Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-05-24

tS- The Government of Greece has deter.
mined TO abolish al its diplomatic n,ssions.
except that at Constantinople, as II has pecu.
liar relatipns,Wi Turkey Old fbpy and an
| tiquated as the Government Of Greece has.
ALWAYS been considered, there seems to be
eminent good sense In this action, at least
In these days of steam. and telegraphy. II is
difficult to see why Ministers of Foreign AT.
laifs cannot communicate directly with each
othen as well as through third parties. In
certain emergencies special agents nigh be
needed and Consuls might be necessary, 10
look after national interests abroad; but for
ordinary purposes, the cumbersome diplomat
ic machinery might be simpliticd without dct-
riment To the service, and, with decided advan-
tagc in dispatch and economy.
SnARr SHOOTERS EOR THE Mopocs.-6uv.
ernor Booth, at the request ormany citizens of
Ireka, conferred with General Schofield with
reference toihe propriely of raising company
OF sharpshootcr scouts 10 fight the Mod0cs
and for the purpose of protecting tho lives
and properly of settlers in the extreme north
ern portion, Of the State. The services OF such
company have been accepted, on conditions
that The company of fifty furnish their own
arms and ammunition, the Government TO-
furnish rat ms. The company, when organ.
lied, to report for service to GEN. pavis,. head
quarters at the Lava Bed The company will
be organized and accepted as part Of the
National guard. Its officers will be duly
commissioned by the Governor.
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naIa g.
Ezra Cornell, in which it is alleged that he en-
dcavorcd 10 sell out 10 bcneiiethe land
grant of million acres made to the State of
New York, for the establishing of Agrcultu-
raj Colleges, has induced thsRochester Union
and ddrertiSer 10 take the around that the di-
| version OF this land-grant from the purposes
for which Congress appropriated it was the
original wrong. Congress made the grant of
this land to New York among the other States
for tae 0IdOwm cnt and maintenance OF at
least one college TO teach such branches of
learn ing as are related TO agriculture and the
mechanic arts" and 40 promote the liberal
and practicable education of the industrial
classes in the sevt raj pursuits and professions
in life" New Yorks share of the land grant, be-
ing 900 900 acres, was turned over To the Cor
neil University, on condit ion taa Ezra Cor
nell should endow the institution with $780,
600, IA condition which has since Iecn fulfill
ed. Ezra Cornell and An drew ID. White, now
President Of the Cornell University were. at
the time members of tho Ntw York Senate,
and cxcrtcd themselves to secure the disposal
, OF the Co ilage Scrip. The Legislature OF New
York was then Republican, aud the land.
grant was turned over in bulk to this one in
sliuton. The Union and .1dcertiseg- main
tains that it was misuse of the land, accord
ing TO the terms ofthe Congressional grant
that II was the evident intention that several
colleges should be csta blished, and that there
lis now not Que college in Tie Slate, not even
Cornell College, that supplies the educational
facilities which Congress intended 10 give
The charge which Mr.. Mcclure made against
Mr. Cornell in the New York sstmblN was,
that Cornell endeayored TO dispose of 900
acres ofthis land, at 500 per acre to landcom
pany al, which he was the principal stockhold-
or, ut 80 per acre Ii was further charged
that Mr. Cornell subsequently made trans
fer of the lard a sR50 per acre in manner
in which he was suspected of hay ing.a person.
al interest. The New York Legislature has
authorized Gov Dix TO appoint Commission
ers who are TO investigate the whole matter
ST. PETERsBGR We undersiandthat the
appointment to 81. Petersburg will be accepted
by Hon. EDWARDS PIERREPo MT. The ap-
pointment meets with very general approval.
MIR. PIERREPoNT is gentleman OF ability,
amply qualified iorthe duties of the position
of high social standing and universally rcspec