Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-12-04

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were killed, and others Injured Two Other
cars were thrown Off bot with less havoc aud
sacrifice Of life and property.
AZ home, we understand that most Of the
: churches essembed 10 the Baptist house, aud
lis ened TO very excellent sermon from tie
Rev Mr.. BRowN. Of the Methodist church. The
Episcopal church we believe was also open aud
Tue ordinary exercises observed by its people.
The Spanish Minister az Washington, denies
that his Government intends war against Mex-
ica, and Lord Napier and Count Sartires ex.
press emphatically their disbelief that anything
serious will result from the movement h he
Gulf The Secretary Of the Navy however,
has taken the precoution to have ali the nvaila-
BILE vessels at the various Navy Yards fitted
out with the utmost dispatch.
Several Spanish Naval vessels have made
their appearance on the Mexican coast, a some
little stir has been occasoned in consequence at
Vera Cruze and vicinity. President Juarez has
issued a proclamation calling the citizens to
arms, aud on all factions TO unite in opposing
the common enemy. The osiensble object Of
this expedition is to make good tho claims of
numerous Spanish subjects for indemnity in
consequence of many lawless acts on the part
of the Mexican Government aud to obtain re-
dress forthe assassination Of several Spaniards
not long since in one Of the interior states.
Hoo. Benz. F. Butler died in Paris on the
9Th inst at the age Of GO. Mr.. D. as Attorney
General of the u S., and as District Attorney
of New York, was widely known. lie was an
active politician and supporter Of the Jackson
and Van Buren dynasty. AT later period he
supported Gen. Pierce. lie denounced the at
tempt to repeal the Missouri Compromise-op-
posed the Pro-slavery policcy of the Admins
tratioh and became decided Republi can.
FIRE AT NoRwALK, CRIT is with regret
we learn that serious calamity by fire, has
overtaken many of our old friends and ocquaint
auces at Norwalk. On Saturday night the goth
ult, fire broke out in the upper portion of the
building occupied by f. St. JoHN, for many
years the old Gazette Office, which aided by a
brisk wind, aud with nothing but a couple Of
crippled aud useless engines to combat it, spread
over large portion Of the business centre of
the village The property destroyed is estima-
ted by the Gazette, at some $4,000 and $50
west corner of the bridge along the wharf, to
the southern limit of the lumber yards, crossing
the street from S. & L. Curtis store, and tax
ing every building in its course to that opposite
the Norwak Hotel, formerly the Office Of Benz
IsAAcs, which was pulled down to check its pro
gress, destroying some fifteen buildings. Th;'
calamity is serious one, but the irregular aud
antiquated nature of many Of the buildings de-
stroyed, will cause but little mourning for their
removal.
The Legislature of Indiana has decided, by
conclusive majorities in either House, that the
pretended election, two years ago. of Messrs.
Bright and Fitch TO the I. S. Senate, was
fraud and nullity. and that those gentlemen
are not Senators from Indiana An election is
of course to follow Immediately. We under
stand that the Hon. Henry S. Lane (Republi-
CAM and the Hon. John q. Davis (Anti-Le-
compton Democrat) will be chosen. Mr. Lane
was in Congress Ohe House) several years ago,
and held high rank there. Mr.. Davis is the
present Member from the Terre Haute District.
reelected to the next House by very large ma
jority. We DO not yet hear what Messrs. Bright
and Fitch will do in the premises but presume
they will try to hold on. In that case, an ex-
citing contest is inevitable.