Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-12

tnt AeAiCahc.
tE-July lst was celebrated throughout
Canada Us Dominion Day, the anniversary OF
of Me Confederation of the Provinces. l.
ywThe German Government hsss invested
$4,000, 900 IN Its surplus tnds, which the
French indemnity has made To overflow, In
United States per cent. bonds
tE-John p. Reynolds, II. G. Ranney and
J. 7. Bcasley, have. been named by the Rail
read and Warehouse Commissioners as the
Boasd OF Appeals 10 grain inspection.
E-The pailroad valuation of Ohio has IN
creased nearly eleven piiiiion. during the last
year The Board of Equalization fixed the
value ef railroad property las year at SCs,3l2,'
o46, and this year al $40 ,213.550.
cF- sundty spnrtsmon are ssitating the
question of approprialing the AdironGacks tO |
park purposes, tor the pres rva'ion OF the |
game tina, is being hunted too relen,iessly in |
that wild region.
Buffalo was shaken by an earthquake
on Sunday last which came in three shocks,
at intervals of about two hours. M damage
was done beyond the alarm naturally excited
10y an occurrence 90 unusual.
tSs- TaxuipnM the rate oi Zper cent. OIL
the valuation OF property is impending over
the city o; Memphis. for the coming year.-
This state oi things is attributed 10 misman'
agement and dire rysul in d iri.lS popula.
zion is augured
tE-The Uill 10 allow women TO vote IN
school. district elections, which Was reported
IN I'm loupr Hnnse of Npv
Hampshire Legislature the other day, has
been indefinitely postponed by that body after
briet debate.
SE- The Railroad and Warehouse CUmmi.
eioners are now Studying the railroad tariffs
prepared 10 accordance with t,s- law They
ARE reported to I've unanimous in the opinion
tnai the railroads are not in good faith trying
20 comply VIII. the law.
H~Capt Jack aud his companions in con-
1nement, are reported. TO be growing WAN and
weak from tie I'd cts of their Inprisonmt Mt
The number OF ModGc captives has been in
creased by the surrender of three more braves,
with their women and children.
tE-The part of tho Treaty OF Washington
which regulates the fishery qI,stion and the
IclAuOQ OtiNCCu luIe county huu nus
been proclaimed by Prcsidcn, Grant 10 be in
fun operation, oil the preliminary legislation
needed having been enacted by thc British
aud Dominion Parliimenls.
CE-The statement that the Ddlch have
been forced by their defeats 10 substitute ne
COLLATION. for the arbiirament Of war in theiI
trou bles with the Achernese, is deni ID by the
hat ~
pacific arrangement ofany kind hus been made
between the canbatans.
tYrThe mails are allcaGy li-hcncdby the
repeal OF the iranking privilege, and the car
riage OF newspaper exchanges. Tne New
York Post master reports that his work hai
been noticeabiy lighter since the lSt ins.,, anC
that $4,000 tree newspapers have bean drolie'
during the week.
rY~Ilinois has 8.526 miles OF railway ser
vice. the largest amount OF any ol the Units'
States Ohio Is next, with 4.S77 miles, an,
New York is third. Massachusetts hus abou
1900 miles. None Of The other New Engan'
States have as many Ms ,000milts. The t1la
railway service q. the country is 635l4 miles
an Increase ot 6,GU3 miles during the pas
year.
eE General Stanley, in charge Of the mill
ttry expedition escorting the engineers Of Ih
EDrther Pacific Railway, reports that the sui
voy Of the road has been made to point saN
enty miles west of Bismark, Dakota. III
route trsverses finely y.walered aud iertil
country. aud cuts through ample coal deposit
twenty .seyon miles west Of Tie Missouri xiv
Cr.
tB-Philndciphia celebrated the Fourth b
formally transferring 20 thu Centennial Con
mission the site granted il 10y the City eLPni
hdelphia, land Ivy other exercises intended
iuauguratc tho preparations for the celebrauo
Ia 1878 Of the completion oi the first ccniuT
oil American Independence, A proclamato
was made public by The Presidrnl rrcing Il
Act of Congress und'r which The Exposili'
was 10 be held, and inviting the pc pc OF OF
CT nations to take part
tF-Belwcen the Courts and the Legisaiu
Stokes neck is iu little dagger ot the hall,
The New York Legislature, aud It's scssio
amended the criminal law OF the State so'
90 make proof OF deliberate intent 10 the mu
der necessary IN conviction Tor murder in Il
firsi degree. This change in the dedniliI
makes it practically impossible, in the opi
ion of New York criminal hwyers, 10 yet
hanging verdict AZ alusl Stokes, and the cle
Nlll be the same on mos, Of the other murd'
trsnuw awaiting uial IN that State
The New Ydrk Tribune grows warm on q
sibject Of newspap + toasting and asks the
folioi,inI r,in M questions; D1 we ihiI
less of al ed.or ifhe bpHstsicssY II II b; $
that IL isnJt the man who boasts, but only
newspaper, then we ass II b)asing be not
unsrucetul Ia a newspaper as tits In n ms
Journali.m IL 40 great and genuine u pow
IA the world. that II ought 10 be- m mod
and retlcent ia selfref-rtnee N is srlyiuu
IL should no more brag oi ils BIZ ,A-n. d,
The ocean, no. OF i,s thunder than does
ngarA
l5-New York City has Sunday Ia
law which, from time to time, has been NJ
ether places, vigorously enforced, aud I
sGlfered 10 lapse, The Board Of Excise @
InlssionrTs have resolved that, after ibo j
inat., Il must egaln be cniarctd. They c
leer-iagrT or malt-amOng ihioAicni