Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-12-03

Prof Swing, Of Chicago, has severed
his connection with the Fourth Presby-
terian church OF that city. He remains
in the city to preach 10 a mixed but
much larger congregation.
: Tobey. like Hamlet, cogilated over the
~vroposissOn-sTobey or not Totey." and
arrived at ihe conclusion TO be Tobey,
and not Indian Commissioner. The
President win have to prick again.
Expensive garters, ranging in price
from $25 to 800. are again having
large sale, and decent women do not dis
dain to buy and wear them. But women
who show them are not mentally, If 9th
erwise, pure.
Col. Babcock seems not TO be clearing
8 skiris from completely in the ST. Lou
svhisky ring, as efectually as might be
desirable. The President has given ex-
nl;ci, instruction to the Atiorney-Gener
Al 10 hue TO the line, LEI who viii stand
In the way.
Ex-Gov. James c. English has been
appointed 10 Ell the vacancy in the o. s.
6enate, by the death of Senator Ferry.
The NorwaIk Gazette, from which this in
formation is taken. commends the Gov
ernOr for the wisdom Of the selection,
and the respect paid to the public wish
and preference.
The city of Berlin. Germany, being
without taste or appreciation of the rage
for iow.necks, pull-backs and striped
stockings and other extraYagancies OF
stage dIess, have succeeded in procuring
az order from the Government directed
against both the dry goods and the no.
goods drama in Berlin.
Fernando Wood has Withdrawn from
the field as candidate for the Speaker
ship OF the House, on the grouud-that
Il was incompatible with hissense of dig
nifty Fernando must be getting high
toned, ,,as it has been thought, aforeiime
that there was nothing that Democrat
might not do to secure Office, within The
pale of party dignity. swallo " tails
must be superseding short-hairs.
1t is said that the most enthusiastic
supporters of Col. Thos. Scott's fagrant
attempt on the public Treasury are capt
ialisls who have recently bought up
claims against Mexico at from is to 25
cents face value, and have invested IN
thousands of acres Of mineral lands con-
tiguous 10 the line of the proposed Texas
Pacific Road They will go their bot
tom dollar in the lobby TO push the
scheme through Congress.
A letter from Hon. NJ. R. Waite meets
the question Of candidate tor the Presl-
dency in such manner as TO quiet any
hopes or fears as 10 his becoming an i'm
pediment in the way of any ones aspira-
lions. The letter was drawn out by the
inierrogations Of friends. His declina-
tion wears the appearance of a finality,
on account Of the inappropriateness and
unftness Of chief justice entering the
political arena
Ex-oficio Vice President Ferry has
been interviewed. He defines his posi-
ton as opposed sto imitation, but would
abolish the National Bank system and
have uniform currency issued by the
Government and receivable for all taxes
and duties whatsoever. As Chairman of
the Senate Committee he accepted the
Resumption act as a compromise meas
ure. but was opposed 10 fixing any date
for return TO specie payment.
Mr.. Martin F. Tupper has written a
drama in i've acrs entitled "Washing-
ton," which be intends to haYe brOugh
out in this country during the Centennial
year. Col. Forney writes that Mr.. Tup-
per viii come over in person and super
intend the introduction Of the play. The
characters represented are Washington,
Franklin, Patrick Henry. John Adams,
Benedict Arnold, Lafayette, Andre, Mar
tha Warrington and Mary Arnold.
The KhediYe, by decree dated Sept.
16, has absolutely abolished the use of
the Koran. Like the Sultan, he is No
hammedsn but, unlike him, he per-
ceives that the Koran is insufficient as a
code Of laws. New laws, called the
Egyptian code, are TO be heDceforth used
in the administration of justice in Egypt.
Regular tribunals, corresponding in char
acier with those of civilized nations will
be opened. The Office Of Cadi has been
abolished, and a native School of Laws
established at Cairo
Mr.. Beecher had great thrOng at
Plymouth Church on Thanks giving Day.
The platform was adorned in very nov
el manner, extremely suggestive of the
thanksgiving dinner awaiting them. On
one side was large basket filed with
pumpkins, onions, apples and oranges !;
IN the spaces between were red peppers,
parsely and celery, tho whole surmount,
ed by sheaf of wheat. Olher side stood
talI'glass dish, the top covered with
flowers and ferns, while clusters of Ma
laga and California grapes hung about
the dish. dropping 70 the table.
Spain and dependency. or indepsnden-
cy-Cuba, has attracted of late no little
attention. Tie little war-cloud that
showed itself above the horizon, having
disappeared, the question naturally
arose, why are the naval activities of our
government stiD continued : A rumor
In Washington seems to furnish an an
sWer to thu question. According tothis
report, Spain has demanded of Gautema.
"a the immediate revocation BY that Re.
public Of her recognition Of the Cuban
insurgents as UslIIerFents, and that q
similarly imperative demand has been
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