Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-07-07
IN GENERAL.

from four to hyo millions
--~Five noblemen ure said 10 own one. fourth
!. OF the land In all Scotland.
--SrAroR LANE Of Kansas committed sui
eide on Monday the ID, by shooting himself
The Concord House of Representatives
have ratified the Constitutional Amendment
Fifty thousand dollars worth of strawber.
riss are consumed every week in New York
Duncan, Sherman & Co., Of New York
are agents for the loan Of four millions to the
pope. srgoae, .f.iiae'sp aar
Major ID. w. Rhodes, Of Delaware, Ohio,
has been appointed Indian Agent for the Utah
District ee'
Total amount received up to the 28th inst,
BY the. N. Y. Excise- Commissioners. for licen-
ses, SAT0koO0. .a w 9of
"A ratsiosnake ten. feet 10 length, was
found in the gutter at New Orleans. A po-
liceman killed the insect. t
Brigham Young keeps sloof from oil CON-
pany save a little Swedish woman Of whom he
has become greatly fascinated. ,n g1...I.
Two New York chaps propose 10 cross
the Atlantic The present season in fullrgged
vessel tventy-six feet long.
Some changes have taken place in the line
drumming the trains on the O. p aud A. RR
See table in another column
The citizens of Andover have organized
an Agricultural Society, and elected Calvin
Dodge OF New-Lyme President ''"-
calling an extra session Of the Legislature to
act upon the Constitutional Amendment.
A convention Of cotton planters is to meet
at Nashville in September, to consider the sub.
ject OF free labor and other matters of interest
The GEAuaA CosETY Democrat estimates the
less Of sheep by the recent storm. at ten per
cent. Of the tire Aocks OF the county, which
would be over 5000 ..i.i. .sr.,.jIl
Rock Creek Is about 10 bsiid eeuiaary
at cost of fifteen thousand dollars. Mr..
George Lawton has donated the amount oil
land required for the building " ''9
The Heads Of Departments, in answer 10
sresolutiou of Congress. state that they have
no person in their employ who has assisted in
the rendition Of public honors to living or dead
rebels .. 5aa fa.Hao1 ~. 10 -g' =
Ia the Senate on Friday 22d the Commit.
Zee on Commerce made an adverse report on
the bills TO authorize railroads from Washing
ton 10 the North west and from Cleveland to
Pittsburgh. o ii-a .tyo, 500 rla' a7ara
The Washington Star says the Union
g. .
Congressman are waiting to hear from Tennes-
see before fixing day for Adjournment. IL
the State ratifes the amendment her delegation
will be at once admitted. 2. r.Ir.
We see IL stated that Gov. Cox deems il
inexpedient to call an extra session Of the Leg
stature to act in the constitutional amendment,
unless by SO doing the fnal ratification Of the
amendment can be facilitated.
In consequence of the great rush and large
demand for the new Eve cent coin, the treas
urer, owing to ibe email quantity on hand for
ilsue, has decided to limit the amount to be
given to each person to one dollar.
The Missouri Conservatives accuse Gov
ernor Fletcher Of fraud in the matter Of the
Southwest branch of the Pacific railroad to
General Fremont. Responsible parties, it is
claimed, offered 81 60e,OOO. bnt the road was
sold to Fremont for Sl,3O0,o00.
The Postmaster at New Y ork has issued
an order providing that after the end of the
present quarter all lottery, policy and ticket
dealers, gift jewelry houses and immoral pic.
lures and book sellers, will not be permitted
to have boxes at the General Post Office
1t seems iuev table that the war commenc-
ing in Germany must be of short duration. -
Neither Austria nor Prussia are in a financial
condition to stand a protracted strain, and
both have resorted to an issue of paper money
to meet the expenses attendant upon warlike
preparations. ti
Reports from Alabama, Arkans as. Flori-
da, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Car
olina South Carolina and Texas induce the
belief that the cotton crop is below the aver
age. In Texas the crop Is good; but taking
the average Of all the cotton producing states,
the acco unts are unfavorabls.
The Richmond Whig exhorts the North
ern party which calls itself democratic to
change its name, because democrat and cop
perhead have become syno nymous terms during
the war; the attitude assumed by the party
towards the Government has caused an odium
TO attach to it in she public mind which AZ
not be overcome. 1t is somewhat probable
this hint will be taken Cowan and Doett!e
suggest it shall be called the National Union
party
"A HORRIBLE account is given by the pa
pers OF q Presbyterian Clergyman in Medini
N. Z, named Lindsay. who whipped his chile
to death because 1t would not say its prayers
The menster justifes his herrid work III,
thinks it was his duty to punish the child uu
til its will was broken and the father obeyed
He was committed to Jail. The officers havin
him 10 charge had the utmost difficulty to kee
the citizens from lynching him.
The Committees investigation of the q
fair between Messrs. GrinDsll and Rosseau ha
been careful and thorough. and on the part o
the majority argues at leOgih a demand for tb