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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12


The amount awarded to the government
OF Great Britain by the mixed commission
organized under the provisions Of the
Treaty Of Washington, in settlement Of the
claims Of British subjects arising frem sets
committed between April Is. IS4l.
and April 8, 1865, became paw.
able under the terms of the treaty within
the past year, and was paid upon the
2lst day Of September, 1874 In this con.
nection ! renew my recommendation made
at the opening of the last session of Con.
sress that special court be created to hear
and determine all claims Of aliens against
the United States, arising from acts com
mitted against their persons or property
during the insuSrecsion. 1tsppears equh'
table that opportunity should be offered to
citizens OF other states 10 present their
claims, hs well As 30 those British subjects
whose claims were not admissible under
the late commission, to the early decision
OF some competent tribunal. To this end I
recommend the necessary legiIlstion 70
organize.a court to dispose Of those claims of
aliens of the nature referred to In an eori.
table and satisfactory manner, and to re.
lieve Congress and the Departments from
the consideration Of these questions. :,
The legislation necessary to extend TO
the colony of New FoundlAnd the pro,
visions OF certain articles Of the fsta
TRHAFY OF WASHINGTON
OF the Sth day of May, 1871. having been
had, protocol to that effect was signed
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12


must not be reached by total bankruptcy Of
the credit and integrity of the nation and
Of individuals. believe il Is In the poEef
Of Congress as this session to devise such
legislation as viii renew Confidence, revive
al the industries, atari as on q oareer Of
prosperity TO Last for many years, and to
save the credit Of the nation and the peo-
pie. Steps toward the return to q specie
basis are the great requisites to this de-
voutl utlY-to-be-sought-f0r end. There are
others which may touch upon hereafter.
A nation dealing m acurreney below that Of
specie in value labors under two great dis
adv -ses-frst, having no use for the
worlds acknowledged medium of exchange,
gold and silver, these are driven out of the
country because there is no demand for
their use; second, the medium of
exchange IN use being of a
Auotuating value-tor after all it is
only worth Just what it will pzrchase of
gold and silver metals, having an intrinsic
value Just in proportion to the honest labor
II takesito produce them-a large margin
mGst be allowed for profit by the manu-.
faetzrer and producer. II is months from
the date Of production to the date Of reAli-
ration, and interest upon capital .nVpst be
charged and the risk Of fEctuatio q the
v&lHe Of that which is to be 4 Sd in
payment added. Hence high prices, sot.
ing e protection TO the foreign producer,
who receives nothing in exchange for the
product Of his skill and labor excep4 a
currency good ct 8 stable value the world
over. Il seems TO me that nothing il
clearer than the'grester part Of the burden
of the existing prOstration for the want Of
q sound financial system falls upon the
working man, who must, alter all, pro.
du y the wealth, and the salAried man who
dnserintends and conducts the business.
the burden falls upon them In Two ways
by the deprivation of employment and by
the decreased purchasing power Of their
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12

The report Of the Secretary of War,
herewith attached, 7and forming q part of
this Message, gives all the information
concerning the operations, Wants. and
necessities of the army, and contains
many suggestions and recommendation
which l commend to your special atten-
ton. There is no class Of government
employees who are harder worked than the
army officers and men none who perform
their tasks more cheerfuuy and efficiently
and under circumstances of greater priva-
tions aEd hardships. Legislation Is de-
sirable to render more efficient this branch
of the public service. All the recon-.
mendations Of the Secretary of War re-
gard as judicious, and l especially COM
mand to your attention the following /:
The consolidation of government arseDals !;
the restoration Of mileage to ofioers
iravslling under orders the exemption Of
money received from the sale OF subsistence
stores from being covered into the treas-
ury; the use of appropriations for the pur-
chase of subsistence stores without wait
ing for the beginning Of the, fiscal year for
which the appropriation is made; for add.
tionsl appropriAtibns for the oolection of
torpedo material; for increased appropri-
ations for the manufacture of arms; for
relieving the various states from indebted
ness for arms charged TO them during the
rebellion; for the dropping Of officers from
the rolls Of the army without trial; for the
ofencs Of drawing pay more than once for
the same period; for the encouragement Of
the plan to pay soldiers BY ehecks, and for
the establishment Of a profsssorship Of
Rhetoric and Engiiahr literature at West
Point. The reasons for the reeommenda-
tions are obvious, and are set forth sufi.
GENTLY in the report attached. / also
recommend that the
sSATVs OF IHE aAEF SORTS or uIR ARNa
be fixed where this has not already been
NNne, so that promotions may be made and
vacancies filled as tkey occur.in each grade
wher reduced below the number fixed by
Law. The necessity for such leeialAtioii Is
specially felt now in the pay department.
The number of vacancies in that depart.
ment is below the number adequate to the
performance Of the duties required Of them
by law.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT,
The efficiency Of the navy has been
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12
krpLrs1AroS


and the election Of nssioaality. Formerly,
amid conflicting opinions and decisions, it
was difficult TO exactly determine how far
tbs doctrine Of perpetual allegiance was
applicabIs to citizens Of the United States.
Congress, by the act Of tbs 9th Of July,
1868, asserted the abstract right Of expa-
triation as q. fundamental principle of this
government. Notwithstandmg such Asser-
tion and the necessity Of frequent apphea-
tipnsof the principle, nclegislation has been
had defining what acts or formalities shall
work expatriation, OF when citizen shall
Be deemed to have renounced or 70 have
.lost his citizenship. The importance of
such definition is obvious. The represen-
tAtiYes OF the United States in foreign
countries are continually called upon to
lend their aid and the protection OF the
United States TO persons concerning the
good faith or the reality Of whose citizen
ship thee is st least great Question. In
some osses the provisions Of the treaties
furnish some guide ID Others It seems left
70 tbs persons claiming the benefit Of citi-
Eenship, while living in ., foreign country,
contributing in no manner to the peTform
ance Of the duties of q citizen Of the United
States, and without intending at any
time to return and iundeitGke those
duties--to use the claims Of citizenship of
the United States simply as q shield from.
the performance Of the obligations Of a
c.t.Een elsewhere. The status of
anuzRBs BcRS OF AMERICAN PARENTS
residing in foreign country, Of American
women who have married alienf, Of Ameri-
oan citizsns residing abroad, where sach
question is net regulated by treaty, are all
sources Of frequent difficulty and discus
sion. Legislstion on these and similar
questions. and particuIasly defining when
and under what circumstances expGtria-
tion can be accomplished or is to be pre-
Sumsd has been accomplished, il especially
needed,
In this connection. l earnestly call the
attention Of Congress- to the difficulties
arising from .sisaF.
FRAUDULENT NATURALIZATION.
The United States wisely, freely, and
hberslly offers its citizenship to
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12

OF June ~ 1917 GDNOCS - ,
certificates of the Board Of Audit,
"a 10. 55S 45; total, Sl5,742. 667 81; less
special improvement assessmentschargable
20 private property in excess OF demands
sSsinst such assessment 81, GA. 054 81;
lsss Chesapeake and Ohio Canal bonds
SIS 600; less Washington and Alexandra
Railroad bonds, $50, 900; less cash in the
hands of the Commissioners Of the Sinking
Fund, 81, 74S. .054 37-leaving the actual
debt less said accounts, Sl3, 994. .6l3 "a. In
addition to this there are claims preferred
against the Governor and OF the District
amounting in the aggregate, reported by
the Board of Audit, to So. l47, ,7S7 4S, Of
which the greater part will probably be
rejected. This sum can with no more pro-
priety be included in the delt of the Dis
trict government than can the thousands
of claims sgainst the general government
be included as . portion Of the national
debt. But the aggregate sum thus stated
includes something more than the funded
debt, chargeable exclusively to the
District Of Columbia. The act
of Congress Of November 2Sth, 1874,
an apportionment between
the United States government aud the Dis
trict Of Columbia IN respect OF the payment
Of the principal and interest of the 65
bonds. Therefore in computing with pre-
cision $he bonded debt Of the District, the
aggregate sums above stated as respects
the 3.65 bonds now issued, the outstAnd.
ing certificates of the Board OF Audit, and
the unadjusted sums now before that board
should be reduced to the extent OF the
amount to be apportioned to she United
States government in The manner indicated
in the act of Congress of June 20, 1874.
invite your attention to the REQ
of the Commissioner Of the
Sinking Fund relative TO the ambiguity Of
he act of June 20, 1874, the interest
,n the District bonds, snd the con.
,olidatiou of the indebtedness OF
.he District. feel much in
iebted to the gentlemen who consented
10 leave their private affairs and come
rom distance to attend TO the business
q this District and for the able and salts
'aotory manner in hiOh ii las Teen con
lucted. ! am sure their services Nlu be
quAlly appreciated by the entire country.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12
tbs WBAN sFRUoGLE.
pIssRa: Ns. o. sRAa

49, GIsSBSssAS Or SPABS
command Our profound sympathy and
mast be accepted as perhaps cause
Of some delay. An early set.
Hement, in pat at least, OF
the ,Qaestions between the governments,
Is hoped. In the meantime, awaiting the
results Of immediately pending negotia-
tions, defer fufther and fuller commu-
on the snbiec. Of the relations Of
this country and Spain. en-, -.s
l have again to call the attention Of Con-
gress to the unsatisfactory condition Of the
existing laws with reference to
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26
Five Children Drowned.


A narrowing disaster occurred on Sum
day afternoon near Preakness. New
Jersey, about four miles beyond Pater.
SON. The small pond there was covered
with a sheet Of ice about an inch thick,
and 1--we children OF Mr.. Jshn Dottsrich,
the proprietor OF q very large dairy CO.
Enlistment, vsntured upon II with q
sleigh. They were four girls, aged re.
sp~ectively sixteen. fifteen, thirteen and
eight years, and a boy six years old, oil
healthy and blooming children. petted
and beloved by their parents and rela-
tiyes, and who, in their gay. rollicking
mirth on the ice , little thought Of the
awful fate that awaited them. The pond
was in sight Of their home, and their
mother was lovingly looking at their
innocent sport, whom at a spot near the
center the ice gave way. and the chill
dren and sleigh were plunged into the
water. They struggled desperately for
their lives, but their hsart-rsnding
shrieks were OF NO avail. and they were
in a few minutes buried in the icy watsr.
The eldest child, a bright girl Of six
teen, gave q last agonizing cry OF "Oh.
mother, q ' mel AZ she disappeared
from her msther's sight. Three Of the
children had been in the sleigh, and tho
other two were pushing from behind,
but il seems that they all met the same
cruel fate. Boats were got ready. and
all possible efforts were made to save
them. but in vain, and for several hours
none OF the bodies could bo recovered.
The agony Of the mother rs she saw her
children engulfed in the icy pond beyond
all human aid. may well be imagined.
The neighborhcod was in q feverish
state Of excitement. and the most in
tense sympathy for the afflicted family
10 felt everywhere.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26
A Defaultlno Duke.

Avigdor. Due do Aquavivs. has COM
mittsd suicide al Nice. He was . man
very well known In society, and q bank
or Of considerable rsputs. Not many
months go, two Of his clerks were 20
cused Of specializing with money sntrust-
ed to their chief. and OF having thereby
robbed the hrm Of over zoe. 900 francs.
They were arrested. but on the deficit
being made up by Avigdor's fsthsr.in-
law, were released. Further disclosure
showed that this amount only covered
about O third OF that which had been alb
stractsd from the bank. and 1t was with
difficulty that Avigdor was spared an ex.
pose, for ID sesms that he was implicated
in the Affair 40 much ~ his clerks, which
would doubtless have ruined him. II
appears that matters have got won and
worse, for the other day he was found
dead on the rosd which leads from Nice
TO Villa Franco. He had shot himself
through the heart His wife Is o very
beautiful and elegant woman, and the
family property in and about Nice is eI-
tsnsivs. The villa Avigdor Is quite IA
nous. II 10 situated on the Promenade
dss Anglais. is very beautiful. and usu.
ally rented TO persons Of the highest dis
tinction-oncs TO the Empress Dowager
Of Russia. who died beneath its roof
some years ago. Victor Emanuel con-
fsrred the title Of Duke on the deceased,
and he was considered at Nice as an Ita-
ianissimo and q bon viveur. His wife is
a lovely person and q leader Of society.
Both are OF the Jewish persuasion. and
madam's fortune Is reported to be vast.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26
symptom. Of a Maiden csllbaoy.

When q woman begins to have q little
dog trotting after her-that's symp-
tom. When . woman begins to drink
her tea without s~ugar-that's q symp.
tom. When q woman begins TO read
love stories in bsd-that's o symptom.
When q woman gives . sigh on hearing
Of q wedding-that's a symptom. When
q woman begins to refuse to tell her age
that's q symptom. When woman
begins to say that she's refused many
an offer-that's q symptom. When q
woman begins to talk about rheumatism
in her knees and elbows-that's q symp-
tom. When q woman begins TO find
fault with her looking-glass. and says 1t
doesn't show her features right-that's
n symptom. When q woman begins to
talk about cold draughts. and stops up
the crevicss in tho doors and windows
that's a symptom. When n woman be-
gins TO change her shoes every time she
comes into the house after q walk
that's asymptom. When a woman be-
gins to have u cat at her elbow at meal
times, and gives 1t sweetensd milk
that's a symptom. When a woman be-
gins to say that a servant has no bush
ness with o sweotheart-that's q symp.
tom. When q woman begins to say
what Q dreadful set OF creatures men
are, and that she wouldn't be bothered
with one OF them for the woIld-that's q
symptom.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26


"BoSASzA."--The San Francisco
CAronicis gives the following eIplana-
tory definition OF the popular word
Bonanza"
The word is Spanish. and the dsfni.
ton given in Nswman's Dictionary is
''fair weather at sea-" The nautical
phrase 'Ir On BONANZA means 10 sail
with fair wind, etc. Spanish miners
apply the tsrm to q body Of rich ore,
and We have adopted tho word in the
latter ssncs, The lucky Spanish miner.
when asked how h vas getting on,
would reply. ''0h. ir en- bonanza" an
expression equivalent 10 our modern
Americanism: "oh. vs'sr all hunkey-
dory."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26
MODERN WOMEN.

II is o sad commentary upon our
boasted civilization that the women Of
our times have dsgeneratsd In health
and physique until they are literally q
race OF in~valids-pale, nervous, feeble
and back-achy, with only hare and there
afsw noble exceptions In the persons OF
the robust, buxom ladies characteristic
Of the sex in days gone by. By very
large experiences. covering . period OF
years, and embracing the treatment Of
many thousands Of cases Of those all.
ments peculiar 10 Women, DR.. Pierce, oi
the Worlds Dispensary. Buffalo, N. T..
has perfected. by the combination Of GER
tain vegetable extracts, q natural spsci-
fc. which he does not eItol 81 cure
oil, but one which admirably fulhlls q
s~ingleness OF purpose, being o most
positive and reliable remedy for those
weaknesses and complaints that aflct
the women OF the present day. This
natural specific compound 10 called DR..
Pieroe's Favorits Prescription. The
following arc among those diseases In
which this wonderful medicine has
worked cures as II by magic and with q
certainty new attained by any medi-
cinss: Weak back. nervous and general
debility. falling and other displacements
OF internal organs, resulting from debility
and lack OF strength in natural supports,
internal fever, congestion, inflammation
and liberation and very many other
chronic diseases incident 10 omen moi
proper to mention here, in which. o.
we'll ~ in the cases that have been
enumerated, the Favorits Prescription
effects cures-the marvel OF the world.
It will not do harm In any state or cen
dition OF the system. and by adopting
its use tho invalid lady may avoid that
everest OF ordeals-the consulting Of o
family physician. Favorits Prescription
is sold by dealers in medicines generally.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26
That Baby.

A baby was present while Mccullough
was playing in New Orleans the other
night. The Piodyme says: "As tho
misfor,unes OF Spartacus approached
their elimination the baby gave vent TO
various expressions Of alarm and dis
content. When the gladiator babe his
wife and child farewell, the baby howled
dismally; when the rebsl cbieftain swore
vengeance and destruction on Rome.
the baby deprecated his violsnce in
moving terms. But when Jessippius-
or whatever his name was-rushed in
with q great deal OF brick dust on his
throat and lots olIblus plaster distributed
about his head and body; when he gasp
ed and gurgled and flung his arms Wild
" about and laughed 3 maniacal and a
fendish laugh. and when Spartacus flip
ped out his eleaver and fell upon the
expiring wretch with savage fury-then.
then. ye angels and ministers Of discord!
then the baby burst into q storm OF
squeals and screams and screechss that
drowned tho thunders Of tho stage and
raised the hair Of the spectators with a
horror never contemplated in the pro-
gramne. The noise was presently sub
dued; there came q sound as OF strang-
Cling and a furry suggestive OF Q baby
choked and sat upon; and the play ut
length proceeded"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26
The Shooting Of General Cobb.

General Cobb, who was shot by Han
nah Smythe on Wednesday. rested easily
yesterday. He had no fever. only such
as might result from an ordinary gun
shot wound. and he was comparatively
free from pain. The paralysis OF the
left leg that ensued upon the shooting
has almost entirely disappeared. Though
DIR. Eastman. who Ia in constant attend
ance upon the General, has not been
able Il find the ball. he 10 absolutely
certain that IL entered the cavity Of the
pelvis. He believes that ID IL concealed
in the large muscles OF the back, and
he is quite positive that II did not strike
Q vital organ. The comparative harm
l~essness Of the shot 10 duo in = great
degree to the fact that in passing through
the thick clothes OF General Cobb some
Of its force was spent. In tbs opinion
Of the Doctor. tho wounded gentle
man has nothing to fear
from internal h~smorrhage. Infam-
nation Is alone TO be dreaded. and
should ID set in the result would very
likely be fatal. Up to this time there
il not the slightest symptom Of this dan
gerous Affection. and the probabilities
are strongly in favor Of his GONZALES.
cenes. Hannah Snyths. who attempted
to assassinAte tho General. was produced
in the Police Court yesterday morning.
She was without counsel. and q continu-
ance Of the case until to-day was made
at her request. She still preserves a de-
iIeanor OF quiet indifference, and IL she
he insane. the insanity is Of . mild type.
She IL held in the City Prison. Since
the abolition OF the Lawyers Lien law
by the Supreme Court Of the State, 1t
has become customary for lawyers to
take a trust deed from clients who have
property but no money, and TO hold on
to the property until the. coin for their
services 10 forthcoming. The practice Is
in no way illegitimate, and II 10 followed
very generally by the profession. as It
WAS by General Cobb in this CASES.
+. Chronicle. Dee. %.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26
Ark.n.a. Coffee Drinkers.
Icorrsspondsut N. Y. Timss.l

As I rode on and on through tho SOL
emn old woods, the settlements were
very numerous, the bridges were all In
perfect condition, and the roads were
capital. Emigrants were. indeed, leav.
ing for Texas, but there was no sign o.
despair among the people generally. On
the contrary. all the folds were peing
plowed. and the men were repairing
feuces and Telling trees in nifty places
along the route. I could not but re-
mari the extraordinary number OF child
rem and the beauty Of tho women. beau
tiful not only in color and complexion
b,t in form. Most Of them were OF the
grand matronly type Of the Venus oil
Mlo-tall, erect. large hips. white.
armed. dsep-bosomed. They ware great
workers. too. Many times did 1 see
them chopping wood Justify, and some
OF them told me that, with their own
hands. they MIXED every day, nine
cows. questioned them about the use
of cotfss, and IL 10 o fact that families
here have been known to consume an.
nuslly two bags Of 165 pounds weight.
at an average price Of IS cents q pound.
This makes the really awful sum OF
Sis 80 per annum. And this Is spent
by people who even deny themselves
sugar and milk. and who live more
piteously than galley slaves. i stopped
Tor a drink Of water at the house OF an
old lady, who told me that her husband
drank a strong cup OF coffee every two
hours or so. and that he could not live
without ii. The csffee-pot remained al.
ways in the fire place, and he would
come In from his blowing, swallow the
hot fluid hastily. and then return 10 tho
field. There was one wrstehed man
who not only drank coffee in this way.
but ate morphine in extraordinary pro.
portions, and drank whisky and chowed
tobacco to excess. The fact is the poor
creature was continually exciting his
nerves to let him feel the fact Of his ex-
~istence, aud them Supplying them with
narcotics because they tore him 70
pieces. But 1t all commenced with cof-
Zee drinking. which has reached such
proportions in Arkansas IS to merit
medical attention.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-26

Boil 1T Dowx.-Blessod is the writer
who can boil it down. The man whs
knows 20 well what he wants 70 shy that
he can come to it in q few short pictur.
esqus sentences, 10 the readable and
quotabls journalist Of these days. Peo-
pie cannot wait. with the patience they
used TO have. to get at the pith OF things.
The railroad has educated them out Of
all patience with ~slownesss. The tels-
graph has completed that education, and
at the sans time incapacitatsd them for
the endurance Of words. When we have
to pay a fixed pries-so many cents for
. vord-for every word we employ to
express our meaning. we are apt to learn
10 husk the sentence down to the kernel,
and to value the art Of expressing q
thought with the husks of. We want
the naked idea. Words are nothing.
Language would 30 abolished II there
was anything briefer to take its place.
But. since ii cannot DO abolished, boil II
dovn.