Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-05
Rate at Buffalo on coal to Chicago were,

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Rates at Buffalo on coal to Chicago were,
on the first, from 25 to so cts.
The public debt statement for May hg-
ures out a reduction Of s., ,7s1, isl during
the month OF April.
The persistency of the allied forees-lne
Democrats and the whisky rlngStefs-ln
.ssmashing BristOw" is one OF the signs OF
the times.
The President and lady left Washington
,.st Friday for the Centennial grounds,
and we're escorted through the buildings
by President Havley.
After thorough discussion Of the sub
iect the Board Of Trustees Of the Ohio
wesleyan University, at Delaware, decided,
on Friday last, to open the school to female
students.
The choice Of Arkansas Republicanism
is for Morton, though the candidates are
not so instructed. The cOlOred element IN
the convention were in favor Of such IN
structiOn.
Rem Butler received one vote for dele
gate from Massachusetts, to the Cincinnati
Convention; necessary to a choice, 4S5. A
confirmation Of the truth that ''the right
eous scarcely are saved.
The implaeabIe and incessant war upon
Secretary Bristow by the whisky thieves,
will do him more good, probably, than
those fellows could accomplish If they were
to go to work for him in a direct way.
"A wealthy old gent-proprietor of the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat-named Nc
Kee, connected with the whisky thieves,
got his sentence last week, which was two
years Imprisonment in the county jail and
fine of $4,000.
Mr.. BIaine has given a supplemental
explanation of the charges against him. 1t
is in reference to the Kansas Pacific Bond
matter. and is so close and dconelusive-sus-
tained by collateral EVIDENCES to entire
" unhorse his slanderers.
Kilborn, the stubborn witness, who by
the authority of the House of Representa-
tives, was thrown into prison until he
should be purged of his contumacy, has
been relieved from custody and let of on
bail by Judge Cartier, on ha6eGs corpus.
The female suffrage movement has met
with sudden and desisive check by the
vote Of the House of Commons. John
Bright. who opposed the bill, declared he
did it for the good of the women them
selves. Let John lookout for broomsticks.
A large case of silk cocoons which reach
ed the Dead Letter Office few days since,
was found to have Matched ont, and the
worms were crawling and cavorting about |
that interesting department.. In fact there
were millions in it" of these little silk
worms.
A bill to repeal so much of the resump-
ton act as authorized the redemption and
cancellation Of United States notes, and the
sale of United States bonds for the accom-
plishment Of that purpose was rejected in
in the House on Monday last by vote Of
115 to III.
Speaker Kerr had the courage on Friday
last to make ruling contrary to the DEM
ocratic majority, on point involving the
power Of the House to enforce legislation
upon the Senate by tacHng measures to
the appropriation bills. Thus another in
famous Democratic trick has failed, and it
is to the credit Of Mr.. Kerr that his homes
ty effected the result.
In case Of contest between Tammany
and anti -Tammany delegates from the city
of New York in the State Convention, the
result was favorable to the Tammanyites,
and the snubbing they gave the antics sent
the latter home in a towering rage-threat-
ening to coalesce with the Republicans for
the defeat of the old wigwam. Tilden has
things pretty much his own way.
Assurance is given by Director Of the
Mint, that there need be no apprehension
of a scarcity of silver coin, as there has
been issued but 81, SOC, 900 under the Sub
stitution act, while the Treasury Depart
ment has on hand about $4,000, 600, and
the mint coinage win supply from s1s5OO,
900 to s., 900 per month. The eircula-
ton of the $14. .OOO, 900 requires congress
sional APPROVAL.
The Molly MGuire coal mine strikers
at MassiIlon have resorted to fire to destroy
the shafts Of three mines in revenge for
bringing upon the ground a military force
for coersing them. Those who were en-
gagged to guard the premises, and the engi-
neers, were seized and bound to trees.-
Nothing was saved as the rioters watched
the progress of destruction and prevented
any effort to save property.
The railroad fare to the Centennial
viii be the smallest part Of the expense,
and it would probably be better for the
country to increase rather than reduce it.
1t would be proper to make wide discrim-
ination in favor Of skilled mechanics, who
would visit the display with an eye to bus
iness; but for the great mass who viii go to
Philadelphia to be packed like sardines in
a box, and to be charged two prices for
great amount of discomfort, the railroad
fare is not likely 10 be oppressive.
Whatever may have been the effect of
the Scandal affair upon Beeeher's reputa-
ton in reference to religious matters, there
is no doubt, of the fact that his name has
lost much Of its commercial value. The
Christian Union. which has by the buoy
ancy Of his name, heretofore, Aoated upon
the full tide Of prosperity, has now got up
on the shoals. Its great circulation has
been running down, until the proprietors
mediate putting the paper through bank
rupety and then starting again with new
capital. Bowen's day is dawning.
The Massachusetts Republican Conven-
ton on the s6th ult., wgs long step in ad-
vance in party politics. It was composed
Of thoroughly representative men, and
manipulated by no cliques or wheel-horses.
The delegation which viii come to Cincin-
matt is made up Of men Of the highest char
acter, and they viii come untrammeled by
pledges or instructions. Mr.. R. II. Dana,
who heads the list, is known to be Bris-
tow man, and it is claimed that Of the del