Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-19
THE TELEGRAPH.
AsHTABULA. oHle-
Friday Morning, March 19, 1875,
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Tuesday until December next.
An exchange thinks it odd that thps
far IN the Brooklyn business, nobony D
kissed Bowen.
Gen. sbermana diary is 20 be publish
ed Immediately, instead Of being with. with
held until after his death
The Lower HOuse of the Legislature.
passed y0te on Monday last, to ad-
iouru on the Sd inst.
Berlin is dangerous place for edit
ors. Five of these poor creatures were
heavily fined the other day. for publish
ing an article distastefui to the govern
ment.
The leYees of the Mississippi River are
in danger of again giving way and food
ing the country in their rear.
The Mexicans are giving US trouble
again. Across the Rio Grande they are
constantly coming numbering inhaoltants'
stealing stock, plundering and piliaging
at large.
The way that Southern saloon keepers
evade the Civil Rights act and keep out
sambo, is to put up sign, "Drinks, So
subject to discount The discount for
white men is $4 s5 per drink.
The Milwaukee Times hopes Chicago
will not have food. Not that the Tines
cares cent for Chicago. but because il
would start Dewitt Talmage on another
sermon on "The Hand of Providence"
The new Captain General Of ;CubRar-
rived on the 10th, and being accOmpani-
ed by a reinforcement OF 900 Spanish
troops was well received
1t now appears certain that there will
be no Spanish treaty agreed upon at this
session Of the Senate, as the draft prepar-
ed by Minister Cushing is not acceptable
to the Alfonso Government.
Z Washington correspondents state that
President Grant has sent strict orders for
the employment of such military force as
may be necessary to check the Black
Hills expedition organizing at Yankton
and Sioux City.
Beatty's bill TO reduce the fees of pro-
bate judges, clerks of courts, sheriffs,
county auditors. county surveyors, eoun-
ty recorders, witnesses, jurors and treas
urers, passed the Assent Oly on the 18th.
: Couldn't Weston be adjured to keep
right on till he walked down all til Q
walkist nuisances in the country, an d
then go 1t alone till he walked himself
"down and out of sight and hearing ?"
A young man in Chicago, advertses for
board in some house where Beecher-ta TX
is never heard. The Tribune commends
him to the mstroR of the Foundling's
Home. .ge7 s
The Ohio Senate passed on Friday OF
last week, the bill repeating the Local
Option clause of the Municipal Code It
was SO amended as to allow municipal
corporations to regulate but not to pro-
hibit places where native wine and beer
are sold. The vote on the bill was 10 yeas
to II nays.
The Standing Committee of the Dio-
cese of Ohio met in Cleveland, March 10,
and refused to consent to the consecra-
don of DR.. De Koven. His losses cannot
be eretreved.
The discovery of new oil territory is
announced. this time in Warren county,
Pa. Oil is reported to have been found
on farm in that county, at depth o f
six hundred and fifty-four feet
The prospects are now, says the N. Y.
Times, that instead of an agreement be-
tween the Pennsylvania Central and Bal
timore and Ohio Roads, there win be
general railroad war in the course of
few weeks, In which rates will be cut to
very low figures.
An American Cardinal, a telegram in
forms US, is among the things in pros
pect. Among the seven Cardinals ap-
pointed at consistory held at Rome, on
the 18th. Bishop M'Closkey. of New
York, Is one, He is the first American !
dignihed with this Office. This appoint
ment is an acknowledgement of the i'm
poItsnce in numbers and Peter pence,
ofthe. adherents Of that church, in Amer
ica
California is rapidly becoming a man
ufscturing State. There are now in op-
perutton in that State several large wool
en- mills. which. in addition TO supplying
Q great portion of the home trade, will
this year fill orders from the East amount
ing to nearly five hundred thousand dol
lars. 5i
The news from the Black Hills, con-
cerning the mineral wealth of the coun-
try, continues to be of an interesting
character and will no doubt attract many
excursionists even at the risk of their
lives, The Indians are reported as being
anxious to sell the territory to the Gov
eminent,
Beside thered hat that represents the
Pope in this country. allowed US by the
grace of his Holiness, there have been ere
ated, four new American dioceses. and
Philadelphia, Boston and Milwaukee ,
have been raised to the rank of metropo-
Titan sees. His Holiness is evidently in
dulging In better frame of mind 10.
wards his American domains.
Senator Thurman on Saturday last,
madea speech in the Senate, which, ac-
cording TO correspondent of the Herald ,
was delivered to slim audience His re-.
marks we're evidently intended to impress
pew Senators with proper idea of their !
course on the Louisiana questions. 1t was
addressed to them more than to old Sen. !,
stors who had heard the same speech on
Two or three former occasions.
1t is reported that there can be no !
GEN Schenek will soon re-
ire from the English mission. He has z,
ong had such step in contemplation.
IN recent ietterto q friend in N. York
le says am beginning to loathe the :
burdens Of public service. They bring
no compromising reward for the peace
md comfort sacrificed. \
A great many protests have been re- L
ceiYed by the Internal Revenue Denart. P
nent from banking institutions in New 81
ork and elsewhere, against the Investi le
iation now being conducted an the va,-,,. r.
# banks, as to the. payments of unsts'na 70
d checks. Some of the New VI In