The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-23
NEIGnDoRINc COUNTY NEWS.

The Republicans Of this county have nom.
mated for representative, Sanford G.. Baker.
"a worthy and intelligent farmer Of Wood.
vile. who has been commissioner Of the coun-
~ for the last three years, and is fully quail.
fed to represent Il in the State Legislature"
WooD.
The Republican Representative Convention
Of Ottawa and Wood counties met at Elmorc,
last Tuesday, and nominated VIM. s. Wood
Of Ottawa for Representative.
The residence Of G. Bullmau in Porrys.
burgh was destroyed BY FIRE, on Tuesday eve.
ming Of last week. Insured for $500 in the
Seneca Mutual
/ The Findlnv cot--.-. --s-, si'e,~ via ~ %
rousing crop Of corn harvested in Hancock
county this fall, should the frost hold of a lit
tle longer.
WrANpor.
Bro. Wilson Of the wyandot PIONEER SAYS
he has been diddled by "soap man" out Of
four or five dollars worth Of printing We
deeply sympathise with him.
CRAwFoBD.
The Bucyrus JouBNAL says: "The Bucv.
rus Sons Of Malta will parade the second night
ofthe Fair This Order neveroppcars in pub.
lie except at midnight. We understand that
the Lodges Of Mansfield, Marion, Gallon, Up.
per Sandusky aud Tiain, will be present and
join in the procession"
HuRoN.
MAN Suor ny MS WlFE-On Saturday the
10th inst, as we learn, the wife Of Mr.. John
Bcardsley. residing in Fitchvillc, attempted
to shoot him while in Daguerrean Car, at
that place-whcre they accidentally met. lei
appears that the two have not lived together
for some time, having had domestic dificul.
tics.
What a Cincinnatian thinks of TiHn.
The following letter Of correspondent, wri-
ting from this place, We clip from the Cincin.
natl COMMERCIAL:
SHAwHAN HOUSE, !
TTFIN, September Z, 1859.
EDs CoN. -Tiffin, the county seat Of Sen.
eca County, is thriving city OF seven thous.
aud inhabitants, and Is chiefly remarkable
from its associations with State Treasury cat
ers. IL Is located on both sides Of the Sandus.
Ky River, stream at this point. about as wide
ne Third street, and containing about enough
water to swim rat. Communication between
the two parts Of the city is had by means Of
wire suspension bridge, which vibrntes under
the soft step Of n cat, and BoUNcEs under the
solid tread Of trotting horse. like foot ball
IL is regarded safe here but It would hardly
sustain the weight Of n first class steam fire
engine.
AN IMPROVED BRIDGE.
4 -
Improvement upon The Howe Truss Bridge
recently invented by Peter Ferguson. Of this
place. IL is single span Of So by 30 feet,
thrown ocross Rock Creek and seems to com
blne strength with lightness, in an admirable
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proved Howe's patent by the introduction Of
n truss within truss, and combination of
the base OF the double truss, by parallel iron
cords. The material is iron and tho bridge
is said TO be thirty per cent. stronger and
| lighter than Howe's The roadway is | 9 feet
wide, and sidewalks each 6 feet wide in the
clear The latter are supported by strong
| pieces resting upon the trusses, and extending
either side. The bridge was tested with
! twenty tons weight, showing a depression of
three-eights Of an inch. A ton will depress
i an equal amount. Itcost 81 900. Pending
the discussing Of bridges 10 span the canals in
Cincinnati, it would be wise in the City Coun
! y
TUE UNION SCHOOL BUILDING
OF Tiffin is the neatest specimen Of semi.
rural architecture have seen in Ohio It's
| Gothic edihce, on the summit Of mound, in
the southwestern corner Of the city. Il pre-
sents an imposing front, and the Interior Is el.
egantlY finished, and wisely adapted 10 the
purposes for which the building was con.
structed. It is intended for the Common
Schools, with High School Department.
Heidelberg College, northeast Of the city, is
also good specimen Of institutional architec
ture, without being particularly striking. lei
is German Reform institution, not long in
existence.
The people are enterprising, and the aspect
oi the place brisk. IL is an important trading
and manufacturing place, and a stranger per-
celves many evidences Of wealth and refine
ment The business houses are nearly all new
and have metropolitan air that is quite
cheering. The Court House occupies n cen
tral location, but is not particularly impOs-
ing either in Dimensions or architectural fea.
lures.
FIDDLE.
| Music, should say, is cultivated 10 the ex-
clusion Of other fine arts. A devotee OF the
fiddle, who occupies an apartment over the
way iron the Shawhan House, advertises this
popularity Of the people by the most assidu
Jus hlphcatlon 20 cat gut when ne suspende
operations tliv population draw long breath
probably an indication Of desire that he
shall proceed. Possibly its the only fiddle in
'hS place ~ i'@ prnpriafor eonsiders Il deal.
rable that the fact shall be widely Known iul
occupies a relation with the Seneca Advertiser
Office similar to that which Madame Franks
sockatoo used TO bear 10 the Commercial or /
nee. w. D.B.
Council Proceedings,
COUNCIL CHAMBER, } /
Tihin Saturday SAINT n 1870 /