Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-04-13
PEN AND PASTE sREyITIEs.

fEH AW0 E&&ts
zA New York correspondent of the Phila
delphia Ledger writes rs as follows:
sTThe companies of eoiored militia 10 Au
gusta Ca, have been disbanded by Gen sweeny
ah is understood at Washington, that tn
Russian treaty WILDE disposed Of to-day.
EThe. Ohio Legislature is not likely to ad
josrn before the 18th.
ut Is believed, as 81. Louis. that the Lin
dell House FIRE was the work Of an incendiary
srOf LOIS emigranis passing through Col
umbus last week 46l were going to Missouri
which seems to be the fayorite State.
erThe Government Of Japan has had file,
at San Francisco, an order for SIC, 600 worth Q
leather for army use. ~ -
eSOne of the best things Te roleum Y. Nssb,
has said is that the belief in the odor of th
negro leads the Democratic party by the nose
sEDuring the year ending April 9th the ma
tional debt was reduced by two hundred mill
ions Of dollars. rf5
NThe murdercrsof Mr.. Hughes at Cincinnati
have been sentenced to be hung on the 3otl
instant. fe
EFA young woman living near Indianapolis
who was recently attacked with hydrophobis
has been cured by the free use of bromide o
potassium.
eEThe Serate on The afternoon OF the 9ta,
after an elaborate debate ratified the Russian
Americ an treaty, seven votes enly being in
The negative.
fTA New York City Missionary AYERS that
4, To- tnxr MAI I'd arf
more occupants than there are dwellers on
Fifth avenue from Washington square to tho
Central Pap&.
Six persons who are charged by the New
York police with leading and participating in
the Grand-Ss riot, which occurred on st. Pat
rick's day, have been indicted by the Grand
Jury.
sTThe Pennsylvania Legislature have passed
an act, concurrent with an act Of the Ohio
Legislature, authorizing the abandonment OF
the middle section of the Pennsylvania and
Ohio Canal, thirty I've miles from Girard to
Rsvenna. 70 iszs
The Fisk House, Ashtabula is one among q Q
good public houses of this part Of Ohio. 1t ia
not large or pretentious; but is coy and COM
Portable, with an obliging and atteBtIye land
lord. 1t is good place to stop ", for those
who want to feel at thome.-Sentir.et. r
The Macon Telegraph announces the ar
rival in that city of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
and hopes that her sojourn in the South has
been pleasant one, and that she finds the
morals of Southern people much improved since
she rote tssUncle Toms Cabin.
rTMiss Rodgers lately gave remarkable
exhibition of deaf and dumb pupils in the draw
ing room of Mrs. Joseph Quincy, near Boston.
By most careful system, they are made to un-
derstand from the expression ofthe mouth and
not, as usual by the hands. Hsr5
eFThe Senate has accommodated Andrew
johnson and confirmed his nomination Of Low
ell 81. Rosseau as Brigadier General in the
regular army 1t is thought to be wise BE-
lection, as the poor fellow showed himself quite
smart in the field but much ola fool in Con-
gress. He is lucky TO get out of politics.
The Legislature of Ohio has sent to the peo-
pie for decision, at the election next October,
an Amendment to the Constitution, 50 as to
make black men voters, and to disfranchise
deserters 1t required the concurrence of
three -ffths of the members of the Legislature
to do this deed, and yet it was done.
eFThe Board of Commerce Of New York
have wisely advised the Secretary of the
Treasury to continue the policy of contraction
until specie payments shall be reached. The
infiationists have had their day, and will soon
be among the most eager to get deliverance
from uncertainty and doubt by fairly touching
bottom.
cgMajor- Gen. John Pope has issued an or
der assuming command OF the Third Military
District, comprising the States of Alabama, Geor-
gia, and Florasa. He permits the present civil
officers in those States to retain their places on
condition of coed behavior, until their terms
expire and forbids all elections except those
provided for under the Reconstruction act Of
Congress.
fTMr. Hallof The NJ O. Crescent has made
q Journey North 20 New York for the object
of organizing societies of printers to contribute
to the fund for monument TO the lamented
humorist and printer, Artemus Ward. Each
printer is expected to contribute the worth Of
1000 ems, which is about IS cents. The re-
mains of the daceased author viii be brought
from England during the summer.
pConcerning the Presidents mansion, q
correspondent of the Boston Traveller thus
makes revelation: ''Does everybody know, that
Mr.. johnson had his memorable veto of the
Freedmens Bureau bill printed on large sheet,
in coarse type, and cheaply framed, TO hang
in the ante-room of his business Office ? There
it hangs to-day land to me, seeing it first this
morning, it seemed like the defiant banner Of
my policy hung on the outer wall
'sThurlow Weeds mission in taking hold Of
the Commercial Advertiser begins to be de-
veloped Il is to lead off in the formation, if
possible, of great Conservative party, steering
clear OF Radical Republicans on the one hand,
and Copperhaed Democracy on the other, with
. view of bringing out General Grant and Ad-
miral Farragut for President and Vice President
This purpose will unveil itself very specifically,
Understand, in the course of few days" x
eFThe United States have reduced their Ma
tienal Debt no less than two hundred and nine
millions of dollars during the year ending on
the 2Ist inst. The balance in the Treasury
was increased during that year by no less, than
eighteen millions of dollars, by the revenue of
1866. In that ratio we should have paid our
debt by the 4th day of July, 1876, and might
then have celebrated our nations one hundred
tn birthday witfshoncst pride ssl well as religi-
Gus gratitude.
sTSome of the New Orleans papers are In
Taptures over the importation of Coolies now