Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-12-23
IN GENERAL.

The California legislature, on the 18th, rati-
fed Che Oonstisutionel Amendment eao-
In South Carolina 5000 children OF freed. |
men are attending school. H,ItlU WI
5000 French troops are on their way TO
MEXICO .ssfn hia hsass
Provisional Gov. johnson, Of Ca, has been
rclisveduffom daty BY orders from Washing.
ton. "a ioN 4tss el. lao f'hnoW -
John Evaps and Jero,ne D, .Gbaiee,s Re-
pubicans, have been elected TO the u, s.
Senate from Colorado. o9rsistb ,ni,ieg
Ascrowdad house listened to Henry Ward
Beechcr 10 tho Hall Of Reresenativese wsdussI
day night w % joo saiaco' bee bnood
Col,. Buckley. formerly Colonel OF the
79thO v, H., has been appointed assistant
door keeper ,of the House of Representatives,
Of washiegton. lvo "a baa ,gfs 'ndi
Fourteen hundred men are now employed
n The construction ofihe Reno, Oil Greek and
Piihole RaiIrad. It is believed j, will be cem-
pletsd by the frs. OF January. 10 1870 bsls1
1.-The Commission appointed for the purpose
OF selecting suitable place for the location %
the Ohio Agricultural College, ha. decided
10 favor Of the Miami University. at Oxford.
The American Freedmens AID Commission
and The American Union Commission Of N. Y.
have been consolidated. and Bishop Simpson
is President Of the new United Commission. o 3
dispatch from montgomery, Aiar announ-
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ces ne arrest on The leth' OF Semmos the
eommancer oil tne pirate Alabama he !" on
ms way 10 "ash'ngtoo' under guard. sn'
The Senate Committee on District OF Co
hmbia have passed resolution declaring G that
universal suffrage shall De estaohsned 10 tne
Dstricss .ss,i FL, hadi t-a.f aoY
The California Legislature. on the 18th,
slecied Cornelius Cole United States Senator
to succeed McDougall, whose term expirse ID
1861 "a'n q hf2io 200 A''A
Gen. Swayne, Of the Freedmen's Bureau,
represents that 10000 freedmen and refugees
OF Alabama will be compelled TO rely upon
Government rations for subsistence this winter.
The u. 8 Mint at PHILADELPHIA has turued
an some new co;ps Of the denominations 81
eagles, dollars, half dollars ana quarters, the
motto ain God we trust" I-., .i,...,-,.
The nsistapt architect sent South By Il e
Treasmy Department on ON inspecting tour,
raner,s that the Custom House end Marine
Hospital at Charleston are in sodilapidated o
condition as 10 be unfit for use.
A dispatch from the President TO Go v
johnson Of eorgia directs the Inauguration oil
the Governor elect, and suggesting the election
of United States Senator. He advises that
the commissions of Members Of Congress be
issued by The incoming Governor. -l.
Secretary McCullouph has issued an order
enjoining tho Custom Honse Officers to use
diligence to prevent an entcrance into United
States ports Of PRICES bslopging to eitheI
beligerent party during hostilities between
Spain AID Chilli.
Secretarv Seward has received from The
Secretary of State of Oregon O dispatch an.
noupcing the passage Of the nntiSlavery
Amendment sftbe United States Constitution
This is the twenty+eight ratification, though
ali are not yet officially announced.
The State Department has received official
Information from London OF an alarming ip-
crease in the cattle disease Cholera does not
appear to have effected a foothoold as yet, but
1t is expected TO break outln the Spring' ana
energetic sanitary precautions are empoyed 70
cheek 1t.
A Vera Cruz correspondent states that
over 1000 French troops had been lasded at
Vera Cruz during the last month. The con-
versa,ion Of the French offisers 10 that city
was contemptuons towards the United States.
Large quantities Of munitions of war Tor the
Frerch had been landed. .g.'1t
in Consequence oi 'ne Ls"'s'0'e u ieu
nessee having re'useo W a''h'' nes'o 'e'""o"'
10 the civil courts zen fiske' ASs's'a"'
Commissioner OF the fIeedmens bureau loi
that state, has Issued an orocr "D'cn PROVIDES
for special courts, unuer n's sopei'n'enaauce
to bear cases 10 winch negroes are iD'eres'ea'
The Mississippi lawyers nave got 10" eoi'
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