Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-11-04
The October reduction Of Ne ppbile debt i.
nearly ea.ODo 600 t

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iva dispatch. fboa Yorkville, South Caro-.
lima, ssys HAT u.artial law having been .dcclars
ed against the Ku. Klux, ssventy.fve have
voluntarily surrendered and made full confes-
sion, one hundred Of the worst cascs are in
Jail. and over three hundred have LEFT for
change Of air. The organization is reported
crushed in that neighborhood. .----.-------. -
The OFFICIAL RETURNS Of the late election
from all the counties in this State, were re-
ceised by the Secretary Of State on the 2Zth
ut.' Noyss, for Governor, has 2ss.s7s. NC.
Cook, eis,io5i and Stewart tProhibiiion), A..
OS4 Noyes majority over McCook is 90, 1856.
The total vote of the State was 450, ,402 The
Republican vote is 1850 larger than last
! year; tho Democratic, $4,000 larger, and the
Prohibition, 1,22h larger
THE DEATH OF GEN. RoBr. ANDERsoS, the
hero of Fort Sumter, at Nice, on the Mediter.
ranean, is announced. His age was 81 years.
He was Kcntuckian by birth, and, graduated
| at West Point in 1925 LIE served in the
Black Hawk war, the Flcrida war and the
Mexican war, in which he received severe
wound. His connection with the rebellion is
no doubt fresh in the mind of the reader
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B-speaking of the late canvass in Ohio,
the State journal says; Grants denomination
was not made an issue. but his administration
and the probability of his denomination were
publicly discussed, and just so much SO as
though it was direct issue. And the Repub-
lican State ticket was elected by a largely 10.
creased majority" And again Republican
speakers during the campaign, almost without
exception, made the point that the present ad-
ministratlon was u, most successful and popu-
lar one, and this everYwhens was received
with demonstrations of approval. The speech
! OF Governor Dennisoh before the Young
Mems Republican Club Of this city, was no.
table instance OF this The applause that fol-
lowed the Governors Endorsement Of The ad
ministration, and his prediction that Grant
would be re-nOminatsd and reelected, was
deafening and continuous. And everywhere
| the same spirit has been manifested"
| GRATN's denomination may be taken as .,
foregone conclusion. His straightforward
determined honesty takes fast hold upon the
popular heart.
THE PoLYGANnTs.-Ghief Justice M'Kean
is making IL rather uncomfortable for the
much married Secrs, Elders, and Prophets of
Salt Lake. Ills policy seems not only 10 meet
out to'the evil the punishment IL deserves, but
to bring that punishment TO bear on the out
set, boldly and manfully upon the fathers and
founders-tne representative heads of the in.
iquitious institution. III is not always. the
course of law to distinguish against the worst
and more formidable and powerful offenders
The exception in this case, of taking hold Of
the head. devil-BRIGHAM YOUNG, himself,
and then following along down according to.
to the grade of rank. looks us if the movement
was an earnest one, and meant something A
hne has been imposed on Brigham, and Elder
Thomas Hawkins has passed under sentence
of $500 fine and three years imprison onmenl a,
hard labor. Other indictments are out against
some of the more prominent Mormons-somc
for violation of the laws against polygamy
and others for murder, in fulfilling the mission
OF the Danites, who in times past, as the read
er IL aware, was the removal of those persons
who were obnoxious To the faithful apostles,
&c The Mormon officials have appealed to
the President, both by telegraph and mail to
| suspend the proceeding of the Federal author
tiles in Utah, but there is no prospect whatcv-
er that the Administration will interfere In
any way with the United States Marshal and
District Attorney in their efforts tS abolish po-.
lYgamy. On tho contrary, the recent proceed.
ings IN that Territory were virtually inaugur.
ated by orders from Washington.
MAYOR WELLS Of Salt Lake City may con-.
slider himself fortunate in being u ohief aani,
cipal officer just now. Indicted ION murder,
he has been admitted TO bail in the amount of
$4,000, the United States Judge himself
pleading that the Mayor as head of the dity
police, could not preserve order in the city il
he were locked up at Camp Douglas.
Unfortunate Brigham Young has been
mulcled in the civil suit brought against him,
in the amount OF $20S0. This, coming in the
midst Of his other trials, is q grief and burden
to the prophet, who, ii is said, has applied to
the Hon. VIM. NJ. Eyarts to act as counsel
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