Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-06-28

ed at the Health Office, in. Cincinnati.
JGrashoppers In immense numbers have
attacked the growing wheat and corn of Kos
suth, 0sceola, oBrfen, and Clay Counties, in
bowE and have desolated the fields.
tE-By noiselcss crisis tie Spanish Minis
Try formed last week was dissolved on Sunday
President Margall is looking about for a new
Cabinet
tN-The Illness of Emperor William is said
10 be SO serious as to'ihrcaten his withdrawal
from the throne in which case the Crown
Prince will be made. Regent,
EE- A proposed amendment TO the Ohio
Constitution, forbidding the Legislature to
pass any usury law, has hecn Indefinitely
postponed by the Ohio Constitutional Conyen-
ton.
tTrIt is proposed that all the Spanish
American Republics unite in manifesto call
ing ON Spain TO concede Cuba her independ-
ence. Colombia leads in the movement and
has been joined by Costa Rica.
cT-TAe memory of Lewis Tapran who
died on Tuesday in New York, will always
lie blended with lila, ofhis hrotfrr Arthur
The two were among the mos, Earnest and
honorable Of the early Abelii5oaisis.
t9- A jury is now being impaneled in New
York for the trial of Mrs. Woodruff and her
sister for publishing obscene papers. An at
t.mpt was made to secure delay on the plea ot
Mrs. W oodAull's illness, but the Court would
not allow II.
tY- They say the way thty deaf With the
In dian que stion in ebrnska, n is To allow all
Indians to ride on railroad trains upon whi,A
they Can jump while the latter are in motion |!
This IL u dead head" system with new nfean
ing.
t1;- One draw bnck to the rpjoymeHt Of a
European trip Is the commission business"
Every Tom, Dick and Harry, and Mary and
Jane OF your acquaintance has u request for
several doseR Of gloves, unlimited scarfs. and
umbrellas without number, and III no case do
they advance the money 10 pay for them.
Forest fires are raging e rcely in Northern
Michigan and fears art expressed that the ter
Iible experiences OF October, 1871, may Le re-
peated. Fires are also burning in the woods
in Central Pennsylvania, and Northern New
York, and already many thousand acres of
valuable timber have. been destroyed.
cy-A rat ran up the interior Of an elephants
trunk in Paris. The elephant made frantic et-
forts to relieve himself of his unwelcome WIS.,
itor. but in vain. Suddenly he paused and
seemed TO ref ct; then lie went to his bnsin
filled his trunk with water and amid great ex-
oitrment of the lookers-on, elected the water
and he unfortunate raj with one sublime cl.
tort.
EB The Japanese Embassy continue their
European travels, and are everywhere received
with high hon"rs and accorded the most dis
tinguishcd consideration. Al last accounts
they ware in Brussels, whore II series Of mag
nfcent ittes had been given to their honor
Gen. 9. B. Williams, Special Commissioner
from japan, has been travelling with the EN-
bnssy.
John Franklin, farmer OF New York,
deliberately threw valuable plowshare into
the river on account of his wties incessnnt
scolding. Dir. Franklin it might be well 10
add, was attached 10 the weight by rope;
consequently Mrs. Il. has Ost IL husband, a
plSw-share, mud three feet of good rope, just
through Chronic propensity, 10 wig her
tongue.
tss- MsSit s has not been so successful MS
Prussia in REFRESHING the disturbances conso-
qlcn, upon the expulsion Of the Jesuis. In
Orizaba Tie Protestant Bishop has been COM
pcNed 10 fee for his lite from the nfiiraled
Catholics. In another lowna rioI has occurred
and throughout lhe country the Protestant
clergy are in u condition SO prccarious that
the pr sent Ministry is summoned by the press
Ia take measures for their protection or to re-
tire In favor OF one that will do SO.
tT- Fourteen others who were put unde
Indictment in Rochester ut The same lime
with Susan b. lur illegal voting, and who
with their leader have been looking forward
with pleased anticipation 10 immolaton in the
courts in the cause Of womans rights ARE
doomed to disappointment The Government
apparently content with haying settled the
principle involved by the conviction Of the
leader, has declined To prosecute them and
they have been ingloriorsly set free.
lY-The Maysyllc Ed9ie relates that ''lhe
late Rev. DI. X H. Breckenridge, Sr, remark.
ed short time before his death that the rcun.
ion of the Presbyterlans would take place after
the Lord takes me 10 heaven aud sends Mr. |
Stuart Robinson back TO Ireland" This |
prophcsy is nearly fulfilled Mr. Br ckinridge
has gone to The spirit land, and DIR. Robinson
has left or is.aboul leaving for Ireland. and
iae reunion OF the churches seems 10 be not far
distant"
tE-The most plausible defense of Frank
Walworih, says the New York Conme,eill
Adaertisey has lis origin in the circumstance
Of his having been u law student The t0riu.
Gus winding contradictions aud endless tech
nicalilies al this II sjesie science gradually un.
urTmined his yonng intellect and two days
hfor l,avine Saratoga while cndenvoring
10 comprehend an opinion of the Court of
Appeals, his mind utterly gave way and he
became u hopeless lunaiic.
tn Stokes little plan Of celebrating his Vie
tbry ever the Supreme Court by geltiag bail
f'r The summer, and going To Europe to have
. builcy time" las been vetoed by the com
> T. They foresee better lhan their indiscreet
olient, whatthe effect Of such junketting by
man under indictment tor murder, with tue
gailows, possibly, hrtore him, would have on
public opinion. The new trial does not come