Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-07-14

Columbus Ca, is recovering It's former
prosperity. All the manufacturing establish
menls burnt during the war ore in process oI
reconstruction.
"A johnson organ is to be started in VIII
Transport. It is to be published dy Messrs
Butt & Co., the late publishers Of secession
sheet called The West Branch Democrat
The losses by fire throughout the United
States for the six months just elapsed exceed
those OF the whole of any previous year The
losses up to date are estimated at $4,000
600.
"A convention Of unconditional Southern
Union men ia to be called to assemble in Wash.
ington in September as an Offset to the pro-
posed convention 10 be held in PhiladelphiO
in August
The trot at the Fashion Course, L. l., on
Tuesday for purse and stake Of 81 900. re-
suited in Mr.. Carpe pters Lacy being declared
The winner in three straight heats. Time, 2:33
$3.50 2:32s
The bill to extend the Capitol gr ounds,
which passed the Senate on Monday, proposes
that the grounds shall embrace forty two
acres. The estimated coat of the additional
ground was 10 1861, about 100000.
- A eve belonging to Mr.. William Nc
COnnel of New London, gave birth 10 May
last, 10 four lambs, three Of which are living
The smallest weighed two pounds and nine
ounces, the four, nineteen pounds and nine
ounces
Justice Read OF Opelousas La, hos been
arrested and sent TO New Orleans for refusing
TO execute the Civil Rights Bill. The United
States authorities seem quite determined TO
make an example Of him and punish 10 the
full extent Of the law.
1t is not probable that Hon. L d. Camp
bell, Minister to Mexico, will receive his in
structions from the State Department and or
ders to depart for tho republic till the Mexican
Court shall have obtained something like a
permanent residence.
The Home Insurance Company Of New
Haven announce that they hold policies in
Portland Me-, to the amount OF 102. 1000, most
" on mercha ndise, and they estimate their loss
at S75,OoO to SlOo 000 10 view of which the
directors have voted not to declare be usual
dividcnd for the present. ... 20.
| "A temperance lecturer. descantng on the
superior virtues OF cold water, remarked:-
When the world had become so corrupt that
the Lord coald do nothing with it, be was
obliged to give It q thorough sousing 10 cold
water. Yes, replied topper present. but 1t
killed every critter on the face Of the earth.
"A heavy battle was fought on the 9th
OF June in Bohemia between the Prussians and
Austrians. The Prussians we're routed. Vic
tor Emmanuel has applied to Napoleon for
assistance, offering the island OF Sardinia and
other important concessions on the Roman
| question to pay FOR it.
--Miscegsnationists fare hard in Nashville
Last wesk there we're three marriages, two OF
white men with black women, and one OF
| white woman with black man. The clergy
man who married the first couple has been
bound over for trial, and they are in oonfne-
ment. The two last couples are working out
! fines Of $50.
The Hartford Courant says it is as Jet i'm.
| possible to figure up the losses ,fthe Insurance
companies in the great fire at Portland. The
1E,na risks amount to S65O.00o Hartford to
81, 600, ,0O0 the Ph9uix Charter. Oak. Put.
nam, North American, Connecticut, and New
1 Eoeland have oil lost, bat to what extent is
not known.
The President will probably send to Con-
gress a message accompanying the veto of the
new Freedmens Bureau Bill, recently passed
by both branches OF Congress. The message
has occupied me closest attention of the Pres
dent for the last few days in its preparation
and will doubtless be full and exhaustive ar
gnment OF the points at issue tetween Con-
gress and tie Executive on the policy TO be
pursuedowards the freed people OF tho Sonth
THE WARREN d. FRANKLIN RAILROAD
The opening OF the first division Of the Wsr'
ren & Franklin Railroad. between Irvington,
on the line OF the Philadelphia 6 Erie Rail-
road, and the Tidioute. has given great impe-
tus TO oil mining operations in the vicinity Of
Tidioute. West Hickory is also very i'm
portaut oilproducing point. The whole road
to Oil City will be finished the present month,
and there 10 every reason to believe that the
road will be the most profitable in the State o
Pennsylvania, both iu freights and passengers
1t passes along the valley of the Allegheny
river. and has very favorable grades and
euryatarea Dispatch
SECRETARY HARLAN is carrying out in good
faith the joint resolution of Congress and the
orders of the President, in displacing civilian
clerks to make places for disabled soldiers
He does not seem TO have an easy time of it.
Complaint Is made that some of the clefks no