Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-27

ming et the present year exceed ri0sr for the
same period last year by about 81 100000.
az The New York Temperance Convention
at Syracuse has adjourned after declaring the
Republican party fai,lless To its pledges TO
the temperance cause, and nominating full
State ticket for the coming election.
tE- The Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railroad
have been njoined 10y the United States Cir
cui, Court n, Lacrosse 'fiom building their
bridge at the site they had chosen near that
city
t%-The New York Swing lanks have
taken action similar To that adopted hy the
banks of that city, and have resolved to en-
force thc rule r. quiring dcposilors 10 give mo-
iice before Withdrawing their money.
tE Gen. GaribsldiI who has had a hand
In every foreign war of any consequence for
tie last gcueruiion has offered his seryicesIto
the Republic OF SPAIN. President CASTELAR, has
declined them Oh tue gronnd that his help is
not needed.
tH~ rGe,custonl jounrYsnn ,shoennkers Of
Philadelphia are on a strike. Iit appears that
some OF the shops have refused 10 pay the
regular prices agreed upon some time since
between employers and employees. The shops
ncceding To the d iuaIid are Ia operation.
tB- Nearly thirty thousand dollars in exact
figures 29,23s. w,re taken in the Peoria Fair
4 his is $4,000 more than ever The receipts OF
any previous State Fair. The profits Ui the
Far, after paying the expenses, which amount
TO about $22 DUO will be S7,235.
The a,Attorncy General oi Missssppi.has de-
cdsKthatino election for State officers Ia that
State can be held for two years. This will put
an end 10 the canvass which has already be.
gun, aid which las been 50 lar prosecuted
with great bitterness
CS'Prcsidtnl Grant returned 10 Washington
on the 10Th, determined 10 stop the panic
In accordance Nth his instruction. Secretary
Richardson al midnight ord rd The Sub
Treasurer at New York 10 buy ten million
dollars worth Of the bonds.
eFOfthe success of this cause, Secretary
Richardson docs not seem sanguiue. lie re
marked in Washington that his last propo-
sal TO buy half million Dl bonds had called
out off;Ts for only 100000, and he appeared
10 hav sliitle faith in any suolisatttmpt TO re.
licve the market
In consequence Of the propos' increase
ly the Board ol EqIlaliza ION ui the ASSESS
inent of Coax County lands by 10 per
cent aud the iucrcasc "n the oihrr ,own and
city lot assessments. n large surplus revenue
will De created. which will be corr, clcd by its
distribution among the other portions Ui the
State of Illinois.
tH- Secretary Richardson, in a reply To Il
request for Instructions from The Supervising
Steamboat Inspector nt Deioit, has decided
that an investigation into ihet causes of tll,
lronsides disaster be begun nj Milwa waukce. lie
recommends that II b, conducted ly n local
Hoard not Connected MIh.. lLc lasl inspect.
tion.
tB Ths.yellow frver has reached Its helgh,
at Shreveport. On the 18Th there were TWEEN.
tysix inicrmrnls. and the day before thirty
seven. Fewer cases prove fatal than nj frs,
rs there is better and more intelligent nursing
The negroes suffer lItle from. the dsease
which has not caused mortality among then
OF more than two day
IB-The commanding officer Mt Fort Kla
Inath, Oregon, Is command d To cause tilescn-
teuces Of the military commission IN the cases
oi Capt. Jack, Schonchn, Black Jim, Boston
Charley, Burcho, alias Cook, Modoc Indian
captivcs To be duly executed In accordance
with the Presidents order al Fort Klamath,
between the hours OF 10 and q
tBrThe excitement In the o,y oil Montreal
was very great on the Goth, and many firms,
rdeiod by Now York failures, who ,idcd over
that day, arr, says correspondent Of The Chi
cago Tribune, likely To stand high aud dry.
The bankers are vril cautious and d,srous OF
strengthening their position. Exorhilsnl rates
Df Interest RIc made lur parties Who want
money.
tE William M EVarts made an clabora g.
Argument in the Cr,',lu Mpbilirr. clse on the
18Th inst. against the cnnSIiiulionaly al the
net und = which AilOMry General Williams
laS brought the suits The mium nls on
ach aide of this question will bc continued 10.
day. alter wbleh the Court will deter mine
whether or not O dismiss the suits on lh,
ground taken by Mr. Eyarls aud hls asso
tlates.
tEThat was an error, II seems, which rep
resented Col. Edwin $. McCouk, recently kill
I'D Ia Dacola, as a brother OF the war.like fam
fly Of McCooks OF this State. lie was
oDuslB to them AMI = snh of DR. John McCook
formerly Of New Lisl,on, 10 this State. Iii
branch OF the MeCook family has not bron s.
distinguished in the field, though one Of IN
brothers s-Srldon-is an officer in the u. s
Navy. Two others are connected With th
ministry.
ETweniy-fo hours Imprisonment 4
the sentence pronounced upon the Maniiob
prisoners concerned In kidnapping of Lor
Gordon. The temper OF the Court and peop
seems to,hsye become much modified. Go
Austin, of Minnesota, Who WAS present. vi
invited 10 a seat on the bench beside tLe Juh
e. TIE trihing sentence was received wilt
cheers by the audience, and, amer tho fornh,
tgies OF trial had been observed. the American
and, their friends spent the evening soclab
With Judge Bctourney.
A terrible storm prevailed IN the vicinity
Tallahassee, Florida, oD Friday morning la
BeYeral, stores We're unEooied, thirty or for
houses. blown dDwn and several Others bad
damaged A great number Of gin. houses we
destroyed. The crops are oonsldieted eniire
ruined. Three or four lives were lost and ss
sssl persons wouRds2 A large numbeB
cattle were killed Tie roads ara blocked
taIliug trees and the telegraph wires "a
leneaa are down foa miles The Ii