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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
WEST AND SOUTH.

A FREMoNT, Neb., dispatch, on the
Sd, stated that old Mrs. Bender made full
confession Of all the horrible murders com
mitted on the John Bender farm during 1872
and 1873. She was a widow when she married
McGregor, alias Bender who was a wldower
with four children. They migrated from Mis-
souri, TO Labette County, Kansas, where, un-
der the leadership of Kate, old Johns daugh-
ter, the murders and robberies began. Mrs.
Bender declares that she had no personal hand
In these crimes.
MAJOR WALSH, of the Canadian
Mounted Police, arrived In Chicago from the
northwest ON the Sd. He says that out Of Sit
ting Bulls original band Of $50 lodges only
200 remain, the Others having quietly gone IN
TO the different Sioux agencies. Sitting Bull
himself is anxious for peace.
THREE murders were committed in
Kentucky ON the ID
A SOLDIERS monument was unveiled
at Geneva, Ohio, ON the 80. The orator of the
day was the Hon, s. A. Northway, but there
were speeches also by General Garfield, Gen
eral Ben Harrison, Orth and streight, of In
diana, Conger, of Michigan, Burrows, McKin-
ley and others.
THE report of the Michigan State Salt
Inspector for the month of July shows the
production Of the Michigan wells to be 268,-
24s barrels. The production for the year will
probably exceed 100000 barrels.
IT is reported that Jay Gould has de-
clded TO head OIL the Northern Pacific Rail.
road by building a branch OF the Union Pacific
from Cheyenne to Puget Sound.
THE Democratic majority in Alabama
will probably reach 6O,lOO. Congressman
Lowe, Greenbacker, was defeated for re-eloc-
tion.
AT an election in Utah on the I'd the
Liberals carrihd part Of their ticket IN two
counties There was no opposition to the
church ticket in Salt Lake.
A FIRE in Benson, Minnesota, on the
bth, burned a block Of buildings, including
several stores aud Offices
THE National reunion of soldiers
takes place at Columbus, Ohio, on the 10th,
llth and 18th Of August, President Hayes,
Generals sherman and Logan and other prom.
inent men win be present,
THE Democrats Of the Third Ohio
District on the 18th, nominated General j.
Durbn Ward for Congress
The Michigan Republican State Con-
yention was held at jackson on the 9th. The
following nominations were made: For Gov
ernor, d. II, jerome; Lieutenant-G Governor,
Moreau s. Crosby; Secretary Of State, WIN,
lam Jenny (renominated) Treasurer, Ben.
jamin d. Prltchard; Auditor General, w. J..
Latimer; Commissioner Of Land Onlce j. NJ.
Neasmlth.
The population of ST. Louis accord
ing 10 the revised census returns will be about
340,ON0.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
ARattIesnake Shared.

L. B, RATHBURN, farmer residing
near Cherokee, has in his employ four
or five Italians engaged in chopping
wood. Ground-squirrels being very
plentiful in the neighborhood of the
camp of these men, and beinga very
destructive animal on the grain fields OF
Mr.. Rathburn, the Italian gentlemen set
their wits to work to discover a mode to
capture them; and this was the plan
they adopted: They found the holes in
which the squirrels burrowed, and drove
a solid stake close to the mouth of each
hole. Thep then took a piece of small
sized wire and fastened one end securely
TO each stake, made sort of slip-noose
at the other end, which they placed di-
rectly in the mouth of each hole. The
result was, when Mr.. Squirrel attempted
to emerge from his hiding-place, he
would run his head directly into the
moose, and that was the last of Mr..
Squirrel. As many as eighteen of the
little veXatious animals were caught in
this manner in one day. The trappers,
however, discovered one soggy old chap,
as they thought, who baGled their in
genuity, and for the purpose of ensnar-
ing him they rugged up three Of their
nooses and placed them into the hole
occupied by the wary animal, thinking
that if he passed through one or two of
them, he would be caught by the third
one. Judge of their astonishment on
finding securely fastened.within two of
the nooses, instead of squirrel, an inn
mense rattlesnake, wearing on his neither
end sixteen rattles. The snake was
fastened tightly by two of the nooses,
and was soon dispatched by the trap
pers. Mr.. r. says rattlesnakes are very
abundant in his neighborhood; that
several have been killed near his place
within the past few weeks.-NOrth San
Juan On. NJ. } Times.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
A Sad Story.

A young lady on her way to Kansas,
last week, related a story which has been the
experience OF many before her. Her home
had been In Central Illinois, she attended
school In Bloomington, and had returned
home 10 spend the summer months with her
parents, when, q little over year ago, a
young man came into the neighborhood and
In a short time won her affections. Her par
ents strongly protested against her having
anything TO do with the young man, but she
persisted, and, against their Will, married
him last September. The union proved to
be an unhappy one, as almost before the
" honey-moonh closed he became dis
sipated, and about Christmas became an
habitual drunkard. She labored 70 reform
him, but TO no purposei she soon saw that
all hopes OF regaining him aud living with
him were futile, though she perseVered until
about two weeks ago, when she left him.
She has since had slight reconciliation
with her parents, who provided her with
tho necessary funds to detray her expenses
to Omega, Kansas, where she has some
friends, She expects to engage IN teaching
school there, preferring that distant place
TO the surroundings and associations OF her
youthful and happy days, aud her subsequent
trials and sorrow. She was intelligent,
and her conversation expressed an honest
candor.
Girls must learn first, "an that glitters is
not gold.n The waxed mOustache, boiled
shirt and plug hat are not infallible standards
by which to judge a young man for hus-
band. And, again, they must learn 10 obey
more closely the procepts OF their parents in
these matters, though they have attained the
wears OF majority. The "old folksn have
seen more Of the world and Its wickedness,
and with the love OF parents, they watch
over their daughters with the tenderest solicit
tude; ninety-nine times out of hundred
their judgments are better than that OF their
children In these matters. The tears came
10 the eyes Of that young woman, yesterday,
as she spoke Of her former home and kind,
hearted parents. In fact few heard her sad
narration without becoming deeply Affected
Burlington H0keys
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
JEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.


GENERAL WEAVER, Presidential nom
inee Of the National Greenback Labor party
has Issued a circular 20 the members Of the
party appealing for contributions Of one dol
lar and upward TO aid in defraying the ex-
penses Of the campaign from now until No
vember.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says it is
the intention of Captain Kimball, chief Of the
life saving service, TO expend upon the lakes
the entire appropriation Of 100000 made by
Congress last winter for the establishment Of
new life saving stations.
COMMISSIONER RAUM officially in
forms the Secretary Of the Treasury that dur
ing the past fiscal year S123,9S1,9l6 internal
revenue taxes were collected and the entire
sum paid into the Treasury. During the past
four fiscal years the total amount OF taxes re-
celved by the collectors Of internal revenue
was s467, ,OSO, ,ss5, and the entire sum has been
paid into the Treasury. The salaries and ex-
penses Of the bureau were about S19, 929,OOO
or a little more than three and half per cent
upon the amount collected.
The proposals to sell bonds TO the
Government, on the 4th, aggregated $685.
800. The Secretary Of the Treasury accepted
&,5OO,OOO
SECRETARY EvARTs has addressed a
letter to all powers owning ports likely TO be
infected with yellow fever, cholera, or other
contagious diseases asking for an international
sanitary conference, with the view OF estab-
fishing an international system Of notification
as 10 the actual sanitary condition Of ports
and places. The conference is to be held
January l, 1881
THE money transactions of the Navy
Department from July 1, 1875 to June 30,
1879, amounted to $40, no In disbursing
this large amount not a single official de-
faulted nor was dollar lost by the Govern
ment.
GENERAL SHERMAN says the project
to invade Mexico from Texas will not
amount TO anything, as the neutrality laws
between the United States and Mexico will
Of course have to be maintained by the Uni
ted States Army If necessary hence II
Dalrymple, who is leader of the project, at
tempts an invasion he will in all probability
be whipped by both the United States and
Mexican forces.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
An Old Church in Virginia.

In 1710, a German Lutheran colony
immigrated and settled in Robinson
Valley, Madison County, Va. The title
deed for the ground on which they built
their church, still standing, and known
as the "Old Dutch Church." was made
in 1920. The stout timbers uplifted
then are as stout as ever, and the NOR
tar in the foundation has hardened to
the consistency of stone. The audience
room is cruciform in shape, with two
side galleries and organ-loft. The in
terror was somewhat changed about ten
years ago. The high pulpit has
been replaced by one of modern
construction. In front of the pulpit,
within the altar railing, stands the bap-
tismal bowl Of silver, made'and pre-
sented May IS, 1927, by Thomas Clifton.
of London" This inscription is found
also on the communion service. In the
loft at the rear of the church stands the
pipe organ, presented to the congrega-
tion by Gustavus, King of Sweden
Its pipes have faded to a dull lead color
1t was made more than 100 years ago
at Lutzen, Sweden, under the direction
of the King, expressly for this church,
and is in very good state OF preserva-
ton. The keyboard is complete re-
versal in point Of color, those keys be-
ing black which are white in modern
instruments, the raised keys being
ebony, faced with ivory. The tone Of
the instrument is said to be still very
good. %.
1t is not in human nature TO be
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13

The New York Aldermen have
adopted a resolution providing for the capture
and drowning Of vagrant cats.
THE Rev. Thomas b. Miller, of Phila-
delphia, has been held in bonds of 5000 to
answer for his share in forging medical di-
plomas.
GOLDSMITH MAIDS oldest colt killed
herself at Trenton, N. j., on the night OF the
Sd by trying to jump fence. N. II. Smith,
the owner, refused an offer Of $50, 900 for her
some time ago.
Hon. GEORGE w. LADD, of the Fourth
Congressional District Of Maine, has been re.
nominated by the Greenbackers and Demo-
Gratis
REESE OWENS, a prominent Pittsburg
pork-packer, failed on the 9th. Liabilities
100000; assets small
AT the Republican Conference of the
leading men Of the party and members Of the
National Committee held in New York City
on the 9th, resolution was adopted that the
Southern States should be assisted whenever
such assistance was demanded and that the
campaign should not be abandoned in any
Southern State.
On the evening Of the 4th the engine
and baggage car Of the through passenger
train on the Housatonic Railroad was thrown
from the track by bull and badly wrecked.
Engineer George Bowers and Express Mes
senger Abe Tucker were severely injured and
the fireman slightly hurt. The passengers
were badly shaken up.
The Catholic Temperance convention
Of tho United States IN session at Scranton,
Pa, on the 9th, adopted a recommendation OF
the emigration committee to establish agents
In all seaDorts TO aid emigrants with money
and transportation.
PIETRo BALBo was hanged at New
York City on the 9Th for the murder of his
wife.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
An American Marksman Astonishing
the Crowned Heads.

A BERLIN letter to the New York San
says; The well-known American marks
man, DR.. William f. Carver, is exciting
much interest here. In England the
Prince of Wales and the nobility attend
ed his exhibitions. The Prince gave him
valuable presents, including scarf-pin
and costly belt. In Paris his feats
were witnessed by thousands. The man
who could put a rifle ball through the
center of a silver quarter as it spun
through the air, and who could break
glass balls with a bullet almost as fast
as man could hurl them at him, was
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
A Treasure Wagon.

THE removal of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, at Washington,
n building half a mile. from the
Treasury has made it necessary to pro-
vide new arrangements for the transfer
If money and bonds between the two
establishments. The Department has
had constructed heavy, van-like wag-
on, sort of vault on wheels, built of
iron and steel, and arranged internally
like bank vault with sheet-iron lin
ing. The doors are fastened with tre-
mendous bolts, and the locks are of the
combination order. The body of the
vehicle is painted an olive color with
gilt Onamentation. When drawn
through the streets by two immense
horses it attracts considerable attention,
especially as it is always accompanied
by five armed agents of the Treasury
Department, two guarding the front
and three the rear.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13

This is a nice time of night for you
to be coming in" said a mother to her
daughter, who returned from a walk at
ten O'Clock. "When | was like you,n
continued she, "my mother would no
allow me out later than seven O'Clock.
"Oh, you had nice sort of n mother"
murmured the girl. 81 had, you young
jade" said the mother ''anicer mother
than you ever had.n
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13

AFFECTIoNATE mother (to her sony
-" Why do you cry, JohnnYP What
has hurt .youPn Johnny (crying more
Justify than before)-" Because 1 fell
down and hurt myself yesterday"
Mother" Yesterday Then why do
you cry to-dayP" Johnny (bawling az
the top of his voice) -"Oh, cause you
wern't home Yesterday"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13

Inscription for the obelisk Post
No Bills"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13

THE baker always has his hour o
knead.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13

1t is not in human nature TO be
constantly at its highest point.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
Another DIme.Norcl Hero.


"AND he's the most outrageous liar /
ever SAVIOR a boy" said Police Ser
geant Chapman TO a st. Louis Globe
Democrat reporter. "He lies with ON
off-hand readiness that almost takes
your breath away gets out his fabrica-
tions in kind of hair-trigger style, and
studies you over with that cool gray eye
of his as If he was framing an answer to
the question he knew you'd put next" Z"
Sergeant Chapman was not speaking
of any famous crook, but of q variation
in the juvenile cases that was refreshing
to the uttermost degree. He had Just
succeeded in "malSing the little cuss
squeal," as he said, and felt as II words
were unequal to the emergency.
The boy had been picked up at the
Union Depot by Officer Wall, more on
account of the gun he was carrying than
anything else, and that officer had
planted him before the Captains desk
at the Four Courts. Officer Holmes
proceeded to search him while a crowd
stood round to hear. the boy tell lies.
He said his name was John Wellington,
that he was sixteen years old, lived in
Chicago and was going out on the plains,
and three out Of these four statements
were lies. He had with him the fol-
lowing
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17

ey Old Dan Rice gave a lecture at New
Orleans, a few days since, and dealt out
a generous amount Of advice on many
points. Among other things he advised
all bachelors to get married. "a lack OF
money" he said, ''isro objection. Ifthey
did not have the money opay the jus
ticc of the peace go t" the minister and
stand him off, Ministers are the easiest
pc. pie to stand off, and a great many
congregations treat their beloved pastors
in this manner" He also said he was OPP
posed to crying down drinking Saloons.
He liked to go in saloons some times, al
though he drank nothing but lemonades.
HIS audiences, wherever lie goes arc large
~ his versatile method of speaking
him many friends
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17

u Halls Vegetable Sicilian
Hair Remover has for many
years occupied an honorable
place in the toilet of American
women, and has also attained
popularity in foreign countries.
This is because it does perform
what it promises. Its warmest
friends are those who have used
it longest, and those who sound
it's praise the loudest are those
who from actual experience; nd
personal trial have demonstrate
ed that by its use gray hair is
restored to it's natural color and
dry, harsh, and why hair is
made soft and lustrOus, a thing
of beauty, and matter of joy
and price to the wearer.-Sub-
Soiler and Democrat, Corinth,
Miss.---1t.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17
NEWS IrEMS.

Duke. 'N '''S'"'s Is TO DO created
The debtof Massachusetts Amount
to over $33.OOO,OOO.
! w.. Gen. Grant was well received n
Vicksburg on the 18th.
..,'.W. f. Herman. Jr., is a practiciare,
at the bar of Clinton. La.
| 80. Hon. Geo. W. Dupre has been en-
iected Clerk of thu Supreme Court.
| ....Edison is now worth $500 Goo a,7
nc expects to improve on that.
:;,Nlnety five bills passed by the
o'a'e A4eS'siature have been promul ga ted
The Pointe Coupee Pelican SAYS
G G! cialnorne will not. go before the
District Corg, essional Convention.
-;-,::Randall L. Gibson has consented
70 deliver an address to the Societies O
Centinary College, on the 9th of July
next.
-. The town of Napoleon vile, at the
first election under the new incornoration
elected Democratic Mayor and Repub-
lican council.
Hart the negro tramp. is the color.
r,d lion of the hour in New York His
legs have shown remarkable sustaining
powers, and ladies' give him boquets.
Robert Robertson, the negro man
who was hung at Opelousas yesterday.
was convicted Of the murder OF t.unii,e
Bell Oh tn fifteenth OF last May.
80. Competent returns of the Rhode
Island election 6 We Littlefeld, Republic
cad, for Governor, l0,u95; KimbalI, Dem
oocrat, 1889; Howard prohibitionist, s..
O62. -
-. Hugh Lanaux, coloretl, who cruel
y murdered his father-in law, Ed. Willis,
III April. 1877, for which he was sentenced
70 Imprisonment in tho Penitenliary for
me d!ed III that institution last week Of
consumption.
>, -: ID .mes Tucker, the murderer of Abe
Frazier. killed some four years since. in
st. Helena, parish, was captured a few
days since by the Sheriff of that Parisl.
near Canton, Miss. Tucker was 1ynched
on the night of the 11th.
'...W. II. Vanderbilt has added TWEEN
~ millions to the :hirty-onc millions four
per cent already invested by him, making
his total investment in y. :. bon Is fifty-
one million dollars. On this amount he
draws annually S2,O40,O0
....Tho cavins ut Leota, Miss, has
bee: frightful and has involved the ut
ter destruction, of many ufthc stores: the
owners not having time to move their
property. before the "cave' was actually
lron them.
1T he Baldwin works are building Il
locomotive 10 run from New York to |
Philadelphia, ninety miles, in ninety |
Her driving wheels will be six
ma Il half feet high and her weight 81
w pounds. she is expected to DC the |
a,test chSire in the world.
1.-The principal bills which did not
'nss the recent Legislature were those
clativc to the establishing 4 b, ard of
lom inspectors, the general lottery bill,
cl;ttive to the gaugiLg and inspection Of
onl oils, the Sunday law, the printing
III! providing for the election of State
PRINTER, ctc.) an! the judicial advertiser
ient bill, to authorize tie sentencing of
nnvicts to labor on public works and
Dads relative to a State bank of deposit.
elative to the organization # corpora
ans for the purpose of drain rge and
average, relative to the regist ration of
Mortgages and privileges on grown e
rops, to provide fer the sale on credit Of
roperty offered at Sheriffs sale.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17

BEDFORD tVA.) ALUM & IRON SPRINGS.
WATER, Mass AND PILLs.-"Elfcient
in Scrotil{a and Skin diseases. '-A Nj. AZ
len, NJ. D., n. G. "Snccesstulin Dyspe,-
sia and Chronic Diarrllna.''-Prof.S Sam
net jackson, VI. D., University of Pa
"Adaptcd i'll C!oratc and Anm'nic condi
tons and certain Diseases peculiar to wo
men disorders of the kidney and bad
dcr"-Pr"f. J. J, Norman, NJ. D., Va
Unsatisfactory in Dyspepsia, Chronic Dia-
rthn;l and nervous diseases arising from
impure blood; also in certain diseases O,
females. ''-Georgo I. Harrison, NJ. D
Physician Woman's Hospital, N. Y.
Used with great benefit in Malarial Fe.
Yer end Dipthnria. IS. L. nupon. NJ. l. .,
Ga. "Prrlnpt i'll relirt Of headache, bc t Ii
sick ond nervous, and chUs. r-Rev. f
G. Dndson, Va. "Eccci!cnt in restoring
dehiiltated systelus to health and
strength. '-Thos. G. Mercer, NJ. D. Ind
"Ionic, Alternative, diurctc: one of ma
lures greatest remedies. "-Mrdcal Assoc
ciasi"n OF Virginia, Lyrchburg. Re
commended as a pryrf"iactic in Malar
ial districts.''-p. +. Fairias, Nj. d, N.
Q. 81 find it the best remedy I ever
used il, diseases Of the TIN oai. '-P. A.
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ditious,'-ti. w. Vail, NJ. d., Ohio. My
experience is very fay orlblc to its cjIri-
tive vir'uc.'-rhos. n, Rumbaid, NJ. D.,
St. Louis.
Sample supply sent free to any phys.
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ter as it comes from the Springs 81 per
case. Mass 80 cents and 81: $3.50 and
s. for half doz. Pills pure sugar coated
25c. soc. and 81 packages; $l,25. 81 81,
and So haT doz. Sent postpaid any
where. Til. Mass and Pits contains in
reduced s,3rp Az tli,l Of
the water, and is couvinient, palatable
and soluble.
Sold by -.
Springs open for visitors June LIST
Terms $50 per mouth. special rates to
families as to rooms occupied. Address
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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17

SCIENTISTS May DIFFER. the
pathology or rheumatism, its origin and
whether it lie her editary, but irrefraga-
hle testimony proves that when ten
dency to it develops itself. Hostetters
Stomach Bttcrs is a reliable means OF
subduing that tendency. Sumo OF the
d escribetl remedies for the diseases are
decidedly Objectionable from the danger
attending their use, others are utterly in
etfectlal, the best, the safest check is
the Ditters. This vey obstinate mala-