Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-02-26
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1Clt Ubtft II UStC Aff
.sETwo, women have been appointed JUS
siccs of the Peace in Wyoming Territory.
tz..Thore arc run,ors in San FrSncisco OF a
plot to i.sassacrc the Chinese ON st. Patrick's
Dsy.
sS-Always catch lady when she faints,
but do not rumple her hair; it makes her
"come to- before the " fairly ready
Ey+ Venezuela wants to come into the Union.
Promiaent citizens of that State have written
TO PRESIDENT Baes, of San Domingo, to secure
his gsod Offices in forwarding the movement |
sSseThe Secretary of The Navy directs that
no repairs 10 Spanish war vessels shall be per-
mitted at the Navy Yards until Congress de-
ternines upon some policy regarding neutral
itY,
ES The projectis is up in Cleveland for stretch.
ing a bridge from the brow of the hill at the
junction of Superior street and Vinyartl Lane,
10 the brow of the hill on the West side at De.
trOn street.
ES-In the Lower house Of the Missouri
Legislature, on Saturday, concurrent resolu
tion was offered looking to Indian suffrage,
and instructing Senators ana requesting Rep
rcsentatives in Congress 10 move in that direc-
tio".
eH"The Hartford G. New Haven Railroad
Company have locomotive which, during
the past twelve and half months has run
upwards of 10000 miles without the loss of
single trip, and without five minatcs' detcn-
ton at any time, aud has never needed repair.
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stars new volume with a pew dress and 9th
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$3.50 per annum.
Acting Governor Mann, of Utah Terri
tory. in signing the Woman Suffrage bill pass
ed by thc Legislature, says he has very serious
doubts of the wisdom and sOundness 0f the
act, and he is opposed to such legislation, but
as the act was passed unanimously he, in de-
ference to the judgment of the legislature,
signed she bill.
IL One of the short railroads leading out
of New YORK city has decided to issue free
pass for term of years TO every head of n
family building and occupying house at
certain points along the road, IN order to
stimulate the building up of the suburbs. No
doubt the experiment will prove successful
c7-Somc months ago the School Board of
Cincinnati decided that the Bible should be
excluded from the public schools of that City
whcrcupon a Mr. J. ID. Miner applied to the
Superior Court of that City, for writ of injunc-
ton TO restrain the action of the Board The
IIt, nd t,, hoe
dered its decision, dccrecing the injunction
perpetual. The three Judges, Hogans,
Gholson, and Taft, each gave a written opin-
ion the former concurrng, the latter dissent
ing
c8-The Fifteenth Amendment has now re-
ccived the approval of more than the required
number of States. Nebraska and Texas arc
the last States to give it their assent Doubt
less rs soon as officially informed of the fact
the Secretary of State will issue the proclamt'
ton usual in such cases, and the work win be
done. The negro now admitted To full citizen
ship. may take his chance for grubhing it
through this world, with the rest of mankind
EH-The Government has walked up TO the
fact that under the present postal arrange
mcnt books can be transmitted by mail from
London TO New York, or even from Lcipsic to
Cincinnati, for less money--the difference in
first cost considered-than ihcy can be pur.
chased of house in New York, and express
ed to Cincinnati. Book dealers have not been
slow to avail themselves Of the postal advan-
tages, and large amounts of books have thus
been smugglcd into the country free Of duty
and at small cost of transportation The num-
bcr of four.ounc packages delivered by the
foreign mails has vastly increased during the
past three or four years but attention having
been directed To the subject, It is probable
there will be an end 10 the abuse.