The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-01-03
BREVlTlEs.


The Now York Collector employs To-
male revenue officers. whose duty con-
sists in scnrching suspicious parties OF
their scx--thcy erc hoop inspectors.
There is farmer in Putnam county,
New York. who hns mile of children.
His name is Furlonr, and he has eight
boys and girls. Eight furlongs QUO
mile!
For cur soldiers to handle their mus
kcts with bcrumbcd fingers will be very
unpleasant Every l,dy shculd rec to Il
that she gives at least one soldier "the
mittcn."
An ctitor in Iowa hiss become so hol-
low from depending upon the printing
business ororr for bread, that he proposes
TO sell himself for stove pipe, at threo
cents foot.
An exchange sdvertises for composit-
that "the editor does all the getting drunk
necessary to support the dignity Of tho
establishment.
some men are base enough, when they
have reached the ol ject Of their ambition,
TO pull up the ladder by which thpy
climbed, and ltok duwn with scorn upon
their companions who held it for them.
An Irishmsn heard that some ono had
been going intO the stocks. "Troth, and
a tool is he," said Mike; "or he'd nivcr
gone into thin tight places for his feet
without being carried as was"
Two mon owned an OK together, but
disagreed about the disposition oft 81,
to avoid DISPUTE, one butchcrcd and sold
his halt for beef leaving the other to do
as he liked with his share.
"Jist say dat ugin," said sambo, pull
ing oiihis coat and doubling up his fsts.
with terribly aggressive demonstrations.
I"fll knock de debil out oh any nipper dat
cuscs me oh bein' for Linken."
A man speaking of place cut West,
in Letter which he writes h, me, suys
Il is perfect rnradise, and that though
most all the folks have the fever n -ager,
yet it's great blessing, for its the only
exercise they take.
Howard P.ul, in his Patchwork, tells
a good anccdote Of gentleman, Just ro.
turned from a continental tour, who was
asked how he liked the ruins OF Pompeii.
"Not very we'll" Nas the reply, they were
so irightIully out ofrepair."
An old, rough Puritan minister once
took for his text that pussage in tho
Psalms, al said in my haste all men arc
| liars"
Looking up. apparently ss IL he saw the
Psalmist standing Immediately b, fore
him, he Tent on in the following man
ner:
aye said in yer haste, David, did vel
Pooh man, and yc had been here for only
hau day, ye might have well said L
without any the least chance o. contra
diction."
A country npothecary beirg out for a
days shooting, tCok his errand hey to
carry his game bag. Entering a field OF
turnips, the dog pointed, aud the boy,
overoyed at the prospect OF his masters
success, cxvlaimed:
"Lor', master, there's covcy; il you
get near 'rm, won't you Physie EN-"
"Pbysic them, you young rascal, what
do you meant
"Why, kill EN- to be surc,' replied tho
boy.
SUDDEN CHAHGE.--The Montreal Her.
aid, Of Tuesday, recants what il said on
Monday and gots In for war with A mcr-
ica. These Canadian editors are as fick-
le as
"Birds thai light aud sing uron a spray
Only 10 choose another spray and song
Hon. ]. AsHLEY.--This gentleman ar
rived home lust night from Washington
Co., where he had been called TO tho fu-
neral of his mother. AS Congress will
adjourn ever the holidays, he viii spend
the meantime hcre.-Toie9o Blade.
RETURN or GEsrPAL SHErbAs.-Gen-
eral Sherman has returned TO duty at
this point, having been absent n short
time on visit to his family in Ohio. Ho
viii probably soon take the iield.--St.
LINUS Democrat.
Ex-Minister Jones, OF Iowa, has been
arrested on a chnrgc ofwritng letters
from Bogoia, TO Jef s,protcssing tho
utmost anxiety for the success ofthc dis
ENCOURAGEMENT, and proni,ing TO join
HIN on hisrc;urn from New Granade.
The True DocrRIsE.-The TrIgre
says that the great majority of the Rcpub-
licans have never demanded, nor expect
cd, nor desired, that the Adminislrstion
should make this ga war 70 the abolsio n
OF slavery" but what it considers the par
'y and the country does demand and in
sist oni is, that the efforts and acrif q o {
the nation ure not 10 be perverted 10 tho
overthrow Of slavery, SO they shall not be
rendered ineffective or fruitless by ankle
ty to uphold aud pcrpetaate slavery.
THE 18TH u. S. INrASrHY.-col Car
ringion has returned from Krttucky
where he escorted his regiment, and has
orders from the War Department TO com
plete his regiment forthwith. He has
been assigned to brigade consisting Of
his own regiment, The 18th U. s. Inisn-
try, the 9th Ohio, Col.B. .MeCook; the
35th Ohio, Col. Yandeveer, aud the I'd
Minnesota. Col. McCook being The next
senior officer, takes command Of Tho
brigade in his absence There are three
companies of tho 18th now at Camp
Thomas. The regiment, when complete.
will consist OF twenty-four companies.
lfencrgy, tho-oughness and persevt rance
will accomplish il, Col. CarrinIton will
be in the field with his whole command
before many weeks.---O. S. Jour.
GEN. PATTERsoK's CAsE.--Tho Phila.
delPhia Inquirer says that Gen, Patterson
has been eurnes, in the matter Of court
of inquiry upon the conduct Of his sum
mor campaign, for several months past.
The necessary parers were for war
ded TO the authcritits in October, bnt no
response was received. The Inquirer
thinks thore was a reason for this IN the
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