. Their
stav is limited to four weeks.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

The democracy are in rather a
doIorous condition. Only think of
candidate for the Office of Governor,
stumping the State in his own be-
half and endeavoring to fire the
Democratic heart, while he himself
is the victim of doubt and diseour-
agement.-Elections going awry,
and the prestige of success with his
opponents = the party helplessly,
split into fractions, with the evi-
dence aceumulating, that both the
Buckeye and Empire States will fol
low the lead of Maine and Califor.
MIA. That extra session of Congress,
and the solid south with its
bloody tactics loom up as the evil
geniuses that cannot be alIayed, or
the memory effaced. The signifi-
cant expression-"out damned spot, :"
brings no relief, and cannot save
from impending disaster.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

Why should Bob Ingersol want to
found nelo party on the idea of no
faith in God? VIII not the old
Democratic party answer the pur-
pose?
That is a pat and pertinent ques-
ton of our friend Converse of the
Geauga Republican.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

Isaac MOorhead has been appoint
ed TO succeed Thomas M. Walker as
postmaster, at Erie, Pa.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
Attention Teachers! !

TEACHERS' Examinations will be held
Il during the Fall Term Of lSI9, as follows:
Geneva-Tuesday, september SOth, 1879. q
Pierpont-Tuesday, October Tth.
Austinburg-Monday October 18th.
Conneaut-We ednesday, October I'D.
Orwell Monday, october 9th.
AndOver Monday, November Srd.
Ashtabula-SRturday,N November Sth.
Jefferson-SaturdHy, November 22d.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

President Hayes and General
Sherman have gone to Kansas.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

At one o'clock this morning West.
on had walked, S22 miles; ;Rowel, 4O2 /;
Hazael, 1858; Guyon, 845; Ennis, 80;
Merit, 867; Hart, 9S9; Krohne, 8O7;
Taylor, $50; Federmeyer, 2s8.
The betting Is to l against Ha-
zael, 80 to against Merritt, and 100
to I against Guyon. Weston, Hart,
and the rest are virtually out of the
bettinR.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

The Boston Post, the organ of
Massachusetts, Democracy, kicks at
any fusion with the Butlerites. There
win be, as there was last year, a
triangular fight, with the chances
largely in favor of the election of
Long, Republican, one of the young
est and most popular men ever nam
ed for the Office of Governor in the
old Bay State.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

Thirty States now have Legislative
sessions only biennially.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

On no account can our Republi-
can friends afford TO lose the Legisls-
ture of the State. They should keep
their eyes on this gun, and there
should be no carelessness about the
aim. Remember, that some, at
least, of the democratic chiefs are
not exhausting all their strength
upon Ewing, but all their earnest
ness is enlisted to make sure of the
General Assembly. The moral effect
of a Republican victory without the
Legislature would be unsatisfactory,
and strengthen our opponents.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

We are hardly willing to make
another effort to bring the several
portions of the Standard Hicken-
lOoper article together into proper
position. After especially calling
attention to its scattered fragments
in the first instance, and in the
face Of that, failing to bring about a
remedy in the second one, we are
unwilling to make another effort,
even though it be to the disadvan-
tage and loss of our contemporary.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

DRUGS, PAINTS, GLASS, BOOKS, WALL Pa
PER and MILLINERY. L. LYON. Conneaut, o.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

The Obstinacy of the old man Til
den in insisting upon the nomina-
tion of Robinson, is returning a har-
vest of opposition to the old gent.
1t has caused the ground to slip from
under him, and he does not stand
the chance now that he did one year
ago, for a nomination. The leading
papers and men of the South are
out-spoken in their dissatisfaction
toward the old man and his course.
But for that obstinancy-thrusting
Robinson upon the party. it might
now be in state of harmony and
accustomed strength, while Gen.
Hancock seems to be gathering up
strength that the Gramercy Par k
sage is losing, and unless there
shall be other changes before the sit
ting of the convention, there may be
a concentration of southern strength
npon the old soldier.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
THE GRAND REPUBLICAN,
RAILYi

of the campaign, for the 10th Dis
tFict, viii take place at Warren on
the 4th of October. Such a concen.
tration of ability, of course cannot
be expected at more than one place
in the same District. There is to be
present on that occasion, Gen. Gar
field, Senator Zach. Chandler, Gen.
John Beatty and Ex-Governor Cox,
az array of power that will leave
hardly a shred of the old cause of
Democracy.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

%I55t
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26

he dawned upon US Immediately on our
arrival, and served us faithfully and well
till we shook the dust of the Dominion of
our Oxford ties. Matthew was an Irish
man, with an honest but not over hand
some face, who kept his word Ikea gentle
man, opened his treasures of knowledge
like a sophomore, spologized for the road
up Mont Royal being so "circumlocutions
like" and insaribly replied to the ques-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-26
OUR GOTHAM LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.


Landing at Montreal in the height of the
summer travel season, as we did, it presents
at the depot the appearance Of a bustling
city. But this is only at the depot. As
you are driven through the lower, or old
part of the city, you are reminded by the
narrow, numbering, dingy streets OIL say
it reverently-BnSton. The Hub Of the
Universe, huwever, makes vastly better use
of its mean, contracted streets than Mon
treal ever dreamed of, and there is an in
defnable something in The very stmos-
phere proclaiming that American haste
and hurry, Yankee energy and drive, and
the feverish expectation Of discovering a
short cut to opulenee early next week
which consumes every true American bo-
som, all are safely quarantined south of
the St. Lawrence. Yes, Montreal is
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-01
CONDENSED rELEaRAMs.

Ex-Congressman VIM. J. Albert died
on Sunday in Baltimore.
Ex-Congressman James X. Gibson
died in Abingdon, Va, on Sunday.
Nearly the entire business portion of
Seneca, Illinois, was destroyed by fire
on Sunday night. In all about twenty
buildings were burned, including six
teen business houses. The loss is
placed at $50, 900 and the insurance at
$4,000
The City flour mills of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, were entirely destroyed by
fire OH Sunday morning. Loss, S70,-
600. Small insurance.
The compromise between the mining
companies of the Comstock lode and
the Sutro tunnel company, of San
Francisco, was brought to a definite
conclusion on Monday morning, and the
papers signed by all contracting par
ties.
Sixteen houses were burned at Leba-
non, KY, Monday. Loss, $50, 900; in
surance, $4,000.
Capt. Edward O'Meaghre Condor,
the fenian, has been appointed to a
clerkship in the treasury department.
Destructive prairie fires are reported
in the vicinity of Sioux City, Iowa.
Thirteen farm houses were burned and
several lives lost.
The Indiana legislature adjourned
yesterday.
The eighth drawing by the Common
wealth institution took place at Louis
vile, KY, Monday. Ticket number
21, ,2O2 drew $4,000, 11,755 drew 80,
600, and IL, ,416 drew 5000.
The trotting stallion Woodford Nam
brino, that made such fine record las
season, died in st. Louis on Monday a
the stable of his owner, R. G. Pate.
Gov. Marks, of Tennessee, Monda.
signed the bill providing for the settle
ment Of the state debt at fifty cents OIL
the dollar and four per cent. interest.
The Vienna Nep Free Press report
that Bismarck has arranged for the oc
cupation Of the interior of easter
Roumelia by Austrian, English an
Italian troops; and the northern boun
, Diary by Russian, and the southern
boundary by Turkish troops.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-01
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

A London dispatch from Cape Town
says the rebellious Basutas have already
deserted their chief.
The Greek minister to Turkey is
about to leave on a furlough.
Capt. Sandeman telegraphs to Lahore
that he was attacked at Boghan on the
oath by 2, 900 Maltiks. He routed them,
killing las. The British lost two
killed and six wounded.
The operative weavers at Blackburn,
England, have voted to accept the Eve
per cent. reduction.
A London dispatch says that reports
addressed to Lord Salisbury state that
the drilling of Bulgarians in eastern
Roumelia continues, and 5000 men
are now being armed.
The italian agent in Albania reports
that the Albapians will forcibly resist
annexation to Greece.
A serious breech has occurred be-
tween Sir Barte Freere and the gov
ernor of Natal, in consequence of barsh
measures sanctioned by the former to
conscript natives.
In the house of commons after a
long debate, the motion censuring the
governments Zulu war policy was de-
feated by a vote of 3G6 to 246.
Thomas Couture, the celebrated Paris
painter, is dead.
Neither the English nor the French
government have any information of
the alleged French occupation of the
English island Matacong.
The latest kilograms from Madrid
say the condition of Princess Christina
is nearly hopeless.
A London correspondent at st. Pc
tersburg learns upon good authority
that dispatches were telegraphed on
Sunday directing the stoppage of all
preparations for an expedition to Nero,
until further orders.
A dispatch from Berlin states that a
rumor is current there that Count
Schouvaloff is urging conference of
ambassadors at st. Petersburg to settle
the question of mixed occupation.
In eastern Roumelia fresh difficulties
have arisen, and it is reported it is be-
tween Russia and Austria.
A committee has been appointed at
st. Petersburg to inquire into the
causes of the death of 200 out of 500
inmates of the Charkoff central prison
within the past four months.
President Grevy, of France, upon
receiving the agricultural delegates,
assured them no treaty of commerce
would be concluded until the chambers
had come to a decision on the subject
of commercial policy.