Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-08-07
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~ Latest sdvices from Cuba announce n
victory over the Spanish forces under Latona,
and the defeat of the Government troops at
Neuvitas .t .."
eS~Deputy Sheriff Griggs, who was wound
ed at the late anti-rent trouble at East Green
bush died at his residence at Sand Lake on
Monday morning.
%" Hon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the
Navy during tho Administration of James
Buchanan, died at Hartford, Connecticut, on
the Both ult
eB-Valuablc freight road that Pacific Rail
way. C) Goods are now being shipped to
California from Chicago via New York and
the ocean.
tB-The Rev Miss Olympia Brown, of Mas.
sachusctts, has accepted call from the Uni
versalist Church at Bridgeport, Connecticut,
and enters upon her duties next month.
tB-A camp.mectinG will be held at Thomp-
son Ledge, Gcauga county, commencing Mon
day, August 10, and closing on the following
Saturday
cS' Thc party having the sprinkling
contract has lively competitor. Every time
his cart comes put the clouds open on him, and
he has TO "dry up"
u The total estimated expenses of the Gu
ban Government, for the month of August, are
$2,200,300, of which $S000C0 are for the War
Department.
.B The United States Treasurer holds as
security for circulation of National Banks
nIa IN, - A u
riy for the public deposits $9I ,5O45O0 Total,
s364,sl1 200.
sB"The Garfield HeJuld has got It's back up
nj the people Of Asltabua and with an as.
founding show OF original sarcasm calls them
"wheysuckers." Perhaps new milk would be
more to the editors mind and stomach.
CB There is nothing new under the sun,
saith the wise man; history repeateth herself;
the bull butteth the locomotive; the Don bat.
ilelh with the windmills, and the Crtholic Tile.
gnaph crusadeth against the public schools.
CB~A the meeting of the Directors of the
East River bridge on the Sd, It was stated the
entire amount Of subscription money had been
secured. Washington Roebyihg was appoint.
ed chief engineer 10 succeed his famented ia.
ihcr. 1gi' r.U ahi,
tB-The shipments Of fractional currency
for tile week ending Saturday, July 81, were
To Philadelphia, $4,000; to Boston, $40, 900
10 Cincinnati, $4,000; 10 Baltimore, $4,000;
10 Piibbnrg, $1,000 10 National Banks and
others, se7,626, Total 9s.O2G ...
E81A letter from Nassau says large mum,
her Of Cubans have gathered there, and block
ade running is quite active. The Cuban insur-
gents have m agency In Nassau. and the in
habitants OF The island are entirely In sympathy
with them. sif a.lf iasl.4 gIf pr
cB-An English forger was arrested on tile
I'd, upon the arrival of ihe steamship Russia,
from information that preceded him by cable,
charged with forgeries TO the amount of several
thousand pounds sterling. 5000 In French
and English notes and specie were found upon
him.
sB"Tbc ST. Cloud JoqpRal records, as one Of
the freaks Of the recent Grove Lake tornado,
The picking mp Of a mare standing IN n field,
and carrying her thiSty yards, dropping her In
marsh, breaking her neck and leg, IIeVcolt,
standing beside her, was uniniuYcd.
tS-CoHeeior Casey, OF New Orleans, brother
in-laW Of the President, b charged with numer-
Gus frauds In the management Of his Office, and
Secretary Boutwell, says they shall be Impair.
TALLY investigated and Mr. Casey dealt with
accordingly.
EB-The Rev. Isaac Erett has resigned me
Presidency of the Alliance College and re-
moved 10 Cincinnati, where he viii devote his
attention exclusively 10 the editorial charge of
the Christian Standard which viii hereafter be
published Ia Cincinnati.
sB-Internal Revenue Supervisor Hedges
has been in Cleveland several days looking
after divers and suhdry matters in his llue.
The subject Of income returns is attracting his
attention, and we understand that his invesii.
cations will Increase the revenue somewhat
Ez-A bill Is talked Of for taxing ffve.twenty
bonds held in Europe, the tax TO be deducted
when coupons are presented for payment A
number Of leading nembers Of Congress are
said to have agreed upon bill for this pur-
pose. They contend that u win be but justice
TO American holders Of the bonds who pay
such tax that Il will be In conformity with
the cral,n Of other countries, and will be more
acceptable 70 the lli,lders OF the bonds than 2
Tcducli9n IN Tie rate Of Interest