Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-06

The Democratic and Greenback State
Committees of Maine held a meeting on the
9th ult and decided TO fuse as far as possible.
The following Greenback electors were nom
mated; Solon Chase, Benjamin Bunker, j.
7. Turner, Charles r. Whidden.
CONGRESSMAN MURCH (Greenback-
Labor was renominated by the Democratic
Convention at CASTLE, Me-, on the 9th ult.
DIR. TANNER, the New York faster,
entered upon the thlrtleth day of his fast on
the 9th ut.
The Egyptian obelisk, which recent
ly arrived at New York City, will be placed in
Central Park.
GENERAL HANCOCK, in addition to
present duties, has been assigned to command
the Department Of the South during the tenn
porary absence Of Brigader General Augur
AT Pottsville. Pa, on the night of the
18th ult, Jonathan Wasley superintendent,
Frank Williamson, inside boss, and John
Reese, district superintendent Of the Phila-
delphia IL Reading Coal and Iron Company
descended Kelley Run colllery to examine
the ventilation. They were found on the fol-
lowing morning dead from black damp. Res
cuing parties went to work. but many of them
were taken from the mine overcome by the
foul air.
THREE or four men entered the Mid
dletown, Conn, Savings Bank on the 27th
ult., during the absence at dinner Of some of
the officials, and engaging the clerks I'm con-
versatlon, accomplices robbed the vault Of
$500.
THE old Pine Street Church at Boston
was damaged by fire to the extent of $4,000
on the 9th ult
The Massachusetts Republican State
Convention will be held at Worcester Septem-
Der IS.
THE Massachusetts, Prohibition Con-
ventlon will be held at Worcester septem-
ber 8.
BETWEEN 1873 and 1880 twenty-six
steamships laden wholly or partly with grain
foundered at sea, and six we're reported miss
ing. During the same period one hundred
grain laden sailing vessels foundered and one
hundred aud eleven were reported missing.
CAPTAIN JAMES II. STANLEY, of Mid
dletown, Pa, died on the night of the 9th
ult. from hydrophobia. When the symptoms
first became manifest on the 25th ult he babe
his friends good bye aud submitted himself
~ NAie NeiN VI hNNlNAnt hhN bH Nut lbllOWluR
night, during violent spasm, he escaped and
was found In the suburbs biting at everything
within reach. Deceased was bitten by his
own dog several weeks ago.
The Independent Peoples Labor Con-
vention, held at Sharon, Pa, on the Goth ult.
indorsed the nomination of GARFIELD and
Arthur. Fifteen States were represented In
the Convention.
A FIFE at Buffalo, on the goth ult.,
destroyed property to the value of t925, 600.
The Lycoming Insurance Company
OF Philadelphia will probably go into lqulda.
tlon.
Snow commenced falling on the sum
NIT Of Mount Washington, N. H., little ba-
fore noon on the Goth ult, and continued most
OF the time until two O'Clock.
The New Jersey Democratic State
Convention will be held on the lst OF septem-
Der.
The Jury in the Seawanhaka case. at
New York City, brought in verdict on the
30 ult, that the disaster was caused by the
bursting or collapsing OF one Of the tubes In
the starboard boiler, whereby the flames were
driven under the crate bars into the are-room
thereby ignitIng the woodwork, causing the
destruction of the boat