Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-01-25
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
AsHTABULA, Onto.
Saturday Morning, Feb, l, 1878.


~ The Count dc Chambord has the sup
port az seven Orleans Princes for his claim to
be the righlfll,King of France.
90 A Royal Decree has been PROMULGATED
IN Italy, whereby the State formally takes
possession efsixteen conventsi in Rome.
The Temperature of Oregon during the sea.
con has not fallen below 30 degrses-thc freez.
ing point. and lower down the coast--at San
Frsacjsco AZ. and San Diego 4S. The cOldest
day was the 18th Of December
O. Louis Napoleon Is stated TO have been
very devout the lsst tive or three years of bis
life, and to have attended mass every Sabbath
and holy day with scrupulous care. Before
his death he made confession and received alb
solution.
GET The San Diego World says tin mine
has Deep discovered about ten miles distant
from thai place. and represented to be very
rich, The only place In California where tin
has been discovered is in the county of San
Hego.
t#- The Tribune stockholders have decided
TO tear down the Tribune building ia May
next, and erect new building Of such dmen.
sious 1t is stated, as 10 rival ii not eclipse any
.cther devoted 10 journalism in the country, al
en- estimated cost of $25000O
4 t%- The story of a bottle ot strychn inc hav-
Ing been found in Stokes cell is cpntradictcd
His friends are leaving no stone unturned to
secure stay cfproceedings and new trial,
md the chGpccs that he my not be hung in
February are, perhaps, improving.
9swen and Delarge, the colored contestants
from South Carolina for seat in the House
Of Representatives., have both been sent back
TO their constituents by th Committee on Elec-
tions, which report that fraud was 81 rife in
both parties that neither is really elected,
On the 2sth inst, MESA &c was sent from
Cambridge City. Indiana, TO Aberdeen, Scot
land, and an answer received in, l. houy and
25 minutes another message was then n,
and an answer received in one hour and 25
minutes. Altogether, the four tr,nsmissions
took less than four hours.
tE- The equanimity of the Hon Mr.. Tweed
now, on his trial in New York for trfing
with the peoples money, has been seriously
disturbed by the dam lging evidenc, Of Gar
vey, who, whatever he may know about plast-
ering is evidently no loLger a white washer.
eE- II Is said that the ori ginals of Dr.. HIl-
lands story, now running in scrbner's Month
ly, are living in Washington, "Arthur Blnn-
castle" himself being the principal of large
and fourishing school. II so, it would be
only another proof of the fact that the best
Nories are studiedpf real lie.
SB- Three large trunks full Of documents
are part Of the baggage broughtto Washing
tep.by the members of the McEnery II turn.
Ing Board who are to testify in the case OF the
contesting Senators from Louisiana. Ray and
Mcmillan, the aspiranis in question, will
plead their own cases before the Committee
on Elections.
sT Believing that no man cannot s"rve two
masters, President Grant has issurd through
the Secretary of State an or Ter iorbidding in.
Cppbents of Federal Offices from holding
Territorial, State, or Municipal Office at the
s,me time-that OF Jusite of the Peace. No.
try Public, aud Commissioner of Daeds being
alone excepted
er Those parents who complain of the ex-
rcnse Of the ireqnen, Oh ,ug,s of textbooks
should carefully consider the recomm nda-
tion of Gov Geary to the Pennsylvania Leg.
isature, that a national bureau of education
shouldtb be established which would enforce
compulsory education and establish "uni-
form textbooks, setting forth the trlo history
and theory Of our national aud Safe govern
n,ents
tE- bismarck late Withdrawal from Tie
Presidency of the Prussnu Cabinet, made a
vacancy that the Emperor filed by General
NJ IA Al. If.
change has caused no little surprise In polit-
ical circles from the belief that Bismark's con
trolling influence in the Imperial councils was
waning, and that IL would he followed by n
reversal of the aggressive policy toward Caiho-
lies. Mono of these predictions have been
verified, and Rismark, In his remarks In the
Chamber of Deputies, drprivcs the transact
ion of all political meaning by attribuIing it
wholly TO hlsill health.
RIvALRY.-Th Eaglsh boot and shoe mn
kers, becoming indignant " n recent state.
n,ent In the debate of The Society Of Arts,
that the French workmcn exc,led the Eng
lisb and Irish Crispins, recently challenged
the French workmen. 10 any amount of mon.
y that they would beat them The challenge
has been accepted by the Erenchmcn, and
tis novel international match has b en- taken
I'd. IL serious earnest by the people of both
Countries, and Is creating great excitement.
The French s'lpulate fifteen hours for making
mans boot. ard twelve fnr a womlns boot
with lesiheE, heel. FeF tie first doy they
siipulste white satin shoe with Louis XIV.
heel and shori boot with colored silk with
heel OF same stuff on the second day, u
Turkish slipper with Louis XIV. heel and fore
part Of cork, - be covered with silk, and the
workmrn to make everything except the
Iasts Thus fr,. Stafford, Norwich, Nsrh-
hampton. Bristol, and London have decided
In enter the lists againsi Paris. shoemakcrr
the world over. will watch this tournament o
tlle knights OF crispin with lively Interest
CoEETx PAPERa- There Is a variety o
oplnion respecting the value Of county papers
- llaers lsA variety Of intellectual develop
msns among men-s The Cincinnati Trade Lii
expresses It's feelings in q very concise man
ngr; ~. ~.vr
"A gentleman writes 20 US that BIZ
.aaafv manor ia 40 DOOR that he ha