The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-02-01
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS. .q--
Ray-CANINE SAGAcIrY!-Thc Buck.
eye State gives the following item
concerning the sagaeity ofa Shepherd
dog pup A friend, residing in this
county, inGrmed us last week Of an
instance of canine sagacity, which
deserves to be recorded. About six
weeks ago, he presented to relative,
then cmigrating with his family to
Missouri, pup, about three months
old, of the shepherd breed of dogs.
The relative, with his family left this
county for their new home by rail,
taking with them the pup, and our
friend soon after they had reached
their destination. received letter
announcing their arrival, and stating
that the pup was doing we'll. On
the morning of last Friday week, on
opening the door of his house, our
friend was astonishcd at seeing the
pup on the porch, foot sore, aud worn
almost to skeleton. 1t was evident
that he had travelled from Missouri
on foot, but by what instinct he had
traced his way to his old home from
such distant point, when he had
been taken there shut up in Rail-
road car, is mystery bnt the fact
affords an instance of remarkable ca
nine sagacity." D..
A FEW days ago, serious and
fatal accident occurred at the School
House in Richland county, Ohio, at
noon, during the absence ofthc teach
cr and the larger scholars. The lit
tic ones undertook to remove the ash
cs from the stove, and during the opc-
ration, the clothes of a little girl
named CLELLkND caught fire, and
was burnt in horrible manner. The
little sufferer was removed to neigh
boris house, where she died in few
hours after the sad occurrence.
GD- A BRUTE Of an undertaken, in
Cincinnati, after coffining the dead
infant of poor widow, presented his
bill Of sixteen dollars on the spot
The mother could only give him ss
at the time, but promised to pay the
balance next day, and gave him re-
spousible security. He would not
wait for his money, but took the dead
child out of tho coffin aud walked off.
sIy- THE Plymoth Adcertiser says,
that new born infant was found in
a cistern at Shiloh, in that county
1t seems that the lady of the house
attempted to pump some water from
the eistern, but the,pump would not
work. On uncovering the cistern,
the body of an infant was found and
recovered. &
a1- THE Cincinnati Enquirer says
that there have not been for many
years so many applicants for employ.
ment as there are at present in Gin.
cinnati. .o,a Clerks and mechanics arc
as plenty as berries, and invariably
seeking employment; business mo"
seldom pass IL, "f'nont recei'ihg
.~rpupy as 20 applications.
S@- ROBBERY From the Nor
walk Reflector, we learn that the safe
inithc warehouse Of Nests. CASE &
VAIL, of that place, was blown open
on Tuesday night Of last week, by
some person or persons. The robbers
however, got but about seven dollars.
The safe is wreck.
g6- A CoLoRED man, the keeper OF
boarding. house in Columbus, was
robbed OF twenty-five fifty dollar
greenbacks, amounting to one thou
sand one hundred dollars, few nights
since. E1l
p1- DURING the past week Mr.,
NELSON j. TURNEY, of Circleyille,
Ex- President of the State Agricultu-
raj Society, has lost over 5ofine hogs
by the cholera, and the disease still
continues.
s5-A FROG was recently pumped
up from an oil shaft that was sunk in
the Smiths Ferry oil regions of Ohio,
at the depth of four hundred and
thirty feet. He was blind.
l@- A School HOUSE in Gilead tp.,
Morrow county, was destroyed by fire
on the 1lth instant. The origin Of
the fire is unknown. loa J.
H2- THE Town Council Of Bridge
port, has, passed a pretty stringent
Ordinance against the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors. - 1 >-'S'Sa
81 e-.-I --a--.. --.-..4-A- AalLll 'eas.
,Amovement has been commeu need
in Macon. Ca for afundr of sl0o. 900,
for the bsneht Of Jefferson Davis
and family. Poor-Gorgia, a