Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-12-14


sG-The President has appointed Hon.
James l.. Orr, of South CuiUlna. Minister TO
Russia, r,ee Elk. Governor \. q. Curtin, Of
pennsylvania.
1t is reported that Mayor Hall assumes the
editorial chair Of the HeroM January 1st, and
Benpett shortly leavcson II two year European
trip.
eB~The DeirNl; 7jibuns reports smallpox
increasing with alarming strides in that city,
and says that, unless extraordinary precautions
are taken, tho authorities think ii will become
epidemic
gS-Thure is trouble in Alabama and Louis.
ana. TAey have two rival Legislatures in the
former, and conflict of authority in lhe latter,
which, it is feared, will al 10 a. confIil of
arms.
" The new President of Mexico las. been
inaugera cd, The leaders of the late insurrcc.
iiOnary movements are wOAkiug 10 civil har
Sess tor the next Adninisr ,tiOn, and order in
"Our sister Republic ii least Tor time, is re-
eiortd.
tB The --latest peAfJrmnnc, by Senator Sum
ner was the last stPtw that broke the back ul
Massachusetts, fUrb aralce. The Boston GioJe
finding that the Senator has learned nothing
from the late expression Of popular sentiment,
iasiss tina, hr shall resign his scat, and no lon
ger m;sreprlscnt the Slate iu the Senate
THERE are 5000 square miles Of coal fields
in which Piitsburg is htcr isted, and $4,000,
900 OF Pillsburg is invested Their, In. Probably
$25OO0,O00 more is iqyestcd in transpOrta.
lion, aud the total Of all interests dependent
upon these coal fields cannot ial shnrt of the
enormous sum o; : 900, 300.
tS-rssa House has passed a bin removing
from office all the Assessors and Assistant
Assessors of Internal Revenue On the first OF
July next and placing The duties on the Col
l"ctors. The Ways and Means Committee
propose TO abolish all ilttrnal revenue taxes
except that upon liquor, and tobacco.
CT The price of corn is SO low at the West
HS- in nAOny PLACES, to make it the cheapest
procurabe fuel. AT Council Bluffs, in iowa
many citizens are laying in corn us winters fu
el and experience has shown that as fuel it is
IN admirable substitute for wood or coal
lars sixty cenls ton. Ii equals cord of
wood.
EB~ Official Ptyrs in tue Secretary Of
States Office Of Arkansas, show the election of
Baxter us Goycrncr by majority of 1926.
The Secretary Of Stat" furnishes an Official list
Of members of the Legislature, showing the
Republioaps.to- have twenty Senators and Auy-
two Representatives, and the DcmOcrats five
Senators and twenty six Representatives, with
one district 10 hear from.
sS- Many have given very wrong ciIula-
lions this winter. Mechanics have been cIught
with roof. .ss blildin ss, farmers have caught
with their potatoes in the ground and their
corn uncut, vessels without number have been
caught by the frost, aud winds, away from the
iavcn.where they weull bc, and in every de-
parnent has The cold snap caught the sagnc-
iDus as the improyidtnt. Men never learn
anything by cxp,riencr.
t8' Lucus Quinus Curius Lamar, Com
gresham, elect of nhr Furly-ihird Congress, is |
seeking the removal of his disabilities lie
Was, member OF the Thirty sixth Congress,
aud became violent rebel. lie is one of the
iva hundyed who have NOT ,cn amncsticd.
Ihc peculiarly ol his cjlse Is that he l. the on
ly person under disability ia The First Missis.
sippi district, whence he is elected, and was
dominated by the rebel BnurlOns us Il test |
case.
x WILL of lIJrice Greeley was presented nj
he.Surrpgaie's office day or two since By his
daughters aud, ulciI counsel, when, II second |
document of the kind, made in 1871, came up
ipr consideration, audh contest over the ffsl |
"ne was begun. Tho oHe which The daughters /
submitted WAS oXccui' Il just bctore his DEATH
hy which all his property was giYcn 10 them |
The other makes certain b,qncss To. relatives !
Two of The cont,s ants Ii We been named rs
cxccatprs.
t8-ll is announce d from Washington That's
the Postmaster General has received recent in !
slruciOns FROM the President which discloscs !
the determination risilly 10 eXclu,e all politi,
cal reasons In Tho consideration of removals
The distractions were 10 the clr,c,, that in the /
blanks in which causes for removal are enter
cd, the Postmaster q neral should indorsc over !
against all p's!AicHl reasons assi gncd for re- |
moval, the wOrps "nnt considered" Mr. |
Crcswvll gave II IA hH opinion tina, u ppstmasl-
,r would not be removed II there were no 9th.
or rcnsnns asst i5ned thcrcfuGthan the fact thni |
Le Lad been u violent rllsln of Mr., Grccly. !
tB The funeral Of Horace GrtrIly took |
lllacc in New York, ON "Wednesday or.ast |
week. The. services were held AT the Church |
'fIhe diVi9e Paternity, aud the funerul nd. |
orcss swcrt delivered by Rev, Henry Ward |
Be9chcr AMI Rev, DR. Chnpin Among the !
mourncTs, were the President aud Vice Pres |
ilenl of the Emitted States the Vice President !
elect, the PostmlItsr General and Secretlry, |
"f War, the Chief Justice of the United States
Ue Governor and Governor elect Of New York,
the Governor Of New Jcrsey SENATORS, Trum /
bill, SchurZ. CJnklins, and Eeatnn, Generals
Sacridan and Babclck. and Ia host OF other
'niIliaTy. aud civic officers besid 5 dslinysish-
ed ciuz rs, associations clubs. 81. Nearly
all The storts along The route of the great PRO.
c sslon' were closed. emblcms cf mourning
were numerous, the bells were lolied, and the
flags hali-masted. The iIicrmentwas in Green
wood cemeiry.