Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-04-04
THE TELEGRAPH.
AsHTABULA. OHIO.
Saturday Morning, Apr. 4, 1874,

ingstone,s death; but 1t must give
way before the announcement that
the remains of the great explorer
have arrived at Alden, in Egypt
whence they viii be taken to Eng
land. isHl (
Al communication was received
from. the Auditor of State in re-
sponse to a resolution of inquiry of
the House as to whether any redne-
ton Of State levies can be safely
made this year. The Auditor says
no such reduction is possible in view
of the present large expenditures au-
thorized by law, without creating a
deficiency in the Treasury as to the
school fund and sinking fund.
Fne death of Mr.. Sumner leaves
Mr.. Chandler, of Michigan, the SEN
ior Senator in continuous service, Mr..
Chandler's term began on the 4th of
March, 1857, and he has completed
seventeen years service. Next after
Mr., Chandler is Mr.. Anthony, of
Rhode Island, who entered the Sen
ate in 1859, and next after him are
Messrs. Sherman, of Ohio, and Howe,
of Wisconsin. who became Senators
in 1861.
The. clauses of the general apPro-
priation bill, providing for Soldiers
Orphans Home elected lengthy
discussion in the Senate on Tuesday.
Some $4,000 were stricken from this
clause, also $4,000 from the apprO-
priati6n for the Reform School for
Boys, which had been inserted by
the House. TO provide for the erec-
ton of six new family buildings for
that institution.
About ten months since, man
calling himself J. Anderson, opened
a store in Cincinnati for the sale OF
notions and cutlery. During the past
month he made very extensive time
purchases, informing the dealers that
he was going to place a lot OF wagons
ON the road to sell to country dealers
at wholesale. On Monday, bis store
was found closed and empty, and An
derson was not to be found. 1t Is
supposed that he has fed to Canada.
The value of the goods not paid fol
is about $40, 900.
The Legislature of Illinois, has
squelched the question of licensing
houses of prostitution, and the
State has been spared the spread OF
the evil, by misguided attempt to
regulate it. Our civilization is hard
ly ready for this advanced step
of Freuch refinement. The argu-
ment in its favor, however, is very
much of the character of that We
often hear put forth in defence OF
drinking houses-its antiquity anC
practice since the world began by ev
eryt.ibe and people. The argument
seems to be about as good in one case
as the other.
Anirrepressible conflict has beer
inaugurated in Germany by the &c.
clesiastical laws recently enacted.
Sustained by the Papal approval, the
priests are determined that they shall
not be obeyed, while the Govern
ment is not less resolute in the de-
termination that they shall be obey.
ed. The Government has the best OF
it SO far. Behind the law, it has the
iron viii of Prince Bismark and the
prisons of the State. A third church
dignitary, the Archbishop of Bo
logne, followed the Archblshops Of
Treyes and of Posen to prison, OIL
Tuesday last. No riot followed thi,
arrest at Treves. The unfortunate
Papists have no weapons of defense
but accommodations and the like
which is not the kind of artillery for
tune fayors in these practical days.
The western deserts of Americi
are scenes of desolaIion OIL accoun
ofthe great quantity of alkali. Moth
ing viii grow on these barrens bu
sage brush and ''grease wood;;" AM
the water of the few small stream
is unit to drink. For hundreds o
miles the same monotony prevails
bones lie and bleach along the trail
animal life is unseen, and the blind
ing glare and intense heat is almos
unbearable. Even on the Union Pa
cifc Railroad these alkaE deserts arr
crossed, and it costs thai line eighty
thousand dollars yearly for "watel
trains" to supply the engineers. Un
der these circumstances, artesial
wells are now being bored at differ
ent stations. Six have been begun
They are from seven hundred to on,
thousand feet deep. The water is fl
to drink, but holds much minera
salts in solution. Engineers do no
like te'use it, as 1t encrusts the boil
ers.
ERIE STRIKERs.-Payment of tn,
wages overdue the strikers at tn,
susquehanna Depot was begun OF
Monday by Paymaster Ritchie, o
the Erie Railroad. The amour
which has caused all the disturbance
interruption of traffic, and loss O
business to the Company is s1o2. .ooo
Upon receiving his money, each stri
keris notified that he is no lonoer !,
tba aYnnlOv of the CouDap,, A,