Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
A S II T A 3 U L A
Saturday Morning, March z, 1868.
PEN AND PASTE BREVITIEs.

E-A letter was dropped into the Post Office
in Chicago recently addressed to ''Mr, Cold
facts, the Senator of Congress-"
c9rTheic wifi be no vf fcancy In the Senate in
case Mr. Wade becomes acting President, un-
less he ciiocses 20 resign.
Eg-At the municipal election in Newport, Ky
Monday, the whole Union ticket was elected
The vote was the largest ever polled in that
place.
sgThe argument in Bishop Campbell's will
case, was concluded on Thursday, 27 nt' al
Washington, by a very eloquent speech from
General Garfield, Counsel.
Ea-Mr Howells, of the Sentinel, intends to
publish in numbers in his paper, history of
Ashtabula county, from papers placed in his
hands by the Historical Society OF this county.
trThe Erie Dispatch has the qualification
of announcing to a certainty that line of
from six TO eight steamers will be established
between Eric, Detroit and Chicago, early in the
spring, by the Erie and Northwestern transpor
tation company"
EgBarnum's Museum was burned, Tuesday
morning last Most OF the animals perished-
I.oss,-$6OO. 900. Barnum intends to rebuild
at once, and being now owner Of the ground,
offers lots for sale.
Is James Wade, of Watervilet, New York,
who died last Friday, was the father of Coun-
selor Edward Wades of Albany, and brother of
Senator Wade, President of the United States
Senate.
EJ-A man registered AZ II. Barnes, who tried
to pass forged checks upohpAe L. S. National
Bank of Cleveland on the Neii'Hoase, COlum-
bus, was locked up in the calabouse, and tried
to kill himself with pocket knife.
Eg-Advices from California, North Carolina,
Maryland Missouri. Nebraska and Louisiana
show that the Republicans of these States pre-
fer Senator Wade for Vice President with
Grant.
egThe Erie Pennsylvania Gazette says the
opinion prevails in the oil regions, that The late
forced lean of $500, 600, levied upon the safe of
John Bennenof, was engineered by member
of the family, who has not been seen or heard
of since the affair =
E8-A sleeping car attached to the train leav
ing Chicago at fifty minutes past four o'clock
Sunday afternoon, on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railway, was entirely con-
sumed by fire near Delphos Ohio, about two
O'Clock Monday morning.
DA writer in the n. Y. Post makes an ella
borate statement of the charities of New York
and sums them up thus: By taxation from
city and State say, 100000; by taxation from
city for Com nissinncrs of Charities say $i,OOO,-
900; by private collection, say Sl,25o,G 900. Ma
king total of 50 1000.
EgThe amonnt of grain in store in Chicago
is steadily increasing and now includes l,30o,-
600 bushels wheat, 100000 bushels corn, l.
100000 bushels oats, and lis, 900 bushels bar
ley, making total of all grains of $3.50,
bushels.
EgThe project, says the n Y. Post, for
building the new road connecting Akron, on
the Atlantic s. Great Western, with the Michi-
gon Southern road, has been decided upon in
good faith, and steps have been taken for push
ingsthe work through with all expedition.
E9Late news from the captives in Abyssinia
are received They were still safe and we'll at
Magedla The advance of the British army
had arrived at place near AntaIo. The Tigre
people were everywhere friendly, and no sick
ness among the troops.
Eg-Gen Grant has decided that Gen. Han
cocks action in removing the colOred members
of the New Orleans City Council cannot be sus
tanned, and he has ordered the revocation of
the proscriptive order Gen. Hancocks resg
nation should follow at once, if he keeps his
word.
E9-A Washington special says that on the
2Sth ult., double guard was placed at all en-
frances to the War Department. Two com
missioned officers were stationed inside the
building, and at night double line Of troops
encirced the building.
gSeventeen illegal distilleries have been de-
tected and captured by the agents of the Gov
eminent in Lincoln county, Tennessee, during
the month of February, and it is believed that
there are fifty other establishments of the Kind
in that bennighted county.
cgThe British Statistical Society reports that
during the past five years, emigration from Ire
land has decreased from III, ,229 in the first to
72,2OO in the fifth. 1t is also stated that while
the total land Under cultivation in Ireland has
decreased, the cultivation of the rest is better,
and the crops larger by an average of $I5, O0o,-
600 a year Than they were in lSGO-6l.
eTThe proposed Hudson River West Shore
Railroad will, when completed, open another
important route Of travel between New York
and the West. The route of the proposed road
Is along the west bank of the liver from Hobo
ken TO Athens. where it will connect with
road which taps the Central at Schenectady,
making the line twenty six miles less than that
by Albany.
E9-A number of ''dyed in the WOOL Demo |
Gratis propose to start 9 paper in Chicago asa
rival to the Times. A stock company has been |
formed, with capital of $500, ,O0O-of which it |
is claiRaed that s35, 90 are enough for present
wants-has been paid in, and the first issue of
the "The Age morning daily, is promised
by the first of March.
eg-At Genoa, Feb. 9th, Admiral FarraSut
arrived, and was Ieesig cd as guest oftEe city.
The Corporation of Genoa gaye grand ban |
yuet in honor of the admiral Over the prnci- |
pal table was the motto-"America at the era |
die of Columbus" Napoleon is watching the |
Admiral, believing his presence in the Mediter-
ranean Is intended TO give encouragement to |