Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-22

present delegation stands six Republican,
six Democrats and one National. The Legia
lature will probably stand as follows; sens
tors-twenty-fve Democrats, twenty-five Re.
publcans. House-Forty-three Democrats
and ffty-seven Republicans, a majority Of
fourteen on joint ballot.
No ELECTION reports of any conse-
quence we're received from West Virginia on
the 14th. The Democrats were claiming the
State by from 1900 TO 1900 and the Chair
man Of the Republican State Committee con-
ceded it by 5000. The Legislature will be
Democratic in both branches.
The residence of Jesse Jordan, about
a mile from Carlinville, ILL.,, burned on the
night Of the 18th, and three children, aged
six, ten and thirteen years, perished in the
flames.
SECRETARY ScHURZ received the fol-
lowing dispatches from Commissioner Meach-
am and Agent Berry, on the 14th, concerning
the new phase Of the Colorado Ute difficulty:
The Commissioner and Berry have gone to
the Indians. The constable has called for q
posse. Both constable and military are writing
TO know about Jurisdiction. IL Berry leaves
the agency the employees will leave. l have
been summoned as witness for the State. The
military expect instructions this evening A
conflict between the state and Government
seems probable. The ties will doubtless be
involved. ] think il impossible at this time
for surveys TO be attempted. MEACHAM.
1 am compelled TO leave for Gunnison City
I'm charge OF n sheriff 10 answer for the killing
Of jackson by Indians. The agency Is IN
charge Of Miller, Matters are in a perilous
coudition owing to my absence. Can the At
torney General issue orders to suspend action
until safety is assured2 BERRY, Agent
Secretary schurz telegraphed TO Governor
Pitkin, OF Colorado, that the military, as well
as the civil officers on the reservation, had
been instructed to use every possible effort TO
restrain the excitement OF the Indians and to
prevent collision, and expressed the hope that
the State authorities would join with them to
repress whatever lawless intent, that, accord
ing TO current rumor in newspapers, existed
among the population on the borders Of the
Ute reservation.
CHIEF SPOTTED TAIL has sent 1882. so
TO Secretary Schurz, that six young men OF
the tribe, who are TO be tried for the massacre
OF the whites near the White River Agency,
may secure the services Of able lawyers to de-
fend them before the courts Of the Great
Father.
OWING to continuous drought Rich
mond, Va, is threatened with awater famine,
Many factories have shut down and hundreds
Of employees have been thrown out Of work.
ALL of the counties in Indiana but
two had been heard from on the 18th and
showed Porter's majority to be 6,742 The
| Congressional delegation will stand eight Re-
publicans and five Democrats.
SEVEN persons were killed by a boiler
explosion at Chicago on the 18th.
UNOFFICIAL returns had been received
from all the counties Of Ohio on the 18th
which showed TOwnsend's majority TO be 49,
92s. In several counties containing large
cities Townsend was cut considerably on ac-
count Of his temperance record This did not
have its effect upon the balance Of the ticket
and hence the average majority for all other
candidates win be fully 10000
JIM SHIRLEY started to take Nellie
Wright to dance near the town Of Kane,
Green County, H.. on the night of the 14th
Matt Munday followed them and attempted
to take the girl away from Shirley but failing,
shot Shirley dead He also fred at the girl
and then fed, and at last accounts had not
been captured.
AGENT BERRY, of the Los Pinos
Agency, who was arrested by the Sheriff of
Gunnison County, Col, for the recent murder
of a teamster on the reservation by Indians
under his charge, gave the officer the slip on
the night of the 14th and disappeared.