The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENC CE.

The venerable j X. Grant, faith
cr, of Mniur-Gencra Grant, was at the
Union meeting held few days since at
Gnlpna, and hs presence being alluded
to by Mr.. Wusliburue, the whole audi
cncc rusc to their feet, aud rang uul
"tlircc times three enthusiastic cheers,
the echo Of which will sound ns they did
10 his delighted aud proud father.
There was n terrible scare at n
Newark bank few days ago, caused by
on old lady bringing several hundred dol
lars in gold 10 deposit. When the
fright had somewhat Fubsidcd, she was
told OF the premium un gold bu, insist, d
npon bcing gwen credit for the money nj
par. She said shc didn't know nbout
such mattrs-dnllars we're dollars, aud
lhore were 80 many and no more.
A young man in California
whose friends had ceased To correspond
with him, woke up their interest by send.
ing letters To business men IN his mai i've
place, inquiring the price of tolcrnhly
sized fam. Seven niltctinnntc letters
came from the irh n,ls by return Of post,
und two or three a dry have come ever
since. including one from an old (and
cold) sweetheart.
Two Nevada cditors. j L. Good
mnh Of The Territorial EniciJriSe, aud
Thomas Fitch of The Daily Union, have
been performing u pistol duel, with sur
gical ncccmpHnimcn,s, lately. The
finale was the tmushing Of the right leg
bone Of Mr.. Fitch, who thus obtains the
[" satisfaction of a gcniltmUn."
A congress of brewers have been
in scssion il Cincinnati, ut which attend
ed delegates irvm ncOrly oil the Northern
States. They ray they canrot tilord
moro than the PR sent tux of sixty cents
per barrel. They also iltr premium
at $500 for tho best substitute for rUsiu
20 linc barrels.
The popularity about Miss Anna
Swan. who liycs in Nova Scotia, is tina,
she is I feet inches high, 80 inches
round the whist has arms 80 inches and
feet IL inches lorg--add to which she is
handsome and OF pl' asont manners.
General ericsson, who is still
lame, though improving In health, visited
Springfield On The Goth on his way to
Chicugo, from which place hc was Ia
Join his command ut Mcmphis IN few
days A silver tea set was presented IL
him at jacksonville.
While tho Bullarook Reservoir
was lately being omptlcd, number OF
b!ackish were seen passing tlrugh the
pipe. One of the bellies of the village
lieut. her crinoline, which, being tied over
the pipe landirg, ncitcd the fish in the
most ciltctual manner.
The property of EX Gov. Aiken.
oi South Carolina lying in Douglas
County, Wisconsin, has Decn conhsca,cd
ly ,he Deputy Marshal ol that District.
Some of Mr.. Aiken's property In the
same District wns recently sold for non
payment Of taxes.
All the drafted men are moi
physically unfit for service. In Eovina
Delcwnrc, there were three sound mel
obtained moro than the last quota, un,
AZ Andres only three under the number
There II $500 men employed
nt the Springfield Arsenal, who complete
300 muskets daily. There are in the Ar
scnpl $4,000 pieces stored, of which 30,
zoo are kept b,xcd re0dy to be scnt
away.
During the recout balloon flight
olrrof kirg from Bangor, Me-, he saw
woman drive her children into the
hous G, crying cut, "Thero's one of Juif.
Dovis's big bomb shclls."
b Loyal Leagues are extending
rapidly in tho eastern shore counties oI
Maryland. Colonel Birney has enlisted
lT3S coloycd soldiers In the State, ant
recruiting is quite active.
A slave woman was recently ar
rrsted in Richmond for stealing dress
Evidence of good character was oilcre,
her mistress saying that jeff Davt
would as soon stand as Emehne would
The woman was " sen, up"
The convention at Chicago q
the Fenian brotherhood closed It's ses
kions on the 9th inst. There were 30
delegates from various parts of the Uni
ted States, the Cbnudas. aud Ireland, an
the Resolutions and speeches were yer
distinct as To the cbjec, OF the organizu
iion--the Independence OF Ireland, TO b
achieved by force Of arms.
Secretary Stanton has in perso
given The Star medal Of honor TO drm
mer Willie Johnson, ls years Of Rge, c,
ID, sd Vermont, for bravery in the srve
days battle before Richmond, he havin
been the only drummer in the dyisio
Avho did not throw away his drum, Will
-,he men were leaving behind them every
thing that encumbered thcm in the
fighL r
. A workman of Boonton, n. j
las made a very beautiful and valuab
collection OF insects, which have been a
iracted at night TO the blast furnace
the nsil-works al thot place, and has q
ranged Them In the icrm OF series
boequcts al flowers Of tbo most brlllie
hues.
A son Courtney, H.), OF G..
r., Jamef. the English novelist, has e
Iisted in the I'd Ohio cavalry as ayeter'
volunteer. lie wps Lieutenant Ia Il
1st New-York Mounted Rifles and ser
ed from the commencement Of the W
until that regiment was mustered out