Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-09-18
Pen and Paste BreUities.

cB The Chinese Mission it is positively as
serted has been rendered TO ex-senator FIRE.
linghuysen, Of n. j., and by him declined.
EB9The London Morning Past says the Pope |
is about to make great effort to convert the
negroes Of Africa two hundred Of whom are
now studying for the priesthood.
eB-The Dominion Medical Law places the
Allopathic, Homeopathic and Eclectic schools
of Medicine on the same footing, and compes
them to unite in the regulation Of the general
medical affairs of the Dominion
EFThere is much excitement in San Fran
cisco over the result of the recent municipal
election. The Independents threaten, if Nc
Coppin, the democratic candidate for Mayor,
is declared elected, not to permit him to assume
the duties of the office.
eB- Train advertises in the Salt Lake city
paper that he would deliver his great Inco-
herent," Erratic." " Eccentric" and "Ramb-
ling Lecture in his character as "Mountc-
bank" Lunatic," "Charlatan," and an
Ass Train knows his powers
tB-The World newspaper having sent a re-
porter to dog Gen. Grant and write abnsiye
reports of him 10 that sheet, Gen. Grant with
proper selErespect, ordered the reporter to
leave his private car into which the fellow had
Obtruded himself
tB-It being understood that Secretary Raw
Inns left his family unprovided for, meeting
was called at the sub-treasury on the 7th to
raise $4,000 for their maintenance. 1t was
hastily summoned, and only small number
were present, yet $4,000 were subscribed, to
which Gen. Grant added 81 600, by telegraph
E~Thc vote at the State election in Yer.
mont on the 7th was very light The Repub-
lican vote, so far as received fell off 30 per
cent. from last fall, while the Democratic vote
fell off 81 per cent. The Republican Cover
nor and State officers are elected by about &c,
900 majority,
EB- Here is case where man who an.
swered bogus advertisement got the full
worth Of his money. He saw an advertise
ment that recipe for the cure of dyspepsia
would be sent on the receipt of three stamps.
lie was victim aud sent his stamps. The an
swer was; "Dig your garden and let whisky
alone" All the doctors couldn't improve on
that prescription. ... na.
tB-The revenue officers seized several IL
licit distilleries in Brooklyn during the past
week. quantity of whisky was seized on
the Iith, on Stonington steamboat Just as IL
was starting for Boston. Several of the men
engaged in fraudulent dstiling assaulted a
revenue officer and attempted 10 shoot him for
cndcayoring TO discover their place of business
e3- Hon. James Ross and A. j. johnson,
British and American Commissioners for nd.
justment Of claims under the Oregon treaty,
have pronounced an award Of $3.50 900 in gold
TO be paid by the United States to the Hudson
Bay and Puget Sound Companies in extinction
of their possessory rights in territories west Of
the Rocky Mountains, irrespective of the claim
for navigation of Columbia river.
E5s- The Cincinnati Commercial remarks that
the canvass in Ohio is thus far chiefly noticea-
ble for the brilliant absence of distinguished
Democratic speakers. The renowned lung
tester, Mr. sam'l f Cary, who has the capacity
OF Capt. Castagnctte after the surgeon had sup
piled him with internal improvements of the
beat French leather, is the only orator at large
of any consequence.
70 The loss of life by the Avondale disaster
is happily less than at first reported, 40 being
the fullnumber of the dead. That includes all
who were at work inside when the fire broke
out, and the two who sacrificed themselves in
the effort TO save their comrades But there
are 80 widows and 100 orphans in the most
pitiable destitution. Liberal contributions
have, however, been made for their relief
eB-The Detroit Adcertier says the master
mechanic Of the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad
has invented and patented locomotive bell
which being placed upon the platform behind
tire cow-eatcher, can be heard, as IL Is con
stantly rung by power obtained from the en-.
gine, for several miles, being so near the
ground and the continuous ral, which are
both excellent conductors of sound. These
bells are being placed upon all the locomotives
Of the road.
tB-1he bank statement created considcrp-
ble excitement at New York, on the llth, be-
ing regarded as the most uniavorabls and re.
markable exhibit made by the banks In long
time. Several prominent hnsneiers declared
that banking operations have been tampered
with 10 serious extent by the stock specua.
tors, and with the connvance of the bank Of
hcials. Several millions of legal tenders have
apparently been locked up. Loans have beer
made In some cases upon greenbaeks as oollat
erals. An informal meeting OF several of the
clearing house managers was held and an In,
YestigAtion was called for
HAvANA,-A letter from Havana
states that the government exercises the
most rigid surveillance over the telegraph
and mails, 30 that nothing is permitted