The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-04-09
Home and Ahrnad.
Tatrngut is so at Naples.
Gold closed 10 New Ydrk, at l37i
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Twenty miles moro Of the Union
Pacific Railroad, Kansas branch, are
flushed aud waiting for inspcotion.
John HcizlhS presented bis ofol
doutials as political agent of Switzer-
land, at Washington.
Six hundred and forty two immi.
grants arrived at Columbus, last week,
~ whom n ihtend remaining in the
State.
A di,asirous are on the public
square Of franklin, Teun', Saturday
night, destroyed property valued at
100000.
Gen, schofald has appointed Gen
r. II. Wells Provisional Governor of
Yirgiuia, vice Pierpont. whose term
Of service has expired.
Eight inches Of snow fell in Chi.
cago, Saturday, aud the weather was
quite cold. It. is expected that the
fruit crop has been seriously damaged.
Minister Bancroft has been author.
lied 70 make a treaty of commerce
and navigation with the N0Hh Ger.
man Confederation aud the Zolveriu.
Governor Oglcsby, Of illinois, has,
by proclamation, appointed April 18th,
the anniversary of the death of Pres.
dent Lincoln, to be observed as a day
Of fasting aud prayer.
An official PROCLAMATION has been
made of an agreement between the
Pnatofiico Department aud that Of
lilly, for the regular exchange Of
olosed mails
Mr.. Sumner Is, it is stated, prepar.
ing an aborate argument in support
of his position, that Mr Chase has no
right to vote on any question, which
will appear ip a few daye.
Tho Spanish Government has re
leased all duties on foreign wheat and
flour, under Spanish and foreign flags,
senator Yates is continually iutox.
icated that unless he resigns the Re.
publicaus wilfprobabiy expcll him.
Great actiyityis displayed in the
dock yards aud fortifcati5ns at ia
maciu, aud the British Admiralty, in
anticipation Of trouble Arising out Of
The Alabama claims, have been call.
ing homo seOmcn from the colonies to
serve 10 the iron clads,
The Secretary of the Interior has
sent a communication TO the Senate,
showing that one tribe of Indians,
more than 5000 in number, are suf-
fcring, and recommends an appropria
tion for their relief
The process OF reducing the cleri-
cal force of the Treasury Department,
is now going on. Aboutal dozen fe
male clerks and eopyists were dis.
charged a day or two ago. and many
more have been notified that they
will be discharged.
-0 Tho amount Of fractional currency
issued during the week was Sl0l 900;
amount shipped, -S5l2 400; United
States uptes shipped, sl20.2i6. Ma
tional Bank notes issued, Sl10,Sl0;
amount iu cireulation. S299, ,761, 1872;
fractional currency destroyed, $685.
900. s.. ...t.Il..a- -,...
The South Carolina Democratic
State Convention assembled on the 81.
"A full State ticket was dominated 9,
including Hon. A. w. Porter, for
Governors Representatives to Con.
grcss, and delegates to the Democrat
ic National Convention we're also
chosen. The whites are advised to
vuis, bat under formal protest against
the Reconstruction Constitution. q
bs Tho New York Tribune editorially
says: We have assurances from
Washington that Gen. Grant fnds it
not inconsistent with his duty as
soldier to anununee it as his opinion
that the only hopc for the peace Of the
country is.the success of the inn
pending impeachment, that no feels
that the national security demands
tho removal OF the President
b DR.. s. G., Howe, the lealous friend
Of the Crctan revolutionists, furnish
es tho Boston Advertiser with news
from Crete TO FEBRUARY 29th, from
which II appears that The Grand vi
ziors' last attempt 10 suhjugate the
island'has failed, but the Cretans
whAe Eahantly resisting their oppresl
sors, are in great need Of centiuu.
ance OF the aid which they have re-
eoived from foreign sympathSers.
Tho Indian Peace Commission has
rnaehN,l The North Platte, ana sever.
4, Of their Chiefs accompanied the
Commissioners to Laramie. No trea-
ty will be made until the return Of
the Commission. A messenger Just
in from Little Powder river, where
Red Cloud and Man Afraid of-his-
Horse. were oncamped, brings word
that they desire to'meet the Commits.
sion, particularly Haruey aud San
born, at Laramie, the latter part of
April, HH - -eor a
Mr.. AgH Stephens, Of Ca, has
written letter TO friend in Phila-
delphia in which -hesays he is sur
prised at the general faistude Of the
North, His experience here has iu-
dueed him TO assert thai Geu. Grant
will surely be the next President
aod that Johnson will be removed .
he thinks the Republican party rep
resents the progressive ideas Of the
American people, and he believes
that George II, Pendleton, the ablest
man in tho Democratic party, will
not get tho nomination for the Pres
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