Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-12-30
IN GENERAL.

Gold closed last "wednesday night at 45f.
Army officers are very anxious to have
brush with The latter day saints 10 Utah.
Herod's wife Is said to have been Ikea Fen
ian Organization, because she had head sent
her (hesd ceutre)
q The Chicago Times cs.ls those who fought
for the old flag dgring the rebellion, athe re-
vellers 10 the late carnival Of blood
Fifteen hundred mere people left California
N October than arrived there--esrthquakes
bad probably something to do in the matter.
q Advances from California and the plains
2 would seem to indicate chronic state Of war
fare between the Indians and emigrauts.
The principal portion Of the frigate, Merri. |
mac,sank 10 Hampton Roads, has been raised
and taken to Potersmouth Navy Yard.
Receipts from the internal revenue since
July have been sl70,000.eoe.
The Erie Road has borrowed four millions
of dollars in England with which to complete
its double track.
The Merchants Exchange, 10 Montreal,
Canada, was destroyed by FIRE Sunday night
last.
Gen. Grant, II is asserted, Immediately after
the holidays, will proceed to the Rio Graude,
10 look after the military situation there.
Paterson, Of New Hampshire, Farnswortb,
Of Illinois, and Garfield, of Ohio, have been
appointed, by the Speaker Of the House. Re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institute.
The Hamburg packet, Newton, went ashore
atNantucket on Sunday night 26th. Not
soul on board was saved. The vessel is total
wreck.
The vacancy on the bench Of the United
States Supreme Court caused by the death of
Judge Carter. will be held open, IL is said to
give the appointment to the Southern States,
The joiut note Of England and France
proposing certain terms for the settlement of
the Chilian difficulty, was received at Madrid
OF the 9th. Result not known.
The arrival Of Semmes, the Alabama pirate
at Washington, is daily expected. He will be
tried by Court Martial for violating the laws
OF war in numerous instances
The Indiana Legislature adjourned sine die
at noon on Friday last week previous to which
resolution against the pardon, and in favor
oi the immediate hanging Of Jefferson Davis
was tabled.
The Buffalo authorities ore taking steps to
prevent the sale of poultry from which the
entrails. crops and heads are not removed
Five dollars is the penalty for offering them
for sale. Right!
The Cincinnati Enquirer says of Gen. Joe
Hooker, whose condition was lately reported
as critical that paralysis has made sad work
with bis fine physical frame and handsome face
One whole side of bis body has lost its vitality
Some lsborers provoked fght on the
Dayton & Western Railroad near Richmond,
Ind, Christmas afternoon, by refusing to pay
their fare as passengers, in which two Of them
were killed and several wounded.
William L. Black one of the Panama steam.
ship pirates, who was sentenced to be hung,
aud whose sentence was commuted by Gen. Nc
Dowell to Imprisonment for 10 years, has been
pardoned by the President.
Five men. occupying the same room 10
hotel in Chicago, were su7oca'ed on Saturday
night by the escape Of gas. A sixth also 10.
hailed the gas but, although insensble, has not
yet died.
Mrs. Partiugton says that Ike, having, be-
come very much enameed Of siren of Bost ,n,
has led her to the menial alter. BE didn't ap.
pear the least decsmposed. o. the back OF his
wedding cards were little cubebs with wings i.
1T is proposed to estab lish national system
Of oftelsgraphng, like to our postal system
The enormous rates charged by the present
swindling monopolies, renders this highly
necessary.
Quartermaster Gen. Meigs has had force
at work oo some of the battle.6elds in Vir.
ginia and elsewhere, identifying and marking
the graves Of our fallen soldiers. Two GENE.
teries have been laid out on the battlefield of
the Wilderness.
The gunboat Florida, now at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, will soon be ready for sea. She
is intended for the West'India Squadron, and
Commander Henry ROlaodo, formerly Of the
Keystone State, has been ordered to command
her.
One Mercer. General In the rebel army
who had command OF q battalion OF Union
prisoners forced into the rebel ranks from
AHdersonville, is now on trial at Savannah
for murder. having caused seven Of the
prisoners to be shot for desertion.
News from the city OF Mexico represents
Maximilisn's government as about played out.
It is upheld only BY foreign bsyonets. The
withdrawal of the French forces will be the
signal for q general uprising 10 favor ofthe Re-
public.
The Pennsylvaris Railroad is attempting
to impair the validity ofths lease Of the Cata-
wissa Road 10 the Atlantic 4 Great Western
upon technical grounds, but really TO prevent
the diversion Of trade by this means from
Philadelphis to New York.