Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-04-16
lsHTABULA. OHIO.

t~Mr. Peck was elected to Congress in the
Toledo District by over 1000 majority
rTbe willoughby Gasttte, according 10
announcement is hereafter TO appear weekly.
exThe Methodist Conference hrs given
Rev. Horace Cooke permission TO withdraw
from the ministry.
tERhode Island clce,ed Republican Gov.
crnor by about 1000 majority, AMI both
branches Of the Legislature are Republican.
eS- 1T is said the negotiations between the
Russian government and the Chinese embassy
have been suspended. No season therefor is
assigned.
sB-Compl,tc returns from Connecticut
English's majority at $40. The Legislature
stauds-senate: Republicans, II; Democrats,
10; House: Republicans, r21; D tmocrats 1i?.
cg~The locality in Kansas known as Hays
City, or Fort Hays, nominated and elected
John Whiie,a colored man, for Justice Of the
Peac., last week, ii opposition to J. d. CLn-
. ningham. white man, and mocrat
gY- Nine huudred and sixty three cmigrants
passed through Columbus last week. Since
January /, 1870, 5,s65 cmigronts have passed
through the city G93 in January, 1880 in
February, and 3,j22 in March.
cEThe Univcrsslis;s Of OHIO have raised
100000 for the establishment of an academy
at Akron, and will increase the amount to
100000 before The close oi the year. 1t is a
part of thdr centenary offering.
sE-Bettcr late than ever. Maryland, find.
ing longer resstlnce us less, now comes into
line and ratifies the Fifteenth Amendment 1t
VIII be remembered, however, that she only
gives her assent when her opposition can no
longer serve to defeat tn measure.
gs-For the pres mt Congress contents Itself
with deciding that The il come tax is TO be im'
posed and collected to the close of the present
year. The proposition to extend it is left for
future consideration with the general tax bill
eY-It is asserted that the management of
the Eric and Pitshurg Railroad has passed
into the hands Of the Pennsylvania Central
the necessary legislation and transfers having
been Effected, the change to take effect on The
first of May.
The E'yria CUrsttulionalist tells .
three parties who went pigeon shooting one
night, week before last and returned, uflcl
having fred but scvcn shot', with two hundred
and thirty six birds and OF boy who brought
down al two shots fifty nine pigeons
eY~Susan Anthony says women will nevci
accomplish anything until they stop crying
That is unfortunate, for when they stop cry
ing they will lose their greatest power of ac
complshmcnt. Feminine tears have, since l
world began, cxcrtcd more influence thai
masculine wisdom.
C-Y- A pork firm IN CintinrGt forwarded
lot of bacon to Hong Kons China, last Satur
day. Pigtails generally supposed TO be m
afflx of pork producing animal, and il true
in China as hcreabnuts, the shipping of pork
to the celestial regions, is like carrying coal
TO New Castle
rB-At dedication in Cleveland, Bishop
Simpson who preached the sermon, stated
that the Methodist denomination throughout
the country has dedicated an average of two
churches each day, for every day in the year.
during the past three years or over seven an
nualy, the number included houses rebuilt or
enlarged
eB-The public lequcsts of the late Boyd j.
Mercer of Mansfield are ms follows: To the
Presbyterian University at Wooster Ohio, $50, :
O00 to the School Board Mansfield, Ohio,
$1,000; to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Mansfield, $500 to each Evangelical
Sabbath school ia the city, so.
eB+ Mrs Solomon Hurley Of Springfield,
Ohio, is lying dangerously i'll from the effects
of hydrophobia, Her husband died on the
23d ultimo from the same disease, having been
bitten by rapid dog h,e years previously.
The wife had been II constant attendant on her
husband during his Illness, and is supposed to
have become innCc Hated with the virus by
handling the cloths which had been used in
rcmoving the saliva from his mouth. The
hopes OF her recovery are not strong.