Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-01-06
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
ASH AB U l. A;
Saturday Morning, Jan. 9. 1855.
IN oENERAL.


AIS Louis, Dec. 20, 600 head Of Texas
cattle, we're driven across the river on The Ice.
Gen. Garfield lectured 10 Warren, O., on
Friday evening last week.
The Treasury statement shows the total Ma
siosal deb. 10 be l2.so7, 3io, ,357.9s.
"A veritabe wild cat was captured at Marion,
Ohio. last week. after having chswed up seve-
raj dogs
sTDs debt Of New York city Sal, 600 900; Of
ibe States s5l,94i.5so
The tax levy 10 New York State for the
ccnipg year will amount to Eve mills on the
dollar ia,
The Louisiana National Bank Of New
Orleans, cepital sl 100000. has been authorized
BY the Csntroler Of the Currency.
The freedmen in Petersburgh had grand
Jubilee on New Years Day. Everything
rsssed of pleasantly, nothing occurringto mar
the geteral enjoyment
Police Justice Dowlng, Of the ..Tombs Court
Of New York, discharged two hundred va
grants from the work house on Blsckwell's
lei and Of New Years day.
The Tribsne's special says Orders have
been issued for the discharge Of nearly all the
voiunteer medical officers on the frst Of Janu.
sry. Only about fty will be retained.
The House appropriation committee will
report bill providing for the assumption oI
war debts Of the loyal States by the General
Government.
On the lst Of January the armies Of the
United States numbered l25,o00 men. This
number is now deemed inadequate and will
probably be increased.
The completioa Of the census Of Illinois re.
,eais the astonishing fact that since 1860, the
population Of the State has incrsssed about
100000, or nearly 80 percent.
The Second Comptr oller announces that the
advertisements Of Claim Agents, that soldiers,
other than veterans are entitled to extra boun
tes are untrue.
Dr. Francis Lieber, chief Of the Bureau oi
Rebel Archives, is the only Office filed not au.
thorized by law. 1t is the expectation that
the obvious necessity of tthis office will be rec.
oghized by Congress.
Last week 800 applications for situations in
the Treasury Department were filed. Secreta-
ryMcoulloek is making no new appointments
but reducing the present large number OF
clerks.
About so soldiers who fell at the battle OF
Balls BlufL, have been reiuterred 10 National
Cemetery al that place, under the direction Of
Capt. Moore, Acting Quartermaster.
VIM. P. Avitt, citizen Of Kentucky, SEN
fenced by military commission to be imprison.
cd st hard labor for three years. has been re-
leased by order Of Major Gen. Palmer.
By order Of tte Secretary Of War. Robert
8. Cox, charged with being . guerrilla, and
ordered to be confined at hard labor for the
period Of three years, has been released from
the Peni,entiary at Frankfort, KY.
A New Orleans dispatch states that the mill
iary recently entered the District Court room
ss. Jefferson, Texas and rescued by force
t~o Treasury sgent indicted BY the Crane
Jury for swindlipg.
There was some 6ghthing between The
whites and blacks in New Orleans on Christ
mas Day. during which'three policemen we're
severely wounded. About so negroes wer'
arrested.
DR.. Hammond, who was removed from
the Surgeou-G -Generalship Of the army, goes t.
Europe with 500 ofJo ohm Jacob Astor, get
ting $4,000 and bis expenses for the frs
six months, ard 8 5000 for each additional
month.
In disrobing number OF lads sent to th
state Reform School at Lansing, Mich. cir
was found. She gave the name of Josep
Howard. is fifteen years old, had worn male
attire seven years, and was the boon companion
Of one Of the boy prisoners
Robert Martin. charged with being one Q
The associates Of Kennedy, the hotel burner
was on Saturday discharged, on habeas corpus
from the custody Of the military authorities by
Judge Leonard Of New York. He was a
once rearrested on warrant from the United
States Court.
The psizs money paid during the rehellio
amounts to nipe and half million dollars, OF
which Admirals Lee and Porter received over
$4,000 each, Admiral DUPONT s58. .476. Ad
miral Farragut ss5,544. and Lieut.. Budd for
one capture S36.3lS. About six millions yet
temain to be distributed.
William Lloyd Garrison has retired from &C
tive life. This weeks number of the Libera.
tor is the last He says the object for which
It was commenced has been glorousIy consum-
mated. His paper very fttingly closes with
she Proclamation announcing the amendment
A private letter received 10 London say
that the Pope makes little secret of his in
teption to leave Rome il the French troops ar
really Withdrawn altogether and will in al
probability accept the offer OF the British
gsvernnent, lately received. to provide 70
him m asylum 10 Malta.
James Dumars the former editor and pub
Usher Of the Mahoning Register. has gone tc
Memphis to engage in the Daily Post Of thai
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