Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-11-09

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ct Magnetic iron ore, the black oxide. has
been found in largs quantities IN Lancaster
county, Pa.
t9- Mexico, for the first time in its history, IS
comparatively quiet Juarcz is elected PreSl-
dent, and isexerting himself TO preserve peace.
Eg Count Bismark says officially that the
Government of Prussia is neutral at present
on the Ror1an-question.
EEElections took place Tuesday in New
York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, Kan
sas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada
and New jersey.
eg A project is on foot at Williamsport, Pa,
to build railroad connecting with the Phia-
delphia and Erie Road, terminating at Putney-
vile on Lake Ontario.
SThrnughout Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, great preparations are now actively
in progress for the renewal of numbering opera
tions in the woods.
eFTwo men who had defrauded a Wiscon-
sin bank of 100000, were released on bail for
$4,000 each, which of course they fortereu'
making a neat thing by 1t.
egThe Auditor and Comptroller OF Ohio
made the regular examination of the State irea-
sury on Friday, and found all accounts correct,
with a total balance of S695, 2O97+ on hand.
E4rllitary force was used on Saturday. ~
at Cheyenne, TO expel squatters from lots be-
longing to the Pacific railway company. Much
i'll feeling against the company was the result
rgThe KankakeeSscs are gcing on railroad
excursion to Chicago theater on "Wednesday,
s'for the benefit of one of the churches OF that
place So say the Kankakee papers.
erOver |, ,OG0, 900 boxes of peaches were car
ried out of Southern Illinois by rail, this sea-
son. One special fruit train on the Central road
alone carried half million boxes 10 Chicago in
the space of 81 days,
G The American line of steamers from New
York to Havre, including the favorite vessels
Arage and Fulton, is to be discontinued and the
vessels sold. Without government aid, the line
cannot compete with the subsidized French line.
Eg The King of Greece was married to the
Princess Olga of Russia, on Friday the lst.-
The latter received dowry of $50, 600 down,
and settlements ensuring a like amount yearly
for life
eg- The projected purchase by Mr.. Seward
of the DLnish West India Islands is not yet
abandoned, but a Cable dispatch once more an
nounces that an agreement has been arrived at.
E5- Beauregard, who was lately at Washing
Ton to secure re-possessiOn of his plantation
near Memphis, did not accomplish the object of
his mission. General Grant refused TO restore
IT,
@ very decided unpleasantness has oc-
CURED in ihe management of Girard College
The Directors are at loggerheads with the late
President, and injunctions between the parties
are before the Courts for hearing.
ea- The hurricane of Sunday was very violent
at Chicago. A small boat containing two per-
sons was driven out TO sea and a tug sent after
them failed to discover them. Some ten or
twelve vessels were driven ashore, most of
which will be got off without serious damage.
rT Mrs Lincolns old clothes do not sell in
New York Subscriptions for her ''relief' are
equally slow and dull, the attempt to raise
money by public lectures has been abandoned,
and the ''men who became rich by the war
don't shell out worth cert, in her behalf
Truly a sad state of things!
CT The '.neck of woods" which Pennsylvan-
ia sends up to the New York and Ohio bound
aries, is particularly lively this fall with wild
animals. Bears in Forrest County, pahthers in
Warren County and tigers in every one of the
small towns of the oil region are beginning to
make residence in that section of the State
decidedly unpleasant.
egAfter subduing terrible rebellion, at ter
ril,la oncf tn oTrrealvnc nf tnonpv ouI lives
are to insult the soldiers who won our victory
for US, and then pay the defeated rebels for the
damage they brought upon their own heads in
trying TO damage us.
sE- By Inv of Congress, passed last year,
Senator must be chosen on the second Tuesday
after the organization of the Legislature, at
least the work of balIoiing must be commenced
then and continued dpily until completed. A
successor to Senator Wade must therefore be
chosen on The I4ih of January next.
ET II is reported that Louis Napoleon is will
ling to leave the solution of the Roman qucs-
ton 10 popular vote in the Papal Territory,
but that the italian Government refuses TO en-
t-"tain Frenc! proposition in matter which
: is purely Italian.
ES- Garibaldi is inrenching himself at Monte
Rotondo, watching the course of events With
his present force he is Of course unable tc resist
either the French or the Italian Army. The
success Of the movement of Garibal,li can only
be expected from the pressure of public opin-
ion upon the Government, not from his achieve
ments ia the field
E8r In the State of Missouri they tax churches
and graveyards. In St. Louis last week ST.
Malachi's Church was sold for taxes, and the
Wesleyan Cemetery was put up, but no bidders
could be found A graveyard on ones hands
would be worse than an elephant
Ct Santa Anna, after all, is coming back to
New York, where he will probably end his
days r. is marvel how he eyrr escaped with
his head, after having got into the clutches of
his enemies in Mexico. He has as many live
as cat, or he would have been dead long ago
CT Tho Wheeling IntelIgencer, speaking of
the recent election in West Virginia, estimates
that the Senate viii stand 20 Republicans to 2
Democrats, and the House about the same as
last year-Iboat 4e Republicans to IL Demo-
Gratis.
Ct Recent rams lave occasioned rise IN
the Ohio river and.oaencd navigation for the
larger class of boats The Cincinnati and
Toni; scillc Inc of sttaners4-the ITnited States