Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-06-16

--GEoRoe w. CHrLDs. Esq, has presented
70 the Commissioner OF the City Property oil
philadelphia the lifeboat used by DR.. Kane in
his escape from she perks OF Arctic Seas. The
boat is 10 be. hung between two trees, in Fair.
mount Park, and q light shed will beplaced
over H. to protect 10 from the weather
The report ofthe majority of the recon.
struction Committee, laid before Congress OF
the 9Th. declares that the lately rebellious
States can only be restored to their politca
rights sby icougress; : that the Governors ap
pointed BY the President had no power to or
ganize civil courts; aud that no constitution
mas been legally adopted in any of the State:
except Tennessee. The report further repre-
sents that Tennessee is the only one ofthe States
still qualified for representation n Congress.
The minority who dissent from the conclusions
Of the committee, are Senator Reverdy Jobu-
son and Representatives. Henry Grdsr and
Andrew j. Rogers.
war, and not as prisoner OF state, as many
have supposed. A writ of habeas corpus, il
granted, would bring him under the control oI
the Court !. 10 other words, release him alto.
wether from present military custody. 10 this
the Government would not interfere, as il
would then be purely judicial matter, leav-
ing the Court to determine whether or not il
would release the prisoner on bail, without any
inierpositiou or consultation Of the President
Of the United States. II may be repeated that
the President has nothing whatever to do with
the question of bail.
On the 1lth Mr.. Apcono, in the House ol
Representatives offered q series Of whereases
expressive OF the sympathy Of the American
people 10 the Fenian movement. and of their
regret at the existance of certain obnoxious
rrticles called neutrality laws, aud also res
olulion calling upon the Committee on For.
eign Affairs to inquire into the expediency ol
supporting bill providing for their repeal, A
motion was made to lay them on the table, but
only four members could be found to vote
that way, so the whereases and resolution were
referred to the Committee.
The greatest strike of oil on record was
1 uioeo "enS Aos ~ spo Du'uipS OPimB VS'oui
4 West Virginia. The Parkersburg Times thus
announces it, in several kilograms from The To-
caIity: Otterou we'll flowing one barrel per
minute, positively. Otterson has struck the
Internal regionsl Biggest we'll yet Ottersou
well flowing eighteen hundred barrels, actual
measurement.
The President Of the New York Agricul-
tural Society has issued circular warning far.
mers that the rinderpest is among cows in sta
bles OF New York and Brooklyn, and will prob
ably be sent out to be sold at cheap rates.
He says the disease is determined to be infec
tious, and that it never occurs except wher
the animal has been in the company of its dis
eased fellows.
The Cleveland Herald says-We are in
formed by detectives and other police officers
that at 20 time within the past ten years, has
there been as much horse stealing in all part!
of the country as at the present time. Discrip
tive circulars pour in at police beadqusrter
from all sections, very often to the extent o
four or five q day.
The Grand Jury Of Franklin county ad
journed, Wednesday, without finding bill o
indictment against DR.. Dorsey.