Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-08-15

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sNTAe Boston Post is made anxious by the
question of religious paper at Chicago, =" Csn
a Democrat be saved ?" Its difficult problem
indeed; but if a Democrat can eschew fhe sins
of his leaders, and neither drink like Blair nor
lie like Seymour, there may be some hope for
him, says the New York Tribune.
CBThe deduction of the Chicago Tribune
from all the reports is that The amount of
wheat will, on the whole, be more than equal
TO that of former years, that of oats n tenth
more, and that of corn at least a fifth larger
than the average of the past ten years.
C8@Colonel Stager, it is currently reported,
says the Cleveland Heratd has sold his resi-
dence on Euclid avenue to Mr. Sterling Beck
with for 100000; as part payment Colonel S.
takes the residence ofMr. B. on Superior street
at $4,000.
m-7He Columbus Journal says: 'The last
act of the rebels, before the war; was to vote
the democratic ticket. The first act of the
Rebels after the war, was TO vote the Demo-
cratic ticket. As there was but one step from
Democracy into rebellion, there was but one
step from rebellion back into Democracy
Andrew johnson having abolished all
distinction between loyal and disloyal soldiers,
it will require but one step more to put the
rebel soldiers, their widows and orphans on
the same pension list with Union soldiers, wild
ows and orphans. If the democracy are re-
stored to power an attempt will doubtless be
made to do so.
EE-Ike Reefcr and James Shields commence
a walking match in Pittsburg, on the 18th, a
gainst time and against each other, for purse
of 81 900. One hundred miles in as many
hours, without sleep or rest is the feat TO be
accomplished
The cattle disease has appeared at the
Buffalo stock yards. -Four head of Missouri
cattle died on the 10th. At present there are
but few cattle in the pens. Several steers re-
ccived in Providence, r. l., from Albany, on
the 9th, died of the Texas cattle disease
They came from Illinois.
eB Mr.. Burlingamc has determined not to
descend the St. Lawrence with the Chinese
embassy, in consequence of point of diplo-
matte etiquette. The inland trip would neces-
state the touching of British soil before the
final departure of the embassy from the Uni
ted States. This would violate the Chinese
idea of national propriety.
sY-The fires in Canada about which some
thing has been published destroying much valu-
able timber, on the 10th reached the settle
ment of St Aymar, destroying eleven houses,
the railroad buildings at that station, together
with culvert, and considerably damaging the
track A large quantity of lumber was also
destroyed.
tY The Democracy Of Missouri resolved,
Yesterday, that "as legal proposition every
citizen of lawful age has the right of suffrage"
and at the same time declared themselves I'M
alterably opposed to the exercise of this right
by colored citizens. They have probably not
heard of the adoption of the XIVth amend
ment, making colored Americans citizens.
e5y-The sum of $50 $50 900 has been appropri-
atcd by Congress for the payment of invalid
and other pensions for the year ending June
80, 1869, of which $10,000,0O0 are for invalid
pensions, $2O,OOO,OOO for widows, children,
mothers and Others. and the balance for navy
pensions TO inyalids. widows. children, and
other relatives of officers and seamen in the
navy.
u Enthusiastic Copperhead-"Tm taking
up a subscription to fire a salute over the nom-
ination of Seymour. Give us dollar Chase
DsDeeeret-''W to shoot doEyou ?" Copper-
head-"Of course we do" Chase Dem0c,ut-
"Shoot Why the ID, man /! shooting is
Just what Seymour is most afraid Of You will
c,,;tb hat4o !, Sfrinp5c) ;f
butcher Niger or burn hospital or two"
sY-The Cincinnati Gazette says information
is wanted of a twenty dollar gold coin, some
what worn, which one Vallandigham carried
in the political campaigns during the war, and
which he was wont, at every speech he made,
to hold up TO the crowd, and to call their adj
miration to it as the democratic money, and to
hold up to contempt greenback note, in COM
parison Herewith, as the rags which they had
to take for money since Republicans came in.
The aforesaid coin was lost to view sometime
ago, and since then the exhibitors have been
praising the beauties of greonbacks..
To Minister Burlingame and the Chinese
Embassy, will arrive in Boston on the 20th.-
They viii be escorted into the city by bri-
gade of soldiery, and be received by Governor
Bullock and Mayor Shutliff A grand banquet
will be given in their honor on the evening of
the 21st, by the merchants of the city. They
will visit Lowell, Lawrence, and other manu-
featuring cities in the vicinity, and inspect the
harbor and its dcfcnces.
Reports are multiplying from different
quarters of Missouri, that the democrats have
formed secret organization, pledged to force
the admission of illegal votes by intimidation
of registrars or by fighting if necessary. A
rIlmor is also current that the editor of a rad-
cal paper at Harrisville, Cass county, in that
State, has been shot. The lawlessness of the
old bushwhackers and rebel desperadoes in
the western part of the State give much proba-
bility to this report.
CS-Quite sensation was created at Niaga-
ra Falls, Sunday afternoon last, by the daring
exploit of two laborers employed in the con-
struction of the new suspension bridge. The
main wires of the bridge have been stretched
scross the river, and these ambitious individu-
ais, by holding to the upper cable, walked the
lower one from bank to bank, the wind blow
ing furiously at the time, to the great conster-
nation of the crowd which quickly gathered.