Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14

] HASKELL has been opening eommunl-
cation between his hall and the Masons'
rooms. so that the goat and his rider may
enjoy a greater range in gambOling and Ca
vOOsting round. The exercise is thought 70
be conducive to health.
Those Of our subscribers who have been
waiting for the first of January with which
to begin taking the TELEGRAPH need wait
no longer, rs the fraction Of 1879 will be
thrown in with the two dollars for 1880
which. notwithstanding the advance in the
price Of paper and type. viii remain the
1 same.
We notice by the Express that the Ge-
neva Village Council has recently adopted
q system Of rules for the government of
that body. II the Council Of Ashtabula
would take the same steps midnight meet
ings would be less frequent and the bnsi-
ness would be more satisfactory conducted
to all concerned.
Prof Howard, the tenor of the Quar-
tett of the Presbyterian Church in this
Village is under engagement to fill the
place of tenor in the Trinity Church choir
Of the city of Chicago, and goes to fill the
place In the course Of the present month.
He will be missed from the choir here,
but Trinity will gain in what will prove
loss to US
"A skating rink is among the institu-
tons proposed for our village, and officer
Scoville has the matter In hand The 10
cation is on the fiat in the rear of the old
distillery at the foot Of Mil Hill. -Four
acres may be flooded from the run over
the bank by the Gillitte house, where
parents may trust their children without
fear of getting into deep water.
As the close of the year approaches the
admonItiOn becomes the more forcible and
urgent that sll arrearsges must be squared
up. Any one contemplating going on as
usual in the enjoyment Of weekly visits of
the TELEGRAPH TO their fresides, will do
well not to let any interruption occur. A
break causes delay, and perhaps the miss
ing Of number or two. Bear it in mind.
"A fast train began torun on the A & p
road last Monday, leaving Warren at 8 80
P. n, arriving at Pittsburgh at 7.3O. A NJ,
and New York at $50. A. NJ This will
be favorite train for New York and all
eastern points. On the same road train
win leave Warren, going north at $3.50 P.
NJ, which viii be a great advantage to
people living north of Warren. The new
schedule win be found in this paper.
The stockholders Of the jefferson Man
ufacturing Company met on the 1st inst.
and elected Hon. S. A. Northway, J. C. A.
Bushnell, Il. d. Jones, E. L. Hampson and
H. S. Loomis, Directors. Afterwards the
Directors held meeting and made S. A.
Northway President, W. 81. Crowell, Sec
retAry, and J. c. A. Bushnell, Treasurer.
Ten per cent. of the stock on or before the
1st, and ten per cent. on or before the
20 Of December, was voted. Mr.. C. B.
Hart, is to be the Superintendent.
Prof W. D. Cunning, the eminent
geologist viii commence a series of lee
lures at Haskell's Hall on Wednesday
evening next, the subject for the opening
night being "The Earth before Life"
Professor Cunning comes to us with the
best of recommendations and it is the |
duty of all who are interested in this sub |
jeet to be present on the opening night |
The San Francisco EUening Post says of
his lectures in that city:
Professor Cunning is giving us the most |
successful scientific course yet delivered in |
our city. This success is due, not only to |
the themes and the lecturers knowledge, |
but owes very much to the charm Of style /
and diction which characterizes his utter /
anCes. He possesses as a speaker, in a re-
markable degree, lucidity ofstyle and clear
ness Of statement" 8. P. Evening Post.
A BIG LAwsUT.-On Friday, Oct. 31st,
the case of Samuel J. Cross against. By
rcn Mann and Chas. D. Anger, was call
ed, q week was occupied. The plaintiff. |
Gross, was represented by W. Il. Ruggles,
Judge Lee, Hatfield, of Ravenna, and
Hon. Henry Mckinney, of Cleveland. |
Gross commenced suit against Mann and
Anger for false Imprisonment and malic-
iOus prosecution, claiming SIS. 900 damag-
es. On trial witnesses were called to the
number of 173. 1t is estimated that the
witness fees will amount to over 81 900.
and that the entire cost Of the suit will
be between $1,000 and $1,000. The Jury
went out at 3 3o'clock and returned Satur-
day at 2 P. N. Verdict, $500 damages and
costs of suit for plaintiff.
Some silly donkey has been writing
up Ashtabula Harbor for the Geneva En-
press. The only thing at all remarkable
about his production is its ignorance and
wilful falsehOOds For example, his as
sertion in reference to the depth of water
in the channel is directly falsifed by the
sounding of government engineers, and
by the fact that the commerce of the Har-
Dor is carried on with the largest vessels
that traverse the lake, laden with ore.
The premises upon which he basis this as
sertion, are what someone told him, that
the rocky portion of the channel, had
never been blasted. The falsity of such
an assertion is well known by every child
about the Harbor. But we do not pro
pose to enter into a refutation of all his
mistatements, fQE the whole thing is too
palpably foolish and false. Its spirit and
ambition seems to be to make wholesale
assertions, without foundation in almost
any particular.
Death Ofa Pioneer.
On Monday last Mr.. Levi P. Blakeslee