Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-03-23
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CT-The Pennsylvania oil wclle are yielding
to-day at tile rate of six million barrels psr
annum, or say about two hundred and fifty
million gallons Of crude oil
rE-Horace Clark, recently elected President
Of the Union Pacific Railroad, hss sent an
order cancelling all passes issued, TO Senators
aud members for the year ts7s over that road.
I5rSsnaier wilsor- delivered the opening
speech of the Connecticut campaign, at New
Haven TO an immense audience, on the even
fng OF the 1Sih. His speech was an able argu-
ment, and every allusion TO Grant was received
with detning applause.
tE-The oil war has been carried into Con-
eress, and the committee on commerce, to
whom was referred the complains against the
South Improvement, Company, will besr
committee OF oil producers on the subject " ho
are expected from the oil district In Western
Pennsylvania.
sE-The term scalaway was first used in the
New York Tribune, ny solon Robinson, who
adopted the expression, 10 designate lean,
scrbhy cattle. The word, as used, was cor
ruption by the droyers or Gallow, species of
horses Of small size. first bred in Galloway,
Scotland. Greeley gave 1t political signif-
cance In the gear 1855, to describe scurvy po-
liticians.
T-The New Fork Times states that Mayor
Hall has thirty nine actions to bring against
the pFoprietors and editors of that paper, as
sooH as he is acquitted in the case now pend
ing against him, and also that the Mayor Of
fers to bet he will have them In States prison
IN less than six weeks The Times men say
they will find the Mayor considerable occupa.
tlon in legal way fer some to come.
ES-The age is,bccoming decidedly liberal
for we find in The ISredlae Jewish newspa-
per published in Cincinnati strong puff Of a
certain eating house, with the information that
the Bill of Fare contains Soup, Beef, Roast
Pork, Hogs Head, etc From this we infer that
It is lawful to proclaim the beauties of pork to
others, though you may have conscientious
scruples against eating 1t yourself
EB-A boiler explosion occurred in the city
Of Cincinnati on Monday last, that in projec-
,ile force has hardly been surpassed. Some
40 feet OF one of two 80 feet boilers weighing
over ton, was carried distance of over half
mile, over the tops of the houses. Two
men were instantly killed by the explosion,
and two little girls, in the yard where this
huge bulk fell; a third child, playing with the
two, was fatally injured.
tB-In the House, on the 10Th, S. T. Randall
introduced resolution, calling upon the
President for information relative TO the case
of DR.. Howard, anative Of Philadelphia, who
has been arrested and imprisoned by Cabans
aud has recently been transported TO the
Spanish Colony on the West Coast Of Africa
Mr.. Banks stated that the subject had been be
fore the Foreign Affairs Committee, and he
urged the adoption of the resolution.
tB-A shrewd Washington observer, says in
reference 10 the Cincinnati sidcshow business
1--WE believe many prominent men Of the
opposition in Congress, are honest in this con-
viction, forgetting the possibility and even
probability that thousands now allied to the
Democratic party, would, in event oi its dis.
ruption, vote for Grant in preference to any
'mongrer which is to be neither Republican
or Democratic, nominated in Cincinnati.
tE-Four mills of the Austin Powder Com.
pany, about five miles south Of Cleveland, eX-
ploded on Saturday afternoon last Over four
tons OF powder were consumed, and two men
were killed, and several others injured. Loss
from 100000 TO $4,000. Tho explosion was
terrific. doing considerable damage to build
Ings In Cleveland; and was heard number
of miles distance.
tY-The House has passed Senator Case
ment's bill to establish the principle Of pre-
rata charges for the transportation Of freight
on the railroads of the State. Itproyidcs that
railroad companies shall not charge for freight
more per mile for less distance than a great
one. The prosecuting attorneys ofothe various
counties are charged with tbs enforcement o
the law.
tTj- Very remarkable matrimonial case TIL
is, In Santa Clara, Cal. A man claims wo
rs his wife. The Justice Of the Peace who
performed the ceremony supports the mans
pIetences. Per contra, tie lady VOWS, swears
protests and declares that she is no such per
son, but quite another woman. So she dc
clines to share the gentlcman's bed and board
II there be one thing which n woman ough
10 know, II Is whether she is married or not
but oil matters connected with this subjcc
seem 10 be getting fcarIully muddlcd
ty"The people OF Omaha have called upoI
the Nebraska State Convention mon, to talk
steps to force the railroads terminating n
Council BiuEs To recognize Omaha as the east
ara terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad
and the place where transfers arc to be made
The newspapers suggest that there will be Al
interstate war If 1t comes TO that. The excite
ment on both sides is intense. The omah'
and North Western Railroad proposes TO shlI
goods to and from the east via Sioux City,
route from 16, TO 20 hours longer than by Iii
rect lines TO Counel Bluffs. Transfer boat
are busy transferring goods from the low,
railroads to the Union Pacific Railroad, anC
the completed bridge stands idle as yet, ''
CoNdREssIaEAL CoNvEETIoN.-There vii
he Delegate Convention of the Republican