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The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-07-30

Il Is also requested that the different townships,
At ucir primary meetings, nominate, each, can.
candidate for Township Land Appraiser and also
Oppolnt delegates to tho Congressional Couycn-
,ion a, Forest on Wednesday, the lSl Of Au-
gust al lolowsi
Adams, % Bloom, 81 Big Spring, 1 Clinton,
g. Eden, 81 llopewoll, q Jackson, 81 Loudon,
q Liberty, 3, Pleasant, - Rocd, b scipio, Al
scaeca, q Thompson, Venice, 3,
These delegates, together with tho others
should be duly reported aud certified to the Coun-
iy Convention.
Tho prompt attendance OF every Republican,
at the township meetings, Is earnestly requested.
LEANDER STEM,
J. X. iIORD,
T. sPElLMAN,
j. M. STEVENS,
II. L. MCKEE,
Republican Central Committee
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AuDToR's OFFICE, seNgcA CouNrY,
liiin, Ohio, July eld, 1903.
certify that the foregoing is correct.
j. NJ. STEVENS,
County Auditor
Tax STATE oF Quo, SEsEoA County, ssi
l, Geo. S. Christp Clerk Of the Court OF
Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the fore
going Is correctly copied from tho original report
made 10 this oHice.
- Witness, my hand and the seal Of the
), said Court, affixed this 26th day Of Ju-
~, A. b. 1858,
GEO S. CHRISTLIP,
Jy5O4w CLERK Of said Court
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Halls Popularity.

Since Halls return from Congress, he
has been sneaking round through the dis
triot, laying his wires for reelection aud
secretly cooperating with his Leoompton
"body guard" for the removal Of honest.
anti Lecomplou postmastors, whore thoy
were in his way. BY his oonuexion with
the Clyde Affair." ho has rendered himself
particularly odious in saudusky county
aud honest men Of his own party do not
hesitate to denouuoe him in round terms
Tho Fremont Democrat, speaking Of this
matter, says;
Judge Hall can never recover what he
has lost in this county by his connection
with this transaction. The democracy Of
Clyde hold him directly responsible for
tho removal of Mr. Bush. Ii he is ever
aeanddate again, the men who have used
him Cor their dirty purposes, viii have 10
elect him, Il he is elected at all. Such is
the feeling IN the whole Eastern part of
the county. whore Mr.. Bush Is well
known, and esteemed by all who know
him. Well might Mr. Hall skuk around
the outskirts Of the village, Of Clyde, in
company withhis I.ecomplon body-guard,
while anxiously waiting for the train, on
the evening Of the 7th, not dariEg 10 con.
front tho indignant democracy OF the
place, until they actually hemmed him in
az che Depot and forced him 10 listen to
their denuuoiations. The men who have
been using Hall IN this transaction have
eiIectually killed him in this county, aud
It is shrewdly suspected that such has
been their object from the beginning
The clique have another candidate In re
servo, whom they win bring forward az
the proper time, " the signs are favorable,
and IN the meantime are masking their do
sign by protesting friendship FOR Hall.
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-07-30

R9-Wm, 4. Porter, Editor Of Porier's
Spirit. died a New York, on Monday The
10Th, at the ago Of ifly-two.
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BEBishop M'llyaine aud daughter
sailed in the Africa. last week, for Europe,
on recupera.iye tour.
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l9AKE N0TICEl

The Tribune is the only Anti
Locompton paper published in
Seneca county. Show it to your
noighbors and got them to sub
scribe, Price $3.50 per onnum
in advance. Great inducements
offered for getting up clubs.
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Az nxpenslvo AdministratIOn.

The total Expenditure Of the present
administration from the first Of July. 10.
81, to the drst Of July, 1853, including
that collected aud borrowed. amounts to
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-07-30
BXHIBIT
Of the Receipts and Expenditures
Of Seneca County for the year
ending June 7th, 1853.

AUDlTOR's OFrcE sEsfcA County, Z
1ian, Ohio July 22d, 1853.
To TIKI CoUar or CoNn0N PiE4s SESnCA
CoUNrYi-l herewith submit report Of the
Receipts ard Expenditures Of Seneca County for
tho year Guiding June 7th, 1853
J. N. STEVENS,
County Auditor.
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@Io3. 900, ,oool

Such extrayagance is unparalleled in
the history Of the Government
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REPUBLICAN,
COUNTY CONVENTION

at 10 O'Clock A, NJ, Tor The purpose Of nominal.
ing
Ono Candidate for Treasurer
One Candidate for Auditor,
Que Candidate for sheriff,
Que Candidate for Commissioner,
One Candidate for inhrmary Director,
aud ivansacting such other business az may prop
crly comc before The Convention.
Tho ndo OF representation will be one dele
gate for every twenty and one for every fraction
Of ten or more votes, casl for Fremont at The last
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REcAHruLArioN or oRDEHs DRAwS ON TN INTiR
MARY FUND.
Payable to directors for use lnfrmary 81 ,99j %
REcAPuULArioN on ORDERS DRAWN oS FHE TOWN
sHP FUND.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
A ShinPlaster Man i'm Muscatlness
Information Wanted.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
Ax.c1.. LOLA Ian3s. % lQ6a

MuscAr1NE, Iowa, Jan'y 20, 1858.
We have gentleman in our midst who
has commenced figuring in Nebraska
"Wild Cat" His name is ". W. Cones
He formerly lived in your city. Please to
be SO kind as to send me Il number Of your
paper published last June, in which you
showed who had the peoples money. If
you have not got it please state the sub
stance of the matter. ...s ....
The better portion of our people want to
wipe out these cats to give place to q bet-
ter currency. Yours, &c.
REMARKs.-We have not at hand the pa
per asked for by our correspondent.
Mr.. Cones was engaged here in the bank.
ing business and failed as many others did.
Some OF the deposits held by him proved
. rmanent. Included in the latter were
funds belonging to the State of Ohio amount-
ing to some $4S, 900. Mr.. Cones was unfor.
tunate in his business and il he is now en-
gagged in "Wild Cat" concerns we fear he is
not in fair way to resuscitate himself in
public favor.
There is undoubtedly mistake about the
above. The letter should probably have
been dated at Iowa City, as it is there Mr..
Cones has made his residence for some
months past. We are not aware, however,
that he has been s'fguring' in Nebraska
wild cats except to act as kind Of elbow.
er and striker, for Cook & Sargent.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
STRENGTH OF THE MoRMoNs. ca

STRENGTH OF THE MoRMoNs.-Various cal
culations have been going the rounds of the
papers of late as to the estimated number of
the Mormons in Utah, and the armed force
which they could p ssibly bring into the
field against the United States troops
Hitherto the estimates seem to have been
greatly exaggerated. The Sacramento Union
gives some figures on the subject, which un-
doubtedly approximate closely to the truth.
According to the United States census of
1850, the whole Mormon population, men,
women and children, amounted to l. 1885.
In 1853, from the minutes of the Mormon
General Conference, it appears hat the
population had increased 6,851 making the
total 18,206. Taking the same ratio of in
crease, we have the whole Mormon popula-
tion, in 1857, amounting to 81 ,0l2. Taking
out the relative proportion of children which
existed in 1853, with the increase of popu-
lation, say 5000, we have left 22,012. De-
duet from this amount one-half of the wo-
men, the same proportion that existed in
1858, and there remain 11.000 fighting men
including the somewhat advanced in years.
This is probably the whole fighting strength
Of the Mormons.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
Wi ad.Catting I'm Iowa.
Iowa Correspondence Chicago Tribune.

Iowa CRY, January 30th, 1858.
Your columns have for some time back
been insinualing that the Press of your city
belongs 10 the tribe Of wildcats that infest
this State. For proof of what you have
been inserting, let any sensible merchant
read the article in the Press headed, "a Day
in Iowa City," So far as describing the
CITY and its buildings. very well, but every
rational man knows he did not pick up his
Quill to ,uF the city particularly, but it was
to encourage Wild Cats, to smooth and comb
down it's rough bristles, that has risen on its
back. If Mr.. Press only knew it, they are
fast losing their friends in this community
while You are gaining them, for it is no
longer a doubt now that they belong to the
tribe Of Caters. What right nave they to
assert that Cook h Sargent are perfectly
able to redeem their bills, and so far - they
are redeeming their cats in bills receivable
q. 10 per cent. premium, ask how solvent
must the parties be who own them when
they can buy the trash at 70 cents on the
dollar, and then get premium Of 10 per
cent. from Cook a Sargent, making Al to.
getler 40 per cent. Beautiful bile recsiys.
be. And as regards the publication Of the
card by citizens of Iowa City, uphoidfng
Florence. the Press takes good cars NOT 70
say ANYTHING about the other side OF the
meeting. wonder how much the Press
man sold hi. Florence for. before he lett
he Athens of Iowa. A LooxxR Oh.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
Muscatine vs.. Davenport..The Hog.
CrOp..ShinPlaster Currency.
Correspondents Cincinnati Gazette.

MUscATlNE, Iowa, Jan'y %, 1858.
In yours Of the goth inst. notice an ex-,
tract from the Davenport Gazette Of the
14th inst. which in my opinion deserves q
notice from the fact that it ie calculated to-
create wrong impression in regard 10 the
hog crop in this vicinity. The fact is that
no hogs worthy of any notice have been cut
in Davenport this season and she has not
been mentioned as hog market during the
winter. There is not packing house in
operation there and more hogs have come to
Muscatine in single day than have been
received at Davenport during the season.
The main reason for this state of things il
the fact that they have nothing but ssiaplas-
ters to pay for hogs if they come in.
The idea is also conveyed that they have
heretofore received hogs from Illinois by
railroad which present freights preclude.
This is slight mistake, as they never
have cut five hundred hogs from that quar-
ter. Their market is Chicago, which must
be apparent to any one.
At this point there has been cut to date
over 5000 hogs which will be increased to
10000, perhaps 70 600 all told, which 10
about the number cut here last season.
The number of hogs in this vicinity is short
of last season fully one. third. Iowa City
will cut none and do not think any point
in this State but this will cut as many as
last season. How many Davenport may
have anticipated at the opening cannot
say, but at the close she will not be worthy
of notice and will not have enough hog
meat for their own use. LIVE Hoe.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
BY JOHN MAHlN.
A ca,esorical Courtship.

I ~ one night beside bius-eyed girl:
The fire was out, and so, too. was her mother;
A feeble fame around the lamp did curl
Making faint shadows, blending in each other !;
Twas nearly twelve o 'cl"ck, too, in November;
She had shawl on, also, remember.
Well. had been to see her every night
For thirteen days, and had sneaking notion
To pop the question, thinking all was right,
And once or twice had made an awkward motor
j.. To take her hand, and stammer'd, coagh'd "nt
stutterd; >,
But, somehow, nothing to the point had utter d.
I thought this chance too good now to be lost;
hitch d my chair up very close beside her:
Drew long breath, and then my legs cross,d,
Bent over, sighed, snd.Asr ave minutes eyed her
She look d Is if she knew what next was coming,
And with her feet upon ahe floor was drumming.
I didn't know how TO begin, or where;
couldn't speak-the words were always chokIngi
scarce could move seem d tied to the chair;
hardly breathed; 'tvns awfuly provoking!
The perspiration from sssh pore came ooxing,
Ny heart, and brain, a. limbs their power seem
losing.
At length saw.a brindle tabby cat
Walk pur-ng up. inviting me to pat her;
IAN idea came, electriclke, at that:
-. Ny doubts, like summer clouds, began to scatter;
I seized on tabby, though scratch she gave me,
And said "Come, Puss, ask Mary if shell have me-
Twas dsne ut once {. the murder now was out,
The thing was all explained in half minute;
She blush'a, and turning pussy-cat about,
Said, "Pussy, tell him 'yes her foot was IN 1t!
The cat had thus saved me my category,
And here's the catastrophe Of my story.
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-i
IOWA NEWS.

KEoKuK. - A meeting of citizens on tn
9th adopted resolutions instructing tn
City Council to issue no more Scrip-tt
call in all now out and issue in lieu thereof
certificates of indebtedness in even sums o1
$50, 800 and 5000, bearing ten per cent,
interest, payable in three years and reeciv.
able at any time for taxes. Thus it seems
Scrip is everywhere the same-a pest to the
community in which it circulates,
DAvENPoRr.-Six Aldermen Of Davenport
have submitted report to the tax payers,
stating that the present indebtedness Of
the city is 100000, the annual interest on
which is $4,000. Great frauds are charg-
ed uncertain contractors On the public
works, with the connivance or imbecility of
the City Engineer. Our Davenport neigh
bors had better give up the idea of making
city of themselves. Let them I" sbat ups
shop" and move down to Muscatine. Be.
tween wild caters and plundering officials
they are getting skinned ali the time.
On Thursday evening, 2lst inst, the
Post Office at Clinton, was broken into, and
about $l0O in gold and the same amount in
stamps, We're stolen. -.us 4
FIRE AT Iowa Cry. The large warehouse
of Thompson Dc Co., at Iowa City, was con-
sumed by fire on Thursday night. The loss
is set down in the Davenport Gazette at
100000, but we think that is rather a toll
rIIra ........
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

IMPORTANT D1soovERY.-General Piober,
of the French artillery, ard a member OF the
Institute, has made discovery by which
the explosion of gunpowiler in magazines
may be prevented. 1t simply consists in
mixing the gunpowder. with coal dust.-
When the gunpowder is required for use. it
is only necessary to sift it; the coas-dust
falls through the seive, and the gunpowder
resumes It, original qualities. The expert
ment has been tried on large scale with
complete success. A magazine filled with
sunpowder so mixed was set on fire. g No
explosion took place." says the Noniteur
de c'1rmee. 'The gunpowder burned like
any other combustible matter. rs pitch OF
tar, and the FIRE was exGnguishsd with the
common pump"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

HARD TlMEs.-Everybody complains Of
the '''hard times" but the individual who
perpetrated the following, certainly takes q
practical common sense view of the matter.
His advice is peculiarly good, and we COM
mend it to all croakers and grumblers at the
t'hard times"
"llard times hard times Was ever seen
Such times as hard as these7"
- This is the cry from morn till night,
In which each one agree.
remedy we think we've found,
u .gf Say how do you think twill do
"Pull of your coat, roll up your sleeves,
F. u And work these hard times through
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1858.

~ ~~-~@-~~~-o>~>~~o-~>~~~- ~>~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~-
Iowa Matters In Congress.
Last week the bills presented by Col. Gu
tbs concerning the Dcsmoines River Gran
Marine Hospital, Custom House and Po.
Office at Keokuk, and to extend the wester
boundary of the State, were read first an
second time and referred to appropriat
committees. -
| DEsH0iNRs RAPIDS.
Mr.. Curtis offered the following resolu
ton, which was read, considered, an,
agreed to-:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of War b,
requested to inform this house of the amoun
OF money remaining unexpended and appli.
cable to the improvement Of the lower O,
Dcsmoines rapids Of the Mississippi river
and the amount heretofore expended there.
on. Also
lst. The number of yards of rock excava.
tion required to carry out the plan of that
| improvement;
I'd The number Of yards removed each
year since the work commenced;
Sd. The danger of further delay and ulti.
mate inadequacy and hazard which will at
tend the navigation of the proposed channel
when completed;
4th. The expediency of adopting a slack
water canal, with suitable locks, along the
Iowa shore, as a substitute for the plan at
present pursued, and that this matter be at
the discretion of the Secretary, referred to
the Typographical engineer, and such civil
engineers as he may deem proper.
FEES OF MARsHALs, ETC.
Mr.. Dav 8, of Iowa, introduced bill to
regulate the fees of the Marshals of the
states and Territories of the United States
which was read q first and second time.
and referred to the Committee on the Judi.
eiary
SALE OF PUBIC LANDS.
MIR. Davis, Of Iowa, alss presented the
following resolution, which was read, con-
sidered, and agreed to:
ResoIsed, That the Committee on Public
Lands be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pcdiency of restricting the sale of the pub
lie arabic lands belonging to the govern
ment to actual settlers, in limited quanti-
ties, and report by bill or otherwise.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Washburn, of Wisconsin, offered the
following resolution, which was read, con-
sidered, and agreed to:
Reso5ved, That the Committee on Com
meree be instructed to inquire into The prac-
ticability of improving the Desmoines and
Rock Island rapids, and the navigation gen.
orally of the upper Mississippi river by
means of dams and reservoirs upon the head
waters of the Wisconsin, Black, Chippewa
and St Croix rivers, and other tributaries
Of said Mississippi river according to the
plan for the improvement of the Ohio river,
by Chas. Ellet, Esq, Civil Engineer, and
report the result OF their inquiries to this
House.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

ca If the lions, tigers, elephants, cata.
mounts, balloons, snakes, and all other ami
mails in the ark, including Noah and his
wife and his sons and his sons wives. had
got into a general hght when the deluge
was over the mountains, the confusion and
rage, the yelling, the biting and the scratch
ing, could not have been greater than We
have every prospect Of hearing and seeing
in the ranks of the Democra cy in the pro-
grsss of the Kansas quarrel. -Louisvjsll
JovsNgI.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

NINETEEN MONTHS WITHOUT FooD. Mrs.
Haynes, of the town of Day, Saratoga coun-
ty, New York, who lived nineteen months
without food or drink, died week or two
ago. She remained insensible for fifteen
months OF the period, and up to a few days
of her death, when she seemed to revive, and
spoke occasionally. After her death her
body was opened, and snake five feet long,
and half an inch thick, was taken from the
stomach! 1t was alive when removed, but
died soon after. The case is a very remark
able one, and it is to be regretted that it was
not subject to scientific examination.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

question was laid upon the table. Whsr
the proposition was taken up Mr.. Thompson
withdrew his motion subtituting the name
of O'Connor for that Of Judge Smyth. The
reason for the withdrawal Of his motion,
suppose, was in consequence Of Mr.. O'Oon-
!, nor not being present, and not knowing
whether he could enter upon the work i'm.
mediately.
A bill was introduced in the House to-day
requiring O 'unty Treasurers to make settle.
ment and payment of all State Rev enae in
their hands on the first day Of March, on or
hefor the 10th day Of March, 1853, under
heavy penalty. This is an important law.
and very much needed. Too much latitude
has been taken by the County Treasurers,
and the law should draw tighter rein upon
them. Tie Lill will pass.
A bill has passed and been approved by
the Governor approp Rating $4,000 for per-
| fscting our titles to the swamp lands selected,
and for the purpose OF making selections ia
counties where none have been made. The
law provides for an agent to be appointed
by the Governor to go to Washington in
charge of the swamp land interest Of opr
State.
Your townsman, Mr.. Altman, has. been
seeking the appointment, urging by himself
and his friends the superiority of his claims.
After hearing all the arguments pro and con,
the Governor has uisely concluded that it
would be departure from settled line Of
policy, closely practiced in the Democratic
party, to appoint q Democrat to an impor-
tant trust, when good and true Republicans
were rival applicants. 1t is somewhat
strange to me that an ultra and rabid parti-
zan, who sought by every means to defeat
our present Governors election, could have,
the face to claim the right of an appointment.
The Governor has appointed our late mem-
Der Of Congress, the worthy and Hon. Jas.
Thorington. The fitness of the appointment
may be shown from the faithful and indefat.
igable services of Mr.. T. while representing
Us in the Congress Of the q. S. POLK.
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tain and the asses ell value ::

GnAssIIopPERs.-Gide B. Smith, of Bal
timore, informs the public, through the Ma
tional lntelligencer, that the locusts will
appear this year, (ls5s) lie says they will
appear in the State of Mis- is-ippi. aud will
occnpy the whole western portion # the
State, from the Mississippi river eastward
to the ridge Of land that divides the State,
running Forth and south. averaging about
forty-five miles from the river; they will
extend north and south to the boundaries
Of the State, and will most probably extend
northwardly into a small portion OF south
western Tennessee. Perhaps he knows, and
perhaps he does not know.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

aT The New York Assembly has sue
ceeded in electing speaker at last. The
Know No,hings joined with the Democrats
and elected Alvor'i, the Democratic candi-
date. S" this long agony is over, and the
Know Nothings have indicated the party
with which they most sympathized, by CON-
bining with the Democracy.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

iuE CAmELs ARE CoM1NG.-A projec,
Is OH foot To introduce large number Of
camels into Texas, Arizona and New
N. xico, at privae venture. Lieut..
BeaIe's experiment With these animals il
const, uc'ing his wagon road has proved
their superiority over mules which ar.
now used mainly for the transportation of
passengers and merchandise across the
sterile plains toward California. At NJ
di<,an, day caravans are loo. ed TO be es-
,ablished etween the mines of Tubac and
San Diego, on the Pacitic and between
other points where vast stretches
of sandy deser, have to be traversed.