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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-07-02
NEWS TEENS.

9=J~ Garibaldis address to his soldiers before
a recent engagement was as follows My
children You are one to five. Before you is
death, behind the muskets of your comrades,
who will shoot like dog the first who retreats.
Cannon, we have none we will take them
Let us die what matters it, Italy must be
free Behold your real recompeDse.
10 Millard Fillmore, who has been staying
in Cincinnati recently, has been nominated for
the presidency. AT NEE ting of gentlemen OF
all parties" held in Clifton, Ohio, town of 300
inhabitants, Mr.. F. was unanimously nominated
for president of the United States" 1t was
agreed he should be run in 1860 as "the peo-
pies candidate"
Gg~ At the great trial of mowers and reap
crs recently held at Nashville, Ten, and occupy
ing several days, the first premium for combin-
ed machines was awarded to Kirby's Harvester.
All the noted machines in the country we're
present as competitors.
@y- A movement is on foot for raising $780,
600 for the complete re-endowment of the Y ale
college theological seminary. Gov. Buckng-
ham, with his usual lberality, has already pledg-
ed $50OO
A school has been established at Berea, KY,
sustained by the merican Missionary Assoca-
tion, which is decidedly and practically anti
slavery and anti-caste and consequently stu
dents are taken without respect to their color or
race.
IT IS SAID that Judge Douglas takes the same
ground against the letter of Gen. Cass in re-
gard to the protection of naturalized citizens
that has been assumed by the liberal press
throughout the country.
GS- The Ledger Bonner has bought the trot-
ting horse Lantern aud mate for $4,000. If
Bonner takes to fast horses it is safe to predict
that the Ledger has reached the hight of its
glory.
A cane mounted with gold, suitably inscribed,
and costing about SIC, was presented on Thurs
day evening last, to Mr.. THos. j. CABIN of
Conneaut, by the Evergreen Lodge Of Free
Masons.
gSr Cleveland papers chronicle the failure Of
OHANBERLAIS, CRAWFORD g. Co., heavy mer-
camille and commercial firm Of that city and al
SO the banking house Of WHITMAN, STANDART
& Co.
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the road is finished, Notwithstanding the same
croaking is going on as on all other like enter
prises We say that The advantages OF the
road, with It's vast amount Of coal, ita throuk III
and local freight and passenger business, only
needs to be known, TO give il a standing among
the first and best roads in Ohio.
Now, what is to be done9 Shall we be un-
der the necessity Of abandoning the work, or
shall we collect by law; or will the Stockholders
put shoulder to the wheel and give their united
supportH 1t is very important iu all enterprises
of this kind, that the contractors have the cor
dial support of the Directors, Engineers and
Stockholders, and under the circumstances il is
very essential to u.s. ..n
We would also say for your Information, that
we are at work on the Southern Division of
the road The rmount of work done there last
month was some fifteen hundred dollars, with a
prospect of increasing so that that end of the
road will be ready for the iron next fall.
Now, what can we say more than we have
said. If you pay your assessments promptly,
the work will go on lively, if we have to collect
by law it will cost you more and retard the
work. If you don't pay and we cant collect,
we have told you what would happen. "A ,OOrd
10 the t0ise is sufficient
To all croakers and opposers we would say
stop your croakng and opposition, and redeem
yourselves by subscribing literally TO this much
needed and worthy enterprise
o. BALDWIN g. Co., Contractors
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HAIL SToRM.-The threatening aspect Of the
heavens during the knife aud fork exercises at
the Masonic dinner on Friday afternoon, are no
doubt remembered by many of our citizens
But sprinkle of rain visited us here while in
Hudson, Summit County, and adjoining towns,
the storm manifested itself in most destructive
shower OF hail, destroying nearly all vegetation,
killing sheep, lambs, pigs, chickens, &c. Wheat
and oats that escaped the late frosts are entire
ly destroyed. The hail took range of about
two miles wide. Windows on the west side of
buildings were nearly all broken. In some pla-
ces the hail was over six inches deep, and some
of the hailstoneS were as large as hens eggs
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Terrible Rsilroad Accident.

An accident occurred on the Michigan
Southern Railroad on Monday night, June
9th, near South Bend, Indiana. The
stream where it took place is naturally
rivulet, but was much swollen by the heavy
rains the previous afternoon and evening,
and the food of wood which passed down
probably choked the culvert, converting
the embankment into dam, and the great
weight Of water, with the conclusion of the
crossing train, caused the cuvert to give
way, and the train to be thrown from the
track.
There were about $50 persons on the
train. Thirty-three persons were taken
from the ruins dead, and fifty to sixty 9TH
ers wounded.
The killed. as far as their names have been
ascertalned are
Hartwell Express Messenger.
Engineer and Fireman, both named Chulp
Babbngton, baggage master.
@ " Smith Road Master
Mrs + G Gillett and child and Stone Mills,
of New ork.
Thomas Mishan of Michigan City,
The following are the names of the wounded
as far as ascertaiued
Fred Miller and Agustus White, of Holmes
vile, la.
EN- Knapp of Hudson, Wis.
Miss ii tile Knapp, Auburn.
Gardner Jonesville, Mich.
Charles Sherman, Boston.
VIM Flannery, P Myers P Quinn, G. Ander.
son and w r Anderson, all OF Ainsworth, lii.
A d Piser, Chicago.
d z Rhodes, Cleveland
Miss More, Freeport
Mr. and Mrs A G Curry, Brooklyn.
Q Jackson and Miss Neilder, Waukesha,
Wis.
Messrs Walworth, father and son, and G Ben
net Adrian Mich
Oscar Warpeton, and NJ II Regan, lady and
daughter, Rockford ILL.,
S @ Rose, Coldwater
w j Hawk, Charleston, Va.
Q Yaw and lady, Otsego Co. N Y
A Van Syck, wife and four children, Warren
Ohio-himself and one child seriously.
Stephen II Arnold, Decatur, Iowa.
Mary Coates, Youngstown, Ohio.
Miss ID ID Porter, Hudson Mich.
The following were not injured
IL w TAFT, Susquehanna Depot, Pa.
u Gurley Addison VT.
Henry Grease, Philadelphia.
Calvin Hogan, Milwaukee
The train was running between ten and
twenty miles an hour. The train going
west went over the 'embankment safely three
hours before the accident.
FURTHER, following statement is
gathered by the editor of the Cleveland
Leader from a passenger from Portage
County named Frost, on Wednesday.
The train was composed of eight cars
located in the following order :-one bag
gage car, one emigrant car two cars filled
with railroad laborers, three ordinary pas
senger cars, and one sleeping car.
Mr.. Frost took his seat in the car next
to the Sleeping Car, where he went to
sleep. The first sensation he experienced
was being awakened by violent joltng, as
though the train was running on the ties,
after which occurred a tremendous crash
In the next instant Mr.. f. felt himself
plunging into the water, when he instinc-
lively reached bis hands out and caught
hold of some timber or plank, and aoated
ashore. How he got out of the car he was
unable to say, as the whole transaction
took place almost instantaneously, but
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Friends of Judge Douglas at Washington
are in possession of the following letter, express.
ing his position on the subject of the Presiden-
cy, and of which they have permitted a copy
to be taken for publication
WASHINGTON, June 20.
My DEAR SIR Il have received your
letter inquiring whether my friends are at
liberty to present my name to the Charles
ton Convention for the Presidential nomi-
nation. Before this question can be final
ly determined it will be necessary to un-
derstand distinctly on what issue the canvass
is to be conducted. IT, as | have full faith
they will, the Democratic party shall de
termi1e in the Presidential election of 1860,
to adhere TO the principles embodied in
the Compromise Measures of 1850, and re-
affirmed in the Kansas-Nebraska act of
1854, and incorporated into the Cincinnati
Platform 10 1856, as expounded 10y Mr..
Buchanan in his letter accepting the nomi-
nation, and approved by the people in his
eleclion--in that event, my friends will be
at liberty to present my name to the Con-
vention, if they see proper to do so.
If in the country, it shall become the
policy OF the Democratic party (Which |
cannot anticipate) to repudiate these, their
time hOnored principles, on which we have
achevedAso many patriotic trumphs, and
in lien Of them the Convention shall inter-
polate into the creed of the party such new
issues as the revival of the African slav
trade, or Congressional slave code, for
the Territories, or the doctrine that the
Constitution of the United States either
establishes or prohibits slavery 10 the Ter
ritories beyond the power of the people, TO
control it as other property, it is due to
candor to say that in such an event | could
not accept the nomination, if rendered to
me. Trusting that this answer will be
deemed sufficiently explicit, | am very re-
specially your friend. S. A. sDOUeLAs.
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We regret, for the character of the profession,
that brace Of editors, one Republican, and
the other Democrat down in the South part
of this district, went on a pleasure excursion a
week Or two since, the one driving big switch
tail bay horse, and the other little "bobtail
gray" and in blissful inadvcrtcncy swapped hor.
ses on their return, and one of them got knock
cd into p. Although the thing looks little
irregular on the face, we presume it was al
right, yet this naughty world is grinning at the
occurrence as if it was evidence of the infrmi
ties of the corps. Editors should avoid ever
the appearance Of evil.
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WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
A S II T A B U L A:
Saturday Morning, July 2, 1859.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Gorerror-willlam DennisOn, Jr.

For GorernOr-W ilIianl Dennison, Jr.
For Lieut.. Gorernor-RObert c. Kirk.
For Supreme Jadge-WiIIiam Y. GhOIsOn.
For State 5uditOr-- X Obert w. Taylor.
For State TrsGsurer-Alfred Y. Stone.
For Secretary Of State--AddisOn p. Russell.
For Public Works-JOhn ID. Gregory.
For School omERissioRert~Anson Smyth.
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While Prof Agassz was a student at Paris,
his means became exhausted, and he was about
to quit the city and to abandon bis studies iu
despair The distinguished Humboldt heard of
his destitution and sent him fifty pounds, with
the words, " 1t is loan, which you may repay
when You can" Years afterwards, when Prof
Agassiz could have repaid the loan, he wrote
to Humboldt, asking the privilege of remaining
forever in his debt, favor which Humboldt
was most happy to grant, and he died creditor
of AgassiZ
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PRoPosED PLoT--A fellow by the name Of
Cooley, few days since approached Capt
WARD, of one of the competing line of steam
ers plying between Cleveland and Buffalo, with
proposition to blow up the fine steamer City
Of Buffalo, belonging to the line opposed 10
Capt Wards. The plan was to submerge
torpedo under her while lying at her BERTH
Capt. w. seemed to favor the proposal, and
had several meetings with the rcprobatc, draw
ing him out and secreting witness, in order to
make sure thing Of his conviction. To secure
confidence in the success of the vilanous enter
prise, Cooley divulged the fact of having blown
up vessel at Oswego some years since, start
ing her from her moorings, when she went a.
shore, and to pieces in such a manner, as to ex-
cite no suspicion. Cooley prepared his torpedo
for the destruction Of the Buffalo, and arrang-
ed with an accomplice, and the time for the ex-
ecution approaching so nearly as to excite fears,
Cooley and his accomplice were arrested and
the elements of destruction in state of readi-
ness found upon the premises of the accomplice
There being no statute to meet the case, Coo
ey is held to answer charge of counterfcting
for which he had been on bail
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ag- The Congregational churches of Kan
sas have determined to locate their college, tow
ards which Amos A, Lawrence has contributed
$4,000, at Lawrence, and it is intended to erect
portion of the building Zone wing) within one
year and six months expending upon that alone
S25,OOO. The Methodists have selected Bald
win City, in the same county, as the site of their
university, part of which is already completed
and in operation.
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Minor Criminal Offences.

To Lhe People Of 44shtabnie County.
The Grand Jury of AshtabuIa County, at
the june term of Common Pleas for the same,
A. d. 1859, in view of the numerous minor Of
fences, which have come before them officially,
and fallen under their observation 10 their pri-
vate capacity as citizens ; also the tedious de-
lay, and large amount expended in bringing
those accused Of such offences TO justice, under
the Statutes as they at present exist, would re-
specially call the attention of their fellow citi-
zens, to the following proposition which they
submit to tie consideration Of the public, who
suffer the depredatons OF minor offenders and
the taxpayers upon whom the burden of crimi-
nal prosecutions must fall
We therefore earnestly recommend that prop
er memorials be prepared and circulated among
the people for their signatures, praying the next
Legislature Of this State, to pass an act under
snch restrictions and notifications, as to con-
form to the Constitution, containing in sub
stance the following provisions to wit :
lst. That all offences against the State
which are punishable under the present law, by
fine or Imprisonment iD the county Jail, or both,
shall be tried by Justice of the Peace in the
township where the offence was committed.
I'd. That the offender shall be entitled to
trial by Jury of his peers, on his demanding
it,
Sd. That the verdict of such Jury and sen-
tence Of such Justice shall be final, in all cases
before named, subject to appeals on error only.
4th. That such costs of prosecution in such
cases, as are now paid by the county, shall be
paid by the townships where they accrue.
We submit this very general outline of a sys-
tcm of trying and Furnishing minor offences in
the sincere belief that it will GREATLY facilitate,
the administration of Justice in these cases
and materially lessen already an ouerous burden
Of expenses which is now levied upon the hon
est industry of this commonwealth.
In paper Of this kind, we can only suggest
a general plan to be carried forward through
the memorials of the people, and perfected in
the Halls of Legislation, which is respectfully
and earnestly presented for your consideration.
The editors of the several newspapers in the
county, are respectfully requested to publish the
above HEMAN p CASTLE,
Foreman Of Grand jury
r. BARNARD, Clerk.
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The DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH MINISTRY in
the new House of Commons by a union of the
liberals of all shades and classes is the striking
feature Of the foreign news and this is per-
haps, but an incident Of the war. The ministry
are voted out of power because they refuse to
represeu. the sympathy which the English peo-
pie feel in the cause Of Italian independence,
and which is SO strong that it overrides their
natural jealousy of Napoleon, and their chiyal-
rc attachment to the Queen whose family rela-
tons to the Prussian government naturally lead
her to look Gavorably on the German or Aus
trian side Of the question. Lord Palmerston
has been called to form new ministry, and Lord
John Russell and Mr. Bright will be represent
ed either personally, or by their friends, in its
members.
The Queen first sent for Lord Granville, who
failed to construct Cabinet, because Lord
John Russell was not willing to play third fiddle,
Lord Palmerston holding the second. Palmer
ston was then sent for and is said to be advanc-
ing in the execution of his task. Lord John is
to be Foreign Minister, ard the Earl of Elgn
the Colonial Secretaryship, Mr. Golden the
Presidency of the Board of Trade, and Mr.
Gladstone the Secretaryship for Irdia
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DEATH OF METrERNlCH.-This famous man
was born May 18th, 1878, and since this cen
tury dawned has filled as large space in Eu-
ropean affairs as any other man--not excepting
Napoleon l. Prince Motternich as he was call
ed, has been the fac-totum for Austria for ma
ny years. He was chief agent in uniting Aus
tria, Prussia and Russia against Napoleon l., as
far back as 1905. He hated France most cor
daily, and was of the old-fashioned Austrian
aristocracy. He probably has had more titles
and honors conferred upon him than any man
in the world. In 1910, he accompanied Maria
Louisa, daughter OF the Austrian House of
Hapsburg, to Paris, the bride of Napoleon l.
in the place Of the discarded, broken-hearted
Josephine. Metternich has lived to see the oh
joct of that base alliance entirely thwarted while
the grandson of the discarded Josephine is driv-
ing the Austrans out of the very territory Met
ternch's diplomacy gained for Austria.
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thinks he swan or aoated through on open
ing in the car caused by the smash up
He received some slight scratches and cuts,
and his escape may be deemed miraculous.
The embankment was 80 feet high AT
the time the accident occurred, the water
on the upper side was estimated to be 20
feet deep. where it had formed a large
pond, owing probably to the culvert being
choked up with drift wood. The culvert
crossed a small stream, half way between
South Bend and Misbawaka, four miles a.
part, which empties into the St.. Joseph
River, about 80 rods below the Culvert.-
The rush of water through the gap after
the embankment gave away was terrific,
carrying many of the unfortunate passen-
gers, both the dead and the living, down
the stream, and some even into the river
The Conductor Mr. Osgood, who was
slightly wounded hastened Immediately to
the village of South Bend and gave the a.
larm. The citizens, including all the ply
sicians, FASTENED to the scene of the dsas-
ter, and eXerted themselves to the utmost
to rescue and relieve the wounded and re-
cover the dead The wounded on the west
side of the chaSm, were taken to a farm
house a short distance, where all the atten.
ton was given that could be under the cir
cumstances. One poor fellow, young
man from Michigan, whose name Mr.. Frost
had forgotten, received some internal injury
in the upper part of his chest, the effects
of which was to cause his face and neck to
swell. He was set down in one corner,
where he suffered most intense misery and
begged Of the physicians n attendance to
put an end to his suffering by bleeding him
to death He retained his senses perfectly,
and gave verbal direction to have his prop
erty given to young lady he named He
said his father was aboard of the train, and
was killed He was notFexpected to live.
At the time of the accident, the train
was stated to be going at the rate of 80 to
35 miles per hour.
We were informed by the baggageman
of last evenings Toledo train, that IS were
ascertained to have been killed or drowned,
up to yesterday afternoon.
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Various Lecomptonites who were compeu-
sated by the appointment of sons or relatives
to West Point, are disappointed and indig
nant at the five years rule recently adopted,
which prevented whole class from graduat-
ing, ard which has reduced the vacancies
which these appointments were made to sup
ply, one half.
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THE TROTT1NG STALLION e..
BLACK ROVER. -Gs0s

win stand the ensuing at tho following sables
Thursdays Fisk House. Ashabula and the remainder Of the
week at the stable Of j. b, Pierce, Austlnburg.
This splendid young thorough bred Horse Ia six years old
this spring. OF jet black color sixteen hands high and weighs
2OO pounds and for speed style and endurance not
passed by ahy other horse In this country
The Black Rover sired by the celented mpored tho
rough bred horse Wild Rover. As trotng horse he has
taken IL premiums at different societies in Canada West
where he was raised He took prize Toronto 1852 Of
S300time 240 Another at Hamilton of SsO another at the
Provincial Show at London In lS54-tme 2:3 and 232 He
also took the Grand Provincial Prize of S OOO AT Dett
Sept. 1S55-time, 2;3l 2-3l 2:32
Black Rover Is from thorough bred Trumpeter mare i'm
ported rom the North Of England and sired by Tmpeter
and Miss Beyo and by Flying Chldors was noted for
her speed and strength and several purses note IN AS
and 80 She is the dam Of the young Warrior by Mr.
Roewell Wilson, of Hamilton.
TERMS-SIO for the Sc Good pasture for mares at
a distance. All accidents at the risk Of The
WM. J. ADAMS
AshtAbula, Ohio, 1859. AGA
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TnE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN is fairly open
ed with the democrats, and Gov. Wise of Vir-
gnia aud Senator Douglas have stepped into
the arena as earnest and rival candidates for the
Charleston nomination. Both repudiated the
Lecompton policy of the administration, both
hate Mr. Buchanan with righteous hatred,
but separate widely on the new form of the old
question Of the disposition of slavery in the ter
ritores. Gov. Wise warmly espOuses the new
southern doctrine that Congress must, by egis-
lation, protect and defend Slavery 10 the Terri
tories, even against the wishes Of the people
thereof Senator Douglas stands firm by pop
ular sovereignty, and repudiates new tests, a
congressional slave code, or any trammels upon
territorial action upon this or any other sub
ject His recent letter, to be found IN another
part Of this paper. stating his position, and the
ground on which be will accept the Charleston
nomination, is so explicit as to forbid misrepre-
sentation or misunderstanding, and is bold and
manly beyond most Of his political declara
tions. 1t makes clean and distinct issue with
the southern advocates of the slave code, and
prophesies hot contest at Charleston. At
the same time we believe it will prove one ol
tho shrewdest mo yements he ever made, and
that il viii go far towards giving him that
nomination.
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Move IN THE Right DIRECTION We COM
mend to the attention of taxpayers and read
ers, communication from the Grand Jury of
for minor offences, which now weigh so heavily
upon the County treasury. The subject is one
OF great Importance, and commends itself to
the judgment aud economy of all. The senti-
ment of the community, we think, demands a
change in this direction, the direction in brief
suggested by the Grand Jury, who are entitled
to our gratitude for the first step, so well taken.