Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-05-13
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
AsHTABULA, OHIO
Saturday Morning, May Is, 1871,

rE-The District of Columbia is to have a
regiment Of National Territorial Guards, to be
composed mainly of colored war veterans.
EEThe Columbia Is. C) Union, remarks
that "there are as many white men, in proper
iion 10 theh numbers, w South Carolina. who
can nei,Asr read or write as there are oobped.
tTPreparaiions are being made at the In-
terror Department Cor sending immediate sup
plies 10 the dissatisfied Indians Of Red Clouds
band.
= tE-A car load of silk worm cocoons, worth
&5O0,0O0 passed over the New Jersey Railroad,
on Thursday, shipped from California to
England.
tE-Owing to the unusual scarcity and low
rates of freight, some of our American vessels
are looking about for cargocs to Liverpool
1t is now some years since the Lake and
European trade comparatively ceased to exist,
and from present indications we strongly pre-
dict its revival at kerry early period.
eE-The jeremiad of the Democratic Con-
gnessmen does. not at all please the Cincinnati
Enquirer. the leading central organ of the
party. 1t complains that it is wanting in
Vigor and energy of expression. and is too
much after the style of an Ordinary political
address 10 have much influence upon the pub
lie mind.
sE-Six miles down Black River from the
village of Black River Falls, in Wis, says the
Banner, millions Of pigeons have built their
nests, and the woods are literally alive with
them. The spOftsasen are having good
time shooting pigeons Farmers engaged in
sowing wheat complain bitterly of the ravages
Of these pigeons on their wheat fields.
CEuon. James NJ Ashley, recently ap-
pointed commissioner of the United States
10 act in conjunction with the commissioner
oS the confederate tribes of Indians for run
ming the line along the western boundary of
Arkansas and Missouri, and southern boundary
of Kansas, left on Tuesday, for that country.
He is authorised TO select the requisite number
of scientific men for the purpose.
tB-PaYson Browphow looks pale, shaky
and feeble, as though his tenure on this
life was growing small hut he has continued
10 look so for so long and yet continued to
live, that spcculations as TO The probabilities
of life or death with him are vague and vain.
Though In appearance he muGh resembles
ghost or n hieaehed mummy, yet there may
lie a quarter of century Of earthly existence
in store for him yet.
tB-The Southern people promise TO punish
themselves by their violent treatment of the
negroes. In South Carolina the negroes in
several counties are siampeding from their
tl,a
inevitable result will be the suspension of
farming operations and the failure of the crops
In this way an act of injustice and wrong will
bring its own swift peAaliy. The malevolent
South Carolinians can "ehow lie sud of dis.
appointment" in poverty IL they drive out the
labOrers who insure them all the prosperity
they enjoy.
tB- Information, liy private letters from
Florida that Mr.. Mahoney, Republican mem
her Of the Lower House, Florida Legislature,
was hilledl In Lake City, the 2Gtlof April
The report ID that quarrel was provoked to
secure an apology for killing him. He wfsa
Southerner and Confederate soldier, but
some time ago Joined the Republican party
and wasclected to the Legislature in Novcm-
asserting that about the time of Mahony's
death three men appeared In Tallahassee for
the awowed purpose Of assassinating Governor
Reed:
tB- Reports arc continually received at
the Internal Revenue Oiftce of the efforts of
organizations in The Southern States to pre-
vent enforcement of The rcwenue laws, Among
Ia r.,
banald, asserting that there Is much Illicit
disiIuing In the Second district Of Missouri
In, Eaaay instances, the Supervisor says, regular
Ku Kjuk notices have been sent To officers of
the reyenae department. The collectors of the
internah yeyehue report, In connection with
this subject thSb several officers of that bureau
have been detarTed from the proper perform
ance of their oflsgssll functions and troops
have been called for ia. prevent outrages on
Government officers in tho. performance of
their duties.
IT, Boston subbcd Fisk and his regiment,
and Fisk then executed a flank movement
The Mayer Of Boston told Fisk ana his regi
ment TO so ~ Volcano, or any other post
Office in the oil regions. but the Governor was
IHOTc COitcOus' Oh rbk HAS HitItcU u lvtter
TO the Mayor concluding with this stingcr
"IIaying waited sufllciept time for your de-
cision, and my regiment mob having received
from you the courtesy of n reply, have ap-
piled IN the name OF the regiment 10 his Ex.
celleaey The Governor of the Commoaw ealth
for psRassion TO enter your city, and he has
most courteously and promptly granted the
request IbeG, therefore, that you will relieve
the Common Council from further considera.
tiOn of the subject III their action or inaction
10 q matter OF perfectiadi1ference 10 the gen.
ilemen under my commsTsd Fancy the drill
on Boston Common after this
The Democratic members of Congress have
issued an address. The most noticeable feat.
ures Of II ass the following sections adyislng
the sonlh TO peace, and denying any rss2Onsl-
hjliiy for Ku-Klilx doings:
WE earla,siil- snireat 0ur friends In, Gli
paris OF the sniQn to spare no effort 10 mains
tain peace aud 0rlea Ia carefully protect the
rights of every ciijzcn, 10 preserve kindly re-.
lallOns among all man and tO niscountenAncc