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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-10-09
NOTICE.

THE Books of account Of Anton Berg have bean a.
signed 70 me Tor tmmeGiate collection All persons
indebted TO him respectfully at tbe
Office of Cobb, Hessmors Suddutb and settle their
counts without delay. ALEX. WILSON
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

0J-The Cincinnati Enquirer having
hnrped exceedingly upon the dumage
done recently to the public works Of the
State, charging that the expense of their
repairs would have been saved to the
State had the Legislature seized hastily
upon the offer made by the company that
proposed to lease them, the Sntc Journal
peremptorily stops the whine of its CO.
temporary in this wise:--
Now as the foods happened the second
week in April, more haa a month prepi-
ous 70 NE time MsSSrs NugeRf, Mller
and Robinson proposed 10 lease tho canals
Il must require very large pair Of spec
tacles to enable any one to see how the
acceptance Of their proposition would
have relieved the State from the damage
done by the said foods.
The Enquirer was doubtless, when
overtaken by the above crusher, felici-
tatlng itselfupon the strong point il was
making. Whether the Enquirer was ig-
norant Of the terms Of the contract pro-
posed by Messrs. Nugent, Miller and
Robinson, or was endeayorlng to deceive
It's readers we cannot, of course deter
mine.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
LOeOfOeo congressional Row.


The ADcofocos Of this CengressionuI
District have already commenced "a
quarrel over the candidate for Congress-
The Kenton Democrat recently eontuin.
cd an article disposlng Of the claims Of
candidates outside Of Hardin county in a
very Sommary manner, This was very
modest in the DeWOcrst, especially when
il is known that los editor is candidate
for the post himself. Hence the Fromon,
Messenger, the Loco organ Of sunduskv
sounty, pitches into the Dsmoerai man
1s iollowss
"We are truly glad 10 know that Bro.
Ramsey, ofthe Hardin County Dsmoe-ot
iswilling % let Convention of delegates
appointed by the Democracy Of tbis con.
gressionHl district nominate a candidate
for Congress. We Thought. upop rend.
ing HE article Of a few weeks n,o ~.
he was inclined 70 relieve the Democra
ey OF the DistrietOf Che trouble of bol9irr,
= Convention, and intended 10 settle he
eloims OF counties and candidates M
once through his very ably conducted ma
per But Bro. Ramsey very generously
and magnanimously says, IL any ar o,r
brethren of the press desire 10 prge lie
claims Of their counties, we shall NOT ob.
Jeet.' We have no doubt but the ,nress,
OF the district felt greatly relieved ailer
reading that sentence. But Bro. Ram.
sey an Ms seal for some man in Hardin
county makes the sane mistake that a
great mRRT editors dc. Tothink tbsab be-
cause mar has the control OF a eonntv
newspaper he possesses an the wisdom
and foresight in that county, ia with ma
ny editors a fatal error Wothink tbore
are many good, sound, intelligent Demo.
qrais ia Hardin who have lived ia that
corRiy'long enongh TO know that Bro.
hamsey's first article on the subject oi
the eeongressiOnal lnofalnationNv was intend.
ed more 70 attract otientoa to a certain
Person than 10 secure Justice 10 that coun-
~, aud who also know thar his man.
ner Of disposiDg OF the claims OF certain
counties 10 the district al Thu early dsy.
was, 70 say tho least Of Il, under an tie
circumstances, decidedly modestl'
That Is TathertarSs and we expect the
DaAOsrai man viii come down on the
Messeagfr man with all his weigh. and
nearly ann ihilhte him. Bat they might
ns well aave their breath and Keep cool,
es tho Republicans i1t0Ha 10 elect the
Representative from this District them.
selves. Stick pin 3ar Morton Re-
publican.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
The BOmbardmcnt Of Veru
GrlnN.

Tho correspondent Of the New Yorl
Post, present at the bombardment orVer,
Cruz, gives the following interesting &C
counrofiG
The bombardmeht continued until IN,
10Th, with great dan age to the houses
with but little loss Of life; nearly all th,
women aud children we've in the Castl,
and on board ships. We had seventeen
guests in oug little ward droom-ladies an,
children olltogether over thirty on board
Yes terdoy we transported them back e
their homes, some Of which are literally
torn to pieces by the bombs aud shells
| went TO the house Of an acquaintance
a German lady, who had been marriet
but fortnight, aud had beautiful hous,
elegantly furnished One huge bomb
fourteen inches in diameter, had explod
cd in the entry, after entering thewall OF
the house, eighteen inches thick and o.
stone, Gnd entirely destroyed her draw,
ing and dining-room, and two chambers
with evey article Of furniture IN them.
Her bedstead was broken ia pieces hard.
" large enough Tor tooth-pleks. Shehad
only risen tfOm il twenty minutes before
the firing commenced on that morning
and been hurried on board ship. nv
friend Mrs,----'s house had two cannon
balls and one she'll in IL; tho luttor struck
aud burst nearly In the conter of the din
ing-r0on, destroying everything around,
No Que was hurt there. She, her sister
and child were on board Of our chip
These houses sTo fair samples Of many
more struck by he balls.
Five thousand balls, shells aud bombs
were throWa into a city about four Phil.
adeiphia squares deep aud twelve or four.
toon squares long. The loss of life was
small, az for weeks families had been
moving away. still, as no one inaqin-
ed kiremon would b0mbard the city, MA.
ny remained. As many as possible Of
these lass were carried over to the Cas-
Ito after the firing commenced, and the
hNoen or twenty vessels in port took as
many as they could on board. The sol
dicrs were the safest, as the shot-with
the exception Of those thrown against the
battery--were all thrown wantonly into
the city, IN the hopo that by destroyinq
women and ohildron tho gorernmeni
woeld be compelled 70 surrender. lnfa-
nous AZ this was, only abouttep or twelve
were killed, and thirty wounded. Mira
mon is the trst MeNican who, ia all their
civil ware, has ever hombardod Mexican
city,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
NIr. Noraey on thc Prcsldcncr.

The Philadelphia Press has careful.
ly prepared article on the Presidency, In
which a preference is expressed for Doug
las as the Charleston nominee, If he be
placed on a genuine squattcr sovereignty
platform, whch-it believes the Conven.
lion will adopt Tho article concludes
in italics, as follows:
"Should, however, we bo mistaken In
this belief and the Convention shall, in
any manner, change Il ON this subject, or
weaken ia force BY assuming or follow
ing any decision Of the Supreme Court
adverse 20 il, or palter with il in any
double sense, we are quito sure Judge
Douglas would not and could not DO Is
candidate. This IS also a foregone con.
clusion. And it he aim to Rcoopta a nom
inntion on any such doubtful or contra.
aictory pfattorm, be could not be elect.
ed. All his great popularity with the
masses would not save him."
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
ma PoItcr nnd RrYor Ann.

There Is yet another cpistle concern
ing the difficulty between Messrs, Pot
ter and Pryor, which remains unpublish-
ed, Il is the letter Of Mr.. Potter 10 his
second, Ia which no says that he Is pro-
loundly hostile TO the whole system Of
dueiing--that he regards Il as barbarous
In the last degree-that he said nothing
in the course of the debate TO which Mr.
Pryor took ofirnse which was intended
as an insult 20 the lattor--that he had no
unkind f'eling to Dir, Pryor butmasmOch
a. the latter had ehallenged UnoOndion-
ally, without leaving the door open b
explanation, he was ready to meet the
fnalplternatiye--thatth the course ofeYenis
in the House Of Representatives during
thirty days prior TO tho election ofSpeak.
er, and for some tine after, indicated
that the tight Of free speech was In peril
--aRd that, Tor bis own part, Il tho sac
ri6co Of his life could prevent n bloody
collision spon tho iloor, and secure ihe
protection OF this right, ne was ready 90
become the vie1im--that unless some ono
did this the independent action Of north
ern men in Congress, and the whole free
dom OF debate, would be violently over.
thrown.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
NEW ADYERTSEMENTS.
Sealed Proposals

WIN 70 received by the township clerk Of
Chatou toNnship, until the 18th day Of MAY
neSt far the erection Of n new Bridge acr, s.
the Crerk between BoWsens and R0hn's, on
The Greenfield Road, said Rridgo Is ~ be
bailt In the following manner 10 vita
There h 70 BE- aeutmenm "a ierl long and
; feet hlghi the wali is 10 be faced on bolh
sldesi ani TO be feet az the base and feot
Al she top taperlRg up on both sides.
he stone is 10 be Of good quality &C.,
The timber work l. 10 BE- as follows. ali of
good white oak.
The sills 10 be % csst long aud 10 by n
inches thick al tho ends aud 10 by I6 al The
centsr cad 10 be straight at the l6uer side or
edge The plank 10 b. Il feei long aud not
lees than " nor m.re than l6 inches wiao.
aud als iuehes thick,
hy order of the Trustees,
upai-iE WILLIAM KLiNE. Clsst
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
pamnrc 10 the Pnh,io works.

Tho Board of Public Works were in
session at Columbus on the goth. The
Journal says:
Mr., Gregory estimates that il will re-
quire the sum OF $4,000 to repair the
breaches ON his division Of the Ohio Ca
nal, and S22,00 10 repair tho breaches
on the Muskiugum Improvement. Mr..
Buckus estimates that il will require to
repair the breaches on his division of the
Ohio Canal, tho Walhondng Canal and
the Sandy and Beaver, the sum Of S24,-
a7b, making in all S7b,275, Mr.. Martins
division has sustained no damage by ex-
truordinary breaches. No application was
made to the Governor to call the Legis-
loture together in Extraordinary session
to provide the ways and means necessa-
~ to meet the emergency, but ia lieu
thereof the Board passed an order direct.
ing Mr.. Buckua and Mr.. Gregory to pro-
coed to have the work done.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

TirEEE RErUBLIoAN MEAsuREs.-The
Chicago JOuraal aptly observes
"The r Republicans Of the House Of
Representative have passed three im-
portant measures-the Homestead Bill,
the bill 20 suppress polygomy, and the
bill to admit Kansas into the Union.--
fhese measures are now pending in the
Senate, wherc thoy will probably meet
the fate Of CUsar, ot the hNnds ofthe De-
nooraty. Ii they should pass that ordeal
the President, itis undeFs,ood. win tom
ahHwk thea.
"Theso measures, 40 eminently wise
and just, received every Republican vote.
The people will hold these responsible
who defeat them.S
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

An eyes ore now turned TO Charleston
TO see what the disunion Democracy arc
doing ia that hot-bcd OF notification
The Convention organized permanently,
on Tuesday. with Caleb Cushing Of Mass,
ne Chairman, and appointed committees
on Credentials and Rules and Order Of
Buriness. Two sets Of delegates are
present from New York aud Illinois and
much trouble is upprehchdcd. The out.
side pressure seems fer Douglas, yet il IL
thought he cannot got two-thlrds vote.
The Administration is bitter against him
and several Southern states declare their
intention Of boiling bis nomination. Il
has been decided to sdop, platform be.
fore balloting. The cotton states arc de.
termined 70 secede from the Convention
and nominate an independent ticket, II a
slove-code plank is not inserted. The
Douglas men ore equally determined and
present che alternative Of Douglas or
nothing There 10 mn ohead. Tho
harmoaious Democracy lie in great labor.
The "irroproeaiblo conflict" has begun
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
Gov. walker before thc Covode
VasHHntinn Committee.


hnvestigotinR Committee.
II wsa currently reported, and very
generally credited, some two ycnrs and
half ago, that President buchanan had
writtena letter to Gov. Walker instruct.
ing him 20 submit any constitution tha,
might bo framed, to The people Of Kan
49, FOR their acceptance or rejection. Il
was charged subsequently that L was for
adherence TO these very Instructions that
Gov. Walker lost his official head. Il
was denied BY Buchanun's friends that
such letter had been written, and BY
Gov. Walkers silence, apparent confirm
elton was given to the denial. But Gov.
Walker was brought before the Coyodc
Investigating Committee, and In tho
course Of bis testimony, he divugcd the
letter in question. The following wero
the preliminary proceedings before tho
Comm itteo, before the letter was intro
duced:
Robert J. Walker, ex.Secrotary Of the
Treasury and ex-Governof Of Kansns.
was examined as witness. lie was ask.
ed Il he had letter of instructions iurn-
ishCd him by tho President when he was
appointed Governor of Kunsusl He said
he had, but declined TO give It up, assert
ing that he would sooner 20 to iail than
surrender il to the committee. The wit.
ness was discharged, and tho matter rest
ed until after the examination of Selma
bel and others, when Mr.. Walker, who
was in The Supreme Court, was again
summorel before the committee.
The Committo informed him that Il
had procured other testimony as TO the
existence Of the letter and it's contents,
and thcreupou Mr.. Walker went into a
history Of his Govornorship in Kansas.
and the letter was produced
We publish this letter in full, in an
other place. What a comment is il up
on the Administration Of james BuchNn.
an.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

The Cincinnati Enquirer Of Wedpes.

The Cincinnati Enquirer Of wedues-
day says;
We are Ostonished 10 see that many
d Dsmoerats voted in favor Of GongFession.
al intervention in the local affairs Of Utah
Territory, and in favor OF bill uhotish.
ing Polygamy there, Nothing is clearsi
than that, i Congress can prohihit volys.
amy ia Territory, il has the same pow
or over Slavery.
That's 90.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

eerGOy. Stewart, of Missouri has
been hnng and burned in efigy in lndo-
Pendonee, Missouri, for vvtoing the bill
to enslaye the tree negroes ofthat State.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

Is hereby given that petition will be ire
senld to the Commissioners Of Seneca county
Ohio At their next session, for the location OF
a County Dad loading from point conmeno-
ing az the south East coner Of S, etiun ten
and the North East corner Of section fifteen
| ~ Liberty Township in Seneca county and
The State OF Ohio running West on the Sec
ton line one mile tn in,erfcct with the road
running North ard S nth between sections
nine and ten. aud fifteen aud sixteen N said
owuship and there terminate.
April 9Th, 1850. 6w.s2
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
The Chicago ConvcntIon.

It's probable that eighteen free States
and five slave States will be represented
in the Republican Nation Convention in
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

SUED.--The editors aud publishers Of
the Cleveland Leader have been sued BY
William Graves, Cor $4,000 damages for
lihai. Pho Leader published accounts
Of the distreas Of Me- Graves mother
chaEglng him with starving her 10 death.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

In.lo No. -, First Wand, City Of TiRa, on said 10,
Dwelling and Business House, nearly oppo,its the
Shawhnh House Also. hcu,es and lots outside tie
Corporation. Enquire OF
'P'e7Sw Lew DAVIS.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27
CHARLESTON CONVENTION,
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Extreme Platform aud soufhcrn Cnn-
didafe Demanded.


six states will sccode fr Douglns
is Nominated.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-03-14

Dress. man Or WOMAN Is under
any obligation to make themselves look
worse than nature intended that they
should. There is no merit in looking Ike
a fright, nor like anything approach ng
to one. 1t may be very sublime in the
abstract to be perfectly indifferent to the
harmonies Of dress; but the salao dispos-
ition would make us Indifferent to the
shades of flowers, to the melodies of ma
sic, to the beautiful in nature and art,
Dress is one branch of the fine aHs,-~-It
is the reflex of character, and expression
of thought Grace, harmony, and purity
in costume is the visible sign of9racc, har-
mony, and purity within. Indifference to
dress in a woman is unpardonable. Il in
dicates both mental aud moral lack
Every woman should be becomingIy dr.
essell; that does not mean necessarily that
she must be dressed extensively. Ele-
gancc, refinement. and good taste are not
confined to costly apparel. The most
i'll assorted and vulgar attire VIC often see
on the most richly dressed. 1t is q sin
for some women to dress expensiVe'y,
but ell NAV dress becomirgly if they vii
only take little pains to learn the adap-
tation and effect Of colors, and ifthey will
choose fitnoss before fashion, comfort as
well as beauty, they can mako calico
dress an embodied poem, which will sat
isfv the eve, rs music does the heart.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-03-14
lVER FALLS, PIERCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY,

the attempted possession Of Kentucky and
Missouri. Depend upon it brother
James" said Charles Ii. to the Dakc of
York, when cautioned about the exposure
of his person; nobody would murder
me to make go~ king" There are thou
sands who will not combine to slaughter
Gov. Seward, to make Edward Bates
President. If success ever was "a duty"
it is so now; and let our measures for that
end be governed by wise ana calm dis
erection. For myself, it is of small mo-
ment on whom the lot may fail. For the
State of Iowa it matters little. We can
carry a heavy or light burden. For
the sake Of the doubtful states, we are
content to shoulder . ponderous load, and
under it We shall neither stagger nor fall.
it would be Slight satisfaction to us, how
ever, to have an administration with the
sap and vigor of youth; the acuteness to
discover the right, and the determination
to do it, with an eycn-handed justice alike
to South and North. This qualification
may not be for us, bat for our children,
The forty years Of our wandering in the
wilderness may have long and weary
watches OF months before the day of our
deIlverancc draws nigh. We may, like
the prophet of the Old Faith, look from
the mountain summit into the Promised
Land, ere we gather our mantlcs about
us TO die. But other s.ckes will reap
the whitened harvest, and other hands
gather and CLEAN the ripened sheavcs.-
The years of Gods appointment are not
to be measured by our finite sense; nor
can we hasten the event for which we have
hungered and thirsted in long deferred
hope. We can be, at least, faithful to
our trusts, and Struggle to the end, altho'
the tig tree may not blossom, and the la
Dor Of the olive shall fail.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-03-14

WHEN LADIES SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.
"A writer in the Atlantic Monthly thus
cnlightens the bellies of the street concern
Ing the inaIicnablo right of men to look
at their pretty faces: There are some
very pretty, but unhappily very iII-bred
woman who don't understand the laws of
the road with the regard to handsome
faces. Nature and custom would no
doubt agree in conceding to males the
the right Of at at two distinct looks al
every pretty female countenance, without
any infractoA Of the rules of courtesy O:
the sentiment ofrcsT cet. The first !, OK
is necessary to define the person of the in
divi lual one meets, SO rs to avoid her i'll
passing. Any unusual attraction diScov-
erc,l in first glance is sufficient apology
for sceond-rot prolonged and lmper
tinant stare, but IN approaching homage
of the eyes such as a stranger may inof-
fensiveIy yield to a passing image. 1t is
astonishing how morbiiIy sensitive some
vulgar beauties are to the slightest de
monstra ton Of this kind. When "a "
walks the streets she leaves her virtuous
Indignation countenance at home; she
knows well enough that ho sr ct is pic,
ture gallery, where pretty faces framed in
pretty bonnet om ant t. &c sc n every
body has q right to see thcm.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-03-14

Ills PRENTICE HAND, He TRIED on
WoMAN.--The New York Correspond
ent of the Chicago Press and Tribune, re-
Gently related the following COOL sto-
rs:
Valentines Day has come md gone,
and though small attention is paid TO its
dishouored observance, it affords theme
for society conversations, wherein funny
facts sometimes transpire. At pleasant
re uniom- the other night, story was told
of IA well known Kentuckian editor whose
quibs and quirks ale copied from Maine
to Louisiana. Not only famous as n poet
lecturer ana wit, he is known to be sub
ject, although bachelor, to an inor innate
devotion to the fair sex. He is the most
gallant man alive. His paper Is the safe
ty valve Of all the poetesses of his region,
and his private desk is said to contain
more perfulne1 notes, photographs and
scissored ringlcts, than it is often permit
ted one man to collect.
Only a few months since the too sus-
ceptibIe journalist passed a few weeks in
New York, and fell desperately in love
with one of our charming bellies. The
lady was surprised ut receiving q letter
from him, which, though not exactly an
offer, contained such ardent assurances Of
devotion as made his case seem very hope
less. Though perhaps not enamorel with
a gentleman twice her age, and never re-
markable for his beauty, she could not but
feel fattered by homage from so. distin-
guished source. With pardouable yaa-
itv she showd the billet dour to couple
of fair friends, also well acquainted with
its author, when 10! the astonishing fact
was revealed that each Of the fortunate
maidens had received precisely the same
opist!e, pcrJatiDe Meratina ct punctuatim.
A plot was laid for the tribunal lover
Invited to party at the first mentioned
lady's abode, he found himself in the pre-
sence of the injured three, each of whom
drew the manifold letter from the shrine
where damsels hide such treasures. Then
the tallest and most regal handed him hon
copy, opened, with the smiling remark
"Ah, Mfr, | was not till now aware