Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-02-10
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
As,HTABULA, OHIO.
saturday Morning, Feb. T0i l8z&
ITEMS

The day, thai he was dying.
tE-Ans Ehglish steamer is loading with
oysters ew the Chesapeake, for the English
market IL the experiment should prove a
success, the trade will probably be established
anTsassnded. The English oyster beds have
become exhausted.
sE-Jay Cooke offers, aided by q European
syndicate, to take six hundred millions of dol
lars of our debt at five and four and. ane-balf
pei can't. The history OF the world Affords no
financial parallel to this magnificent offer lie
makes however, this sine qua non Interest
papable in London.
Ii Is gratifying to find that, the Chicago Re
lief and Aid Society has now abundant re-
sources 10 meet all the wants OF the present
winter The iorebodng that the horrors of
the fire might he succeeded by those attend,
ant on a scanty supply of food and shelter,
have been happily dissirated.
EErThe tribune has an appr1eialiye article
on Christian Misslort, in which it saws tha,
"the missionary spirit in fhc Protestant church
Is the only element that answers TO the ardor
OF the church of Rome" and that "the story
of its deeds makes contemplate tho luxurious
LIE oil worldly men and women"
e4- A biiihasp passed the Ohio Senate which
gives to Boards Of Education the power to
make and enforce rules 10 secure the vsccina.
ton OF and prevent the spread of small pox
among the pupils attending their respective
schools, as in their opinion the safety and in
iercst of the public may require.
The DR.. CUYLER's Irregularily in allowing
tleuse of his pulpit 10 a woman, an oqence of
sufficient gravity TO demand Of the BROOKLYN
Presbyiery an investigation, has been passed
over without censure, but directing the attcn-
ton Of the Presbyterian church 10 rcsou.
uon Of the Synod Of 1852, declaring that wo.
mon should not preach in the churches
tE- -Defalcations by government officers
have recently been SO thoroughly brought to
light that many have supposed that we were
snviroDed by a cloud OF rogucs But tables
of the Treasury department indicate that We
are not SO badly off in respect to drGaulers as
we once were. These tables show that the to.
taldefalsaiiSns,b internal revenue collectors
under President Lincoln we're S19S, i4G; undo n
johnson $l,Sl7 ,222; and under Grant $I35,-
1876.
CE-The troubles on the Mexican frontier
still continue, and matters there seem TO be |
dritinginto border warfare ns the only way
of repressng the Mexican raids which hayr
OF late become so frequent. The Governor of
Son IRA, whence the marauding parties come,
having been appealed TO in vain, our Minister
in Mexico has been directed 10 call the atien-
ton of that Government to the racts; bat. in
the disoldeRd state Of thu country II is
doubtful whether il is poweFsal enough TO put
down these distant irregularities.
tE-Who says that punctuation marks will
not make mischief when out of their proper
place' newspaper paragraph was recently
started as follows; The North dmericdR Re
riep says Wendell Phillips has praclced
rhetoric US an art until ii has become disease
which was u true statement of n sentiment in
an article in recent number Of that Reuiem
The paragraph appeared in the Golden Age
hns: THE Aorh Amerisdn RepisW, says
Wendell Phillips, has pracliced rhetoric as an
art Until il has become II disease" Were even
the tabtes more adroiily lurned'
EB- Edward s. Stokes, who shot Fisk. was
arraigned before lhe Court of Oyer and Term
liner some days since, on an Indictment OF the
Grand Jury for muHdcr. John Graham. one
of his several counsel nj once made motion
10 quash the indictment on The ground that II
had been Illegally Obtaintd, and made n long
and vehement argument TO- carry his point
Judge lngraham reserved his decision until n
later day. The bolducss, adroilness and ef.
irontery cf john Graham will 20 far toward
no badgering Judge or jury, or both, US TO set
the prisoner free in some way, but If he is set
Tree, New York justice will ugain be robbed
pf a victim.
gE- Attorney General VI illiams telegraphcd
from Washington the other day, TO Salt Lake
City, instruciinG the officers OF the l.. s. Dis
triOt Court to release the Mormon prisoners
on bail. II now appears that this direction
was procared by Dlsirici-Attorncy Bates, tenn
porarily la Washington, on the ground tina,
expense would be saved TO the Government,
But Judge Mexican, who Is an independent
thinker, deaillcs that TO release the prisoners,
who are soensed Of murdsr, would be to In.
cite mob law and endanger the peace of soci
ely. SO he declines 10 obey the instructions II
Is quite likely that the Attorney. General has
DOT all the facts before him, and that when he
has he will recall his Instructions. Ii would
lie unfortunate for the cause of jusiiGs II the
Department. Of Justice ane the District Court
Of Utah should be entarglcd in disagree.
ment
TuR SMOKING CAR.-Some author says
"a smoking cur is hell upon wheels !"
This is nOt true. Hell, according 10 our
orthodoxy, N place OF turmoil, wrath
and anguish. a smoking car is sopo-
rife affair, and smokers are about as self
satisfied aud selEconsrions as oysters in