Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

"AAA W AhN NAAhnlRlA VI NlbHl lhNANH EAIEl=
diture. The people Of the whole country
seem to hAYe caught the inspiration and
applications for rooms and board in i'm
mense numbers are coming from all Sec
tions from individuals, military orgaDiza-
tions and excursions. Special rates are
expected on all railroads leading to the
Capital. Not less than 100000 visitors
will be called here to witness the magnif-
cent pageant, Those who propose to be
present should lose no time in securing
quarters.
The Bureau Of Statistics reports a most
marvellous increase in our agricultural in
terests showing growth OF cereal pro-
ducts from 615, 100000 bushels in 1910 to
SO2, 900, 900 in 1850, 1888, 900, 900 in 1860.
1887 1000, 600 in 1870 2,l7s,OCO, 600 in 1877
and 2,431 100000 in 1879. The annual
product increased from $3,081 900, 900 in
1850 to S7,977, 100000 in 1860 and $11,-
OOO 600, 900 in 1870, yielding exclusive Of
labor and wages, net amount Of 81, 170,-
600, 900, being nearly twenty per cent. on
the total. There are still 400, 100000 acres
Of land available north Of the Ohio river
which can produce in wheat or other &C.
reals at least 4,SO0, OO0 900 bushels annual
ly to meet the demands Of our rapidly in
creasing population. 1t is such informa-
tion as this that inspires the people OF the
Old World to seek homes in this Republic
now Just in its infancy. Nothing but a
Chinese wall around the monarchics of
Europe can stop this ceaseess tide. More
than $4,000 emigrants sailed for America
from one single English port in October.
The U. S. Fish Commission, under the
direction of Prof. Baird, are now distribu.
ting the carp hatched here this season in
the carp ponds to individuals and fish com
missions of the different States. Two at
tempts were made in 1870 to bring few
Of these fish to this country from Germany,
both Of which failed. In the spring Of
1873 l3O carp were landed for breeding
purposes, and from these have sprung ali
the fish Of this kind now in this country,
and it will not be long before they will be
grown in every State in the Union for fish
food. DR.. Hessel, the veteran superintend-
ent Of the carp ponds, saw in Luxembourg
% NeA Z wv JNoAo NAAg ob bAA lHub lllt llOsS
grew on its back, yet as active as those a
year old. These fish grow to weigh 80
pounds and upwards. Only 40 carp we're
put in Government ponds here at the Capi.
tai, and the product is over 100, 600, which
are now about six inches long. The fish
are distributed in tin cases by four travel
ing agents, each can containing 100 fish.
The railroads make no charge for freight
the agent simply paying fare. The ap-
plicantS are required to be at the nearest
station, with suitable vessels to remove the
fish to pools prepared for them. Two
more large ponds, covering thirteen acres,
are now being prepared in the Monument
lot TO give increased Matching grounds.
The demand is constantly increasing for
this species of fish food. Shipments have
been made already to New York; Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Connecticut, Ten
nessee, Georgia and Texas. These young
carp were about six inches long, and Prof.
Baird has information that at recent State
agricultural fairs where they were exhibit
ed they weighed from one to three and a
half pounds each. During fifty days last
year one agent travelled 10000 miles and
delivered 1000 carp, mostly in lots of 10,
taking receipts which are always required
giving name and locality, Of which rec
ord is kept, in order that correspondence
may be held when desirable to learn AS to
success or otherwise of the trial. Nearly
all the States have commissions, and a
general interest has been awakened in this
Industry over the country since Prof. Baird
has inaugurated his system.
Candidates for speaker and clerk of the
next House are coming to the front in suf-
ticient numbers to satisfy the most fastidi-
Gus. Pennsylvania has three aspirants for
the speakership and two for clerk and it is
said not to be much of year for candid
ates either.
The Cabinet and heads of Bureaus are
now engaged in preparing their reports for
submission to Congress to be in session IN
a few days. Many Members are already
here arranging their winter quarters. The
old system of leaving the family at home
while pateT familias was having a Jolly
time at the Capital has fortunately passed
away, and the families of large numbers of
Members form part OF our cultured win
ter population.
The pastors of our city churches have
opened formidable crusade against the
District Commissioners who have in the
past been very lax in the matter OF grant
ing liquor licenses. They are seconded
and sustained in this movement by all the
law-and-order loving citizens. 1t is high
ime that a halt was called and that this
city should be freed from this iniquitous
traffic. 1t was here that the dark curse Of
slavery received its first staggering blow,
by provision that involuntary seTvitude
should hencefOrth be no more in this Dis
trict. From that hour until Lineoln's
proclamation it became a city of refuge
for the slaves of all the surrounding coun-
try. Let Congress- following the example
of the noble State Of Kansas, provide that
liquor shall never be manufactured or sold
in the District, and then there will be a
smile on the stolid face of the figure Of
Jnstice on the dome Of the Capitol. Then
will this beautiful city be an asylum for
the tempted, a safe habitaton for innocence
and youth like unto ''The city Of the Lord,
the Zion of the Holy One of Israeli" God
speed such day and the people say Amen
= Nov. 90, 1880. PHAKs.
The forthcoming November crop report
OF the Ohio State Board of Agriculture
will give the following figures In the wheat
crop of 1S79-S0, and on the acreage of
wheat for $780, 1S79-Total acres, 2,31S
260, total bushels Al, 052. 100, average per
acre 17.7 bushels. 1880--Total acres g.
500, 557, total bushels so, 522, 794, average
per acre 1873 bushels, Acres sowed for
1881 are 2,994,210 The crop OF 1880 is
twenty-five per cent. OF an increase over
that OF 1879 in acres and bushels, and the
acres sowed to be reaped in 1881 are three
per cent. over 1880. This makes Ohio the