Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

DURING October more than $500, 900
Of standard silver dollars we're put into clrcu-
lation.
The Treasury Department on the Sd
instructed the Assistant United States Treas
urer at New York to reject all offers Of United
States bonds for the sinking fund.
CADET WHITAKER will ask the Sec
Tetary Of War to order a court-martial in his
case.
THE Census Bureau has issued a bull
letin showing the result Of the first count Of
the population Of the State Of South Carolina
according 10 tho schedules returned by the
onumeptors. The total population Of the
State Is 995,3O6. The whites number 39l,07l,
and the negroes 6O4,235.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, First Comptroller
Of the Treasury, has rendered decision in
which he shows that there is no specific stat
ute regarding the payment of lost bonds. The
decision holds that when a Government bond
payable 10 the "bearern has been lost, the
Government may after sufficient time, make
payment thereof on clear proof Of ownership
and upon execution Of the proper bond Of in
demnity
ACCORDING to q recent report from
the Bureau Of Statistics we have 23,05O YES
sells in our merchant marine aud 23O Of all
kinds Of craft belonging to the Government.
THE EAST.
IMMIGRANTS TO the number of $4,000
arrived at Castle Garden during October and
2S5, ,327 since January 1.
The Methodist Episcopal Board Of
Missions in session at New York City on the
4th, appropriated SlO,s8S for mission work I'm
Central China; $4,000 for North China, and
$1,000 for the establishment Of a mission in
West China.
JOHN CLARKsoN and Robert Dunn
were killed by an explosion in Lailn & Rand 8
powder mill at Paterson, N. j., on the 4th.
THE examination of Kenward Philip,
charged with malIclously libellng General Gar.
field, was renewed at New York City on the
4th. Josh Hart, publisher Of the Truth, tes
titled that the Morey letter was received
through the mail on the 18th of October; he
subjected II to microscoplcal examination
but not feeling prepared TO publish It without
having It declared genuine, notified the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, and Mr.. Ran.
dali, Mr.. Barnum, Mr.. Hewitt and others ex.
amined 1t aud pronounced itgenuine did moi
send TO Lynn 10 find Goodall, the alleged eX
ecutor nor had he received any communica.
tion from him; sent man TO Lynn who tried
30 discover II letters testamentary had been
granted 10 Goodall, but he was not there for
that purpose particularly. l.. f. Post one OF
the editors Of Truth, testified that Philip did
not see the Morey letter until after the pub,
lication Of the fac siniae.
The house Of James Young, colored
in Philadelphia, burned on the evening OF the
9th while he aud his wife were at church and
two children burned to death.
A CAvE-N occurred at Sebastopol
near Pittson, Pa, on the 4th. A number o
dwellings were abandoned by their inhabt
ants. The earth settled six feet and mininl
in the vicinity has been suspended.
A PASSENGER train ran into freigh
train at Penn Horn Creek, N. j., on the 9th
killing the engineer and fireman Of the pas
senger train and the conductor OF the freigh
train. Several Of the passengers were hurt
but none seriously.
AT meeting of the Tammany Hal
General Committee at New York City, on tn,
9th, an address 70 the Democracy of tn,
country was read, claiming Haneock's defea
was due 10 fraud, intimidation and the use o
enormous sums Of money by Republicans
A member offered an amendment that Han
cocks defeat was due TO the mismanage
ment and pickering OF the Democratic lead
ers in Kings County and New York City
Some hot discussion was followed by the
rejection Of the amendment and the adop
tlon Of a resolution indorsing the Leadership
of Kelly,