Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-22
I'm BRIEF.


York refused to interfere with licences for
the liquor trade.
ty- Premier Gladstone has becn defeated
in the House Of Connsas, by the rejection OF
his Ir,sh Land bin by a mrjority of three
CE A petition signed by 1000 women Of
81. Louis. has been presented to the Missouri
LEGISLATURE, asking for the repeal Of the Social
Evil law Of thai city.
sr In answer to the demand or the Brit
ish Government upon Mexico for reparation
for British R,nduras, the Msxicans promise
10 do better In. future, but refuse TO pay any
damages
tB- A Southern publisher complains be.
cause some Of his subscribers understood the
printed words received payment on the
dunning bills he sent them, as an intimation
thai he forgave them their debts.
RY- President Grants inaugural address
II ridiculed by the newspapers of Germany,
which question whether monmchical coun.
tries ought TO maintain diplomatic relations
with a county whose chief, thus in ults
them.
tE- Portuguese papers nat long ago hasten
ed with alacrity to aver that there was no
Republican movement In their country. They
now admit that attempts are heing made to
establish Republican party in Portugal with
vigpr unparalleled In Its history.
~ The Illinois House-of Representatives
on the 18th, by vote of 1903 to. q, adopted
resolution severely censuring the Illinois Con.
eressmen who voted. to increase their salaries
q, the end'of tue late tenn of Congress-.
ey- The Rev. DR.. Huston, Of Baltimore,
has been found guilty, by the Annual Confer
ence Of his Church. of the crime charged
against him. and has been expelled. An ap-
peal will be taken, by his counsel, to the Gen
ersl Conference of the Methodist Church.
kH- In passing the House resolution oi
oensure, against members Of Congress who
voted 10 increase their pay, the Ohio Senate
added an, amendment, extending the censure
30 those who voted against the extra pay and
then accepted II.
cHThs Wisconsin Legislature is fortunate
In being able 10 vary the monoiony of the res
ouiions OF censure which other State Legisla.
lures arc directing against their Congressman
It's Congressman who did not vote for the sal
nIy steal
eErFrance Il 10 pay the ffIh and, last mill
ard of the war indemnify 10 Germany by in
slaIlmcnts. II France Is punctual In her pay
mcnts, the germans, on July I. will evacuait
all French posisexcept Verdan, and they will
leave Verdan and withdraw the last German
soldier from French soil Sept, 5, when the
final ins,allment Is paid
IN The loan Of $4,000, 900 which was au
shorized by the Massachusetts Legislature for
the benefit OF sufferers by the Boston fiae Il
now declared by the Supreme Conrt of Eha
Ssaie 10 be unconstitutional, on the grouHx
aud not therefore within the sphere of legisla-
iiOn.
IN As ls usual when II has given an
important, vote adverse TO the Ministry, the
House OF Commons has adjourned to await
the action OF the Crown. MIR. Gladstone has
been In confidence with he Qusent and II Is
expected will give up tue Premiership To
Dlsraclf 4.
tS- With the expiration of the franklin!
privileges alier next June, no mall matter vii
be CARED free by the Post Office. THIS Law
will require the paymen, OF postage on news
paper exchanges aud ON newspapers dIsirIbu
I'D xiahin the eounilrs whcpe they are pub
lished. both OF which have hitherto been free
The bill reducing ordinary IvvcE postage 4
two cents failea 70 pass.
TN sectarian appropriations, which hav
- long been source Of sectarian eon,rossps,
Ald.publIe sonndsi In New York State, nm
going lato dIsiayor. A prspOsl,Ion In til
State senate. whea the Acadeu.irs bill WI
nndss discussion. TO forbid any suah apprspr
Aiions, was I'.st by one vote. This iollOS
close upon the adoption, by the Cons,iiu,ioi
sl Convention, Of sprobiliiion 81 similar In
port
eR Iiis stated iha, the last railroad vietos
secured in the New Jersey Legislature cost
quarter of million of dalMs, and then IL vi
won by . bare majority OF one vote. II this
true. II sfaehs aD encouraging outlook on th
failure ofrallrDst power over the State lie,
tsiatu1ess The price has become Lno hlgl
Iflt takes quarter Of milIion 10 buy bar
majority Of one, the inyesimsns willbe y
large sad The results too upcer,ais W va
rant frequent repciitioas. II will bc soas
oneaperto run railroads on their merits Al
withsst legislative aldi
The Brothsrheod' NJ Engineers upon I
Missouri Nortbem Railread had . strike Z
other. day, because tAe Company refused
discharge one ofits engineers who declin
4U.Aaii.ioo A tnesnhar of the UrDfi.efi,ood III