Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


Announcements under this head will be
charged 81, and cash, in all cases, should
accompany the order
FOR RECORDER.
The name OF Capt e. +. Mason is an
nounced as candidate for the office Of
County Recorder, subject to the decision Of
the Republican County Nominating Con-.
ventiOn.
The name OF A. r. Houghton will be
presented to the coming Republican Coun.
ty Convention, as a candidate for Record.
er.
ANNOUNCEMENT, The friends Of E. II
PIFER, Of Rock Creek, believing him to be
eminently fitted for filling the place OF
County Recorder, authorize us to announce
his name as a candidate for that office,
subject to the aoton Of the Republican
County Convention.
AsHTABULA COUNTY.
Rock Creek, July 90, $780,
ANNOUNCEMENT. Believing that II. II.
Grover, Of Hansgroye, is we'll adapted to
iill with credit to himself and the Coun-
ty, the Office Of Recorder, you are
hereby authorized to announce his
name to the voters of the County as a
candidate for that office, subject to the
action Of the Republican County Conven-
ton. MANY VoTERs.
Hartsgrove, July 90, 1880.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
The name Of W. II. Crowell will be pre-
sented to the Republican County Conven-
tion as candidate for re election to the
office Of County Auditor.
General Grant, it is asserted, has been
chosen President of mining company in
New Mexico.
Secretary Evarts is announced for an
active part in the Presidential campaign,
TO make his first speech in the city OF New
York.
Our next President will be heavy man.
Garfield is six feet high and weighs 24O
pounds. Hancock measures six feet two
When nominated to the Vice Presidency
Mr.. Colfax was widower. So were Henry
Wilson and Mr.. Wheeler Both Mr.. En-
glish and Mr.. Arthur are widowers.
An accident has befallen the Hudson
River tunnel, by collapse, and 20 persons
were buried and drowned. The securing
OF the bodies depends upon the building
Of a Golfer dam, which will require some
three or four weeks
We have the note in advance from our
Democratic friends, that they are going
to makea lively campaign in this State.
We are glad to have this announcement
made full and unreserved, as after cleo
tion we do not care to have it claimed, that
they never expected to carry the Buckeye
StRte-Garfeld's own STATED
The three candidates for President this
year are none Of them very rich men. Gen.
Garfield is said to be worth about 800, 900,
Gen. Hancock perhaps twice as much,
while Gen. Weaver is not worth over five
thousand The candidates for Vice -Presi.
dent are all wealthy, William II. English
being the only millionaire among them.
In Cinninnati coal is sold by the bushel,
and so firmly is this practice fixed, that the
people will buy in no other way. The
State law fixes the weight of bushel at 80
pounds, but the dealer gives only 70
pounds. This arises from the inability
Of the dealer to make saving business by
buying by weight and selling by measure
at 80 pounds to the bushe.
General Hancock, in one Of his letters,
says "it's principles not men," 1t would
be kind of the General to state what are
the principles of the Democracy, Except
ing "State rights" and such other rights
and principles as grow out of these-the
shotgun principles, and bull-dozing prin-
ciples. We haven't any definite idea
what they are.
The use Of Judge Sherman's name in Con-
nection with the Congressional canvass,
although we'll enough known, perhaps, to
DO informal and unauthorized, is-we may
say from personal informa tion--not to his
taste, or in accordance with his wishes
His preference is to be In no way mixed up
or identified with it, However kindly the
motives that may have prompted It, his
feelings would be consulted more fully,
II his name were in no way mentioned In
this connection.
General Garfield, the Republican candi-
date for President, is an elder and local
preacher in what is known as the Campbell.
ite church. General Weaver, the Nation.
al Greenbaek candidate for the same Of
fee is prominent member of the Metho-
dist church. He is one Of the sweet sing
ers Of Israel, having a rich and highly cul-
tured voice, Gen. Hancock, the Democmtio
Presidential candidate, is not charged with