The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-02-04
News Items,

The Maine Temperance Convou.
ton adopted resolutions iavoriug a
prohibitOry law and the establish
mont Of State CopstabulOry to en-
force it,
Mr.. Manton Marble, editor, has
Bought out all the other owners OF
the World newspaper, and is now lis
sole proprietor. The pricc paid was
100000, exclusive Of any real es.
tate.
Commissioner Hugh Y. Pursfancc.
of Baltimore, was attacked on tile
9th ut., near his residence, by three
desperadoes, knocked down and
robbed ofa valuable gold watch, and
pocket book, containing $40 He is
dangerously, if not fatally injured,
In the United States Court, at Bal.
timore, Wm. Hotzhold, indicted for
violation of the revenue laws, in not
giving notice to tho Assessor of his
place of business IA rectifer of dis
titled spirits--was found guilty, aud
fined 81 900 aud costs,
The residences of several promi.
nont farmers, near Morris, Illinois,
having been outored, and numerous
valuables extracted thorehom, the
suspected thiofwas arrested the Goth
ult,, and some Of tho stolen articles
we're found on his person. That
night in fail no attempted suicide,
but tho large dose of poison ho took
acted us an emetio, aud saved his
life.
The Army Appropriation bill con-
tains the item of 81 100000, for re.
pair aud improvement Of the armory
at Rock Island, Illinois, oue.half OF
which amount is to bo devoted 10 the
construction of bridge connecting
Rock Island with the cities of Rock
Island aud Davenport, Tho total
appropriation is 10000, 900 greater
than last year, The appropriation
will probably be cut down,
Albert d. Pyke was arrested, the
2Sth ult, at Fitchburg, Mass. for adul.
terry with his daugter.in.law, aud au
indictment for the murder of his wiio
was issued shortly after his conduct
toward his daughtor-in-law beeom
ing known. 1t is said be told her he
would marry her, if the mother
was out of the way, Mrs. Pyke died
Thursday, in violent spasms, dOclar.
ed by physicians to be the eifeut of
arsenic. Tho daughter has also been
arrested, Deceased was about fifty
years old, aud the daughter is TWEEN.
ty-Six.
On the Goth ult, q negro man en-
tered the residence of Mrs. Haldc.
man. near Uwensboro, in Davies
county, in broad daylight, aud in the
presence of tho terrified family, com.
mit,ed brutal outrage upon Mrs.
Haldenan, who was eacisntc. The
negro was captured the next day aud
committed to Jail in owensboro. Mrs
Haldeman is a highly respectable
married lady, aud the outrage created
intense excitement. Wednesday
night last the indignant citizens for
chilly took the negro from Jail aud
hung him to a locust tree in tho Jail
yard which had once before been
used for similar purpose. Served
him right.
On the roth Olt., the Ku.Klax at
tacked the houses Of some freedmen
on the plantation of II, N. Culom, ia
Overton county, Tenn. They Gree
upoa Ceylon Copeland, colored lnau
who was lying on the floor, lie wal
mortallY wounded, but returned IN,
Ere, aud fatally wounded ono of IN,
: assassius, w. @. Cush, a Young mau
4 Of considerable means, aud. accord
], ing to his own say sOs strong oppo
% neat Of tho Ku.Klux. Cush fell
i aud She balance Of the party entero,
o the cabin and literally sSot Copelau,
h to pieces, and then with knives dis
= emboweled him. Since then tn
n klan has been carrying everythin
4 with a high hand in that vicinity =
o The Nashville Press says that on III
i 22d there were two hundred Of th
miscreauts in the town Of Liyiugstor
IT who were disarmiug Union citizen
# and committing other outrages.