Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-25

dated, the loss at the latter place being placed
at s25OOOO.
THERE was snow in Minnesota on the
18th
A RAIN Of fish was reported at New
port, Ky, on the morniug.of the l4th. The
fish were strewn over field in large quanti-
ties and large numbers Of them were alive
when first discovered. They measured from
one to six inches IN length and we're of
species known as blue catn The suppos-
tion is that they were raised from some North
ern lake by water-spout and carried over
the country by the terrific force Of a cyclone
which passed over that section during the
night Crowds Of people visited the grounds
and secured many specimens TO preserve.
A NEW and dangerous counterfeit one
hundred dollar note on the National Exchange
Bank of Baltimore, Nd, has made It's appear
auce. The note is Of the series Of 1916 print
ed on fiber paper
FIVE hundred of Sitting Bulls band
from the other side Of the international boun-
Diary line, surrendered to Lieutenant Whistler
at Fort Keogh on the 14th. The Indians were
in a starving condition and were fedand cared
for. More are about to follow
ALL the Leadville mines except two,
we're running on the 18th, the strike being
ended. .#
The Democratic Committee of Utah
have adopted a resolution declaring that it is
the solemn duty Of the Government to pro-
vide suitable laws for the suppression of the
practice Of polygamy in the Territories and
proper officers to enforce them. The Committee
selected Allen g. Campbell TO go as a delegate
10 Cincinnati 10 present the resolution and
urge its insertion in the Democratic National
platform.
THE National Division of the Order
Of sonsof Temperance of North America was
in session at Cincinnati on the 18th. G. W.
Ross, Of Ontario presided.
The recent rains in Wisconsin and
Minnesota have seriously injured the grow
ing crops.
The Indiana Republican State Con-
vention, held at Indianapolis on the 11th,
nominated the following ticket: For Cover
nor, Albert g. Porter; Lieutenant-Governo
Thomas Hanna; Judges Of the Supreme Court,
! Byron X. Elliott and William A. Woods Sec.
retary Of State, J. r. Hawu; Auditor, f. II.
Wolf; Treasurer, Rowell s. Hin; Attorney
| General, d. p. Baldwin; superintendent Of
Public Instruction, j. NJ. Bloss.
JUDGE j. b. HOWELL, ex-United
States Senator from Iowa, died at his residence
at Keokuk on the 18th. He was born July 4,
1916.
THE following ticket was nominated
by the Arkansas State Convention at Little
Rock on the 17th For Governor VIM. P.
Parks; Secretary Of State, Charles f. Toby
Treasurer, William A. Watson; Auditor
Charles E. Cunningham; Land Commissioner
Wiltshire Riley; superintendent of Instruc
tion, Peter Burgman.
THE Prohibitionist party of the United
States met in National Convention at Cleve
land on the 18th. One hundred and forty-twC
delegates were present representing the fol
lowing states Arkansas, Connecticut Iowa
Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Jersey Ohio
New York. West Virginia. Wisconsin, Michi
gan and Pennsylvania. A permanent organi
zaton was effected by the election of Rev A
A. Miner, d. d., Of Massachusetts, as Chair
man and Rev. s. L. Webster of New Jersey
Secretary A platform was then adopted and
General Neal Dow, OF Maine, nominated To-
President and Rev. A. II. Thompson, d. d.
of Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio
for Vice-Presldent.
SENATOR u. B. VANCE, of North Car
ollna, was married to Mrs. Florence s. Mar
tin, in Oldham County, KY, on the 10th.
Two GAMBLERS named Harris an(
Young were riding in a hack at Albuquerque,
New Mexico, recently, when the latter go
into quarrel with the driver and shot him
Young then shot and killed Harris.
MEMPHIS has laid more than twenty
miles of sewerage and thirty miles Of tile drair
since the close OF the last epidemic.
The Colorado Greenbackers nomina
ted the following ticket for State officers OF
the 18th: For Governor, Rev. A. J. Chitten
den; Lieutenant-G Governor, Albert Campbell
Secretary Of State, @. w. King; Treasurer
John II, Rckett; Attorney General, L. G
Holllnsworth.
The North Carolina Democratic Stat
Convention was held at Raleigh on the 18th
All the present State officers were renomina
ted except those forLieutenant- Governor anC
Auditor. The delegates to Cincinnati wer
not instructed, but are favorable to Seymour
second choice Bayard.
The Indiana Supreme Court has over
thrown the Constitutional amendment chang
ing the time of holding the election for Stat
officers from October to the second Tuesda
In November.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at tn
Yellow Jacket Mine, Gold HILL New, on th
18th, occasloned by car load OF tools falling
from near the surface to the bottom, wher
eight men were ON the skip, -Four were In
stantly killed and two seriously injured.
A SPECIAL from Shakespeare, N. M.
to Tucson, Arizona, paper on the 18th
stated that the citizens of Silver City and Vi
cinity were almost starving for want of pro
visions. No flour, potatoes or bacon or an
OF the staple necessares OF life were TO be ob
tained for love or money. Business was com
pletely prostrated In consequence both at sil
yer City and Shakespeare. Victorio's raid
caused all this.
SAMUEL SAMPSON HOWARD wa
hanged at Bastrop, Texas, on the 18th, 70
the murder of Alexander Farmer in May, 1SD
A TEN-YEARs-oLD boy in Adrian
Mich, shot nine-years-old boy In the groi
with revolver on the 10th. He was going t
shoot dog and the boy said something l.
him when he fired, The wounded boy is in
critical condition,
A RAILROAD accident from singul a
cause happened at the bridge over the Seiot
Ilivernear Chllicothe, Ohio, on the Daytol
& Southeastern Railroad, on the 18th. Jane
Duffy, bridge watchman, laid down besi
the track and went 10 sleep with one arm owe
the rail. A gravel train backed down upo
him and the entire train was thrown of IN
track Five men were thrown into the rive
and twenty Others into the debris OF IN
! wrecked train. Duffy and two others wer
fatally injured. John Kennedy had both leg
hrnken. lie then fell into the river md WI