Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-13
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rw-0n the last day Of the vienna Exposi.
tou, We fair was thrown open to the public.
and yes visited by 100000 people.
EN-Congcss Is asked hy the haliass, IN
convention at ST. Louis, to take measures 10
arrest the 1taliap SLAVE trade in ouE chief
cities
Ex- A conferences Of t,is Ant-Polygamous
Ntermeus have lust bad a meeting al Council
Bluffs, hwA. The eoAserence Is presided
ever BY Joseph r. Smith, son Of the first
Mormon, and Is attended by large number
Of his sect.
s5g-A County Conv vcntion WAS hefilou the
lOth, by the farmers Of LaSulle and Tazewell
Counties, In this State. A full ticket was non-
:iualed by the former meeting and date was
hxcd by the latter for the nomination of Of
fcers.
eE-News has been had frr,m the Juniata
expedition In search Of the Polaris. On the
10th, Of July, Commander Braine was at Hol-
steinbargb. Greenland He sailed thence to
Disco. and wiihgo from there To Uppen Nsyic.
Up 70 the 10Th. OF July nothing has been heard
a, Disco Of the PolaIis or her crew.
E-so. stern was the repression by the
French Government Of any attempt to cele-
brate the anniyersary of the establishment of
r R'public, that aiAmencahcitzens In Paris were
not even permitted to make complimentary
display Of the United States flag on that day.
CEA report comes from Shanghai that the
Chinese ayHplsnning massacre OF all the
Europeans in the interior of the Empire. The
provocaiion which has infsmed them to this
bloody dssign Is sheitreiusat of the French
Minister to some changes which the Govern
ineni wishes made in treaty.
President CASTELAR, begins his admins
trstiou with energy. He has decided To rein
force the Repubican forces by calling out i50,-
900 OF the:regular army reserve and by ma.
kpg alevy Of SOC. 900 men from the militia,
and with these accumulated resources intends
to wipe the Carlisis and.Intransigen,ces Qua of
existence.
az Returns from California election arc not
ye,,complets. but the success OF Nle entire
Heople's Legislative tickets Is appnr emily as
sured. In San Francisco the Anti Monopo.
lists have a majority Of 1878. Gov. Booths
strength in the new Legislature on joint bal.
III ptObabig w ~ va w NbWfr$
RThe --latest advices on The subieet Of the
dealings In Germany with the refractory Ro.
manCatbolic bishops mention the important
fact that Bishop Koltt has been sentenced to
pay fine of four hundred thalers, and Bishop
Ledvesoxski one OF two huudted thalrrs for
ATTRACTION Of the ecclesiastical laws in nppropri.
atiug clergey men without obtaining the sane.
tion Of the German Stutc suthoriues.
gEAmong the various items circulating In
rgard 10 Prof Wise's transatlantic balloon
voyage Is one to the effect the Graphic Com.
psny 10 to present the plucky seronaut with
aew gold watch sl before he starts
Considerations OF economy would suggest
that the watch be kept for Prof. Wise until he
returns, or. at any rate. forwarded by express
60 meet him on the other bide. 1t certainly
win not be prudent for Prof Wise to- take
with him any costly personal properly that
can be dispensed with.
tENcw Work city hnances are In a bad
plight Its reyenus,lsst year was S32, 800 900
Ae expenditures, $52. 100000 the two show
tng magnificent reproduction OF tue condi.
tlons which Micawber warned David Cop.
perfeld would always result in "misery -
To make The msiter worse. tho city book
keeping Is so intnesis that none but experts
can comprehend II, and the newspapers OF
New York are charging all sorts Of iniquities
upon Comptroller Green, who does not seem
to-day to be half so popular" as Boss Tweed
or Dick Connolly.
tEIt Is sign Of the timcs that tho Texas
Democrats 1nd IL necessary to pledge them
selves 10 sustain the free ~ hOOls, and to- make
Scvsry citizen, OF whatever polilcs, religion
nationality, or color. feel he Is really protected
In his lie. liberty. and propriely" Probably
the citizens offexas can Judge xtly enough
fH siemselyes how far the Democrats are like
Hio keep these pledges Certainly, neither
free schools nor equal rights are In any danger
from The Republican, Rurg,. The Democrats
ore evidently trying to get rid OF iucunbran-
srs they hsye raads Tor themselves,
tH'An Interesting case under the Civil
Damage law Of New York WIS lately tried In
Utica. The plaintiff all ging ihsl the de(rnd.
sni had sold her husband liquor, thai her hls-
bsudwss an hahRual drlnk,r ui d. tcndani's
ssi0on, and tina, in consequence thereof he
had lost his situation In railroad slpp. WHICH
was AN injury 10 her person. pr 'periy and
mssns ofsppport.. The compliant " = fully
sisiSined by tue evidence, and the Justice
eiaIged the jury ila, II the husband luscs his
svuaiion and Is deprived Of his wages, the
wife's person. property and means oi support
are InIurrd according {" the ~ aning OF III,
atutr aud she Is sRiitsfzio recover.
ETie farcical Investigation of the Cana
"a Pacific RaIl~ay scandal by tue Roys
C..mniIssion began ON tie i0lh Mr. Hunting
ton. who prrferred HE charges agalpaA III
Gosernmrni was solemuiy called upon ,o 81
pear and testify, although II was weli-know
s,salsr was.nni. and did not mean TO be-. pres
esa. y, The absence OF his testimony, aud this
at the Opposition generally. the whole pre-
eeedings VIII DC 20 one sided. ~ ta.drsciye n
public attention.. Sir Francis Aineks drpose
that there was never any agreement bc,wc,
The Government and Sir Huge Allan 81. b
friends by which the lsiieE wese To- cnnlr.l
ule 10 the election fund In consideration OF q
ee'ving n chai Ter. MeMullen's s,a,cn,' n
O., this point. he said. were pure iabr'ca'iC
sB-Icclapd has got warned up a. lis4 b.
sort Of fsrmrrs n,9yenl,ns and an ipirhse y