Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-05-28
Pen aud Paste Brerftics.
rE-A VIGILANCE committee has closed al


the liouor shops at Willimantc, Conn.
tE-Capt E. B. Ward of Detroit, reports an
income of sls5,0OO for the past year.
tw-The Erie Daily Republican is to be is
sued as morning paper.
tE-Seymour j. Kelley has been appointed
baggage master and express messenger on the
Lake Shore accommodation train.
tT-A California paper brings the sadfening
intelligence that small boy residing at Little
Grizzly, has been drowned at Poker Flat.
tE~Mrs Senator Sprague and Mrs Fernan.
do Wood wear the handsomcst jewelry in
Washington.
eE-Chas Rose, of Conneaut recently sold
his brown mare Mountain Maid to Geo. E
Nettleton of Ashtabula, for good rount
price. The mare is reported fast.
tFThe Detroit Free Press thinks, notwith
standing the Sorosis resolutions respecting the
ownership of a wife, that husband may be
supposed to have at least collateral interest
in his wifes virtue"
tE Several bones of q mammoth size have
been discovered in Union county, supposed to
be parts OF the animal part Of whose bones
are now on exhibition at Columbus.
tEThe Rer0'uti0n has been sold to Mrs
Bullard of Brooklyn, Mrs Croly to he the
working editor, and Messrs Tilton and Steed.
well are stockholders.
cE-A young man in Knoxville Tenn, had
his jaw bone broken one day last week, by the
explosion of a barrel of ole which he was at
tempting to tap. The head of the barrel flew
out and hit him in the face with terrible force.
EF-The Connecticut Legislature is discuss
ing the question of dropping one of the capi-
tails of that State. Both State Houses are n
disgrace to the State and the question of ex.
penditure in building two, touches Connecticut
economy.
tEMiss Edgartons assertion that women in
general do not want to vote is pretty well sus
iained by a canvass taken in one of the Yer
mont districts containing 8? women. OF these
IA wanted suffrage, So didn't want it, IA didn't
care, and was mot at home"
FSusan b. Anthony stated in recent
speech that c. l.. Vallandigham had espoused
The Woman Suffrage cause, and had promised
~ introduce resolutions in favor of it at the
next Democratic State Convention.
When the devil cannot otherwise manage
m enterprise, lie mounts the box, takes the
lines and becomes chariOteer. A contest for
the "rbbons" between Beechcr, or Tillon and
Vallandigham, would be interesting as n spec
tacular entertainment.
tB-The Eggeston-Straderc contcstel election
case is now reported to have been agreed up.
on, finally, by the sub b-committee of three. 1t
appears that Hale and Randall have signed
report upon the case declaring Sirader entitled
10 a seat Cessna, the remaining member, had
not, at last accounts, determined whether to
sign it or not
eB- Bassett, The negro Minister of the United
States at the negro court Of Saget, of Hayti,
waited on that potentate on the lth instant to
inform him officially of the ratification of the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States. saget replied with eulogis
tic remarks on the President and Congress of
the United States, and said that the people of
Hayti would feel much closer allied to the
United States on accound of the amendment
gE An agreement has been entered into be.
tween the Erie Railroad Company and the
Weehauken Stock Yard Company by which
the former agrees to run an early morning dai.
ly line of propellers from their Stock Yard d.
rect TO Fall River, thus enabling dealers 10
bring stock via Weehauken over the Albany
road and take advantage Of the New York
market without additional charge, while ut the
same time the propelers which take the stock
70 the Boston market will arrive there In time
for the Brighton market. This move, 1t is
claimed, will be the means Of turning the
Western stock In this direction.
tTThe friends of Woman Suffrage are re.
joiclng over victory in the English Parlia-
ment. In the House nf Commons, IN the night
Of the 5th inst, Mr.. Jacob Bright, after pre-.
eenting petition for Woman Suffrage, with
nearly 100000 signatures, moved the second
reading OF the bill removing the disabilities of
women In regard to voting. After considera
BILE debate, the House divided on the propo, +
iion, "Shall the question be now putl" aud II
was adopted by u vote Of i2i yeas against OF
nays The announcement of the result was re-.
ccived with enthusiastic cheering, and the bill,
then passed Ia a second reading
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