Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-05
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
AsHTABuBAt OHIO.
Saturday Morning, April 2, 1873.

tE One million Of dollars hes been appvo.
priated BY the Pennsylvania Legislature for
he Centennial Celebration.
u 1Ii 6e gold offered by the Govern.
ment on the s5th in New York, ~ 800 900,
was bought by Jay Cooke at The high figure
ofli6.Sa Ek tf tfltftI
,tB- A former CouSrdPrste General, Senator
Gordon, of Georgia, presided over the Senate
on the 25th, in The absence of Vice President
8"SHRouDs have ne pockets" which Is
only brief way ee saying that we brought
nothing into this world, and II is certain we
can carry npthing out. i.
tB~ Congressman Sprague Of Ohio, who
voted against the salary steal, ofers to return
hsmoney to the Treasury, or use 10 Tor the
relief OF the iaxpays of his district.
tB-Tweed has profited by Caldwell's exam
pie, and resigns his seat In the New York
Senate pending the investigation of his case.
The Committee in charge of The examination
have been discharged.
The Hon. James Dixon, who represented
Connscticut In the Senate from 1857 to 1869,
and compromised and killed himself by an
effort io.spresd himself over Johnsonism, died
at Hartford a few days since.
tB~ Senator BOgys case did not seem 10
the Committee 10 whom II WIS referred, to
present facts enough TO call for any investlga-
tion and it. has been summarily dismissed
from consideration by the Senate
tB-SENAToR Murphy, Director of the
Eas, River Bridge Company, says twelve mil.
lions WIn be required TO complete the entire
work, nine millions for the bridge proper,
and the remainder for land damages in con-
structing approaches.
AN effort has been made by Whittier the
poet, by way of a petition to the Legislature
70 recall the vote of censure upon Summers OBJ
ivion resolution, but both Houses of the Mass
assembly very properly and rishteously reject
the thing
tB- A German feet has been ordered into
Spanish waters No intimation is given of
the ulterior purpose OF this movement, or,
whether it has any significance in con nection
with the refusal. of The Courts OF Berlin, ST.
Petersburg, and Vienna to recognise the Re /.
public.
tB Those members of Congress who have
dec linded TO take the extra compensation
have done good thing, and deserve full cred
II forit But will they give us the assurance
that they have not only refused the grab, but
they have fixed il where they can't reach il
hereafter.
t4- The Roman Catholic Bishop at CIeye-
4 "a, =
ton pastoral TO his diocese in which he
boldly proclaims that Catholics must be Cath-
olcs first aud oi.isetls afterwards that nation
ality must be made subordinate To religion
that the Church Is above the State and that
Catholic citizens must demand their share of
the public school money, and must sustain
separate schools of their own ETC.
tB- A bill taking upon the State the bur-
den OF defense Of the parties in the trespass
suits brought by the railroads has passed to n
third reading in the House of lhe Illinois Leg.
islature. This looks as If the railroad com.
panies of that State were starting up up,wer
thai they may find IL difficult to manage, and
beside, the example they have set may have
its Influence In other States, and possibly ex-
cite general raid upon railroad moralities.
tB- Judge Sherman's career as a lobbyist
for the New York Stock Exchange has excl.
ted deep disgust among the members of the
Cleveland bar, aud many Of them have de.
clared their unwillingness to practice in his
court. At meeting OF the Cleveland Bar As.
sociation on the 29th resolution was consid-
cred calling for his resignation. but action up
on IL Is delayed TO hear what the Judge has to
say for himself
t4 There was an officer who went through
nearly all the battles of the Mexican war with.
out scratch, and was killed by the kick of a
mule on bis way honewlrd before he reached
the circle of admiring friends who were
preparing 10 give him an ovation. Ills name
was Garfield, but there is General of that
name whose experience has been somewhat
similar. After stormingthe heights of Credi,
Mobllier. and breasling the deadly contents of
Oakes Ames memorandum.book, to be killed
by the $4,000 salarYfgrab Is wors5 than being
kicked To death by iackass.
tEWmEN Mcdonnell, the Bank OF England
f1rger, was brought up before the United
States Commissioner in New York, a Sergeant
OF the London police force was on hand with
the warrant Of the Lord Mayor for his arrest
uader the extradlion treaty. How thoroughly
and skiiihlly the English detectives have
done their work Is shown by their bringing |
one oGMcDpnnel's female friends into court
yesterdssy to identify him. She was searched |
out and arrested In llnae to bs on her way 10
This country by the steamer that followed the
Thurlngia
tH-os tho 9Th, the farmers of Peoria
County met at PeorIas, and formed q perma-
nent organization for the defense OF their In
ieresis against the eneroaehiaents nf the rail-
road companies. Their resolutions pledged
their votes. regardless pf party. IN future 10
represeh tatyes Of these interests. deny the
railroad doctrine Of vested rights aud eAemp
tion for legislative control call tor Cougyes..
ional regulation oi through traffic; warn the
Legislature not TO ADJOURN without having u.
chiesed some adsquate railroad legislation
and rebuke any use OF lorcc by the railroad
compaHlss 10 compel the payment Of Illegal
fare.
Several Congressman aTe now announced as
having invested their extra pay la bonds OF the !