Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-07-31
STATE HECKKr.
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eE Young ladies who play croquet are
known as "maidcns all for lawn"
CS-Ex-Prc.ident johnson has lately been
operated upon for a cancer upon the temple
gE-The first fruit car left San Francisco for
the East esd, II was loaded with plums and
pears for Chicago, and grapes for ". York
tB~Letters from Europe state that Bout
wells management of the Treasury Depart
ment has done much to strengthen fhe credit
of our Government abroad.
tE~Hon VIM A. Galbraith, of Erie Pa,
has declined the Craftsmanship of the Demo |
cratic State Central Committee of Pennsyl
vania -.i
ET~The Cleveland Herald says vclocipedes
have almost disappeared from our city, being
as much of rarity now as they were when
first introduced.
GE- Californians are beginning to find that
the Pacific Railway is not an unmiXcd bless
ing. Chicago is now selling butter their San
Francisco boarding houses.
d tB-It is stated that GOV. Hayes will open
the canvass on the part of the Republicans, in
aspeech at Wilmington, Clinton county, on the
10Th day of August. ...... .t.r.
.su An exchange considers that il was an
act of refined cruelty on the part of Congress
60 remove the portrait of Chief Justice Chase
from the national currency.
tB- Secretary Borie has issued circular
giving Instructions for the organization Of a
torpedo corps in connection with the Navy
Department
bo oil toI, a,
returns of New York City, has borne fruit
The gentlemen who suddenly find that they
have taxable incomes, arc numbered by thou
sands.
EB-It is now stated in mitigation of the
carelessness which caused the Erie disaster
that Engineer Griffin had been deprived of
sleep for forty hours previous to the Mast Hope
horror.
tB-Prof Goldwin Smith arrived in Clevc-
land on Tuesday, and is stopping at the Ken
nard. He will remain during ihis week, and
on Saturday evening will speak at Case Hall,
GB" Two new passenger engines, named
Franklin" and "Newton," built at Schencc.
tady, New York, have just been added 20 the
rolling stock of tho Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad.
eB-The ecclesiastical court convened at Chi.
cago, for the trial Of Rev. Mr.. Cheney, has been
adjourned by Bishop Whitchouse to the Goth,
TO await further action Of the civil court con
oerning the injunction granted by Judge Ad.
amson.
H"Weak lye made from good wood ashes,
about as strong as common tea, put in bottles,
and about half wine glass full drank after
each meal will be complete preventive
against cholera, cholera morBus or dyspspsia
An infant may take it without injury.
CB In one of her addresses Miss Susan b.
Anthony says she does not wish to Lc called
Suse Anthony, nor Susan Anthony, but desires
the middle appelative used in every reference
TO her This is very proper, in view Of the
fact that all the males IN the world have coll
cluded to let Susan i. Anthony.
gB-A terrible accident has occurred on the
Memphis and Louisville railroad, eight miles
from Clarksville, Tenn, by wiish three per-
sons were killed, eleven seriously wounded
and eighteen slightly injured, making total
of thirty-two who were victims of the dis
aster.
tB-The recent annual publication in most
Of our large cities, of the income tax returns
has led to some renewal of discussion upon
the oXpediency of the tax. The New York
HerCtld and Tribune call for its repeal or rath-
er Since II expires by It's own limitation in
1870 they insist that il should not be continued.
eS-Thc strongest opposition to the intro,
duction of CooIe labor into the South is likely
to come from the negroes themselves. They
fear competition and lower prices for labor. 1t
would be curious II In the case of the Chinese
the negro should manifest the same kind of
hatred which the laboring Irish classes for u
long time displayed for the nogyo.
tB-The statement that Secretary Fish had
given the French Cable Company authority to
land their cable at Duxbury was without toun.
dation In fact. Ho does not consider himself
authorized to grant such permission, and sim
My announced his opinion that, with the con
ecssions the company propose, Congress would
interpose no obstacle in their way.
EB-Tle shore end Of the French cable wa,
landed on the night Of tho 23d, and hauled
into the telegraph house on Rouscs IIummoell
Thc cable is said to be In good working cond
tfoH. The wires from Kingston station ic
Duxbury are nearly MI up, but there Is as vel
no communication from Rouses Hummock
E8-The publicity given Ia the Income re
turns in New York, and the consequent con-
plants of people who have paid against peopl,
who have not paid, has attracted me attention
of the authorities In that city and an inquiry
will be instituted forthwith into the correct
ness Of the complaints Fernando Wood j
among those complained of.