The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-01-28
NEWS ITEMS.

and was widely known as tne warrior
who captured Black Hawk.
CT THE Virginia UoyoD Legislature
in session at Alexandra, has passed a
bill calling Convention Of the people
for the abolition Of slavery in the State.
II is to be held on the 18th Of February
next.
OF the Hon. Henry Hubbard,
prominent member Of the Berkshire
Bar, and Commissioner to New Orleans
to secure protection TO colored Massa-
cbuseits sailors while in that port, died
recently at Pittsfeld at the age of so.
CT ADvicEs from the East state that
the Soiereigns of Turkey and Egypt ure
making arrangements to build railroad
from Jeddo to Mecca by mears Of which
the pilgrimage to the holy city" can be
made in few days. Usually the journ-
cy is performed on foot, with terrible fa-
tiguc and privations md great loss of
life.
OF MEssRs, Noble end Kennedy,
formerly train.n astcrs on the Pcnhsyl-
vania Central Railroad, have gone, with
some tw enty others, to Arizona for the
purpose Of mining, &c.
OF 1HE early settlers Of the Fire
Lands are passing away. The Norwalk
Reflector records the death Of David Un-
dcrhill, Esq, who settled in Bronson,
Huron county, in 1917; Mr.. Dan. Lind
slcy, Of Greenfield, who came to Huron
county In 1918, and lived to the age of
81 years and of Mrs. Lbn Mather, who
settled in Greenfield in 1878, and spent
long life uscfully.
OF Gov. Henry A. Swift, of Mime
sofa, has lost two children within month
the ytufgest son about three years
Old.
OF Gov. Gamble, of Missouri, is in a
feeble and prosiraie condition, with bu,
small prospect o. recovery.
OF PETER HAsTTNGER was arrnigncd
in the U. s. District Court, Cincinnati
on "Wednesday, for treason, the specific
chOrgc beirg ,hut he assisted in plotting
John Morgan in his Ohio raid. Failing
to give security in $4,000 bail, he wo'
remandcd to Jail.
OF THE barn Of John P,rkins in tn,
vicinity of Fronkln Mills, Ohio, wal
burned Monday night, by inccndOrics.-
Loss over $4,000, and no insurance. =
Mr.. Perkins had been active in enforc
ing the anti-lquor law, and Isaiah Kel
Ter and John Rouse have been held I,
bail in $500 each on the charge Of set.
ting fire to the barn, Keller is saloon
Keeper.
OF SCARLET fever and diptheria are
terrible dcstroycrs in some families.
Mr.. Cross of Milwtukce has lost wit,
and fvo children within a few weeks, o
these diseases.
OF ON the 3lst ult., at Jefferson
Ohio. Hon. George w. Julien, ur Indl
ana, was married TO Miss Laura, b.
youngest daughter of Hon. Joshua r
Giddings.
PITTsDURGH water must be ncarl!
equal TO Chicago for domestic use. Th'
Gazette complains that the water drawn
from the hydrants tastes and smells Sc
strongly Of petroleum us to be perfectly
nOuseating The oil is drawn from the
Allegheny River.
OF BIsHoP SIMPsoS Of the NJ. +
Church, was at Nashville, Tenn on tn
18th, on his way to Chattanooga. NJ
better man could be sent TO look ate
the loyalty aud interest of Methods
church organization in the South.
OF A gentleman who met Gen. But
Ter on railroad train a few days ago
said to him. General the best way /
relieve our prisoners is by taking Rich
mond and ifyou do il, you will be tn
next Preside nj" Well" replied th
General instantly, " that would be yer
great work for very small pay"
OSr Tue cath and 26th Ohio have re
enlisted. Also, the is,, I'd, 81 und Al,
Ohio Cavalry have rc-enlsted.
OF IS severe skirmish near Blair
Crossroads, on the 18th, Adjutan
Smith and three others were killed, an
r nine wounded, in the i25th Ohio.
or Among the amendments rejecte
when the Amendatory Internal r, venu
Bill was brought before the House, wa
one offered by Elijah Ward,proviliug thr
the act should not apply to such distil
, cd spirits as ore actually on stipboSr
and bound to the United States, and o
deposit in bonded warehouses or publ
stores when the act shall take effect.
ExEcuTIoS. w. Love, charl
, ed with being a member of Edmond
, guerrilla band, and robbing citizens {
West Tennessee was hung at Colun
bus, Kentucky, on the 22d inst. He die
ersily, his neck being broken in the faI
. lie was a naiiye of West Tennessee.
or GEN. GRANT was lately ralliC
: about the persistent aud propcstero'
!, use, by New York paper, of his nan
: for the Presidency. The Gen. replied
! "l aspire only to one political offiee,-
/ When this war is over, mean TO run e
= Mayor Of Galena (bis place Of residence
Aad IL elected, intend to have the sid
!. . walk fixed up between my house and Il
|. depot"
Cay w, w, TREApwELL, Cashier