Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-07-17
ryIndictments have been found again

Board PuUIC Worke-Atehs - ForNeFs
establishments have been found against
twenty-five New York brokers' FIR exacting
usuricus interest on loars. The evidence elic-
tied before the Grand Jnry Is said TO be quite
startling. i-isE si ,,ttr ,-a, .
> tE-The New York Times Is right IN saying
that a more arant piece OF dernngvguery than
the Ohio Democratic platforms was never read,
In every resolution we see the frail of the
8 demsgogue. h i'N af m
Ey-The Directors Of the Buffalo and Erie
Railroad have accepted the agreement to con-
solidate with the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad, subject to approval Of the
stockholders, slss vote TO be taken on the first
of August hr u
a EY-The Emigrant Agent st Columbus re-
ports that during the six months ending with
June, 14,770 emigrants passed through that
'cits, 1,77I intending to locate in Ohio. The
others were distributed over various sections
of the country.
eE-The Protestant Episcopal Church N
Putin Bay has discarded the authority Of the
Bishop, revised the Prayer-book, and made
divers other liturgical changes; in short, set
mp for itself, on the Congregational plan.
tTThe story of the existence Of an organ
lied movement 10 secure the nomination Of Mr..
Boutwell, for the Presidency, In 1872 is again
repeated. II is said that Mr.. Boutwell, is not
privy TO the movement but that It meets with
great favor in all quarters. f3a
tSy-Advices received by Cuban partlsans at
Washington, state that the Spanish forces at
Neuvitas have been reinforced, aud thus eHa-
Sled to hold possession of the railroad between
that port and Puerto Principe, and afford sue
cor to the garrison of the latter city.
Secretary Boutwell, has made public his
determination to purchase $9,000,00 of bonds
this month The purchase of the $4,000, ,O0O
will be made in lots of %, 900 900 each, on the
Hti, 2Ist and 28th inst, and will cause per-
eeptibse advance in the price Of bonds.
eB-The labor convention, to assemble Ia
Memphis on the 18th 20 take action regarding
the importation of Chinese laborers for the
plantations of the South, is eliciting profound
interest throughout the entire South and South
west The convention will be very largely at
tended. tu .su
ts-Late Mexican advioes state that the vol
cano of Colima Is in an active state of erup-
ton, throwing up huge volumes of nshes and
flame, and discharging large amount Of lava.
The inhabitants of the neighboring villages
have been driven from their homes, and are
living in the fields, in deplorable state of des-
titudOn.
eY- The State Convention Of the Grand
Army Of The Republic for the State
of Ohio, will be held at Sandusky, on
Wednesday and Thursday, July 81 and 22.
There will be an excursion to the Island on
the evening of the 22d. This, 1t is thought,
will be the largest gathering of the kind ever
held in the State. ..5 E. ......... by,
u Gay-The question of the constitutionality OF
Military Commissions for the trial of civilians
in time of peace Is at last brought before Chief
!, Justice Chase, on an appeal for writ of Hab-
eas Corpus in the Yerger case. The question
promises 10 turn on an issue Of Jurisdiction,
which IL Is understood the Attorney General
will dispute. H, .H
rB-At the banquet given TO the officers OF
the Army of the Gulf at Long Branch, on the
9Th, Frank Blair, in responding TO toast. was
so indscreet as TO offend his audience by too
earnest Endorsement of Stonewall Jackson and
the Southern rebels in general He was loud
9 ly hissed by members Of the association, and
finally called TO order by Admiral Farragut.-
Much ill-feeling toward Blair prevails in con-
sequence Of the speech. .t.fs. ,-...
tE-The total vintage of California in 1867
was nearly four million gallons, besides brandy
to the amount of two hundred thousand gak
Ions. Tire total number OF vines planted at
that lime In the State was 20,97S,040. When
tie vines now planted come to bear II Is tho't
the vintage will nearly double these figures
and they are sufficient TO- show that California
promises to be the largest wine-producing
State in the Union.
eT-A, ;eIegrain has been received at Girard
announcing the horrible deatl of Charles
White, the lion tanner, travelling with Thsyer'f
Menagerie. He was actually cot up by the lions
on Friday night, In small town In Michigan
He Is said TO have been struck on the shoulder
by the same lion that came 80 near killing hin
at Rochester, knocked down, and Abe Others a
once sprang on him, and before they could b.
beaten OIL had torn him 10 pieces aud devonre'
the greater portion OF his body lt ha
la isgN-Among the resolutions Of the State Dem
ocfatic Convention is one asserting the par
sicular devotion of that party to the interest
. Of labor and the laborlng man. But Oh,
history Of the party does not sustain tn
assertion, ct least 30 far as free labor Is con
ccrned. Through long series of years IL
policy was adapted TO the perpetuatlon ant
expansion OF a system Of involuntary servi
tade that degraded labor, and practically ex
siuded the free laboring man from all tn
Southern States.
rB-Reporis from New -Orleans Of frauds 4
the Government service have become chronic
Frauds in the Custom II ouss, frauds In III
snb-Treasury. frauds among the importer
ifauds among the wine dealers, frauds anon
the distillers, fsands among the Internal Rev
enEe Collector frauds in the cotton tax, hav
been again and again announced until the pull
lie are quite ready 70 believe that the homes
collection Of any dues TO the Government ha
hesu In the main the exception rather tha