Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
our NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A Tropical Way The Congregational
1fegtra--mr. Christianoy's matrinO-
nini UnpIeasRntness-Th Presiden-
tiaI Electoral Hi1l, etc, etc.
From our regnIar eorrespondent. I.

From our regular correspondent.
Here we are in the last days Of May,
with melting August weather, the the r
mometer up in the nineties, members Of
Congress deserting the Capitol and steal
ing of to Chicago, with 10 prospect Of an
adjournment before the 10Th Of June,
with an emminent prospect Of political
campaign to be waged on the heels Of the
Chicago Convention In the halls Of Con-
gress while the Christiancy divorce suit
will rage in the City Hall. How can il be
said that these are dull times? In spite
Of the high price Of pulp the people must
be amused. What would Congress, and
conventions, and Chrstiancys amount to
il IL were not for pulp?
The bone Of contention between the
aged Minister to Peru and his beautiful
child-wife appears now to be the amount
OF the allowance that shall be awarded her,
pending the divorce suit and the alimony
after the suit has been decided. Mr.
Christiancy's counsel is willing to con-
Cede sum based on her circumstances
before marriage, but counsel for defend.
ant insists upon larger sum cOmmensu-
rate with the circumstances Of the wife Of
foreign minister with a salary Of $10,-
900 per year. 1t is expected that Mr..
Christuncy's counsel will file supple
mental bill covering other alleged infdeli-
ties not mentioned in the original bill, and
which we're omitted at the time in order
to create as little scandal as possible be-
fore the hearing Of the case. Should this
supplemental bill be filed, some we'll
known names will appear as particeps
criminiS.
The Morgan resolution regulating the
manner Of counting the vote at the Presi-
dental election, has been passed in the
Senate. The plan is substantially that Of
the late Senator Morton. 1t was opposed
by The Republicans on various grounds
such as that such work as this ought to be
done by Constitutional amendment or
an act; that though it is true that in the
days Of Republican control Of Congress
the vote was counted under joint rule,
yet that rule was a hastily adopted expe-
dient to meet some objection Of President
Lincoln's about signing a bill relating to
his own reelection; that if the two Houses
are d!lOWeu 10 reject lne vote OF a Dldle II
places the result at the mercy OF an un-
scrupulous party majority when both
Houses are in the hands Of the same
party. Senator Edmunds made the hard
est fight against it in favor Of his own
plan, which takes away from Congress all
power Of rejecting State vote, and
| Obliges each State to provide a law for the
decision Of contests before sending the list
to Washington.
Mr.. Farrell, U. 5. commercial agent at
Gloucester England, IN a dispatch to the
Department of State, reports that the cat
tie, sheep and swine diseases still prevail
in the west of England. 1t is desired that
the regulation which requires cattle from
the United States to be slaughtered within
49 hours after their arrival in England,
should be extended TO ten days. The ad-
vantages of shipments direct to Glouces-
ter are set forth. Every stable kee pei
desires hay from the United States. Coop
erative societies wish to purchase Ameri.
can provisions direct from the exporters.
Emigration to America is constantly 60
ing forward and Of people of the better
| class.