The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-01-24

General Butler has written letter
70 CauadiaE lavOring annexation.
Advices from the plains state that
ias Indians are still committing dep
relations.
James W. Cooke, an old citizen OF
saudusky, and for some time Record
or Of the county, died on the 18th.
Tho French troops will, it is re-
ported, leave Mexico during this
mouth or the early part Of February.
Five hundred and sixteen eni-
grants passed through Columbus last
week. an iucreass Of 100 over the
week previouI.
Rio, Janeiro intelligence Of Decsm
her 25, via London, January Is, is t'
tho effect that the allies will soon as
sumo offensive operations.
The Ohio aud Mississippi rivers
the latter as far south as Memphis
is full Of floating ice, aud naviga-
ton very difficult, If not impossible
Mexican adyices arc by way Of San
Francisco, and indicate that the Lit
erals are still auccsssful as against the
French, while they continue fighting
as ever among themselves.
John NJ. Langston, (cOlored,) of
Oberlin, on motion Of Gen. Garfield,
member Of Congress from Ohio, has
been admitted as a member ofthe bar
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
The stesmer Platte Valley was
sunk in the Mississippi, near Mem
.phis, on the night Of tho 18th, by
striking the wreck of the gun'boat
JEFF Thompson. About siNy lives
we're lost.
The Southern Loyalists' Associa-
ton, at Washington have made a
stirring appeal to Congress, calling
upon that body to Stand firmly on It's
constitutional prerogatiyes in its re-
lations with the Executive.
The Illinois Legislature have np-
propriatcd $4,000 to the Lincoln
Monument Association. This makes
the fund on hand slJ0,000. But to
construct the monument according to
the plans Of the Association it will
require 100000 more.
The Hcrald's Washintou eorrespon
dent tells q funny story regarding th'
Campbell-Sherman missionto Mexico
According to his story the two envoy
we're at loggorhOOds during the Who'll
journey, aud Gnally had M open ruP
ture,
Adyices from Gambia state that III,
Cretans fought another battle, aud
claim victory over 5000 Turks
The Cretau Assembly has issued a
call to all the powers Of Europe tc
send agents to Gambia, to witness
and report on the condition Of that
country.
The Conservatory Of the Prcsiden-
tial Mansion was burned on Friday.
A large number Of very rare and val
liable plants, many Of which cannot
be replaced, were destroyed, The
injury to the building will roach $50,
900. Five timos that amount could
not procure new supply Of its con-
tents.
Committee of the New York Lcgis'
lature has brought to light some Gu
rious transactions Of the New Iorl
Railroad Company with Hudson Rive
AMI Harlem Railroad Companies, tn
D Immediate effect Of which discover
is to stop trade between the West an,
New York via tho New York Contra
route.
An adjourned meeting ofthe Uniei
National Committee was held il
Washington yesterday. Resolution
preparatory TO the reorganization o
the party, in view Of the cireumstan-
ces of the Presidents detection, wer,
adopted, as also we're resolutions con
graduating tho new States Of Ncbras
ka and Colorado on their admission
to the Union.
A bill passed the Senate on tn,
18Th, making it impossible for th,
President to cause any removals tc
be made in civil Offices with the ex-
cephOns Of the cabineD during the
recess Of Congress, except for mis-
coallct incapaeity or crime, and
making it punishable misdemeanol
for any one to accept of tho same,
The majority of the Ways ant
Means Committee are understood /,
favor y reduction of the whisky tax
The Tariff bill, in its present shape
is likely to fail in the Senate. Il i
stated that, in the opinion Of tn,
Treasury Department, il would reduc,
the present receipts Of customs one
half. and thus render any reduction
10 internal revenue impossible.
Tho Secretary Of the Treasury hai
issued new regulations governing
trade betweeE Asia and Europe, which