Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-10-02
Ocean Telegraph.

triton TO the cOnclusion--like that marvellous
dumb animal we read Otto open his mouth.
To the directors he says, dated Saturday, Sept.
25th. ~ have not the least wish to withhold
particulars as to the working Of the cable, aud
until have communicated with headquarters
aud ascertained the directions Of the Manager
Of the Company, will send daily report of
proceedings We were not working to-day, bat
receiving occasionally from Valeniia some weak
reversals Of the current, which when received
arc unintelligible."
To the dispatch Of Mr.. FIELDS, on the sapc
day, he says; THE day before yesterday com
mcnced receiving current from Yalentia, and
was 10 hopes that should be at word again
soon after. So informed Mr.. Maekay. Then
the current failed. This will explain the dis
cteponcy between his and my messages.
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The CoMKr, though approaching us at very
rapid rate as we told is probably at too
great distauce-95, 100000 ofmiles, some say
Ito be here in any kind of time for our town
ship show on The 9Th instant Yet those
who attend on that occasion, may enjoy The
pleasure of taking distant view Of him, and
his long sparkling tail, which is hardly eclpsed
ia length by the telegraph cable, and which
puts that institution entirely in the shade on
the score Of sparks aud corFnscatiops. Though
very far-reaching for a caudle extremity, there
Is but little danger, even if his majesty should
become caprecious, of his switching it about
our ears Although an cratic genius, he has
some very good traits of character, and affords
an example, which it would lie well for some Of
oar fast young folks to initiate. lie rises and re-
tires at seasonable hours, and his freshness is
never dimmed by the effects of disSoluteness, an
excessive indulgence. Though stranger we
are told that he has been this way before, but
his visits arc so like those usually made from
the celestial world, our acquaintance, can hardly
become more than of nominal nature, we will,
yet, endeavor to cultivate his society, and
I treat him with the attention usually due 10
Strangers and when his short stay shall be over,
! give him letter of introduction, and credit TO
those who may be here to receive him on his
next appearance.
Astronomers differ as to the time Of his re-
volution. Parkhurst puts it at about 80 years
The same authority states that the comet will
be approaching both the sun and the earth un-
til October, and it will not reach its maximum
Of brightness until the middle Of that month.
The Suffolk Bank, Boston, is waging war
upon the Bank of Mutual Redemption, and all
the interior banks Of Mass, which prefer 10 use
III, latter, instead of itself, as their redemption
agency. The Agawam bank ofSpringfeld, the
st in that vicinity TO break away from the Suf-
fox, found its bills accumulating with that in
j lsttlton and was denied them on the Offer of
specie funds or specie itself in exchange at the
counter Of the Suffolk in Boston. The latter
preferred to send them up TO the amount Of
$4,000, Opd demand the specie for them at the
counter Of the Agawam, which it did, and was
accommodated with that sum in gold. Two
Lowell banks, the Wamesit for S45 900 and the
Appleton for $4,000, had a similar visitation
but met the demand with promptness.
ILLINOIS CoxGREssIoNAL NOMINATIONS. The
Democratic Congressional nominations in Hi
nois are nearly completed. In seven out of the
nine districts the nominees are DOUGLAS men
OF the remaining districts, in the 9th the oppo
sition have no nomination, while the Democrats
have two candidates, Hon. Thomas l.. HARms
the present incumbent and the right-hand o
DOUGLAS during the struggle of last winter
and j. L. McCoNNELrp who is the Administra
tion candidate. In the 81 district the Demo
Gratis had not made n manhattan
RESUxcIATIoN .-Adyices from Camp Scot
1 stated that several Mormon trains bound 70
the Atlantic States. had passed there. Abou
. 300 Mormons composed tho party who hav
renounced Mormonsm, and flee its haunts-
They were wretchedly poor, but happy TO es
! cape under any circumstances.
5 UNCLE SANS OUTLAY FOR THE CABLE-Th
t United States Government it is said will hav,
). expended, by the time the Niagara i5 fitted 70
? a war steamer. directly and indirectly, 10 tn
, cable business the sum Of two huadred and III
Of ty thousand dollars, at least This is prett
ne generous contribution to the cause of science
us when it is considered that the whole enterpris
he Is IN the hands and under the control of III
ID British Government, and that both ends Of tn
ct line are upon British soil.
~ A woman named scbelling. at Groveport,
VI Franklin county on Wednesday 22d commi
81 ted murder by throwing into well, 35 feet deeI
81 her four children-one boy, the other thre
y girls the Oldest ~ years the youngest
ID years. She afterwards jumped in herself. A
nj
'g ed to have been insane,
VI fhe negro students from Hayt in the colleg,
~ Of Pars have this year carried of their ful sha
at Of literary hohors, and the eoored men have cs
ebrated the occasion by banquet The Par
r. ian students are decidedly Of opinion that Q
'h lgros have intelleets, aud belong to the hum
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