The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-01-02
News and Gossip.


Hon r. r. Backland is spending
the holidays at home.
The prospects Of Yallandigham
going TO the Senate are Frightening
Dickens will probably read in
Cleveland, the 9th. Cleveland feels
good over il.
The balance due the Government
from Southern Railroads is nearly
Eve millions.
Both the Russian and Prussiau
Governments have ordered large
amount Of arms in this country.
Gen. Cowe1, in bis report viii
recommend that the office Of Adjutant
General be abolished
Coy Swami is actively at work as
q candidate for Senator from Mary
land, to succeed Reverdy johnson.
The recent rain aud tbaw have
raised the Ohio, aud the coal famine
at Cincinnati is at an end.
A. II. Lee, who drew the Crosby
y
Opera House, is striving to get to-
gether the finest private library 10
the United States.
Gen, Candy orders the South Car.
olina Convention to assemble Janua-
ry oath. Official returns give 5000
majority for a convention.
There was a bear-aud bull Gght in
81. Louis, Christmas. Bruin wouldn't t
fight, aud was chased into his cage
by the ball. 1000 spectators were
disgusted.
The Ohio Canal is not only in nav
igable order, but is nayigated below
Columbus. Packets are running
thence to Portsmouth, aud supplies of
coal are expected to arrive.
A movement has been inaugurated
in New York in favor Of raising and
equipping a regiment for the Papal
army.
An order was issued by Cen Grant,
Saturday, by order of the President,
removing Generals Ord, Pope and
Swayne.
Three hundred and eighty.oue en-
migrants passed through Columbus
last week, Of whom seventy intend
settling ia Ohio.
Tho receipts of internal revenue
from the 18th of December to the
2Sth we're sl3, 900, and the total
receipts since July last we're sos, gel
600.
Tho American Fenians BOW have
two wings-the Savage aud Roberts.
This will enable them 10 "Ay in case
Of defeat by the British.
The sudden removal of General
Swayno from command in Alabama
will slightly check his aspirations to
a seat in the U. S. Senate from that
State
Charles Loblell, associate editor of
the La Cross Democrat, who was
burned to death at tho Angola disas-
ter was on his way to Bridgeport,
Conn, to be married.
The dearth Of news is absolutely
disgusting. The telegraph clicks aud
clicks but says nothing. When will
Congress meet again? Hasten the
day.
The Postollico Department has on
hand, taken from the dead letters
that accumulated during the war,
more than ten thousand photograph:
Of Union soldiers,
The answer of Mr.. Stanton to the
Presidents reasons for his suspension
will be ready in short timo, and it
is now expected the case will be act
ed upon within a week after CongrW.;
meets,
General Candy has issued an order
officially announcing that the con,
voution has been carried in South
Carolinia, aud appointing Charleston
as the place, aud January l4th as the
day, for its assembling,
Thore was not one of tho friends oil
Yallandigham in the Franklin County
Democratic Convention Saturday
Judge Thurman was present and made
speech. A resolution was passed
iudorsiug Mr., Pendleton as the Demo,
cratic caddate for President
Secretary McCulloch has written Q
letter to a Boston banker in which h,
states that the i.contractionist.
are no. so numerous in Congress a,
at the beginning Of the session. and
he has hopes that his policy will yet
be indorsed
A FIRE in Sandusky, Friday morn
ing burned part Of the residence o.
Mrs. +. q. Barney. Two Of hei
daughters escaped from their room
with the loss Of all their clothing ant
valuables. Tho total loss is $4,000
about two thirds insured. Mrs. Mos
suffered loss from Injury to her piano
aud other articles in removal.
!, The revolution in Yucatan, at la
test adviees was assuming large pro
portions. Santa Anna had been pro
claimed dictator by the revolutionists
aud was expected hourly to arriy
from Havana with men and a millio
Of dollars.
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