Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-12-02
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
k@TABULA. OHIO.
Saturday Morning, Dec. I'd, 1871.
ITEMS.


EAcsordise 10 a minute examination Of
the fNotSby tie Gazette. Cincinnati last year
disburssd 90, $780, 500 for lager beer.
At Prospec, Park, N. Y, on the 18th, the
horse Kingston and mate beat Honest Allen
and mate, the best time being 2:17I-the same
as Dcxler's best time-purse $4,000.
W-The English capitalists visiting Cali.
foruia, propose examining the Tulc lands in
Sacramento, San Joaquin and Vallejo, with n
view Of entering on a large reclamation pro.
ject They report lavorably aud will start for
London via New York.
eETho Philadelphia programme for Alexis
includes military review next Monday, q
visit to League Island and the Navy Yard,
and winding up with grand ball in the eve
ming lie leaves on Tuesday. The officers of
the Russian feet will also be invited to become
the citys guest.
tJ The soul of British Free Trade was in
the utterance of Lord Brougham in Parlia.
uent in 1Sl5-"England can afford to incur
sone loss on the export of English goods, Tor
the purpose of destroying foreign manufac.
lures in their cradle" Destruction Is the
honest word
tB Monday OF last week will lorg be re-.
membered by theprinters of New York On
that cay the venerable Joseph Bradley com.
pleted his ninety-sixth year Mr.. Bradley is
She Oldest living printer in the United States,
II not in The world. He still works at the
case In the Sun Office, and for correslness and
speed can put to blush many who are scores OF
years his juniors.
tB-A late order from army headquarters
directed that the conviction of any soldier of
felony should be followed by his dismissal
from the British army. The soldiers com.
menced stealing whatever they could lay their
hands on, TO secure their conviction and dis.
mssal from the ranks, and to prevent the
serious depletion Of the regiments tho order
had TO be modified
tF The arrest Of Controller Connolly OF
the New York Ring, is something of a sur.
prise, as 1t was understood that he was to he
let ffce in return. for having turned States
evidence But il seems there is to be no let
up on that account What makes ConnOllys
not become bail for him, because he had turn.
ed against them, whilst among the honest por.
tion OF the community there are now very few
disposed to give any kind of countenance to
ring member, much less bc9ome surety for
him And yet we can't readily see why Dr.
Greeley might not Just as properly enter bail
for him as JEFF. Davis. The one stole the city's
pelf, the other robbed the government and
spread carnage, bereavement and mourning
'Niousn 'ne iaho' GS.
tE-T The Gazette, published at Worcester,
hsssachusetts, says: "Within tho past few
days several singular looking birds have been
found in this vicinity, and reports from other
locations indicate til at they are scattered over
the eastern portion of the State. They are
from eight to ten inches in length, bright black
on tie head and back, and white on the under
part of the body, web footed. with three toes,
and with the legs placed so far back on the
body as TO compel the bird 10 stand perpcndi-
cularly They are identified as specimens of
o the Little AUX Of the Arctic regions, and
their presence here. is an indication of severity,
in tho upper regions, of the recent storm
unusually cold season to come"
tBThe finances Of Ohio are in good condi.
ton Ohio is sound and reliable Rcpubli-
can State, and the policy of the party has
been 10 manage the affairs of the State ecomo.
mically. The New York Herald says of our
State debt: "The great State of Ohio, the
third in the republic in population, is in n
happy financial condition. The debt is a little
less than nine millions Of dollars-a small
one for Ohio-which places that State In
very favorable light compared with other
large SIate0. Though the debt is small COM
paratively 1t was decreased last year seven
hundred and thirty.fvo thousand dollars.
Here is an example for the city and State OF
New York and the !locid governments of other
States which have large debts and are aug.
menIing them greatly and inconsideralely.