Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-04-02
THE TELEGRAPH.
AsHTABULA, OHIO.
Friday Morning, April 2, 1875
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington for Mexico last MondaJ'
AS reformers. the Democrats either -
the Legislature or at large in the 0OuHu -
are not success.
AsAT. Stewart grows Older, the cues
- - of =. vhs, ne win do with his $40, ,OOO.-
ooo becomes more and more interesting.
The Sunday edition OF the Chicago Tri-
5uas is the largest newspaper in this
country, containing sixteen pages, or liz
columns.
The committee of the associated coal
companies in New York have agreed on
an advance of twenty cents per ton for
April.
The N. Y. Sun says an early change
in the management of the TTi6uDs is re-
ported as probable, being the result ol
jay Gould's connections with that paper.
Hundreds of strangers at Sioux City,
Iowa, are waiting TO join the Black Hills
expedition as soon as the weather opens
and the government embargo is removed.
Many dead bodies of Chinese have
been taken from the wreck of the Pacific
Mail steamer Japan. all of which were
kept under water by money fastened
about them.
Frank Moulton has leased twelve ware
houses on the Atlantic Dock-which
would seem to indicate that he intends to
have the trial documents preserved, what
ever may be the expense.
The trunk lines East have decided to
reduce the rates from Chicago to New
York to SIS; to Baltimore 50; to Phila-
deIphia $12; to Boston $1s 85 commen-
cling April 1st. Freights thirty-fve cents.
Governor Allen is not as happy in his
mind as he was. It is a sad sight to
his experienced eyes to see the Demo
crats beginning as badly as the Repub-
hcans finished. Evil days are upon US.
District collectors have been notified to
begin the sale of stamps under the new
act Immediately. Cigar stamps have been
increased from $5 to So per 1000. and the
tax on spirituous liquors from seventy
TO ninety cents gallon.
A grand reunion of all the veterans of
the war will be held in Chicago under the
auspices of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, on the 18th. 18th and I4th of May
Preparations are in progress to make it
reunion on the grandest scale.
The French Canadians who have dur
ing q few years past expatriated them
selves and taken up their homes in the
United States will De received back in
to the Dominion and provided with
free grants of land.
It is generally admitted that the peach
buds in the vicinity of Milford, Del,
haYe received no injury to impair the
crop, so that the prospect now is good
for fine YIELD. This cold weather is
very favorable in keeping down the sap.
A correspondent writing from the
West, says that the prairie hen, which is
very useful in destroying the grasshop-
pers, is becoming very scarce, in cons
quence of the large number annually
killed for the Eastern markets and for
Europe.
The Sceptre of winter, which has been
relentless enough to reconcile man to
his mother-in-law, we cannot but think,
has about departed, so that we may begin
to indulge in pleasurabIe anticipations,
that balmy spring, with all its glories, is
at hand.
Two colored men were elected last Sab
bath from an aristocratic Catholic church
in Washington, because they insisted up
on occupying seats in the body of the
church, and refusing to go to the gallery
set apart for colored people. The affair
created much excitem ent.
A Danbury, CT, young lady, who car
ried an old ancient penny about her in a
purse for over five years, and accidental
ly paid it out while in New York last
summer. and had mourned over it ever
since, had the identical piece restored to
her at Boston last week, in change for
her car fare.
In the Criminal Court of Cook Co., ILL.,,
last Monday, Judge Williams sentenced
Wilbur F. Story, editor of the Chicago
Times, to ten days Imprisonment in the
county Jail. for contempt of court, in
having published articles constructively
rejecting on the character of certain
members of the grand jury.
Our Print Dev. expresses himself better
pleased with the present, than the late
fashion of ladies' dresses. This pinnIng |
tight behind, he thinks. exposes 20 admi-
ration every outline, and every wriggle
and twist of the form. The study of the |
human form divine, and the grace and
poetry of motion, are becoming fine arts,
with him.
The Kelley Island and Sandusky Gable
Company, with capital Stock of $4,000
n shares of 500 each, to lay ca
BILE from Kelley's Island to Marblehead,
was incorporated at Columbus by Eras-
tus Huntington and others, recently. 1t
is expected that arrangements will be
completed for the laying of the cable and
operation of. the line by the middle of
May.
Instructions will Immediately be issued
through the War Department to the Gen.
eral commanding in Texas to take such
measures as may be possible to deal sum-
marily with Mexican raiders. Those
best eenversant with affairs apprehend
that general bloody war will ensue, in
which event the invasion of Mexico by
our armed citizens, in pursuit of robbers
is not among improbabilities.
The Wood County Investigation dis
played the inside works of the Ohio
Legislature. The use OF money in pro-
curing legislation was distinctly shown
The action of the House proves that
but small portion of the existing ras-
calitY was exposed The House was
ineapsble OF censuring its members
whose susceptibility to pecuniary iufu-
ences was made known. That shows
the character Of the House as body.
The "Lecturs Room Talk" of last Fri
day evening embraced rather ambigu-
Gus declaration by the great Preacher,
which carried upon Ms face a smart ,iuge