The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-11-23

help admiring The hne orpcaraucc of Com
mercial Row. which VAS illumuaed from
top to bottom and decorated with different
colcrod paper lanterns. The store rooms Of
Bscher q Weuner aud Messs. spayih and
Marquardt also presented fine appearance.
The Establishments Of soulet & Canepter.
II. a. Buskirk 4 Bro. +. X Shswhan S hri.
yer q sneaih and the Bank Of Tifin, aud op
posite them, Of poorman & MillCr, C.. NJ.
Ncrk, J NJ. Naylor & Bro, aud McAlisler &
Co vcro handsomely decorated and briuian,
~ illuminated. in every window, and formed
The center ofaiiracton Cos tho evening With
the windows covered with rarti colorcd pa
per and fantostically set on with stars and
diamond shaped figures, they looked like the
royal palaces Of some enchanted realm aud a
thousand pcllucid jets Of light, danciu and
glmmcring from every pane Of glass. was
enough TO bewidcr the gaze aud make one
believe that the glories Of the stars had come
down to us. A transparency was suspended
over the street, between Yerk's and Shaw.
hans having on one side lifo-size portrait
Of cold Abe" with the words, "The Peoples
President" aud on tho reverse side, "Linooln
and the Union Forever" On eithor side Of
IL were miniature balloons Of part. colcrcd
paper Mod esty forbids us to speak Of The
TnInuNE Office, which, in The abundance Of
its joy, did not fail to let It's light shine.
But we cannot speak in detail There was
scarcely Republican house in either ward
Of the city, particularly ON tho limo of march,
that was not tilluminatod-some ofthcm very
handsomely. There were somo m cttocs and
devices that we cannot omit 10 notice In Mr..
Poormans shop window. we read that"0li
Abe will be inaugumtcd." Mr. DeWolf had
b is door ornamented with figures, cmblcmat.
ical Of the following sentiment, thereon in.
scribed, in starry letters "Frce Labor edu.
Gates, develops aud enriches people" Il
was handsome device The Myers Bros.
displayed from their cabinet shop large
transparency, with the words, Grail Splitter
has turned Cabinet Maker" II. @. Spindlcr,
! painter, had the best thing Of the evening g-
Z was life size portrait Of Lincoln sitting
in the chair Of state, with the Constitution in
his hand, and over his head the words, 9TH,
Constitution and the Union Forever" Ii was
displayed in front Of his shop and was ad
mired by all. Mrs. Shawhan had a bust OF
Lincoln gloriacd by halo ofcandlcs. Drs
Kuhn and Franklin each had appropriate de-
/ vices on their windows. The Wigwam was
adorned outside by the words pFree Speech
Illuminated 10y jets Of gas.light
The city was full Of people and the houses
had all cmptied themselves into the streets.
Shouts, huzzahs, congratulations fhd general
good feeling werethe order oftho night The
Torch Light procession headed bv the Tinin
Wide Awokes and band Of music loft the
Wigwam about1 o'clock and pursued tho
line Of march indicated in our last issue. .-
They bore alolt their banners aud a number
of large transparcncics, with the nam es ofall
the states carried for Lincoln and their ma .
Ioritios A banner, carried by the Bloom boys
bole this iuscripton-"Dug's last lemon has
gcen Squeezed" The procession was under
the command Of Col. b. Kaup and was head.
ed by wag on under the direction of S.
York which keptup n constant battery of far
shooting rockets and Roman. candles. It was
a grand pyrotochuic display and its course
was like the trail ofa blazing comet or the
triumphal march Of a victorious army.
/ The procession having completed its line
Of march, repaired 10 the Wigwam to listen
| to brief addresses from Mcssrs DoWolt and
| Lee, in their happiest vein. Thus ended the
| Tihin gloTihchton. Our citizens, having
shouted themselyes hoarse and given. vent to
| their pent up enthusiasm, repaired to their
homes and the usual quiet Of the city was re-
sumed.