Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
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Sw-Minfster Motley's residence was entered
by burglars few nights since, and robbed of
property to the amount of $1,000
tN-Hon. George w. Julian is said to be
suffering from soflening of the brain, and there
are grave doubts as to his recovery.
EEThe Regents of The Michigan University
have adopteds resolution which admits women
70 the University on an equality with men.
tFA report made by Captain Raymond, of
the Engineer Corps, describes Yukon river, in
Alaska, as the third largest river in the world.
tTTbe President has stated that he would
nominate ex-Judgo Strong, of Pennsylvania,
10 be Associate Justice, vice Stanton, deceased.
gY-A New Orleans dispatch says :--"About
two hundred and fifty Chinese arrived here
Saturday morning via ST. Louis They leave
by rail for Texas"
They are making salt from wells near
Grantsburg, Crawford county, Indiana which
Is said TO be as fine as the best Turks Island
article.
tB-Tbe Postmaster-G General reports to the
Senate that the postal convention with France
failed because Of the Director General of Posts
claiming an unequal share of the postage.
WThe Postmaster General of Canada has
offered to carry the United States mails from
Portland by the Canadian line of packets at
two cents per letter for the ocean passage.
tBThe censorship by the French Govern
ment over the telegraph and newspapers en-
iering the empire through the mails has been
suspended
tB The number Of murders and suicides
lately committed are wonderful and terrible to
think of 1t seems as though the demon of
ruin had been let loose and that he had been
inspired by all the powers of wickedness.
tB-At Dayton, on Monday afternoon, while
skating, man named Ruff had the steel point
Of skate run violently into his ankle, sever
ing leader, and injuring the leg SO severely
that he may lose the use of IT,
eB-A message from the President explain
ing the negotiations regarding the lease of the
Bay of SANTANA, and recommending the ah-
sorption Of all of San Domingo, is expected,
upon the reassembling of Congress.
tB-"There is no secret about success in life"
said Commodore Vanderbilt; "all you have to
do is to attend TO your business and go ahead,
except one thing" added the Commodore,
land that is never tell what you are going to
do till you have done it,"
EB-On Tuesday evening 4th the annual sale
of pews took place in Mr.. Henry Ward
Beecher's Church. The first pew was sold at
premium of $j05, making with the regular
price $6l5. The total receipts for the year are
$57,543. Last year they were $54.4O4
GB-A dispatch from jackson, Miss, snys
that (fOVpFnnF AlpOrn rgf, %, ho In La
until the State Is admitted into the Union, and
that the Legislature will not ratify the fifteenth
amendment, nor elect United States Senators,
but will adjourn till after the admission of the
State.
tB The Crown has seized some land near
Stockwell which belonged to the late George
Peabody. The seizure is made on the ground
that Peabody was an alien, and had never been
naturalized as a subject of Great Britain, and
therefore he was unable to hold land in the
Kingdom. The court of probate takes similar
ground.
tB-The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is firm and the strikers are firm, and
there is no present compromise visible. Mean
while the funds ci the operators out of work
are getting low and various lobor organiza-
tions in N. Y. lave undertaken TO tax their
own members for the benefit oP their suffering
brethren.
eB- Three well executed counterfeit fifly
cent notes of the new fractional currency were
detected at the Redemption Beurcau of the
Treasury Department on Monday. These are
the first countcrfcls of the new series, and are
well calculated 10 deceive There are evi. |
dences that the employers of the American and
National bank note printing companies OF New
York have bad In their employ men in league
with the counterfeiters.
EB-A special dispatch snys that the Icgisla.
ture Of Georgia met at Atlanta In compliance
with the order Of Provisional Governor Bul.
lock approved by General Terry The Senate
organized very quickly 10y the choice of Re
publican officers. In The House there seems
10 have beon considerable disorder and con,
fusion, but wiifie pistols were fbrrished and
threats freely made, no actual violence was
perpetrated and the House adjourned without
completing lis organizations
EB-The young ladies Of Tipion, End, re. |
Gently met in council and passed the following
resouttoOs Whereas, we mean business
theref6se, be II resolved, that We wiz not ac.
company aay young man to church, or other
place OF amusement who uses tobacco In my
manner; and resolved, that we discard all
young men who play billiards, euchre, or
poker and resolved, alat young men who In
dulge In proiane language need not apply and
resolved that we will not, by hook, look, or
crook, notice any young man who indulgcs IN |
lager beer or whisky and resolved, that we |
will not harbor young men known to keep late |
hours"
PASTORAL ELoPEMEST.-Rev.H Horace Cook, |
pastor OF the Seventh street NJ. T.. Church, |
City Of N. Y and Miss Maddie johnson,
teacher In his Sunday School, a few evenings
since took French leave together Cook was
"a veaFs Of aoa. haF.yaon,a and warn, oIonua,,