Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-24
THE East.

CHAIRMAN BARNUM has declined the
nomination to Congress from the Fourth Dis
trct Of Connecticut because of his duties on
the Democratic National Committee.
The steamship st. Laurent, which ar
rived at New York on the l4th, brought $780,,
GOO in gold.
SNOW fell in Gallagher Township,
Clinton County, Pa, on the 18th.
THE Massachusetts Republican State
Convention, held at Worcester on the 18th,
renominated the present officers, as follows:
Governor, John d. Lang; Lieutenant Gov
crnor, Byron Weston; Secretary Of State,
Henry B. Pierce; Attorney General, George
Marston. Daniel A. Gleason was nominated
for Treasurer and Receiver General, and
Charles r, Ladd for Auditor, both by accla-
nation.
Hon. FRED JONES was unanimously
nominated for Governor by the New Hamp-
shire Democratic State Convention on the
18th.
ONEthousand five hundred and eighty
eight immigrants arrived at New Yorl, on the
l4th.
Returns had been received from four
hundred and seventy-two towns in Maine up
10 the 18th. In these Davis had I2,G5l, Plais-
ted 1,1S3. Thlrty-four towns were TO be
heard from which last year gave Davis G35,
Fusionists l,2OI, scattering SO-a Fusion ma
jority Of BIZ. II they come the same as last
year Davis will have left 3O3 plurality, The
official returns alone can decide the result
A VESSEL from Port de Paix, Hayti,
was towed into New York harbor on the 10th
her whole crew having been taken down with
the yellow fever. Two men died on the pas
sage.
AN explosion of sulphur occurred in a
Colliery near Shenandoah, Pa, on the 10Th,
seriously injuring fve miners.
The New Hampshire Prohibition Con.
vention, on the 10Th, nominated George d.
Dodge for Governor by acclamation.
The captains of two Gloucester,
Mass, schooners who returned with theil
vessels from the Newfoundland fisheries on
the 10th, report being boarded by large
number OF natives who used violence to pre-.
vent their fishing
CHARLES LIVINGSTON, the Brooklyn,
N. Y, faster who had entered upon the ninth
day Of his fast Of fofty-two days. abandoned
the task ON the night OF the 18th. About
eleven o'clock man rushed into the hall aud
told Livingston his wife had committed sui.
eide In consequence Of her husbands determl-
nation TO continue the fast against her wishes.
Livingston hurried home and found his wife
in COnvulslOns lie summoned a physician,
who could not discover that Mrs. Livingston
had taken any poison, and concluded that Il
was only a device on her part to get her hus-
band home.
FOUR hundred and ninety towns in
Maine give Davis, Rep, for Governor, n, 1901
Plaisted, Fusion, 725SS; scattering, 39s;
Davis plurality, 7l3. The small towns to hear
from gave Davis last year 40, Fusion 495, scat.
terng so, total b55, a Fusion plurality of 8Oj,
which, deducted, leaves Davis 3ls plurality.
The Democrats claimed that the returns were
being doctored by the Republicans,
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred on the
afternoon Of the 18th in a small wooden build,
ing occupied by the Union Metallic Cartridge
Company at Bridgeport Conn, as a fulml.
mating building situated some distance west OF
their main factory. At the time Of the explo,
sion five persons were at work In the building
and all we're killed.
THE soldiers monument at Antietam
Cemetery was unveiled on the 18th with beau,
tiiul and imposing ceremonies, and In the
presence OF large number OF spectators,
The two hundred and fiftieth ami
Versary Of the settlement Of Boston was cele
brated ON the 18th. Business was entirely
suspended. The procession was the finest
and most complete ever witnessed IN the city
The Republicans of the Fourth Con.
gressional District Of New Jersey have nomi.
mated General Judson Fitzpatrick for Con.
gress.