Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-05-12
IN GENERAL.

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arrested for swndling.
The Union Pacific Railway now extends.
six,y-6vs miles beyond Omaha.
General sickles has declined the mission
10 the Hague.
The 9th proximo has been set apart for
the execution Of Anton Probst.
"A large sale of coal took place in New
York Wednesday the 9th. The price declined
considerably from last quotations.
The President has approved the bill to
facilitate communication between the United
States and West India Islands
-TuE cabin passengers Of the steamers
England and Virginia have been allowed to
come into N. Y. City
President Johns on orders G Candy,
commanding at New Orleans, not to interfere
with the u. s. Courts
The cholera at Quarantine New York is
abatiDg The danger of its reaching the city
from'the harbor is decreasing.
The statement Of the public debt to May
i, shows q decrease in the principal during
April, of Sl5,659,673 %.
The last rebel army iu China has been de-
feated and captured after two days fight,
and the Imperial troops are being disbanded
The U. S. war steamer Kearsage is at
Lisbon in strict quarantine. Nineteen of the
crew were attacked with fever, and fourteen
died.
non ~ bor
ted 10 death by the burning of the stables of
the ST Louis Street Railroad Company, on Sat.
hrday last.
"A negro was' arrested at Frankfort, Ky
on Monday, for rape on little while girl, was
taken from. Jail on Monday night, by mob
and hanged. .-.
-OMahony, Fenian, has busted. A Com
mittee Of the Brotherhood has taken charge Of
the headquarters in Union Square, and dis
charged all the hangers on.
Pest, who poisoned his wife near Auburn
NY, about three months since, and who was
under arrest, has committed anicide by cutting
his throat. ---..'
burned on "Wednesday night last, because a
colored lergyman had preached there on the
invitation Of the congregation.
Forty nine persons were united with the
Second Presbyterian and nearly the same num-
Der with the First Presbyterian church Cleve-
land, at the communion services Sunday last
--In the House, on the 8tb Mr.. Garfield
moved to postpone the consideration of the con-
stitutienal amendment reported by the Com.
mittes Of Is, until the tax bill shall be disposed
Of The motion was disagreed to-5l to 80.
General Garfield presented q petition to
Congress on the l7th ult., signed by 1927
citizens of Trumbull County, asking for in.
creased protection to American wool.
The Secretary OF War has ordered Gen
eral Terryto regard the peace proclamation
ofthe President as doing away with martial
law in Virginia.
a~-Denmark will demand full satisfaction from
Spain for the damage Inflicted on Danish mer-
chants by the recent bombardment of Val
psraiso.
Since the destruction Of the COWS in Eng
iaud, they are importing goats from ireland
for milking purposes. Some Of them sell as
high as forty dollars each.
Gen. Howard has dispatched Major Gil
she causes which led to. and the circumsta noes
attending the late riot in that city
The house of Representatives by 80 yeas
70 SO pays have passed without amendment
the bill to admit the State of Colorado. The
bill will be law when signed by the Presi'
dent.
Head Centre O.Mahony publishes card
explaining his recent failure By declaring that
undue and premature publicity was given TO
bis plans. He hopes for the renewal of actiY-
ity on the arrival OF Stephens.
"Wednesday the 9th the House was occu-
pied debating the Constitutional amendment
reported by the Reconstruction Committee
Thirty speeches yet remain to be delivered.
The Hartford and New Haven Railroad
Company have bought up ell the peat beds
lying contiguous to their road, with view to
substituting peat for coal as fuel for the To-
comotives.
The real name of Jack Cooper, who was
hung on Friday last at Ravenna. Ohio, for the
murder OF Rhodenbaugh, was Samuel Wittum
He was born in Erie county Pa where be ha
wife still living.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has deci.
ded that farmers are not required, in making
shsr income returns. TO include the value OF
their farm products consumed by themselves
and their families. This will make material
repuction 10 tie taxes Of farmers.
Mrs. JEFF Davis child and two servants
has arrived at Fortress Monroe. She has a
large lot Of baggage and expects to remain
some time. She makes ber home at the resi-
dsnce of the Post Surgeon. She had an in-
tcrvisw with her husband Friday last in the
presence OF an officer.
The Northern Central Railroad Company,'o
Psnosylyania have removed the guage Of the
road from Enira to Canandaigua which they
slataly purchased. sud DOW have uniform
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