Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-13

Reecber has resumed his Twin Noun
tain sermons, and instituted a morning
nraver meeting in his hotel. Beecher is
: versatile genius. He steps from the
ragged edge Of dispair, and the iOrmenis
of the LOST, 10 a gushing happiness that
,he world never surpassed, and vibrates
between the grave and he gay with al
the facility Sn April day.
Ii seems probable that the effects of the
rains on the bottom lands of the Missis-
sippi may not be quite so serious as had
been anticipated. A considerable crev
asse has been made, and 5000 acres OF
land are under water, and this Temporal
rily checked the rise ofthe river at Mem
phls. The prospect is reported as gloomy
for the Arkansas side of the rlYer.------
A d;snatch from the White Mountains
saws there is a rumor in circulation IN the
hotel in which Mr.. Beecher is stopping,
that FIR ancis D. Moulton has been in con-
sultation with Gen. Butler and that the
result of their consultation is partially
perfected plan to bring action against
Beecher in that county for perjury in
swearing to his reply to the Tilton suit
last year at Middleton.
Halloek, the Treasury clerk, who was
arrested for the theft ofa package of $47,-
600 from the United States Treasury, has
made clean breast of it. he aeknowl
edges that he stole the money, and turn
ed it over TO Ottman and his cOnfeder-
ates. He accuses Ottman of being the
evil counselor at whose suggestion he
took the money. Hallock also complains
that he has received but 5000 of the
amount taken.
As a change in the term of holding
State Offices in Connecticut is shortly to
Be made, politics in that very lively State
are beginning to exhibit signs ot'actiVl-
tv Tbe constitutional amendment max
ing the Gubernatorial term biennial, in
Stead of annual, will probably be ratified
by the people. so that the Governor
chosen next spring viii serve only un I'll
the January following, when his success
or, 10 he elected in November, will enter
upon his Office for two years.
The Gar Of Russia refuses TO take part
in our Centennial Exposition. fhe reasO n
for this is supposed to have its. origin in
the treatment of Prince Alexis, while Wis
iung this country. The President SAW fit
for some reason to snub the Prince, and
the slight has not been forgotten, and
now it is repaid with interest. In this
view. il is difficult to reconcile the court :
ecus treatment of our citizens as well as
nayal officers by the Emperor and bis
representatives. aG
Lee, the Mormon Mountain Meadow
murderer, has had his trial, and as was
expected, comes off without his merIted
sentence. The jury-made up in part of
Mormons-failed to agree, and the divis-
ion-like the division of the Brooklyn
jury-is 9 to 8. While no one doubts his
completely and guilt in that cold blooded
butchery. he may snap his fingers at JUS
tice, and iocularlY proclaim himself the
happiest man in the world. States evil
dences amount 10 nothing where the jury
is only of the right stamp.
Affairs are growing serious at Fall
River, Mass, among the $1,000 mill op-
eratives who have chosen to remain idle
rather than work at reduced wages. Pub
lie sentiment seems to have taken sides
against the strikers, and the grocery and
provision merchants have taken stand
which will either shorten the strike or
precipita.e violent conflict They re-
fuse to allow the idle workmen to run
up bills at their stores, on the ground
that people who can afford to Yolun-
larily quit work for month can afford
to pay cash for family supplies. y