The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-06-25
General News.


Colored men were summoned to
serve as grand and petit jurors
Monday in one of the criminal
courts of the District of Columbia.
A Virginian found two snakes, a
rattlesnake and a blacksnake,
caught each by the throat and kill
ed them by splitting tobacco juice in
their mouths.
The continued wet weather is be-
coming a serious cause IF alarm to
Illinois farmers. Unless there is a
change soon, the corn in northern
and middle Illinois will come near
proving a failure.
The New York Methodist sums
up the returns thus far received of
the voting on the question of lay
delegation as follows: Yeas, 1852;
nays, 3,O43.
Notwithstanding General Cam
by's opinion that the members Of
the Legislature of Virginia will be
required to take the test oath, no
changes will be made in the Con-
servative nominations.
The anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill June 10 is legal
holiday in Massachusetts, and was
very generally observed. A mill
tary display, with civic demonsta-
tiOns, took place in Charlestown.
Judge Ii. H. Harrison, of Ten
nessee, announces himself candi-
date for the State Senate, and de-
clares for Universal Suffrage and
the Fifteenth Amendment.
In the election of the Sweden
borgian Executive Committee, a
bolt was made againat Herschel V.
johnson, Of Georgia, on the ground
that he was a rebel, and Glendy-
burke, of New Orleans, was substi-
tuted.
Miss Emma Liblie, aged about
fifteen, resident of Juniated coun-
ty, was sufFocated by escaping ga:
at St. James Hotel, in Pittsburg
Saturday night. She blew out the
gas in her room and was found in.
sensible in the morning and never
recovered.
At the State Republican Con-
vention of Pennsylvania, held We'd
nesday, Hon. John W. Geary wa:
rennnnina+ea- for governor by Sc
large a majority as to be almost
unanimous. Judge Williams wa:
nominated as candidate for judge Of
the supreme court
Tuesday morning about 6 o'clock
a girl named ELLEN STANTON, in the
employ ofH. A. ANGEL, of Adrian
Michigan, was badly burned while
kindling fire with a kerosene can.
1t exploded setting fire to her clothes
She will probably recover.
A Hong Kong letter, of April %
states that twenty-nine articles, EN-.
5odying highly important conces,
sions, are to be added to the text Of
the Burlingame treaty. These are
intended to afford greater protection
and commercial facilities to for.
eigners.
A man named JOHN BOWEN has
been arrested and lodged in Jail al
Milford, Pike county, Pa, as the
person who placed the obstruction
upon the track ofthe Erie Railroad
which caused the terrible disaster al
Carr's Rock in April, 1868. He
confesses his guilt.
Massachusetts, at last has a pro-
hibitory liquor law on her statute
books, which viii be put into opera
ton on the LIST of July. The tenn
perance men of the Bay state have
been labOring hard for years to ac-
C mplish this end and have at las
s o ceeded. 1t now remains to be
seen if it can be properly enforced
The Peace Jubilee to come an
end, Saturday, with the per formance
of miscellaneous programme, in
which a chorus of seven thousand
school children participated. Par
epa and Miss Phillips sang in solo
and duet. Manager Gilmore was
presented with watch and chain
by the orchestra. The Jubilee was
a musical and financial success.
Had not General Lee been a can
didate for denomination, the Repnb-
licans of Erie county and the
Ninth District would have presen>
ted the name of Mr.. Follett as
their first choice, but the general
and very Just sentiment in favor of
renominating General Lee Will sat
isfy the friends of Mr.. Follet and
decide them not to present his
name.-Sandusky Register.
The Cincinnati base ball club,
popularity known as the "Red
Stockings" is now fairly entitled to
be called the champion club of
America. During its recent tour
of the states, not yet quite termin-
ated, it has met and vanquished all
of the principal clubs, winning
handsomely in each instance. This
club, scaled first class club at
home" is now at the acknowledged
head of the base ball clubs, having
nobly earned its place.
Probably the condition of Cuba is
a matter now more generally talked
of and thought of than any other.
Naturally, the revOlutionists awak-
en- the sympathies of large major
ity of our people, as they are strug-
Cling for freedom, for independence.
1t is no secret that the members of
the Presidents cabinetsecretly
pathize with the Cubans, but the