The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-04-04
News of the Week.

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vening the Senate in extra session.
The Gar has proclaimed 80 am-
nesty to Brenchman cxiled TO Siberia
for participation in the Polish strug.
lgte.
The time for holding the State
Fair has been changed from October
to September %, "a, 25 and 20.
The balance SHEET Of Great Brit
ain for the year 1866. shows that the
receipts were about $4,000 900 10
excess of expenditures.
The press aud politicians Of Great
Britain express "rsgret at the sale
to the Russian American possessions
to the United States.
The magniflcert Lindell Hotel in
in ST Louis was entirely destroyed by
fire on Saturday night. The loss is
estimated at 81 100000.
The Canadian Confederation @ scheme
is rapidly approaching consumma-
tion, so far as Parliamentary action is
concerned
The rear guard of the French army
has embarked at Vera Cruz. There
are rumors from the interior Of Max.
amilian's abdication, but they want
confirmation.
Frank p Blair aud Cen. slocum
we're rejected by the Senate for the
positions TO which the President nom.
mated them.
The Tribuno's special SAYS IL is
understood that the Military Commit
tee have reported adversely on the
nomination Of Bx Congressman Ros-
seau as Brigadier General in the reg.
ular, army, vice Rosecraus.
An "Artomus Ward Monument
Association" was organized among
the newspaper men of Mobile last
week. The unfortuneate part Of il is
that i was suggested by the infam aus
Brick Pomcroy, who assisted at
its birth.
a vvlvred ru~a at Huntsville. AL.
ALBANIA, on Monday, laid down on the |
railroad track near that city. while |
in drunken stupor, and had both |
legs crushed of by passing train.
He died after few hours in excrut.
iating agony,
Tho Dalton Georgian mentions the
case Of a citizen Of Pulaski county,
who is employed by his former slave
oyerseor. The freedman pays his
old master eight bales Of cotton to
superintend the planting operations
the present year.
A New Orleans dispatch of Friday
night says A duel took place tbis
morning between the mauagor of the
National Theatre and the Editor of
the German Gazette. The latter was
seriously, aud perhaps fatally wound.
ed at the third FIRE. Weapons, reyol-
vorsi cause, an actress
Judge Underwood, of Virgins, has
been here for several days in confer.
ence with the Attorney General re-
specting the trial OF JEFF Davis. 1t
is the intention of the Court TO have
this case tried at the May term. and
il is understood that Chief Justice
Chase will preside.
A Manufacturer in New York, Citv
is filing an order for two thousand
thimbles at eighteen cents per dozen,
for the manager ofa gift enterprise.
"No blaoks2 Every ticket draws a
prize !"
A number Of Penusylvania Demo. |
Gratis have tried to make capital by Civ.
ing James Buchanan a public dinner
aud thus gal anize him into life ASIA
champion OF conservatism. The willy
old man declined, doubtless feeling '
that his past notoricty was all that ,
he could, bear
The loyal mon of Iirginis are ,
urging Senator Wilsoa and Que or
two other leading Republicans, to
visit their State, aud probably he /,
will go down to Richmond in the
course of a week, to advise Governor y
aud cthors, relative to the 5
iourse to bo pur;ued under the mill r
AIRY reooustruction bill. g
During tho hrst week in March,
$50 snigrants from almost every
county in Munster, arrived in Queen.
stown, seeking passage to America.
Three hundred and five obtained
oerths, aud $50 remained over for an o
'xtra steamer. There has also been
larger than usual emigration at this Y
'arly period of the season from the 4
'ort of Londonderry. ) )
The New Orleans Times of tho b
18th ult. says the river is breaking h
'wa3 the levoos aud doing terrible ! !
lavoe TO plantations. The Roman ID
'revasse has greatly increased in size. n
lnd the inundation Of the parishes on fl
he right bank, together with the II
(pelousas Railroad, Stems Inevitable. h,
The break is now l50 feet wide, and :
he water passing through is from !. .
tx to twelve feet deep, tho current d
'oing of great force, aud increasing b,
8 the river rises, The new leyee al .,
Algiers, which cost $4,000, is al ;,
eady seriously damaged, and fears =
re entertained that It will not be C
ayed, D
The Springfield (0hio) Republic, y
slates the following "wo had in %
he city on Thursday, the oldest rail. ly
Dad man in the world. Mr.. William WI
lennegau, a party in the everlasting =,
pringield, Mt Vernon & Piusburg ).
abroad suits. Mr.. Hennegan had "
harge Of a gang OF mon in building l.
he Monklahd & karkintal lach Rail. OF
.ay--a mineral road ia Scotland, and Of
ho hrst railroad ever bnjlt in Europe ~
r the world He commenced this
ork March 1skrN1 00h This vvas NC