Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19


A WARRANT was issued at Wakefield,
r. l., on the 9th for the arrest Of young
sprague on the charge OF attempting TO shoot
his mothers trustee.
THE sensation of the day in the Philip
examination at New York City on the 9th,
was the arrest for perjury of the two wit
nesses who had sworn that they knew II. l..
Morey. In the District Attorneys office s.
l.. Morey, desired TO make a statement or con.
fession but the District Attorney declined to
receive 1t, preferring 10 have II made in open
court.
The returns from all but six towns
and six plantations In Maine, give the follow
ing result; Garfield, 4,OO5; Hancock and
Weaver Electors, 64,s32; Weaver, straight
Greenback Electors, 4,O76; Dow, 60; scatter
ing l2. Majority for Garfield, 5,O19.
COLONEL L. L. DRAKE, who drilled
the first oil well in Pennsylvania and thus be.
came the founder OF the immense petroleum
business, died at New Bethlehem, Pa, on the
Sth.
RETURNS from all the counties of New
York, official aud reported, give Garfield 81
536 majority.
SAMUEL S. MoREY and Robert Lind
sey, arrested on the charge of perjury in the
matter Of the Morey Chinese letter inquiry at
New York City, informed the Judge on the
10th that they wished 10 make explanations.
The Judge thereupon ordered the reporters
to retire aud their statements were taken.
They will belaid before the Grand Jury. The
prisoners were then sent to the Tombs
The Chairmen of the Democratic
County Committees Of Ulster, COurdaud and
Columbia Counties, N. Y, have served upon
the Board of Canvassers Of their respective
counties protests against counting the Repub-
lican Electoral ballots ON the ground that such
ballots were Illegally indorsed
AT New York City, on the 10th, An
drew Gillen, young lawyer OF rather dlssI-
Pated habits, shot aud killed Miss Mary siger-
son, because she refused TO marry him
The proposals to sell United States
bonds 10 the Government for the sinking
fund, at New York on the 10th, were all re-
jected by Secretary Sherman, the price asked,
LOS, being considered too high.
OVER 5000 immigrants arrived at
New York City on the 7th.
The manufacturers oflamp chimneys
have held a convention and resolved not TO
that under the present prices It does not pay
10 make them.
LUoRETIA Morr died mt her residence
near Philadelphia on the llth, in her eighty
eighth year,
DURING the Republican celebration
at Safe Harbor, near Lancaster, Pa, on the
llth, asmall cannon exploded, killing Joseph
Taylor aud John Aument. Mrs. Thomas
Crow Mrs, Ellmier and Elias Funk we're &C.
riously injured.
A TERRIBLE casualty happened near
Browns saw mill at Bordell City, Pa, on the |
night OF the 10th. number Of men were I'm |
their boarding houSe sitting around the Ore.
-Four Others had gene 70 bed up stairs. As |
The hre began TO burn low IN the stove |
one OF the men dipped cup full OF
oil from bucket at hand and poured |
IT on the Goals. The oil remaining in the cup |
caught hre and the person holding II threE
the blazing mass away and Il fell into the
bucket. An explosion immediately followed
and the burning fluid scattered all around the
room, deluging the clothing OF the men
with flaming oil. The men rushed out en-.
Valoped In sheets OF Gre aud writhed on the
ground In agony. Meanwhile the house
burned rapidly and in the euljers we're found
,he'dsarred bodies Of the four who we're up
staiEC. Their names were Elliott, Brown,
staley aud Hyde. OF those down stairs,
Joseph Heeps, Henry Monroe Frank West,
WlliaFh Fisher and Charles Smith were bad
y burned Monroe aud West win probably
die. F0y
The official vote Of Pennsylvania
shows Garhsld's majority 10 be 872I6.
TIE National Democratic Committee
held ameeting In New York Ou the l9th. The
following resolution was adopted: tThat the
committee has no Jurisdiction over local VIC.
lations Of election laws; but Il recommends
the several Democratic committees OF the
States where these frauds have been com
mitted 10 investigate them with a view 10 Tie
exposure OF the vlolators OF the law and their
prompt and tust punishment In relation 10
the duties OF the courts Or OF Congress IN the
premises, this committee Is not aud cannot
be charged with any responsibllityn The
committee also disGlained any responsibility
Tor the publication Of the Morey letter
GENERAL SoHOFIELp, In his annual J
nV suHvr IrOm tnIs annoying compliant. =