Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-06-02
SALMAGUNDI.

Boy Most kinds Of roots aud barks are
now used as medicines, except the cube root
and the bark of dog.
n@-Every Opposition paper in Indiana
supports Lincoln, including eight or ten
which supported Fillmore in 1856.
Rca- The business Of the Prince de join
VILE at Washington, is to secure for bis son
admission to the Naval Academy at Anna
polls, Md.
RB-The japanese think that oyster soup
is the finest American institution that they
have yet seen They call the hotel walters
"soup gentleman"
pa-Thc expenditure of England, in 1860,
for military and naval defences will amount
to $3.50 900, 900. This is period Of peace
with all the the world, except China.
pn-As it passed the House, the Over.
land Telegraph bill provides that the con-
tract shall be given to the lowest bidder, on
condition that the expense shall not exceed
$40, 900 per aunum.
n@-The rumor gains strength that Mr..
Everett will decline the National Union
nomination for theVice-P Presidency. ProbaG-
ly something definite in the matter will be
known in few days.
EY~It is stated that the English and
French Representatives have given the
court of Pekin 80 days in which to decide
whether it will accept execute the treaty,
and give reparation for the late outrage.
nm-The Boston Bee of Saturday, says
that Rev. Theodore Parker, now at Flor
ence, Italy, has failed rapidly of late, and
the livelest fears of his friends have been
'excted in consequence. 1t is doubtful if he
ever leaves that city alive.
Bay- The President is said to have proof
of the completely of the Captain General
of Cuba, as well as many custom house Off
GERS and other officials in that Island, in
the slave trade. The facts will be laid be-
fore the Spanish Government.
B1-It is stated that conspiracy against
the life of the Emperor of Russia, originat-
ing in desire to check his emancipation
projects, had been discovered, aud quite a
large number Of arrests were made chiefly
among the Noble Guards.
Egy- The present of the United States
Agricultural Society to the Japanese, con-
sisting of 100 varieties of the principal ce-
reals and vegetable seeds with their botani-
cal designations. Each of the Princes re-
ceives the silver medal Of the Society with
their names Inscribed in their own charac-
ters.
re- 4 day or two since Mr.. Flood, the
editor of the Nationol Democrat, was sum-
moued by the CoYode Investigating Com.
mite to appear and testify in reference to
certain important matters. 1t is expected
that strange developments will be made
touching the manner in which Democratic
papers in Northern Ohio are supported.
nayThe steamship Bavaria arrived at
New York on Saturday last, from Ham
burg. with six pairs oi beautiful swans, as
a present from the City of Hamburg, for
the ornamental waters of the Central Park
where they will form a great attraction.
These pretty creatures are very tame, swim
m ng up TO the banks and readily eating
cake, bread, grain or other delicacies out of
the hand.
pea. The Indians have chased all the
men from the stations between Diamond
Spring and Carson Valley, on the Pony
| Express line The machine in which the
express matter is carried is lost. The In
dians are reported to have killed two ri
ders on the last trip and it is supposed they
carried off or destroyed the mail matter
belonging to this express.
B1-Tbe n. Y. Post thinks that the Mrs.
| Richardson who has arrived in New York
| to personate the Mrs. II. who was identified
as the fast woman found dead, fastened to
the barrel off the Jersey City Banks, is an
imposter, and raised up to screen the ''young
man Of good family" who is implicated in
the disappearance of the real Mrs K. 1t
is very mysterious affair.
B3-Several efforts have been made to in-
troduce Skylarks into this country. A
Colony of them we're imported and let loose
some years ago on Long Island, were they
lived aud bred in the groves around Green.
wood. They have, however, all disappear
ed In 1853, John Gorgas, of Wilmington,
Deleware, imported seVenty.fVe English
skylarks, which he set ut liberty in New
castle Co, where a portion of them passed
safely through one Summer and Winter, at.
tracing a great deal of interest by the
sweetness of their music and curious habits.
, But he fears that they have all since per-
ished.
B@A College for the African race is ia
operation near Xenia, with grounds and
ample buildings. The institution is under
control, mainly, of the Methodist Church
having, however, representatives, in its Board
of Trustees from six denominations OF Evan
gelical Christians, having now faculty o
five teachers and 100 pupils. males and fe
pales-about 40 of whom are emancipateC
slaves. The Board Of Trustees embrace
some very able and distinguished men Of th
State, ex-GoV. Chase being Of the number
The institution affords to colored childreI
every facility TO meet the demands Of thel
own Intellectual and moral natures, as vel
! as the elsims Of their entire race