Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-03
Saturday Morning, Jan. Sd, 1874.

Montreal dispatches received il
New York, state that Genet, the convicted
Tammsny thief, is in Canada
WThe infiction Of the bath as punish
ment of soldering" convict, resulted
recently in drowning at the penltentiary
at Jolilot few days since.
WThe Hon. Samuel, schellabarger
of Ohio, is named as the probable success
sOr of Gen. sickles as Minister tc Mad
rid. he was formerly Minister at Portu
gal.
The account of-the Treasurer o.
LeaVensWorth County, Kansas, are il
confusion, and a committee who have
examined them report that officer as
Short" $4,000.
wA car load of wild animals from
the Rocky Mountains, for the Geologic
al gardens of Philadelphia, arrived Al
Chicago on Saturday and were forwarded
thence by General Brysbin.
wThe Chicago Tribune says the Re-
publican party was organized TO put
down slavery, which it has done. What
the Democratic party was organized for
has been long since forgotten.
EThe Erie Canal is now completely
closed, locking up about {, 3,00O, 900 bushels
of grain which will have to remain all
winter. In this amount are included
nearly 100000 bushels of wheat.
~ The Department of State has
received telegram from the Consul at
Hong Keng, that the King of Portugal
had by proclamation prohibited the coOlie
trade at Macao and closed the barra-
coons.
The report that the Spanish Gov
ernment requires of the United States the
restoration of the Yirginius and the pay,
ment of an indemnity, is not believed in
Official circles, no. authentic information
having been received to that effect.
@Judgment has been entered against
bondsmen of Genet Norton and other
members of the Tweed Ring who have
made their escape. The bondsmen
thought they were released after an ap-
pearanee FOR trial had been entered, but
it has been dec ided otherwise.
HA part of the company of young
Japanese who have been studying at An
Arbor have been summoned home. 1t
seems probable that the financial embar-
ressment of the Mikado's Government
may render necessary still further cur
tailment of the liberal appropriations for
educational purposes.
@At Riga, village near Dodson, o.,
there was a shooting match on Christmas
day. at which two brothers engaged in a
personal alteration over the loading of a
rife. One shot the other dead, and the
outraged crowd put the survivor out of
the way by hanging him on the nearest
tree Too much whisky caused it all.
EThe criminal jurisdiction of the
Probate Courts of Salt Lake City. is. again
denied by Judge Mexican. In the case of
KieseI. sentenced for ten years in the Pen
itentiary, the action of the Probate is set
aside, and the prisoners held to bail, to
answer in the District Court There is
some talk of the counsel having the Pro-
bate officials arrested and imprisoned.
E~The Postmaster General has crea-
ted great CONSERVATION among special
agents of his department by issuing an
order that they should be subjected to a
sort of civil service examination, to as
certain their fitness for the position they
hold. He has, however, somewhat allay-
ed the excitement by announcing that
ample opportunity viii be afforded them
to prepare for the examination.
ara review of the produce trade OF
Chicago for the past year, just published
shows the receipts Of gram during the
year to haYe been, 96,731, ,598 bushels /;
shipments, 81, ,OS5, ,7O3 bushels receipts of
hsgs, 100000; head of cattle, 765,O0O !;
sheep, 100000; lumber. 1 .Os4, ,993, GOO feet
have been received The total value of all
the produce, received during the year, is
in round numbers, ss4O.O0O,OOO.
TThe Government Directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad reports that the
Company are selling lands at $3.50 an
acre, subject to the subsequent perfection
of title thereto by the Government, not
withstanding the prohibition of sale on
account of the non payment of interest on
Al l.
correct, the purchasers buy at the risk of
never receiving good title, and proba-
bly, under a misapprehension of the real
estate of affairs.
TAt Liverpool on the 10th of De-
cember were exhibited specimens of Ca
madam meat, comprising beef, mutton,
and turkeys, brought over in the steamer
Scandinavian. The meat was killed two
days before the vessel sailed, and was
frozen and stored in cool dry place, on.
board, with the most satisfactory result,
It proving so perfectly fresh that it had
the appearance of having been killed on
Iva few days previously. A company is
to be organized to introduce this meat in
to England.
WThe Slave holding planters of Gu
ba, taking cognizance of the portents of
the times, express willingness to com.
promise what they cannot insist upon
They are of course utterly opposed to
emanc patton, but Casterlar's manif este
and tie language and conduct of the Cab
net Minister Of the Spanish Republic
since his arrival, have given them to un-
derstand that they can no longer Indulge
in bluster. The are now agreeable 10
gradual extinction ofslaVery In the Island
is thought, however, that the Home
Government will insist on immediate
emancipation.
wThe telegraph announces the ap-
pointment of Caleb Cushing as Minister to
Spain vice Gen. Sickles, resigned, and his
acceptance of the position. Mr.. Gushing
is now In his 7Sd year, and has been iden-
tilted with political life for nearly half a
century. he seems to have found favor
with all parties, and acquitted himself
honorably in every position. His length
ened years would seem to suggest retire
ment from the carrs Of Office. and the re-
cy.opoflflftxy Of r,,bIso fr-1,of