Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-05
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tB The corporation of the University Of
Vermont has voted TO admit women to the
university under rules to be hereafter pre-
scnted by the faculty.
gS Statistics show that two.thirds Of the
women in lunatic asylums are wives of farm
ers-overworked wives whose nervous sys-
tens succumbcd after few years of strain
and tension.
EB The Mobile Register rcjoccs because
the new facahy Of the university of Alabama
is composed of "clenn white men" That
kind of white men must be q curiosity In
Alabama!
eB- The IIoughton Gazette says Lake Supe.
rior promises its largest yield of copper and
iron this year, and thA duling the past year
the copper interest of Lake Superior have
doubled in intrinsic value.
rHr There are ten counties in the north
western part of Iowa whose gain from for
eign immigration alone this season will aver
age not less than 500 each, making an aggre
gate Of 5000.
Dr. Geo: G. B!aeksnnn. Professor Of Surgery
in the Ohio Medical College since 1855, died
on the 18Th, of dropsy at Cincinnati. lie was
one of the most distinguished surgeons of the
United States.
eB-The Pacific railroad has diverted the
California trade from Panama. which is not
pleasant diversion for the bamboo city, and il
shows signs of speedy decline. The prospect
Is that the lsthmus will. ere ltng, be an orphan
without any Panama
ltnr all hn oIn 10,
Prince Arthur, the English House Of Commons
voted ii by more than twcnly-iour to one
There Is much discomfort outside af tliis pcn-
sioning another prince with seventy five thou
sand dollars year in gold.
tB- The New York Tribune tcrsely epilo.
mizes the claims Of the Democracybe to put In
possession of the government, because they
affect To- aequiesce In the lriumphs achieved
by the RepaHiean party over their relentless
opposition, in the pithy sentence: Put none
bu, enemies on guard."
cB-A jam took place at the st. Clair Flats,
the other day. by the grounding of vessels
Among the number was' the new four masied
vessel Richard Winsipw. Her draft was II
feet inches, which, IL seems was SO much
greater than the depth Of any cf The channels,
that she could not pass withOut hgtnering.
CB- The adjournment Of the Legislature did
not take away from Columbus all the people
having weakness for wine and women. Its
poliee officers made two hundred and eighty.
seven arrests In July, one hundred and six Of
which were directly iraceaBle 10 liqnor, and
ninety TO tile social evil
t3-Father Hyaeinthe says in letter dated
Rome, July7; II adhere most implicitly to
the declaration signed at Munich by Dr. Dol.
linger and his friends have the assurance
that this great deed of faith; science and con.
science will be the centre and issue of tle re
formatory movement which alone can and
will save the Catholic church"
fS-A FIRE at POints-P Peiri, Guadeloupe, on
the 18th ultimo nearly destroyed the whole
town, and thirty thousand persons were LEFT
without shelter The only buildings that
escaped were the church, theatre, Tribunal
Buildings and the hospital: Many wharves
were burned, and the sugar ready for shipping
desiFoyed.' The fire commenced In the middle
Of the town, and, the wind being very high
the flames spread M all directions. The town
was rebuilt entirely of wood after is'dcsir1lc.
tion by an earthquake in ls43. Supposed 10
have been the work Of an incendiary.
tT-The Postmaster General on Thursday
1eeeiyed from the General PostOiiice at London
formal articles Of the convention negotiated
by DR.. Mcdonald Of our postofiice depart
ment for the exchange Of postal money orders
between the United States and Great Britain
and now awaits execation by the POSTMASTER
General, Win the adYfce and consent Of th'
President The interchange Of postaf money
orders is to commence on the first OF Oct
The limit Of single money order will be s5'
fio sterling. Other details viii be officially
given 10 the public in due time.