The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-10-11
News Of the Day.

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Postmastorship.
A fire at Florence, Alabama, on th
Both ult., destroyed several dwelling
and stores. Loss, $4,000 ru,
Advice from Bermuda 10 the 25tl
Iult., state that st. Georges and Ham
ilton had been united by telegraph
The Kingston, Jamaica, .Stda,idrc
Of September Sth, says the CONNER
ciol crisis in that city still continues
During the week ending Oct iih
~ cascs Of cholera we're reported il
New York, aud thirty one proved fatal
Tho sou of VI. dc Moniholo, VIII,
il was supposed, was captured and ox
ccuted by the Mexican Liberals is safe
Tho Land Office has adyiccs l3. .00t
acres of public lands were disposed
of In August, in the State of Oregon
Tho change of weather TO cold
seems 10 have affected the progress o
cholera in Now York. ns only 9 fresh
cases, and two doaths are reported
Nine cases Of whipping. Of negroes
have bcen recently officially reported
in the parish of Blcnvillc, La. An old
woman of 20 ycarsreceived 400 lashcs
The st. Louis Fair attained its lar.
gcst proportions on Wednesday, the
crowd was estimated at 25,000.-
Tuesday the gotcrcceipts wercSl5, 900.
Con. Santa Anna having been in
vitcd 10 attend Fcnian pic mic to be
given on Staten Island on Monday
next, under tho uspiccs of Gen. Rob
nts, has accepted.
The New YORK Chamber of Com
ncrcc has resolved To memorabilia
congress for the abolition of tax on
otton. or some more feasible means
# collecting it.
Mr.. w. NJ. Robcrts-with a party
If assistont--has Just returned from
, survey Of the Ohio River, with n
view to its Improvement as ordered by
Congress-,
Rear Admiral, Francis II. Gregory.
u. 5. n, died a few days since, aged
- years. IIo was on duty during
the entire war, though over 40 years
ut its commencement,
Gen. Dockory declines the nomi.
nation for Governor of North Carroll.
na, and advises the withdrawal of all
for Congress who cannot
take the prescribed oath.
Tho Grand Lodge of Masons Of the
State OF Illinois, is in session in Chic
ago. The newly elected officers were
installed on "Wednesday evening with
due formolitics, in CrosLy's Opera
House.
A Washington special says the See.
rctary of the Treasury has decided
not remove any competent clerks OH
political grounds. lie also armour
eos that his clerks can have five days
leave of absence to go home and vote.
4 foreman in n largo printing cs.
establishment, in Chicago, has elopcd
with the wife Of merchant. The
pair have gone to Cincinnati. The
injured husband goes in pursuit vow.
ing vengeance on his wifc's paramour
Commander Winslow of the Gull
Squadron, forwards reports from Tam
pico, aud Rio Gande to September
%, which say no blockade has beer
established, and there is no prospect
that il will be attempted.
\ law suit has been pending sever
years in Buffalo, about u piece of lamd
valued at fifty dollars; II has beer
tried three times, the jury eace tim,
liscgrceing, and the cost of thc suit
already amount to over ten thousand
dollars. h.i.tt.l
In Boston, man had the ends OF
two of his fingers taken OF by the
bcirsting of barrel of alo-the head
bung blown out aud striking his fin
icrs, which were on the rim of sn
other barrel at tho samo time it oc
Cured.
The organization ofa Union Leagu,
Association, similar to the great Tn
ION League at Philadclphia, is pro
crossing quite rapidly at Chicago
Many leading citizens havo becom
mcmbcrt, auc the list is increasing
daily,
Commissioner Rollins decides tha
salt pork aud beef put up in tiny Il
cans, aud Hour packed in u box, quo
ted a barrel, are liable to tax as pro
served meats canned, while salted pre-
Visions barrolled are not.
! There was considerable exciicmcl
Iiu pittsburg, Wednesday, in cons
queuce of reports Of the cholera ha'
ing broken out in several localitic
While the reports are, no doubt col
lsilerably exaggerated, that there ha,
hcon some cases aud few deaths
pretty generally conceded,
Some days ago a religious societ
In Ohio sent to Lexington, KY
white gentlemen and two ladies
teach in the colorod school. The
mt I'M at the Curd house, but MS so,
as the proprietor found out their en-
lplcyment, he ordered them 10 He'll
his house. They were received ut Il
Broadway hoteSwhore they arc Nc
boarding, .r1
!. Tho Pension Bureau, during 4
Ie month Of September, admitted 2,3
10 claims of widows, mothers aud 4
!, phans, leaving yet on iile of this ella
- 1907 eases awaiting evidence fro
"a the department and > ,632 awaiting q
!, idence from claimants. OF mval
II claims, 1865 we're admitted. 4