Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-07-30
From our Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July Goth, 1870.

WASHINGTON, July GOTH 1870
Since the adjournment of Congress, the city
Of Washington has dwindled down to its small
est proportions. 1t is the dullestyear for stran-
gers, the hotels report that has been known
for ten years Wizards hotel, that ten years
ago, was the leading one of the city, was first
surpassed by the Ebbitt, and now by the Ar
| lngton. To retain large share of their old
transient customers, the hotel has suddenly |
reduced its price of board from $3.50 day to
$3.50. Quite material reduction, But this
will not avail to bring strangers here during |
the hot season. Gen. Grant Is off for Long |
Branch, and secretary Boutwellis soon TO pro-
cecd to his milk farm in Groton. No one stays |
in Washington that can afford to leave it. II |
is hot somewhat unhealthy city, without
anything attractive or lovely.
SUICIDE OF THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR.
The great event of the week here has been |
the death by suicide Of NJ. Prevost-Paradol,
the French minister.--IIis fathers name was |
| Provost, his mothers Paradol and the son uni |
ted them in one.-He was the most brilliant
of living French writer's and had always been
most bitter opponent Of Louis Napoleon and
q very warm friend of this country. Two
months ago the Emperor, charmed by the sue
cess of NJ. Olivier to the Premiership, whereby
q bitter opponent had been converted into
political friend, sent for NJ. PrevostParadOl
and offered him the American Embassy. The
offer was accepted although number of his
friends protested against his receiving office
from the usurpcr. But he did accept and
t leaving France in peace and quiet the day be.
/ | i ~ =.
, arrived in this country to find the nation at
war for cause of which he could not approve.
His mind was greatly disturbed, nor was il in
any measure quieted by his indulgence in the
cup. The heat of the weather aggravated his
difficulties and after a day or two of mental
agony he rushed into the presence of his God
by self destruction. There was probably par
tal insanity in the case and so the Catholic
s Church, that forbids burial in consecrated
: ground to suicides, overlooked the cause of his
death, and attributing his death wholly to in
# sanity gave him christian burial. But had he
C been poor man, instead of the ambassador Of
d a miphty nation, it is hardly probable that he
II would have been granted absolution.
If 1t is curious, by the way, that religious SYM
y pathies determine every ones opinion about
t the European war. Every good Catholic, in
o Guiding all my Irish friends-and there are
4 some educated Irishmen in Washsngton-
n warmly espouse the cause of France, and lay
o all the blame on the aggressvencss of Prussia.
&c All protestants on the other hand, sympaihise
l. with Prussia, and attribute the violation Of the
n peace of Europe entirely to the ambition of the
Emperor 1t is not to be doubted that the war
Is will have religious result Ii France conQuors,
Of catholicism will be strengthened through all
is Europe. If Prussia conquors, professionalism
l. will make great advance. | am in hopes OF
h. hearing at an early day that France has with
)" drawn her troops from Rome and that the
G. King of Italy has entered and taken possession
1t A andlcss Pope is not very terrible bugbear
s. even when proclaimed inalliblc.
n REPUBLICAN ECONOMY.
l. The new law reducing the tax and tariff
b. charges does not go into operation until Octo
10 Der / and therefore the receipts of public mo-
" nies into the treasury still continues very large
AS an evidence of the honest, thorough way
. with which the republican appointees of the
70 present administration are collecting the revo
mt nues, Mr.. Boutwell, has stated oyer his owr
&C signature, that there has been an increase o
n $32000,615 in the internal revenue receipts
ne alone during the first sixteen months of Presi
r dent Grants administration, as compared witt
re the last sixteen months of Andrew Johnsons
| do not know the corresponding increase o
le the tariff collections, but do know that while
I'd Mr.. Johnsons policy hardly reduced the deb
I'd at all, Gen. Grants administration has paid OF
OF about $1S 100000 a month-a third ofa millioi
ds a day-is certainly financial success.
in By the way, see that Andrew johnson i
e. TO take the stump once more in Tennessee. Ill
nd is to speak on Thursday next and his speecl
lis will probably be of and to the republicans, al
al though meant for the democracy. Mr.. Whit
pc temorc, who has twice been rejected for cade
selling, is canvassing his district very Jealous
. ly for reelection. There Is n general feeling
=, here that the democrats are likely to gain tel
y, or twelve members of congress at the mex
rs election, They will not, however, be able t
o keep down the two-thirds republican majorit
;a nor prevent the denomination of L. S. Gran
- for the presidency, if he will accept it.
- WORCESTER
is SACRED BULL ON THE RAMrAGE-Shortl
of after daylight on Friday morning last, say
o. the Cleveland Herald, the animals of Da
Rice's circus were transferred from the We
er to the East Side The famous sacred bull
m was being led through the streets, but whe
ey the Square was reached he became unrul
pn showing that in spite of his name he was sti
ne unrcsenerated, at heart. He grew utterly u
y, manageable, broke away from his keep