Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26


reformation in St. Louis on Tuesday night
last
Snow to the depth of several feet is re-
ported in New York along the line Of the
Erie Road.
Dan Riee-the papers say-has be-
come convert Of Mr.. Moody, and is shaP-
ing his ends for the work Of the pulpit.
Mayor Kalloeh, Of San Francisco, was
on the 22d inst. relieved Of the bullet he
received during the election excitement
last August.
Congress did little on the 18th but to
meet and adjourn, and tRo-thirds, at least,
left on the first train for their homes to
be in time for the enjoyment Of their Christ
mas dinner.
The Democracy is never so good as when
in sdversity. It is never so amiable as af-
ter sound thrashing. See what an i'm
provement the present Congressional be-
havior of the party is over that Of the ex-
ira session.
The Kinzie horse, Deception, that may
be recollected on the track Of jefferson,
3 year or so ago. for his powerful action
and build, and his -white-died a
few days since in Mansfield. His value is
put at 5000.
An excursion trip to Chattanooga has
been INDUCED in, within few days. by
the CIneinnatians, on their Southern rail-
road, much to the qualification of their
pride, IS well as some encouragement Of
material prosperity.
Olive Logan raises her voice against a
custom that prevails in Chicago. IF you
need mans assistance in walking. she
says, stake bis arm, instead Of allowing
him to take yours. Just tell him in plain
English, hands of !"
In fixing the place for holding. the Ma
tional Convention, the other day, one Of
the conditions which Chicago offered aud
which Cincinnati did no: allow herself to
be eclipsed in, was, that the price Of beer
should not be raised.
Did you eyer notice a poor chap that
stands in the first picture Of the almanac
with the fish and sheep and scorpions and
bulls and twins, etc., around him? Did
you ever notice that he was naked and had
nothing IN his stomach? Well that poor
fellow used to edit paper.-Ezehangs
We notice by the Norwalk-Ct.-Gage
that England is customer FOR Norwalk
oysters, and that hundreds Of barrels have
already been shipped upon orders from the
other side. Competition from such quar-
ter win no doubt affect the price Of these
excellent and worthily popular bivalves.
It viii be interesting to publishers to
know that all bills, invoices or bills Of lad
ing can go through the mails as third class
matter or in other words, as a circular,
with a one cent stamp instead Of a three
cent. When receipted however, they re-
quire three cents postage same as any Ordi-
nary letter.
The status of Congress, as general rep
resented, of severe willingness on either
side of the house to keep quiet and let
things alone, has had one good effeot-to
cultivate the grace Of good humor. The
good temper that has prevailed has been
happy preparation for healthy Digestion of
the good things of the holidays.
We have the testimony OF a Mississir-
plan that there is one man in that State
who ran as candidate on an Independent
ticket, and is yet living. There is no life
insurance company that could be induced
20 grant him policy. He walks in the
vicinity Of the knife that destroyeth at
night, and the shotgun that wasteth at
noou-day.
Immediately over the spot in which hu-
man remains were found in McKeesport
was a white oak tree at least two hundred
years old. As the jaw bone Of the remains
IS still in excellent preservation the pre-
sumption is that it belonged to some re-
form Democrat They are about the most
brazen-faced old seeds that we have in life,
and it is not improbable that some of their
brass may have tendency to concentrate
in their cheeks and iaw-bones.
Henry NJ. Stanley is now ascending the
Congo, bound once more for che heart of
Africa, but BY different route. He has
taken the name Of ''Swinburn." He has
fifteen Europeans, sixty-f0ur Arabs, and
several hundred natives under his orders.
His feet consists of a small river steamer,
three steam launches, and three barges with
supplies and goods. He is acting for the
International Association, Of which the
King Of Belgium is president.
A Washington paper-the Sunday Her
aId-hss had the bad taste to enter upon
the discussion Of the strength of Judge
Field, Of the Supreme Bench, as a candid
ate for the Presidency. As these Justices
are appointed for life with the intention
that they shal! be above and beyond polit-
ieal sympathy and seheming, itwould seem
to be well to leave them where by common
consent they are, and should be free from
the gossip and sinuosities of politics.
One Of the prettiest holiday gifts for the
little folks is the Nursery monthly
magazine. The January number, 1880,
is finely illustrated, and its contents are
appropriated to the season as for instance,
''BObby and Santa Claus, " Christmas day.
and the skaters, Christmas eve, together
with a capital play for children called the
kindergarten Game, a copy of which is
only 10 cents, or $1.5O a year. Address
John L. Shorely, Sc BrOmfeld St., Boston,
Mass.
Our friends of the Cincinnati Commercial
bear their grief very vel, seeing that Grant
is so reticent and enigmaticaI in regard to
the Presidency. Why does he not define his
position on the Presidential question every
Friday, and thus help US to preserve our
equilibrium? There is considerable
strength of opinion in favor of his inten-
ton of becoming a candidate. Will he not
speak, instead Of keeping up such ominous
thinking-sueh impertubable, oracular
gravity? and exposing US all to the very
verge Of distraction?
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