Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-12-28

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entirely withdrawn from Boston, because that
eninentiy genteel little city has not trade en-
| ough to render them profitable.
ES-The Home for Fallen Women in Houston
! st, New York, has proved a success, according
to lis means. OF ll2 inmates of the past year,
but 81 turned out badly, and the managers re-
port at least GO per cent. of the entire number
saved. This alone has accomplished more to
counteract the ''social evil than an infinity of
fine writing without work
E5-Wh lie the water at the eastern extremity
of Lake Erie, and Niagara River, to the very
brink of the falls, was lower, on the 18th, than
ever before known, and nearly six feet below
its usual level, the western end of the lake was,
under the effects of the terrible northeast gale
then prevailing, very much higher than ever be-
| fore remembered
gCongress proposes a radical change in the
system of disposing of the public lands. The
proper Committee in the House will report
bill forbidding all further sales except under the
Homestead and Presumption laws, the design
being to prevent further speculation and to Sc
cure the settlement and actual tilage of all land
hereafter disposed of
Eg-The Buffalo Commercial states that ''the
project of consolidating the Buffalo and Eric,
Erie and Cleveland, and Cleveland and Toledo
Railroads, has been abandoned for the present.
A consultation held a few days ago resulted in
the disagreement Of the representatives of the
Companies interested. upon the financial basis
of consolidation. The parties are wide apart
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South America from Western Pennsylvania
have been very successful in finding oil, and are
continually making new discoveries and find
ing new wells. AT last accounts they had just
shipped 2, 200 barrels for the coast. obtaining
five dollars per barrel, in gold at the wells
They have eight or nine wells in successful op-
Grafton.
tgThe Committee on the subject Of Ma
tienal Park and new White House have deter
mined on the selection of $500 acres in the
north west portion of the city, behind Columbia
College This tract embraces Rock Creek and
the most beautiful scenery around Washington.
1t is expected that the lands nearest the city
will cost about 100000 per acre; that on the
boundary of the district can be bought for $50
per acre.
EgA Chicago trustee of the Merchants Union
Express Company authorizes the Tribune to
state that all rumOrs of contemplated consoli
datioD are false, but that committee has been
appointed with authority to arrange with the
old companies such fair division of routes as
will result in the cessation of RI nous competi-
ton, bringing the rates of all the companies, on
all lines, nearly down 10 the Merchants present
schedule.
EgTho Georgia Reconstruction Convention
adjourned for the holidays, amid considerable
excitement over the eontumaeiOus conduct Of
the State Treasurer, who refused to pay any
money toward the expenses of the convention.
He declared that he did not recognize the au-
thoritY of Gen. Pope or the convention, and
would obey only the Constitution and laws of
the State of Georgia and the warrant of the
Governor, thus justifying the claim of the con-
vention that the State officers are obstacles to
Reconstruction.
EgUnder recent decision of the New York
Supreme Court, General Butler is compelled, IS
executor of his brother, the late A. j. Butler,
to make full return Of the assets of the es-
tate, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of the Court, The practical effect of this will
be to compel the General to submit an inventory
of all the property belonging to deceased, which
he became possessed of in New Orleans during
the occupation of that city by the Union forces
The case has been pending for nearly two years
and half 1t is intimated that there are ex
traordiuary reasons for keeping back an inyen-
tory A nephew of General Butler is the prin-
cipal prosecutor in The case.