The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-05
STATE NEWS.

have a celebration in Marietta on the
9TH Of April.
p@- THE people of Obcrlin propose
to erect new church in that place at
cost of $4,000.
Rs75- Tue Supreme Court of Ohio
adjourned until Tuesday, the 9th of
November.
e1- TnE Morgan HsidH says s13,-
600 are already raised to bridge the
Muskingum at that place sl9,Get
more are wanting.
nsa- Tug Wool Growers Of Guern-
scy county have formed an associa.
tion for their benefit and the improve
mcnt OF the wools grown.
nrA- Tux Grand Jury of Highland
county, at its last session returned as
indictments against parties for selling
liquor contrary to law.
reA~ TuE Stcubeuville HcroH re-
ports that wheat in Jefferson, IIarri-
son, Carroll and Tuscarawas counties,
is not frozen, but looks unusually
promising.
np.. DuRlNG the storm on Tuesday
night the lighting struck the tclc.
graph offices at Crcstlinc and Shelby
and destroyed nearly all the instru.
mcnts.
ET~ IN the Supreme Court of Ohio,
the 25th of May was fixed forthc OK.
ccution of Thomas Mimms, convicted
of the murder of Wattors, in Cincin-
natl in July, 1862,
nsn... IT is understood that a large
woolen factory is to be erected in
Coshocton during the coming summer,
and the jackson Standard is advocat.
ing the erection Of one in that place.
Rea- The Madison County Union
learns that the wheat crop throughout
that county is badly winter-killcd.
In fact, about gone. The cold napof
last week was particularly severe on
this crop.
lsS- Mr.. GEORGE KILpuRN, the
oldest, inhabitant of Hudson, Ohio,
and resident of the Western Re-
serve since 1901, died at Hudson on
the llth of March at the age Of 96
years and four months.
r<y- THE Ohio House laid on
the table, by vote of - to 36, the
bill to abolish the Office of Comp
trollcr of State. The House vir-
tually killed the Soldiers Home
bill.
nen.. The GAINESVILLE Courier says ::
THE rumor which has been in circu.
lation for some days past, in reference
to the probable removal of tho ma
chincry from the c. o. Rrilroad Com
panys shops in West GAINESVILLE, is
wholly untrue"
B@- THE Hardin County RcpubG-
can represents that the Democrats of
Marion are quarling among them
selves. One wing of the party had
the Democratic Sheriff arraigncd be-
fore the Commissioners on the charge
of incompetency.
fea. THE Wooster Rcpubiicrn says
the locating committee of the new
Presbyterian College have extended
the time for completing subscriptions
to the 1st of April. Wooster and
London are now the only towns com
peting for the location.
nR- The Washington County Neps
reports a new excitmcnt in the White
Oak oil region, caused by big strike
at the Atwater Well. Three hundred
barrels of pure creamy, green oil
wore pumped in sixteen hours, and the
Atwater Well is now considered the
great we'll of the White Oak region.
Ds6~ The Cleveland Herald records
an extraordinary phenomenon on the
lake and Cuyhoga river. On Tues
day the water of the Cuyhoga was
forced back as by flow of the tide in
Lake Erie, and rssc about two feet.
In face of a In breeze and the cur
rent Of the river, the water was forced
up stream. TIE Herald reports great
excitement in consequence.
Bay-' TIE Miami Union reports that
on Monday evening last two gentle
men from Ottawa, Putnam county,
on their way to Columbus on the ID.
and VI. cars, at the depot, were robbed
of a carpet sack, containing about
$751; 10 securities. The thief was
pursued and the property recovered.
He had an accomplice, and by his
misrepresentation managed to escape.
rea. THE Salem Washington Coun
ty) Press says that grandson of
General Putnam--John p. Putnam
a fine specimen of the school
gentleman, hale and hearty, and with
promise of many years yet of life,
resides at North White Creek, in
Washington county. Mr.. Putnam
has in his possession the yertible
pistols worn by his grandfather in
many contest, and also several other
relics that belonged to his
veteran ancestor.