Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09
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California, is attended BY twcnty-six China
men.
nEGenepsi George W. Cole, the Hiscock
murderex; Is now living with his wife at Trtl-
msnsSug New York,
CB~The Siamese twins are divided on the
question of their division. Eng is secession
ist but Cheng insists upon the bond.
t@-A panther measuring nine feet in length,
a.irty.thrce inches high, and weighing two
hundred pounds, was killed in Clearield
county, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.
sgAdviCes from Paraguay say that Ameri
can Minister Mcmahon had a satisfactory in
teryiew with Lopez. Full atonement has been
accorded for the recent outragCs on Americans
CY- BonneTs fast trottfng horse, known as
the Auburn" Horse, died of spasmodlc collie
last week. At one time this animal was the
fastest trotter on the continent
EE-Rev. ]. r. Stone, of Springfield, Ohio,
has received q unanimous call from the First
Baptist Church of Fort Wayne, TO become its
minister.
fB-A movement has commenced for di-
rect railroGd Between New York and Boston,
avoiding the elbows made by the Springfield
and Providence routes. Vanderbilt is said to
be at the bottom of it.
cB-Horace Greeley is said to be writing a
pamphlet to present Congress, urging the inn
mediate return to specie payments, ana taking
the ground that if it is not done this year there
is great danger to the national credit.
SB-The City Council of Springfield, Mass,
Monday night instructed the Mayor TO invite
General Grant to visit that city and inspect the
United States Armory there during his cx-
pected trip to New England.
eY-The political situation of France is now
such that even so cautious and timid paper
as the London Times begins to regard the pros
poets of the Napolconic dynasty as very
gloomy.
tT-Two Canadian detectives were in New
Albany last week. cleaning all the information
they could about the Reno lyncliing. They are
supposed to be agents of the British Govern
EIept
tY-An Omaha dispatch TO the New York
Express says that the California Pacific Railroad
and the Omaha Pacific Railroad are only three
hundred and eighteen miles apart, and that at
tn. present rate Of progress the two roads will
meet in April.
%" George Kutler, late President of the
Tennessee National Bank at Memphis, Tenn,
WIS arrested on Sunday hy an officer from
Nashville, on a charge of cmbeZzing the
school fund Of the State. The amount is near
100000.
tB-A sleighing party at Jackson, Pa, or
Thursday, the cath ult., while going to al
entertainment cndeavorcd TO cross pond OF
which the thick ice had been cut The THU
ice Immediately let the sleigh through, ant
thirty persons are reported to have beei
drowned, mons but the driver escaping.
eB-The British ship Southern Empire
Captain Dunlap, foundered at sea in heav,
gale on the Sd inst. The captain and ever,
one Of the crew were lost The Southern En-
pire sailed from New Orleans, on Novem
ber 13th, for Liverpool, at which latter por
she was owrel.
cB-A lady of distiartion gave fancy bal
not long since, and in order to- he distinguishe,
placed servant at the door to announce th,
costumes as they entered a couple cf ladies
appeared In full ballroom dress. what cos
tune shall announcer" asked tlre servant
1--WE are not in costume" they replied tive
ladies without costume" shouted the servant
to the horror Of everybody.
e7-h meeting of dealers in tobacco was
held in Chicago, Monday night, at which sttel
report had been made by the committee tha
visited Washington, resolutions were adopted
opposing any further extension Of time of sec
tions eighteen and ninety four of the tobacco
tax law, and fayorng the immediate issue o
stamps for tobacro now in the hands of deal
ers who have complied with all provisions.
Cs-There are nov thirty eight English ant
ten German Radical papers in Missouri tha
earnestly advocate the election Of Gen. Schurz
10 the United States Senate. Information from
all parts OF tho State shows that Gen. Schuri
is the first choice OF very large majority o
the Radical party, and that he will go into tn,
caucus with every probability Of receiving th'
nomination.
eB-The Erie Railroad has again stretches
out its arms TO grasp the trade of tho Wcs
Late dispatches from New York report that
mas closeu negotiations IOr thc lhyHhS vi
third rail on the Columbus Chicago & Ind
ana Central Railroad, and made u cloae all
anoe with the Ohio & Mississippi, SO that tl
latter road will not change ifs guage, as ha
been contemplated.
t2~Ths n. Y. Underground RailUead Com
pany, Incorporated by the last Legislature, ha
returned its charter and given ny the Job 10
the present The conditions of incorporation
were 80 stringent thai men of capital did no
. dare io invest in the enterprise, although Il,
engineering difficulties are found 10 bo muc
less than would be generally supposed. II
company will ahk an amendment of the aC
and an extension OF the time for commoncir
operations
gE-Agents of the Cuban Insurgents give
Washington much more favorable accounts
the progress Of the patriot movement than q
excellent Captain General suffers To reach
from Havana They make no doubt Of th'
ability TO hold out against any force the Spa
ish Government can send against them throuI