Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-06-22

Thomas Brown, late of ofCleveland, the found
er aed former teditofof the Ohio Farmer, died
last week nsBrookiyn N. Y, oftyphoid fever.
He held some appointment IN the pkcvenue
sefvicesof theFGovernment, Wt g
xTThe Hon. LID. Campbell Ministers to
-Mexico.has rendered his resignation as such or
fcer His reason is that he does not feel in
cfined to follow The Instructions recently sent
him from the State Department. His resigua-
ton has been accepted, but no successor has
been appoint I'd.
The Chinese import duties for five years from
the close of 1860 were Sis, ,OOO, 900, and export
Se7, ,0oe, During the last year the entire,
revenue derived by China from, her. foreign
commerce was nearly $I2, 900, gain of
nearly $2,ooo,Oo0 upon tlIat Of 1860. y
MIR. Jared Murry, of Concord, has been feed
ing twenty mine steers for two seasons. They
are now three and four years old, and their
average weight is i625 lbs. They are said by
good Judges tn be the best lot of Fat Cattle eyer
fed in Northern Ohio Messrs. M. j. Warner
and E. E. Hodge have bought them for the
n. Y. Market. ,.. ...75g 1s.t'. a-.f -l-- ....
The Radicals of Italy are about az trouble
some to the old forgies of that kingdom as
those in our country are to the Democrats and
Conservatives They propose to sequester the
church property, estimated at six hundred mill
ions Traces, or one hundred and twenty million
dollars, for the benefit of the government. But
the plan has not yet fully been carried out ow-
ing to some hitch in the arrangements.
The California railway Ibuilders put
things through in double quick time. The Sum-
NIT tunnel, l,G6O feet in length, was commenc-
ed last September and. is nearly finished. sixty
feet a week being constructed. They bored
from each direction at the ends, and sunk a
shaft in the middle and worked both ways from
thst. The Hoosac tunnel contractors in Mas
.chusetts might take hint if they chose, and
hurry up their big hole little faster.
The evidence of Sergeant Dye identifying
Surratt as being in Company with Booth, on
the pavement in front of Ford's theatre, a few
minutes before the assassination of the Presi-i
dent caused great sensation in the Courtroom,
ON the Ilth as it is the first testimony adduced,
in the conspiracy trials, showing Surratt's pres
ence in Washington on the day and night Of
the assassination. ~ ~ j%" 1858
dgJ7A special to the New York Times says
On Saturday the sth, the United States Treas
ury held the largest amount of money ever held
at any time since the organization of The Gov
ernment, to-wit $3.50, 100000 of which $lO2,
OOO, ,OG0 were gold, and 7s,o7O,OOO currency
This amount was reduced $4,000, 900 by the
maturing of the June compounds and interest,
and on the 18th was reduced to $9,0O0,O00 by
the interest ON the June 7-3O's. 80
ESrThe Cleveland Leader. has been making
calculations as to how Congress will stand
when the Southern States are admitted to re-
presentation. 1t arrives at the result that if we
give the Democracy thirty of their fifty Re-
representatives. the House will stand one hundred
and sixty-one Unionists to seventy-two Demo-
Senate, giving the Democrats one-half of the
Senators from the reconstruction States, that
body will be politically divided, fifty seven Un-
ienists to twenty-three Democrats, more than
two-thirds Union majority.
Eg-That once nctcd villain, Jefferson Davis,
seems to have fallen almort entirely into OBJ
ivion, not having excited fair ripple of curl
osity even in Canada, and no enthusiasm ex-
cept at Niagara, among squad of brawling
Confederates. The fact is, Davis is fused up"
and ''played out" apology for man that will
be the soonest forgotten of any of the brood of
rebels over whom he exercised his excessive
obstinacy." We doubt If the South would get
,lo fo Il b, tol-
trip that way. M
a-By an act of the Ohio Legislature passed
in April last, it is provided that every Railroad
Company in this State shall cause all its
trains for passengers to entirely stop at every
town on its line having a population of 5000 or
more and all trains advertised TO stop at q sta
ton, shall stop long enough to enable passen-
gers to get off and others TO get on ; and every
Company and every and every person in its en-
ploy, that violates this law, will be liable to a
penalty of not less than $50 nor more than 800
for every offence. 1t is provided that in all
cases the Conductor of the train shall be held
prinid .tdcie to have caused the violation of
this act which may occur by the train in his
charge. <..> f.......,..f ..-
aSays q late number of the Eric (Pa) Dis
patch :,.t-. =. .f..5 =. ....tc..
Il is good for weak nerves. and exhlirating
to strong brains, to read of General Sheridan's
energetic movements against the ex-rebs of
Louisiana, His last act Of grace was, displae-f
ing the Water Commissioners who had charge
of the bonds of the State for mending the le-
wees, He means business; and that means that
he won't permit set of make-shifts to stand
in the way Of doing what ought to be done.
Phil looks out for the interest of the people,
and in so doing looks out for the government.
The whining of the murde; oas Monroe at Wash
ingon does not frighten him. He is a soldier
in the truest sense. He not only fights for the
right, but he stands up fpr it in his DEGREES and
decisions.
aTThe bailed rebel chieftain has at last
spoken. Serenaded at. Niagara, Canada, he
said - a ~ ~ . r{a+7 .2-s 4.J eat
Gentlemen ! thank you sincerely for the
honor you have this evening shownto me; 1t
shows that true British manhood to which mis-
fortune is always attractive. May peace and
prosperity be forever the blessing of Canada,
for she has been The asylum far manyr of nv