The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-02-11
News Items,

A bankrupt Boston merchant has lately
received $1,000 from former clerk whom
hs beiricnded.
The new Russian cannon that fires 200
shots a minute, is extremely easy to handle,
and very effective up to 1900 yards.
Lewis Davis was hanged at l2ssoP p. NJ,
Thursday the 4lh inst, 10 the Cuyahoga
County Jail, at Cleveland, for the murder of
n. P. skinner, Of Independence, las, Sep.
tsmber.
Two ships had arrived at Valparaiso, from
Glasgow within quarter Of an hour Of each
other. They sailei together, but only sight
ed each other once during the voyage.
A passenger train on the Lackawanna \
Bloomsbury Railroad ran on The track at
beach-haven the moraing Of the 9th inst.
Many persons were injured but none fatally.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow was severely burned.
Hickey, Sharp Co., one Of the largest
dry goods houses Of Philadelphia, has fell.
ed. The amoun, involved is put down at
abou, $500, 600. A compromise with their
creditors is talked Of at sevsnty-ave cents
on the dollar.
The Assessors books show that the aggre-
gate sales Of ClAain 4 Co., New York, for
1893, were s43 ooO, 900, and those ofA.T.
Stewart $4,000, 900. The latter Is, how
ever, for the wholesale department alone.
Joseph A. Boyden, sentenced at Boston,
TO ave months imprisonment Nud hne Of Si,-
600, for violation Of Internal Revenue laws,
has been pardoned by President johnson on
recommendation OfN. p. Banks and others.
John ?. Beck and wife are to be tried IN
st. Louis, on the charge Of suptrind ueing
insanity on Mrs. Bradstone. They COMPEL.
ed her, with a revolver to sign n deed and
transfer an estate valued at 100000. She
Is Beck mother.in-law.
Hong Kee, Chinaman, has vlctimized
several San Francisco merchants to the eS,
tent Of SIS, 600, lie sailed for China, Thurs
day, on tho steamer Japan. kilograms have
been sent to Hons.Kong, via. Ceylou, to ar
rest him and recover the goods.
The President has directed the Attorney
General to make a report In the case OF Dr..
Nudd, as preliminary to his pardon. The
friends OF DR.. Mudd say that they have no
dorbt he will soon be set at liberty. This
belief Is based upon what the President told
them.
while the concert aud ball at St Patrlcks
Hall, Montreal, was In progress Wednesday
night, two thousand persons being present,
the cry was raised that the roof was giving
way, and all rushed to the street, but while
the last were getting out II fell with a crash
Several persons were injured, but It is hoped |
none were killed.
An attempt was made Friday night, to
rob the Troasurers Office OF MAhoning coun-
~, a, Csnheld, Ohio, The burglars did not
succeed in getting through the first door
however, and were evidently scared away
as they len light burning inths Office and
decamped without their implements II is
only about two months since an attempt was
made on the same place.
A meeting Of native vlrgiuians was held
In Nodawuy county, Virginia, which inclu.
ded farmers and professional men. Resolu.
tious were adopted indorsing the new move
ment depreating further resistance to the
reconstruction acts, and resolving the meet.
ing into a political organization with the
uams Of the Republican party, This is the
first movement Of the kind in the State.
An affair occurred at Catholic fair in
Memphis, the Sd inst, night, in which VIM.
Rice, well known sporting man, formerly
Of New Orleans, was stabbed aud probably
mOrlally wounded by drunken man nam
ed Tim McGnth, Whip was arrested ouly af-
ter a terrible resistance, and AFTER being
knocked seusslesi by the police; three Of
them had been badly cut MeGmth was
committed to jail.
There were two bank robberies In Pitts.
burg recently, one Ofl 900 dollars from the
Union National aud Ahe other OF between
10000 dollars and $4,000 dollars from the
Peoples National. Il Is said that the detec- |
tives have been successful In tracing the
thieves and their plundtr as far as Washing.
ton City. The securities, Il is said, have |
been discovered, and legal measures instltu-
ted for their recovery. II appears the rob.
bers started direct for Washington.
man named IIoffer, living In the out
skirts Of Hannibal, No. murdered his dAugh.
ter ten years old, Friday, Hr 6rst sirangled
her with strap, then cut her body in two
with knife, after which he tore her heart
out, cut it open With a knife, and swallowed
the blood. He was arrested, aud when ask.
ed why he committed the deed he replied |
that Christ died-,hSt Chris, was killed.
and that il was no worse for his child to die
than Christ, that he offered her as a sacrifice
to Christ Il Is said the mrn is insane on
religion.
Judge Prentiss of Cleveland has