Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-12-21
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
AsH.TABULA. OHIO,
Saturday Morning, Dec, q, 1879.
ITEMS.

York. has been elected Episcopal bishop of
Massachusetts in place OF bishop Elsibdrn,
rscenuy deceased.
eg bic storm Is in progress ia England.
barge tracts are inundated telegraphic com.
municat,on is interrupted, aud many casual.
ties are reported,
az a bi.fto remove the Capitol % West.
trn Virginia from Charleston to Wheeling
passed the House ou the 18Th, ly vote OF
thirty three to thirty. Il is believed the. lill
will not pass the Senate.
One of the most destructive fires that ever
visited the city Of Toledo, broke out on Sun.
day morning last end destroyed prop rty 10
the aa.oupt of $3.50, 10000. Ohc fireman was
lsiled aid another had his arm broken, and
narrowly escaped death from the falling walls
t1- The Ninth Annual Meeting of the Ohio
Dairymen's Association will be held at the
American Hotel in Cleveland, on Wcdncs.
day and Thursday the 22d and, 23d days of
January, 1878, which all persons interested in
DIiry business are cordially invited to attend.
1T Out in Omaha, where 1t is supposed that
Ra's are not MS smart as here, au exchange says:
in every barn where the cp has appeared the
rodents have either died or Disappeared
Verify there is no ,srral inss, without some
small gain Ify)u lose your horses you get
rid Of the rats.
Cg- II is understood that the sales of the
New York Tribune stock on Monday last, gave
Colfax and the Sinclair party majority of 80
and that ColiHX will soon assume control.
The purchase by Orton, and his friends ensures
another great newspaper against postal tel.
egraphy
cT The last Of John. Brown Hlrpcrs Ferry
party Is dead. d.. p. Anderson was the sole
survivor Of that band of misguided flnaics
who made the insane attack at Harper's Ferry,
October 10Th, 1859. lie now has died that
event occurring at Washington City, where he
passed away from consumption few days
sipce, lie died in indi gent circumstances.
TIE large bridge being built over the San.
dusky River, at Tifliu fell with tremendous
crash to-day, and now lice mass of runs in
tie siyer. 1t was nearly completed, bu', by
gross carelessncss on the part OF the contract
Qrs, not rod that supported the upper cords
had been screwed into position. Nrry lurtun.
a.ely none of the employees were on duIy or
large loss of life would have r suited.
tT The Pope las prpsentiment that he
won't live until the last day Of the pr sent
year, and rs the hours move on, his anxiety
increases. lie is wakeful and restless and at.
tendants are constantly with him. His health
is also giving way, and it ia quite probable
that the new year will herald Jhe necessity. of
olecting successor to the rg,scnt incumblnt OF
St. Peters chair.
tB- THE Pittsburgh Post says: Alta meet.
ing Of the Western Iron Association, held in
This city, il was resolved To reduce the cara
quotations of iron 10 folr aDl six tenth rates,
being decline oftwclfe dollars per ton. The
manufacturers nf nail. also mot and reduced
the price fifty cents per toa. The above re.
duction, in rates is owing TO the decline in the
price OF Rig metal. and nccessitacs also a re.
duction oi the workers ia iron,
cH- The New York T,i6une says: The
fLnds which the HraId had, generously be.
gun 10 raise for the famiiy of Mr.. Greeley
Is promptly turned into fund for the egcc ion
of a statue in his honor. George w. Childs,
Of the Philadelphia Ledger, with characters.
tic promplness AMI librplity tel graphs that
his subscrbiion o! s 900 may be used in any
way which the family of Mr.. Greeley my in.
dGatc. The Xeraid gives the same directions
10 its equal subscription, anl many Others are
doing the same
EE- GENERAL Butler iElEpdVcpda. hjll into
the ii ,usc the l3ih inst, modifying the bill
already referred in both House and Senate,
relative Of the distribution of tlir Geneva
award Buffers bill throws more legal safe
guards about The distribution. and gives the
sole jurisdiction Ia Tho Circuit Court, In Ger.
tiin claims, imposes greater restrictions upon
the insurance companies, and il signed TO
olsirIct the operations of the lrgal syndic ,tc
orsanizcd 10 monopoli1e the litigation for
claimants.
CT AfuiluTe 10 combine the producers an !
T aners Of coal oil, IN the iplcror of Pennsyl.
Nania, has caused a break in prices, MS might
have been expect d. fne COMPUTATION threat
cued dreadful lhiags To dealers and consumers;
early dissolution has only Effected a fall in
msrket values Of cam noiitics amounting al
Tpostta panic. The close corporation
which was contemplated was one Of those un.
natural c0nspiraci's against public necessities
which sooner or laler come W grief II has
come to grief sooner Than WAS. expected that
is all.
ACCORDING TO agreement tic members Of
of the Count House AMI CIpitol Legislatures
II Alabama met AT the State House, Ia Mont
Gnmery on Tuesd, ~ and proceeded-to bqslOcss
according 10 tho plan of Attorney General
Williams In the Senate the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor pCcsldid 1'he Dlrboir county R,pub
lican Snat0C took lis seat, but il Is contested.
The seat Of the Mar.ngo county REPUBLICAN
kenator will probably be also contested In
the House the Republicans el cled tempora.
~ speaker aud clerk. They will have ma.
iOriiy os from six TO eight-
a BILL has been introduced 10 Con.
grcss for increasing the salary OF the
Rzsi5ent TO $4,000 per year, and it is
prcpoaed 70 introduce > resolution so TO
amend the Constitution as to extend the
term of the Presidency from to 6 years,
sud making the incaHhept Ineligible foI
n afe.ela ctioD Wo klall ke IN favor oI