Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-06-03

kF The pext Methodist Episcopal General
Conference will, It is-supposed, have TO elect
five or six new bishops, and consequently
there is great deaf OF talk among the Me;ho-
dists as to the men on whom the honor Is Ike
" to fall Among those whose elections is by
many deemed almost certain is the Rev.
Erasuis q Haven. D. D., formerly President
of Michigan University.
ey-At the Presby ytcrian Assembly held in
Chicago last week, Rev. Mr.. Shedd, amssion-
airy from Persia, stated that there were three
fully organized presbyteries In Persia, with
ninety congregations, varying from six hun
dred down to few souls. Thirty years ago
be Persian empire was barrieaded by the Ma
homedans against Christians, but they are
now willing TO hear.
tg- There is a breeze along the banks Of the
Hudson river, over the marriage Of Mr. Henry
Astor o. son. Of William B. Astor, to Miss
SAvina Dynehart, daughter of "poor but
homes" farmer near Rhinebcck. The only
thing mentioned against the bride is her OBJ
scurity. How much more sensible the choice
of a capable country girl than of an incapable
Fifth Avenue belle Why should Mrs.
Grundy critcise ?
t7Y-The election Of Secretary Fish to repre-
sent this Government in the Geneva Confer
ence under the Treaty of Washington VIII
command the approval of those best informed
and the entire satisfaction of the country. 1t
is no secret that he has long sought escape
from the irksome confinement of his present
post and now that the end crowns his work
in the negotiations with Great Britain, he can
retire gracefully and with high honor
eE-At Washington, on Wednesday, consid-
cradle commotion was caused in the Bowen
bigamy trial by production of telegram
from United States District Attorney Davis, Of
New York, with reference to the alleged de.
cree of the Supreme Court of that State of a
divorce of Bow en- in 1865, in which he says
Il think the whole thing fraud and forge
ry Witnesses and proof will come on to-
night" Judge Olin increased Bowen's bail
from $4,000 to $1,000, and the present Mrs
Bovine became bis sunrtf.
cT-Yhe blast furnace at TIE treasury de-
pariment, uscdfor burning mullated currency
was particularly active, the other evening
and the result was that tire rooms of the cash
and redemption divisions were saturated with
a greasy kind of smoke, the smell of which
was intensely disagI eeable, so much so as tc
require tho removal of the carpets, and for &
time prevented some clerks from attending tc
their duties The smoke from the machine
has often permeatel the building to the inicn
disgust of officials and visitors. The beautiful
marble tile in the cash room has been mucl
disfgured, the floor having been turned to ont
Eunifenns brownish color.
| CB-The absurdity of the Ge"ensc by The
Commune, after the walls of Paris were car
ried, is shown by the comparative losses o
the mob defending the barrcades and theil
organized assailants. The casualties of one
corps of the army was only $40, and that 0
the other two could not have been muCl
greater. But during the week of fighting ir
the streets, the Communists lost 10000 il
killed and wounded aud 10000 in prisoners
while their total losses during the siege aggre
gate O., 900 in killed and wounded and Al, ,00
captured Add to these numbers the victims
a'sassinated in La Roquette and La Mazas
and the losses fully equal those of any forme
"re ign of terror in Paris.
~ Though Paris is parlically IN the hara q
of Versaillists, small bodies OF insurgents Still
held commanding positions, whence prero
leum shells are scattered in all directions
Among these points, is the Buttes of Chamon
at Belevllc and Pantin. The Buttes ar
natural defenses, difficult to scale or turn, ant
n very small force can here make formidable
resistance. The rage of thepeople ofPars agans
the Communists has been greatly increased b.
the r wanton destruction ofproperly and the cS
cesses Of the leaders have cost them what litt
Of popularity or sympathy they commanded
. The slaughter OF the insurgents is said to hay
been frightful. Several members of the Com
mune have been shot, Cluseret among I'll
number
GEN Nc Cook is the dcmocratis nomne
for Governor.
REVENUE Commissioner Pleas
anton insists that the New York Central Rail