Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-10-17
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Totals. 49, 1918 8466 6a49 a284

Totals .4sS4 1878 8466 6249 2234
JEFF Davis, in refusing an invitation tC
attend meeting of North Carolina ex.
Confederates, observes: "Prominent among
your objects is to allay ill-feeling which
may remain between those who followed
different flags, so as to unite all proper ef.
forts for the general welfare of your State
Nothing surely could be more commend.
able than the object, and nothing is less
Christian, or more unsoldierly, than malice
and a cherished desire for revenge"
It has been decided at the Post Office
Department that stamps on misdirected
letters stopped in the Office Of deposit and
returned to sender for better direction
shall, provided the letter has not been
transmitted through the mails, though can.
celed, be accepted as good for fowarding.
Also that stamps on letters for foreign
countries requiring prepayment that are
stopped for deficient postage shall be. re-
garded as an installment Of proper prepay
ment.
The system of terrorizing at the polls
has no foothold whsteverin in the North. 1t
obtains only and solely in the South, and
is resorted to to prevent the colored voter,
who is naturally timid, from voting his
genuine sentiments. The presence of
United States troops near the polls pre-
vents this terrorizing. The removal of the
troops was advocated by the Confederate
Brigadiers, and it was a measure that
would benefit nobody but their party in
the South. And yet Mr.. Thurman defies
any one to point to measure of a general
nature advocated by those gentlemen that
was not of as much benefit in the North
as in the South.
The New York Times is authority for the,
statement that S. Jones Tilden is preparing
an elaborate letter, declaring in the most
positive terms that under no circumstances
will he consent to serve his party again as
a candidate for the Presidency. "Your
candidate 1 cannot be-" said Seymour to
the New York Convention, in 1868, and
yet its candidate be was. The announce
ment may be made as feeler, and to see
what remonstrances against such decision
may be poured upon S. ]. T. If he could
show pile of letters from distinguished
Democrats the country over, protesting af-
fection for him and an earnest desire that
he should lead the Democratic hosts in
1880, 1t might not be bad strategy.
Does any one suppose that the reflections
that follow the 14th, with regard to the
responsibility for defeat in this state, will
bring unqualified happiness to the hearts
of Senator Thurman or Gen. Tom. Ewing?
1t would be somewhat interesting to wit
ness the effect of their waking up and open
ing their eyes for the first time on Wednes-
morning, upon each other.
A company at Portland, Maine, has es-
tablished q new industry in which, by a
new process are made barrels, kegs, tubs,
pals, boxes, mouldings, etc. The process
consists of reducing by pressure, wood or
other pulp into the shape required, produc
ing, it is claimed, articles of unequaled
strength and utility, and impervious to
air, water, oil, or acids of any kind, and
when required, fre-proOf as well.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial telegraphs: ''The Republi-
cans haYe achieved a glorious victory and
carried both branches of the Legislature
and the State ticket by 25, ,000." The En-
qEirer says the Republicans have carried
the State by $1,000.
1t is annouced that many of the paper
mills of Leeds and the vicinity are either
running on short time, or turning to ''spe-
cials" to keep their work people going.
Nor dc English prints appear to regard
this condition of things at all strange
when they consider the immense quantity
of paper that is sent there from abroad.
Eight paper manufacturers in the
United States supply the 1000, 900, 600 of
paper bags which are annually used in the
retail business of the country. Their
weight would be about 5000 tons; the av-
erage expense Of manufacture about 20 cts.
per 200 above the price Of the paper. A
maceine has just been patented to turn out
100000 per day.
The HsraIFs Columbus special of 18th
gives official and non official returns from
foTty-seven counties in this State, show
ing Republican gain of9,224. The esti-
mated gain in the forty-one remaining
counties will leave Fosters majority over
Ewing 1900.
THE LEGISLATURE, as far as can be
judged at this date, will stand-Senate 90
Republicans and 81 Democrats; the
House 0S Republicans and 46 Democrats.
which will leave IA upon joint ballot.
There will not be, therefore, any more Of
fetal Haunting of the old Bandana, in the
Senate Chamber Garfield will make that
place good, and little more, though ex
Gov. Dennison is also spoken of in con-
nection with the position.
Those who cast their bread upon the
greenback waters in the hope of finding it
well buttered after many days, will not
ANONYMOUSLY lament over their disap-
pointment, but with a stiff upper lin
stand ready for the next wave that prom
ises 70 lift them infO comfortable ouarters