The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-11-14
CONOENsEU ITEMS.

hi'hlBe"s PluCt Ane eieCtlOn OF JOnn F.
Drcgg, Republican, 10 Congress from the
9Th District, beyond doubt.
A salute Of 81 guns In honor Of Gen.
Burnside's promotion, were fired at Nor
walk, Conn, on the 10Th.
General Merris has declined the Major
Generals commission recently rendered
him, for strictly private reasons. II will
doubtless be rendered to General Rcyn-
olds, who left for Washington some days
since, upon tho invitation Of the Pres-
dent.
In all the hospitals ofthe United States
there are now nearly $4,000 sick and
wounded soldiers, nearly 10000 at the
West, and over 1900 at the Capital
The rest are ON the Atlantic and Gulf
scaboards, about 5000 being at New Or
leans.
Over 900 indians have been convicted
/ by tho Military Commission at Lower
Sioux Agency, as participants in the late
horrible massacres, and condemned to be
hung. Whether they live or die rests
with the authorities at Washington
The eople to a man are in favor Of i'm
mediate execution.
by order Of Gov. Sprague, a salute Of
enc hundred guns was fred, on the 10th
inst. IN honor of the appointment of Gen
eral Burnside to the army Of the Poto-
mac.
In Wisconsin, the draft commenced on
the 10th inst.
Tho Vanderbilt has gone to sea 10
capture the British pirate, Alsbama.
A Dispatch to the Herald, from the
Army of the Potomac, says the enemy
has retreutcd to Gordonsvillc, and will
be ready there to give us battle.
The Knoxville Register Of the 9th
says the conscript law went into opera.
ton that day and has been rigidly cn-
forced.
Col. Curan Pope of the 10th Kentuc-
ky regiment, is dead.
THE Two KBETucKY GEsERALs.- Gen
Buell. hts been remoycd for allowing
Bragg to escape, and news from Dixie
state that for something connected with
his Kentucky campaign, Bragg has boen
ARRESTED aud placed in confinement.
The official vote Of Delaware shows
that Cannon (Union) is elected Governor
by III majority. Temple (Dem.) is
elected to Congress by'93 majority
Two-thrds Of the Legislature are Demo-
Gratis.
Gen. Hunter is now preparing an ex
pedition for some southern port.
II is reported on what seems good au-
thority that our amy, on the recent
march from Corinth 10 Grand Junction,
devastated the country through which it
passed by torch. Houses, barns and ev.
erything have passed away.
The pnymaster of Watervleit Arsenal
was robbed in tho Sub Treasury office Of
80 900 in Treasury notes.
A Memphis Letter says there are 500
gu rrillOs in the vicinity of Collierville
enforcing conscription.
DoIHG BUSINESS. buccaneer
SHINES has been driving thriving busi-
ness since Le got his pirate craft into
the seas. From last report he had cap.
tur ed no less than 30 vessels of different
kinds and the mtrine word is trS mi ling
ly awaiting further news of his dopreda-
I tons on our commerce.
Gen. McCook's army corps is now in
Nashville. The 18th is with him.
1t is usccrtaned that the assignment
of Gen. Burnside to the Army of the PO-
tomac is without Imitation; hence the
reports that any Gen. will take the po
sition recently held by Mcclellan are not
well founded This 10 at least the pres
ent state of affairs.
It is reported that the rebels have
evacuated Murlreesboro and McMinyille,
and gone to Chattanooga, and Gen. Jo-
seph L. Joh nston had arrived at Chatta-
nooga ant. d.assumed com mmand OF the De-
partment oiTennessee and Northern Al
ALBANIA.
Gen. Breckinridge's command is a,
Chattanooga.
The reported capture of 5000 reScls
near Plymouth by Gen. Foster is Jrema-
ture. as We learn from reliable source.
A call appears in the Plymouth A deer.
tissr for meeting Of tho citizens ofthat
place and vicinity ior the purpose of ma K
ing arrangements to purchase and i'm
prove suitable place to bury soldiers
who have died or may die while in the
service Of their country.
The same Journal mentions that a
member of the 18th Regiment, in camp
in that city, cut off two fingers a few
days since and was sent home in dis
grace.
PENNSYLVANIA DRAFTED MEN.-Ths
drafted militia of Pennsylvania are to be
sent into old regiments al in Ohio,
The sale of Five-twenties Government
Stock by Jay, Cooke & Co. of Philadel-