The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-02-14
The News.


reported.
A Congressional Temperance So
siety has been formed, which Henry
Wilson is President.
The Ohio Legislature was not in
session Saturday, having adjourned
from Friday to Monday.
Ills positively announced that all
French Soldiers will leave Mexico on
the 25th Of February.
J. NJ. NuBLINo was yesterday rec
smmendsd by the Secretary Of IN,
Treasury 10 the President for Collect
or Of the Fifth Ohio District.
The wife Of Gen. Sickles, who wor
for herself such an unonyiablc noto.
riety, a few years ago, died in New
York on the 9th instant.
A meeting OF Unionists at Nash
vile, Tenn, Saturday night. passed
resolution favoring the renomina-
tion Of Gov. BrownloW.
The caucus to elect President OF
the Senate will probably be held this
week. The opinion is general that
Wade will be elected.
OF National Bank currency s267,
$50 was issued during the week, max.
Ing total sum to date, less smount
redeemed, ,s29s, ,77G,25i.
Canada is excited about gold dis.
soveries there, aud il is believed that
gold exists all through a tract Of
country 100 miles broad.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, spoke in
favor Of the military bill reported by
che Reconstruction Committee in.
stend Of against, ne reported by the
Associated Press.
Inc Fresident has appointed George
Bancroft, the historian, Collector al
Boston vice Gen. Couch, not confirm
ed The appointment oscasioned
some surprise.
Gen. Sheridan arrived in Washing
ton on Monday night. accompanied
by a portion Of his staff. He was
very enthusiastically received at viii.
lsrd'S by the crowd in attondenco.
A Bearer OF dispatches from the
army Of Juarea has arrived at Gal
weston. He reports that the French
do not interfere in tho battles be-
tween Imperiilists aud Liberals.
In the Lower House OF the Ten
nessoe Legislature, the Suffrage bill
was finally passed, with an amendmen n
providing that negroes should not sit
on juries or hold Office,
The Prussian Government has de
termined upon the ovacuat ion Of
Dresden, which will in future be gar
risoncd by troops of the North Ger.
man Confederation.
The Navy Department has received
notification from the Gulf Squadron
that 500 French aud Belgian troops
left Vera Cruz for France on the Goth
OF January.
Mrs. CATHERINE THOMAS, one Of
tho oldest inhabitants Of Madison
County, Ohio, died in Stokes town.
ship in that county, few days since,
at the age of GO years and 8 months.
In the U. s. Senate yesterday, Sen.
Ator Chandler made strong speech,
asserting that the alleged misconduct
of the President, if truly reported,
was ample cause of impeachment.
The test oath case, which has been
argued before the Supreme Court
the District of Columbia, decided on
Monday, as dispatches say, the test
oath will be sustained,
The citizens of Hancock, Brooks
and Ohio counties. (the Pan Handle }
In West Va, it. is stated, are about
to petition their Legislature to be
disannexed from that State and be-
come attached to Pennsylvania.
Secretary MOCullOoh, Monday, in
referring 10 his statement of last
week, that the policy of the admins.
tration thenceforth would be to an.
point Republicans, said they had
dnally concluded to take care Of their
9iends.
Oar reports from Washington state
that the Ways and Means Committee
will probably report this week the
Internal Revenue bill, with many
aaendmcnts, reducing the tax on
manufactured articles most commonly
ased.
The New York Times Washington
special says that the Presidents new
plan of adjustment, based on quali-
hed suffrage and amnesty, is being
mstured, and there is prospect Of
lie adoption as the measure Of the
Administration.
IN Mexico the French have gained
sp,ce not very important successes,
and tbs Liberals are committing great
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