The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-03-28
News Of the Week.

week confirmed as Assessor for the
lst District of Hamilton county.
The New York Icgislature has
passed the bill calling Couyention,
after striking out tho negro suffrage
clause.
Emigrants passed through Celum-
bus last week to the number Of G1O,
Of whom 1G3 will settle in Ohio. /
Wisconsin votes, at her next cleo
ton, on tho question of extending
the right Of suffrage to females.
Particulars of the death of DR..
Livingstone, from the American Con
sui at Zanzibar, have been received
at Washington.
General Thomas was relieved from
the command of the Third Recon
struction District at his own urgent
request.
The Maryland Legislature has
passed The bill to appropriate $780,
600 for the relief Of Southern dosti.
tuition.
Mr.. Peabody gave a great banquet
in New York, Friday night, to Gen
and Mrs Grant and the Southern Ed.
ucational Fund.
Col, w. C. Lcmert, has been ap-
pointed by the President aud con
irmcd by the Senate as Postmaster
at Bucyrus, Ohio.
General Sickles has issued a genor.
al order assuming command Of the
Second Military District. It's geuor.
al tenor is like that Of the other Gen.
erals.
Il. j. Dickman, Of Cleveland. has
been appointed District Attorney for
the Northern District Of Ohio, on the
special recommendation of Hon. r.. Z
Spolding.
News from Mexico is 70 the effect
that Marshal Bazine and the last
Of the French troops left on the 18th
inst Vera Cruz is closely invested by
tho Liberals and will soon fall into
their hands.
Fcasts and Fasts,-Palm Sunday
occurs this year on April 1lth Good
Friday, April l0th Easter Sunday,
April 3lsti Ascension Day, May
Both; Whit Sunday, June 10th.
The Republican tate Central Com
mittec of Virginia has determined to
call State Convention, without dis
tinction of color, at Richmond, about
the middle Of April. d.
The President on Saturday sent to
Congress his veto of the Supplement-.
airy Reconstruction bill. Ii was pass.
cd over the veto, however, without
debate or delay.
BY the Cable VIC have intelligence
that the proposed alliance of great
powers aga nst Prussia is likely TO
fall Belgium refuses to Join it.
Tho Sulnn declines the proposition
to cede Gambia to Greese Tho trial
of Fonian prisoners for treason will
begin in April. g,
Winter Garden Theatcr, New York.
owned by Edwin Booth, the trago--
dian, burned on Saturday morning.
Mr. Booth lost his entire magnificent
wardrobe, His total loss is stated at
sl50,000 The Southern (formerIy
Lafhrge) Hotel was seriously dapag-
ed by fire and water.
New York, March 29,-Thr Rob.
erts senate of the Fenian Brother
hood has disposed Df the proposition
tor the union with the Gleason
branch of the Brotherhood Yesterday.
They are willing to unite and send
supplies to ireland if revolution is
actually in progress in that country
but the movements against Canada
will not be reliuquished. .I
While ''horse. tanner" was Exhib
| iting his skill, at Robinsion's circus.
at Chicago, on the 2lst, the animal
rushed suddenly and furiously out of
the ring into the midst of tho audi.
euce, causing immense excitement
and confusion. fortunately but one
man was seriously hurt, >ho having
his shoulder broken, aud being 9th.
orwiso injured. 'Asf
Congress on Friday passed the
amended Southern Relief bill. appro-
priating no Money A. bin passed
the Senate providing forsaChe adjust
meut aud settlement of the Ohio and
Indiana Military Claims. In the
House, Mr.. IIulburd's rosplution.
calling on the President TO remove
Collector Smythe. was amended on
motion of Mr. Stevens, so as TO in.
struet the Committee on Expondi,
lures to proceed with his impeach-
II
ment The tax bill was amended re-
latiyo to wrapping paper aud wooden
ladders. aol ~
The following appointment Of de-
I partmental commanders has been
made by the President LIST District,
State Of Virginia, Brevet Meier Cen
eral Scho6eld, with headquarters at
Richmond; 2d District, North and
South Carolina, Major General Sick.
les, headquarters az Columbia 3D.
District, Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama, General G., II, Thomas, head.
quarters at Montgomery; 4th Dis.
trict, Mississippi aud Arkansas, Bre.
vet Major General 0.d, headquarters
al Vieksburg 9th District, Louisi-
ana aud Texas, Major General Shori-