Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-10-08
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October. The October debt statement shows
further decrease of over s0,000,00O.
tE The population Of St. Paul, Minn is
s0,O45, and of Minneapolis, Miaus 1906. The
returns of the latter city have been refused by
the United States Marshal because they arc
badly takeu and untrustwortby.
rB-Rome, uDtranfnicled by hsyonets, has at
length had an opportunity of giving really
free opinion on the papal question. or 47,O0O
votes cast the Pope received sixty-six (66)
This result carries its own comment.
Yellow Fever has actually broken out
on Governors Island in the harbor of New
York. Apprehensions Of lis prevalence MS an
epidemic Is Qui, ted by The luencss OF the season,
slight frost generally puts an end to it.
tT-Eighty men were taken, by the U. s.
Marshal, from the French steamer Lafayette,
as she wac about TO leave for Havre last week,
on the ground that they were intending to join
the prench army and violate the neutrality
laws.
eB-Cornell University opens this fall with a
new class of 260 students from all parts of the
country. Six new professors have been added
so the institution. This dwarfs the 22s of
Harvard, supposed TO be the largest class Of
any institution in the country.
tB"P Prof. W. w. Niles, Bishop elect of New
Hampshire, was consccrated into the sacred
Office, on the 2lst inst, at Concord. AS this is
the first time bishop has been consccrated in
New Hampshire, the ceremony was attended
by crowded congregation, and deep interest.
EE~A French gunboat appearing off the
mouth of New York harbor ON Saturday,
frightened back to the safe moorings of neu-
trail waters the German steamship Harmonic
Can nation which abandons the blockade of
the ports of Its enemy maintain that of vessels
in neutral portsr
tB-It appears by The Army and Navy
journal that tho manufacturers of one of our
American rifles have orders not only for all
the rifles and cartridges IN their posse ssion and
all they can make in The immediate future
but their manufacturing resources are engaged
for years to come.
E4-One of the most surprising things. about
modern London is the rapidiiy of its growth
Notwithstanding its already enormous size In
1850. not fewer tban 22J322 new houses have
been added To Il since then, forming sixty nine
new squares and 5s3l now streets, of the total
length of 1880 miles.
tB- Bavaria and Wurtcmburg have at las
consented to become members of the German
Coniedera ton, and thus an important step to-
ward the completion of German unity is taken.
The threats and demonstrations of France
have, strangely enough, FASTENED the union
thcy were intended to prevent
EB-The decree abolshing slavery in Cuba
and other Spanish oolCAics was proclaimed
last week in Havana. The provisions are
based on the plan adopted by the Cortcs in
May last, and which was published at The time
The intelligence has been officially CsmmunI-
Gated to the secretary of State at Washington
sE;-The New York Nation makes one of the
neatest political hits of the season, in snying
that In their platform "he Democrats desire
the establishments OF Republic for Ireland
on the model Of that Of New York city, ach,ch
10 the first Irish RepuJtie erer established and
possesses many novel governmental contrI-
yanoeS"
tT The Western and Southern infatonists,
who so loudly demanded greater banking
privileges during the last Congress-, have no,
been eager to avail themselves OF the opporlu.
nifty granted to organize new banks. OF the
500, 100000 of additional hAnk capital author.
lied, only onc-scvcnlh has been applied for,
and part of this from the North. Eastern
States.
tE-It Is intlmated that the siege of Paris Is
10 rest for the present, The Germans contenijng
themselves with isolatng the city and leaving
Ii 10 It's own dssenslons and To starvation. In
the mean tme doubtless, other detached
forces will operate In all parts of France, car
rying desolalion into every department, and
preventing the organization OF new armies by
the French people.
t8r THE Australian gold 6clds are famous
for yielding large nuggets. In two years there
have been found In One mining district two
nuggets weighing 10 lbs. eash, one Of II lbs
one Of 10 lbs, four Of 20 lbs. each, one of %
lbs, one Of "a lbs, one Of ~ lbs, two Of Al
lbs, each, one OF ~ lbs, one of 40 lbs, CUE o.
" lbs, and now one of 93 lbs. These state
nenls are officially verified.
CB-Immigratlon TO this country from Ger
many has not been materially checked by th,
European war, as Il was greatly feared woulC
prove the case. Tho arrivals at tho port OF N
j. for the week ending last Saturday wer'
twice as great as for any week during the las
two months and the total arrivals for Angus
last were only 1885 less than for the cor
responding period Of last year.
tB-Ii Is about iny days since the siege s
StTasbourg hogan During that time the city
has been wholly isolated by the besieglng ar
my, closer. planting Us artillery In mere ad
vantageous positions, aud cannonadlng lh,
city ITSELF as well as operating directly upon IL
defenses. The people Of strasbourg have sui
fered terribly during tho siege, and the dam
age done 70 the cliy itself has unquestionabl
been very great
BHThe Emperor Of Brazil Is coming I
the Uniled Staies--so at least the Rio Janelr
correspondent Of the N. Y. Herald informs u
The objec: of his Msiesty's visit Is for the pul
pose Of gathering Information which ma
prove useful In the administration Of affairs 1
the vast extent OF country over which be rule
Above pll things, Don Pedro wants 10 lear
wlias are ihe effects OF the abolition of-slaver
l.exe ae there Il nj nYescnt a movement ON fof