Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-12-24
THE NEWS u BRTEF.


Speaker Kerr gave ten OF the chair
msnships Of committees to Southern
members, and to Eastern and Middle
States thir teen. "A small majority that
Brick Pomeroy has shaken the drst
fsona his feet as 5 testimony against New
YORK City, and transferred his paper to
the city Of Chicago. where it viii appear
on the first ofthe gear.
Upwards Of i've millions Of dollars
have been raised and expended in The
construction Of the buildings and the
preparation of the grounds Fog the Cen
tenniai exhibition, without the contribu-
bon Of cent by the General Govern
ment
The Michi gan salt regions last year
yielded & product Of 100000 barrels
greater than that Of the most successful
of previous years, the total for the twelve
month being 2.O2e, ,s7e barrels. These are
the figures os the Stale Inspectors, and
of course admit Of no abatement.
On Saturday. Government officials.
Senators and Congressmen to the num-
ber of four hundred, visited the Centen-
Dial grounds ST Philadelphia, were treat
ed 10 q rich banquet, toasted and dined.
The Centennial commissioners want an
appropriation. and The licking Of the
Congressional palate is thought to be the
readiest way Of securing it.
Senator Edmunds. on Friday last, sub
mitled resolution in the Senate, that
that body proceed on the 1st pFox., to
the election Of President pro TEN of the
Senate. He soitened the thing toward
Mr.. Ferry by saying his own opinidn was
that the present presiding ofacer was the
Constitutional one, but the movement
was in favor of an opportunity for SenA.
tors to look up precedents, and settle the
matter
The Akron Beacon says A siron ng
moEment is being made by some Of our
fest citizens to presen. the name Of Mr..
S. a. Lane. for many years editor of the
Beacon, and subsequently for several
years Business Manager of the Beacon
Publishing Company, for the position of
eergeant-at-Arms OF the Ohio House Of
Representatives
Ex Mayor Hall appeared in his new
role Of stage-aciOr, on Saturday night
last doing 80 so, and having an audience
of the notables.
Cox used TO express himself in favor
Of something that "chinks" in the way
Of money. at the head Of the Commit !
tee Of Banking and Currency be win be
expected to do his level best to bring the
chink out Of bank vsults. old stockings
and other boarding places, and put it in
circulation among the people.
The selections for the Standing Com
mittees Of the House are not calculated |
to promote brotherIy love among Demo
cratic Representatives. The East con-
siders its claims disregarded, and among |
the friends of Governor Tilden there is 9
feeling spproaching disgust.
The Methodist preachers Of fOincinnati |
had Bishop Haven and his third-term |
demonstration by prayer under con sid |
Grafton Monday. A good deal Of third |
term sentiment was developed, and It /
was found impossible to agree upon
resolution to express the opinions of the
TeEerend gentlemen. Gin. Comm.
The removal of Union soldiers to
make place for Confederates has been
checked, temporarily at least, abouttAe
Rouse, BY the quiet protests of the more
moderate Democrats, who hage become
convinced from expressions upon such
changes thrOught out thsNOrth that il Is
not yet quite ready to eoncede Confeder-
ate clains The chances now are that
ssch removals VIII be sus pended fox the
present
RoUT OF THE LoBBY.-The House Of
Representatives on Wednesday, the 10Th, |
, passed Mr.. HolmAn's resolution provid- /
ing that mo subsidies. in moaey. bo onds,
public lands, Endorsements. or by pledge
Of public credit, shonid be granted to as
sociations or corporations engaged or
proposing to engage, in public or private
enterprises" by the very emphatic vote
Of 22s 10 SO. OF these So negative votes,
25 were Democratic, and 8 Republican,
and number Of Democrats dodged also
Of the 50 votes, 81 were from the sOuth.
II the House will but abide by the decis-
len it has expressed in this resolution,
there will be more virtue shown in this
Democratic House than ss.bsen locked
for or expected.
The author of the dynamite deviltrY Is
dead. The discovery OF his fiendishness
led to self lf-destTuction. He gave his name
as Vim. King Thompson. His purpose
and object were no less than the distruc-
ton of an ocean steamer and all on board
IN order 70 realize insurance. With this
purpose he bought explosive material in
America. took It TO Germany, and there
had clock work made, which was set .
strike in ten days BE calculated that
the explosion would occur in the hold
- eAN tCnnFAt 1d0 N A4t0-OSCo4s - tSf l.
port has it, that he thought first of de-
ssroying the Deutschland, and prepared
BIS Internal machine 10 be taken on board
that vessel It is not clear whether the
sxplosion resulted from the elOck,Work
OF the rough handling OF the baggage.
His crime is the most hOrrid that has
eeen knewn among men. he was q. na-
tiYe OF Brooklyn, and bloekade-runner
Thompson does not seem to haYeiDro-
posed to ccnhne himself to one ship, but
had prepared internal machines to de-
ttroy the whole North German feet.
The bus-and-cFy that has been made
hy some OF fhe papers against Bishop
Ravens for his harmless remark toach-
ing The third term mrseems to hAVemale
that good smsn, and to some extent. the
Church, quite uncomfortable ana an e.
lert has been made to apologize and pla-
'ate these oEer-nice Journals It'is to be
regretted that:spch spirit has been al.
lowed to show itself Had this outcry
been met with an opposits spirit-a little
manly Independence and defiance 1.-The
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