Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-18

tended the soldlers reunion at MuWapEee on
the 9th.
The Grand Army Of tho Republic
completed its session at the Soldiers Home
At Dayton on lhe 9th, electiug General Louis
Wagner Of Philadelphia, Commander-in-
Chief, General swayne, q Chicago, Senior
Vice Commander; Colonel Geo. Bowers Of
Nashua, n. H., Junior Vice Commander; Sur
geon General d. H. Hamblin, Bangor, Me. I;
Chaplain, Rev. Joseph P. Lowering, Worces-
ter, Mass The next session is TO be held in
Indianapolis in June, 1881.
A PORTLAND, Oregon, dispatch says
returns received up to the 9th from the recent
election In that State indicate that ~. G.
George, Republican, ls elected 10 Congress by
about eight hundred majority, and three Re-
publican Supreme Judges with an average
majority Of over one thousand. The Legisla-
ture Is doubtful, with the chances In favor Of
the Republicans.
A TERRIBLE tornado swept through
the southeastern part Of Pottawattamie Coun-
ty, Iowa, on the evening OF the 9th. Tho
track Of the storm was about half a mile in
width and swept everything before It, demol-
ishing farm houses, barns and other buildings
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dreds Of feet and then dashing them to the
ground in pieces. There were from fifteen TO
twenty persons killed outright and many
wounded, while others cannot be found.
After the storm the scene is described 10 have
been heartrendng In the extreme. Parents
were looking for their children and husbands
for their wives and wives for their husbands.
Not house In the track OF the tornado was
left standing and there could not be found
pieces enough Of some 10 start a FIRE. The
storm did not last fifteen minutesand was not
accompanied by rain.
THE Illinois Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Springfield on the 10th, nom
mated the following ticket; For Governor,
Lyman Trumbull; Lieutenant Governor, Lewis
B. Parsons; Secretary Of State, j. II. Aberly;
Auditor, Louis starkel; Treasurer, Thomas
Butterworth; Attorney General, Lawrence
Harman. The delegates 10 the National Con-
vention were not instructed but the Seymour
men claim 10 have twenty-four Of the forty
two delegates and expect, under the unit
rule, 10 secure the vote Of the State at Gin
einnau for Seymour. The platform adopted
declares against tariff for protection; no third
term; a substantial reform Of civil service so
that the Federal officers shall be the servants
Of the people and not OF the party; equal
rights TO all the States and no Federal inter
ference with the constitutional functions Of
the States; a constitutional currency of gold
and silver and paper convertible into coin
no more land grants 10 mOnopolies, and that
laws shall be enacted TO protect laborers in
the more prompt and certain collection oi
their wages.
The grand parade at the Soldiers
Reunion at Milwaukee, on the 10th, partici
| pated In by the veterans of Wisconsin and
other States, included the remaining veterans
of four regiments Of cavalry, fourteen bat
teries Of artillery, one regiment of heavy
artillery and fifty one regiments Of infantry
soldiers. About 10000 persons witnessed
the parade. General Grant made a short
speech stating that he was glad TO sec them all
well and to find the country in a happy and
| prosperous condition, and that he knew from
past experience, should occasion require them
to imperil their lives in the preservation OF
the union Of the country, all and every one
| win be on hand.
Missouri took the first prize for the
finest display ofgraln and mill products at the
Miller's Exposition at Cincinnati.
AN immensely large number of sui
cldes have been reported in New York City
lately They are attributed to the hot wealth.
er, gambling and liquor.
L. r. MoRRIs, County Judge of Bay.
lor County, Texas, was shot and instantly
killed In the courthouse at Seymour, on the
10th, by W. A. Taylor, saloon-keeper. Tay
lor escaped.
JOHN KNAPP, negro, was hanged at
Keytesyille, No, on the 11th, for killing 4
young farmer named Noah Forest at Forest
Green, Charlton County, last Christmas,
A REPORT from White Rancho, Texas,
says four men were hanged in the upper edge
Of Brown County on the 11th by mob 1t is
believed for crookedneAs with cattle.
AT Marshall, Texas, On the 11th, w.
s. Colman was fatally shot by Burt Jennings
editor and proprietor Of the Messenger An
offensive editorial was the cause of the shoot.
ing. Jennings was arrested.
CHARLES A. HILL, a lawyer of St.
Louis, was arrested on the l1th on charge
Of eounterfeiting and uttering bogus money
When the officers entered his bficc he was
found manipulating one dollar greenback
notes in such manner as to make e1O out