Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-05-06

leased.
tEThe Insurgs4,s are said to be preparing
10 evscuate oil hhe Southern forts.
IE-The Rebel, James nj. Mason, died at
AlexsndelR. Va, on,the 9sth ult., Of general
dehilsys az
EB-A oall for the Republican State Convcn.
ton lras been issued for the slst of June, at
Columbus.
The Government will sell ten millions
ofgold and purchase eight millions OF bonds
during May.
TThc lower branch of the Austrian Fur.
lament has ratified the naturalization treaty
with the United States
CE-The English House of Commons has
decided that the people own the public
grounds, and not the Cr0wA..
EENew York has been musical vita the
songs of forty y-fve thousand canaries, import
ed within, .he past,fou months.
EBA man passed through Jacksonville, Ill.,,
few days since, who had footed It all the
way from Denver City, col, drawing hand
cart containing efoshing, cooking utensils, etc
lie was on his way TO Indiana.
tFBrigham Young always wears mourn
ing His mother.in-law and wife have got
into the habit of dying at intervals of about
three weeks, and so the funeral weeds are
kept perpetually blooming on his hat.
sEThe constita,ipaality of the Legal
TeAdes Act has been affirmed by the U. s.,
Supreme Court. oreualiHg the decision Of
last year. The Court stood five TO four 1t is
said, the new justices changing the result.
rE-At New Britain Connecticut, Professor
Hayden with Stone 8 Murray's Circus, made
an ascension. a. O balloon. When at altitude
of a thousand feet tho balloon burst, and de-
scended so rapidly that the Professor had
leg broken and was otherwise injured.
eE-The Ku-Klux congressman are vegy. IN
dignalt at the South Carolina member, Elliott,
not so much because he d black, as because
he eNeels all of them in debate. To be
negro is bad enough in the seHth !; but to be
able at the same time is absolutely unpardona-
bic.
EIEusan W. Hall has retired from the
Portage County Democrat, after nm editorial SER
vice Of about thirty years ,resigning the manage.
ment of the paper iAto the hands of his son.
II. r. w. Hall. The DenOeysS will continue
10 rank among the ablest and beat Of weekly
Republican, journals.
tB-fhe survey of The Mapapi route for
Ship Canal, has been completed. Explores
assert that the line will be less than thirty
miles from the Pacific ocean to Atrats,
and the elevation 6ia feet. The cost of the
work is estimated to be $s0,O00000. Within
fortnight the route In question will be dis
posed of.
sB- Spring time has como with the Indians
and the predatory bands of the worst tribes
are upon the war, traik We sec as yet no
cause 70 spprehend general war, however If
the troops do not assert their authority and
power with too much ygor, and the agents
do not fail to keep the promises of the Gov
ornment.
eEPaul b. Du Chaillu who is known
throughout the woEld for his discoveries and
wonderful adventures in. Equatorial Africa,
particularly for his discovery of the gorilla
and other animals unknown before, Is. about
TO visit I.apland, Sweden, Norway and the
more northen parts of Europe. to make o.hcr
explorations.
tB-The Cincinnati Daily and Weekly Times
newspaper WAS sold on the Goth ult., at execu.
tors sale. The paper was appraised at $780,.
900. 1t was purchased, after spirited bidding,
lry ". Is: Davis. on behalf of the Chronicle
Company, for si3s,550. On Monday last the
Iiaes and OhroniciS were united and issued es
an evening paper,
tE Tho proposition to remove the Soldiers
Orphan Home from Xenia to White Sulphur
Springs ELECTED spirited debate In the House,
on the Goth ult., but was finally defeated by
IN In hu Ia oh
cd that the State pald $4,000 for property at
White Sulphur Springs that no sane maa
would give $4,000 for
Tucson, Arizona dispatches of the date of
April 10Th. say Captain Moore with q hand
ful of troops, killed thirtE-fon Indians in two
fights. The troops have corraled l20. Apnches
at Dragon Mountain, east of Tucson. and have
hopes of killing the entire band The valley
fDT forty miles Is being deserted by settlers
fleeing TO Tucson TO avoid the Apaches.
eSrInnigsstion TO Northern Kansas, says
the Emporia Nesrs, continues very heavy.
Large numbers of newcomers go west from
Atchison on every train, and continual
stream of wagons are constantly passing into
the great homestead region of Northwestern
Kansas. The crop prospects, ara Eapy fine,
and larger baeadh of land will be planted
this season than ever before.
EE-The most serious objection, says the
Tribune, 10 the action Of JUSTICES Strong aud
Brady Of the u s. Supreme Court, In the
late Legal Tender case, is that they overturned
and brought into contempt recent very care.
ful decision of their own Court, by ruling,
with little argument and in unusual haste, ON
the si3s On WHICH they had but u shoit TINA.
before been paitla advocates.
tB- The "Demoeratio' victory in New
Hampshire was MT so complete as the hungry
gsnilemen Of the party supposed! Albthe re-
turnE being now In, It appears that the House
Of Representatives will stand, Republicans 160
"Dcmocrats' and Labor Reiomers 1893. In
the Senate ans 8 Republicans and Demo
'crats," with 2. vacancies. The seats of 4
democrats" In tho. Uouse will probably be
contested.
TThers Is now no Interference with the
mails. In any OF the Southern States. The
LouiaEille mail, which was suspended, 10 run
ming regularly, . portion Of tho route being
guarded by United States troops. The actor
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