Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-12-15

correspondence in relation to the arIcsi ofJohn
III. SurTatt
The Cong essional tommlttc to Investigate
the New Orleans MASSAGE depart Oh their miss
Ion by tie misdc of this week.
The French troups Which have just with
drawn nom Rome have occupied the city, in
tie in,crs, OF tee pope, since April 1919
eTThe Government does not expect Surratt
! here before the middle of January, and in the
mean time win do nothing tOwaids a trial, as
4 represented.
4 A day or two siuce the last Of the lake
i fleet arrived at Chicago, there are now
4 362 vessels laid up IN that port.
rz-It is announced that the House intends to
4 appoint special committee to investigate ,ne
murder of DIR. Robinson in Salt Lake, and an
other Mormon outrage.
rarFormery five children micL, he counted
for each marriage in France at the commence
mrnt of tile century that number fell to four;
4 and now each marriage hardly produced three
children in the country and two in Paris.
Both houses OF the Alabama legislature
have rejected the constitutional amend
Iuent, by a unanimous vote, i'll spite Of
the re emmcndation of Gov. Patton.
The three American yachts, Ncsta,
Henrietta, and Flectwing, started from
Sand dyhook, n. Y. on the llth, on their
ocean race, for the stake of 100000.
The expenses of the government print
ing Office last year, were 81 l,SG2,il2, Of
which 900, l22 was for paper. y medical
and surgical history Of the war, large
quarto volume, is in press at this eilicc.
The L. 5. Consul ut Rochelle, France
reports the vintage as of inferior quality.
The absence of sunshine about the season
of harvest, with the prevalence of rain,
is the cause of the failure.
The United States Government has peti-
toned the English Government in behalf of
Col Meany, formerly of the Toledo Commercial
out recetly arrested in Ireland under suspicion
of being Fcnan agent, and his rrlaaseis prob
able
EYCardinal Cullen, Roman Catholic Cardi-
nal of Ireland, has issued a pastoral letter TO
the Catholics of Irel md, in which he urges obc
dience to the laws of Great Britain. The con-
stabullry and military are both very active,
and large numbers OF arrests continue to be
made.
The latest Mexican runners agree that
NlaXimillian has consented to remain at
the head of affairs, sustained by his Aus
trian and Bclgian soldiers. The Susque-
hama, with our Minister, was lying oil the
port of Vera Cruz.
The Pathological Society closed its
very satisfactory and useful session, at
Zanesvilbe, on Thursday. The old officers
were reelected. The affairs of the soci-
ely are in prosperous condition, and
the report will soon be ready for distri
button.
The Chicago Times came out on the 9Th
instant with a four column, doucle-leaded
editorial-the second one-n favor of
negro suffrage. 1t reviews the history of
the democratic party, and attempts to
show that, until recently, that party has
not opposed negro suffrage.
Mrs. Surrat's house at Washington has
heen occupied by several families since
that lady's death by hanging, but none of
them stay long, and there is blood-cur-
din story tn Mrs. S. is ghostly visit
ant there almost every night.
The friends of Senator Foster allegc
that tic President has rendered him m
important foreign mission, which he ha:
accepted, and will enter upon his dutie:
immediately upon the Gloss of his ofiicia
term in the Senate, which expires nex'
4th of March.
Admiral Semmes, having been refused
PERMISSION to officiate as Probate Judge
in Memphis, bas turned his attention to
lccturing, and at late accounts was en-
tightening the good people of Galveston
Texas, upon 'the equipment and captures
of the Alabama, viewed in the light o
American precedent and the law of ma
tions.
The Brazilians, in attempting to con-
quer the plnckey little republic of Para
quay, have met with more difficult job
than they set out to do, and apparently
an impossible one. There is some danger
now that Paraguay will fake slice
of their territory. before the affair is
through. A plucAy and tough customer
is Paraguay.
During the war the Government epe-
rated 2, ,lO5 miles of railroad in the South
ern States, running SIG engines and $3.50
cars, and laid or relaid 64l miles Of track
Upwards of 1877 900 lineal feet of bridges
WcTO Dhllb VI iSOultb, anu OhC liiiN
$4,000 men were employed on the militia
~ railroads. The total expenditure in
this branch Of service was $27, ,S28,l7
rgrA bad railroad rncident oecurredat zanes
vile, in the early part last week. The iron
bridge over the Muskingum gave way, with
part sftwo,train upon it, precipitating two 10
comotiyes and seyeral:cars into the riAer. One
person was killed and several others I'M lred.
eFCharles L. Dubois has commenced suit i
Chicago against Clark Il Taylar. recently pro
pietors of the Bona Eide Gift Cnncert," fol
$4,000, for money alleged TO have been lent thu
defendants They deny this and answer tha
the complainant, who was of their commltte'
for the drawing engaged for tie sum of $1,000
90 so manipulate the tickets that the two cap
ital prizes of s., 900 should not be drawn. Tn,
trial viii be an interesting one.
eTThe Atlantic and Pacific Railroad which
although starting at St. Louis, is really th'
Southern Pacific, has recently been permanent
Iy organized, with Gen. Fremont as President