Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-26
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steam up and Unsuccessful operation.
eH-Copperhead snakes are now dignifed
with the title of "snakes of the new departure
species"
g-The potato blight has developed to an
alarming extent in Ireland. 1t is feared the
erop Is almost ruined
tE-The foot and mouth disease has broken
out among the cattle and hogs near Oxford
Furnace, Warren Co, N. Y.
eB-The female principals of Chicago pub.
lie schools are hereafter to be paid the same
salaries as men performing like work.
CB- About forty actions for damages have
been commenced against the Staten Island
Ferry Company by relatives OF Brooklyn vic
Tins of the late disaster.
El5-A fatal case of Asiatic cholera occurred
at Bellvuc hospital n Y, one the 18Th. La
ter accounts say it was cholera morbus.
~ Fhe horse plague has broken out Sec
ond time, and with greater violence. in the
stables of the Brooklyn City Railroad Compa-
ny. About 200 are hid up.
tS-A number of prominent personages
connected with the. Republic of Liberia have
sailed for the United States on business of an
important nature.
s5s Late foreign papers contain accounts
Of the cholera in Russia, from which it ap-
pears there is heavy mortality from the dis
ease in that country.
cB-A \ correspondent writing to the Massiion
Independent says there is project on foot to
build narrow guage railroad from Akron to
Alliance, and on to New Lisbon.
eE' Several parties have been evading the
New York Quarantine. Men sick with yellow
fever were surrcptitiously brought into the
city by way Of Perth Amboy, two or three
days ago, from the bark ID. ChapIn.
cB- Sufficient returns are received TO indi-
cate the color of the Kentucky Legislature.
twill stand rs follows-llouse, eighty.two
Democrats, eighteen Republican, Senate, thr-
ty-thrce Democrats and three Republicans,
sS-The RerolatiOn says that because women
are not educated to be useful, "nlrn are over
taxed by the eiSort 10 support their families
and that such hard-worked and over-burdenet
men are martyrs to false social theories.
cB-lI. T. Hclmbold, at Long Branch while
cunning, having discharged one barrel, he put
his mouth TO the barrel TO clear it and acci
dentally discharged the other barrel by touch
ing the cock with his knee His injuries art
snghL
tBThe New York Post says "The ring
is broken its members are well aware that II
Inc "a INh nd nl Of a
is busy with plots and counterpots to SAVE
himself and his nearest friends, by sacrificing
the rest"
tB-A lady in Vermont has been made dan
gerOusly i'll from the effects of bite on hci
hand iafjcted by her daughter who is demng
ed. Her hand and arm to the shoulder ar,
discolored, ard symptoms of virulent poison
have appeared.
t3-The failure of the potato crop In Ire
land and the news in regard to the grain crol
in Europe have produced an impression il
Wall street that the foreign markets will taxi
all GU ssnrflus Of wheat as fast as il can comt
10 market
Ia The cable intelligence announces tn,
departure of the Russian imperial fleet will
the Grand Duke Alexis from Croustadt fOl
New York. The arrival is looked for by DC
tober lst, and already preparations on a grand
scale are being made for the reception Of the
imperial visitor
CT~Fizhugh Lee and other rebel officers
have issued a call for an organization of til,
rebel army Of northern Virginia, for the pur
pose OF preparing u history Of its operation,
in the rebellion aud taking steps To have ,
monument erected 10 the memory of the lat,
Robert L. Lee.
A-Two mammoth buildings on Branklil
Square, Buffalo, for the accommodation of ia,
International Industrial Exposition, are com
pleted aud connected with the skating rink b.
astrong bridge sprung over Franklin stree
The building will be open 10 receive goods o
the 4th Of September. The entries are con
fag In rapidly and great success Is anticipated
tHThe other evening the supply of ga
failed at Saratoga, and the huge hotels weF
left In darkness. Candles were sold by tb
inch, and pop, wiue. and mineral water bottle
brought fabulous priGesas improvised candle
sticks. The "AirtS' rather liked tho dar
ways of the long drawn out piazzias, but ana
mothers felt around for their daughters, W hil
the fathers were feeling around for somebody
eise's daughters. Tlrre is no place under III
American skies where gas is more of a necess
ty than al Saratoga. 1Ae only light that wi
answer the purpose therois artificial light
eB-At Duxbury, Mass, on the i7th, the e,
ercises i1 celebration of the erection of MOI
ument to Miles 6iandish on Captains Hi
took place. The oraii0n was delivered
George Horace Binney Sargent The mont
ment will be erected on the highest point
Captains Hill. on land given for that purpo'
by Stephen III. Allen. present owner of h
6tandish estate. II will be fifteen feet higi
6fiy feet al the base, will be Of blocked graz
ite edged, and the remainder Of the sba
rough granite.