Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-03-05

eR-A Chicago papef says that Mrs. P. T.
Barsssa i IL thas city ION important legal
business"
EsJcsh Biliingssay "One Of the fussi'
est scenes ever seed wuz two old maids wait.
In on one siek widowcr"
ey-CoL Phsle II. Ulmsted, founder Of the
colaHbus Journal, died at his residencein thai
city on the 27th ult, at the ripe age OF 7e'
tEGen. Jordan has notified tae cpantsh au-
thoriti6s tikt for every cuban iiiurdcfed here
after he wiz kill ten Spanlsh officers among
the prisoners be ifJw holds.
eEChas sumner Horace Greeley, and B.
F. Butler have been elected honary members
Of the French Universal Peace League" It
they don't give the League occupation, nobody
can. er
3ohn @. SAKE says that "human life Is safer st
ShidniShtfn PSris, than in New York Of Len
don at midday" But the police is "seldomvisi.
bly, msddlesomc. and never noisily N brutally
demonstrative"
ET-It is currently repoFtcdthAi Mungen the
Congressman from the Fifth Ohio district, is
about 70 be brought out ~ dealer in cadet
ships. The funnor Is received with credence
is Chat locality.
B-Mr. Burlingame's death was caused by
q severe cold and congestive chilis The body
has been vnbaincd under the direction of Mr.
eurtn, our Minister 10 Russia and will be for
wardeds to America in the care OF American
citizens now in Russia
GT-Carr, who is now awaiting execution in
the Belmont county jail. for the murder Of Miss
Fox, received the news as to the day of hisex
ecution with a loud laugh. He will be hanged
Thursday. March 81, on warrant issued by
the Supreme Court Of Ohio.
1s-No intelligence has yet been received
sitler directly or from commanders Of passing
vessels, either of the City of boston or Of the
Bremen steamer Schmidt, which latter vessc
cleared at Bremen for that port on the 2Ou
ult, aud sailed ON the 22d, and has consequent
ly been out thirty eight days.
ex-senator Morrill,, of Vermont. by hi
amendment TO the appropriation bill TO con
tlnue the public work insIe navy yards of tn
United States, so as to IN effect annu the pro
visions of the Eight-hour law. has stirred VI
the mechanics associations all over the coun
try, and letters TO the National Eght-hour ES
ecutive Committee are daily increasing iu nun
ber
tSy-A report having gone out that som
Members of Congress had been Offering to SC
Cadetships In West Point, and invesligatio
was had, and evidence implicated Whittcmor
of South Carolina, and two or three other
Gen. Logan introduced resolution for his q
pulsion, which he only escaped by resigsin
his seat. A resolution condemning his cours
was passed unanimously.
sB-The bill authorizing County Comm
sioners to pay bounty not exceeding $lu
per scalp tor wolves has passed the House
Is not likely that many premiums will be cal
ell for, under this bill, as wolves are not nj
merous In Ohio Erie Coudty is said to be II
tested by them, and we suppose the law is il
tended to increase protection to the wool-grov
ing interest. The number of sheep destroye
by wolves, however, Is insignificant Will
thousands of them are annually slaughtcre
Ivy dogs.
sB-The people near Froeport, Baldwinsvil
and Christian Hook, Long Island, are workir
themselves into u fever on the Mormon que
lion. A meeting lately held at East Meado
was broken up, the Gentiles entering the roo
in force and ordering the Latter'Day Saints
make tracks, aud threatened them, unless The
dcsisted from attempting to convert the
wives and daughters The citizens of Ere
port say they have talked enough, and no
propose to act So It is expected that exci,ir
times are in store for the good people of th
section.
gY-It Is announced that the United Stat
Pension Agents, by direction Of the Bureau
siouer carefully prepared vouchers, by signi
which. according TO directions. and returni
10 the agent, he can collect his own pensi'
without much trouble and ut no expense
thepostage. Every pens"ner must have /
pension certified In his own possession, NJ
any person Withholding the certificate Of
pensioner should bc repop,ed TO the COVER
ment BY this arrangement pensioners ca
remain a, home and collect their small incou
without being obliged TO pay from two to 4
teen dollars TO a claim agent
1W-Senator Reves visited the Capitol on h
goth, arranged his desk drew his sta,ioneI
and daiy installed himself ms an occupanp
the Senate Chamber. The first letter with {
frank Of negro was dropped In the Capt
postoilice Many remarked. on hearing of
the change slncs II was against the law foi
solored man 10 carry the mails, and reirren
was made to the fact that negro could not,
the regulations of Congress, enter the Capt.
grounds phe colorcd Senator has been a
pointed to the Committee on Education al
Labor. The appointmentis is appropriate. II
Tlcs with which he is allied by blood will NO
bc represented on the Commsttee which mt
nearly concerns their inteEests.