Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-09-14
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@-The new lighthouse on the bluff at Eric,
is rapidly approaching completion. 1t is said
to be one of the finest built on the lakes.
ea-The yellow fever deaths at New Orleans,
for the week ending on the sth, were 249; the
deaths on the 7th were 40. and on the Sth Gl.
egThe Canadian journals overflow with re-
ports of riots and fights, the incidents OF their
recent parliamentary election, "
HYoungstown, Ohio, having a population
of over 8, 900 inhabitants, has been raisedto the
grade of a city of the second class.
ea-Jehnson insists that Gen. Howard shall be
displaced, and has sent for Fred. Douglass, but
that gentleman will not take Howard's place
sgOf2 25O convicts in the Ohio penitentiary,
whose labor was advertised for contract only
twenty-five were taken on the Sd, at 20 TO 73
cents per day.
EsThe Troy servant girls held monster
mass meeting on Saturday night, and went
back on the whole Fenian business they
won't give another dollar
rg-At Detroit on the Sth, the venerable DR..
Duf1eld preached, in the State street church,
m the morning, his son in the afternoon, and
MS gfd0uSOn III t1le tbcHlIlS
EGov. Helm, of Kentucky, died Oh the Sth,
His disease was diabetes The Lieutenant Gov
erner, Stevenson, viii fill the chief office until
the special election in August, 1868.
EgcThe Danish Government once more denies
that its West India colonies have been sold to
the United States. The intention to sell, how
ever is not denied. -.
The veteran actor, Murdoch, commences
an engagement at Cincinnati this week. Though
his retirement is not definitely announced, yet
this will probably be his last appearance in that
city.
EsrThe base ball players of the Clevcsasss
Herald have had the conceit, engenderFd by
beating the Leader club, taken out of them by
being beautifully whipped by the muffin nine
eff the Plain Dealer.
EgFifty-four years ago Tuesday the 10th was
fought the battle of Lake Erie. Since the eN-
citing events of the last war the anniversary OF
that glorious fight seems to have faded some
what from the memories Of our people.
sgWe probably save one of the California
Congressmen, Highly, in the northern district.
Twu;U. S. Senators are securedby the democ-
racy, as the vacancy occasionedb by Mr.. McDou-
gals death falls to the new Legislature to fill.
TGen Mcclellan has been telegrapned to
by the Presidents friends, and it is expected he
will return to this country soon. 1t is not known
what johnson wants of him, but probably TO
throw up Notifications around the White House
Eg-The trial of Gen. Cole for the murder OF
Senator Hiscock is close at hand. A strong
feeling of sympathy is developing for him
throughout the state. Mrs. Cole is reported in
sane. So much for one false step.
s9-On Friday of last week train on the
Northwestern Railroad, in the western part OF
Iowa, was detained an hour and a half by
mass of grasshoppers piled upon the track, SO
thick that the driving wheels lost their traction
kgA member of Pittsburg volunteer com
pany, which had just received its arms from
the State, was astonished in recovering the lden-
t;caI oun which he carried for three years in
the war. He had left it at Petersburg, Va.
~A Boston special says: RoxburH was on
Wednesday declared annexed to Boston, by the
votes of the citizens of both places, decided
majority in very light vote favoring the pro-
position.
g-We learn that the citizens or Mentor are
acitating the question of a free turnpike from
their station up the East Branch OF the Chagrln
to Fulertown, in Lake county and The con-
tsruction of good hotel at the Mentor depot
ETOur neighbors of the New Dominion have
commenced their elections in the regular Tip
perary STYLE Numbers have been killed, and
hundreds injured and crippled in the multitH-
hoxro shows
badly for commencement
B-On Friday of last week very large AID
ferocious wild cat was shot near New Bethle-
hem, Erie Co. Pa. The dogs accompanying
the sportsmen, had terrible fight with it be-
fore it was treed. 1t measured nearly four feet
long, and was twenty-five inches in height
ETThe ovatfons given Sheridan at st. Louis
on Monday evening was of the most enthusias-
tic kind, and showed conchsively what the
people in that city thought of him and his
course. 1t will doubtless be hard pill for the
President to swallow
rTThe combined Republican vote Of CaGfor-
ma amounts 10 62, 500, the Democratic vote, TO
$1,000. Taking these official figures it appears
that if candidates had- been put up on whom
the Republicans could have agreed, there would
have been a Uniocp majority off25sO0O
eFA Constantinople dispatch says the Rus
sian ambassador has again demanded the ces-
sion of Crete to Greece and the full equality oi
Christians and Mahommedans m Turkey. An
answer is required in ten days. The demand
is said to be Russia's ultimatium.
EFIn Northern Illinois, within the )Sst'fiFe
years, the Congrega.ionalists have organized
nineteen churches built forty houses of worship
-alrbf them but five by missionary churches
doubled home missionary contributions, and
graduated seventeen beneficiary churches into
self,support.
Es-The Philadelphia banks contain a'litilc
over sixteen million dollars capital; Boston,
forty-twO millions. On this the loans werein
Philadelphia over sixty three millions, and in
Boston over ninety seven millions. The specie
in the two cities amounts to a little over seven
hundred thousand dollars.
egIn the injunction case of the Merchants
Union Express Company, its assailants seem to
have come to grief suddenly, if we understand
the decision of Judge Nelson, of the Z. S. Su-
preme Court, n ade at Cooperstown, n. Y, on
Wado A. -. Co.