The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-08

Henry Clay in white marble, is fine
likeness Of the Sage Of Ashlsnd-who, TO
use his own words 'owcd a paramount
allegiance to his cd country, a subord.
nate one only to his own State" The
fingers on his right hand in which
he had held a scrolb ere broken OF which
msrs the expression ofthe statue. Tho
Capitol Building is greatly out Of repair
aud the furniture Old aud dlngy. Thc
Confederate Senate Chamber iS just as
it was left when Congress odburned-
never to meet again. The Custom
Houses fne three story granite structure,
Immediately opposite the Cspiio,ruuning
from Bank to Main streets, stands soil.
tary and alone. Every housc to the
right OF it, to the left Of it and to the
front Of il is a mass Of crumblng ruins,
i5t squares sround, laid waste by the
last flaming torch ofrebcllion. There n
stands like the mighty Government that
rearcGft,a thing Observation-Disclosures to the
elements. There jeff Davis had a room
in the North west corner on the third
loor. B,njamin, the one adjoining it
now being dttcd up for the use
Of the Post Oaice, (is old place. aud
The Treasury Department. a National
Bank has been open to business for two
weeks. The Spottswood house, that
famous rendezvous for rebel oflitcrs, is
situated on Main street-a five story
brown front, and would be very good
third rate hotel in New. York. A mixed
crowd Of citizens and soldiers, both
Federal aud Confederate, may be scou
around the doors at all times. General
Lee Ives very quietly at his residence
on Franklin street. lie gees out very
little, tut may be seen every Sunday
morning at St. Pdul's Church, where he
is said to be an attentive worshippcr
Lee is noble looking man--hishair and
beard are as white as the driven snow
making him look much older than he
really is.
JcirDayis' late residence on the corner
of Clay and Eleventh strects--a modest
two story brown front, very neat but
small--is occupied as the head quarters
OF General IIhlleck. Tho ladies' OF
Richmond arc slow to get over their pet
notions ofsouthcrn rights aud southern
ciiyulry unlike the men who fc,l hem
selves WHIPPED, aud badly, too, aud Ia
cincd TO be conlenlcd that il is so---lh,
ladies are Ia dreadful stat, Of mind
The loss Of SO many Of their dearest rclc
lives has been to no purpose. Three
four.hs Of them are now wearing suits o
back showing Is fearful mortality in til,
confederate armies. "They had sio! IA,
drror orcr The house aud hurt hei
brothers,"
The MilIincrs and shop keepers ar,
getting the fashions from the North
which are sought after by the L1dio
with great cagcrncss, luxury they hay
not enjoyed lately.
The city is full Of Northcrnors--som
with speculation in their eyes and som
to see whot they can see. Among tn
first thing they visit is Libby Prison an
Castle Thunder, which places are point
ed out by great signs twenty feet lon
on each. The old sign of Libby and $
with the great keys, it will 6c remcm
bcred, was sent north shortly after OF
occupation OF the city Governor Pierpoir
and staff arrived last Friday and wer
greeted with a very fair reception. Th
work of organizing the state Goycrnmon
has bcgua, aud the civil will soon TAX
the place OF the military Law.
The Twenty Fourth army Corps, com
mandcd by Major General Gibnon, wi
have done duty in and around Richmon
since the twenty fifth Of April, are to b
mustered out next week. The boys ar
anxious to ethome, the object for whic
! they have endured so many hurd,hips
at an end. Their country is saved.