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


but two trains had been run on this road, the cx
press and the mail, the latter carrying some 2j0
tons Of coal daily, and the former taking all
other freight, until few weeks SINCE when
coal train was started. Now, about 500 tons |
pass over the road daily; the coal train taking !
about 300 tons, and the mail train. besides other
fright carrying $50 10 200 tons; and besides
these, every TIVE or three days an extra coal train
is run, carrying some 300 tons more. The
amount of Lake Superior Iron ore shipped over
the road, to the furnaces in the Mahoning Val
ley is quadruplc that sent last year, and the
general freight business is also largely in excess.
1t is probable that the net receipts of the road
for the present year will exceed those OF the
last, by at least thirty three per cent.
Wdrren ChroW.
A trip over this road, no; long since, left
very agreeable impression of its economical and
careful management as we'll as the stability il
is acquiring from an increasing business. The
conductors are as careful of the happiness of
passengers, as landlord would be of his guests
The proper selection of conductors bespeaks
the foresight of the management and supern-
tcndence.
UTAH.-The Mormon elders have come TO the
conclusion that in their case familiarity breeds
contempt, aud have entered upon the new poll
cy OF Withdrawing themselves from public OBJ
servation unl new reverence has been awaken
ed in the minds Of their disciples. This is given
10 the DcseFet .Netrs as a reason for discontinue
ing public meetings 10 the temple The gentle
traders at Salt Lake are greatly troubled by
petty thieves, and as the Mormon justices inva-
/ riably set the thieves of their faith at large
without punishment, the genties have no alter
native but TO inaIct summary chastisement Oh
every rogue they catch. The Indian tribes in
the valley are giving some trouble, the result it
! is believed, of Mormon intrigue The Mormons
arc throwing every possible obstacle in the way
of the organization of the U. S. courts.
The St. Louis Democrat estimates that tie
government, in the mule contracts for the ar
my, threw away S4OO,OOO on the mules. But it
was not thrown away, by any means. 1t went
to pay for political services--a business the war
department has the reputation of being largely
concerned in.
The New York Commercial .4dUertiser, long
known as decided Wing paper supported gill
more in 1856, although not regarded as au
American organ. 1t has denounced Iiecomptou
aud all It's nominations, while shrinking from any
support of Republieanism, and not favoripg the
distinctive doctrines held by the ultra Ameri
cans. There are thousands Of voters who have
held similar position. The Advertiser now
says, that after hoping against hope7-desring
as we suppose revival of the Old Wing party
It proposes to advocate the election Of the Re
publican State Ticket
The decrease OF earnings Of the N. Y. Cen
trail R. r. for August from the corresponding
month Of last year is One Hundred and Nine
tsen Thousand aad Nine Hundred and SsUeNty
sir dollars, or at the rate. Of nearly Million
> and-a- Half per annpm decrease from last year
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