Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-01-04
W WEEKLYTELEGRAPH.
PEN AND PASTE BREYITlEs.

20 Tho Cable says the remains Of Maximilia1
ka7s arrived at Cadiz
era movement has been inauguraied in New
York city in favor of raising and equiping
regiment for The papal army.
ga theatfc at Canton, Ohio. seating l,2OC
persons, and which cost $4,000, was opened
to the public on the :23d.
ESThe Russian government has ordered 80,
900 Berdan rifles from the Colt Manufacturing
Company, of Hartford.
NThe retiring Adjutant-G of Ohio,
Mr.. Cowen, recommends that the office be
abolished
Eg- The Pennsylvania Central railway is now
in the English market for loan of a million on
its mortgage bonds.
u The operatives in the iron works al
Youngstown have been notified Of reduction
in their wages.
Es-The first Parliament at Quebec was OPEN
ed 27th and Col Blanchett was chosen Speaker
of the Assembly.
GA huge gray wolf strayed from the adjoin-
ing forests into Milwaukee, on the 26ih, and
was shot and killed on Third street.
Es-The new Democratic Legislature of Ohio
is pretty certain to abolish the Offices of Rail
road Commissioner and Commissioner of Sta
tistics
Es-Gen. Candy has issued the order for the
Reconstruction Convention of South Carolina.
The official majority for the Convention YVES a
little over 5000.
EF VaIlandigham carried the Butter county
delegation to the Sth of fJanuary Convention, on
a square sand-up fight with Judge Thurmans S
friends.
Es-The Columbus emigrant agent reports 3Sl
arrivals last week, and a total of 49, 224 for tie
year, large proportion of whom were Ger
mans.
EgOhio has Il, ,6e5, ,394 acres of improved land
in farms; 1916, 747 acres of unimproved land in
farms; 5, ,IO4,s39 acres of wild land; l79,SS9
farms, which average | IA acres to the farm.
eg-Congress has resolved that members, in
future, shall pay for their own newspaper, and
buy their own stationery, pocket-knives, scent
ed glove boxes, and ivory porte -monnaies
OThe latest news from the Abyssinian Ex-
pedition is satisfactory. A place has been
reached where there is an abundant supply OF
water, and where the natives are friendly
EgThere is a rumor in railroad circles that
a grand consolidation under one. management
of connecting railroads between New York and
the Pacific Ocean is probable
EJAn unfailing supply ofwater is now found
in most of the wells, and the streams are once
more in motion, after dryness of longer dura-
tion than before for number ofyears
earThe Fenians attempted to burn The Gener-
al Post Office, Dublin, with Greek fire. They
captured a castle and lot of arms. kilograms
are constantly pouring into London relative to
their movements.
Ss The Louisville Transfer Company organ
lied under its charter on the 27th, by eecting
P. w. Stradcr, Of Cincinnati, President, W. F.
Harris, Louisville, Superintendent, and J. c.
johnson, Louisville, Secretary and Treasurer.
egLiberal subscriptions have been made by
the citizens of Washington for the relief of the
poor. Gen. Grant has directed the distribution
among them of about fifty cords of refuse lum-
Der, to be used as fuel.
ea- The official record in the War Depart
ment shows that Sheridan, during his command
of less than year in Virginia, captured as
many flags from the rebels as were taken by all
the other armies of the United States during the
entire course of the war.
EJMobile was thrown into great excitement
on Saturday morning by an attempt on the part
of District-Attorney Martin to assassinate Judge
Busted, formerly of New York city. The
Judge was twice shot, and dangerously, but is
thought not MORALLY wounded.
eTThe French Corps Legislaiif had passed,
at the request of the Government, bill for the
increase of the army but the unpopularity of
the bill is clearly proved by the fact that, in a
Chamber SO notorious for its slavish submissive
ness TO the Government, 81 votes were cast
against it.
Es Hundreds of sheep are being bought up for
their pelts at prices ranging from 40 cts. to 81
per head. One fours took dealers informed US
t.e other day, that he had sold $50 head for GO
cts head. Hay is selling at about SIS per ton
Ex-senator Sherman is preparing report on
international coinage. He has the required
specimen coins agreed upon at the Paris Con-
gress which will pass for the same value a
mong all nations represented there.
Ct Democrats at Washington cherish the
opinion that the President means aggressive &C.
tion henceforth with Congress, and believe he
will not allow the South to be Africanzed, if it
can be ayerted by Executive powers.
f5-I'he Fenians continue TO cause England
considerable trouble. They are now suspected
of a general plot for:he rescue of all the Fenian
prisoners, both in England and Ireland, and the
Government has made extensive preparations
to avert the blow.
egAbout ten feet of the bed of the Atlantic
& Great Western Railroad, adjoining the dam
across French Creek, at Franklin, was recently
washed away, leaving one of the rails unsup-
ported. The express train bound west, crossed
the break during the morning without injury.
E9-lt is said that Commodore Vanderbilt is
now importing at a cost of one hundred and
sixty dollars in gold per ton, steel rails for the
Hudson River road, and expects to have the en-
tire track relaid wifi them in years time
The Commodore is said to be worth So 900, 900
Of which $1,000, 900 are in N. Y. Central stock
cs-At printers festivahrccently held in Lo-
well, Massachusetts, the following toast was
presented ''The Prnter--the master of all
trades he beats the farrser with his Hoe, the
carpenter with bis rules. and: themason in sitting
r.