The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Lafayette G. Baker, the famous, or
notorious War Department detective
is dead.
Nrs. Victor, lately convicted, at
Cleveland, of murdering her brother,
VIM. Parquet, has been sentenced to
be hanged August goth.
Silver coin has become nuisance
in Canada, and merchants and shop.
keepers have resolved to receive it
only at discount Of 10 per cent.
An Iowa paper intimates that the
reason why Clay Dean does not wash
himtelfis because be is afraid the
Democratic party might losO ground
Eminent Berlin physicians, it is
said, concur iu the opinion that both
Bismarck aud King William will die
very soon and suddenly.
A. 7. Stewart has bought a half
block in LeSvenworth, aud will erect
a mammoth dry goods house, to cost
nearly half million.
Reverdy johnson sails from Balti.
more for Europe. Mrs. Abraham
Lincoln aud Tadd, go in the same
vessel.
Idaho papers complain when Off
GERS have been long enough in com
maud to understand Iudian warfare
they are invariably removed.
Tho amount of interest on the
State debt that was paid in New
York on the two FIRST days of this
month was S22a, 900; aud of princi-
pal, 1000.
The Austrian Government has 10.
itiatcd the work of disarming by is
suing of leaves of absence to three
hundred aud sixty thousand men 10
tho standing arlLy.
The estimated cost Of The proposed
Toledo and Columbus railroad is a.
bout two million dollars. The length
Of the line will be ono hundred and
twenty-three miles.
The editor Of the Catholic Tele-
graph, IN answer to correspondent
says: "No one can be Catholic of
any kind, except in uame, while he
is member Of a secret society,"
The Senate has confirmed the
nomination of Admiral Dahigreen to
he Chief of the Ordinance Bursau,
aud that Of Commandor Fsbigcr to be
Captain.
Gen. McDowell's order removing
Gov Humphries seems not to have
pleased the President. who has in
turn removed Gen, Med. and ap-
pointed Gen. A. G. Gillem iu his
stead.
The Adjutant Generals Depart
ment of this Stats has collected from
the General Government during the
month of June s45, 100 Of soldiers
claims without expense TO the claim
ant.
Mr.. p Lorillard, tobaeconist, pro.
sented an immensely large meer-
schaum pipe, elegantly mounted with
gold and amber, as a prize to the
Schcutzcniests. It's value is $500.
The editor of the Kansas Chief
thinks General Bnckucr, of the
Louisville Courier, acts uugrateful in
not going for Grant, as Grant went
for him at Fort DOnolson.
The Lancaster Eagle says that a
haiLstorm which passed over that
vicinity on Thursday, destroyed
nearly all the grapes aud peaches on
tho Reform Farm, and so injured the
trees and vinos that the crop next
year will be seriously affected by it.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
VIM. Pierson, formerly soldier
in the Federal army, was taken from
his homo, near Oak Grove, Ky, oD
the night of the 2nd, by party of
men closely masked, aud the follow
ing day his dead body was found
short distance away, riddled with
bullets.
Gen. Meade has published an or.
der rclioveing Gen. Rugcr, Governor
ofGeorgia, aud appointed r. b. Bull.
ook in his stead, and Il. Nj. Patton.
Governor of Alabama, and appoint
ing in bis place w. H. Smith. The
new Governors were chosen al the re
cent elections in their respective
States. ..