Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-05-27


Geld and Cincinnati Railroad, known as the
Dayton Short Line" were awarded on Fri.
day Of last week. S,eel rails win be used.
Work will commence in fifteen days. The
track is to be ready for the rails by the first of
February Of next year, and for the cars on the
first of the following April.
tSy-General Garfield. nav IN Washington, is
busily engaged in the collection of statistical
and other information on the tariff The
Bureau of Statistics is now preparing for him
an elaborate report, giving the rates and work.
ing of the several tariffs. From the interest
manifested by the general il is presumed he
is qualifying himself for the arduous duties of
the Ways and Means Chairmanship.
The Free Masons of Paris have as little
common sense as their non Masonic fellow
citizens Their marchipS to the ralapars and
disphyiag Masonic. banner, with the intent
to stop the Versaillist attack, is of piece
with tue ahsnrdity, during the German SIEGE
Of summoning the bcsiegng king before a
Grand Lodge in the besicged city, and solemn
ly expelliag him from the Order for noD-at
tendance
at few minutes past ten o'clock, on Wednes-
day morning, on the Treaty of Washington.
Among those who made speeches were Sena-
tors Corbett Vickers, Morrell of Vermont,
Thurman, Morton and Kelley. All the
amendments were voted down by large ma
jorities. The Treaty was finally ratified by
vote of so to Ia. The Injunction of seeresy
has not yet been removed
esB~ The mystery of the Martin Green peach
orchard girdler al Benton Hasbor, Michigan
has been solved by a detective, who since the
| ffth occurrence Of the outrage has been work
ing the matter up. William Cornwe'l is the
perpetrator, aHd has taken this method for
several years TO revenge himself upon Green,
who borrowed $1,000, the earnings of a life
time, from him, and them failed, forcing him
10 loose it all,
t1- The cable announces the death of Sir
John Frederick William Herschel, one of the
most celebrated astronomers of the present
century, and only son of Sir William Herschel,
the illustrious discoverer of the planet Uranus.
Sir John Herschef commonly designated as
"the Younger y reached the age Of 70 years,
not quite equalling the extraordinary longevity
characteristic Of his family--his father having
lived to 81 years
tB- Mrs. Lincoln and her ~ n Tad" have
returned from Europe. "Tad," who has been
away to school at Frankfort. on the Main, is
now twenty years old, and speaks with a
strong foreign accent He is represented as
smart and intelligent, with a pretty coed
knowledge of human nature for one of his age
He evidences very strong dislike for news
paper publicity, and expresses wish that
editors would stop talking about his moth
err"
EB- A baby show was held in st. Louis
last week, in connection with the festival for
the benefit of the Good Samaritan hospital
and created an immense sensation among the
ladies. The hall was jammed and competition
very lively. Eighty single babies, seven pair
) Of twins and one set of triplcts were ON exhi
biton. The FIST prize was awarded to Johr
Walker, four months old, weighing thirty.sev
, en- pounds second to John B. German, sever
months old, weighing twenty six pounds.
tB-Thc Blue Noses will never get over the
repeal of Reciprocity. The debates in til,
New Brunswick Legislature show that the OBJ
iections to parting with "the Invaluable fishe
ry rights" arise from tho fact that no free en-
try to American markets for their coal, lum
ber and ships is granted as an equivalent
And they have therefore resolved in Leglsla
, ture assembled that If we do not give then
= free trade they will not give us free fisheries
A. D,;l
Conn, Sunday or two ago, an attempt wa
made to collect the tax of pew.Owner, be
y fore permitting him to occupy his pew. A
immense row followed. Recalcitrant pew
owners pitched into the sexton; wome
, screamed; pew-owner drew pistol but d
not, we believe, shoot anybody. The lamb
OF this bridgeport flock seem TO be rathe
frisky, and to be in sort of transition state
=, =, and good Darwinians might say that they wer
turning tigers. We are sorry for the shepherd
and heartily wish him more bucolic aock
tB-The Columbus Journal says "Th
n latest style for mothers who feel children I
,. bo an incumbrance is not TO advertise ther
q for adoption, or leaYo them on door steps, O
J. throw them down privy vaults or box ther
n up and throw them away in graveyard. A
these are antiquated and played out. Til
IS fashion now Is to wrap the little thing up in
y Ibox, and slip 1t into one of the freight ears
= an outgoing train This is an improvement
Is on Moses in the burushes, for the baby is sur
Il TO fall into the rough arms of some big hear
s. cd railroad man, who treats IL with nor
!" tenderness than its unnatural mother. W
5, have noted three cases of this sort In III
a weekly papers for the last week, In this Stat
IS PARIS AGAIN HUMILIATED.-Insol