Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-03-05

OK the gath M. de Lesseps, the dis
tlnguished French civil engineer and builder
Of the suez Canal, reached New York from
Panama, whore he had been engaged IN the
preliminary surveys Of ship canal across the
Isthmus, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. The canal will cost, according to
his estimates, about el50,OO0,OOO and the
time required for its completion will be eight
years. NJ. de Lesseps will remain in the
United States about two months, visiting
Chicago and San Francisco before taking his
leave.
THE late Superintendent Of the Shep-
herds Fold IN New York City who was SEN
fenced to imprisonment for maltreating and
starving the children In his charge, sought his
release by writ Of habeas corpus on the oath,
but Judge Donahue dismissed the proceed
ings on hearing, and remanded Mr.. Cowley 10
the custody OF the Sheriff.
ALARGE part of the business portion
Of the village Of Brewsters', N. Y, was
burned on the night Of the 23d. Loss, $780,
900.
The United States Assistant Treas
urer at New York opened proposals on the
25th for the sale to the Government Of 81, 900,
900 Of 1SS0-St bonds. The offerings aggre-
gated 90, ,ss5, ,4JO, and the Secretary accepted
S20O0,0O0, all six per cents.
In State Convention at Montpelier on
the 25th the Vermont Republicans elected
John Gregory Smith, Frederick Billings, j.
w. Stewart and George W. Hooker as dele
gates-at-large TO the Republican National
Convention, and adopted a platform. A res
olution was also adopted presenting George
F. Edmunds as a suitable person TO be made
the candidate Of the Republican party for
next President
OK the 25th, Rev. A. w. Paige, of
New Haven, Conn, pleaded guilty to the
charge Of sending obscene letters through the
mail and was fined 500 and costs.
THE New York State Republican
Convention convened at Utica on the 25th,
and organized by the choice Of Hon. Charles
E. Smith as Chairman. There was a quarrel
over the admission Of delegates from Oneida
County, but It was settled by admitting the
delegation headed by Senator Conllling.
Resolutions pledging the Electoral vote OF
the State TO ex-Presldent Grant; declaring
that the New York Republicans reposed alb
sOlute trust In his honesty, his fidelity, his
serene judgment and solid intelligence; in
hlhhluk LnAb tllb OultGLlOn 10 bllFu ITtblubul-
lal term applied only to a third consecutive
term, and instructing the delegates to the Ma
tional Convention to use their most earnest
and united efforts TO secure the nomination
Of Ex-President U. s. Grant, we're adopted
amid considerable confusion. A motion TO
strike out the name Of General Grant and
substitute that Of James G. Blaine was de.
feated, by vote of yeas, 1s0; nays, 217. A
motion instructing the delegates to vote fol
Blaine II General Grant were not nominated
was tabled on motion of Senator Conlling
The delegates-at-large were elected as follows
Roscoe Conkling, A. b. Cornell, Q. A. Arthur
and James d. Warren. Presidential Electors
and State Central Committee were also ap
pointed.
ONE thousand employees of the Har
mony mills at Cohoes, n. Y, struck for al
advance Of ten per cent. in their wages ant
one hour instead Of thirty minutes for dinner
on the 26th.
THE Rhode Island Republican State
Convention for the nomination Of State Off
GERS and the appointment Of delegates to the
Chicago Convention has been called TO meet
at Providence on the 18th Of March.
THE Woman's Suffrage Association
Of New York recently held a congratulatorJ
meeting over the enactment Of the law al
lowing women 10 vote for school officers.