Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-10-28
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
AsHTABULA. ONO.
Saturday Morning. Oct, 28st, 1871.
ITEMS.

EE Hon. Thomas Ewing, Sr, ie at the
point of death at his home at Lancaster, Ohio.
Fun reports Of the ss, German expedition
tothe North poN are published. Itis claim.
cd that lhe polar sea wss discovered irts from
ice and warming with whales.
tE-The Ottawa -conespcndcu, Of the To-
fonto Express says the case Of the schooner
Horton, stolen by the Gloucester fishermen, is
simply regarded as a violation OF customs
regulations, ~ 'r'. j..
tits given on the authority of physician
that up TO Mnnday osJof the fire, there were no
less than 900 births in the city of Chicago
many OF tffet1 IN the streets and in carriages
While fleeing to places of safety.
tS-A National Congregational Council is
70 be held at 0berlin uext month, beginning
on the 18th. From six hundred. to a thousand
delegates fromithe diiEerenr States are expect.
ed, and the council will probably continue for
aweek or ten days.
tE Pie Western Female College at o xford,
Ohlof which was burned out last April has
beea rebuilt in finer style than heretofore, and
Mas re-opened on the 18th inst. with an at.
tendance Of one hundred and 6ly young
ladies.
CH-It Is authoritgthScJS stated that the adj
minstratiou' intends to pursue the present
policy in Utah until pOlgamy is broken up in
that Territory. 1t is prepared for. any emer
geDcy in the way Of resistance from tue Nor:
mons
tSrA young lady living near Oil City, while
anuag,d in WI . 4. 4 H.,
washed, ran needle through the palm of lier
hand, from the effects OF which she died in
five minutes. She is said TO have been in per.
feet health atthe time OF the accident.
@-The San Francisco Chicago Relief Com.
mittee has remitted $4,000 to Milwaukee for
Wisconsin sufferers, and has over 100000 ON
hand. The Ladies' Committo has shipped
over athousand new garments, and is now
making more, for Wisconsin and Michigan.
sB-A General Order from the Executive
Committee Of the reorganizcd Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad, anuutnces that on
October l7h, Alr. II f. Sweetser was ar.
pointed General Manager of that road, and
will enter upon the discharge Of his duties at
once.
tB In eighiy-three counties returned 10 the
Secretary OF State, the vote stands Moves,
225, ,4sO McCook, 29G,26G majority, 1924
Last year the counties not n-Fulton Huron
Lawrence, Noble and Washing $500
Republican majority, Prohibition vote 50 TAR,
3,767. Total vote ON Governor, 4305IS; for
Constitutional Convention, 2j7S32, making
s0,l46 majority for Convention.
EE- New York Is not To be exempt from for.
est trcs, II seems, as serious CONGREGATIONS
have already appeared in the counties Just
south OF Lake Ontario. In this double tier of
counties, extending from Niagara to Cayuga
the woods and swamps are burning and IN
Rensselaer, and Ulster Counties the flames have
been raging since Sunday last, with much dunl-
age to property.
tB-A determined woman, dcsirous of ex-
efrising the right Of suffrage at the late eec.
ton, attempted to circumyent the judges ut
one OF the polls in COumbiana county, by
walking up TO the balOt-bos and t,rusting
her ticket in the aperture Unfortunately for
her she had written her name on the back of
her ballot, and II was thus detected and thrown
out.
eB-A letter from cx Commissioner Capron
dated at Teddo, announces tho safe arrival of
himself and Professors Antsell and Pearce,
and their Inauguration ns officials under the
japanese government. They were rendered
grand banquet and assigned quarters in n
palace. The eX.0tlcas seem greatly pleased
with the country and their positions under
the Mikado. Two days before reaching
". Iii. A..
tB-Thc Chicago Times says that if build
ings had been blown up with gunpowder the
fire which was checked at Harrison street at
about two O'Clock on Monday afternoon might
have been checked at the river at twelve
O'Clock. the night before, and tho district of
tho South Division which is now in ruins
might have been entirely saved The plan
was suggested to the fire authorities hut they
we're too crazed with excitement. to listen 20 II.