Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-19

conrrnolAEn or TREAsuRY-wILLIAM t. WILSON.
BoAnD OF PuRLIc woRKs-P. HERzINs;
tg- France has just paid $50,0OO0OO OF the
German war idemnity. This leaves her only |
s10OOoeOO0 more TO pay, which need not lie
dischNrgedsuntillsept 9th.
tE Tacoma, in Washington Terf,ory, has
been chosen by the Commissioners of the
Northern Pacific, as the terminus of that
road e
sH-Two millions Of United States bonds |
were bought on Tuesday in London by the |
German Governm, nt in addition to the SlO,- |
000000. IL boughtthe other day.
Cg- Miss Zegler, the @erman tragedicnne,
who has life engagement at the Royal Thea
ter in Munich, is trying 10 ohtauh leave of alb
sence to play 100 nights in this country ut
81 900 night
Roswell S. NICHOLS, formerly connected
as proprietor with the Bridgeport Farmer.
died on the 10th inst, in his S1th year We
knew him as a county contemporary years ago,
and remember hIm with much professional re-
gard
Cassius NJ, Clay did nat like William II.
Seward, and it follows that Mr.. Charles Fran
els Adam attempt to land Seward at the eX
pense of Lincoln, Is exceedingly dstastvful, to
Mr. Clay. He has written a scahing review of
the Grafton of Mr.. Adams.
eE-The Spanish Government has recourse
to ~ unwoned policy of Cancellation in deal
ing with the Cuban insurgents. A decree has
been issued restoring to the rebels and their
sympathizers the estates confsicatcd by the
edi Ole of scquestraton promulgated by prcvi-
Gus administrations.
tY" Cotton WAS planted, more widely this
yearithan usual in the Southern States, and
iful the conditions had been favorable the
crop would have ovcrtasked the labor availa
BILE for handling it. AS it's, the Department
ofAgriculture report that wet weather had re-
duced the yield TO an average figure.
tB-The steamers Kangaroo and Edinburg
arrived at Placcutia, Newfoundland, on Sun
day morning last, with the cable on board
for two lines between that place and Sydney,
Cape Breton. The Ednburg came into col
lision with an iceberg in dense fog off Cape
Race Her bow gear was damaged but tie
ship was not much injured.
cY- Grand Rapids, Mich, suffered heavy
loss by fire on Monday last One hundred
dwellings and number of stores, mills, hotels
and other buildings, the whole covering SIX OF
the most thickly built squares in the city,
were destroyed The loss is nearly halfa mil
mion, of which 100000 is covered by insur.
unce.
CE- Young Walw oIth was taken to Sing
Sing on the 9th, in irons. Hismother request
ed that she be alownd to take him from the
Tombs to the depot in her carriage, under the
guard OF II Deputy Sheriff but the Sheriff took
the position ,hat he must be treated like other
c)mman ielUns, and travel handcullcd in O
prison van.
tH" Senator BucGiGlnm, of conncctisnt il
the latest, aud. probably, the last, to cover in
10 the Treasury his "buck pay" for the Forty
second Congress, and the list closes on fif
cen Senators and thirty -four Representatives
This lis, docs not include John Sherman, OH
yer p Morton, George f. Edmunds, and 9th
ers who they say ''havc not drawn IT,"
t7s-The Sacramento Union of July 3rd a.
nounces the arrival there OF forty thousanC
live shad sent TO California and Great Sal
Lake by tho United States Commissioner o
Fisheries Five thousand of these shad wcr
placed In the Jordan river ten miles from It
Ouuel lHiO bICul Cili nc 'Hll'J -Ahou
sand were placed in the Sacramento river.
CB-New York may escape the Sunday bee
agitation which was threatened In The an
announcement that the Excise Inv would be en-
forced on and after the 12th inst. The Excis
Commissioners deny that they authorized til
statement that the law would again soon b.
pnt in operation on that day and significantly
negcc, 10 mention any date ON which it sLul
be enforced.
H-PresIdent MucMahon unbosoms hi
views of State policy 10 u newspaper reporte
Ills policy has two cardinal points--ltay m
thssarmy. France must not allow the Poi
10 be expelled from his domni0ns; eyerythin
that can be- shall be done, 10 prevent 1t, A
flr the army, therein lies the only hope for til
fulare of Franc. The army viii be the bu
wark of its liberties and it's defense against fol
eiyu argressions.
tE~s. curious story comes over the cable {
n plot to rob the Shah of his Jewels and h
legemmed oyercoal, The parties who fiJui
IN this Nrwgar tnle nre an Eugllsh Colon'
II Jew diamond. brok /. nn American none
leader, of Alrppo, and drst.class burglar.
Tue Shah was lo be entlccd into the Colonel
house to see his pretty daughter, md then W
10 be relieved of his yauables. Owing To q
presence of n,luj of London detective, Il
scheFae iuilrd.
cB Senator Thurman, whose turn com
this year, in Ohio, finds un inquiry prrvalc
n:nnng the people of the State whether
(TLurnan) is very sure Aa.wlll both vote +
and insist upon repeal of the salary La
next wInt,r, with n bribe Of S5,G95 salal
drawn and pocketcd by him IN the vae'li'
ThepeOple do not forget that the Senate
and Representatives will have bton bril-
with more than two million dollars hot TO
peal the law, before ever they come TO vote
ils repealA-
tE-Gen. Howard Is dselurcd'by the htt
General, In tie opinion which the lat
has prepared Ut the request Of Secretary u
khan. 10 be responsible for all The losses 8
tanned In the Freedmcns Bureau by ilie Ql
crnmcn, through himself or any Of bis sub
climates appointed under the act OF 1861
They may be prosecuted criminally for a
deialca,ions which happened not longer ti