Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-10-01
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ty-Thc census gives Boston 253,92l inhab-
tants.
C4r French war vessels are capturing Ger
man merchantmen ia the Caribbean Sea.
s%-st Louis arrests its gamblers for vagran-
cy and fines them five hundred dollars each.
tY-The city comptroller authorized The
issue of $150,00O in city bonds for erection OF
an observatory in Central Park, n. y.
t#-The corner stone of new Congrega-
tlonal church has recently been laid, at New
Haven, Conn.
tE-Georgc G. Howe Of Spencer, Indiana,
after experimenting in the raising of figs, has
come TO the conclusion that they can be cult
waited with profit in that latitude.
t=-The priests refused to ofilciste at the
burial of American Consul Parsons, who died
at Santiago dc Cuba, bui the Spanish general
in command there compelled them TO do 50.
tY-The Detroit Post says that one Of the
most accomplished tonsorial artists in that
city is n married woman, who is not only
young but good looking.
tE-Thc Jews of New York are opening
schools on Sunday and debating upon the
propriety of celebrating Sunday as a day Of
rest, instead Of Saturday as heretofore.
Cg-A quantity of tools in hardware store,
in East Saginaw, Mich, were recently SO
charged with magnetic properties, during tho
prevalence of n thunder storm, that they at
tracted nails tacks and screws.
tB-A private letter from Mobile, dated the
middle of last week, says on the dayof writing
there were thirty cases of yellow fever in the
city, and the disease was spreading
tE-There are 1859 places of dissenting
worship in England and Wales. The Metho-
dsts have the greatest number, viz : 1893 :;
the Congregationalists stand next, 2,252 the
Catholics have G30. and the Mormons S6
GB-The Catholics of Flushing Long Island,
have resolved to send their children to the
public schools Heretofore, they have sup
ported school Of their own OF about 4j0
pupils.
GY-The present census shows the city of
Erie TO have 1912 inhabitants, against 0,4l0
ten years ago. The city of Cory has G,Sl4,
with no existence in 1859 with which to com
pare is growth in decade.
tB-Thc leaders of the Red Republicans are
not, rs has been commonly supposed, Louis
Blanc and Victor Schoclcher, but Gus,nyo
Flourens and thai audacious adventurer and
incisive writer, General Cluscret.
cT-And now 1t is said that Brigham Young
and his cabinet are busy in founding n new
Zion" in Ari2ona-a sort of holy OF holics of
Mormonism-to whose scqucslcred retreats
none but the Simon pure saints will be admit
ted
tB- The race at Beacon Park, en- the 23d,
$1,000 to the first horse, 500 to second, $500
10 the third and $500 to the fourth, was won
by Goldsmith Maid in three straight heats
Time 2:90l, 2:2i, @:29l3 The American Girl
won the second money and Mountain third.
t3-A German paper ports that the soldiers
of the Forty tllrd Prussian Intpntry strapped
their knapsuCks to their breasts during The
battle ut Metz. Ga the night of the battle
many of them found out that they owed their
lives to this foresight, rs somc orlhc knnpsac!is
were literally riIdlcd with bullets.
g9- The GoYernment of Brazil has ordered
that all cemeteries hereafter laid out shall re-
serve a corner for the burial Of "Protcsants
unbaptsed infants, suicides and other inlidcls !
also that, with the same object Il corner in ia,
principal cemeteries shall BE- sccuarised or th'
blessing taken away.
tB-The Republican Congressional Convcn
iion for the First Virginia district on Wcdncs
day, the 2lsl, nominated Dr. Norton, coored
for Congress, The white members Withdrew
and nominated DIR. Douglas, white The con
tending parties on Thurs0ay agre4d to sabmi
their difficulties to the Nati0nll ENccutiy,
Committee.
tB-The San Francisco butchers use no ic,
for their meat and need none In that dry
climate meat keeps u long time without ice
and improves rapidly as long ms it remain
sweet. The consequence T. that the butcher
can keep their meat aryorsl days before cN
posing it for L., AMI i; /, lhru tender aud Il
the best poasi3'c ndhioa loi the table,
EE-The population of Rhode Island Il 9l5,
800, Of which the tily Of Providence has ncul J.
one-thrd-GS,8.O 'Iac ov,sis rclurus show
very considerable nee. s.oa ol Canadians {,
lhe population. 1ag N,NA ut Warwick, 20
example. returns not lea than 1900 Othc
towns report large numbers OF this class of on
cratiyes.
t8-A dispatch from Erie was received b
the owners, Messrs. Palmer & Pennington,
Cleveland, on Monday morning last, announ,
ing the sinking OF the bark Indiana, OF lhi
port some Is miles, on Saturday night vii
the prospec, Of proving n total loss, The ere
were all saved aud arrived safely Ia Erlr. III
Indiana was loaded with paving and curbin
stone, bound FROM Buffalo to Clcyeand.
There are In Baltimore from thirty 10 for,
packing oyster houses, having capital ,
from $l5.OO00OO Ia $4,000 900 Fifteen ihnt
sand hands of all ugrs nnd all races. and ,
both sexes, are employed In opening oyster
Some p9cklng-hOu open 1000 bushels
day. There il a certain process 10y which N
oysters are packed in lin cans 81 i6at they wi
keep In perfect order an indefinite length
time, and are in this state sent all over Il
world. They are first steamed in the she
A crate full are rolled into huge sleam.box
for this purpose.
The NATHAN MuRDEn.-A chap nam
Francls.J. Kcpling was arrested At Schuylk
Haven Penn. 90 Friday, on suspicion Of col
piicity In the Nathan murder, was arraign
and committed for further examination. 7
prisoner protests his innocence and treats 1
whole affair as q joke, but the intention Is