Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-14
IN GENERAL.


james Stephens.
President johnson aud JEFF. Davis were
toasted and eulogized at q public dinner in
Mobile but a day or two since.
--JohnH. Reagan, late Pos,m aster General
Of the rebel government writes from Texas
that he has settled down to farming m
Two colored people, living in q filthy
house, id Washington. died suddenly last
Saturday OF disease similar to cholera
The sacred bull owned by Dan Rice, the
only specimen Of the kind outside Of Burmab,
was killed lear Philadelphia last week, by
accident. . st.p -,s-1 re.o
The failure Of Culver, Pcnn Il Co. has
caused a suspension of tho advertisement OF
the Reno Oil and Land Company which ap-
peard 10 the Democrat last week.
The Sen ate On the 9th passed tho Civil
Rights bill over the Presidents veto by a
vote. of 80 to Is. See proceed ipgs on the
out side. 0f Gaad s.i leg s.s3 a.I
Mr. Wade and Mr sumrer both entered
the Uui,ed States Senate attbe same time, and
now count sixteen identical years OF con
,inuous service. t ...... .t.. - ..rf lib.
The Tribrne's Washington special says il is
generally expected the President will ir a few
days. release JEFF Davis and G.. q. Ola on
their paroles ''."'
"A batch OF the scouDdrels who raised the
riot in Alexandria, Va, last Christmas, have
been sentenced to the penitentiary for terms
ranging from six months to Ave years. ,yI4J
The next Legislature of Connecticut will
stand: House, Union al, Democratic "a,
majority Al. Last year Union l58, Democratic
II.
Capt. RapLcl Semmes was releasedon his
original parole under The Johnston. Sherman
Convention, under an order Issued by the
President Saturday the 7th.
--rhe New York Tribune on 10Th ceebrat-
ed its .iweniy-ahh anniversary by appearing in
new Dress, an enlarged form, and giving an
ditorial banquet at Deluopieoa 5
The Paiuesville 7'slegraph declares against
the denomination Of Judge Spalding for
Congress and in favor OF some younger and
equally radical man.
Gold 10 enid TO have been discovered on
Niagara river, Canada side. near the village
OF Niagara and company has been organized
to prosecute further search for the precious
metal.
Tucf hoe M n nh n
New York, Monday evening. alluding to the
passage OF tho Civil Rights Bill, said tho next
step should be to give the ballot to the
emancipated slaves ..tr., .r
--ALExAHDRIA II. STEPHENS returns TO
Georgia disbeartened as to any present pros
pect o the ro.admission of the South, but is
hopeful that be will yet be allowed to take
seat in the Senate.
The Civil Rights Bill passed the House
of Re representatives., Monday. the 9th over the
veto by the glorious vote of l22 to al. and is
now law. The announcement of the result
was greeted by applause and hisses.
About two hundred Fenians sailed for East.
port Maine, on the British frontier, 10 the
steamer New brunswick the 9th afternoon -
The boat was unable to take arms, aud
schooner was chartered for the purpose. .tI
The Loan Bill, as it passed the House,
wns token up by the Senate on the oh. briefly
discussed and passed, by vote OF 32 yeas and |
noys-Senators Sherman and Wade voting
against it. The bill now goes 10 the President.
The high water of the Mississippi as
,aused many break 10 the levee along its banks
q the lower country, and much damage is
esuiting from the overflow. The crevasse in
he Mississippi levee at Baton Rouge is report.
ID as on the increase. ..r.F .....
The contested election case in the House
,f Representatives from New York was settled
IN the 5th. Brooks, the sitting member, was
declared not en- titled to the seat. Dodge, his
was declared eutiiled to it. and was
sworn in. i....r.,t.' .'..-.
The Indiana conspirators, Bowles, Mulligan !
aud Horsey. were on the 10Th released from
he Ohio peuitentiary by order of the Presi
lent. Mulligan, who is a Democratic candi-
date for United States Senator 10 Indiana, was
taken out Of the peniteutiary on writ OF |
babeas corpus before the order Of discharge
arrived.
Tile Presidents attending Gen. Grant
cvee, on Friday, has caused no little comment. |
His treatment however, OF oil whom be met |
there was very cordial and be first extended |
bis hand 10 Thaddeus Stevens, who csstted |
with him for several minutes, aud was by the
President Introduced to Mrs. Gen. Grant
This is the first time hat a President has at.
tended levee Of any Of bis subordina;es
There seems to be some misappreLeas on |
about the action 90 the Eight Hour bill by |
the Ohio Legislature, the opinion to some ex-
tent prevailing that il is law. 1t was adopted |
in both Houses, but the Senate amended it in |
some particular, and it was necessary, before
it could become a law, that she. IIonse should |
concur 10 the Senate amendments. This was
not done. and the measure goes over to next
wiLter.
10 a recent speech in Connecticut, Mr..
Horace Maynard, of Tennessee. said: The
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