Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-03-08

JEFF Davis and his miniops Upon their
wretched heads must, insists the Wing. the
guilt and the shame rest. Tie most signal
service which.he and his creutrescan ren.
der TO On insulled people, is % retire from
the places they have disgraced aud mako
room for their belters. i3iiv .'n osi .
2 Poor JtFf his own friends have found
him out at hast. The dupes whom he has
led 10 ruin discover, When it is too late to
retrieve The error, The poverty Of his res-
ources and the bankruptcy Of his fortunes,
Finally the ttnth dawns upon them That
they have bcsH following not a knave but
preteudcr that they have been col6ding
their destinies 10 one Who has neither the
wit nor the means to achieve success.
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a'EE PREsiDKNr AND THE CtMMANb.-The
town listens With delight, says the Tribune's
Washington special, to q rumor that Prosi
dent Lineolo has declared his purpose to
take theaeinal command Of the army, and
suppress he Rebellion in Xirgina without
further delay. The credit Of planning the
Victories which hare justsnvedus kentucky
and Tennessee is justly accor ded 10 him.
Whatever plan Of action upon the Potomac
line viii be finally adopted viii undoubtedly
be his. The actual execution of il by the
President in person would be splendid
success No oman in the country could so
awaken the eithLsif m Sud restore the cou6.
deuce of the troops as he. s a ias
REBELS SHE1i1Ne Across THE RrrR.-on
Friday last, while 6 en-. Sicktes aud srsG
were reviewing troops at liverpool Point,
three Shells we're thrown from The opposite
shore. Que burst on the left Of the line,
passing close to the, Generals head. The
other struck near itbout exploding
The Rebels are preparing . battery 10 Shell
the camp aud s.orehouseS on the river
bank.
WRuNGs on .FBE w ALI. $ Ibe, Richmond
Despatch calls attention to- mysterious
writings on the wall. intipatipg that Union
colspirators are at work. Among these
writings ere the iollging Attention !;
Watch and Wait The Union Forever ;
The day dagpipg The hour Of deliycruuce
approaches, - a.I saa ss
Itwast these significant announcements
that caused the arrest of John Minor Belts
and tewnty other suspected eitizens Of
welth, character and position, and the
proclamation Of N artial,law. sl3 l Q
The Richmond Despatch urges. the sum,
mary passage of law for checking the
progress of treason, and advocates the arrest
and execution of the eopspirators .b5a
MoRE CofroS. .-'fhe steamer Ericsson
arrived at New York, March 5th, from Port
Royal on-the lst, with 800 bales OF cotton
and l40 passengers.
Port Royal adEiees state that Com. 4Du
,ont's feet had sailed from there. destipa.
ion unknown. $50 ~s
y Slvi - q. IL q -llLl A.li o' rga.
.a1g a Frem RIlsseurl,
s5i q ST Lerts, March 5.
Special to the Republican
On "Wednesday Capt Montgomery, of
Yrights battalion, with his company, was
uprised at Keitsvilie, Barry county, by $50
ebels, supposed 10 belong 10 McBridc's
Iivision, but who represented themselves
IS Texan rangers. 1a
They fired into house occupied by our
aen, killing two aud wounding one. One
f the rebels was killed, The balance fed,
aking with them about seventy horses.
Two wagons, loaded with sutler stores,
vas burned the same night at Major Har-
lines farm, two miles beyond Keitsgille
Ccls. Ellis mud Wright, with adequate
;avalry force, were seat TO KeitsyilIe.
Price lad burned several public build,
ngs at Fayetteville, ineluding.tho arsenal,
cad factory and ZOE. 600 pounds Of aour.
Many iuhabitauts along the road have
led, being deceived BY the lies Of Price
hat they would be bntchered.
A strong Union feeling was exhibited
lmong those remaining. Old soldiers Of
1879 brought ont Union flags long kept
Fears that the combined forces
'f Price, Van Dorm, sMcIntosb. McColloch
sRd Pike, will again overrsn the country
keeps thousands from ayowihg their senti.
ments. \
Price, after hot chase, is cooling OF
en- the Boston rnoubtaiHs, and Ben. Nc
Culloeh is on this side. fg i
MATTERS IN REciMoxD. --On the 28th of
February gold 10 Richmond eommaaded a
premium Of 40 TO so per ecnt, aud silver
80 to 40 per cent. Wbiskey was selling at
- per gallon for common, aud $a for
choice sssads Butter AZ cents per Dound
sole leather rs cents per pound, aod calf
skins $55 dozen. Apples is dollars a
barrel.