Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-08-07


6z-Janes Moore died in Jefferson county
Missouri, on the 2Oth ult. Mr. Moore was :
soldier in the American Revolution, and was
taken prisoner by the British and confined for
long time at GibraAar 1Te,Mas At ono. time
member of the Ohio Senate from Medina
county, .e. --'s'"'-'iF
gY-Thc Hon. Alexander Ramsey, Of Min.
ncsoa. Chairman Of the Postal Committee In
the United States Senate, is now in Paris as
special Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plcnipotentary from our Postmaster General
to negotiate a new postal treaty with the
French Government f, ... ...v
tB-The japanese colonsts in the Eldorado
country are highly pleased with the country
and their prospects. The tea plants are com.
ing up finely, and the colony will devote the
chief part of their attention 10 the cultivation
Of tea. They will also plant rice and mulberry
trees, which will be grated with Japanese
scions next year r, H... 4".|.s
| Ey~Thu rimof of which note has been made,
that Roman opinion IN Europe was inclined 10
assert the born divinity of the Virgin Mother,
seems at discord with the knowledge and faith
of the members of the Catholic Church II is
the Virginia. assumption Of immortality, or,
more strictly speaking, her translation into
heaven, which the Church chelishcs as belief,
and is disposed to assert dogmatically. .. .
tz7The excitement which has existed at
Washington for some days past, upon the
Dent Mississippi question, has entirely subsid-
cd, and all parties have settled down with the
conviction that while the President will not
take sides In The contest, his sympathies are
with his brother-in.law, alid that Judge Dent
will be elected Governor of Mississippi by a
large majority
s"The excitement at Pekin, Illinois, in re-
gard to the killing of Deputy Sheriff of Taze-
well county, while arrcstng two horse-thieves
eliminated Sunday morning. Men from the
country burst into the Jail, and took the leader
of the gang out and hung him to tree. lie
cut several Of the lynching pariy--one of them
80 badly that he probably will not recover
More of the gang, 1t is thought, will be
lynched .s... .,..
| tB'It is stated, as ono of the effects Of the
construction of the Sucz Canal, that in the ad.
jacent deserts, where drop of rain was never
known TO fall, showers nre now not unfrcquent
and heavy fogs now prevail. These climatic
changes are attributed 10 the number of trees
planted along the canal, and the shrubbery in
the villages which have sprung up at every
station along the great water-coursc.. ....
| tB- Commissioner Dclano has decided that
though cigar-boxes may not be used second
time, they may be demolished and converted
into new boxes; also, that retail dealers may
sell tobacco from wooden packages properly
stamped; but that If the contents are Removed
from such packages and exhibited in Jars ol
show windows, they are liable TO seizure ant
the burden of proof of payment Of tax shal
rest upon the dealer. ... .....
tB~A melancholy little incident Is related
of the cx-Empress Charlotte This unfortu
nate Princess has been staying for some tim,
at Spa. The other day she insisted with sucl
vehemcncc on playing at roulette that 1t was
impossible 10 restrain her. On approaching
the table she deliberately placed gold piece
on the number 10. The Emperor Maximiiar
was shot on June 10. The wheel turned, and
though 81 chances were against her, she won
She smiled sadly, took up the money, ant
quietly left the room. On her way out pool
man passed by. She gave him all the money
with the injunction that be was to spray FOL
him. 1t is known that the Empress Charlott.
never pronounccs the name of Macmillan.