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The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14
Beatltudes for Davis.

We reproduce the following not rs or
thodox sentiment, but as pretty fair
specimen Of rude strei 9Th in mctrical
composition. IL beats Dante at his own
game, ss we believe there are no thirty.
ak lines in the isTBRso which contain
such a condensation OF horrors a. do
these. The present lines were written
BY returned soldier, who IL now stu.
dent in Iowa College. Af,er reading
this, Jefferson will doubtless look upon
the haltar os luxury dsvoutly to be
wished for. -SAsDUsky REolsrER.
My hooling owls and whizElng bats,
And bowling dogs and sptling cats,
Aud humble bees aud singing gnats,
And rnttlcsnahcs and Norway rats
Feed on his liver, gnaw his heels.
Aud tickle every nerve that feels;
While little demons pinch his nose
Aud weasels nibble at his toes,
May every cup once filled with bliss,
With hre aud fury socths aud hiss,
Aud ull the joys on hfe's drear waste
Prove Dead Sea apples to his taste.
May pallid fear at on his Walls,
-.'N a'''g NSsAo hlt ANEOuyn MS nulIa,
May nightmares rob him Of his rest,
HIS pillow DO hornets nest,
Aud Gil its soltest feather bed
With porcupines, alive and dead;
May gruybecks" bo his constant care
Aud bareback pe,ridod, his fare!
May toothache make his dander ri1,
Aud wingo his rerye with "rheumati1.,, -
May yellow jackets build their nest
Within the lining of his vest,
In short, may everything conspire
To fill his mouth with Goals OF fret
And when Earth's every stinrinp dar,
Has pierced the craven traitors heart,
Consign him 10 Cimmerian ponds
And bind him with Confederate bonds;
Where dead mems skulls with gastly grins
Remind the traitor Of his sins;
Where scorpions crawl and adders hiss
Throughout the deep, dark, dread abyss;
Where aligators cleuye the sphere
Aud crocodiles shed rainy tears,
Aud wood piles full of {" niggcrs" rise
Like sable ghosts before his eyes;
There may the doom'd wretch ever DIV cl
Beholdlng Heaven, but feeling he'll!
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14
A Gentleman in Hoops

The Quebec Morning C2'roni-
Gle has the following:
Will the ladies countenance the
innovation2 During yesterdays
drenching rain we met gentleman
having on an india rubber over
coat, the skirt of which, at the
lower edge, was expanded by means
of strip Of cane, similar to that
assumed by the ladies on the first
introduction of hoops We read
ily venture to admit this trespass
on the ladies' department, mas
much as II affords equal protection
10 tho lowsr limbs, as does the um-
brella to the head and shoulders,
particularly so in the event of high
winds. We venture fursher to
predict that the amount Of comfort
derivsbls from this simple contri-
vance will ensure ito general adop-
tion.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14
Sunday Rsaaina.
A Little at a Time.

DR.. johnson used to say, "He
who waits to do a great deal Of
good at once, will never do any. +"
Grand occasions of life seldom
come, are soon gone, atd when
present it is only one among thous-
ands who is adequate to tho great
actions they demand. But thcir
are opportunities at our doors CIV.
cry day, in which the small,
sweet charities of life, may oecu-
py rs fully. What account can we
give of these as they pass by and
on to eternity, to lay their record
before the great throne 2 lie who
llatters himself with air castles,
constructing them out of magnifi
cent schemes he would accomplish
were he endowed with great wealth
or exalted to high stations, will
soon find them dissolving into thin
air whenever he calls his heart to
laccount for the right use of that
which God has already entrusted
20 his care. " lie that is unfaith-
(ul in that which is least, is also
uniaithiul in much.
Human life is made of a suc-
cession of little things--or such as
are commonly, though mistakenly,
considered. They mould our char
acter, and give complexion TO our
eternity can they be insignif-
cant : How slow are we in learn.
ling to do whatsoever our hand
findeth, aud to leave the results,
great or small, at the disposal Of
him who has declared, Whose
ever shall give to drink unto one
Of these little ones a cup of cold
water only, in the name of disci- :
pie, verify say unto you he shall
in no wise lose his reward. "
Then, Christian. disciple, "ln the
morning SOW thy seed, and in the
evening withhold no: thy hand. I"
" Blessed are they that SOW beside
all waters. Look around in your
neighborhood, in your church, and
you can be at no loss for impor-
tant work to do. Be content to at
; tend to your duties as they arise I;
take them as they are sent by Prov
, idence. Every moment brings its
own responsibility and mans wis.,
dom in this world of sin, of sor-
row, and of death, consists in
cheerfully using present comforts,
and diligently attending present
: duties. Let the crumbs, the frag.
ments of time, be gathered up,
= that nothing be lost. Forget not
that all the world over groat things
j are made up of a vast multitude Of
!, those which arc little. Eternity
is composed of moments of time,
:. never ceasing. Nothing will moro
j certainly find the slothful at last,
: or bring them to dreadful reck-
oning, than wasted time Cen
trat Presbyterian.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14
Mistellaneous,
MISSOURI.
st. Loui,-,he Commercial Centre Of N. A
BY s. WAREHOUSE.

st. Louis is ordained by the decree
al nature to become the great
inland metropolis Of this continent
IL cannot escape the magnifcence of
its destiny. Greatness is the uecessi
ty of its position. Now York may be
the head, but st. Lous will be the
heart Of America. The stream of
traffic which must flow through tbs
mart will enrich it with alluvial de-.
posits Of gold. Its central location
and facilities Of communication un.
mistakably indicate the leading part
which this city will take in the ex-
change and distribution Of the pro-
ducts Of the Mississippi Valley. st.
Louis is situated upon the west bank
of the Mississippi, at an altitude four
hundred feet above the level of the
sea. 1t is far above the highest foods
that ever swell the Father of Waters.
Its latitude is $50 81 2S" north, and
its longitude 900 1S 16" west. 1t il
twenty miles below tho mouth Of the
Missouri, and two hundred miles above
the confluence of the Ohio.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14
Brevities.

Women were born. so fate declares,
To smooth our linen and our cures;
And It's but just, for BY my troth,
They're very apt to Ruiiie both.
God protects m,n when they are
in his way, but not out OF his way.
Some ladies use paint as fiddlers
do rosin to aid them in drawing a
beau.
The right man in the right place,
is husband at homo in the eve
ming.
Woman--an essay on grace, in
one volume, elegantly bound. :
No man ever did or ever will dc
his duty "by and by" ..s-.<..
The mind wears the colors of
the soul, as tho valet those of his
master. .-.s,,
To be ashamed ont of heaven is
to be shanea j9tp hell.
1t is not the gold or the dia.
monds about a watch that keeps
time
Russia has engaged an Ameri.
can TO build her an iron clad feet
A mans property may be worth
hundreds of thousands Of dollars
and he is not a cont.
An old bachelor says that the
proper name for marriageable Ia
dies is "waiting maids"
Why are undertakers like pro-
fessional pugilists 7 Because they
are 'lwsys boxing people.
Pride goeth before a fall. It fire.
quently goeth before . waterfall
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14
Relief and Health to Your Infants.
suringeId Female College.

yUPERIoR Llissass saa Musical Adyss,ae ess--
- ThoroaEb and cempsisat r. rssehsrs-Bs snsifai 4
hsslthfal Position. Refer {, ksv; A. .. Lsor,
an. Ohio. For psrtienisrs, te., address
Rev. j. II. HEBRON A. ~, Prsst,
spriasnsld, ohis
March 20. 1850. a.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-14

The man who would like to 90
to heaven alone, will never get
there either alone or in company.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26
CIRCULAR FROM THE
Board of Health.

Weare charged with he duty Of adopting and re-
commer ding measures TOR the removal or Altering
such substances as engender diseases, and especially
in avertpg the calamities OF pestilental epidemics
To effect this we desire to present 10 our citizens In
a sirDple,and comprehensible form, such measures
as will greatly alleviate, if not altogether prevent
those dire caamities. rfll Ts-N:t IL mi.
LIST. Owners and occupants ofhouses, stables, out
houses and buildings OF every description, and for
Whatever purpose used, we earnestly request to aid
the city authorities IN removing, forthwith, from tho
premises al matter that has tendency to generate
disease. - ,.. ..t....' Ii.
End. Prevent the collection OF refuse vegetable OF
animal matter, as kitchen garbage or other rub
bsh. in your cellars. yard, about your premises
3rd. Have your cellars, and out houses frequently
Thitewasfed and keep them clean and well ventil-
lated.
4th. Nothing is more conducive to the health Of
your families than the LIBERAL pure water, and
proper ventilation. -" ~
9TH. Soc that the drains and cesspools. on your
promises are free from all obstruction Z ,..,.,.
6th For yonr prlwes, drains, and all places where
you hayenox xious odors, dlsniectng agentV, " o.
One altponnd of Chloride OF Lime put into saucer.
and pacedn yOur cellar and renewed IN 10 days
will he suffcientto to purify it. -Ilr,{1I.
| Two or three pounds Of copperas, (sulphate OF
lron) thrown into privy once in three weeks I'll
| destroy all unpleasant odor. . .,.-.I- : 4
The American Deodorlzer, which has the approv-
al Of the ablest medical men in Baltimore and Wash.
ingon City, we would also recommend US an efficient
dislniectant. .|.I NV - M,
These articles can be obtained at all our prig
Stores. ~ = = '1
By order Of the Board Of Health. % v.Gg"I II
.I.t.... G. W. BGRSTLER, Prest.
! N. ETTIN6ER, sec'y I'' TT i
| Lancaster, April 10, 1865. f.I.- fIla't .t7
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ApE,1pED CHANGE OF VIEWS.

An tx southern Shareholder, who
served three years in the rebel army
as n Colonel, bnt was always opposed
to JEFFERSON Davis and his views,
writes to General llawley, conSrathh-
ting him upon his election as Cover
nor nf Connecticut lie says &
The anxiety felt by myself and in
deed, all true friends of the Union. was
intense, and, as the time is near, | felt
as though scarcely any sacrifice would
be too great to insure success. Your
election is n triumph of constitutions
nOtionalily0nd universal freedom over
sectional pnrlisonship y y N
The proclamation of the President is ;
Jrut"m fNlmen,
Twelve months Of Frecdmcn's Bu
rcan will give you success to the ma
tional party. ! am Tor the nation, nm,
| find that the secc1soniStS are will
the Democrats oftho North, and Cop
prrheads with the Democrats, 50
that the men who attempted to desiro.
tho country are not with you, there
tore l conclude that your parry desire
TO preserve it," o.. ,". r' '.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26

FOREIGN News The steamship Per
sia arrived ut New York on tho 10Th,
with European dates to the sth inst.
Austria and Prussia remain on the
verge Of hoStilitics. The reply Of Bis.
mark to the assumed pacific note from
Vienna, is ofan unsatisfactory charac.
tor, and announces the intention ol
Prussia to continue military prepara
uons, though dsclaiming n design o.
attacking Austria. The minor Ger
man States are armng and Franco
displays some unwonted martial activ
ity. The Reform excitement in sEng
land is at an unprecedented height
Gladstone and John Bright have beef
making forciblc speeches in it's favor
the former speaking in aattering terms
Of this country relative to its reccn
Strogglc and victcry, Cyrus w. Fiel,
was passenger by the Persia, Five
twenties are quoted at 73@73t.
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states that, be was assisted BY q CON- con
pAnion whom no described infinitely
to the authorities Search is being
made for his aceomplice. The prison
er is now at the Central Police Sta
ton. -. r.-F.rD
The man. arrested is named An.
tome Ganter, he formerly belonged to
the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The
prisoner states that on Saturday, about
2 o'clock, he killed the boy, Cornell
us Carey, while he was on the hay
stack, but another man, by the name
.of Jacob Yonder, formerly Of the 1lth
Per nsylvania Cavalry, killed the rest
of the family. The encouragement of,
the arrest OF Antoine Ganter created
Intense excitement throughout, the
city, -aFlLetnnC oi,ilIH.s si4tga1D
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26
.n. From tho Cincinnati Commercial
The Dangers 10 which Extreme Meas
ures Expose the Republic.

1t would disappoint many eager and
ambitious men ii tho "rrepresslble
conflict" bet Scen the President -and
Congress, which they have So sanguno
ly predicted, should be postponed in
definitely. 1t now looks aS though
this would be tho result Tho lnborcd
efforts put forth to demonstrate TO the
sa,isf .cton Of tho President that the
Congress is IL "rump" and that he
ought not to rccoynizo its action or
approve any OF its measures are, we
feel sure, thrown away, There are no
Indications from the Capitol that Mr..
Johnson intends making that issue with
Congress, nor are there any indica-
tons that Congress will follow the
dangerous suggestions of certain in
tenn perate newspapers, aud attempt
tho impeachmont of the Prcsident.-
Should neither of these things happen.
tho crisis looked for, and we tear hoped
for, bv some who discuss it ~ proba.
bility, will not arrive. The President
will not take the role of CROMWELL,
nor tho Congress the part OF King
CHARLES Parliament. n.
1t is sign 'iicant TO obsere how reodi.
ly u portion OF the reconstructed press
of the South snaps ut tho suggestions
oi the willy dsorSanizing press OF the
,, North, that was in full sympathy with
them in the struggle for national dis
solution. As showing tho danger into
/, which wc should dfht by IN extreme
u course on tho part OF either the Presi
: dent orCongrcSs, We shall quote from
. articles that havo recently appeared il
influential Southern papers. The Mo
. bile Tribune, in tho pat phrase of th
u New York News and kindred papers
d alludihg to the irrepresslbIe conflict il
Washington, says
J. However much VIC may abhor mil
= itary rule, yet it cannot be denied tho
J. To extreme evils, extreme rcmcdic
IT should be applied Uhe wre'cheS wh
!, nor constitute a packed majority Of III
l. Ramp Congress haze to be driren lroI
i the Legslitice halls they disgrace at II
~ point of The bayonet before peace can
!, y restored, we say let them be thUs drlVe
!" out"
y After somewhat elaborate argC
/" ment, going to show that tho secedr
10 States could not be, and never wer
~ ont of the Union-that such was II
W theory of President LINCOLN, and II
practice of his successor-the Tribul
III concludes:
T. tWhat are then tho natural cons
H.; Quenoes of tho refusal Of tho majoriI
OF of an incomplete Congress to admit Il
It's Southern States to their legitima
n rights2 Nothing short of rebclliC
70. against the Constitution. In that ca
Of the Presidents duty is 10 refer his u
tion 10 that body which, IL conform
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26
Prn,idsntinl speeches.

President Johnson has been making
more speeches. On the evening Of.
the 18th, he addressed q large con-"
course of soldiers and sailurs in char
acteristic manncr-ahd on the day fol-
lowing he spoke more briefly to an as.
sembIago OF colorcd soldiers, and citi-
zens, the occasion being the celebration
by them IF tho anniversary OF emanci-
patton in the District of. Coin mbia. =
OF these speeches the Cincinnati Com
merciaIsvory appropriately remarks as
follows; .H3'' -
The Presidents speeches to the sol
diers and sailors and to the negroes
have not, been Of any assistance to hls
cause. His speech can hardly be call
I'd silyern, but in comparison his ST.
lence is golden, indeed. From his in
resSant appeals to his antecedents one
might suppose he believed himself un'
known to his countrymen, and was OF
opinion that it was necessary Tor him
to cnlighten the public by autobio'
graphical utteranccs, II he hrs such
Impressions they are mistaken ones
, Tho people are well informed abou
him md whiIo verv few believe him
,ra,chnro,s and m. st think him II mar
whose acts are usually well considered
olmnst iii ngr.n tl,ut, he talks a urea
Je,I mare linn is wise. discreet, anl
in rood tas,e and is particularly in
, ;.d27'.;nus when hn talks nbout himself
/ II H., is ngninst tbe Radicals. we woul,
ndyisn hrm hat they are delighte,
{ with his speeches, because his tai
+. wastes his mower. There wa, no,hiny
= treasonous in his soldiers and sailu
snunch but On the cont ary much thu
nns rood and the clear expression il
IS g vorof Initiating the representatiol
oi ,h, Sonlhcrn States that were in
voIvcd in the rebellion, by discrimina
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26
rN The Louisville Journal docs not

nm The louisville Journal does not
approve Garret Davis vcnomous oppo
silion to the Civil Rights Bill. 1t thus
sets forth its views: .. ...
We rrpudiatc with scorn, with loath'
ing and indignation the sentiment at
trlbuled to one Of our Senators, Mr..
Davis, thnt, it the Civil Rights Bill SO
called. should become II law, he should
be compelled TO d clare himself IN en-
cmy ot tho Government, and work to
pull it down. No American may dc
clare himself an enemy to his Govern
mrnt. Blasted be the tongue that ut
ters such Il sentiment. No man may
seek to pull it down, May the hand
perish that attempts it. May the arm
bc wilhercd as by thunderboIt from
the Almighty that shall sacrolisiouSly
dare to raise itself against the Govern
ment of this Republic.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A Family OF Eight Persons Butchcret

PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-Full re,
ports OF tho Deerng family murder,
show it to have been one Of the most
horrible butcherics of the a'e. The
Press reporters say that the body OF
tho mother and those OF her four chill
drcn were found IN one corner vf the
barn, near small out house, which
communicated together by hole,
through which the remains ofthe MUIR
dcrcd victims were brought to view.
1t sc ems as though the bodies were
thrown into one heap pell mel, and
then covered over with dirt and hay,
The unforunutcs were most terribly
mauglcd about their heads. .. ..t
A new, sharp and bloody AK Nas
found in tho rear Of the dwelling,
which had 6ccn used to do the bloody
work. All Of tho victims seem TO
have been struck on the left side Of the
forehead, just above the eye, and with
the blade ot The murlerer's weapon
The demon finished his horrible work
by cutting the Threats Of all One of
the little boys was so horribly cut that
his head dropped off when his body
was lifted up. The other boy, when
discovered, had his right arm crooked,
and partly raised, as though attempt
ing to ward off the blow that sent him
} to eternity. The mother was defend
ing her baby from the attack OF the
demon, when she was mercilcssly
, struck down. The babe had receive
an awful cut on the upper ptrt OF tht
breast near tho shoulder, almost sew
erinS one OF ils arms and also anotheI
. sharp cui on the side Of the head =
. Probably the most correct OF the the
I ories expressed is, that all this dread
| lul work was done on Saturday morn
+ ing during the absence OF MIR. Deer
! ing. His body and that of Miss keat
+ ing, his cousin, were found alongsid
of the barn. not tar distant from tn
n spot where the others were discovered
% Tho bodies of Mr., Deerng and Mis-
!. Heating were covered over with hay
L. with one foot out, A little boy, age
d fourteen years. who lived with I'll
h family and worked upon the farm,
}. missing 1t is believed that he W;
70 also murdered and his body throw
y into II deep well or one of the man
9. bitches that abound in that section
IS the country. The vigil on the pren
. ises was partly searched, last nigl,
a but no bottom could be reached. III
I. bitches in the vicinity of the hou
,r were also examined, without disco
Is ering tho body of tho by. III
rs search is being resumed this mornih
is with renewed vigor. .- u.
n- An additional victim to the horrih
rs tragedy down the Neck, was disco
o. cred this morning Tho body Of 4
10 missing boy, Cornelius Carey, W
,o found under hay stack with his he
W smashed in with hammer, and
ly throat cut, The clothes of the su
a posed murderer have been found.
he They are stained all over with bloc
H PHILADELPHIA, April l3
A man was arrested at the corner
o. 23d and Market streets this morni
er who confesses to having committed
murder of the Decring family.
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The SOBER SECOND THoUuHr.-The
following we'll considered observations
are from the Pittsburgh commerciai,
a decidedly radical paper;
Gan trustworthy information from
Washington comedies in representing
that there begins to dawn on the minds
of good many members of Congress
the suspicion that possibly, alter all, /,
perfect wisdom has not charcterzeJ
all their doings. II we are correctly
advised, The impression is gaining
ground, that with better leadership. ut
least with less implicit Submission aud
more dispussionato and prudent ex'
ercisc Of individual judgment, there
would mosI likely have been avoided,
fnot prevented altogether, much OF
the trouble, bad feeling und peril ati.
sing from divided counscls. And We
suspect that ifthe whole truth were to
be stated, it would appear, that out ol
natural causes there has arisen fee
ing which is becoming stronger daily
that possibly it is not too late yet t.
st dy and act on the principles govern
ing human action, which have beer
too much ignored, and that the exam
pie fthe husband and wife, who, afle
u trial at putting each other out of tn
house. have found the misunderstood
ing speedily cleared up BY II few kim
words, and tile scandal removed an
the sunlight OF peace let in all the win
dows and doors, may be worthy of i'm
itaton by the law makers OF the lane
"Now this is encouraging, thong
late. But the most encouraging OF a
is, that the same sort of thing is run
ming through tho minds Of the peopl
every where, aud that there are palp.
bic manifestations OF strong sympath
at the other end ofthe Avenue "
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26

Gen. Early, late of the G. s. A., has
just returned from Mexico. He de-
nounces the Imperial humbug and the
scheme of American Colonization. lie
says: Tho Emperor, Carlotta, nor
any ono Of European nationality, can.
not 90 three miles from the city Of
Mexico, or anyother large center Of
population, without a strong body
guard for protection; they would be
killed at sight, among tina people, with
ont it" .... ..., .f ,.tH .
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PIANO LESSONS.

Miss P. NJ, GRIswoLD. will give iuH.
structions on the piano forte or mele-'
deon, on reasonable terms. Pupilswill
be attended at their residences, or that
of her father, on German street, be.
tween Columbrs and Broad streets,
where the use of a piano for practice
will be furnished. I1nf 'lsi2e'. :
April 10, 1866--4w4 ,'5, ,,D
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pD-Thc New York Tribune's East,
port special says there is no border
war, and has been none. No fights
occurred ut Calais, nor did the Fehians
capture any English flag. There is
no excitement on this side OF the boun-
dairy. Thcpresencc of u few Fenans
organizing circles, coupled with pro
vincial confederation scheme, is the
foundation for the sensation. and the
special dispatches sent to the New
York papers have been villainously
false, and they have drawnhither ma
ny strangers, who came to join in thu
strife. ''..r'i .'NH Aa.F