Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-07-18

Mr.. James Clark, aged some seventy
five years, while picking cherries, fell
from the tree on Friday Of last week, and
dislocated'his hip, and receiving injuries,
which from his age, If was feared might
60 hard with him, but he has been i'm
proving upon it. and encouraging hope
fulness Of recovery.
The Schr. York State-beached at
the Harbor- was so much lifted during
the n. W. squaT of Friday last, that she
was removed from her bed several feet,
but the duration oft swell was so short,
that the necessary appliances could not
be put in operation, or she might have
been hove of, without difficulty.
Our attention is called by the Stan
dard to the matter of the re-assessment of
the L. S. railway. We suppose our read
ers have all detected that little error of
81 100000 in our list, made inadvertent-
" by Or Seatinel friend, who has his
head so full of varied business that he is
Overtaken once in a while in little error
Of that kind.
Remember the pleasant excursion by
steamer, from Ashtabula Harbor to Cleve-
land direct, Wednesday, July 29d, on the
steamer ''GazeIle,' - under the auspices of
Congregational church The steamer
leaves the harbor at a. m. Fare for
round trip so cents. The boat remains in
Cleveland three hours. Refreshments
served on board.
"A River Tug came down and took the
Oneida in tow at this Harbor for Alpens,
where she takes on a SOC, 900 cargo Of Ium-
Der for Vermillion. From V. she runs
across to the Islands and loads with stone
for M'Kenzie Bros at Ashtabula-thus
making steady business. Those boys
Ford and Richardson, are making a good
thing Of their investment.
The new firm of E. A. Willard & Co,
starts of with an announcement Of drugs
and groceries, in this paper-a trade that
has had-in the stand they Occupy-the
emphatic verdict and endorsement of the
public, and as Mr.. Willard has had the
advantage of a graduation under the old
proprietor, will no doubt commend the
new concern to continued favor.
One of the mills of the Cleveland Pa
per Co., known as the lower mill, situated
on Broadway, near the crossing of the A
& G. w., was partially destroyed by fire,
on Sunday last. Considerable stock and
machinery was also destroyed. The dis
covery Of the fire was in a deposit ofrags
in the third story. The damage is put at
$4,000 which is probably covered by in
surance.
An automatic railway is in the course
of erection on the A. & P premises, by
Rhodes & Co., for dumping ore on terra
firma instead of along the line of dock.
Thus there will be an arrangement of
this kind on both sides of the creek, cor
robOrating and confirming the position
that Ashtabula Harbor affords better ia
cilities for loading. and unloading YES
sells, than the port of Cleveland.
The New York Hsrald's arctic expe-
dition sailed from San Francisco on the
sth inst, going by the way of the Pacific
Coast. The craft is a propeller of about
400 tons burden, and the company is
made up of picked, experienced men,
numbering thirty. The vessel is staunch
and strongly built, and is supplied with
everything needful for the voyage, and
scientific talent for valuable contribu-
tion of research and observation.
The squall on Friday last did con-
siderable twisting and wrenching among
the trees, and in this partook somewhat of
the character of the cylone We noticed |
that one of the principal branches of
fine well-grown butternut on the east line
of north park, protected by the dense,
forest-like character of that cluster, was
wrenched of. Also maple in front of
the Farmers Bank, was twisted of, but
two or three feet from the ground.