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

Eds. Tei' The great topic discussed on
every street corner, in every business
house, at the breakfast, dinner and supper
tables In thousands Of homes in this city.
Is politics. Il is every where present. Not
night passes without a torchlight proces.
sion for Garfield and Arthur. The Demo-
Gratis have an occasional demonstration
but they lack the enthusiasm which char.
acterize5 the Republicans.
] want TO tell you how the news from
Ohio and Indiana caught US. The Demo.
Gratis smiled and shook hands over Indi-
ana and possibly Ohio during election
day, last week Tuesday. In the evening
they were out In full force, all prepared
10 celebrate. The Republicans, too, were
out but less demonstrative than their
Democratic friends Our office and count
ing room was thronged with Republicans
early in the evening waiting for "wire.
flashes" bringing intelligence Of victory
in Ohio and probable defeat in Indiana.
When the news began to arrive and Re
publican gains were reported in Indiana
and a great majority in Ohio the delight
Of the Republicans knew no bounds. tears
were shed, men hugged each other, and
the widest excitement existed. II was
only the beginning Of the boom which is
spreading all over the land New York
is confidently claimed by the Republicans
In November and with the hest Of reasons.
The grand way IN which Ohio and Indi-
ana done themselves proud has started a
silver In this State that will tear deep in
the flesh Of Democracy.
Tonight Carl Shurz, Secretary Of the
Interior, delivered a speech to Rochester
Germans. The widest enthusiasm pre-.
vailed, thousands Of torches spoke a vel.
come 10 the Secretary. Next Wednesday
Gen. Grant and Senator Conkling will be
here and lead to victory the "BOys in
Blue as in 1854. A glorious time is an.
ticipated. My pencil has been keeping
time 10 political music in the liveliest
manner for almost two months, until am
weary Of the glamor, Of lights and fire
works.
In my last letter l noted the presence,
in this city, Of DR.. Slade the spiritual me-
dium and what he pleases to call spirit
ual manifestations Well, he has been
Investigated and pronounced fraud, and
gone the way Of the majority Of his class.
The intelligent Rochester public didn't
propose to be duped, even if newspaper
men were.
A young snow storm was one of the
surprises of the season last Sunday night.
The weather has been delightfully."- warm
and pleasant. Crowds of handsome and
elegantly dressed women throng the street.
Places of amusement are being well at
tended. At the Grand Opera House
Hearts of Oak" occupy the boards this
week. At the Corinthian Academy of
Music Madame Rentz's Female Minstrels
hold forth, at the latter place front seats
are reserved for married men, gray.haired
men and students. PinafOre is even more
popular than ever. The Rochester Opera
Club presents this charming musical ex-
travaganza next week, and even now the
seats are engaged. Social parties have
made their bow and appeared for the sea-
son Of 'SO!S1.
w. f. Reeves Of Ashtabula passed
through Rochester Sunday evening, and
ground out quite a grist Of gossip and
town talks from that locality W. b. NJ.
Rochester, N. Y, Oct goth, 1880.