The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-06-30
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IT. sSrru. wAsnisorOS. June II, 1854.


Fl. SNrH, wAsaiSoroS, June IL, 1854.
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All quiet on the Potomac. in front Of
Washington, may be written by your eortes'
pondent The tide Of war has advanced
toward the rebel capital and Gen, Grant is
paving his respects to that Sodcm Of u,olcrn
times. These facts you may ge,her from
the daily papers, and 1t becomes me only
to speak Of that which specially in'eree''
,hosc we lie (, behind US. The boys have he
come vel / acquaisted with their duties ana
n.rforn, them with alacrity, We have a DAT
40 detail Of piekets for the out poets, and at
night from our own post. The boys Ike 10
90 on picket; there is something attractive
in Il. the novelty. The danger, and Variety
make Il interesting. by the way, our post
,icLe, made capture the other night The
s,illness OF midnight rested upon the mus
and valleys; uaught could be beard but Tue
plaiu,iye cry Of the whippoor.will' In 'ro"'
., our pcst three men were seen aud the
command 'halt," rang through tho stiffness
-wbo comes there" The answer cave
rrriends without the countetsic.''" No
one snpro,cLed, but No's. two aud three
fed. The Sergeant commanding took
charge Of 10. one, aud when daylight came
lie "gucrilla' was lodged in the gnaru
house, aud the sentinel aud sergeant were
in,rulied with the important duty OF eseors'
irr the captured to brigade hesdquar'er''
srom there to division, received commenda'
,ion for their services. ltproved to be a
ono armed rrisoner that rad escaped from
IT. whipple taat night. What glotions in
cidcn, to tell to our children's children
Through tho kindness Of the steward OF
New York ARTILLERY We are in possession OF
and old violin, and every pleasant evening
the bows have dance. and such hour'she'
could not be equalled in Hedges Hall tue
ladies take OF their hats. aud with h",'
streaming in the wind, execute ''promenaAe
all" with a"yengence.' y
We have had the pleasure OF seeing some
Of the TiMA people. Major Bal'zell' ana
John G. Kennedy, Esq took dinner WIN
company officers last Sabbath. Wm. sm"Ist'
E.o remained n few .days here. John H.
P,,cneer and Lady Paid us flying VISIT
James S. Ysrk. Esq was here to-day
The health Of the company has been gem
orally good We have some few cases now
but all are doing we'll
Great complaints ace Icing nnde about
the letters from home. Why don't our
friends A, home write to usf There Is Moth
ing that will so quickly raise III" spirits as
letter from the loved ones at home. Write Of
ten. good, cheerful letters. The boys laugh a'
the various reports that are started In Tiffn
about matters here. Some shot, s"me po's-
oued, other wounded. Why any one should
circulate such stories, | can't tell, unless the
wish is father to the thought. The citizens
have n already learned Of the death OF Enos
Sell. lie died suddely, with an affection OF
the heart; was walking around on Tuesday
morning and died on "Wednesday ms
hodv has been embalmed and forwarded to
Tifin for intermen,. He was ia'th'u'
soldier, ever ready to perform ms "ho'e
DUTY. BY his kind and gen,lemanly deport'
ne, he endeared himself to every nemeer
of the company. by his readiness to re-
spond to the ell Of his country he proved
himself patriot We all feel his loss and
minglo our sympathies and condoence WIN
hi. sIiieted family. lie flls patriots grave.
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