Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-06-17
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
ksHTApULA, OHIO.
Saturday Morning, June 18th, 1871.

EF-The food in New Orleans Is still re.
eeding.
tE-Over 1000 Chinese immigrants arrived
at San Francisco on tine 29th inst
CwIhe weather of the past week was I'm.
usually cold In England, for this season Snow
fell in Yorkshire on the morning of the goth.
CE-It is said that a few weeks before the
gospel of the "now departure" was preached
at Dayton, Vallsndigham made visit to New
York and had several talks with Tweed and
Sweeny.
tB-Cleveland Presbytcry gave $1900O0 to
the memorial fund-a larger percentage than
any other Presbytery in the country. OF this
sum the city of Cleveland contributed all but
$4,000.
tE~lt is a singular fact that while almost
every other great commercial city ia the
world is gaining rapidly in population, Liver.
pool, the great mart of English trade, has lost
thiriy.fve thousand in ten years.
sE-The city of Denver, Colorado, has estab-
lished a roadway fer pleasure driving one
hundred feet wide and over two miles long
Il has two driving tracks and five rows of
trees.
az Andrew johnson has been interviewed
with regard to Vallandigham's programme
and says he thinks there are some. sensible
points in it, but that the Democracy mustn't
depart too much.
C1-Grace Greenwood had consultation
with Secretary Boutwell,, on Saturday, relative
TO her application for the position of amanu
ensis in one Of the bureaus of the Treasury
Department.
E8" Specimens Of valuable coal discovered
at Dearborn river Montana, on the line of the
Northern Pacific, have been received at Wash
ton also, specimens which are the nearest ap-
proach TO anthracite Of anything yet found
a est of Pennsylvania.
tB-In addition to the weight of woo which
the French people are suffering, the harvest
prospects are discouraging. Much OF the
seed which was sent over TO France by citizens
of the United Safes was failure and dsap.
pointment.
tBThe President has finally decided to
make a trip 10 the Pacific coust the middle OF
August in company with Senator Nye. He
will visit Salt Lake City, Nevada, California
and probably will go 10 Portland, Oregon in a
revenue cutter.
Secretary 2Duiwell has received in
formation from San Francisco that n lot of
foreign made Waltham watches have been i'm,
ported by dealer in that city, under the act
OF March 3, 1871 The Secretary refuses them
admission to entry, a1d the watches must be
sent back to the country they came from.
4 statute to MORSE, the Electrician, was ln-
veiled at Central Park, New York, on the 10th
inst, before large assemblage Of the people
Gov. Hoffman presided, Gov. Claflin of Mass.
removed the covering, and Wm Cullen Bry
ant pronounced The Grafton. Mr.. Morse W
present and witness of the act of gratefu
recognition Of the boon his genius had be
slowed upon the world
s95-Even in Brazil we may hope, the day.
Of Human Slavery are numbered. The out
side pressure which has been made upon the
Emperor and his Ministers has finally resulted
in the introduction into the General Assembly
of u bill for the emancipation Of the slaves be
longing TO the Go ternment Brazil mus
sooner or later give up her two million o
slaves Fortunately, no foolish prejudice o
color stand in the way Of this coming event
u Information from trustworthy source
state that the Indians have come down il
foTce upon the IIudson's Bay Company
buildings at ShebandOan, and have buInet
steamers, buildings material, and tools. The.
have Also stClen all the provisions in stor,
The condition Of affairs is most alarming, an
il is impossible at present to guess the eXten
and meaning Of this sudden and deslrucliv
attack. The people are in state OF til
utmost terror
sB-Gen. Sherman cannot be used as Pres
idtnlial candidate, and is greatly annoyed b.
being SO often nominated" by indiscrec
friends and tricky politicians. In n receu
letter he tries 10 nail the matter thusly "
hereby state and mean all that say, that
never have been and never will be n candida,
for President That if nominated by eilhc
party, should peremptorly decline, and eve
II unanimously elected | should decline l.
serve. If YOU can find language stronger T.
convey this meaning, you are ut liberty t
use IT,"
t8- Divinity in this age is not LETT eom'or
lees Or. Hall, OF tie Filth Avenue rresb,
terian Church, N. Y, receives $4,000 yea
IN gold salaFy aud ?rcquistes f; DIR, Dix, {
Trinity, has $4,000 and rectory, and d
Potter, Of Grace, an equal sum. DIR, Tyni
the elder, has $1,000 and rectory, DIR
Dewitt and Ormiston, of the Reformed Churc
$1,000 each, while Drs. Adams and Crosby
being themselves wealthy, are paid bul 80
900 each. Handsome prequisites also attac
To tho performance of matrimonial rite
Beeohsr, Tying aud others moro often rcceiv
800 OF $500 than $50 and 81 600 fees are IL,
unknown. New Years remembrances are
like comfortable character
DECORATION OF LINCoLN's ToMB.-Tl
Springfield Qll.) State Jom7'df says thu
on Decoration day the tomb of Pres
dent Lincoln, near whish the ceremonl,
took place, was most beautifully decor
ted with flowers, wreaths and evergreen
The urns at either side of the tomb col
tanned rare and beautiful flowers viii
along the whole front, wrea'hs we