Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-12-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The autobiography of President F
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The autobiography OF President N
uey will be published early next year
The Boston Herald isauthOrity tOf the
statement that President Grant never
swears. When he heard about BAocock
he Just looked little crOss-eyeo-
The London Times sOlemuly says
..,rbe British Christmas is most general
" observed With popular indulgence in
brutal intoyicstion."
The work of restoring the Column
yendome, destroyed by the Communists !
has been completed. and the statue OF
Napoleon placed on the top Of the cal
umn. No public ceremonies attended the
proceedings.
& eorOner's Jury in the esss ola child
killed in It's mothers arms by the kick
Of drunken father, in Westerly, H. IL
returned a verdict on the s7th, that the
person from whom the father purchased
the liouor which made him drunk. was
guilty of the murder of the boy. The
father Philip Gallagher. was held in
$1,000 to appear before the Supreme
Court
Fifteen States have taken s census Of
population in 1874, and the total increase
since 1870 is estimated at a little over
100000. As these States had in 1870
something more than one third Of the
population Of the United States, COM
mon average progress throughout would
show an aggregate increase in five years
ofupward of 4. 900. 600. or a total pOpula-
lion of 44,OOO,oOo.
While the average cost Of maintain
snce per head of insane patients at all
the asylums OF the o. s., is S. 81, the aV-
eraee per head in the Newburg asylum
has been for the past year, So Ssper
week.
A formal acceptance by Pope Plus
Ninth, Of the invitation by the Censsn :
nisl authorities requesting his Holiness
to give hIs recognition to the enterpr Use
BIZ contributing to the Exposition wor ks
OF art from the galleries of the Vatican,
or from the workshops over which he
has control, has been received. The let
ters of the Pope are in the warmest terms
Of friendship for the U. 8.
Tie jury in the Bowen libel suit
against the Brooklyn Eagle rendered q
verdict for the plaintiff and fixed the
damages At 81 600. Other cases of libel
are TO be tried at the next term OF court.
California will send section of one
ofths "Great Trees" to the Centennial
Exhibition and q mill owner in Oregon
proposes to represent the majestic forest
growths of his State by 8 fir-plank. u It
wide and lOO7fest long spruce plank
s feet vide; cedar, s feet; larch, z feet
and hemlock. feet.
Reeognizances on seven indictments
for felony against the missing Tweed
were on Tuesday declared forfeited Tbs
parties whose names appo.r-o those
bonds as sureiies for Tweed's appear
snce VIII. it is said, claim exemption
from the forfeiture upon the ground ths
fbe escape was due TO the negligence OF
connivance of the lsw officers, and thai
sureties cannot, therefore, be held ae-
countable.
A mutual council is to be called by
Plymouth Chu rch and Mrs Moulton to
consider the two questions submitted
by that lady-the sufaeiency and validi-
ty of the reasons Of the Church for drop,
ping her name from the roll ; and the
suniciency and validity of Mrs. Moulton'l
reasons for sbstaining so long from th'
services and sacraments of the Church
This course was decided upon al meet
ing last Monday evening, when it was
also voted to call an advisory council.
A brief but somewhat vigorous sum-
ming up of the principles of the Democ-
racY gives as State rights against nation
al unity South against North whites
against blacks; enmity to Federal volun-
teers to common schools; indifference e
to the national credit and debt; repudia-
ton of public obligations in order to
tighten taxation imitation, and jealousy
Of the regular army. Who VIII venture
in view Of this showing TO repeat the old
SANDER that the Democratic party is not
party of principlesf
Recent correspondence between the
United States and Mexico on the subject
OF border outrsges indicates that the
State Department has at last made an ef-
tortin the right direction. Permission
was asked by Minister Foster for @. S.
troops to follow raiders across the boun-
dary line when in close pursuit, or for
ths privilege Of temporarily occupying
certain points on Mexican soil where
mareuders are known 70 assemble and
cross over into Texas. A Characteristic
Eeply was received from the Texan Sec
rstsrY Of Foreign Affairs, who represent
ed that the President of the Republic
had no authority ta grant such permis-
sion without the approval Of Congress,
and that the sentiment of the country
was such that it would not be prudent TO
ask the consent OF the Mexican Congress.
Mr.. Foster replied by disclaiming for the
United States any scheme Of acquisition
OF extension Of territory, but plainly in
timaiing that such a scheme might be
the Inevitable outgrowth Of the present
condition Of affairs, and The acknowl-
edgemsnt of the helplessness of the Mex
lean Government in the matter. This
sort of talk sounds like business.
OUR WAsHIGTONLETTER.
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