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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

ATTEMPTED INSTRUCTION IN THE PEYrTEy-
TAKY.-The Penitentary convicts, under
the lead of one Blackburn from Coshocton
or Gallia county, have been for month
planning an insurrection, which was to have
been executed IN Saturday evening last, in
the general dining room, The officers of
the institution we're kept advised of the
progress Of the movement by several of
those priVy to the plot, and on Saturday,
few hours previous to the time set for the
outbreak, arrested and sent to the dungeon
the ring leaders, and made such display
of arms and their knowledge'of the plot that
the insnrrectonists we're completely cowed.
and each one was anxious to clear himself
from completely in the transaction. There
are nearly thousand convicts now confined
in the Pententiary, and had they succeed
ed in keeping their plot from the knowledge
Of the officers, frightful tragedy would
have resulted. II was the intention of the in
surrecionists to murder those of the guards
who offered any resistance, and lock others
in the cells. The outbreak, however, is
subdued for the present, and there is little
probability Of any scheme of the kind ever
succeeding, on account of the total want of
confidence among the eonvicts.- Statesman.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

A SMALL CoRRUPTIoN ONLY.-President
Buchanan, in bis protest, said: II can
declare before God and my country that no
human being with an exception scarcely
worthy of notice. has, at any period Of my
life, dared to approach me with corrupt
or dishonorable proposition" The country
has asked and waited patiently for an an
swer to the question, who constituted the
single exception scarcely worthy of notice
The President does not think it comports
with Ills dignity to give reply, or perhaps
he justiies himselfas the poor girl did, who,
having "lOved not wisely but too well, t"
plead in extenuation of her fault that "her
baby was such very little one !"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

SARDINrA-A resolution has been adopt
ed in the House, looking to the establish.
ment Of first class mission to Sardinia
The preamble sets forth that the Kingdom
of Sardinia, by recent accessions, has been
raised to a FIRST class Power, extending
from the Alps to the Adriatic, and embrac-
ing in its limits the richest and most popu-
lous portion of Italy, over which extensive
dominion a constitutional representative
government has been established, order
maintained, and the freedom of the Press
and of Religion secured.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

b65- The power of human endurance
under trying circumstances, is often won
derful. During the voyages in search OF
Sir John Franklin, it was ascertained what
a seamen can do in the way of travelling,
carrying and dragging. The maximum
weight proper per man was ascertained to
be 220 lbs, and of that weight, lbs. per
diem was consumed by each man, for food
and fuel-namely. i ID. of bread, and l ID.
of meat, while the other pound comprising
his spirits, cocoa, sugar.. tobacco, and fuel
for cooking. Upon this estimate it was
found that, for hundred days journey,
they could march ten miles per diem, and
endure with impunity temperature OF 5Og
or Cog below the freezing point.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

CHALLENGE.-It has been asserted exten-
sively, without denial, that ex-Gov.
Walker has sent by the hand of Senator
Brown, challenge to Judge Black, and
that the Judge declines its acceptance
The affair originated with the expressions
made use of by Judge B. relative to the
letter of the President, be declaring that
if such letter was in existence it was q
forgery.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

b6~ The Democrats of Missouri find
much fault with the action of their Govern
or, Stewart, but attribute all his wander
lngs to confirmed drunkenness. He replies
that they have no right to find fault with
bis lntoxication. for he was drunk when
they nominated him, drunk when they in
augurated him, and drunk he means to be
till the end of his term.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

The news that the international prize
fight will come of after all, is the source
of much congratulation among the muscle
men aud divides the honors in the saloons
with the Charleston Convention.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

1t is stated that Messrs Van Dyke, Rice,
and others, will reveal before the Covode
Committee correspondence Of the President
more damaging than that first published.
But the game is no longer worth the pow
der. The evidences of Mr.. Buchanan's
duplicity in politics are in the breeches
pockets of very many men.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

SENATOR W1GFALL ON A BENDER. The
editor of the Chautauque Democrat was in
Washington when Senator Wigfall, of Tex.
as, made bis first great speech, and de.
scribes the scene as follows ut was quite
evident that the Senator had been imbib.
ing too freely of old rye. In plain Eng.
sh the Senator was drunk, which made
him, as he expressed it, in a happy humor
for speaking He kept the Senate and
gallaries in a roar of laughter for some
three hours, till the inspirations of his DO
tatiOnS subsided, when the Senator dried
up. The chivalrous Southron felt it 10 be
his duty to soy that he would be recreant
to duty if he were not to say that he did
not believe that Black Republican could
ever be inaugurated President. Now. said
he, cut your leashes turn loose your ter.
riers, and take in your rat.kilers and if
we do not go into Boston into winter quar-
tiers, before you ever get into Texas, vou
mag shoot me- He had his grog on the
desk before him, and drank and talked as
Extra Billy Smith did his egg nogg. This
is the kind of bravado and drunken gas
conade that is heard now, where once the
eloquence of Clay and Webster and Ben
ton and Calhoun and Wright resounded.
From Clay to Wigfall How great the
stride ! From Wright to Bigler From
Webster to Fitch From Berton to
Green ! From Calhoun to Chestnut !
This is degeneracy for you, with ven
geance !"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

thus throwing out ihe Anti.Douglas dele
gates in Illinois as well as 10 New York.
The minosisy report recommended that one
half og each of the New York contestants
he admitted to the Convention, each to cast
n votes. The reports we're debated until
o'clock, when under the previous question
the Illinois Douglas delegates were admit
ted The vote is not stated. A vote was
also taken by States on the minority report
to divide the New York delegation The
proposition was rejected by q vote Of So to
I10. A resolution TO admit the Wood del.
gates to honorary seats on the floor added
to the excitement, but il was laid over under
the rule until next day. Mayor Wood and
Ike Cook have their labor in getting up
National Delegations for their pains
What next2
The Committee to construct platform
after long and. exciting discussion, repud
lated the Cincinnati platform by vote o.
II TO IL, the Southern delegations demand
ing platform that will not be liable to two
constructions. 1t is probable that pro
tracted and excited debate will arise on the
platform when it is reported to the Couven
ton.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

ROGERS TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR
1O Double-ThTead, Elastic Lock-stitch
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
In this age Of Mechancsm the Sewing Machine stands for
ward In bold relief ecOnOmzer Of time and labor The
not be met through the medium of elaborate and expensive
machines To meet this want the Rogers Machine has been
produced at price so low, as TO
Place it within the Reach of all.
Its construction simple and yet is so reliable In II,
execution that child manage 1t with success IL al
noseess in Its operations and all kinds Of fancy or
exceled by any machine In the market.
Among the advantages this Machine has others are
the following:
lst II simple in its construction that few nonspts
instruction will enable any person to become master of H.
I'd The elastic the most elastic fabric and thsra
fore free from all liability to break from washing or ironing
3d. 1t will alike all material from the finest linen 10
the eOaTsest wOOlen.
4h Every kind of sewing silk and thread can be used and
the thread does not need TO be oiled.
The question may arise how furnish machine at
low figure which In every respect equal and In some
superior, TO high-pdeed maehinesi We answer.
lst The profits expensive machines enormous tbose
necessarily small.
2nd Our machines simple IN their Arrangement that
they can be produced at much less cost thereby reue
ing the liability Of their getting out Of order.
With these advantages both regarding price, simplicity Of
construction and neatness aud quality Of work. we eaey
place In competition with machine tn the market fully
relying upon Its meTts to sustain itself before the public
tR Agents Wanted TO whom exclusive County rights will
be given Orders by mail Express respectfully solicited
Rnufaet9red by ROGERS BROTHERS. Sales Roons
Marble Block, No oil, Superior Street Cleveland.
Address, G. W. CRoWELL, Genl Agent,
538tfn Cleveland, Ohio,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

THE THoRoUGH-BRED STALLION,
WESTERN @ RESERVES
The services Of this highly bred Horse will
be offered to the Farmers and Breeders Of this adjoining
Townships the coming season, the following terms
$40 for the Season,
payable in all before at the time of Service
Any sending Mare which should prove not to be in
ioa can send the another Mare the following season
Free of Charge.
WETERN RESERVE
bred by Gen. j. B. King Of Portage County, Ohio He
six old this Spring; beautiful dabbe gray coIor full
l6]+ hands high, and weighs 200 pounds stylish and
rapid roadster
PEDIGREE
He out of Alice Gray by the celebrated trottne Horse
Searcher and he by the imported Horse Barney Henry His
dam, Alice Gray got by the world Horse GRAY
Eagle, and G. dam by old Messenger G. dam by old Post
Boy making him at least seveneghhs thorough blood For
size style and action challenge the State produce his
equal
Western Reserve
will stand at he fremont Stable Conneaut on Monday and
Tuesday Of each week. and the rest Of the week at the stable
of the subscriber.
GEO. E. NETTLEToN.
Ashtabua, April, 1850. $50
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

THE PUBuc CRIB seems to be gathering,
very moderately to be sure, health and
soundness. The last report places the
amount of money on hand subjected to
draft, at about 1000, 900.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

SPLIT PEAS, Hominy, Coal Oil Lamps
~ and Shades, for sale al
April H. RATTLEs GToeey stoss.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28
TRY GiHsS; BROKE

~ Tax Notice.
OOUHTY TREASURY BROKE | |
have spent all the money received taxes In December
and am now anxious TO thold Of the second lnstAen Of
In coming top pay your Dues don't forget 70 bring along
those good Ohio B Of that Gold have laid up In
- = : NE. FRENCH, Co, TT.
JEFFERSON, April 18th, 1890. 7t6SO
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

B@-It has always been understood that
the fear Of the secession from the Union Of
two or three extreme Southern States, was
the cause aVowed by President BUCHANAN
for pressing the adoption of the Lecompton
Constitution, but by bis letter to Governor
WALKER it appears that he held that !vas'
einatiOn in perfect contempt, He urged
Governor WALKER TO make the living or
dying point on the reference of the Leeomp-
ton Constitution to the people Of Kansas.
Yet against the protest Of eminent Demo
cratic statesmen, be made Constitution
which had No such approval, a test Of Dem
Ocracys by undertaking to put that instru.
ment through Congress naked
Gov. WISE DECLINES, begs his friends,
not 10 offer his name, but to unite cordial
ly with the majority Of the delegation,
from Virginia, make the vote of the state
q unit before the convention! He requests
Shem. too, TO do this IN good faith, without
exAeting any alternate pledges whatever"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

BIRD TRADE.--Persons who have never
visited that great babel-New York-can
form no adequate idea of the multifarious
nature of the business carried on there, and
the singular invention resorted to, for pro-
curing pelf and bread and butter. The
merchandise in birds may be recorded a.
mong the rather odd feature of N York
trade. A N. Y. correspondent of south
ern paper, thus aludes to the extent and i'm
portance of this branch started out to
procure pair of little green parroquitos
l found them scarce and high. For pair
scarcely larger than Java swallows, IS was
asked, l visited five large stores devoted
to nothing else. Each contained thousands
of Canary birds. Each bird has its own
cage. One bird store had at least $500
live Canary birds, each in its own little
cage, to each tenement and its innate
An adroit bird feeder will feed and water
1000 bros an hour
Many of these Canary birds come from
the Hartz Mountains, in Germany, via
HaVre, France, or down the Rhine to Rot
terdam. But millions are reared on the
champagne districts of New Jersey. A
good singer retails at 81 the wholesale
price is 50 so. But they must be males
and singers. Females are sold at 81 each.
Java sparrows, parrots, mocking-birds,
robin-readbreasts, and rice birds, make up
the main stock of the bird stores. You
cannot get cages at the same place where
the birds are sold. To get nice cage you
visit the regular bird cage stores.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

The WAsHoE MINEs.-These discoveries,
seem to be rich beyond anything therefore,
found in the line of the precious metqs.-
the deposits are silver ore, though gold is
found in considerable abundance. A dis
patch received by the Tribune by pony ex-
press, dated at Carson, April llth. The
excitement and emigration are great, and
suffering from dearth of provisions, is i'm
mnent, as the dispatch shows
The excitement of the Washoe Mines
still increases. There are 10000 Califor-
mans in the Territory. Thousands are
leaving San Francisco and all other parts
of the State. AT the Mono and Walkers
River are $50 men in q starving condition,
shut in by snow.
Provisions and all the necessaries of life
are nearly out. OF flour there is none in
market, and when sold the price rules from
50@55c. There is not one days ration to
man, of -four here, and none can reach
us for at least five days if so soon as that
time
On the Sd of March twelve tuns of sill
yer ore from the Spanish and Ophir leads,
were shipped to San Francisco, valued at
$40, 900. The wealth of the main leads
of the COmstock vein is unsurpassed. -
Good leads have been opened at several
other localities The prices of the prin.
cipal leads in market are from 500 to g.
600 per foot. The discoveries of gold are
extensive-equal to the best of California.
An immense immigration will be here in
two or three months. The Mormon laws
are entirely abrogated, and no law but
that of sufferance exists.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

eD- Dr. WADswOETH will be at the Ashta-
bulG House, Thursday, May l7th.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO THE
AshtsbuIa 90. nauaieal AssoeIatlon,

On account Of certain circumstances that exist the officers
oi The Association think advabe 70 withdraw the notice
for convention 10 be held Eaqeve on tha lat Of May
and probably there viii be convention this spring
b4Otf o. ii. LICE. President
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

See advertisements Of Dr.. sanfordsLivsr Inv ig
tor and Family cAthartie Pills 10 another column.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28


trimmer.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock. The
gallery was crowded with ladies, and on
motion, several hundred who were crowded
outside, we're admitted TO :he floor of the
Convention, oceasioning much good feeling.
The resolutions restricting speaking to
fifteen minutes, and bat once on a subject was
taken up, debated, aud rejected ayes I2O,
nays l2l.
Mr. Robinson, Chairman Of the Vermont
delegation, died Of apoplexy this morning.
At III o'clock the resolution was adopt.
ed limiting speaking to Is minutes on all
subjects except the platform, and on that
the rule of the House Of Representatives
win aPPly, limiting each speaker to one
hear.
The Committee on Credentials announced
that they would be ready TO make their
report this afternoon. The Convention
then on motion adjourned st soon until four
o'clock
The Committee 90 Credentials will report
N favor Of the Dean Richmond delegation.
The Wood delegation received but 6 votes,
oeing those Of Missouri, Pexas, Alabama,
North Carolina, Georgia and South Caro-
lima.
On the third day the Committee on Gre
dentials ruled oHt the Wood delegation.
from N. Y. by strong vote, only six States,
Missouri, Texas, Alabama. North Carolina,
Georgia and South Carolina standing by
MY Lord Mayor" Even Virginia and
Connecticut deserted him.
t.Ia - Al
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-15
The Southern Treason.

The papers just now are full ofdespatch-
e from the South, Of nearly the same char
acter as those published when the John
Brown raid first became known. The only
facts thus far in a tangible form are that
the democratic tories of South Carolina are
taking measures to go to the devil as fast
as they can, and that strong efforts are be
ing made in Georgia, Alabama and Missis
sippi to carry out Iancy's plan Of "pre-
cipitating the Cotton States into a rcyolu-
ton the effects of which are already be-
Jag realized in bank suspensions, failures
in business, and general panic. The So
Der second thought will come next, and
then u powerful Union party will spring
into existence in those States, and put
down, it is to be hoped forever, the treason
as we'll as the traitors. North Carolina,
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louis
lana, take little part in these manifesto
tions, and numerous meetings have already
pronounced for the Union and against Sc
cession. With the evils even now starin.
in the faces Of Southern people when but
4 first movement is made, what will be their
fate when the same dcsperadoes now lead
ing them will plunge their section of the
country into civil war, as they assuredly
will-when the slave population will rise
in a general insurrectiOn, and all the hor
rors of war, pestilcnce and famine stalk
over the devoted nart2
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-15

Gigantic Scindlc-It has been men,
toned that counterfeit bills for large amounts
upon the Boone County Bank of Lebanon.
Indiana, had been detected. The detection
has been followed by the arrest of James
Mclean, cashier of the bank, and several
other Of its officers implicated in most gi-
gantic swindle, the manner Of pcrpetrating
which is as follows: The bank was first con-
stituted on what was accredited as reliable
basis, and the signature of the Auditor of
State was obtained TO & genuine Issue fsome
forty five thousand dollars. subsequently.
spurious notes were issued. almost Indefinite
Il, from the same plate, with the Registers
name and that of the Auditor forged. Some
100000 Of this base currency have been dis
posed Of in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa ard In
diana.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-15

ored and trusted by both South and North
when living, and whose memories are cher
ished by all patriots, now that they are
dead.
If these principles, when held by such
men. were consistent with fraternal rela-
tons and Union, in the earlier days of the
Republic, it is difficult to conceive how
they of themselves can furnish just cause
for dissolution now. Examining, in this
wav. this yezed and vexatious subject of
disunion on account Of Lincoln's election,
the conclusion is inevitable, that neither
the mode Of his election, nor bis record as
public man, nor the authoritative exposi
ton OF the principles Of the party by
which he was supported, furnishes any ten
able ground on which any of the Southern
States can justify their alleged purpose TO
secede. This is the Northern view, and, if
our Southern brethren could only contem-
plate it calmly, those who would not admit
its entire and perfect reasonableness would
be very few indeed
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-15
Philadelphia Market.
LEWIsTowN, November IS. l~C0

The Floor market is very dull, and there is
no demand fur exports. Superfne is selling
at - 5Ca5 625, extra and extra family 5 75a
T %, and fancy brands at 373a6 IS, accor.
ding TO quality. Rye -four AS, and Corn
Meal at sc per barrel.
Grain-l20al25c for common, l30aI35c
Tor good 70 prime red, and l40al45c for good
to prime Penna. and Western white Rye
l4aI8c; Corn 69a70c for prime yellow, and
70al2c for white; new corn 54a55c; Oats 3l1a
33}c: barley 78c per bushel
Seeds-Cloverseed Sc 25a637. No change
in Timothy or Flaxseed
Cattie Market, Nocens56r l2, l860.-The
market continues very dull, and prices are
about the same as Last quoted, with very large
receipts, reaching about 2,378 head Sales
at STAG %, as in quality
500 sheep, selling at from 71a9c per ID.
10 cows sold at from 25 to 60 per head.
?, l23 head hogs sold at from 7 50 10 s Is
per 100 lbs, net, as to quality. Market brisk.
800 head corn hogs were disposed of at
from to 10, and a superior lot at per 100
lbs, net.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-15

Saturday Eesniag Post.-Deacon & Peter
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Tha Post IS q valuable family paper. It's lit
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foreign and domestic news, markets, agricuL-
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country. 1t is Issued at = per ansuln for
single copies. two copies for s., four copies
for IS &c, A copy of the Post, and the
splendid steel engraving of q 4 Merry Max
ing in the olden time" is offered for IS. A
copy Of the Post, and copy of Lppincott's
Gazetteer, or Webster's Pictorial Dictionary,
f,r Sc Address Deacon & Peterson, 3l9 Wal
nut Street Philadelphia.
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