Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-05

~ statedy was travelling under my charge.
1t is deemed due to myself, as we'll as
my PERSONAL friends, to state nneuiivocal.
ly and without delay, that the story in
whole and IN all its essential parts, is un-
mistakably the instigation of malice,
and is hereby pronounced utterly false.
Signed, JEFFERSON DAVIS.
FIFTY MILLroHs-At the meeting of the
stockholders of the l.. S. & NJ. s. company al
Cleveland on the 27th ult., the $15,OO0,0O0 in.
crease of the capital came up and was voted
upon. 3s,t49IS shures of stock were voted
upon in favor of the increase, and S6IS shares
were opposed to such increase. The increase
was therefore sustained by more than a two.
tAirds vote Of all the stockholders of the CON-
pany, which makes the caDital stock an even
$50,000000. 1t is Understood that the object
Of this increase is to dcfray the expense OF
double tracking the whole line, now being
carried into effect The rail used for this pur.
pose beyond the west Saybrook line, as we
noticed last week, was the common iron rail.
but this sdeof that line, steel rail is used. and
we understand that it is coming forward with
considerable facility and likely to keep up
the supply.
A BOLD RoBDERT was committed at mid
day, on Saturday, the Goth, at the house of
LUTHER =. GAY, about six miles from Medina,
Hinnkley town hp. Mr.. Gay is man about
sixty, and occupied the place with married
son, who, with his wife, were absent. Mr.
Gay was occupied at his barn some few rods
hOucp in tbo
and gave notice of the presence of stangers.
While on his way to the house to learn the
cause of the alarm, he met couple of stran-
gers and was about to speak when one of
them stepped up to him and presented pistol
at his head, while the other elupped him on
the shoulder and went through Gle form of an
arrest on the charge of counterfriting. He
vas at once ironcd and blinifolded and taken
to the house. Here they bound his feet and
tied him to bed upon which he was thrown.
The key of the safe was demanded, but not
finding it the safe was blown open and robbed
OF $4,000 in bonds and several thousanl in
bills. They made their escape though not
until they had been seen. Upon notice being
given to the police ut Cleveland, on Monday
morning early, suspicion at once fell upon two
brothers named FOSTER, who kept tavern at
Brighton, and they were arrested and recog-
nizcd by Mr.. Gay. None of the bonds were
found. The prisoners were taken TO Medina
county on Tuesday for examination.
While the ferry boat HeMfeld, was lying at
White Hall dock, N. Y city, with a full bsd
of passengers, about ready to start out, at IL
z. NJ, on Sunday, her boiler exploded, with
out warninr, while all was gaiety, q I'd IS
souls were hurled into eternity, and l42 more
manned and scalded. The work of diving
and graphing for other bodies was going on
when this number was given. and probably
the number of deaths will be increased. An
leads TO the conclusion that the
cause was due rather to excessive pressure
than want Of water, or any defect OF the
boiler.
The Atlantic g. Great Western railroad has
been sold out-the Pennsylvania portion at
on the 22nd ult the New York
portion at jamestown, on the 18Th and the
Ohio portion at Akron, on the Goth. Senator
Thurman and General Mcclellan, represent
sale, and the former was the purchaser. AT
Akron, but one bid was made, and that by
Senator Thurman, viz-four million four hun
drcd and thirty-fve thousand and five hun
drcd dollars
A TROUBLESOME REGULATIoN.-By reports
TO the Treasury Department it appears that
law passed through Congress by Senator
Chandler is giving the collectors of all lake
ports a great del Of trouble. One of its lca-
lures is that any vessel touching at an inter
mediate port between the ports of clearing
and destination should not report at the Gus
tom house the master should be fined $40, A
case is pending where vessel cleared at
ltacine, Wisconsin, for Buffalo, stopped at
Chicago without reporting to the collector,
and he subsequently cXacted fines amounting
to $l20 for this dercliction of dnty. An ap.
peal was made to the Secretary of the Treas
ury for reiunding the amount and the collector
was ordered TO return the money, as Chicago
was certainly not nm intermediate port. The
department has vainly cndcavOred to fix some
rule by which collectors at lake ports, who
nFe constantly making blunders under the act
referred to, may be guided in the transaction
of business, and now announces that every
case will have to be acted upon scyerally
hereafter.
Mr.. WELEss fthe midnight oil and
tancy-for-facts statistician,) claims tha.
his scheme of tariff Oh tea, coffee.
sugar, ETC., and 35 per cent, Oh luxuries,
running down to 10 per cent. on articles
of comfort or necessity, with great raw
Gncluding the farmers wool,
Of course) on the free list, in short, q
tariff for revenue only, ignoring protec-'
tion, and thus really discriminating
against ourselves and in favor of for
eigners, would enable our manufacturers
to do more, and benefit all. What
British manufacturers want in our
is t4wer manufacturers here,
and if they thought this reyenue-tariff
scheme would increase our manufacturers
they would oppose it but they fay or it,
and that tells the whole story--it is an