Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-19
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E8 queen NlClOIlh Is lnulSIHl5eu.
eB~A terrible typhoon has caused great
damage in japan.
tT-Eighteen lives are supposed to have
been lost by an explosion in II Pittston coal
mine.
Is" Secretary Boutwell, has Withdrawn the
4 and AZ per cent bonds of the new U. s.
Loan.
tY-The boiler Of the steamer Chaunuqua
Oh Chautauque lake exploded at the Siaysvile
landing, on Monday evening. There were
about thirty persons on board eight of whom
were killed or have died since, and the re-
mainder badly burned. 1t is expected that
others will die
sB-Information has been received from st
Petersburg that the Russian government has
decided to comply with the request Of Mr..
Fish to recall N. CatacazY. 1t is supposed
that the Russian consul, General Bodsco, will
be detached TO take charge of the legation at
Washington for tue present,
s13' There is little doubt that the President
has rendered to the Hon James NJ. Ashley,
formerly OF Ohio, the mission 10 Brazil. 1t is
said the President stated to Mr. Ashley that
he was now satisfied OF the irresponsible
character of the reports and the dishonest
means brought To bear by politicians to effect
his removal from the GoycrnOrshp Of
Montane.
10 Letters from the South state that the
white and colored Republicans are forming an
armed organization under the name of the
National Guards, the object of which is 10
put down the Ku KluX In some quarters the
movement excilcs considerable alarm Bry
ant, II w,il-known Georgia Republican, is
mentioned US the head Of the scheme in that
State.
s3~Thc London Standard of July 25lh,
publishes the details Of series of terrible
earthquake shocks which recently occurred in
one of the PHILIPPINE Islands. More than
200 persons were swallowed up by the earth,
andeYcry one of them almost instantly kill
ed. Sixty bodies Of the dead have been re.
covered. The rest of the inhabitants lled the
island, which has been utterly depopulaled.
eT-Heavens George Frances Train turning
up again as various and vOluble and yivacious
as ever! Where should he more appropriate
ly be than at Bmmcy, Ireland. from which
celebrated place he writes he is taking two
Turkish baths II day, and recovering his
health When he is himself again he is going
70 France TO organize French colonization in
Nebraska, beginning with . trae of 100000
French Communist or so.
esB-There is n strong effort being made in
Cincinnati TO repeal what are known ~ Sun
day laws, being those that forbid the keeping
open of saloons and other places Of resort OF
amusement, and also lorbids the carrying on
OF secular occupations. The Board OF Coun-
cilmen, q majority of whom are engaged IN
the liquor traffic, have repealed them. II will
now come before the Board Of Aldermen
who, it is expected will not concur in the re-
peal
LB-A cable dispatch announces that the
Chambes of Commerce of Berlin have voted
10 exclude the bonds Of tue city Of New York
from their board, They had heard of the
stealing of $4,000 900 by the Democratic on
cials OF that swinded city, and like prudent
men, have resolved to have nothing 10 dc
Nith the bonds. No one can blame them. II
Ii consoling, however, to know that the thieye:
will not be able TO sell surreputiouslY any
moro bopds and pocket the proceeds,
ty-Dhe national balance sheet has beer
made up, sAd presents good footing Til
receipts Of the government for the year end
ing June 80. 1874, Were $3s3, 1893 ,9i4 50 ex
penditures for the same period were Sa02, ,i77
Ase 25. This includes the $l25 ,570, ,505 pal
out ns interest on the public debt but ii doe
not include l2O,735,li7 ls expendedin pun
ohass- os bonds Tor the Sinking Fund, whlol
would give total net expenditure of S442
0I2, 33s. 80. But the showing is good on'
aud vindieaies.the government economy.