Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
PEE AND PASTE BREvifEsS.

HIRAM COLLEGE has enjoyed the past year
the patronage of 52G students.
c%-The long g-promised Amnesty proclama-
ton from President Johnson has come at last
IT applies 10 all lately in the rebellion except
those who have beea indicted by the courts.
EB7An, unsuccessful attempt has just been
made by members of the Chicago school board
to abolish corporeal punishment in the city
schools for one year from September 1, 1868.
John Cool, on trial for the murder of his step
sons Edward and Henry Quayle, at WarrPns-
valc, on the 9Th. ut, committed suicide in his
cell on Monday night last, by cutting his throat
from ear to ear.
gas a result Of Mr.. Burlingame's official
visit, it is said, unmber Of enterprising Amer
ieans are about to cmigrate to China for the
purpose af engaging j.. h2siness- particularly
in the building of railroads
cT-A rich japanese, whose income is put at
the handsome sum of $3O,O0O,000 is said 10 be
in Paris for wife The Boston Post says
"What blessing if we could get him here
and tax him."
Julesburg-onc Of the mushroom cities
on-tIe line of the Pacific r. R.-must be de-
sirable place for inVaiids. OF the $50 deaths
occurring during the six months of its exist
encc, but one was by disease.
CThurlow Weed was not able TO take
steamer for Europe, as he hoped few days
since, on account of his health, which is very
bad, and apprehensions Of fatal result arc en-
teriained.
E5"0n the 9Th ult, while 4Lr. Feicr Moore
was returning to his home from Charlton, No,
he was shot through the head by some I'M
known assassin. The murdered man fell back
into his wagon, and his team pursued its way
without further interruption, to his home.
Iron BRIDGE.-In our notice of the Iron
Bridge, at Mills Greek last week, we inadYert-
entity gave the County Commissioners credit
for the work, probably from the fast Of having
seen one or two Of the commissioners engaged
an receiving bids The Plank Road company
are entitled to whatever of credit that work
may demand
Five young men, clerks in the Cleve-
land Post Office, were arrested last week
charged with. abstracting money from
letters.
+. Last week on Wcdnesd2Q, the ereden-.
tials of Hon. It. w. Csbornc, United
States Senator elect from Florida, were
presented, and after considerable debate
we're received, and Mr. Osborne was
sworn Il. and took his seat. On Thurs
dav last- Hon. a. S. Wclch, the other
Senator elect from Florida was sworn in
and took his seat.
Several more bodies lost by the Narn-.
ing Star disaster, have been recovered
and taken to Cleveland The body Of
Cora Perry, little girl of Detroit, was
recovered, also, the body of George Phil
hips, a fireman. The body of All unknown
man, which could not be identified, was
also found. The body of Mrs. Garrett
was srappl!ed and raised, but the fasten-
ing gave way, and it was lost again and
not recovered.
A movement is on foot to incorporate
a Life Insurance Company, each and eve
ry stockholder to be a railway man in
the employ of the Lake Shore Railway,
from Erie to Teledo. 1t is estimated that
1000 members can he obtained between
the points named. Upon the organiza-
tion of the Company, each member will
be required to pay 81 into the treasury,
amounting i'll the aggregate to $4,000, to
go to heirs of the first member whose
death is caused by accident or disease.
The Ohio delegates to the Democratic
Convention, made pleasant little ar
Engagement on Sunday morning. Wash.
Mclean, of Cincinnati, retired as dele
gate at large, and Judge Thurman took
his place. Messrs. Butler, of Hamilton,
c. Williams, of Monroe County, and
Stokes and Blose, also resigned to give
place to George W. Morgan, George Z.
Pugh, c. L. Vallandigham, aud Judge
Van Trump Thus the representatives
chosen by. the people Of that party haye
sold out that the leaders of the unmiti-
gated Copperhead wing might get into
the Convention and control it if possible.