Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-07-24
sUMMARY

~ VIM q. Porter, editor Of Poriers Spirit
died 10 New York, July 18th.
ns- II Is now definitely usoertained that
President Bnchapan drinks nothing stimulating
bat old rye Whisky W
as- The Norwalk Reflector says new wheat
has been brought TO that village, with Cue,
plump berry, and sold lot 81 cents
~ William Alien Bdter, anthor Of the
rough-and-Feady poem, Nothing 70 Wear has
. saew poem N the press OF D. Appleton 4 20.
9g- Cen Qnltman died July I9th, at his resi-
deuce, neat Ngichez, Of the disease Contracted
atthe National Hotel, Washington, lasl falL
eg' The Detroit Tribune saya bill has pass.
ed the Canadian Assembly to enable the Grand
Trunk Road to build bridge across the ST.,
Clair River at Port Huron.
Ar B. A. Burditt of Boston, has lust com.
pleted an order to furnish the national music Of
America FOR the army and navy Of the Sultan Of
Turkey.
~ Some wag, writing from Cairo, III. since
the sabsidmg Of Che food says there IRE now in
that city 452 distinct and different SMELLS and
seUrral scof'ds yef 70 hear from
ns- There Is slave woman at Worcester.
nd, who h turning white, By the absorption of
The coloriug matter Of the skim She is nearly
bleached ont, With the exception Of spots vary
ing in size from dime to a half dime.
TT In Kansas two weeks ago, Miss Irene
Baker, a girl Of seventeen, married a man Of
seventy-hye, from admiration Of one of his po-
litical spcechea THUS is a common saying YER
iaed-"politics make strange bed fellows
ns- McHenry, who was lately tried on sup
position Of being the notorious Townsend, was
married to farmers daughtcr at Merrittsville,
Canada. Strange 10 cay, the fair one was q
sweetheart once, OF the veritablo murderer
Towusend.
zsr By letters received by friends last week,
from DR.. j. s. NewberTy. dated al Sgnts Fe. we
learn that he is now on his way overland. 70 St.
Louis He will probably arrive in a few days.
Others or all Of his companions in tho expcdi.
ton we understand to be in company.
gS- The supreme court for Nantucket coun-
ty finished UP the business Of a term, last week
10 four hours. There was but one jury case,
aud in discharging the jaries Judge Bigelow
complimented the citizens OF the county for their
wisdom in steering clear OF the law
H~ Merriam, the wcatherAwise, says that bis
records Of temperature compared with the re-
cords Of mortality show that when the changes
Of temperature are sudden and great. fewer
deaths occurred than when the temperature is
equiiibrias, and the changes few and small.
a8- Dr. Lees Of Glasgow publishes card
stating that the retraction made in his recent
libel case, in which he was the deiendant and
John d. Cough the plaintiff, was made by his
counsel and against his wishes. This pulls the
controversy back where il was, and leaves the
charges against Mr.. Cough standing
zs- The majority of the New York swi!I
milk committee makea favorable report Of the
"siump lair' cows. aHd gave it as their opinion
! hat, ,u,tu su auerh for Mao
ers. Perhaps il is--fpr these whitewashers. but
they ought not to force it down the throats OF
decent people.
17~ Report says that G. p. II. James, Esq,
British consul for Virginia, has lately been OF.
fered the appointment Of Consn! General to
the Black Sea. (Olessa,) that be is allowed q
month to decide, and that be inclines 10 accept
the mission. d6dbilsss on accoant Of the pro.
motion and the large salary.
Gg~ Brisbane is out with another argument
in favor Of 'Gntary farm That is, an agricu
turaI establishment where Ell Who cultivate the
land shall own i equally, and where men and
women shall cohabit apon principles Of affinity
Unless be makes his establishment more attrac
tive than his explanation, it viii be a failure.
70 Professor Morse sails for Eurone. will
his family, on Saturday, the Path inst, to bf
absent year or more The Professor has al
ready received the first instalIment Of the $50,
000 presented TO him by the European goveri,-
ments for his telegraphic invention, and vas re.
qulred BY ours TO pay a duty upon the gold ID
which il was paid.
Rssr The region of the West recently sub
merged by the overflow Of the rivers, is now af
! tiicted with tniasna. caused by the decayins
matter left upon the subsistence Of the foods
Droves Of hogs turned out upon the reclaime,
lands along the Illinois shore, are dying off rap
idly from an ep 'cniic which has suddenly bro
ken out the health Of the inhabitants Is begin
ming to suffer.
AD- A young Shaker and Shakeress recently
left the Niskayuna settlement, and rushed Z,
Troy, gotta carriage. got minister sad %
married. The young lady appeared in crinoiin
skirt eight feet around. while the yOnrg gentle
man mounted pair of patent leat er boots. OF
,dered up box Of cigars. and commenced shay
| ing for moustache Think Of that--a Shake
with a moustache 4 Who says the world doe
not move 7 5A
eg- Jos. G. O. Kennedy kayisg been az
pointed by the president TO carry cut the act 3
Congress providing for the completion of Tn
unfinished work Of the 7th census has entere'
on the performance Of his duties with an abl
| corps Of assistants and is busiy engaged in re
vising and completing tie statistics of manu-
/ factures 10 order that the work may be pre-
sented to Congress at the commencement Of th
next session.
~ Tho Sumner family, Mrs. Summer an
her sons, Charles (the senator) and George. hav
done an honorable act lin the settlement of III
estate Of their deceased brother Albert, VIII
with his family perished by shipwreck. Accord
/ ing to law the estate Of deceased valued q
$4,000. reverted 70 his mother and brothers
But the property originally belonged to tn
wife Of the deceased, who was a daughter q
the late Walter Charming, and tue whole pro
periy has been surrendered 10 her relatives
~ Nothing could more clearly indicat
the great extent to which English society an,
English politics have Of late cut loose from th,
| old landmarks tban the ready concurrence o
tho British Honse Of I,ords--almost as noto
rious a refuge and representative OF concentra
ted old fogyism as our United States Senate
in the proposition to strike from the Englisl
Church service the religious coElmcmoration Q
tho gunpowder plot, Of the martyfdoin, 80 cali
| ed, Of Charles |. of the restoration Of Charle
H., and Of the revolpiion Of 1888
A HoBmBIE STATE on Times IN New
YoRK. .---0u Thursday evening last PErEI
DAwsoS's dance house, No. IS Cherr,
1 ct~a.t Me-. Wi .ro.4 l.-<.f.o. A. ~.