Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-08-20
PEN and Paste BrcVities.

ry-Thc New York Irish Central Rcpubli-
can Club met on Thursday evening and nomi-
mated Horace Greeley for Governor of the
State.
ET-Therc are five insane women now CON
fined in the Lougview Asylum, against whom
petitions of divorce has been fled by their
husbands,
sB-Thc Republican says that in Springfield,
Mass, several women lie in danger of death
from the loathsome insects thai inlest the fbres
of the jutc wherefrom chignons are made.
CB-Thc anti Chinese convention at San
Francisco was an utter and disgraceiu failure.
Its attempted sessions were simply scenes of
wrangling and bitter personalities and per-
mancnt organization could not be effected.
tB-An injunction was served on Sheriff
Kenworthy, at Fshkill, restricting him from
proceeding with the sale of the property Of the
Hartford and Eric Railroad Company in
Dutchess County.
rB-The Treasury Department on Thursday
ordered all the revenug cutters on Lakes Erie,
Superior and Michigan into commission. Re-
ports of smuggling operations have prompted
this movement.
tS-Thc rain storm of week ago did i'm
mense dammage through central New York
carrying away culycrts on railways and high
ways, injuring crops, bursting dams, flooding
houses and lands, and carrying away bridges.
tT-The American Colonization Society will
81 dispatch an expedition for Liberia on the first
of November next Some twelve hundred
names of coiored applicants for passage
mostly residents Of North Carolina, are enroll
cd.
sE-Two mechanics in Georgetown, Ky.
carriage makers, have built with their own
hands, working only after shop hours, Il gothic
stone church, which would have cost com
plete $4,000 They have been nj work on Il
for five years,
tB~The Rev Mr. Fairchild, who has been
rector Of the Episcopal Church in Hudson fol
nany years, is now on his way to Kcwnncc
Henry county, Illinois, to assume clerical du-
ties there. Mr. Fairchild will be missed in
this Diocese, for his abors have been long,
faithful aud successful.
EB-Great excitement exists among the
Catholics in New York city at the dangers
which menace the Pope, and immense prepar-
ations have begun TO give him proper reccp
ton, should he decide to come to this country
in event of expulsion from Rome.
Charles G. Finney, Jr., for number of years
editor Of the Oshkosh, wis., northeastern, and
formerly Of this city, has received an appoint
ment Of general land agent for the Northern
Pacific Railroad, with headquarters at Wash,
ington, d. G. So says the oberlin Neo&
tB-A good looking girl named Hicks callet
on Chiet Harris, ut Erie, on Saturday, saying
that an elder sister had induced her to go ther
from Conneaut, Ohio, to get u place to work
and that wnen she got there she found her sis
cor wanted her 10 go into house of il-iamt
She refused and wanted the Chief to send he
home, US she had no money, which was don,
tB~The Census, 1t Is said, will be complet
by October 10Th. by the Arst of Scplembe
the population of the large cities will be know
The estimated population OF the United STATE
js4 $50 009 The large cities will, itis though
fall of from the estimates Chicago IL expeo
ed TO show about 100000, instead Of 10000
Cincinnati 00O0, instead of 100000 An
90 win all Western citles particularly, and I
aless degree with Eastern cities
tBo will be allowed two addition
Tnsnbers of Congress uader the new appo
tlonment, 10 be elected at large unless Il
State shall otherwise provide. The Supeli
tendent of the Census is required to make
preliminary report OF the enumeration, so III
the basis Of representation may be establish'
ms early ms the Goth OF September, in ord
that the additional members may be elect'
tInE fail
ZThere is now some talk OF runnlr
Motley ior United States Senator from Mass
chusetts, in place Of Henry Wilson II is sal
that Wilson, who Is a shrewd politician, sa
this when Motlcy's removal was talked Of an
that thls prompted him TO write the lett
which he addressed TO the President again
she removal Of Motley. Should Motley co
sent 10 be a candidate for the Senate, it is b
Aeyed by prominent Massachusetts men th
he viii be elected over all other aspirants.
tWrhe New York Times, referring to't
fact that there Is q tendency in certain quartz
10 advance the price Of articles at retail,
s1eoAnt Of the European war, says This
nothing but extortion under false pretens
There Is no reason why q single article
domestic consumption SHOULD cost more tn
itdid . month ago, and consumer should d
deFstand and remember this fact Great nu
&ers OF tho working Classes suffer bardshl
enough without being subjected to ak KINDA
impostpres, tor which a pretext Is sought
the cable telegrams from Europe"