The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-02-28

The Canadian Confederation bill
has passed It's third reading in the
English II ouse Of Lords.
The number Of smigrants that p ass
ed through Columbus last week was
Ss7, only SO Of whom will remain fn
Ohio.
An agent Of tAc Russian Govern.
msnt has arrived in Washington and
is negotiating Tor the purchase Of
American small arms.
The Legislature of Illinois have
passed bill for the erection of new
Capital at Springfield, aud Governor
oglesby has signed.
The election in Georgetown, d. c.,
yesterday, passed off quietly. Tho
candidate supported by the negroes
was elected,
A large aud brilliant meteor was
observed at Cleveland Sunday evening
moving 10 norlhwesterly direction.
1t lasted fully thirty minutes.
Gen. Grant has expressed himself
snqualifedly ia favor of the Recon.
struction bill which passed Congress.
and wants the President to sign IL.
The fate Of the Reconstruction bill
at the hands Of the President is no.
yet certain. But il il thought that
the President contcmplates signing IL.
Ex Governor Brown, Of Georgia Ia
out In strong letter avoriug the
speedy adoption by Georgia of the
conditions Of reconstruction recently
passed in Congress.
Col. G. NJ. Bnscom, private secrc-
tary to Governor Cox, has received
the appointment OF First Lieutenant
in the 18th regiment of infantry
which is now on duty in Texas. The
Col. will leave for his command in
the course of the month.
Congressman Darling will make a
report on Internal Revenue frauds
carly next week, The document il.
self will not be Of special Importance.
but the evidence is very startling aud
volumiuous. The end Of the session
is so near that il is probable no ae.
ton will be taken by this Congress.
The Georgetown election takes
place Monday. The number ofwhites
registered is 1882 of negroes o7l.
The day promises TO be cxciting.--
Rebel sympathizors and roughs
threaten to keep the negroes away
from the polls. Present Indications
are that the anti-uegro suffrage party
will carry tho election.
ha'anna correspondence, per the
Manhattan, states that sounding Tor
cable between Cuba and Florida
has been completed, aud the Cable
will be laid next November. A sub
marine mountain 1900 feet high was
discovered while making soundiups.
The average depth OF water is 5,1Ool
feet.
The n. Y. Tribunes special snys
that it is conceded there will be mol
opposition in the Republican party to
the following named gentlemen as
officers for the next House: Coliax.
FOR Speaker; Mcpherson, Clerk Ord.
way, Sergeapt.At Arms; and Given.
for Postmaster. There, probably
will be new man for Goodnough' Z
place as Doorkeeper'
A Richmond dispatch intima tes
that Virginia, very pcaceably, will be
the first Of the Southern States, to
fall into line under the new Cougres.
sionsl plan of reconstruction. Gov.
Pierpoint was in council with the
State Senate last evening, aad advis.
ed a speedy Endorsement Of the plan.
His views seemed to meet with gener.
AlspprObatiOn. Ii is generally be.
lioyed tho Legislature will pass The
bill calling convention Of the peo.
pie, and accepting negro ufftage up
on the terms Of the bill.
News from Europe is to the effect
that serious insurrectioh is breaking
out in Spain; that tho First Parlia.
nent of the North German States was
formally opened with speech from
the Throne by the King of Prussia,
Of which is given in the
dispatch that Hungary is peaceably.
inclined that the Cretans have gain.
ed some victories, aud that England
will not get reform this session, uo.
less the Liberals take the matter out
Of the hands oftbe Ministry.
The Union State Convention OF
Tennessee passed a resolution 70.
the Legislature to take steps
as soon as possible to repeal the six
tsonth section Of the suffrage bill.
which provides that the law shall not
b 80 construed as to permit negroes
TO hold oiico or sit on Juries. There
v . strong sentiment against the Re.
eonatruetiOn bill now In tho hands Of
shs President, and the Union men
ere easnessly hoping the matter will
50 over 70 the next Congress, 80 that
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