The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-08-27

i Ht iBtcSSOlC lOl Vic htH ullthN
is so great that the Treasury Depart
ment has decided to transfer the
printing to Washington, thus over
coming the trouble occasioned by the
strike of the plate printers in New
York.
General dissatisfaction at the re-
moval of ]. Ross Browne exists among
both English and Americans in Chi
ma. They have united in drawing up
an address expressing their sense Of
his energy and admirable fitness for
the position of Envoy Of the United
States to China.
The Blackfeet Indians have been
for some time past running off stock
between Helena and Benton. On
Wednesday they killed Malcolm
Clark, and badly wounded bis son,
at rancho twenty-five miles from
Helena. They threaten to raid Gal
latin Valley. There is much excite
ment amoug the settlers.
Deputy Sheriff Taylor, of Mem
phis, arrived in New York, on Wed
s.ooIuy, with rcquisition from Gov
ernor Senter for Geo. B. Rutter, who
was arrested, charged with embezzle-
ment. Governor Hoffman declined
to grant the warrant for his surren-
der until a copy of his indictment as
found by the grand jury, which is
en- route by mail, is received.
Adel, Iowa, has a model billiard
hall man. The Gazette says ofhim:
He invites the ladies to visit his
rooms every Tuesday afternoon free
of charge. No gentlemen will be ad-
mitted only by request Of the ladies.
Mr.. Choate allows no vulgarity,
drinking or swearing in his rooms at
any time. Ladies can visit the hall
at any time without being offended,
and as above Indicated can have the
free use of his tables every Tuesday
afternoon.
A little boy near Des Moines, To-
Wa, named Lymer, while picking
blackberries alone, was attacked by a
large rattlesnake, which darted its
fangs into his thigh. The boy fell
down in alright and rolled to the
bottom Of the hill, the snake still re
manning fastened in his flesh. The
child's cries brought assistance, when
the snake escaped The sufferer was
taken home and physicians called,
but in vain. His body began to swell
and assumed hideous shape, taking
the color Of the rattlesnake, and
death soon followed.
1t will be remembered how fifteen
hundred bearing fruit trees belong
ing to Martin Green, living at Ben
ton Harbor, Michigan, were girdleG.
The trees were bandaged with cloths
dipped in wax, and every tree lived /
and has come out of the trial bending /
under such fruitage as has not be
fore been seen in Benton Harbor.
Some say that, though the intercep- /
ton of the sap has caused fruit to
grow instead of wood this season. the
real trial of the trees will come next
year. As to that, time can only show;
the 4rees are giving 4
yield, if it is to be their
final one.
If, as a Havana correspondent Of
the New York journal of Commerce
asserts, the Spanish troops in Cuba
are numbering their prisoners by
eondemniug captive revolu-
ZIONIST to be shot as soon as taken,
their situation is growing desperate.
Let the leaders in any cause once get
The reputation of being wantonly
cruel, and great strength at once ac-
,rues to the opposite side. The en-
1lOyment of German merccnaries by
he English Government, in the Rev
,lutionary war, did more to weaken
is operations than any other mistake
Which was made. 1t aroused and in
ensified the opposition of thousands
# half-hearted patriots, ,aud robbed the
oyal cause Of all appearance of JUS
ice.