Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-11-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


achusetts Legislature is Jag on JOINT pal
lot.
Brick Pomeroy has gone up hopeless
bankrupt, so it wonld seem, as ms llaoili-
Ties are si4O. 900, and assets-nothing.
Fifteen Ohio newspapers have declared
er Gorernor Hayes Tor President; some
(which favor Woodford for Vice Presi-
dent
lis said that Gen. Garfield, on the
opening of Congress, will move 10 repeal
the law increasing the postage on news
papers.
The Kansas Republicans carried sixty
nine of the seventy two counties of the
State. The three off counties must feel
lonesome.
With regard TO the Mississippi election
il is now stated that the Republicans
have elected three members of Congress
3 and the Democrats three.
Postal cards to the number 2O238,OO0
were issued by the Postofice Department
last month. This is the largest issue by
at least 5000. 600 ever made in one month.
Vice President Wilson, who was strick-
en- down a few days since with paralysis,
is reported as recovering from its effects,
and is expected TO be able 10 travel 10
Massachusetts in the course of few
days.
A midnight caple dispatch from Lon
den reports great damage from violent
storm and high tides which prevailed on
Sunday along the British and French
coasts, in which thousands of houses
were submerged.
A hen-pecked Virginia editor writes,-
"Why should not a poor Benedict ex-
change few innocent and occasional
words with some female mind which
opens fresh and new views of things
which are novel and grateful TO him ?"
In spite of her grasshopper Affections
Kansas keeps up healthy growth and
development The State census just COM
pleted, shows population of 53S373, an
increase of about "a per cent. per annum
for the past ten years.
The big figures in the annual report of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
almost take ones br cath away. For the
thirteen years from June 80, 1851, to
June 80. 1874, the total revenue receipts
from all sources foot up the sum of 81,
S95,63s,34.
Dispatches from New York on Satur
day announced general advance IN rail
road frerghts, on a basis of fifty per cent
above those of the past few months. All
the trunk lines have gone into the ar
rangement, taking effect on the 18th in
stant
A convention of the different city coun-
ellis of this State has been called to con-
Yene at Columbus on the 9Th of Decem-
Der for the purpose of considering the
tramp nuisance. 1t is hoped by this
means TO devise some mode of remedy
for the evil.
The revenue receipts as reported to the
Government, show that the Stale of Illi-
nois, for the last two years closing with
June 80, '75, has paid the largest amount
of any State in the Union-beating the
Empire State by $2,395, ,745-her pay
ment into the public treasury being over
1711I millions.
The following places have been named
by the N. E. Convocation of the Episco-
pal churches as missionary stations du-
ring the ensuing year: Wellsville and
East Liverpool, Geneva and Unlonville,
Jefferson and East Plymouth, Windsor
and Kinsman, Garfield and Broadman,
Collamer and Oberlin.
In the famous Ward will case, in De-
troit, the jury on Friday agreed to
"dis agree" They STOOD eight to four.
the majority being in favor of breaking
the will. II is stated that an effort will
now be made 10 compromise the matter,
though the bitter feeling among, the
heirs, engen dered by the litigation,
renders very dou ubtful The success of the
negotiations.
Mrs. Moulton has heen voted out of
Plymouth Church for non-attendance.
She received notice to be present to answer
to her case. Accompanied by her. coun-
sci, she put in an appearance and gave as
a reason for her delinquency, that Henry |
Ward Beecher, the pastor, was, in her
mind, guilty of adultery, and that she |
was satisfied of ii from his own confes-
sion, and from other reasons. She was
voted out.
Some idea may be gained of the heavy
strain upon the perceptions and visual
organs of postmasters and letter-carriers
in the fact that postal-cards to the numb
er Of 107,616, 900 have been issued and |
circulated during the past year. The
time and patience required to read and |
inwardly digest all these messages as
they passed through the mails and until
reaching their final delivery is some
thing stupendous to.
The Royal family of England is said
to be little mixed in its religion. Queen
Victoria dislikes the Ritualists, and de-
lights in a simple form of worship. The
Prince of Wales, on the contrary, en-
joys the forms of the Church whenever
he attends, which is seldom. His eldest
sister is Lutheran Lord Lorne Is 8
Presbyterian. The Duchess of Edinburg
is a Greek Catholic, and her husband is
Low-ohurch Episcopalian.
American manufacturers of calico still
continue TO enjoy the rare luxury of ship
ping their good TO tie English market at
3 handsome profit Last weeks exports
OF domestic cottons aggregated the sum
OF sl7l00O, Of which s141, 900 went 10
Great Britain. The new trade is on the
increase, and several arrivals are noted
10 New York of agents from Great Brit
ain, Germany aud Canada, who come
commissioned to purchase ana ship
American cottons.
FFenehman excuse themselves for OF
emigrating and founding foreign colo.
MES on the gronnd that France is so ex (
eepiiopally lerIile aud productive as TO
sn?ole them to live comfortably by their
ea'y manual labor at home. The popula-
ilon IS yearly diminishing. thereFore