Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-04-17

Grace (Bpisc6paD ohuftK IN Chicago amounts
to $100,000. -----
tESsR rcploretlr tlr--rgcrntly aprpl latfd
JusicelSklAe Pehed III Wnsliingics,. ksa sratls
uats of 0beslinss..----u,z-s-.ss- ss,......
tB-A, cutlery firm "a sShrnleld, England,
have sent ex-Secretafy Seward an elegant pen
knife, with a star for each State in the. Union
set in gold upon the ivory handle. NJ. y, .,r
sS~Rcv, A, Lull preached his farewell SER
mon on Sunday last, and lle ASSUMES theras.
torate Il the Baptist Church at Jefferson on
Sunday next32ils odi U - ~ i.'i ion sGH
ts-Mrs. Brigham Young s-4ohc Of heSiEdHfiti
her companion linger at Cliicago ,'f6e' morals
of that town so closely resemble tic morals bf
Sal, Lake that thcyfcel contcntcd at home, ~ -
ET-The time between the icrmini Of the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads is reduced
to twenty-four hours, Wells, Fargo Is Co.'S
stages now make the route yia the north. ead
EE-Secfetary ISorie lasai Weck directed The
Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard
to issue an order that m engaging men prefer
encc' slinl1 be given to those who entertain
Union principles a , '
RE-Thc following are the incomes of the
Hartford Colts; Mrs E. IT, Colt, s307 300;
Mrs. Z. II. Colt, guardian, $G6935; Samuel c. :
Colt, $94,550; all which comes from, tse in.
vention of the revolving pistols &, ,,I r.,.
az Recent visitors 10 Victor Hugo say he
has of late become very silent in regard to the
Emperor Napoleon, and no longer abuses him
as formerly. 1t surmiscd that hc is soon to
return TO Ffaner. ...s U.... '.- -fH'..
tB-Prof. r. T. Brown estimates that the
coal and iron fields Of Indiana cover an area
of about 5000 square miles, and that the
greater portion Of it is accessible without the
expense of shafting or pumping in its mining.
E~The COpperhead papers seem not, TO
have heard the late election news from Con
necticut Having been very much engaged in
abusing President Grant, they have neglected
10 tell the public that Copperhcadism got
smashed in the nutmeg State tins spring. .a
tE-Congress has passed n,urh-needed bill
for the protection of soldiers from frauds by
bounty sharks. 1t provides that bountics shall
be paid or sent by agents of the Government
direct to the soldiers or their heirs, Without the
Intervention of claim agents 4" i'' ~
gB Senator Sprague, of Rhode IslaDd, has
been croaking about the condition of the
country. We think the Senator, and the COP.
pcrheads who are just now so industriously
patting him on the back, may safely quiet
their nerves. The country is not going to
the devil" .rt... ...,5 .'...t
EB Andrew johnson is Swinging around
the circle" in TShcssec, and il is evident from
the tone of bis speeches that he has lost none
of his malignity and vitlperativo power since
he abused the Republican Congress from. the
steps of tile White House, or from the balcony
of the Kennard House, in Cleveland D.. '
Wooden wheels are 10 be tried on the
New York and New Haven Railroad. They
VIII cost nearly treble the price ofiron wheels,
but, 1t is claimed, will be twice MS cheap in
the end, They are made of chm or teak wood
and bound with steel tires. In addition 10 be.
ing less liable to break by the action of frost
or otherwise, they make no noise, ,...t... ...i.
eB"A short time since as Gen. Butler was
riding in the Pennsylvania avenue cars, a lady
who was leaving the car remarked as sl,e
passed him, Look out for Your spoonsr The
General ascertnincd that she was employed in
the Treasury She has Obtained permanent
leave of absence, and has had her place filed
by a colorcd woman. .rl ." ."ti III"
tz-It ia remorlod no s,;rr,,, ;u,auL nv
not suspicious fact, that most of the ,appli-
cants for the Office of Commissioner of Patents
are solicitors of patents by profession, or at
torneys for moving and scwinr md o,hor r",.
ented machine monuracturors Irndcr Gsn
Grants Administration ,h;s ,,,ss 81 oa,,a,1.,o.