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cgrapii. 4i.Lr iu AabtabGla. printed en tirely t borne. Q-net 136 ifajn Street. r-CLA.. - - - OHIO Morningr, Feb. O, IS SO. I finds it indispensable to lucrwe I j,y by th addition of l'AOOO troops, "ere are portions of Indiana iluncie jmpur in which there is an epiaem J spooks and hobgoblins. ' t hare frequent assurances from the 'Lnnati CcwmercvU that the Grant fe I's abating, especially at the South. mocratic oppoeition to John Sherman ' ' strMate for President, if rightly con . d toifrnt redound to his faTor. joiat resolution was introduced in the "tacky Legislature on the 28th, making awiug of a deadly weapon a peniten , offense, .be Colored Men's Proteetiye Union, of V Orleans, haye sent a protest against Appointment of ex-Governor Pinchback 'Taval Officer at that city.- die news from Washington is that, if 'ct should be withdrawn from the Pres ilial contest, Senator Conkling will come ', he front as a candidate. . "presentative Freeman Thorp, of Ash ;iia, says the Stale Journal, has been '"ued to gire a public reading in the Hall Representatives on VTeilnesday evening. ?nator Voorhees' constituency is grow- in numbers. North Carolina is giv- r him quite a lift, if indeed, it does not i r him over the left. The cultivation of I l.r acquaintance should be looked after. I it has long been suspected that milk of- I serves as a carrier of diphtheric poison numerous recent cases in Great Britain , j to confirm this supposition. The mat is beinir investigated by a London medi- committee. 'oLOtBcs. There are a couple of rail td magnates President John Wadda! jibe Marietta, & Cincinnati, and W. W, abody, General Supt. of the Ohio ssissipi roads, who are in Columbus, it r-iiid, looking after the two-cent a mile fesenger bill. rbe Chinese Government has started jti'rprise most novel and unique for that frsprvative empire the nut tins- afloat a 9 se of ocean steamers, to sail the Pacific. ' a tt i,am iVia ni. miu, r9 tha tin. flir. h the Chinese flag, astonished Honolula, fry much a few weeks since. "TSawyer, the would-be Secretary of ite, of Maine, caved when lie foun t the teriff had a writ for his arrest, and de- ered up all documents. He says he k-s not want to be a martyr. Thus ends 5 first dastardly attempt to steal the ttoral vote of a Northern Slate. plr. Thorp's bill for the regulation of Issenger rates at two cents a mile, was isidered by the Committee on Railroads Telegraphs on the night of 3d insU . Thorp made a statement in its fayor, At thii this bad not much effect on the com who are generally opposed to the An exchange makes the following jeal Uauos: IX a man, during tuly years, lews every day two inches of solid plug, (will amount, at the end of a half cent t . f. r. , . r . . 1 , . tA Qr.& tAnt a. . mil.. . ,1 a quarter .solid tobacco, half an inch to inches broad, for which'he (id, at present prices, $2,373. thick and will have iThe legally elected legislature has ab- rbed ail that remained of the Fusionists, twit! standing their refusal to admit of legality to the body they are now iden- led with. JLhe fusionists made a m is le in adjourning to August, when the pt day of April would have been nearer, H-so much more appropriate. i Fearful winds prevailed on Sunday k to the eastward, and Albany and Bos- shared its rudeness in the destruction j property. Mt Washington witnessed greatest change ever known in that tality. The velocity of the wind was ckoned at 99 miles an hour. The change fcmed to have taken a wide langc over country. Do persons who are abusing the Secreta- lot the Interior for his Indian policy, Jdize that he has, by eausing Sitting Ul to become and declare himself 'T.:..l. AVjAn. 1 ,,.4,0 n av- pse that would have amounted to milions? Iting Bull now belongs to Her Majesty. handsome piece of work has hardly in recognized by the country. Che Western Aail Association tiaa a Setine in Pittsburgh last week. There )S a large attendance of delegates, and r some discussion the card rate of five para per keg was adopted. It is expect- some of the nail manufacturers, that price oi nans win snoniy oe mnuer Panced to $3 per keg, as the stock on td at present is said to be very low. The Erie Gazette is one Republican pa which seems to think that consistency f etting very shabby treatment just now. .Halls attention to the fact that the Penn I'ania Republican Convention opposed a term m 1875, while now it is to leaa swith a declaration in favor of a third Pa. Things like this do so.metimes puz v "jhe folks, notwithstanding they are for If occuring. ,he Hartford Conn. Dem. Times, is Senator Thurman stands no chance lomination by the Deroocratio National Ivention. and attributes the destruction ?is Presidential chances to his failure to ' d cp and boldly repudiate the finan heresies that tainted the Democracy of f He lost ground from the date that ielded to the clamor of the Green t ers. All of which is true, t Jefferson correspondent of the Leader !y asserts that which has not generally thought of that since the organiza vl of the Republican party, Ashtabula i "a have uniformly cast their Totes for nwsmea out of their own county. ; nty-five years have been speftt in wait or an opportunity to vote for an Ash . : county man, and as the time has ar ' to do so, why should we not accept le Timet says our citizens do not ex- ' like the idea of dismissing the pro 1V jf that Fifth Range railroad from Ge , through Windsor and Mesopotamia, No, by no means. But if you can j ".Jte it to Geneva, why not sustain the r project of a line between Windsor some point on the A. & P., and thus j the stone of those inexhaustable beds ire grit to a market in either direc r along the line of the A. & P. Ashta- wanta that stone. z Princess lxui8E was honored an enthusiastic reception at Halifax her return from England. The en- asm is said to have been genuine, e was happy. Indeeed she found ing lovely in the dominion, except her own sex. The women the dear tires were displeased and pouting f icause of an order requiring them to v ilow-necked dresses on presentation ? Sons at court. The hostality to this ? that tlie temnerature caused a hluis'i fratery appearance to the surface not ble or Battering for admiration. and nothing more. rb hb a In the peninsula of Taman, in Russia, a tomb dating from the third century before the Christian era hua been (it is claimed) discovered. In it was found a gold collar ornamented with lions heads; a crown of the same metal adorned with precious stone, baring in the centre a swan with a CnpiJ on its wings; round gold nrooch with a pin representing Venus holding Cupid in her arms; a collar of pearls;ear rings, chains, rings, bracelets, in gold, and races of silver. The tomb is snpposed to be that of a young girl. Make. The ignominious collapse of the attempted rebellion in Maine is a source of satisfaction to the more sensible democrat as well as the Republicans. The baser elements of the democracy are are changing the plot upon the greenback ers and cursing them loud and deep for not having crossed the Rubicon, after having gone down into the dirty stream. The green 'jackers on the other hand, as resolutely swear that the whole scheme was concoct ed by the managers who are so deter mindly grooming Tildea for the next pres- idential race. This great American nation is certainly hard to please. At the last regular and extra session, the country was both alarm ed and indignant because the "rebel brig adiers" had their ears and heels aloft in air like mules in the oat patch, and now the peiple are muttering alond because tli us far this has been one of the tamest and most stupid session, of Congress ever convened. Bot we opine that the expec tations of the country that they will "show themselves" will be fully satisfied and justified before adjournment. Up to date subjects of openly political character have been avoided, but the storm is only gath ering volume and strength and is sure to come before the "show is oat" We are glad to note the sympathy of our friends of the Standard for poor old Sam Tilden. The disappointment of so fierce a determination to reach the White House as that which brought thecypher.the purchase of electors, and other means to bear to car ry it, must have fallen with crushing wciirht upon the old snee. Then another disappointment on the heels of the other.ef fected by Kelly, could not but have laid a burden of disappointment npon his tremb ling limbs too heavy to bear. To mingle tears under such circumstances is generous. Our friend should not fail to send a marked copy to Graoiercy Park, for the frame of mind of the old gantlemen cannot but be favorable for graciously receiving any such small favors. We certainly agree with our coteroporary, that "he should not be treat ed shabbily." If, however, he should be come possessed of a fair young wife, as represented, the Standard may then dry np, The Tkleurapu has a subscriber of some dozen years continuance, who is in good and regular standing in the Democratic fold, who has been a considerate reader for all these years, and because as he says of its differences of political faith and opin ions from bis own. His chances for im provement and information in political science in reading a paper of his own views are yery restricted and tame. He prefers to see the other side, with which com pari sons may be made and conclusions drawn. For this purpose he prefers papers with positive opinions and which are positively asserted. In his own language he feels an fitter repnguance for that type of dishwater incongruities claiming independence while they hardly have an opiniou, unless it be such as may be formed after due delibera tion and consultion with some Democratic friend,' and then submitted to a Republi can dilutiou until so emasculated that any thing like a manly expression of an opinion is out of the question. The Columbus correspondent of the Cin cinnati Commercial in his letter of last Friday, under the head of "Bud of Blush ing Beauty" says: Routine business has almost entirely mo nopolized the legislative day. The matter of eliciting, but by no means deserving the most lengthy discussion, was a House resolution providing for the placing of a telephone m the omee or the LlerK ot the House. It remained for the statesman staluo Thorp Mr. Thorp is from Ash tabula County, up by Lake Erie to elec trify the House by one of his brilliant sta tuesque efforts to do something known on ly to himself. Some how or other Mr. Thorp's speeches always do electrify. At least the members seem to find it hard to sit still. Some of them don't try. Mr. Thorpe is now a youne man, and discard ed the easel for the goose-quill of the statesman. Mean people say he plucked his own quill. He does not believe in these new-fangled things to destroy sweet economy. I he resolution was adopted. An old friend of ours, now opposed .to us in politics, made the assertion the other day, that there had been no decrease in the public debt, but that the government was suffering the same pecuniary burdens that followed the war. We notice that this wild notion prevails in Congress, not withstanding the monthly reports of the Treasury Department showing a reduction in the indebtedness in nearly every report. Fernando Wood, chairman of the com mitU-e of ways and means high authority to be sure made the rash assertion, that the public debt of the country was greater last year, than in any other year of our history. A little breeze followed on the Republican side of the house. The denial and exposure was made by an admitted Democrat Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, who emphatically put down the unfortunate Fernando in a rather neat and prithy speech, to the effect that Republican ad ministrations had reduced the debt $700, 000,000, and that the plain fact might as well be acknowledged. Notwithstanding this, denial, we suppose that there will be others of the Wood stripe who will go right on and respeat assertions like that which called for ibis emphatic denial from an honorable and candid member of his own party. Speculation. Our New York exchang es are dilating upon the unusual spectacle of inactivity upon the wharves of the city, while they are crowded with idle ships, This state of things arises from a stagna tion of the grain traffic and transporta tion. The suspension is represented as total. ' notwithstanding the activity of business in this line, so recently. Tbat activity attracted the attention of greedy speculators. Steps were taken to fix a fictitious value to bread stuffs, and arti ficial means were resorted to to stop the supply. A bevy of speculators a syndi cate in modern phrase some few weeks since, bought all the grain on the market and stored it for a rise. The amount of grain in. the - various grancries within a few days was figured at 43,000,000 of bushels, as against 29,000,000 a year ago. These last figures were in excess of the month of January in 1878. Things did not work s was expected. The European market, in the view of the advance in prices, began to fail off, and the specula tors on this side began tc realize that they bad set a trap for themselves, or itkther words.' had killed the goose that laid in golden egg. Deprived of this country as supply, the merchants oi Europe the cable informs us iiegan to j ii.. f.At.nl nther . ior, ana uuhj y supply. Whether rnis ue- at least is a fact, they r advanced prices. Tlj that wheat went dow a bushel, and the waj under, and the tuinW ed a prospoct for i4 the heavier ones. ing process should, out loss of time ' ness should overtake the whole of these cormorants, there would not probably be a very heavy shower of salt tears. COLUMBUS LETTER. Doings of the Legislature— Probabilities of Reorganization—Corrected the Code—The Ohio Penitentiary—Interesting Points as to how it is run. Special correspondent of the Telegraph. THE LEGISLATURE seem more determined than ever to have the session end '90 days from date" of commencement and are pushing things lively. With a view of re-organization the Finance Committee of the Senate Lave been visiting the several State Institutions. At the Athens Asylum they found things in a bad condition. The Superintendent kept one set of books, and Steward Bell, of notorious fame in a hasty scandal last Spring, another set, and neither seem ed to agree. The Committee made thei report, and from what can 1 learned, this place will receive a general overhauling, much to the benent ot toe state, une or two other of the State institutions will in all probabilities have some changes in the management. It is safe to make the statement that least one lonrth of the bills introduced this week in the Legislature have been for the correction of the Code in which so many cross errors have been found. Some little trouble was anticipated in the matter of appointing the mine Inspec tor, but as neither Owens or Itoy are ae- rinh!if!is ihev have no snecial claim? un it he the latter irentlemaa. who will no doubt be appointed. THE OHIO PENITENTIARY. Few strangers visit Columbus but what t.lro in th niirnts at the reniienuarr ue- frr leaving tha citv. and the scenes wit nessed while making a tour through this rrt institution, doubtless forms the mam k topic for conversation at many a fireside rinrinir tnese lone wiiuer tieuiues.. uu. th visitors have not the opportunity, in short and hurried trip through the institn tinn. to learn one-tenlh that is to be seen A regular route of what seems to be the most interesting siguis is iaiu uuu iur tors, but other than tn information glean pd from the attending euard, they learn nothing of the management and care pf this ereat establishment. There are many things which are inter- Mtiner to the people that can only be learned by a careful inquiry from the of ficers in charce. and to them we are in debted for the following facts: . Over 1,300 convicts are to-day confined behind the massive walls and strong iron bars. The crimes, church relation, na tionality and previous occupation of over 600, as registered last year i as iuhuws 163 were convicted for burglary and lar ceny; 88 for burglary; 11 for manslaught er; 6 for murder in second degree; la ior Rhootinsrwith intent to kill; 88" for erand larceny; 28 for forgery, and 29 for horse stealing. All the crimes for which a nan can be punished by imprisonment are repre sented. Of this 600, the parental church relation of 172 were Methodist; 133 Catho lic: 65 Baptist: 53 Presbyterian ; 3d Pro testant Episcopal; 18 Disciples, and 14 United Brethren. In the nationality of convicts, Ohio stands first with 2bo repre sentatives: 56 are from .Pennsylvania, and nearly all other States in the Union also have a representative or so. England, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Italy, Switz erland, Ireland, Wales, France and Scot land also contribute to the list. 116 were farmers before imprisonment; 109 labor ers: 14 butchers; 16 engineers; Id tailors 17 barbers; 8 with no trade when they went in. but will be more fortunate when they come out; 8 printers and one Justice of Peace. In this dist. all the trades and professions are represented. Out of this list 291 are between the age of 14 and 25 226 between the age of 25 and 50, and 66 between the age of 40 and 80; 382 of these are sicgle men: ins marneu, ana zo wiu owers. Of the number received last year, all could read and and write,146; 88 of this number could read, but 55 could neither read or wnte; 392 were of intemperate habits and 191 of professed temperate habits. The receipts of the Penitentiary last vear from couvict labor, etc., were S172, 8B1 02. while the expenses were tl76,077 36. Visitors are charged an admission fee of 25 cents, and the amount received from this source last year was about $3,500, so one can see that a large number of visitors include this as one oi the signis oi tne citv. To feed this large army of convicts it took 154,509- 00 for provisions MS Dead of cattle: 715 hoes; 48.6U1 pounds oleorn ed beef; 1,036 barrels of flour; 7,884 bushels of wheat; 8,133 bushels of corn 10.229 pounds of coffee; for the use of those who have acquired the habit of us ing tobacco, 9,375 pounds of tobacco were required. THE RULES For the discipline and government of the Penitentiary are most strictly ooserveo. In a book kept by the warden is entered a record of eyery infraction of the published rules of discipline with the name of the guilty prisoner. L pon me arrival ol a pnouner ai mc iu- stitution, the clerk enters his name, date of reception, and general description of person, tie is men taKen to a room, nas his hair and whiskers cut, given a bath, and then dressed in the striped uniform of the prison. While service his term nis behavoir is reported each day, and when discharged, pardoned or escaped the re cord is made on the book in which he was first enrolled. The Penitentiary physi cian keeps what is called the "Hospital Keeister. where toe names oi an prison ers sick, or complaining, who iequire med ical treatment, with tne disease oi eacn, and his prescription therefore is entered. -. -. i - . . i :.l T ) : 1. 1 Hj&cn convict IS iurnisneu witu a uiuie ur Testament and attends Divine services in the urison chapel every Sunday; a large library for the use of the convicts is under tne cnarge oi tne cnapiain ; a catalogue is furnished each prisoner, and they are af forded opportunity to do quite an amount of reading, as the lights in the cells as well as in the corridors burn until tf o ciocit. About 800 volumes are sent out weekly on orders, and about 400 are passed around in general circulation that is if a man can read, a ixxa is placed in nis ceil, wnetner one was ordered or not. r.yery n nday, the prisoners wishing their books changed lav them on the loot oi meir oeos a prisoner can retain a book two weeks. Reading matter is in demand in about the following order: fiction, magazines, his tory, bioeranhv. science and religion. It will take too much space in one letter to tell all the interesting tmngs aocut unio s great Penitentiary, and at some future day will write more about it, and closing witn advise wmcn cnapiain xurns gives in the following: "Society will have to see to it that all its youthful members are sent to school, and primary education so that they may be prepared to battle for a living with the odds in their favor, and at tne same time to charter fewer rum shops, with back doors lending to the State Penitentiary.be- fore it can escape the charge of the French philosopler: 'Society prepares the crime which the criminal commits.' Columbus, Feb. 3, '80. F. L. C. From the N. Y. Times. The remarkable statement is made, on Democratic authority, that Mr. Tilden is to be tendered the Presidential nomination of his party, with the understanding that be is to refuse it peremptorily, the ex planation of this proceeding is that Mr. Tilden desires "vindication," and seeks this method ot obtaining it. It is conceded that the slippery character of the candid ate makes it necessary that his formal and irrevocable refusal to run shall be procured before he is nominated. This is a species of tactics sometimes resorted to by the State Department, when it is desired to re ward a man with an empty compliment, an appointment being conferred after a letter declining it has been written by the party of the second part. But this is a Dew va riety of "vindication to introduce into national politics. A corespondent of the Chicago Inter- Ocean -describes a colored settlement in Michigan, of two thousand inhabitants, wiihont a single white man among them. iher have fourchurches all wellsupiorted, Jexcent schools, good farms well cultiya and are nearly all prosperous and well 4-dc. These are the sort of people that ' .Yazoo Democracy of this State propose .) y Two Organs: sulate first the stomach, second the l especially the first, so as to perform functions perfoctly and you will ra ze at least nineteen-twentieths of all the iat mankind is lieir to, in this or any A climate. H.p Bitters is the only vg that will give perfectly healthy nat t action to these two organs. 09-70 OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL. A Bill to Increase the Number of A Bill to Increase the Number of Judges in the Supreme Court of the United States. From our Regular Correspondent. . There has long been a necessity for an increase of the capacity of the higfiest ju dicial bench of the Government, and the bill introduced by .Mr. Manning to in crease the U. S. Supreme Court to twenty one judges has become a subject of general consideration with the legal profession of the country, and has received the approval of many eminent lawyers. It has become indispensible to extensive business inter ests to expedite the work which has ac cumulated before the Supreme Court. Prominent attorneys in Washington and other cities, say they have cases before the court that cannot, with the present or ganization of that body and in the regular order of business, be reached in less innn five years. That of itself is sufficient to induce Coneress to provide some reined; How many persons are there in condition to wait five years for justice, after having borne the expense and tedium of fighting their causes through tbe lower courts? It is reasonable to suppose that many cases are abandoned by those, who have law and equity on their side rather than wait for a decision by the court of final resort. The Manning "bill proposes to increase the court to twenty-one judges and to subdi vide it into three sections, or sub-chambers, each consisting of seven judges, including the one presiding. There shallbe a Chief Justice and two associates or assistant Chief Justices, who are to preside over the three sub-chambers. One of these sub chambers shall have jurisliction over equity causes, and the other over admiralty and causes in which the United States is party. The decisions of sub-chambers must be submitted to and passed upon by the full court. This is to comply with the provision of the Constitution to the effect that there shall be "one Supreme Court. The sub-divisions are for the purpose facilitating business. Another idea of the author of the bill is that it will increase public confidence in the Supreme Court, and add to the respect of its decisions, to increase its nulnbers so thaj; it can be "na tionalized" by having all sections of the country represented upon the bench. The twelve additional judges proposed in the bill would be appointed as those now on the bench by the President, "by and with tne advice and consent or tne iienate. Parties who become involved in litigation with corporations, frequently suffer be cause of tbe inability of the Supreme Court to dispose of the business that comes before it. Corporations employ attorneys by the year, and therefore, they fight causes to tbe last. An increase of litigation does not cost them any increase of expense; but it is different with the individual who must pay as he goes, and to whom it is a great burden, perhaps, to follow an ap peal to the Supreme Court. Unless there is a large amount involved, the corporation often escapes by simply carrying tne cause up to the highest court. Th number of United Stales circuit judges was increas ed some time ago, and their jurisdiction enlarged with the view of relieving the pressure of the Supreme Court, but the ef fect was the very reverse of what was an ticipated. Tbe increase and enlargement of lower courts only added to the cases sent to the Supreme Court. Where the stake is large enough to warrant the out lay persons will insist upon having the de cision of the court of final resort. Con gress and the bar now realize this, and the object is to give the highest court power and facilities for disposing promptly of the business that comes betore it. Washington, D. C, Jan. 31, 1880. TEMPERANCE CORNER. By arrangement with the press commit tee of the W. C. T. Union of Ashtabnla County, for the city of Ashtabula, and the editors of the Telegraph, I assume the re sponsibility of sustaining a temperance column in this paper until runner notice, I do this the more readily from the fact that I have positive convictions on all the great questions of the day, moral and re ligious, as well as political. One of these great questions that demand our attention in this last quarter of the nineteenth cen tury is intemperance. We are not called upon to prove that intemperance is evil and ouly evil continually, but we can dis cuss what we beliuve to be the best, or among the best, plans to check this great evil, and finally eradicate it from our midst. I do not like the idea tbat some of our workers in the temperance ranks would like to see prevail, tbat is, to eliminate the word Christian irom our county organiza tion. The reason they assign for this is, that this would prevent our county unions from coming under the control of sectarian Influence. I do not want to see the day when the christian religion is not looked upon as a great factor, in the temperance reform. It is .true that a man may liv a moral and temperate life without being a christian, yet no man can be a christian without morality and temperance, for the greater always, includes tbe less. You may use all tbe morat suasion you are master of to win a drunkard back to sobriety and vir tue, yet experience shows that a large ma jority of tbe drunkards reclaimed within the last three years who undertook in their own strength, witnout tne sustaining grace of God, to lead a Hie or sobriety and tern perance have signally failed, and eventu ally have gone oac& to ineir cups again. The christian religion, firmly implanted in the heart of a reformed inebriate, will do more to keep a man's feet in the paths of purity and virtue tnan all tne lectures on finance that have ever been delivered. In saying this I do not wish to be understood as being opposed to nnanciai arguments. by no means, lliey are good in their place. and in many cases are the right thing in the right place-. But what I mean is that temperance is the handmaid of religion and not the mistress, and that in building np a man s character tor time and eternity if pure religion is tbe corner stone, and the whole frame -worK, lmDued witn its spirit, whether young or old, whether a reclaimed inebriate or always abstemious, he is better prepared to resist the Satanic influences that may De brouent to pear upon mm an along the journey of life. Again, it is said by some mat nothing new can be said on the subject of temperance that it must be always the same old story. I dissent from this opinion. New fields of labor for tem perance workers are opening up every year. for not only are the bunday schools of our land and nation legetimate fields of labor for temperance as well as religfon, but some ot the irrepressible workers in the cause are bringing the subject trp in our common schools from a purely moral and f i , ... nanciai scanupoiut. l.have only indicated some of the lead ing topics that will come up for discussion from time to time in the temperance col umn of the Telegraph. There neyer was a time in our nation's history when earnest temperance work was more impentively the pressiug need ot the hour, and every avenue of influence and usefulness opening up before us should be occupied to its' full est extent. There is a lack of hearty sympathy in the temperance movement in some portions of the christian church, which we roust la bor to overcome, for when the whole moral power of the church of Christ upon earth is massed and brought to bear' with all its force upon this great evil, tbe battle will be half won. Thcoutlook over our State in many re spects is more cheering than it has been for years before. In our own county the tem perance element is gaining strength every day, and I doubt not if a local option liquor law were to be voted upon next spring, all but two or three of the townships voting would ratify the same. At this writing I do not know how many signatures were ob tained on the petition for a local option law in any town except Say brook. In this town there were 720 for it, to 50 or 60 against it. I should be glad to get the number nf sig natures in every township of the county, for from these returns 1 think we can get something of an idea of our real strength. J. W. J. Economy in Court Expenses. A few weeks ago we called the attention of the Court and tbe people of the county to tbe subject of reform in the expenses incident to a term of the Court of Common Pleas, but not a single newspaper gave the subject a second, thought some of them claim to bs great economists, and seem desperately, sometimes, in favor of saving money to the taxpayers. Wow, the Judge ot the Court of Common Pleas has complete power over the whole subject about which we complain. Sup- pns tne uuun snouid majte an order that the Hi-mi week of the term should be devot ed to the hcariiiK of cases that reauired no jury, demurrers mid motion. TV, dispose of such cases'wimM rwniin. nn week at least. The two petit juries that have peen summoned of lute vi muM remain at home until at least, the second Monday of-the term. The Rmml .Tr could get through with its work tho first WeeK or the torui. On the second Monday ona petit jury could be brought in and the of trial of criminal cases could be entered upon. This would save vast sums of money to the county treasury. The propriety of bringing two petit juries in on ti.e "first day of each term and leping them here two or three months is reprehensible. There is no more need of two petit juries than there is a fifth wheel to a wagon. We have seen twenty-four men sitting idle in the Court House, from two to four days, while the Court was engaged in the trial of a chancery ease that required no jury. Either the people or the Legislature should take this matter in hand and see that l he mischief is corrected at once. Newspapers and individuals that say so much about saving money to the taxpayers, should come to the front and support these reform atory measures. With proper economy, nearly half the expanses of a term eouid be saved to the people of the county. We inttend to call public attention to this and other matters connected with the ad ministration of justice again. Warren Record. Abraham Lincoln. GREETING SOLDIERS AFTER THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN. was?" exclaims Joseph Howard. Jr., in the Spirit of the Times. "'The day after the terrible Bull Run scare I was in the camp of a German regiment from Xew York General McDowell, in a foragingcap, his boots and clothes covered with mud, sat on a horse listning to a report from the ad jutant when word was brought that the President and Mr. Seward were driving up in a carriage. In a few minutes they were there. I think Mr. Lincoln wore a stove pipe hat, black clothes and black gloves, and Mr. Seward had on a iiht suit and a broad brimmed hut. After talking some time with General McDowell, the two dignitar ies left the carriage and strolled toward the men, who were drawn up by companies in double rank. To the man on his left he gave his right hand, to him on the right his left, and to dowu the entire line he passed, hand oyer hand, shaking each heartily and saying: 'God bless you, God bless you. 'Down the line he went followed by Mr. Seward, who did as his leader did. Up the next line he came, his honest face aglow, 'God bless you, God bless you.) at every shake, and on and on until the last man in the regiment had been thanked and blessed! It was a little thing. Years later it would have been an absurdity, but it told the story of Abraham Lincoln's heart and purpose better than a volume of eulogy.. MARRIED. Coofer. In Saybrook. Jan. 28. by Rev. Geo. J. Bliss, Mr. Win. K. Wilken son to Miss Kate J. Cooper, both or say brook. Seymour Vimnky. In Jefferson, Jan. 29th. ty Kev. Thomas Guy, Mr. W. H. Seymoul to Miss Kmtna E. Pinney, both or Plymouth Lancdon Clahk. In West Sprinsrfield, Pa. dau. im, oy ite?. osoorn, Mr. . t . lkd don to Miss A-gie Clark, both of Sbefliel 51 Hightree Morse. In New Lvme. Jan' 4tb. by Kev. D. J. H. Ward. Mr. I'harlt Hieht. ee, of Hartford, to Miss Agnes Morse, 1'ECK Beaumost. In Richmond. Feb. 1st, by Rev. E. 8. Baker. Mr. Milo C. Peck to miss Ida Beanmont. both or Kicumonu. Morchis Hall. In Jefferson, Jan. 31st, by imty.3. w . uioKinson. air. raui J. MoreniR, or Cleveland, to Miss Julia E. Hall, orjer- ivrouii. Wabringtoh Fobes. At West Springfield Pa.. Jan. 2th. bv Rev. J. O. Oshorn Mr .1 A. Warrington, or Ashtabula, to Miss Ada rooes, oi mngsviue. BORN. Haywood, In Ashtabula, Jan. 2S. a nine- pouna son to Mr.and Mrs. Geo. Haywood. Senter In Ashtabula, 30th ult, a son to Mr uiu m m. . u. oen ter. Jeffers. In Sayblook, 31st nit., a daughter lu wjorse ana Liouise jeners. DIED. Lewis. In Ashtabula, Feb. 8d, or heart dis ease, u. K. Lewis, aged M years. Shermax. In Saybrook, Jan 80, of dlnhthe- ... limit.. f IT r n, V siM, nunc ncjaic, Bun ui n. j. oaerman. ageu o years. Shears. In Sheffield. Jan. 29th. nf wini-ps. tion or the lungs, Mr. A. Shears, aged 55 Khapp. In Jefferson, Jan. 2Jth. Mrs. Lucinda A.UUPP. ageo. w years. Bobbins. In Trumbull. Jan. 31st, Pauline a., willow oi tnos Kobblns, aged 62 years, Coxant. In Dorset, Feb. 3d, Mary, wire or luuranaii conant, aged about 60 years. Harris. In Hartsgrove, Jan. 20, Cornelius jtiarris, ageai 76 years. ASHTABULA MARKETS. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Jan. 29th, 1880. DEALERS PAY THE FOLLOWING PRICES : Apples, dried, per lb .. ..a .06 to .15 to 1.50 to .11 Butter, per lb .' is Beans, per bu... .1.20 Cheese, per lb 09 Corn, shelied, per bu 45 to Eggs, per doz iard, per lb Oata, per bu. Potatoes, per bu 35 to Peaches, dried, per lb Vlnetfar. per gal i hestnuU, per bu Hiekorynutf, per bu Chickens, dressrd, per prund, Turkeys, ' " . .50 .35 .40 .10 .11 1.50 .75 .08 .10 SELLING PRICES AT RETAIL. Apples, dried, per lb s Butter, per lb 16 to .08 .20 1.80 .90 1.80 1.30 .12 .13 .60 .30 .45 .30 1.90 1-90 2.40 1.00 2.00 1.65 1.60 155 1.S0 1.75 1.70 .50 J.00 .30 1.15 .50 .10 .15 1.00 .20 .10 .12 Beans, per bu Bran, per cwt Chop Feed per cwt Corn Meal perc wt Cheese, per B -. Eggs, per doz Corn, ln,the ear. per bu. o!70 lb Oysters Standards " Belects Bulks Flour, Peerless per Back Mich, white wbeat Surprise, per sack " Neptune, " " Denver Col.W.W.persck " XXX. w.w XX. per sack " Buckeye, per sack " Ohio Mills, A, white ... " Ohio Mills, X A Amber... " Ohio Mills, A Amber .... Ohio Mills, Graham " New Era, Ohio Mills Meal, Ohio Mills, bolted, sack.. Middlings, per cwt Potatoes, per bu Lard, per lb Peaches, dried, per lb Salt, per bbl Vinegar, per gal Chickens, dressed, per pound. , Turkeys " " " SELLING AND PAYING PRICES AT WHOLESALE Bran, per ion $ 14.00 Middlings, per ton 20.00 Corn Meal, per ton 24.00 Chop Feed, per ton 24.00 Corn, per bushel, (paying) .50 Oats, per bu .as CONSTITUTION WATER A. W AAVXI II iAXUll oo O DROP OF 40 CONSTITUTION WATER THREE TIJIE A DAT, CURES BHIGHT'S DISEASE. INFLAMATtON OP THE KIDNEYS, STONE INTHE BLADDER. CATARRH OF THE BLADDER, GLEET, DIABE- TBS. liKA V tL. , BlilCK-l) UST DliPOSlT.ClllLD For Female Complaints a Specialty For sale by all DroejlPts. Send for Circular. MORGAN ALLEN, 59 lohnSt., N'V. IDOU WW Ml State of Ohio. I Insurance Department, f Columbus. January 28. 1880. "TTHEREA9, The Home Insurance Com y pany, located at New York. In the Slate or New York, has riled In tils office a (worn statement. Dy tne proper officers there or. showing it condition and business, nmt has compiled in all respects, with the laws or 1018 state, relating to f ire Insurance Com panies' incorporated by other States or the United States. Now. Theremre. In pursuance of law. T Joseph F. Wright. Superintendent or Insur ance oi the Stale or Ohio, do hereby certify. iuiil sttiu vuuipauy is Huinonzea to transact its appropriate business or Fire Insurance in this state. In accordance with law. during the turrent year. The condl'ion and busi ness or said Company at the date oi such statement (December 31st, 1870.) Is shown as follows: Aggregate amount or available As sets SG,409,40I.77 Aggregate amount or Liabilities, texcepi capital;, inducing re-insurance 2,078,326,81 Net Assets -. 4,331.077.96 Amount or actual paid Capital, f3,000,000.00 Surplus .... i 1,331,077.90 Amount or Income foi the year In cash J3,S52,91D.08 Amount or Expenditures lor the ear in cam z,mrj,jv.uu u witness whereof. I have hereunto sub scribed my name, and caused the seal of my office to be affixed, the day anil vcar above written. JOSEPH F. WRIGHT, superintendent. HENRY FASSETT. Agent, Ashtabulu.O. Not one Agent oot orsoa appointed lure the 1st of X)-eraber HAS FAILED TO MAKE money selling onr Household Nercsnllles Many are making as ulgha23 FEU DAY. Those lnven Ions are new and have only been ont sliic December 1st. an are already Indors ed by both Preas and Pnhllc as tha most valua ble Palcnta ever ottered housekeepers. It doea not reaulrean experienced airont to make a suc cess oi uiu Business, as ineg-toaa sen iiieinsetves. ny writing us at onee you can nave your cumru youi sh a Territory, for which we will lunil Cerl id eate of Agency witliuut charge. Tina establish es you In a pleasant and pmliiable business, and one thst you need nnl be ahamed of. ratatnguea furnished Agents free with Ineir namewud address printed on rover as Agent lor Ihecouuiy assliteud ibeui. Write (or lllurtratud catilogue and Trice List to Agents. 1.. S. HKUW I'O., Fourth and Central Avenue, 0 77 Cincinnati, O. Owins to STOCK we will turn our WITHOUT REGARD TO PROFIT. S3 O (Good! HB-aE'gsBinn can be had in any of our departments, especi ally anything in SUCH MOODS, liEGGiMS, Heavy Underwear, &c. These goods will be closed without regard to ' cost. Remember this is FOR THIS MONTH ONLY as we take stock soon as possible. NOW IS CONSIDERED THE "Q)Tm"iH LOW PRICES MAKE LIVELY TIMES AT THE Enterprise Tea Store. BARGAINS m EVERY LIIJE. CALL AT THE ENTERPRISE TEA STORE. RUBBER. GOODS! AT OLD i-fciC'ES AT C. A. HASTINGS, 145 OPERA HOUSE BLOCK. MEN'S PURE GUM BOOTS. MEN'S COMMON RUBBER OUR STOCK' of Men's Buckle Arctics, Alaskas and Rubber Over shoes, is large and complete. We have just received a large line of Gent's Fine Slippers ! FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE ! AT LOW PRICES. C. A. HASTINGS, 154 Main St., Opera House Block, Ashtabula, O., Doc. 8, 1879. our Annual TAKING, goods into money TUT H KEPLER & CO. OX BOSTON MAKE, $4 00 BOOTS, BOSTON Make, 3 50 CJ!3S5sS'a toe 5 fe S a . :5 .. M " 5 3 5 5 , S5 c- i-asa?! 2. T 0 B I q J !? - , j a g Q si ! 3 I! 2 PSH fill ?5 2 a r- -3 i-3 t CO 3 3 1 1 m 3s e v 8? ' J S a u LEGAL. ADMIMSTKATOIS'S XOTICE. "VTOTICE is hereby given that the nnder J sinned has been duly appointed snd qualified as Administrator witb the Will Hutiexnl. on the Estate of Isaac Sweet, de-c'a-ed. late of Ashtabula, A-'iilabiiia County, Ohio. '7i-72 HESRi FAOfEiT. SlIEKIFF'S SALE. Sheriff aa Special Matter ( onimluioB. er -Kale orUndt ind Tenement. Ashtabula Ocmmon Pleas, Sept. Term, 1879. E. M. CrRTiss I against vOrder of Sale. George Hoi.jiEs,jR.,etal.) BY virtue of an order ot sale, duly issued from said Court in the ahovecase to me directed, I wili offer lor sale by way of pub lie auction at the dior of the Court House, in the villaee of Jeflerson, Ashtabula Coun ty, nhio, on Monduy the first day of March, A. D. between the hours of 10 A. M. and VI M. of said day, the following described landsand tenements, to-wit: Mluaie in the township cf Klnprvllle, County of Ashtabula, and State of Ohio, said lands beinz bounded and described as fol lows, to-wit : Known as prt of lot number forty, (40) and bounded as follows : on the west by the township line ; on the north by four acres of land In said lot No. 40, owned by Win. Stewart: on the east by the centor of Ashtabula Creek, and on the south by the township line between Klngsville and f-hetlieid. It being the same lands, (ex cept the four (4) acres belonging to V m. Stewart) that was deeded to said George Holmes, Jr.. by Saiah A. Stewart, dated March 2S, A. D.. l"i, which deed is recorded in Vol. 72. paees ill and 232 in Ashtabula County Kecords, there being forty-flve and 5-1ij acres thereby conveyed. Terms, cash. Appraised at t A. W. STILES. Sheriff, . A Special Master Commissioner. Hott A I'ETTinoNF.. PI'tlTs Attorneys. Sheri IT s Office, Jefferson, Jan. 23, 1S0. LEGAL. Cheap Advertising. N'OTICF; A diTtitements of Wanted." "For Sale," " Loil," ' Found." etc.. not exceeding fiv lins. trill be inserted in this column, under ap propriateheadsforoneweekorioeentM. Each additional li'ie will be charged 5 cents. FOR SALE. 1000 SEASONED WHITE OAK Fence Posts and other binding lumber. Terms low. Apply to B. P. Mann, Plymouth. A CHOICE FB.11 OF 40 ACRES Enonire will exchause for village property A. SOUTHWICK. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR A Farm in Ashtabula county. A Farm of one hundred and thirty acres in Boone county' Kentucky nine miles from Cincinnati. much of this farm is well set tn grass. Winter sta bling for Forty head of Horses, which are hail at Cincinnati or Covingjon, at about TEX DOLLARS a month a head, stalls for Fifteen Cows, brick smoke house, ice house, barns, carriage bouse, dwelling a two story hewed loz with two story frame kitchen at tached, two orchards ot well selected fruit, a half mile training track fenced, this farm is well fenced, much of it with Locust posta and pine boards. If exchanged difference in value will be paid or received on liberal time. Address, or call npon, P. V. STHADER. Sr. Ashtabula, O. This farm is well wattered, for summer pasture it is not excelled. & it is well known. OnlliPK. REDUCTION IN KATES ! Between any Office of this Express and Offices of nearly all connect ing fc.xpree North, South, J-.ast and Weat. On Currency arid Cold. Packajes of $20crles, . .15 cts. over 20 to $40, . .20 " 40 " 50, . .23" And on larger turns charges are proportionately less. o On Merchandise. (Lowest and highest charge governed by distance.). Packages of 1 lb, or lees, 2 5 cts. " over lib, to 2 lbs, " " 21b. to 3 lbs, " 31b, to 4 lbs, " " 4lbe to 5 lbs, " Slb to 7 lbs. 22 "to 30 cts. 25 " to 45 eta. 25 "to 60 cts. 25 to 75 cts. 25 "to 11.00 " On Printed Matter. Books and other matter wnoly In print, ordered from, or sent to dealers. &c. Charges prepaid and value Uinited to Ten Dollars: Packages of 21ns cr less, , .15 eta. over 2lbs to 3!bs, . 20 cts. " " 3ibato4it9, . . 25cte. When in excess of these weights, at propor tronate rates. The foregoing rates or about one hair former charge, pay the trans portation through to destination. Low Rates n noted on all kinds of Farm and Dairy Products ; also, on -Tlan niac in red Articles. Orders for the purchase of goods to be re turned by Express, receive prompt atunlion, and Returns made by first Express. tend. yoar money and parcels by this, the cheapest, quickest, positively secure and moat convenient moae of transportion. T. 1. HUDSON, Snpt. For Information enqnire of TO.T1BES & ROCKWELL, AGEMTS, Ashtabula, O. (DA -FOR- WHITEWiKLOGS! THE nnderslimsd will pay CASH 16 CO per thousand feet for clear, tonirh and straight grained White Oak Lozs. Loss to he iofeel, inches, and II fee. 4 inches in longih, aDd from 14 to 411 inches in diameter, delivered at their Plow Handle Works, ASHTABULA, OHIO. ELLIS & HARRIS, Ashtabnla, i ., Jan. S, 1SS0. 1565-tf D. I. C. Ij aa absolute and irresi arable core for mnew, IntemwTSoe nd the tip of Optwn, To zan.u, siiuuia, auu ciuuuiauis, rcuiUT lug mi s-te, d--sireanii baottof using any of tbfm.RQ n -jiJiyuiavnd disgusting- Giving every one perfec"; in4 irreaiaubte control ot lite ftobrietj of ihtzm .ti:ii? i iPiASt nrMiiwrnpinvfiT morn rs-rTm. or liicu i rieouB. it prcvenu that avhsoVnta physical ftad mors prostration that follows the sudden bre&kliitf oC irom asmg stimulants or narcotics. Package, prepaid, to cure 1 to & persona, (2, or it your drutreUta. 91.75 per bottle. Temperance aoctetlefl should recommend It. It Is perfectly harmless and neTer-failing. ; Hop B .tiers Mfg. Co., Rochester. H Y. Soie Agents Hop Cotrli Cr destroys aM pain, looseoF? rhe cou?h. quiets tiid nerrea, produces rest, anu j aevex iaau to cure. The TTn Pad for Stomach. Ll Ter and Kldners. 1 I is Pipfnor to ait otnera. co.xi oj aoaorpuon i I U is penect ai arupgista. Tba Hoy BHtr Mr . of FntawSn. X. T. pupwi & Trwt rvoidilwt, sum & nr-p XMkasn, wo.j liaiq aoiw fvTSsra -t t Dtorvcmat, tat lb Pvrtjal "Ml Bnt Miatinsaa a OR SALE BT DRUGGISTS J O H J s , 9 " ? - 5 0 M r3 a h p lot Si g- B" 2 So c g J ' - o 0 P ?s o r lwt o - r