Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-01-27
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The Richmond Examiner still speaks Of
wsshipsion ss the y yankee Capitol - Ty7gyl
.ksuppet sss recently given the rebel Gen
ersl Hardce 10 Mobile. by United states army
Qmcsrala 20 raa sfoa sissa3f '"'2v
Gi1a Consequences Of the fteezius over Of the
81 lBswrepce The revenue force has been
largely increased. ei,.m,y .s f., bsae
Thirteen mea were hung in different parts OF
ths county on Friday. the 18th instant and
bundrsds ere awaiting trial for murder. ar
sdtAts fruit. preserving houses are 10 course
~ erection In Rochester. New York, And
pSnnsnttooNsE % tiia I'D eloiJt hrd s'' 1
1.-THE cisizeus Of Atlanta Geogh, hsve held
% public meeting to orgabisca regiment ITO
eaesr ne city Of ofmurderers and robbers ~ u
sAt Meadviile Il Is reported that two OF
the borough policemen have sbscopded after
.bsiaF gagged in q piece of villaipy which
osght TO consign them to the penitentiary.
diI5ills have been introduced 10 both Houses
1T The wisconsin Legislature to revive capital
punishment and strong effort viii be made
~ secure their passage. Nav sa DO u9a5
,dFen. q. W. Julian, Of Indiana, received At
washihgton, during the past week, iuclosed in
d aahreateSiug letter, q large piece OF negro
sedlp With the hair attached. ~ '' 80 %
Al ice bridge formed above Niagra Falls on
Sunday morninglast extending three miles down
The rapids. 1t is the largest one for many
yegss People cross from both sides. 'oa'.
Dfhe whole Connecticut delegation voted
'soiid" for Suffrage 10 the District OF CoIum.
bla, although their own State had refused BY a
majority of the popular vote to enfranchise
,hs ,coiorsd ciiizens OF. Counecticut' secs al
1.-The leading Mormous IN matrimonial re.
peets are the following; Brigham Young. 1875
tives, SiIas Roedner. l29. Jeremiah Stern,
ILL.,. Job BiIliscu, 90. Julius Hoffman, 81,
fIsbacue Croutzy, "a. Gideon Rufdu. 81
n,A alligator. over six feet long. was lately
csughs near Cincinnati. 1t is supposed to
have, fallen overheard. year ago. from a
steamer which came up from The Ark,psas
river with troops. - a.-
The Reconstruction Committee OF Is
have agreed 10 report 10 favor Of Constitu-
tonai Amendment. allowing Congress to
regulate the! elective franchise within the
States. s,5il s.,i Jm zo.a: .as 's.--, &c
eTbe quantity OF anthracite coal mined and
sent to market from Pennsylvania in 1865.
was 9.4s8, 800 tons. This is but slight increase
upon the amount reported in 1860 (stated
i1the census at s.396.332 tons). ...
The Revenue Commissioners " III recommend
thes abolition of the tax on watches, carriages,
plate. and other articles 10 Schedule A. They
disapprovc Of the substitution of q tax on sales'
foftbe'ptesent income taxes. '8
Tie apprebepded disturbance on the Michi.
gan Southern railroad, 10 consequence Of the
the strike of the engineers, has not taken
place .sod no di6culty is now anticipated
The places ofthe strikes are being filed, and
all the trains are running as usual. e-
The Russian Government has given notice
to the Western Union Telegraph Co. that the
steam corvette Of their Pacific squadron, will
be placed at their disposal. and requested iu-
struc,iops in regard to her destination. Col.
Buckley, chief Of the expedition, orders her to
report TO Petropolaski in May. @
A terrible fire took place 10 Dunkirk 90
"Wednesday last. A block Of buildings were
destroyed and o number Of lives lost. 1t is
not Known how many, bat bodies have been
taken from the ruins. The fris occurred 10
90 em:grant house through careless exposure
Of coal oil.
In reply to Gen. Weitze's protest against
the execution OF the Republican prisoners con-
dsmned ut Matamoras to be shot, Geu. Mejia
stated in brief that II was none Of Gen. w. 8
business, and that the execution will take place
90 ordered. 1t Ia reported that Meja is to be
superseded at Matamoras. The preparations
OF Escobedo and Crawford for sn attack upon
the place continue. but its defeuces have been
greatly strengthened.
Mr.. Stanton. and Mr.. MCculo0h having
hoth notified Congress that they had disre
garded the law ofJuly 2. 1862, by appointing
Rebels to Office who could not act under that
l.w, Mr.. Stevens on Monday offered q resolution
to instruct the Judiciary Committee to inquire
"whether any legislative measure is necessary
TO enforce obedience to the law by all men,
without regard to rank or color" The HOUSE
passed it forthwith.
The Joint Committee on Resolutions, con
sistiug Of six Senators and nine Representatives
has agreed on the following proposal Of Cou
s,i,utionsl Amend ment. which was reported /,
the Senate by Mr.. FesseDden Of Maine, on tb
22d Inst: 70 esv.'7
-ARrrcrE -. Representatives and Drec