Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-25
THE TELEGRAPH.
AsHTABULA. OHIO.
Saturday Morning, July %, 1874.

EDWIN c. CowLEs, Esq, of the Cleye-
land Leader has been appointed United
States Minister to Switzerland.
Theodore Tilion has Withdrawn from
the editorship ofthe Golden Age, and is
succeeded by VIM T.. Clark, a graduate
of Divinity Hall.
twenty-five million postal cards were
issued by the Post-Ofice Department du-
ring the quarter ending June Both. and
that is the dullest quarter in the year. A
new style, of betttr finish than the pres
ent, is to be issued during the present
summer.
Gen. Sheriden has asked permission OF
the War Department TO see regiment in
active operations against the Indians.
He SAYS that an offensive campaign is
more effective and more economical than
a defensive one.
Gen. Butler says that he never cheated
the colored troops IN the Army of the
James, as charged by Gen. Hooker II
is small matter whether the public be-
Iieves Gen. Butler or Gen. Hooker. There
are worse acts than cheating dead negroe
soldiers; and Butler knows what they
are.
A law has passed Congress increasing
pensions ofSoldiers 10 twenty dollars
per month, who have lost an arm at or
below the elbow. Another measure was
under way TO increase the pensions
Of those who have lost the sight of both
eyes, or both hands, or become perina-
nently disabled.
Coy. Jewell will be the fourth Post
master General from Connecticut, and the
third from Hartford county. He is also
the second Minister to Russia from Hart
ford and the third from Connecticut
while be makes the third member of the
Cabinet from Hartford during the three
last consecutive administrations.
The rumor in Saturdays kilograms that
Vice President Wilson is about TO resign
his Office on account of i'll health proves
10 be, as most people expected it would,
canard The Vice President is not in
very robust health, but he is better than
he was year ago, and meantime prOpOs-
es TO stand by his guns.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has just made ruling which is of special
interest 10 all retail dealers in ale, beer
and beverages of a similar character, to
the effect that they must destroy the stamp
on all packages OF fermented liquors by
driving the faucet directly through them,
and in no other way. In all cases ii is
requisite that this be done.
The owners of the French steamship
Auerique, abandoned al sea. demur at the
award ofsalvage OF 100000 as too large;
considering the fact that the vessel was
abandoned without necessity. The value
of lhe ship and cargo was $l,OOO,OOO, and
the award is an even moiety of that sum.
The Cincinnati Gazette thinks that now
the clerk or private secretary story has
been put TO rest, with some others of kin
dred Yeracity, about Gen. Garfield, il
would be misfortune if another should
not be started Immediately, so as to keep
at least one fresh lie on foot all the time.
The positive forces seem to have met in
Secretary Bristow and General Spinner
and there is a clash. Heretofore General
Spinner has run his own bureau in his
own way, bu; General Bristow says he is
Secretary of the whole Treasury and in
tends 10 run it, Spinner threatens to re-
sign in consequence.
Great expectations forever fill the New
York World 1t is now satisfied that not
only will Democratic President occupy
the White House for the next term, but
that Democratic Senate will aid him to
restore prosperity 10 our radical-ridden
country. Ifthe World was ever known
to be correct in its political prophecy, we
should feel inclined to place more faith
in it now.
The Washington National Monument
Society now makes a show of life such as
it never before exhibited, and has arous-
ed itself from the apathy that has pos
sessed it for years. 1t now proposes to
wipe out the evidence of its own and the
nations disgraceful Indifference, by max
ing an earnest effort to obtain the funds
necessary to complete and finish the
Washington monument The sum Of five
hundred thousand is required for the pur-
pose.
A significant characteristic ofthe third
term discussion is the overwhelming pre-
ponderanee ofsentiment on the negative
side. There arc only one or two promi
nent newspapers in the South. in favor,
and the press of the North and West
notably that part OF it which has been
most jealous in its support of Gen. Grant
but what is almost unanimous In their op-
position to the scheme. 1t had better be
dropped. We don't believe it ever had
the countenace of the President.
The Connecticut Legislature is consider
ing bill to amend the liquor license law.
One section requires all places where IL
quor or beer is sold to be run independ-
emily. and to be entirely senarated from