Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-16

Kentucky. show gratifying gains for the Re.
publicans They having mode net gain Of ~
10 the legislature
tB-Tbe new dcparurlsis have already been
christened "the nameless party "ihe what h
II 2" the homeless party" and "ihe loye.lorn
party" by the Cincinnati Eagairer. Some
other paper calls Il the "new party Of free
dom"
tB-"Tbe Chinese Gungg was the name M.
piled to Hon. VIM. Alien, the Democratic can
didaie for Governor, years ago. The Cleye.
land Herald remarks that the name is still
appropriate, as he Is brought out merely 10 be
"beaten."
tB-The st. Louis Democrat thus states the
case: The six Republicans of Ohio who left
the party last fall, and would not vote for
Grant, are trying TO control the Democratic
nominee for Governor Of that State. The
25000O Democrats are wondering what is the
best thing TO do about It.
Joseph Arch, the eloquent English farm Ia.
borer, is coming over TO this country To see
whether skilled farm hands are needed among
u.s. If they are he will make arrangements to
l.
merary farm laborers who now Gil the agricul.
tural counties Of England.
t7s-Gen. Butler has put sticking plaster
on Hon. George F. Honr, " no drew his back
pay and turned it over to an educational I'm.
sttution in his district. Some people need
glory more than they need butchers meat. said
Benjamin F, and oice cersa. Butler spent his
! back. pay for butchers meat while HOar spept
his for glory. Each one put his back nav
where he thought ii would do him the mosl
| good.
GB The Massachusetts Democracy, have
determined to stand by the organization, to
put up a straight ticket and to vote for But
Ter at the Republican primaries, rs they did
two years ago Indeed it is suspected by the
anti Butler Republicans that the Democratic
stage-load, or u majority of them, intend to
vote for Butler in the election if lie gets the
nomination. The Irish and the saloon. keep.
ers are said to prefer him to any other can
didate.
CB Preside Mt Grant has given his official
approvals of Tue new rules prepared by the
Civil Service Board last June, and promises
that they shall be put into operation as soon
as necessary arrangements can be made
Among other things, the rules provide that,
for the convenience of competitors tor Gov
eminent positions, the States shall be divided
in five groups, in each of which examinations
m ay be held, subject TO the central dirt clion
of the Board.
tB There is rumor in Boston that the old
time Abolition agitator, Francis W. Bird, the
last years Greeley candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, will seek,new reaffilation with
the Republican party for the purpose of aiding
Ben Butler not, it is said, that be loves Ben,
but that he dislikes all such as Dawes, and the
Hoars, and the weak backed salary grabbcrs
generally, who have made it impossible that
Butler can be killed off, this year, without glo
ry and aerandizement 10 themselves.
eIs- 1t one may credit comments of portion
of the American press, the conduct of the
Queen in asking for marriage allowance for
the Duke Of Edinburgh was shabby In the ex-
irene. Ii strikes US, however, that it would
be good deal shabbier, so long as England
concludes to induls 20 in the luxury of royal
specially; nor are we Americans, with our
back pay salary grab, our Credit Mobilier, and
few other things of that sort, eligibly silua-
ted for throwing stones at trans atlantic glass
houses.
EB-I is an established fact in the belief Of
all right minded men, says the New York
Post that William NJ Tweed, and few others
associated with him, have stolen from the city
and county treasury of New York, on vari-
ous pretenses, and by variety of means while
they were in the city Government, the sum of
about $4,000, 900. Ieis also notable and
unexplained factaha not one of the men who
monstrously enriched themselves at the ex-
pense.of the people, have, ever, by any legal
proceedings, been compelled to disgorge sin
gledollar of'this enormous theft, or punished
for The act.S. 3
c9- Another question has arisen concerning
the Virginius which may damage her status
materially. 1t is said that she is really the
property of South American Republic, which
bought her two years ago. Should this prove
to be true, she not only has forfeited all right
to our protection, but will be seized by our
cTusieTs Wherever IOuuu, anu cOnuemneu Ior
having lraudulenty claimed safe conduct out
of Aspnwall harbor on the ground that she
was an American vessel. t,
CY-William Allen, whom the Democrats
have nominated for Governor of Ohio, was a
Senator in Congress from 1887 to 1S49, twelve
years, and had previously served in the Lower
Housr. Inthose days he was famous ora
tor auda power in the land tut since l849 he
has lived quietly on his farm near Chilicolhe
Among his contemporary Senators sheveled
in 1S48, were John A. Dix, Sidney Breese, ana
Simon Cameron, all now again in active pub
lie life, and Mr.. Allen is said to be as young II
man as they.
EBr There is movement in Canada in favor
OF Prohibitory Liquor law, and fears are
expr, ssed by some whether in the present stale
of public opinion il could be made to work ef.
fectualiy A movement has now been started
dor the enactment, by the local Legislature of
Ontario Province, of Civil Damage Law,
similar 10 the Adpir Law in this State the
principle underlying which commends il 10
the Judgment of nearly all classes but the Ii
quor sellers themselves
$-The audience question" has been set
fiad In China Tba ahcurI UkntnW-nina