Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-09-10

perity and honor to the nation Such at
least is the earnest hope Of your obliged
friend and fellow-citizen. EDWARD BATES.
Five missionaries from the Southern Meth.
odist Church will sail for Japan in Novem-
| Der.
BSg- Passengers are to be brought over
| by the Great Eastern at rates ranging from
Ell to g25.
Bsy~ The Boston & Maine Railroad is so
fortunate as to be completely out of debt, &
earning over seven per cent dividends.
BGy" An Arkansas paper says that many
of the girls in that State grows six feet
high. Prentice says they must be uncom-
monty well cultivated.
BsS~ The Prince of Wales, accompanied
by his tutor and Court Physician, is ex-
pected to reach Quebec by the next Canada
steamer.
RAJ Twenty-Five thousand dollars has
just been given by citizen Of New York
towards the endowment of a college in Lii
IBERIA, Africa.
BSS~ The Jews of New York propose to
erect temple that will rival in extent and
magnifcence the Catholic Cathedral now in
course of erection in that city.
ha5~ It is es stimated that the wine crop
within the circuit of twenty miles around
Cincinnati, will amount this year to 5000,
600 gallons, the largest yield since 1858.
BGEa The Richmond Wings New York
correspondent writes that Bennett, of the
Herald, completed his three score years and
ten," on the 18th of last month, and has, in
his old ago, 'become boyish and eccentric"
Bsg~ The London Field says it is calcua-
ted in the Ring that Mr. Ten Brock is q
richer man by 100000 than when he land
ed on the hospitable shores of England in
1857.
BaEN The New Orleans papers received
by mail state that the Independent or Hous-
ton Democrats have majority of thirty
two on joint ballot, in the new Texas legs-
lature, recently elected.
Mr.. Cobb secretary of the treasury, is in
New York, fruitlessly endeavoring to rec
oncie the interests of the democratic par
ty there with economy in the expenses of
the government.
The Rajah Hunder-sing has just been
married at Lahore to an English lady, Miss
Hodge. 1t is the first marriage of the
kind which has taken place. Tne Prince
is Pagan and immensely rich
Bay~ 1t is stated that in and about New
York, no less than three hundred churches
are closed the month of August, owing to
the absence of their pastors, who are TAX
ing an airing in the country.
DE~ A California paper says a miner,
named Gibson, took out of his sluices, on
Coyote creek, near Vallecito, a serenity ounce
lump of gold mixed with quartz After
separating, there were forty ounces Of pure
gold
Advices from Africa, announcing that
the yellow fever prevailed at Sierra Leone,
and had carried of number of the foreign
residents. European houses were closed
in consequence of the death Of the heads
of the respective firms.
B0- The inhabitants of Sonora and Chi
huahua are, according to telegram from
st. Louis, about to declare there indepen-
dence, and to place Gov. Pesquiera, who
is increasing his army and providing it with
munitions of war; at the head of affairs.
BSg- A new process of curing meats has
been patented by Messrs Paddock &
Marsh, of Cincinnati, Ohio. AS soon as
the animal is killed and before it is skinned,
salt is injected through the arteries, and it
can be thus cured and rendered fit for mar
ket in ten minutes time.
RSy~ A vessel recently left Boston on a
Telegraphic Expedition to the Northern
Atlantic Ocean, the object being to survey
route for telegraphic cable by way Of
Greenland, Iceland and the Shetland Is
lands, to Glasgow The ship was charter
ed by Col S. p. Shaffner the leading spirit
of the project.
DSy~ HENRY WINTER DAVIS is renomna-
ted for Congress in his district. The fact
is significant Mr. DAVIS is the aVowed ad-
Vocate of union of the Southern with the
Northern opposition in the next Congress.
The opposition made to him in the ConVen-
tion was because of his friendship for such
a combination.
B9- The exploring and wagon-road ex-
pedition of Lieut.. Beale has terminated,
and he and his party have arrived at Kan
sas City on their return. They have been
absent ten months have Travelled three
thousand miles, and have opened l400 miles
of wagon-road along the thirty fifth paral-
lei.
BS5- A new shot gun has been perfected
at Colts armory, which will probably be in
market next winter. 1t is made for five
charges on the revolver principle, and is
loaded and fred with great facility it is of
convenient size and weight, and may be car
ried through the most dense wood, and in
the most careless manner, without accident
Bd- There is, on the route of the Over
land Mail, about two hundred and eighty
miles east Of El Paso, spring said to be
hundred aud fifty feet in diameter, which
has been sounded to the depth of eight
thousand feet without finding bottom. The
surface IS as smooth as that Of mountain
lake. tits slightly impregnated with alkali,
and contains five varieties Of fish, II is