The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-12-05
CONDENSED ITEMS.


OF The grand army Of the South is
all in motion. Gen. Sherman with his
forces, left Hemphis on wednesdsy. -
Gen, Grants army struck their tents
yesterday and marched off on the Holly
Springs road with seven days raiions.---
Only ons tent was SLOWED for each
twenty men, and one TO sficsrs Of each
company and six wagons 70 each regi-
ment.
0rRev. T. w. Higginson Of worces-
ter, Mass, has accepted the colonelcy OF
the Let South Carolina regiment,
0SyThs oficialvote Of Kansas has been
published, one county---Greenwood--
W which gave 100 Republican majority, not
being incladed. The vote on Governor
is io,269, and on Congressman 1885
Carney, iRePublieao,) for Governor has
1883, wagstaG (Democrar b,ssl.--
Wilder (Rep..) for Congress, has s,5ss
Pauott Union) 4,644, Matthias (Dem.)
77s.
or The English are finding out by
he unpleasant experience of some Of
their chip owners, that the pirate Ala
bama is as dangerous to it, friends as to
its foes, or rathor. that ali men are its
foes. The British squadron on our shores
Is said TO be looking after Capt, Semmcs
and his craft. We hope il may be more
lucky in its search than the Wander.
bilt has been--that is, II ioreign and
not an American vessel is 70 Put an end
to the rayagcs Of the frecboOter.
The editor Of the Advertiser who has
heretofore been loud in the assertion that
two thirds Of our volunteers are Demo
Gratis, is finding be cannot make even
"some old omen tnd silly boys" believe
such stuff ony longer he now says, That
as far as privates in the ranks are con-
cerned, the Democrats equal If they do
not out number the Republicans"
Now ftllis is really so, pray how does II
cone that in all cur heavy Democratic
townships--except ClintoL-they were
so many drafted.
er Hon. J. M. Ashley, of Toledo, has
recently been to Denver City. The ed
itor of the Commonwealth says Mr.
Ashley is most agreeably surprised a,
the progress made in Colorado, since
her settlement as a territory, and is fs-
vorobly impressed with her position and
promise Of future greatness"
OF It is reported as coming from very
high authority, that Admiral Milne, CON-
manding the British North Atlantic
Squadron, is in pursuit Of the rebel pri'
yaioer Alabama.
or The Hon. Frank p. Blair, jF., has
re eaigncd his sent in the present Con-
gross, in order TO take command of a
brigade at Helena, Ark. Henry T. Blow,
jr., Representative elect TO the next Con
gress from the second St. Louis district
has been asked TO run as the emancipa.
ton candidate in Gen. Blair's place but
declines lof private reasons.
ORA Rebel newspaper in Georgia
in mourning over Bragg's fnlurc IN Ken
lucky, says that had the Rebel Gcner-
al done his duty, Louisville would have
been ours, Cincinnati would have fur.
nishcd us our headquarters. Then
would the Vnllandighams Of Ohio and
tho Brights of Indiana have rallied to the
issu ing OF Gen. Brngg's hotel proclama-
tion then would many thousand friends
Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois have Join.
ed the Southern army /; then, too, could
Gen. Bragg, having cut off the Western
from the Eastern States, have whisper
ed terms Of peace into the North. West
ern ear and then might we have rea-
sonRbly hoped for peace" This Is a
precious confession, but doubtless in the
main true as 10 the traitors mention
led.