Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-10-30

kH Inc nCNo OF FFeaauent 0raDt ~ 70 hdOrn
the new issue Of postage stamps.
wThe indians of Nebraska, near Fert
Benton, are being decimsted by smallpox.
EThe committee appointed by the Gov.
ernor Of New York selected Buffalo for the
site Of the new Insane Asylum.
THereaftcr The railroad time between New
York and San Francisco is to be limited to six
days.
tE Latest returns from the California Judi
.cial election concede the triumph of Crockett
and Wallace, Democrats
WGeorge H. PendTeton Is going to Europe.
He waasfd nave preferred remaining in olrio as
fts Governor
tEA. T. Stewart, of New York, has already
sold this season twenty 5000 shawls In two
months one woman SuR up a bill of $4,000 at
his store.
tE-The Jury in the case of McDancls, Of
Indianapolis, for beating his child to death,
brought in a verdict of murder. He was SEN
fenced to term of fourteen years in the Peni-
tertiary.
cE-The Earl of Derby. one of the most
prominent political party and Parliamentary
leaders in England, as well as one of the most
distinguished statesmen of Great Britain, is
dead.
tEA chicken epidemic prevails throughout
the country, and much poultry has suffered in
consequence. The epidemic has extended TO
the Democratic roosters, who are fiat on their
backs.
eFA new railroad is projected through
Vallejo Valley, California to run parallel with
the California Pacific terminating at the Bay
of San Francisco. A capital of 100000 is
being negotiated in the East.
tF-The Legislature of Vermont has ratified
the Fifteenth Amendment The vote in the
Senate was unanimously in favor Of the ratif-
cation. In the House there were but twelve
nays.
B-The earthquake of Friday of last week
was very severe at Newburyport, Massachu-
sets Buildings were shaken so as to move
the furniture IN them, but no great damage was
done TO the buildings themselves.
eB-A meeting of the striking machinists
was held in Jersey City on the 26th inst,
agreeing to pay the men on the Erie road on
the 18th of each month. This ends the strike
and ali hsnds were to go TO work the next day.
when the new Union Hotel of the Le-
land Brothers, in Saratoga, is completed, it
will be the largest hotel in the world. 1t will
have a frontage Of one thousand and fifty feet
FIVE stories high 1t is Of brick, and TO be fin
sned by the first day of June.
tB-Horse flesh is daily occupying in France
onsiderable place in the supply of the pub
lie food. In 1867 the quantity consumed In
Paris was $4,000 pounds, and in 1868, 906 400
pounds, being an increase of 152, 400 pounds in
the year.
tE-An order was sent TO q Chicago book
seller which, among other things. enumerated
six Primitive Christianity" TWAS sent back
with the response penciled opposite the item,
and not at all in jest--"No Primitive Chris
tianity to be found in Chicago"
tBrThe stockholders of the Cleveland and
Mahoning Railroad, at meeting recently held
In Cleveland, voted to purchase the Niles and
New Lisbon Railroad, the vote cast represent
ing 50, 300 shares, of which 22,99O were in
favor Of the purchase.
eTA rare treat is proposed for New York
during the coming winter. 1t is proposed to
hold a convention of all the organ grinders in
the country. Can't the city tender them an
excursion over the Camden and Amboy Rail.
road, and arrange for terrible accident2"
tE-The Dubuque Times says "Whle pass
inc ono nf nur lpadinU hntnls ua notinel fair
female leaning back In chair with her feet
upon the window sill, intensely perusing n
paper which we judge TO be the ReUOlutOn
OF course it's all right-it only looks little
odd TO an outsider"
tB-Dr Mary Walker is in h,vor of law
compelling all men to marry before the age of
forty. 1t would require a severe penalty at.
tached to the law to compel any one to marry
the Doctor. Besides, she ought to know that
the spirit of the age is opposed to cruel and
unnecessary punishment.
tB- The storm and accompanying cold
weather OF Friday night was general through |
out tue West and Northwest Twelve inches |
Of snow fell in Northeastern Indiana Satur- |
day morning, and dispatches from Wisconsin
tcpOEt COlucI iisH mas Dttn known
in that region during October for over fifteen
years.
eHA magnificent new iron ocean steam
ship, called the City of Brussels, built upon
the Clyde, of 4OS feet length, 1928 tons. 790
horse power, and belonging to the Inman line,
arrived off Sandy Hook light on Sunday morn
ing last, after voyage of eight days and
hall, including three stoppAges for derange.
ment Of machinery.
tE-The exports of grain from San Francisco
toDGreat Britain, for the quarter ending Sept,
90, were valued at s83,OOOOOO From New
York for the same months, ending the same
date, the exports were l3,550,0i6 bushels, at a
valuation of $e3 1000 900. California comes as
formidable rival TO the Mississippi States In
the grain market
tBWhile arguing a case before the United
States Supreme Court, on the 22d inst, the
venerable Thomas Ewing was suddenly pros
trated by what was termed exhaustion of the