Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-01-27

WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
ABULA, ONO.
Saturday Morning, jan, 81, 1879.
ITEMS.


kB-The city o! Newark, n j., comes for
ward aud puts in the charge that her finances
have been managed according TO Tammany.
eE-The Massachusetts Senate propose TO
pass bill providing that passengers in rail-
way cars shall not be obliged 10 pay fares un-
less provided will seats.
tT~ Secretary Rubcson and Mrs Aultck
were married at Washington ON the morning
of the Esd. The President and members OF
the Cabinet and their families were present
The bill introduced In the Ohio Lcgisla-
ture the present session, 10 reduce the exempt.
ron on. real property from $1,000 TO $500, and
personals fiom $500 to $500 died eurly by
being indefinitely postpond,d.
tB-Tho Chicago police gobbcd up thirty
eight gamblers on Saturday night last The
2laces of business of this variety of gentry
are designated by the suggestive name OF
"hells."
eB-A strong police foroc sailed out in Chi
cago on Saturday night, made Their way into
four gambling dens, and captured thirty.eight
gamblers. They were all taken before po-
lice magistrate, and each held in $500.
eS- The Republican National Committee
met at ashington last week, and agreed 10
hold the Republican national convention for
nomination Of president and vice-p president at
Philadelphia, on the first Wednesday in June.
CB"N News from Sault ST. Marie states that
no progress has yet been made toward decpe =.
ing the canal, owing TO the repeated, breaking
of the Golfer dam. 1t is found impossible to
shut of the water. and il is feared much more
time will be lost.
Two clerks in the Cleveland post office
were arrested last Wednesday, charged with
abstracting drafts and money orders Tom.lc.-
tiers. An examination was had and. the case
continued to Friday. The prisoners were ad
mitted to bail in $500
The Russian Government is very much
displeased with our treatment OF Cutacazy
That minister was evidently acting under in
struciions in taking unusual means to defeat
the Alabama treaty. That he ovpr-did the
business is no very great consolation to those
who sci him at it,
tB General Garfield after the morning hour
On the aBd, called up the Legislative and Ex.
ecutive appropriation bill and made a careful
gy prepared speech on the general subject Of
appropriation, in which he yindicated the Adj
ministration for lis economy and general poll
cy in carrying on the government
CS-The Democrats of the House still OBJ
jeet to, terming the United States nation,
Last week Mr. Nibnck moved To strike that
obnoxious word out of certain resolutions,
and he was supported by the whole strength
of his party on call of the yeas and nays
eB-The Tammany saohcms and the Tam
many General Committee have had a contest
for possession of Pammany Hall, which was
ftly settled by an inlnnetion'Of Tammnny
Judge Barnard in favor of the lattcR IIpw
much ID the good will" Of that concern sap
posed to be worth
tain the debate on the coinage bill In the
House the other day. General Garfield stated
that the Government has realized in the last
five years a profit of $4015 900 from the coin
age Of five cent and other base currency. A
strong opposition was made TO the base metal
coins, the public being obliged TO take them al
their assumed value, when they are not worth
more than ten per cent of II.
ty-The offences of the New York Custom
House, as laid bare by the Senate Committee
are sufficiently rank to take iair position in
the grades of New York corruption. A. Wash
hgton telegram snys there is good authority
for the statement that the ComNitlec viii soon
seairn from New York and si at Washington
il is beiieyed by many friends Of the Presi-
dent that he will make a radical change In
that steaming cesspool
CT-The Ohio democratic newspapers are in,
dulging in any amount of furious writing al
the election of John Sherman to the United
states Senate. While all this Is going on. the
Act Is recorded that S,nator Thurman has
PTesented In the Senate the credentials of the
election of Mr. Sherman. II may be doubted
II these journals know what icy are SO furi
Gus about Anyhow, We should like 10 know
what they are going TO do about 1t.
cB-A few days before Gov. Hayes retired
nom the Executive Office letter WAS received
from Buckeye rip Van Wrinkle, addressed
10 ~. d. Cox, Governor Of Ohio" Gov
Hayes relates that during his service as, Gov.
ernOF letters have frequently been recelvcdad
dressed 10 Cows Todd, Brough and Dennison
The denlzens Of the lind of Penn, who ar,
Poopsrly. supposed to- be still voting for Gen
Jackson must look to their laarels.
1-fhe importation Of slaves Is reported l.
have been again commenced IN Cuba; si
hundred wreIched negroes have already beeI
hnded on the c4bAn coast, and half doze
more cargoes are said TO be on the way fror
Africa. The SpaniardS are by this means en-
daayorisg To- replace the held-hands VIII
have He'd lo ths Republican camps Englan
will now have good-excusc for interfering i
Cuban matters.
tn The iron ore trade Of Michigan, whlc
measures the progress OF the iron industry
50 many places, was never mors prospercr
than u present Nearly all the mines la,
contracted for as much ore as they will |
abie 10 raise Ia the current year, and continu
10 receive pressing orders from Ohio and els
where. As our own state continues Ia
onward progress in the production Of iro
the new year opens anspiciousiy