The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-03-30

! O~T Bishop Potter of Pennsylvania,
has gone to California for his health.
He is threatened with paralysis.
OF Post Master General Dcnnison ar.
rived at his old home, Columbus, on
Thursday, for brief stay.
QFThe Chicago Journal adveriises
for three hundred thousand peace com.
missoners, and adds that "none but able
bodied men need apply"
o. An exchange says that the old
question Of "who struck Billy Patterson,
must give place to tho new one; "Who
struck Pete Rolcum!"
0-TGeneral Sherman once taught the
people OF the South the art of War as a
professor OF a military school Ia New
/ Orleans. He is now teaching it to them
with practical illustrations.
OF The largest carpet mandatory in
the world is that of Crossley g. Sons, at
Halifax, England. The firm has capi.
TAT Ut one million six hundred aud fifty
thousand sterling, and employs four
thousand four hundred work.people.
OF The Jews would not set their foot
upou piece of paper lest the name of
God might be written upon il. Take
care, says Theodore Tilton, lest ysu set
your foot on mau; for the name of God
Is wrlttch on him.
The State of Illinois has sont l5O rcri. |
mcnts TO the field, and Cook county
which includes Chicago, furnished over
twenty of them, Il total of 26Il6 men. |
n proud record for the county aud the
state.
or Exchanges speak favorably Of the
prospects Tor fruit, aud express the belief
that the wheat crop is in promising cor
dition. The deep SHOWS of the winter
have been quite favorable for wheat, and |
from every part OF the State come good
reports.
OF Footc was once met by friend in
town with nyoung man who was fash.
ing away very brilliantly, while Foote
seemed grave: "Why, Foote," said his
friend, "you are fat to-day; you don't
seem To relish joker "You have not
'ried me yet, SIR said Footc.
or The wifi, of the rebel General
~ HAss hah, uAAAtl lfOtullls HnOuL OlUU,-
100 deposited in banks ut 81. Louis. I'll
vas lately seized by order of the Govern
nent, aud Mrs. EwELL having gone to
zee about it was refused payment, and
llterwOrd arrested ond sent South, not to
eturn durirg the war.
The Boston Transcript states that the
Ugh price obtained for the land on State
street ON Monday induced banker to :
&c how macy silver dollurs would cover
square foot. He fonnd that sixty.five ,
American silver dollars conId be put up.
n the'spasc. The land in question sold
t W tS22 igg! ~ 2Nr fsqsAao5R fPatposvs 70 uuke
mother expedition to Africa. A pri'ate +
lend has contributed El000 to the
ause, tho Royal Geographical Society
900, and the Foreign Office $500. Dr.
also receives yearly salary
f f500 as consul to the Eastern races
II Africa.
0cyMrs. Gen. Sherman, who is the
uest at Chicago Of Bishop DugOn-tho
.omun Catholic Bishop-Yas compli
rented on "Wednesday evening by a sere-
ade. A welcoming address was made to
Irs. S. to which Bishop Dugan, in be.
alf Of Mrs. S. responded. Mrs. Sher-
ian, as our readers know, is daughter
{ Thos. Ewing ofthis State,
OF A member Of the Maine House of
representatives was making speech II
le other day, when the House being
i,her noisy, The gave Of the Speaker
Ill, and he remarked, "The gentleman ,'
lnnot be heard" Tnc member took it I
/ high dudgeon, and demanded to know Z
hy the Speaker would not allow him to s
e heard. The matter was explained, +
nd The orator proceeded. u