Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-03-02

IMPORTANT ARREsTs.--The horse Of DAN
SwIrr Of Sheffield, stolen on the 25th of Oc
tober has been recovered, aud Que Of the thieves
taken. The Information that led to the arrest
was obtained from former member Of an or
gnnization, BOW living in this county.
This Information induced Messrs j. Heath
nnd A. Smith, Of Kclloggsville, to under
take the recovery Of the property aud arrest o
the thieves. They repaired TO Canada, where
the parties he'd fed, and falling in with negro
whose duty it was to run goods across the lake
and making common cause with him, induced
him to go TO Detroit where be was secured and
is now in prison awaiting trial 10 Butterfeld
and Stevens who had taken the horse. had, af-
Ter reaching Canada, been guilty Of some other
depreciation which led to the arrest and mpris.
onment Of the latter, at Sandwich, and the hur-
ried retreat of Butter6ed into Michigan, where
both be and the horse were found and taken.
A requisition was obtained from the governor
of this state, and Battlefield, was brought back
and placed in Jail at Jefferson. The leader Of
the gang resided at Albion, Pa. who was found,
aud plan concocted for breaking store at
that place, which was carried into effect, while
four men were stationed for securing him. On
discovery of his danger he knocked down one
and brushing by two others made his es-
cape. Not discovering the cheat, he reached
Hcath's house the next night, where an arrest
was made, without even yet suspecting the
plot. Before morning he managed TO get a.
way from bis keepers 10 his stockings, pants aud
Shirt but was tracked some 8 or 10 miles, the
latter part Of the distance by blood left upon
abe snow and taken, and since LOGGED 10 jail at
Erie Others of the gang are known, aud may
hereafter be caught. Thus three Of this gang
OF desperadoes have been taken by the daring
hud adroitness Of Msssrs Heath and Smith,
signal service to the cause Of justice surely
DR. WADswoRTH will be at his rooms OF tie
Ashtabula House on Monday next. See adv.
KANsAs--We have been permitted to read
letter written to JAMES HALL OF this place, by
Mr E. p. INGeRsotL, a nephew Of Mrs Hall,
residing at Wilmington dated the 9th OF Feb. |
rnary. Itspeaks particularly Of the sufFerngs
occasioned by the severe snow storm of which |
SO much has been said. 1t lasted some so hours !
and covered the earth to the depth Of 20 inches.
This cut off the only dependence for forage and
the consequence was starvation to the stock !
The teamsters on their way for supplies who
were caught in it were badly frost bitten, caus.
ing 10 some cases loss Of the feet, aud render.
ing ampntation necessary. The writer speaks
Of the streams as just beginning to flow, the
first time since July 80. The whole amount
of water which fell during the year 60 by the
record kept at Fort Ieayenwortb, was only
inches, while the least amount in any one of the
20 previous years. was % inches.
j. G. WRIGHT has taken the store recently
vacated by @, Gilett and arranged therein his
stock OF Millinery, preparatory to more ex-
tcnsye trade this spring.
j. Z. CHAPMAN has also taken more central
position, and within day or two past removed
ed his stock into the same premises with Mr.
Wright
These Indications are favorable for an increas
ed business. and show tie tendency to concen
tration on the west side of the street.
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GopEr's LADY BOOK roR MARcu.- .-=G Godey's
Book for March is on our table The present
number besides containing articles of great lit.
erary merit, is overhowiug with engraSings,
fashio0-plates &c. The March number has a s
ashion-plate, colored, containing six figures, in
Which lady readers will see all the fashionable
solors of the day The plate Of "Christ bless,
lug little children" is pronounced TO be the '
greatest magazine plate ever published. Ad.
dress L A GopFy Philadelphia /
OnDoM-Fhe interest 10 the Mecca Oil Dig a
gings rather increases than dimiBisbes. or late,
there seems to be more purchasing of oil lands, G
than lensiug and real estate is sconsartly chang.
ing hands. Many nice speculation have been ;
made.
The CREscEST GLEE CLUB OF ERIE, of which
our young townsman, Carl GlFEoRD is mem, :
Der, gave US very agreeable surprise on Wed =
nesday evening last, in the performance Of some :.
very chaste and well executed music. We sell :
iOm hear an amateur performance Of greater
merit, or meet with gentlemen whose bearing y "
'n''tle them 10 greater consideration. !. :
Foh WAsulNeToS. - Hon. j. r.. Giddings, in
Abuer Kellogg, J. b. Ensign and James Wade c.
on OF the Senator Of Jefferson, and Ohas tt
Jones, OF Minnesota, left this place on Monday b,
morning last for Washington, to witness the in.
tuguration ceremonies DR., Barrett left on
Thursday with the same object. f
THE WEATHER on Tuesday Wednesday and -
Thursday Of this week, was beautifully sprIng. o'
he, aud the activity Of sugar bushes has been "a
cry considerable. Sap flowed with unusual %
TeedOm. sr m'
a PLASK VALE is, We understand 10 be 4,
I'D along the Block bounded by Orthodox er
lace and Division Street, IN front Of the Pab os
9 Schools, and the Baptist aud Presbyterian Or
'horchea This is along neglected and much
eeded improvement, add when completed, eau /
OF bat prove great relief TO tie eonseIenceS biz
those at whose doors The neglect and respon. ate
biity lay. as we'll as 10 stnuariino ob;lahood