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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

tETbe Union republican candidate for mayor
in Parkersbargh, Virginia, is Gen Karns, and
his friends appeal for votes for him on such
grounds as these that he was 10 years old
before he wore pants or shoes, that he drove
cart and showed wheelbarrow until he was 20,
that he never had q months schooling in his
life, that he was voter before he could read
and write, and that every drop OF his blood was
Irish blood We Judge from incidental illusions
telgcnt and useful citizen and leader, in spite
Of these disceuraging circumstances; but not
that fact. only those of ignorance and poverty
and hard work and Ilish blood, seem to be
thought of as filing him for the votes of his fel-
lows and the occupancy Of the local chief magis-
tracy
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

The diary of Wilkes Booth, taken from
his body after his capture, is now in the
hands of the proper investigating conf
mitee, having been handed over to it by
the authorities. For some reason its
contents were not used on the trial. 1t
shows that he was an agent of the con.
federate government, and received money
from it, and that at one time, at least,
the plan mas to kidnap Mr.. Lincoln. It
is believed to implicate only Booth and
Harold in the assassination. The entry
made on Friday, the 2lst of April, one
week after the murder, shows that it
must have been written in a perfect
agony of mind. 1t describes his position,
with broken leg in the midst of a swamp,
alone, and outcast, an assassin, weighed
down by his guilt, and feeling that
God would refuse forgiviness. 1t is
altogether such cry of human agony as
seldom finds expression in words.
Goss1P-It is a matter of journal gos-
sip that the desire of the Empress Eu-
gene to go to Rome amounts to actual
mania. She is not content now to visit
the Pope in the character of pilgrim,
but she wants to go in grand Imperial
state. She regularly attends the Council
Of Ministers, and at the last one, held st
Compeigne, which is said to have been an
unusually stormy one, she exclaimed gaz-
ing around at the disapproving faces that
met her on every side, And who is it
opposes me?" Cali, without exception -
was the reply from the lips of Fould, who
as being Minister of Finance, may be sup
posed to have been at the moment sensi-
BILE of one objection in particular likely
to have escaped the other Ministers. To
this remark but one course was left open,
and that was one adopted by most ladies
in the position of her Majesty. She
burst into tears and withdrew in anger.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

The wife of an extensive hose and belt
manufacturer of Cincinnati, eloped few
nightssinee with gay lover, who, in
the absence of her husband, made sad
inroads on the lady's affections. She took
the precaution tomake an extensive pur-
chase of fnery in her husbands name,
amounting in four houses alone to $ls,
600, before going, and is on her way
South with her lover aud booty.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

An attempt was made in the Senate on
the 2lst by Senator Wade, to bring the
remainder of the Doolistle-Nes In
dian report to light, but Senator Nesmith
insisted that there had been no suppress
sion, and that the report would be short
ly made. His own report has been in
print nearly year and carefully guarded
at the Government printing office, where
it now lies beyond the reach of Congress
men
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

The Buffalo Eapress-as well as many
other newspapers-is beginning to see
the necessity which exists for impcach-
ment, but it is very clear to our mind
that if the President can be, he should be
impeached. The national welfare de-
mands it, and though it may in one point
of view reflect dishonor upon us as a ma
ton, it will clearly vindicate the power
of the people to purge their government
and maintain its integrity.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

The President, afew days since, express
ed himself as follows regarding impeach-
ment: That charges could not be found
against him without perjury. That ifim-
peachment he would see what means he
had of assistance, and if he should be
finally washed overheard, he would not
be the fass good man who had met
with such afsSe.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

MIR. Raymond of n. Y, Mr.. Brigham
of Ohio and half a dozen other repnbli.
cans voted against the Nebraska bill, at
its final passage in the House. Mr.. Ray
mond voted for the amendment to Sc
cure equal suffrage, but declared himself
against the admission of the territory as
State on account of its insufficient poT.
ulation. Mr.. Bingham denied that Mr..
Bontwelrs amendment would have any
effect, because the Legislature had no
right to change the organic law Of the
state; in which there is color Of right. He
and others voted against the bill because
of their fidelity to equal suffrage and
their determination to insist upon it in
the constitution of every new state. The
bill passed by vote of loa to IS, and it
is considered doubtful whether two
thirds vote can be obtained to override
the expected veto. The Colorado bill
stands in the same way. The senate has
accepted the House amendments and
passed both bills, and they go now to
the president.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26
Perhaps, in the midst Of doubts and uncer.

leIudpbs IA tu0 ullQct OI 0OuDtb anu uhSci'
tainty, as to Mr.. SPALb1NGs status, the follow
ing from the Tri6u,ae's Washington correspon
dentmay afford sotle consolation, though per
haps greater comfort would be that even ten
or of feeling and undisturbed confidence inspir'
ed by steady, straightforward, established
course, that no enc ever thinks of questioning
such as is enjoyed in the 10th district.
"The House had under considera
tion the whole of Saturday Mr.. Stew.
ems enabling act. Mr.. Spalding surpris
cd his radical friends, most of whom
were of the opinion that he had become
. Conservative, by offering an amendment
to Stevens bill, which authorizes the sus'
pension of the habeas corpus and the de-
claration of martial law in the Southern
States until they are admitted to the I'm
ion. This return of the prodigal Spald.
ing to his former love was the cause OF
much JOY to Stevens and Others"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

The New York Times says that Con-
gress has "gone too far to retreat or to
halt. Their failure is the Presidents sue
cess. Unlsss they reconstruct the South
ern State. Governments, these govern
ments stand as they are; and every
day they so stand adds to theix strength
and increases the difficulty OF overthrow
ing them.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

SOLDIERS CLAIMS, AND WASHINGTON AGENCY.
The Commissioner of Soldiers Claims
in Ohio (Mr. Taylor) reports 2,Sss claims
passing through his hands during the
year past, which, together with unsettled
claims transferred from other offices,
make total of 3,117 He has collected
S53s, ,s28,91, of which 9,2O2,96 was
on hand at date of report, ready for de-
livery.
The Washington agency (Mr Wet
more) reports the settlement of 1924
claims and total number passing through
his hands of 5,O7S upon which the sum
of $47O,S73 10 has been collected and re-
m1tted to soldiers and their families in
Ohio.
In spite of liberal advertising and other
efforts to make the public understand
that these agents of the State are collect
ing the claims of discharged soldiers and
of their families, free of charge, it is found
that this fact is very imperfectly known
and that the State is probably doing by
far the smaller portion Of this work of
collection, private attorneys and claim
agents being employed to greater ex-
tent than the public commissioners
This state of facts raises the inquiry how
far it is best to continue the competition
with private parties, as matter of pub
lie policy.
Somewhat different opinions are enter
tertained by the two officers who have
been in charge of this business, and their
reports contain the facts and arguments
likely to assist you in determining the ques-
tion. Should it be deemed wise to con-
tinue the agencies, I would recommend
that one Of the county officers in each
county, be required to keep on hand the
necessary blanks, and instructions for ma.
king applications for pensions, back pay,
&C., and be authorized to charge small
fee, fixed by law, for filling up such APP
plication and administering the necessary
oaths. Intelligent assistance would thus
be given the applicant at home in pre-
pairing his papers, and much larger
number would doubtless pass into the
hands Of the State officers.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26


The House debate of Wednesday last
week was decided outbrake against the
leadership ofMr Stevens. Mr. Paine, rad
ical republican of Wisconsin, opened
with an attack on Mr. Stevens for recog-
MIXING the existing southern state ev-
ernments as valid, in one part OF
construction bill, and denounced
sharing the guilt of Andrew Jos s
recognizing these piratical COVE
Mr. Bingham of Ohio followed
compact argument against MI 81
bill, alleging that it is inconsis IS
itself and with the declared pc
gress, and in violation of the 4
out to the South by the con 5al
amendment. He denounced tE pt
to treat the southern states as ed
provinces and their people as cts,
and said Mr. Stevens bill was ns bill
of reconstruction but of distruction, of
disunion and perpetual disemberment.
The bill of Mr. Ashley he found equally
Objectionable, and declared both to be
wide departures from the policy upon
which the constitutional amendment is
based and which has received the APP
provel of the country. 1t would be only
justice, he said, to punish the rebels
severely, but it would be monstrous to
disfranehis million voters. This deci-
ded opposition both to the policy and
leadership of Mr. Stevens may put new as
pect on the reconstruction business. 1t is at
least satisfactory as evidence of personal
independence in the peoples representa-
tives.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

EOR SALE.-A house and lot l-3 of an
Il acre in SIZE pleasantly situated IN the VILLAGE Of
Ashtabua and well stocked with fruit such as straw
berries 46 grapevnes OF the cnssest varieties just
trees. Apply to the subscribeE ca, the premises
Ashtabula, o.. JAN 1st, 1867. SSS JL PAINE
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

Young men and women before expanding their mon
ey for business education should thoroughly invests
gate Ailities osfby the different Schools that nsifn
their patronage,
display in themselves amount TO nothing. 20 wnero
you can obtain tho best advantages with the least az
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Come to Kiagsvills and examine the advantages OF
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26

THs LseIsIAruRs appear not to be driving
things very severely. Neither the Senate or the
House had quorum on Monday or Tuesday OF
this week.
A sudden developement was made on the Zao
in the case of Haines, convicted of the murder
in the second degree, of one Sutliff, in Ashtabn-
la County. in 1854, and sentenced to imprison'
ment for life. The court, following the deeis-
ion in Fouts vs. State of Ohio, 9th c. r., dis
charged Haines on account of q defect in the
indictment, after yearly twelve years incarcera-
ton in the Penitentiary. At the time of Haines
conviction, the public sentiment in the neigh
borhood was general that the conviction should
have been for murder in the first degree and
the prisoner hung.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26
SPECIAL PREMIUM.

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Full particulars concerning the Course Of Instfneioa
Specimens Of Penmanship, Notes, Drats &C.. used In
the College, may be obtzined BY addressing
N. Il. BARRETT, Principal,
kisgsvills, Ohio,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26
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Any person sending us plainly written the names or
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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20
Sour Charlie. 80.

10 ''Just this once, Charlie :; it ishoaae-111dde
wine, and will not hurt. you. nl8DSo spoke
the lady atwhose house Sour, Charlie and
a few companions were spending theleyen-
lng.o aanidt 919dt ..gujt9a. baG s9y,9a1
eyes, yes, Charlie" chimed in the 9TH
ers, "you must not refuse Mrs. Smith s
wine; be man for once iuGW.iK 3a 49,
With "a silent prayer that God would
strengthen him to resist the temptation,
Charlie answered e~fdg no ronev 4ldqgr
II ct. will be more manly to- refuse the
wine, boys, and hope Mrs. Smith will not
be offended because refuse to drink even
home made wine !; | drink nothing strong
er than coffee, and, please God, I never
WilIod Caution II AZ f9JTi3 obi 6W0b 4lii1
The next day, Will Sanders said to nhls
companions Of the. previous evening,
Boys, l believe Chaflie is right, and l
ior one am going to sign the pledge; and
now, who will join me ..siIag3Gls 10
The Others said they would think of it,;
and they did think of it, and, what was
better still, they acted And to- day you
cannot find more temperate men than our
Charlie and his three companions of that
memorable evening s,saS5C. lutsfi asstta,e. ~
~ Now, boys and girls be up and doing
DO not think that you must wait until you
are men and women. before you can help
destroy that which kills SO many. You
know that every little helps, Grid on
the arplor, ask God to help you, and you
will surely win the battlea s.jT 7saf IS
"Our Charles" EXAMPLE did much
good; then ego thou and do likewise ss.s
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20
Letters Of Introduction.
This is what the Boston Transcript says
of them: vy-r--y,rT

This is what the Boston Transcript says
of them: vrrxu.T
1t is seldom the case that T" letters of in
PRODUCTION" speak the truth when they are
acfulsy from the giyer. For instance, an
individual who has failed to s accomplish
any good results in life,s through sheer
laziness and instability, conceiyes the idea
of course Of lectures to be by him deliver
ed in a distant city. Stlaightway he makes
application to all the influential persons he
happens to know for com1nendatory mis-.
lsiVes addressed to the leading people in the
Cit he intends to storm. With scarcely
an exception, all to whom he applies will
give note indorsing the applicant, and of
he goes, armed to the teeth with power to
make raid on an unoffending people. In
nine cases out of ten the real facts about
the, lecturer would have been expressed
somewhat after this fashion 'd3F,s 1o tl,e g.,
e DEAR SIR; AT his request [ give this line
of introduction TO Mr.. w. A. ,RoHngstone
of this city, an Individual well known to
this community as an unsu ccessful gatherer
of moss Mr. r. intends, / learn, to give
course of twelve lectures in - on the
Pilgrim Fathers a subject about which he
knows nothing and cares less. He has
tried various employ1nents beforeh he set IL p
lecturing,t and have engaged him during
ithe'past five years In several of them, but
always with loss Of greenbacks. He has
been by turns a clergyman, aschoolmaster,
"a custom house officer, a nerve, doctor, a
colporteur, a stove agent, and bird fancier,
and in each of these walks he has signally
failed, as he is sure to do as Pilgrim Father
spouter With this warning, Tam, dear sir,
very truthful lily yours ,fia"9lAaE 9l9'ii J.
5di jq99TJ' ,9rD1at n2tJoHN JoNEs.1
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20
President Adams Oh. Tobacco.

/ John Quincy Adams, the famous philan-
thropist and once honored President of
these United States, some time before his
death wrote to the Rev. Dr. S. Fl. Cox, then
OF Brooklyn, the following letter q.
5 DEAR SIR: have. received your letter
OF the 18th inst, and shall deem myself
highly honored by the inscription to me of
your introduction to the proposed publica-
ton of the Rev. J. B. Lanes work on
" Tobacco and its Mysteries u In my early
youth | was addicted to the use of tobacco
In two OF its mysteries, smoking and chew
ing. | was warned by medical friend of
the pernlclous operation of this habit upon
the stomach and the nerves and the adj
vice of the physician was fortified by the
results of my own experience. More than
thirty years have passed away since de-
hberately renounced the use of tobacco in
all its forms; and although the resolution
was not carried into execution without
struggle of Initiated nature, never yielded
to its impulses, and in the space of three
or four months of self denial, they lost their
stimulating power, and have never since
felt it as a privation 4d7.a a3sL-
have often wished that every individual
of the human race afflicted with this artifi-
cial passion could prevail upon himself to
try but for three months the experiment
which have made-Suie that 1t ac0uld turn
ecery acre of tobacco land into a achedt field,
and add fire gears Of lo'age05ty to the acreage
Of hun1anEJe.
L am, with great respect, dear sir, your
friend and Christian brother.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20
A spicy story.

There was a knot of sea captains in u
store at Honolulu, the keeper of which had
just bought barrel of black pepper. Old
Captain -, of Salem, came in, and seeing
the pepper, took up handful of it,
!" what do you buy such stuff as that
for?" said he to the storekceper; it's half
peas" B ,HtlH, L,tl.
aPeasr' replied the storekeeper, "there
. + Taxing up handful as he spoke, he ap-
pealed to the company They all looked
at it, and plunged their hands into the bar
rel, and bit kernel or SO, and then gave
it as their universal opinion that there
wasn't pea in it.
81 tell you there is, said the old captain,
again scooping up handful, "and III bet
a dollar on 1t" a'a .'gf a
The old Boston argument all over the
world They took him up. 't.s q
We'll" said he, spell that" pointing
to the word pepper" painted on the
side of the barrel; ''if it isn't half p's,
then I'm no Judge, that's all.
The bet was paid. ghzow .1szteas.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20

would not, and you know had no sacrifice
to- make in keeping that promise, for L
never was accustomed to the use OF such
LIQUORS; and do not furnish them to my
guests, nor to persons in my employment.
Good boy-give me your hand and let
me shake it again. How about that prom
Use not to use profane speech"
h "Well, sir, when | was little wanderer,
and sold soap and matches, l scattered my
oaths as literally as colleges do their d.
DIS. but / dropped them in your Sabbath
School, and never resumed them. never
indulge the silly and vulgar habit OF swear
ing I think it shows lack of originality.
A man wishes to- say something to be emE
phatic, and owing to lack of ideas and
proper use of language, he fills up the
chlnks of conversation with oaths. he
curses his ewes, his limbs, his.soul, his heart,
his horse. his luck, and thinks he is fluent
when he is only profane No, sir, l do not
claim to beva paragon of perfection, but |
should be ashamed of myspeechif splced
it with profanity 3Isit 3r.i3 bI3t ora eIF
GOOD, good; Iexpeeted such {. report
from you. How about politics ?" mini.
The young man of business had until
this moment maintained perfect selfeom-i
mand but, when the last question was
put to him, his checks grew red as Grim
son. 9pPe9tl12 E.il"'
swell, sir,TIisuppose some folks think
am, a politician" remarked the young
merchant.
"sorry-very sorry" observed the old
man. .3ai0a 9Tom edR.g bIG .T9agid ga.f Do
IL couldn't help what happened. SIR f.
"You promised me you would have
nothing to do with politics'p '' -''e
81 know j did. o@eb bIG 72rzid SIS Y5l
",Well, it Is strange that you gould not
keep that promise as easily as you kept
the other twonI Ju@ Z 3.5.c 4-" NlA3-iiA' III
"Well, sir, have patience with me, and /
will tell you how it happened 1rdf siqo-
, "Well go on nm -........-. ..,..4,, ....,.
I Gas you are aware, | was fortunate in
trade, honored my paper when it became
DUE paid, with interest the money you
had the kindness to advance. | was a
leading business man in the town; had
opinions in relation to men and measures
and did not hesitate, on all proper occa7
sions, to express and defend them, and
sustain them with my vote on election
day't 9Tcm R9d2 tI2A2lnW 0H9d' 91oh Adi'
9There can be no objection othatH re-I
marked the old man ~, ""politics as trade
is what dislike
| CAST said before, I got along well and
as good fortune would. have it, persuaded
some, of my friends to think and vote as l.
did; without consulting me, one day at a
State Convention, they nominated me for
Governor, and was elected: Indeed, /
am now on my way to Washington TO
transact important business for the State.
, The writer desires to say tina T. this story
is true 0ne.--Llttle COrpOTdt, u .raa,, %. .,a-
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20
VANITY

The sun comes up and the sun goes down,
And day and night are the same one: #.a,
The year grows green and the year grows brown
And THAT is it ALL when all is done? 'eaH5a I
Grains of somber or shining sand, ,'-
Sliding. into and out OF the hand. a$3hlt
And men go down in ships to the seas,c ID
And hun dred ships are the same as one No,
And backyVa I'd and forward blows the breeze,
And what is 1t all, when all is done? Ia =.
A tide, with never shore in sight,
Setting steadily on to the night ~, t... =
The fisher droppe tn his net in the stream 'a..'
~ And hundred streams the same as one;
And the maiden dreametb her love lit dream,
And what is il all when all is done2
The net OF the fisher the burden breaks,
And always the dreaming the DIR Gamer wakes.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20
The West.

M. A. Hawks, who was on trial for the
murder of his wife at st, Paul to get the
insurance on her life, has been acquitted.
There are now in bond in the First Dis
trict of Cincinnati $685., 100 gallons vof
whisky, equal to $4,000 barrels, the tax Oh
which, if it could be collected, which it
cannot. would be. $7676,24O. There are
five barrels Of whisky in the Detroit dis
trict to one of flour. .. -. -''- = uA''"'
The overland mail from the Pacific
coast reached Chicago on the 10th in very
singular condition The letters were in
closed in a. box which plainly bore the
marks of Ratchet and chisel. It had been
tempered with. The mailr was found to
be literally covered with thick coatingof
blood The thing remained d mystery
until Tuesday, when a letter saddressedtoo
General Lorenzo Thomas, .Adjutant Gen,
eral of the United States army, was no
ticed to bear an explanation on its back.
II was dated Wisconsin Rancho, Jurle2 g"
and stated that the coach which had con.
veyed the mail matter above alluded tohad
been attacked by Indians, and the coach
man and passengers killed 707 > -..-,i,-- !, +.