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

pefs anu merchants ~ this city show that
the trade IN live stock between this coun-
try and Europe, which was begun only a
few years ago as an experiment, has in
creased to a remarkable extent. The trade
in live cattle is supercedng that in dressed
meats. Despite the restrictions on Ameri-
can cattle when shipped from ports in the
United States, many ship loads are sent by
way OF Canada, and are slaughtered and
sold as prime English beef Efforts are
making to remove the restrictions, for
which it is declared there is no just cause.
The shipments last season we're 1O5, 1924
head. Thus far this year the number has
been 11S,0O0 The amount Of the trade in
money is from S32, 100000 to 80, 900, 900 a
year for the entire trade Of the country.
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti.
more, Portland and Montreal are the
ports Of shipment. Boston ships two thirds
as many as New York.
The cattle come principally from Ohio
Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado. There are some
cattle brought from Texas, but they are
not as large or as fine as the others usually.
They are killed here and sent over as dress
ed beef.
The cattle are taken on an underdeck in
stalls measureing 2 feet 8 inches. The
rate Of freight this season has ranged from
"a. 10, to G5. los. head, in advance.
This includes covered room for necessary
fodder, and passage to destination and
for one attendant to every 30 animals.
Each vessel carries about 400 head.
Drinking water is condensed from the sal
water by steam process, therefore there is
no danger Of failure Of the supply.
OF course all New York is more or less
excited over the appearance OF Sarah Bern
hardt this week, and she has no cause to
feel disappointed at her reception, Still
so far she has hardly reached the artistic
excellence that was expected, and many
Of the criticisms are but comparisons be-
tween Bernhardt and Rachel, the French
actress that set New York wild 25 years
ago. One must be a good French scholar
to fully appreciate her renditions, but she
says she finds as many French speaking
persons here as in London. She has
voice which, though it lacks the depth and
richness Of Nelson's splendid tones, is
marvelously clear and firm, and of the
most silvery quality. No one save those
who have a thorough acquaintance with
her native tongue can fully appreciate the
perfect art with which she uses this voice,
but every one can feel and hear it, and its
effect upon her audience is occasionally
startling. Mile. Bernhardt has a fawless
pronunciation, an enunciation that is so
distinct that each syllable tells, and each
whisper is heard with the sharpness of a
bell struck suddenly, method of inflec-
ton not often employed on the French
stage. Her gestures are somewhat ner-
vOus and abrupt, and lack tragic breadth.
She also has few marked iuannerisms,
the most disagreeable of which is habit
Of rolling her eyes. Her bearing in repose
is graceful, with something of the sinuUus
grace of swan, but there are moments
when she lacks dignity, and her move
ments are more picturesque than COM
manding.
In the madhouse at Bellevue Hospital.
Regina Hildebrant, middle aged German
woman, is held prisoner, raving mani
&C. Tightly laced and confined in a
straight jacket, she means all day. rocking
from side to side in her seat, recognizing
no one, not even her husband. She gives
no rational answer to any question that
may be put to her, and the only words she
utters that can be at all understood, are
the names Of the two late Presidential can
didates. Strange to say, this poor woman
is a victim Of campaign excitement, and
her case is considered hopeless. She is the
wife of furniture varnisher, and the
couple have lived happily together ever
since their marriage-eight years ago.
From the first Hildebrant took quite an
interest in the candidates, and read about
them in the German papers with avidity.
Which side she favored does not appear,
but after the publication Of the Chinese
Letter she began to act strangely. Upon
the day it was published when her husband
returned from work she told him that she
wrote it; he said that was pretty good, as
she could not even write her own name.
But she persisted she did it, and said she
would be hung for it, All day she would
watch for the officers to come to arrest
her, and finally became so violent that it
required the united efforts of four police
men to take her to the hospital. This may
be considered one Of the strangest out
comes of the presidential contest. and as
matters are explained, it is hard to account
for.
Among the sites suggested for the
Worlds Fair of 1883 is COney Island, by
Rufus Hatch, says: 81 have been inform
ed that there are about $50 acres of unoc-
cupied land on the West end of the Island.
The distance from the battery 10A miles.
The facilities, for the accommodation OF the
world, provided snffient piers are built in
to deep water. The salubriety of the eli
mate for the months during which the ex-
hibition will be opened is unsurpassed.
The drainage is perfect, no maleria, aud
mosquitoes scarce. They do have them at
Staten and Long Island, but never here
Buildings erected here could be sold before
they are built to the owners of the proper
ty for hotels for the 1000, 900 people who
inhabt the great metropolis and It's sur
roundings
"How to get there. Seven railroads
direct. A broad bay except at the mar
rows, which is three times the width of
East River, and nearly equal to North |
River, in which all the marine OF the world |
could float. The distance from the termi- |
nj of the four great railroads entering |
Jersey City, representing 80 per cent Of all |
the railroads in the cOuntry-02, 900 miles |
will be the same as to sites in New Jer- |
sey.
'I consider this next to Central Park !
the most practical place. OF the ancient |
history of Conev Island nothing had bet |
ter be said but its present reputation is
fully equal TO that Of any of the places
whose claims have been so eoquently pre- |
sented, namely, Ironwood, Port Morris, |