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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
GENERAL.
BR1DEsMAIDs now wear no jewelry.


BRIDESMAIDS now wear no jewelry.
FISH recently caughtin the Columbia
River, Oregon, branded with letters,
were put in the Atlantic by an Eastern
hatchery.
GENERAL PATTERSON, of Philadel-
phia, and General 10. Lane, of Oregon,
are the only surviving Generals Of
the Mexican War.
THE tendency to make collections of
various articles sometimes runs in
strange channels. Mrs. Elizabeth Car
ter collected more than 800 teapots,
each possessing some traditionary in
terest.
FGFTY-Two years ago Henry Clay Sc
cured the position of messenger for the
Secretary of War for Charles, colored
man of Lexington, Ky. Charles still
performs the duties of the position, and
is said to be the politest man in Wash
ington.
A FRIGHTENED horse ran into a
crockery-ware store at Bangor, Me-, the
other day, going the whole length of the
floor before he was captured, and al
though surrounded on all sides by crock
cry, he was led out without having bro
ken single piece.
II you have silver dollar with an
eagle who has eight feathers in his tail
squeeze it tight. 1t is worth 80. Only
$50 of them were struck off at the mint
when it was discovered that an Ameri-
can eagle can not have eight feathers in
his tail
A WATCH which had not gone for two
! years and defied the best efforts of the
matchmaker, was recently struck by
lightning in the course of a severe storm,
near Vienna, and now Vienna paper
announces with the solemnity of truth
that the watch has kept excellent time
ever since.
Pixies PEAK is IA, 1886 feet in height,
yet flowers grow on the very summit.
| These are of the same varieties, and as
brilliant in color, as those that grow
lower down on the mountain, but are
much smaller and more delicate. They
nestle close to the ground, and look
very beautiful against the snow, but il
has been found very difficult to gather
or preserve them.
IHE curiosiues OF the postal-servlcC
were again illustrated at New Bedford
Mass, the other day. In opening bale
of cotton at the Potomska Mills sealed
letter was found, directed to a lady in
Prattsville, Ala. An uncanceled STAMP
adorned the corner, and it was evident
ly dropped by some one who wa:
charged to carry it to the Post-office. L
has been duly forwarded.
THE date of the earliest eclipse of The
sun recorded in the annals of the Chin
ese, when "on the first day of the last
month of autumn, the sun and moor
did not meet harmoniously in Fang,
or in that part of the heavens defined
by two stars in the constellation of the
Scorpion, has been determined by Prof
Won Oppolzer, of Vienna, to have beer
the morning of October %, 2137 b. G.
Here lies the body of Richard Thomas
an inglishman by birth, a wing OF 70
Il cooper by trade, now food for worms.
Like an old Rum puncheOn
whose slaves are all marked, numbered an
shocked,
He will be raised and put together again
by his maker.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
LATER NEWS.

COLONEL WILLIAM p. WAR, assis-
tant chief Of the Cherokee Nation, died at
Washington on the 23d. He comma nded
brigade Of Indians I'm the Confederate army,
and since the close Of the war had been the
principal representative Of Cherokee interests
In Washington.
A SCOUTING party from Fort Reno
arrested lot Of intruders into the Indian
Territory on the 23d. About twenty-five mar
rowly escaped into Kansas. The intruders
were mostly from Kansas and Arkansas, and
were locating claims, intending 10 return 10
the States, file them and await the opening
Of the country TO settlement.
THE registration of voters closed in
New York City on the 23d, 2l6,974 persons
having registered against 1873, ,O64 In 1876.
A LONDON dispatch says $4,000, 900
In gold were shipped from Havre for America
on the 23d.
THE St. Petersburg Golos says the
outlook for Russia is very gloomy A coun-
try whose ordinary export is forty million
quarters viii have to bring grain from abroad.
How to feed the peasantry the coming winter
Is problem occupying the serious attention
Of the Government.
MOUNT YEsUvIUs is in an increasing
ly active state Of eruption.
THE arrest of Doyle, the counter
| ieiter, at Chicago, is considered one Of the
most important ever made in the history Of
| the Secret Service department. His arrest
was made with the expectation OF capturing
| upon hima number Of the 500 counterfeit
/ bills which have been In circulation about a
| year. They were 90 eXquisitely executed ne
| 20 defy the examination Of bank experts, and
| the detectives 10 discover from whence they
came. When arrested S201, 900 In bonds aud
! 5000 In currency were found upon him. OF
the latter there were twenty-seven one hundred
dollar bills, supposed to be part Of the spu-
rious issue On question 10 was FIRST supposed
the bonds we're genuine aud the numbers had
been raised. IL turns out that the bonds are
also counterfeit and but for the arrest OF
Doyle S9O5,O0O Of them would probably have
been put aaOatin Chicago within week. This
fact comes to light through the arrest Of
Charles H. Smith, OF Brooklyn, together with
p. w. Spencer alias Bill BrOckway. The lat.
ter owned the 7-30 bond plate which gave the
Secret Service great trouble for long time,
and has controlled several other Issues Of the
"queer."
GUM & ScHluDT's livery stable at
Quincy, H., was destroyed by fire on the 23d,
Fifty-one horses were burned
The following is the official vote OF
Indiana for Governor at the October election {;
Porter, Republican, 2sO,29l; Lauders, Demo-
erat, 222, 74O; Gregg, National, l4s63; plurality
for Porter, 1887.
A PRIVATE letter from Postmaster
Hotehklss, at Powderhorn, Col, states that
an Indian outbreak is inevitable. Large num-
berA OF Indians were reported in the vicinity
OF Cebolla, fifteen miles from Gunnlson City,
running of horses.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

NATHAN EATON, Assistant Postmaster
Of Spanish Hollow, Oregon, has been arrested
for robblng the mails.
A CHICAGO dispatch, on the 10Th,
stated that portions OF the upper deck, stan.
chions, one door panel with the name OF the
steamer Alpena, also two life preservers,
some chairs and piano had been washed
ashore at Holland, Mich, which were recog-
nized by an agent Of the steameras belonging
to the Alpsna, The body OF a lady had also
come ashore, which was recognized as being a
Mrs. Bradley, who, with her two daughters.
took passage on the vessel at Grand Haven.
A DISPATCH received at Denver on
the 10th stated that Indian Agent Berry had
not been arrested aud was then seereted by
the Indians or United States troops
EDWARD j. RYAN, Chief Justice of
Wisconsin, died at his home in Madison on
the 18th.
LARGE losses Of stock are reported by
the recent storm In the Northwest.
The Galveston Nei0s received specials
from III Paso, Texas, on the 10th, stating that
Chief Victories band vas surrounded on the
18th. and Victorio, dlty warriors and eight
women aud children were killed
AT HarWOOd, Texas, on the 18th, an
ignorant old negro administered stryohnine
10 three patients, thinking It quinlne. Two
died in a few hours and the third was beyond
recovery.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad issued circular on the 10Th an
nounelnG that that road and the Southern
Pacific will be completed and connected about
January /, 1881, thus opening up new route
between the East and the Pacific coast
The following is the vote for Secre-
tary OF State and Supreme Judge cast at the
recent election 10 Ohioi Secretary Of State
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
Five Women Burned to Death.

ClNCINNATI, october ~.
A FIRE resulting in the loss of five lives oc-
CURED about eleven o'clock to-day in the
shoddy-factory of Benjamin Hay, corner of
creased rags falling upon the bales, and before
the engines could be brought TO the spot the
whole building, owing to the inlammable
character of its contents, was In flames.
Twenty girls and women, under the super
vision of Mary Forcn, the fOrewomHn of tho
sorting department, were ut work in the sort
Ing ana storage rooms on the third floor.
These women knew nothing of the presence of
the fire until one of them saw smoke coming
through the cracks in the floors. She at
once called "Fire" and started for the stair
case in the storage-room. Most of the women
at this time were in the storage-room, only
eight then being In the sortlng-room. The
forewoman ran 20 the door between the two
rooms and told them the building was ON fire,
and to hurry out. Two of the eight immedl-
ately followed her, hut the other six, anxious
to save their clothing, stopped to take of their
working dresses and put ON those they wore
going TO and from work. The consequence
was when they returned TO 20 down the stair
case in the storage-room thoy found
the flames had cut them of I'm that
direction. Then turning toward the
dryiugroom, all there was found to be In
flames, Their only chance was the windows.
OlllN Two OF tut SIX fHANnDu NuuL point ullNts
Two, afterwnrd identified as Mrs. Rachel Dog
gett and Mrs. Catherine Jackson, were suttO-
Gated by tho smoke, and fell almost at the
threshold of the door through which they had
In vain cndeavored 10 escape. Two others,
Miss Margaret Welsh and Miss Curruu, fell
not more than ten feet from the window
which Mrs, Eliza BarraclS and Mrs. Mary Lyon
reached alive. No sooner were their agon-
tied faces seen at the window than cry
OF horror went up from the thousands
attracted to the vicinity by tho fire A NUM-
ber OF citizens hastily rolled under the window
q number OF bales Of rugs, and called upon the
women TO jump Mrs. Bnrrack, after turning
her head and looking back at the flames rap
idly increasing in volume, stepped upon the
windOw-sill and lcaped down the forty or fifty
teot, lighting ON the bales, and IN striking
broke her left ankle. She was Immediately
picked up and carried 10 neighbOrug store,
whence she was sent 10 tho hospital
which had befalen Mrs. Barrack, stood
still In the window-slll, and, In response
TO a cry from Onicer burke TO Jump for
Gods sake" was heard 20 say something
which sounded like mo; no; / cannot"
Then, turning, she rushed back into the flames,
and was seen no more until her dead and
charred body was found lying near those Of
her companions,
The general opinion Is that the unfortunate
victims are 20 blame for the terrible tragedy,
the statements of the forewomen, many fire
men and the girl, Annie Madden (who first gave
the alarm on this floor, being to the effect that
they bad ample time 70 escape after the alarm
was given.
BEATS AwL-The patent shoe-stitch.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
A Singular Incident.

Mrs EMMA SISiMs, residing In Washington
City, but stopping in Baltimore, dropped a
packet Of notes, amounting to 1880, from her
pocket on North Gay street, about ten o clock
yesterday morning. The money somewhat
scattered about, wus picked up by Mr. John
Myers. lie remembered that 1t was the day
of the grand procession, and looked upon the
shower of grcenbaclIs us sham or some adj
vertsing dclusiun; he at once resolved to
make 1t complete give-away, and handed
around the money to all who desired II with
an abandon beautiful 10 behold. Scenes that
were ludicrous I'm the extreme ensucd,
though their ending was serious. The idea
Of Mr.. Myers took readily, and hvo-cent ci-
Rars were coOlly lighted with twonty-dOllar
notes. nearly all the money being in notes
of that denomination. Street gamins pasted
q few around on awning posts to deceive
unsuspeCtiug strangers, A boy sold one twen-
ty-dOllHr note for twenty-five cents, aud It Is
said $500 additional were sold for the same
amount. a lady, residing not far away, got
a twenty dollar note, which she said she
would keep in memory Of the great Cclebra-
tiOn. A friend begged her for it that she
might frame II and keep IL, and the lady gave
II to her Mrs, Simms meanwhile Informed
Officer q ibsOn Of her loss lie fastened 10 the
spot and managed TO recover $3.50 of the
amount, among It the twenty-dOllar note got
ten by the lady mentioned above. The dlsCov-
cry OF the facts caused cOnstcrnatiOn among
those who had so freely made away with what
they believed to be bogus treasure, and much
regret was expressed for the loss sustained by
Mrs. Simms The case is decidedly one of the
most singular ON record baltimore Sun.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
Distributing the Curses.

Kick himl Kick somebody II you
get beat in court, go down TO the tav-
ern and swear at the Judge. The Chi
cago organ of the late Hancock boom
exercises its privilege as a mourner to
rise up, with tears and sneers, to say
that democrats in all parts of the
country agree that their candidate for
Vice-President is mainly responsible
for the disaster which has overtaken
him, They now refer to him as Bill
English. Landers also comes in for o
large share of the blame, being de-
nounced by members of his own party
more freely than he was by the Repu6-
licans previous to the election. Ian
ders himself places the blame on En-
glish, while English takes refuge be-
hind the assertion that Hendricks caused
all the trouble by inducing the Supreme
Court TO overthrow the Constitutional
amendments. "-IOlUa Register.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
FOREIGN INTELLICENCE.

Two STEAMERS have been ordered
built on the Clyde for new French company
TO trade with the United States.
The catch of whales in the Arctic
this year, on the Behrlng side, has been un
precedentedly large, some of the vessels Sc
curing over 1909 barrels of OIL 10000 pOun dl
Of whalebone and l,5OO barrels Of walrus
ivory. Nothing like 1t has been seen for
years.
A TERRIFIC hurricane passed over
Denmark on the goth, doing much damage tc
shipping.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were recently
felt throughout Spain and Portugal.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
An Overland Drive from Indiana to
Washington Territory.

WILLIAM MAJOR and Alexander Kirk
patrick left Jasper County, Indiana, on
the 31st day of March, 1880, destined for
Puget Sound, with stout pair of mules
and a comfortable covered wagon. They
arrived at New Tacoma on the evening
of September 14th, having made the
entire distance with the same mules and
wagon-time, 167 days. The route
travelled was by way of Burlington, Ia.
thence to Plattsmouth, on the Missouri
River; thence through Nebraska and
across the Platte at Old Fort Kearney;
up the Platte and the south branch
thereof to Julesburg; parallel with the
Union Pacific Railroad to Rawlins,
thence along the old emigrant road
through Wyoming, south of the Black
Hills mining region, crossing Idaho to
the mouth of the Malheur River in East
ern Oregon. On this long and tedious
trip, Messrs. Major and Kirkpatrick fell
in with great many emigrants travel
ing in the same direction. At the outset
the boys comprehended the distance,
journeyed slowly, and were left behind
by those in haste to reach their destina-
ton; but as the months wore on they
left those far in the rear who hurried
| onward at the start. Grass was found
poor along the entire route, and game
scarce. Major and Kirkpatrick are here
to examine and reportupon the country,
both as TO climate and resources, and If
the accounts they send home are favor
able large number of well-to-do people
in Jasper County, tired of hot summers
and cold winters, will seek homes in
Western Oregon.-Ne,O Tacoma (W. ~
Ledger.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
SHERMAN TO HAMPTON.
YpgENfTTE. Cal OptObpr 10.

lOSEMlIEs Nhl, OClputI lui AooV'
Weighed Hampton, Senator de tactO:
Slr-Your very characteristic dispatch has
been received, and hasten TO reply that am
your man, and you are the person have been
long looking for. When 1 was picnicking in
Georgia brought my lunch and expected TO
meet you, but you did not keep the appoint
ment. / and my "bummers" then hurried
over into your Sovereign state" and calledi
but you were mot at home" l remembered
that after you burned Columbia and charged
Il on us we found you hiding away up in Old
North Carolina, and you were pleased to com
plain of tho great burden OF unsolicited hos,
pitality which we thrust upon you. Since !
nave thought Of you often. 1t is very good OF
you now TO send me your address. VIII, as
you suppose, be most happy 20 finish the job
begun In past years You're right In saving
thar am "the fighting member of the fam
ily," Brother John is u fine penman; and you
must confess he writes pointed letter. ]
will not bring any friends this time, because
they will not be necessary; but II you VIII
make your headquarters in any single state
TN can catch up with you 1 shall be much
obliged. / should like TO find you somewhere
Il possible, before the Inauguration OF General
GARFIELD, Yours at close quarters,
w. 4. SIBERIAN.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

THE Chicago Thnc' Of the 2lst publishes the
following among many other affecting inci-
dents growing out of the loss on Lake MlChi-
gan of the steamer Alpena; "a most pituble
sight is the grief Of an aged Englishmun named
John Osborn, who with anguish depicted in
every lineament Of a wrinlSled face, has sew
eral times within the past two days appeared
at the desk Of Secretary Wright The inyari-
able question, expressed In a paintive tone
such as would touch the stoniest heart, Isl:
Anything yctr Last evening, before the
response was given, he turned away,
sobbing out: Gone, gone! All gone! Down
with the Alpena went his only son, daughter
and two grandchildren. The downward course
of his life is dark with clouds Of sorrow. One
Of the afflicted is Mr.. William Vandccar. With
anxious face he walked into the Office OF the
Goodrich Company on yesterday morning, and
broke out with the usual Have you heard
from the Alpena, sir2' To the silent shake Of
the head of the clerk to whom the question was
put, he only said, she's gone, them! and, lay
ing paper on the desk, walked away. The
slip read: My wife, short, Stoutly-built, sew
eral rings on her hands. Send me telephone
| # found. VIM. Vandecar.' Rev. Farrell Hart
and wife, Of White Pigeon, Mich, are of the
lost They were on their way to n home I'm
this city, and a peculiar interest attaches to
| their death from the fact that they had just
| been welded, and were enjoying bridal trip"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
APromI.e 70 q Mother Kept.

CHARLIE OWEN, express messenger on the
train that was wrecked last Friday evening,
was struck between the shoulders by box,
temporarily paralyzing his arms, but when
offered u glass of whisky by the physician he
refused, and when the doctor urged him he
again refused. Insisting, the medical man and
several others standing near told him he must
take it TO save his life. "No, sirl' said the
young man, firmly refusing. "When 1 went
to railrOading | promised my mother that l
would never touch whisky, and I'll die here
in my tracks, gentlemen, before I'll touch
it," The young man mentioned is Il brother
Of the agent at Knoxville. He Is but nine
teen years of age, and has been in the
employ of the Southern Express Company for
a few months only. He has been tried on
several roads, and on account of his integrity,
intelligence and close application to duty has
been rapidly promoted by his route agent to
the position Of first class" messenger. lie
left Lynchbnrg September "a with a heavy
"run" of freight and valuables. The entire
train left the track near Big Lick, and the cx-
press car and contents were crushed and torn
to splinters. Charlie was dragged from under
the wreck crushed and bruised, and was
evidently suffering greatly. His first words
were to call for his safe and two boxes of
silver. Whom brought to him he extended his
bruised body ovcrthem. and watched his yalu-
able run" through the long hours of the
| night.--KnOIpiUe (1cHrll Tribune.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

BSyThe Paterson editor, who con-
versed with the Superb in hack, was
delighted with his variegated converse
.ional powers. "He converses readily,
and uses good, plain language. Every
hing he says is right to the point, and
he doesn't hesitate to answer any ques-
tion asked him" Apparently not. His
resources of information seem to be a
good deal like those of the accom-.
plished person of whom it was once
said: "Iie knows no end of things, but
the trouble is that most of the things he
knows aren't SON Y. Tribune.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

Ba-HancOck says the tariff question
twas brought up once in my native
place, GIN Pennsylvania. This is en-
tirely probablel There have been indi-
cations from other sources that Penn
sylvania has at various times taken u
passing interest in the subject.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
HAMpTON no sHERMAN.

DEAD DOGS CAVERN, So, OctoDer w. loeU'
Sir: Your Quaker brother has beaten me
over the head with the butt-end of aquill-pen,
and nearly knocked my brains out. gave
him my Post-olllCe address, but he insolently
replied that he was killing live dogs. not ight-
ing dead ones. This is a cooperative family
insult, and, as you ure the lighting member
thereof, hold you responsible. My friend,
who is us much of gentleman as myself, will
telegraph this to you at your expense, ana
impAtiently wait for Il prepaid reply at Last
Ditch, Lost Cause County, Sovereign State OF
South Carolina. Yours pugnaotously,
WEIGHED HAMPTON.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

Bottle Democratic editors are not
precisely tumbling over each other in
their zeal to get to the front with de-
fenses OF English.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

Bay- "It isn't much of a shower; 60
on with your old ark" is the cry of the
National Democratic COmmitte as the
tidal wave submerges them.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

Wyoming has 467 1874 cattle and
S32, 1858 sheep on her plains. The hui
man population is 20,804.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

B9~ " Pity the sorrows of poor old
soldier. ~ s. Hancock.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

Bd@Don' tresign, English. The whole
country wants a whack at you.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
BY GrapeNine Express.

A correspondence has just passed be-
tween General Weighed Hampton and
General Tecumseh W. Sherman, for the
entire accuracy of which the Chicago
Tribune vouches, as it came direct by
grapevine express:
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

BEATS AwI-The patent shoe-stitch.
ing machine.