Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-10-17

The Painesville Telegraph says the
Greenback vote in that township was in.
creased backward, from 14O to "A, and in
the county in the same way from 356 to
100
The "Ohio idea" is a dead cock in the
Dit. What shalt be done next3 Our own
numbers whitfield down to an insignif-
cant figure, and our allies pOwerless to
help usl
Some half dozen Of our prominent Re
publicans allowed themselves to be absent
on the day Of election. This ought not to
be 50, in so important an election as that
of Tuesday last.
Our arrangements for giving complete
returns Of the county having failed, we are
left to do the best we can, after some con-
siderable delay. Full and detailed statis-
tics will appear next week.
Parole was badly beaten in the Cesare-
witch race at London, October 9TH. Twen-
ty-seYen horses ran, and Parole came in
the ninth. At the beginning of the race
betting was to against Parole.
An English manufacturer has been late
Iy prospecting along the line of the Hud-
son river for the site Of linen mill, which
it is proposed to remove from England,
and which viii employ 1900 hands.
The Boston Herald suggests that some
of the voters of the Nutmeg State thought
s'bisnnial" meant two legislative sessions
year, instead Of two years a session. Hence
the defeat Of the measure.
Roscoe Conklin and Henry Ward Beech
er spoke from the same platform in Brook
lyn the other day. Thus Mr.. Beecher gave
Mr.. Conklin his moral support, which is
something even in Brooklyn.
The truckmen employed in the L. S.
&M. S. and c., c., C. 81. Ry freight house
struck for higher wages last Saturday.
The companies declined to advance their
pay, and have advertised for 800 new men.
The beautiful residence and fruit or
chard, formerly owned by Mr.. Gates Of
Kingsville, has recently been purchased by
VIM. Young, of Meadville, Pa, who will
soon take possession and occupy the same.
A correspondent from Geauga writes
that that county gave 2,O69 Republican
maiority-a gain Of say 800 on last year.
Burton cast SO5 votes-224 Republican
81 Democratic-a Republican gain Of one
vote.
The Yale College Faculty have asked
Professor Christliebe, Of Bonn University,
n Germany, to deliver next year the an
nual lecture course on Preaching, before
the students of the Yale, Theological Sem
mary.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on
Monday affirmed the dscision Of the lower
court that Allegheny county is liable for
the riot losses Of 1877. This decision in
wolves a vast amount Of money for that
county.
The scarcity Of demo-greenbackers on
the streets was noticeable last Wednesday.
Those, whose business called them out
hung their heads and looked as thongd they
were ashamed of themselves as well as
their party.
The lesson of the responsibility of Ale
gheny county, Pennsylvania, for the prop
erty destroyed by the house-burning, muir
derous mob in Pittsburg in 1877, is that
cities must not allow themselves to fall into
the possession of mObs.
That Rag Baby-alas. poor little waifl
Shall it now be buried in the same grave
with its sponsor and godfather-Gen. Tom.
Ewingl "Lovely in life-in death not
separated"-is the gentle sentiment that
should be breathed upon their tomb.
Although Lucas county gave Ewing
amaiority of SO over Foster, both Repub-
lican representatives, to the General As
sembly, were elected. This, for so demor-
allied county, will do. The Republi-
can gain over the vote of 1878 was l,
S5S.
England has been nettled into more
prompt and resolute measures in the AZ
CHAN war by the massacre Of the Embassy.
Affairs have assumed a new feature. Ca
buI has been occupied without reference to
Russian sentiment. The thing now looks
more creditable to British arms and Brit
ish proves.
Harpers' monthly for October appears
with its customary proptitude. As usual,
also, it is filed with excellent reading and
adorned with fine illustrations. The new
process Of engraving nowhere exhibits bet
ter results than are here obtained, and ar
fists and amateurs will study them with
interest.
The dealers in gold leaf Of New York
city and Philadelphia have just informed
their customers that they will ask hereaf-
ter an advance Of ninety cents on the price
formerly paid for gold leaf. The price is
now $40 per pack. The reason Of this
is given to be the recent advance in the
wages of workmen.
Iowa takes the boom and tips the wink
TO the Buckeye State, and her Repucli-
can majority is put at the same figures
$4,000. So every early-vOting State swings
into line. Not breach or variation.
Sam Jones Tilden exercised his accustcm-
ed sharpness when he declined-on any ac-
count-to be a candidate in $780,