Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-09-28
PEN AND PASTE BREVITIES,

correspondent, has book nearly ready about
"Ohio in the War"
E9 Canadians don't like their system of sew
eral days for an election, and prefer the Ameri-
can idea of single days poll
Ea- The surveys of the Wisconsin river are
said to establish the fact that it can be made
navigable at small expense, in all seasons ex-
cept when closed by ice.
sy The mother of General Garfield, an old
lady Of 20 years. living at Hiram, Ohio, drove
burglar from her house, on Friday night, with
a revolver In ber hand
g-A runaway team at Erie, on Saturday,
sprang into the open door of fashionable dry
goods store, and went through it, stripping it
from end to end of seats, customers and goods.
g. The Democratic victory of one Congress
man in California, and the Republican gain OF
one Representative in Nebraska, will leave the
House with l47 Republicans to 46 Democrats.
B- The steamship Java, which sailed from
Boston on the 29;h ult., reached Queenstown in
six days, 2I4 hours, allowing ten hours for diff
ference of time and delay at Halifax, this is
the fastest passage on record.
Ct Hon. William T. COggeshall, American
Minester at Quito, died at his country seat near
that city, on the I'd of August, and was buried
in the Protestant cemetery there. His daugh-
ter is expected to return to Ohio soon.
Es-The National Ipteltige,acer, the Presi-
dents Washington organ, has presented bill
to the government for sI9, 1000, as pay for the
publication in its columns of the trial of the
assassination conspirators, in 1865.
Eg- Lizzie Euphemia Pocahontas Spotted
Tail, daughter of the distinguished Spotted
Tail, of the aboriginal persuasion, is receiving
her education, with piano and other accom-
plishments. at Omaho.
g- 1t was the presence of the President at
Aniietam which spoiled the ceremony of dedi
cation. He said, ''my appearance on this occa-
sion will be the speech shall make" His ap-
pearance is getting to be as fatal as his speeches
The fare from Cleveland to New York, by
the Atlantic 6 Great Western Railway, has
been reduced to $I225. There are two daily
express trains, leaving Cleveland at 6:lO A NJ,
and 2:30 P. NJ.
gP T. Barnum, having sold his splendid
Bridgeport residence, has purchased fine
house on the corner of Fifth avenue, and 29lh
St., and will make New York City his perma-
nent residence.
Eg Letters from Fort Dodge say that the In
dians are very numerous in that vicinity. The
scouts say that the Cheyennes, Arrapanoes,
Camanches and Klowas, were consolidated, and
there are 1900 of them on the war path.
IS John Eckert has keen running dis illery
in a coal mine at Petersburg, Mahoning county,
Ohio, for the past eight months, without pay
ing the revenue tax. The concern was two
hundred feet under ground, but an officer found
and seized it on Saturday last
81 @Two colored men, while excavating
ground in Alexandria, near the canal basin, ex-
Rumed a box containing $67, 900 in Alexandria
Corporation notes, together with will. The
testator was, upon inquiry, ascertained to have
fallen in the battle of Seven Pines.
E9-A Mormon settlement is located at Battle
Lake, MINI, the most delightful place in the
State There are eighteen families and they
occupy thousand acres of land. They are
disciples of 10. Smith and do not permit poly
gamy.
ST Sheridan is receiving ovations at every
step of his journey from Leavenworth to WASH
ington. Perhaps it was this Mr.. johnson was
thinking ofwhea he wished at Antietam we could
all follow the example of the soldiers who were
lying dead in their gr.ves.
EB-A lady informs the Maine Farmer, that
she saved her cherries from the birds by ma
king cats cut out of old rags, making the eyes
out of large yellow beads or bright brass but
tons. The birds will not come near when one of
these cats is perched in the tree.
Eg Manchester was ontthe 10Th the scene of
bloody riot, mob of Feniars undertaking TO
lberate some prisoners who were to be trans
ported to Dublin. The police were overpower-
ed and the prisoners liberated, but of the mob
anumber were wounded and killed. Several
of the ringleaders were arrested.
Eg The best way now to beat Andrew John
son, and put stop to his usurpations, is to
beat the party upon whose support he is trust
ing. In the pending conflict between the Ex-
ecntiVe and the people, we can find no better
field for operations than Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
I Mr. johnson said the other day that lie
wanted US to live N peace as the dead soldiers
are doing at Antietam. The "great johnson
party has been living in peace like dead
man for some time past, and the great Demo-
cratic party, II we no Oui uubyS VIII soon IOl-
low its example.
E8-A dispatch from Baltimere states that the
commissioners of the Antietam Monument,
have accepted the design Of J. G. Bat
terson, of Hartford for colossal statue and
PEDESTAL to be adopted in the execution of that
noble enterprise, and that the cost of the work
will be about 1000.
- SIR FREDERIoK BRUCE, Envoy Extraordina-
~ and Mius.er Plenipotentiary from Great
Britain to the United States, died suddenly at
the fremont House, in Boston, on the 18th
inst He is alluded to as one of the most
able and distinguished men that has ever been
honored with the representation of the English
government at the capital Of this country.
Eg The splendid steamboats, Dean Richmond
and c. Vanderbilt colhded, Friday night, on
the Hudson River, near Rondout, the Wander
bin striking the Dean Richmond on the star
board side near the forward gangway, cutting
through her hull and causing the Dean Rich
mond to sink in, about fifty minutes. The pas
sengers, about l40 In number, were all saved.
The Dean Richmond had small cargo prin-
cipally butter and cheese, and other goods in
small lots. The Richmond was going down