Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-09-16
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EThe National Division of the Sons Of
Temperance have determined 10 admit eolOrcd
men into theirlodges.
CEThe Internal Revenue Department is
now issuihg all denominations of the new nd
hesive stamps, and will exchange the new for
any of the old stamps that may be presented
for redemption.
wMr. Creswell has appointed John Nc
Gonigle, one Of the editors of the Baltimore
Amertoan special agent OF the postofoe de-
Observation-Disclosures al Balimore-with a
salary and prequistes amounting to about
three thousand dollars.
tB-In the absence of any State Democratic
Convention in Arkansas, ihe"New Departure"
dogma has beeen indorsed by "a large gather
ing Of Democrats" near Little Rock The
vagueness of the number OF Democrats re.
ferred to, and the uncertainty Of ther promi-
nence iu the party, make the proceeding ques-
tionable. Tie Arkansas Democracy are Just
as much divided as their brethren IN Virginia.
tB-An evangelist of polygamy and license
has Appeared In Australa-one Fisher--who
breaches free love and great deal of IT, This
creature, says a dispatch, has 1 far been sue
cessful in his pretended mission that he has
persuaded three sister TO marry him. THIS
imitator of Brigham Young has adopted what
he considers tempting bait for new converts
10 his faith and works.
tE Reports from the Wyoming election are
more encouraging for Republicans than for
the RpnnhliPanisn1 nG uu1 I'm
branch of the Legislature, which was largely
Democratic last year, has now Republican
majority but in one county, where the De-
mocracy have q full vote, one sixth OF the
ballbts were cast by the women Shall be
now see all the Democratic Conservatives"
declaring strongly for women sutfragep
EEThe Buffalo Express says 1T has al
ready become apparent that by the death of
Mr.. Vallsadlgham the Ohio Democracy have
lost the only earnest and effective worker who
could have carried the new departure through
with an approximation of success that de-
morallzatlon and ineficiency have been the
principal results Of the experiment; and that,
In brief, the democratic party Of Ohio is rap.
Idly going TO the dogs."
tY-Dr. Livingstone has again been heard
ffem. The British Consul at Zanzibar writes
that the explorer Is slowly making his way
homewaId The satisfaction which this
news causes Is tempered with apprehension of
another big and heavy book of African travel.
Let us hope the Doctor viii procure the ser.
vices OF a trained htterGtsur with lighter pen
than his own. Phen We can be unalIectcdly
glad OF his return home, and will checrnlly
consent TO his staying there, leaylng UlJi to
mourn his absence foreyeA
tS-Party politics occasionally run high in
the North, but the excitement rarely reaches
the pitch reported bYdispatches from Southern
New Mexico. where last grand rally" OF
the Democrats and Republicans terminated In
apiiched battis, and the killing of seven per-
sons, the supposed MORALLY wounding of as
many more, aud the wounding TO less degree
Of about thirty. The political problem. was
complicated still moTe-or perhaps simpllfed
by thA killing Of one Of the Republican can.
didates.
II The exirayagance Of our people, as
shown In excessive importalions, is SO ofien
referred TO that opportunity TO reduce the
figures OF the balance Oh trade against us
whenever II can be fairly done. Is pleasant
occurrence. This Il practicable, Il seems, by
correcting report sent out from Washington
lately. In which the Chief % Me Bureaa o
Statistics was represented as showing that III,
balance Of trade for the fiscal year ending
June Soth. 1871, was against US. But no credf
was allowed In that statement for re-exporia
lions. which, when duly credited. give
balance Of ti0.s96 in our favor, which is de
cided improvement on the discopJsgjRg show
ing Of bs previous account