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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

THE loser IN a Memphis bet Is TO stand on
his head hve minutes, IN u public square,
with II Garfield banner suspended from his
feet.
In Oswego, N. Y, gTocerymnn bet his store
ngainst nelghbor's meat market that Han
cock would bo elected. He turned over his
wager like man, but the butcher declined to
accept IL.
In Ogdensburg, N. Y, william Alger bet his
mustaohe against A. A. Babcock's whiskers
that Garfield would not be elected The othor
morning he had his mustaoho cut or and sent
To Mr.. Babouok.
George r. knowls, of Racine, Wis, won from
Edwin Childs, Of Dakota, one section of good
farm land, six hundred and forty acres. The
bet was $1,000 against certain described
section that New York State would give Gar
field from loo TO 6,OOJ Republican majority.
A combination bet was made by ten Demo-
Gratis and ten Republicans in Houston, Tex.
The losers were to harness themselves TO
stage-ooach and draw the winners through the
principal street, In both parties were some
of the foremost men OF the city.
wheelbarrow bet in Baltimore result cd in
more of show than was expected The loser
was annoyed while wheeling the winner over
the stipulated route, by the tsunts of the lat
ter, and followed up tho payment Of the whger
by whipping him soundly.
A Harrisburg man was caught by tho tricky
offer OF wager that one city In the United
States of over 100000 inhabitants would not
give $40 votes for Hancock Tho stake was n
supper for the Ward Campaign Club of tho
winner. The city named was Washington,
where there is no voting for President at ALL
The victim smd nothing, except to name the
time and tue place for the supper. on that
occasion the viands looked all right, and woro
Just such as the writton terms OF the bet
called for; but they were found to be sea-
soned with SNUFF and other unpalatable sub
stances.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
PITH AND POINT.

WE are not very observing, but we
have noticed that the first thing any
woman does upon alighting from car
riage Is TO carefully put her right hand
in conjunction with her back hair, just
to see II it's all right.-NetO HaUeH Req
lister.
NOTHING mads man more than to
come down TO breakfast and have his
wife tell him he has been talking in his
sleep, and refuse to give away what he
said. Not that his conscience troubles
him oh, mol he is only after psychology
ical facts.-LoUeH Citizen.
DEACON julius G. SNOWFALL, who
takes religious paper, asked Rev. Amin
idab Bledso, the other day: "What is
de meanin' OBJ de term pam -Episcopals
and pan-PresbyteriansP Why hain'twe
got no culled pan-BaptissesP" "Look
heah, niggah, it pains me to see you
'splay. sich ignorance. Don't yer know
dat de pan Piscopals, pan-Mefodists,
pan-Baptisses is dem what pans out de
mos when de hats being passedP"-
GdLUestOn Ne1Os.
BABY's LULLABY.
CAS- sung by its father while mamma is visit
ing the neighbOrs).
Rock. ably baby upon the tree top,
When the wind blows-cOnfouHd 1t, do stop.
When the wind blows the cradle will rock,
Jerusalem crickets, what n temper you've
got,
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall.
By thunder, you young 'uns do nothing but
squall.
Now, baby, go by-by go hush + -ty-hush;
Shoe, shoe, shooy, shooy, hush, hush 4. .ty-
hush;
Go to sleep, my baby, my little sweet pet;
Go to sleep; don't you hear me, I'll spank you,
III bet
If you amt asleep, this minute, now, now,
rock-a-by,
Wen, hang such young one, that does moth
ing but cry.
on Cify Uerricb
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
FORBIGN INTFILICENCR

THE propeller Zealand, of Hamilton,
Ontario, was wrecked few days ago, and her
crew OF sixteen are all supposed to have been
lost.
AN explosion of gas occurred in a
mine at stellerton, Nova Scotia, on the 18th.
About thirty-lye or forty men were killed.
The accident, presumably was caused by
some miner firing a shot In forbidden part
Of the workings
A ST. PETERSBURG dispatch says all
the Nihilists tried for being implicated in the
plots against the life Of the Car have been
found guilty. Five were sentenced to death
and eleven to hard labor In the mines, the
terms ranging from fifty years TO life. Three
women were sentenced to fifteen years. penal
seryitude.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.


WAHhANhIONs
WINNIE REAM's statue Of Admiral
Farragut, erected on Farragut Square, Wash
ington, will be unveiled about the 10th Of De-
cember.
GENERAL SHERIDAN's annual report
20 the General OF the Army sets forth that
there are in the department Of Dakota
1850 officers and men, In the depart
ment OF the Platte $50, in the department
oil the Missouri 4,72O, and in the depart.
ment Of Texas 800. He considers the force
entirely inadequate 10 the great territory and
numerous demands upon the army from the
northern and southern borders. The ratio is
about one man to every seventy-dve square
miles, except in Texas, where It is one man 10
every 1876 square miles.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
given notice TO the holders OF United States
six per cent. bonds issued under date Of Feb
ruary 8, 1861, and commonly known as the
skies Of 1880, that said bonds, with accrued
interest thereon, win be paid at the depart
ment December 81, 1880, aud that the interest
on said bonds will cease on that day.
In October 119, ,04S, ,318 stamps were
Issued by the Post-offlce Department, the
largest number ever issued in one month.
The report of the Commissioner of
Customs for the last fiscal year shows the
total collections from customs 10 have been
SlSS,37S,6ll, and the expense Of collecting
the same s6023, 253. The receipts for inter
nal revenue since the commencement Of the
current fiscal year up to and including the
1lth were s4s,24O, ,76S, against S43, $50, 935 for
the corresponding period last year.
THE total number of letters and par
cells registered throughout the country during
the fiscal year ending June 30 last was $685.,
bIS, OF which lin round numbers) 8, 1856, coo
were domestic letters, $4,000 domestic
parcels, third and fourth class matter
$4,000 letters to foreign countries,
$50 parcels to foreign countries and
upward Of 100000 letters and parcels OF
official matter forwarded for the Government
and by law exempt from payment of registry
fees. Amount Of fees collected, S595, ,774, an
increase Of nearly thirty per cent. over the
preceding year. The increase in the number
of letters and parcels registered was .567, ,49l;
actual losses Of registered matter during the
year, ,llS letters and parcels which is at the
rate OF one in about every $500. This is pro-
portionately smaller loss than for the pre-.
vious year.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
Post ONCE Amirs.

WASHINGTON, November IL.
THE forthcoming report OF Assistant Post-
mastcr-General Hazen makes an interesting
exhibit Of the operations Of the registry sys-
tenn. The total number of letters and parcels
registered throughout the country during the
fiscal year ended June 30 last was 6,g9d,5I3,
Of which in round numbers 5,2i0,OOO were
domestic letters, $4,000 domestic parcels,
third and fourth class matter, 2dS,OJ) letters
to foreign countries $3.50 parcels to foreign
countries, and upwards of l,O0J,UO1 letters
and parcels Of Official matter, forwarded for
the Government and by law exempt from the
payment of registry fees. The amount OF fees
collected were S595,774, an increase Of nearly
thirty per cent. over the preceding year Tho
increase I'm the number of letters and parcels
registered was l,567,40l. The actual losses of
registered matter during the year were LIS
letters and parcels, which is at the rate OF one
in about every 6,2OO. This is proportionutely
smaller loss than for the previous year.
The newly-authorlzed registration Of third
and fourth-class matter merchandise, ct o. is
reported to be still attended with oxtraordtn-
ary success, l53,5s3 parcels were registered
during the fiscal year at tho New York City
Post-Ohioo alone.
General Hazen, in view of the fact that most
of the losses of registered matter occur on
"starsorylce" routes, recommends that mail
contractors on star routes be held accountable
for losses directly traceuble TO carelessness or
other fault of their agents, and suggests that
I'm all contracts hereafter oluuse bo insert ed
providing for such accountability.
Auditor McGrew's report shows the number
of domestic money orders issued for the fiscal
year to bo 7,2I0,537, amounting to 800, $40
The principal foreign money-ordcr business
WIS as follows; with Great Britain, ll0 773 or
ders Issued, amounting TO Sl,62j,9Ij, and l8,gl9
paid, amounting TO S39,O90; Cnnada, 25,.
s9j orders issued, amounting to $jll,6l7, ana
23,2l3 paid, amounting to Si22,73O; Germany,
63,s5j orders issued for Sl,Ol4,i02 and 22,G55
orders paid, amounting to S637, l57. The total
of net revenue to the Government from tho
money-Order business Of the year, $26g,2O5.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

SARAH DEMPSEY, aged Ill years, probably
the Oldest woman In tho State of New York,
was recently found dead In bed In her hut on
the Ulster Mountains, near Ellenyille. She
had died from starvation and weakness, and
her house wns found In terrible condition.
No food OF any kind was I'm tho house. Tho
appearance Of the corpse indicated that tho
old lady had, from lack Of proper food, become
unable to get out Of her bod, and had lain
there until she had died Of starvation. Mrs.
Dempsey had lived In this hut, miles from any
hRbitationi for many years. She had been
solitary In her habits ever since she was aban-
doned by young man with whom she eloped
from school when girl. Reside tho dead
Woman's bed was found piece Of paper, on
which was sorawled in pencils
MY God, am dying by inches from hunger.
Ny money viii be found"
And there II ended.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

report says the alleged Whitaker outrage
was a fraud and was known TO be 80 within
a few hours after its commission.
The subscription books to the Worlds
Fair to be held in 1888, we're opened in New
York a few days ago.
GENERAL HANCOCK says he has not
written letter declaring that he was opposed
to investigating alleged frauds in New York.
If an investigation is made by Congress, the
result changed and he Is declared elected on
account Of frauds vitiating the election, his
duty win be very clear-to assume the relns
OF government on the 4th Of next March.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

TIE man who sang: 30, had the
wings OF dove, finally compromised
on a breast of turkey.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
THE NEW CONGRESS-.

las indicated by dispatches up to the iOth.l
SENATE.
tRopubllcans, ia Roman, 81; Democratic I'm
ud-lc9, 50; GrcenbnCkcra. aMALI. rAprrAral
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

The man whose Judgment is biased is
prone to have a cross way with him.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19
" WILLIAM HALL
GOT A FALL,
Killed as Dead as a Slug
BY a Texas Plug.
BORN IN GEORGY.

"It always makes me feel bad when
think of that poor fellow, and how to-
day he sleeps on the banks of
the Santa Gertrudes with nothing but a
big live oak to mark his resting place in
the bosom of the prairie. Do any of
you fellows want a little draw-poker to-
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

101 MAIN STREET.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-19

6 Z. mcR Z co. cisys.,aiiaiid, nd One oEIo'
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19

Republican party in soliciting continuance of
its ascendancy, founded its hope of success
not upon it's promises, but upon Its history.
Its subsequent course has been such as to
strengthen the claims which it then made to the
confidence and support of the country.
On the other hand considerations were
urgent than have ever existed before
forbid the accession of its opponents to power.
Their success, if success attends them, must
chiefly come from the united support of that
section which sought forcible disruption of the
union, and which according to oil
the teachings of our past history,
will demand ascendency il the councils
of the party to whose triumph it will have
made by for the largest contribution. There
is the gravest reason for apprehension that ex-
horbitant claims upon the public treasury by
no means limited to hundreds of millions, al
ready covered by bills INTRODUCED in Congress
within the past four years, would be success
fully urged if the Democratic party should sue
ceed in supplanting it's present control of the
national legislature by electing the executive
also. There is danger in trusting control of the
whole law making power of the government to
a party which has in almost evervSouthern State
repudiated obligations quite as kaored as those
to which the faith of the nation now stands
pledged. do not doubt that success awaits
the Republican party, and that it's triumph
will assure q just, economical and patriotic ad-
lam respectfully your obedient servant
(Signed) c. A. ARTHUR.
10 Hon. Geo. +. Hoar, President of the Re-
publican National convention.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
PERSONAL.

II. W. Stone, of Bloomington, ILL.,, is at the
Clarendon.
Samuel Hudson, of Hudson, Wis.,, is at the
Clarendon.
Sheriff Miller. of Chippewa county, passed
Sunday in st. Paul.
W. Wabtsky, Russian consul to New York, is
at the Metropolitan.
NJ. E. Holmes and family, of Henderson, are
all quartered at the Clarendon,
Mrs. q. G.. Soalard aud party, st. Louis, are
registered at the Metropolitan.
Mrs. Dr. r. Ludlam and SON, Chicago, are
visiting DR.. Dorion of this city, at the Claren-
don hotel.
Mr.. g. E. Creed. representing the large
clothing house of D. A. Sahlein & Co., New
York, is in the city, and yesterday visited some
of the points of interest in this vicinity, in
company with Mr.. h. T. johnson.
Gen. Albert Pike, of Washington. whose ar
rival in the city was mentioned in the SUNDAY
GLOBE, will confer the thirty-frst and thirty
second degrees of the Scottish rite of Masonry
upon five candidates, at Masonic hall, this
evening, and will leave for Santa Fe, New
Mexico, tomorrow.
Among the arrivals at the Metropolitan hotel
yesterday were d. B. Clarke, wife and son;
Miss Nellie F. Williams and Mrs. Frank l..
Johnston and son, of st. Louis, and 81. E.
Clarke, wife and child, of Keokuk. Commo-
dore Davidson and wife and Mr.. Frank l..
Johnston accompanied the party as far as La
Crosse, where they stopped over and will ar
rive here tomorrow.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
miscellaneous.

The Cincinnati Enquirer gives notice that
the National base ball club of Washington is
on its last legs, and names as among its play
ers wanted by the Cincinnati club, Mcclellan.
Dunton's Spirit of the 18th contains full
list, with pedigrees and performances, of the
horses entered in the Chicago trotting meet
ing, to commence tomorrow. In the number,
in the 1884, is: s.Dutchman, br. g., l6 hands,
foaled in 1873, sire Red Wing, (2:S1l, bred in
Minnesota. Brought out by George Spicer in
1875, in Faribault Minn., winning two races
in one week in straight heats, the fastest in
2:37115S; slowest, 2:41115. The next week won a
fve-heat race and record of 2:S4,
when he was purchased by bis
present owner, T. B. Merritt, st. Paul, Mimi"
The trotters Bonesetter, Silverton and Fred
Douglas have been turned over to Dan Mace.
Mr.. Ben. Woodmansee, in charge of the st.
Paul driving park, and to whom belongs the
honor of developing the trot in the ch. gelding
Frank Fisk, went to Chicago last evening,
mainly for the purpose of interviewing the
owner of the trotting horse John R., who car
ried some money away from the Minneapolis
meeting last fall won by Frank Fisk, John Il.
having trotted and taken first money when not
eligible to go in that class. As the owner has
another horse besides John r. entered at
Chicago, it is probable Mr.. Woodmansee will
have no trouble in securing a settlement.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
GENERAL FOREIGN
TIE JEsUIrs IN SPAIN.


MADRID, July 1.-THE French Jesuits
have purchased the Palace of Ocha, near
Burgos, for 121, 1000 francs. The council
of state has not yet delivered an opinion on
the question of the residence of foreign
Jesuits in Spain. Several members of the
order haye left for the PHILIPPINE Islands.
RESIGNED HIS pRNoEDoM.
SoNDERsHAusEN, July 17.-Prince Gunther
H., of Schwarzburg, Sondershausen, has sb-
dicated because his sight failed. His eldest
son, Prince Charles, assumed the govern
ment of the principality to-day.
SOUTH AFRICA.
CApETswN, July 1.-THE Basute Chief
LEILA sent his guns to Mogistral, who is
charged to receive surrendered arms, but
they were stopped en- route and siezed by
Chief Lstza's son Mssappa and Letzoroidi.
who opposed the government in disarm-
ment. Few arms have thus far been sur
rendered.
INTERVIEW WITH THE POPE,
ROME, July 17.-The Deretto says Signor
VannettelIi had long audience to-day
with the Pope. Contrary to custom no one
was present at the interview. Signor Van
netteli had not paid his usual visit after
wards to Cardinal Nino. 1t is supposed to
be because the Pope disapproyed of the car
dinal's conduct Of the Belgian question.
RUSSIAN PACIFIC FLEET.
ODESSA, July 17,-Admiral Lessyi sailed
to-day for Port Said. He is going to take
command of the Russian fleet in the Pacific
AN AMERICAN DINNER.
Invitations have been issued for dinner
and reception Saturday next in honor of
Gen. ]. r. Hawley's assumption of the presi-
dency of the American Exchange. j. Rus
sell Lowell, minister to England and the
secretaries of legation, several members of
parliament and other representative men and
many American and English artists and lit
'erattures ore expected to be present.
UNsEAEED.
Brilby Hawlay and John George Dodson,
members of the house for Chester, have been
unseated on petition. ffhe latter is presi-
dent of the local goAernment board.
LONDON, July 1S.-A dispatch from Con.
stantinople reports that Hobart Pasha has
definitely refused to take command of any
squadron to attack the Greeks. Troops have
Just left here for the Dardanelles.
ambassador, hsve spoken very plainly to the sui
tan in regard to the decisions of thelconference.
M. Tiszot told the sultan that his throne would
be in danger, and that the precedent of Egypt
might be followed if he refused to carry out
the decisions.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY,
Important Feature of Census Statistics
Showing Made by California.

Showing Made by California.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-The census offi-
GERS are now engaged in preparing q state
ment showing the value of personal prop
erty and real estate of each State and Ter
ritorY, and the amount of tax paid annually
by each. The figures from which these
tables are prepared are compiled from the
official returns from officials, and the work,
which necessitates a vast amount of labor and
care, when completed, will prove of the ut
most value. Up to this time California is
the onlyssState completely tabulated, and it
makes showing which will be read with
interest and give rise to some discussion as
to what the great undeyeloped section will
be valued at ten years hence. The statement
is as follows: The State has tifty-two ooun-
ties containing 24,641,09 acres. Value of
real estate, $3.50, ,27S,5s5. Value of personal
property, $118,3O4,451. Total $5S4,57S,-
036. On this there is funded
Indebtedness of $9,979, ,301, and floating
debt of ST. ,901, GIG. Total $11, ,880,91s. The
State expenses for school purposes, includ-
ing normal and State schools, and purchase
of bonds for the school fund, are 81 ,557,97S.
The total amount of State and county taxes,
including school and all other taxes, is $11,-
408,032. Of these amounts the city of San
Francisco pays State tax of 81, ,345, ,447, and
q county tax of 81, ,134,192, or total tax of
$5, ,479639.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
Combination of Sugar Refiners

lSpeCie1 AcleSrem W bne NiopS'l
New YORK, July 18.-The negotiations in
progress for some time past for combina-
ton of sugar refners in the principal cities,
has met with signal success. Thus fer 40
per cent. of the largest refners throughout
the country having Joined, including eight
in New York and others in Philadelphia and
Boston. Those who are not as yet in the
movement will probably be induced to join.
An executive committee has been appointed
who will practically control the sugar refin-
ing business The object is, net (as a prom
inent manager says) to advance the rates but
to restrict production SO as to maintain
prices during the dull months. During
June, July, August and September the de-
mand is equal to the full production, and
this measure is intended to protect the trade
during the remainder of the year. If the
effort succeeds higher prices for sugar will
resUlt.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
Republican Discard.
Washington Telegram. l4th.

Washington Telegram. 14th.
A gentleman, an old soldier who has just re-
turned from q visit TO New York city, gives an
account of an interview between Senators
Conkling, Logan and Chaplain Newman, the
morning after the officers of the national COM
mittee had been selected. The picture paint
cd by the gentleman is interesting. It is flash
behind the curtain where the Grant Republi-
cans sit in unhappy communion. This gentle
man, who is an Illinois friend of Senator
Logan, had been shown up without any cere-
mony to Gen. Logan's room at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. After Z brief talk upon local
matters, Conkling came in. He sat down 81
lent and moody. Senator Logan lay upon a
sofa when he came in with his black silky
name falling across his swarthy, disgusted
looking face. But few words were interchanged
after Conkling came in. The latter strok ed
and twisted his peaked beard as he sat with
bowed head and legs crossed in a luxuriant easy
chair. A few moments later the stout Chap
lain Newman came in. He was the man who
had Grants conscience in his keeping during
the eight years of the latter's administration.
The chaplain was not at all backward in ex-
pressing his views. Said he, What is this
hear about Marshall Jewell's being selected as
the chairman of the national committee?"
1T don't smean anything very much," F." said
Gen. Logan.
II see you take charge Of the Western branch
of the committee"
''Yes. l have to make sure of my own State
going right, whatever happens.
y Chaplain Newman-It is pretty thing if
you have selected man who cannot look af-
ter the entire canvass. There is no use in try
ing to disguise matters with an old hand like
me. understand very we'll how the Grant
people have been treated from the beginning
of the campaign. They have been more bit
terly assailed that if they were Democratic
brigadiers. "Now, said Chaplain Newman,
81 think great deal more of such a man as
Hancock than do of Garfield. and if adhere
to my present mode of thinking shall vote
for him, though it would so hard with me to
vote the Democratic ticket"
There was very little said to the voluble talk
of the chaplain, but every word he said in de-
nouncing Garfield was heartily approved. Mr..
Conkling did venture upon one expression. 1t
was brief but comprehensive. He merely said:
Damn the luck"
Senator Logan said that he had taken the
craftsmanship of the western branch of the
committee merely to prevent Generalization in
his own neighborhood. The chaplain praised
him for his fortituoe. The chaplain said that
he had so lost heart since his favorite had been
defeated that he never expected to pluck up
heart AGAIN,