The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-02-18
News ITEMS;

The city government Of Balti-
more have rendered the hospitals
ties of the city to President John.
son after the 4th ofMarch.
j. NJ. Oongdon, Republican, was
elected Mayor Of Binghamton, New
York, by majority Of 1856, over
j. A. Beznice, Democrat.
A portion Of the College buildings
at Adrian Michigan, was burned
last week. Looss $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
James T. Brady, Of New York
who died on the 9th, though he
had very lucrative practice, and
was supposed to be wealthy, is said
to have left no property of conso-
quence.
A ballet dancer at the Liederk
ranz masquerade, at the New York
Academy, Tuesday night, fell while
executing a pirouette, and disloca-
ted her legs.
The grocery store of Page & Co.,
on Poplar street, Memphis, to.
gether with its contents, was de-
stroyed by the bursting of a coal
oil lamp, the 9th, inst. Loss, So,
OOO--partly insured,
Governor Holden, Of North Car
olina, on behalf of tho loyalists of
that State, has tolegraphed to the
North Carolina Senators to oppose
any bill for reducing the army
which may result in the reduction
OF the garrison in that State.
General Grant is said to have
told the New Workers who bored
him with suggestions as to the for
nation ofhis Cabinet, that he had
"somc notion of getting New York
to run the whole government by
contract from the 4th of March,"
The Michigan Republican State
Convention, held at Lansing, on
the 10th, renominated Hon. l.. Nj.
Cooley for Judge Of the Supreme
Court. James II. McGowan, of
Coldwater, received the nomination
for Regent of the State University.
The Central Pacific Railroad is
completed Is miles cast Of Sacra-
mento and $50 miles from the head
Of Salt Lake, leaving 240 miles of
the transcontinental road to be
built. The track of the Central
Pacific Road is being laid at the
rate Of three or four miles per day.
Shortly before 1 o'clock 9th
inst, fire originated at 149
West Harrison street, Chicago.
A babe born the day before, to
Mrs. Schultz, wife of the occupant
of the building, died from exposure.
Several adjoining structures caught
lire, ontailing total loss of about
$4,000.
A Havana letter, of the 22d inst.
states that an carly compromise be-
tween the belligeronts is looked for,
and that the Captain General has
already sent to Spain the basis of
an amicable agreement. Quosda
appears to be the only rebel chief
determined to oppose compro-
mise.
A Helena (Montana) dispatch
says war party of Pen dOreille
Indians attacked several lodges of
Bioods at Sun river crossing, near
Fort Shaw, on the 9th, and killed
six, wounded four, and carried of
twenty-five horses. A detachment
of troops from Fort Shaw pursued,
but did not overtake them.
The Chairman of the Republican
and Democratic State Conventions
of Vermont, have united in call
for a Convention of Freomen of
Vermont, to be held at Montpelier
on the 25th inst, to nominate
ticket of thirteen persons to consti-
tute n Council OF Censors, to be vo-
ted for the last Wednesday in
agreeably to the State Con-
The Supreme Court of Massa-
ohusetts, according to the last vol
nmo of its reports, just published,
has decided that the United States
statute of 1866, which provides
that no paper required by law to
DO stamped, shall be used as evil
lenco in any court, until the re-
luisite stamp shall have been affixed |
ioes not apply to the courts of the |
several States.
Intense excitement prevails in |
Jacksonville, Illinois, respecting the
murder of ex-senator |
Mcconnell. His son offers a re-
ward of $1,000 for the apprehen-
sion of the assassin. At 10 o'clock |
A. NJ, when the murder was COM |
nitted, no one was seen to enter or
cave the deceased's office, which is |
on one of the main streets of the |
city,
Gen. Stoneman has issued an or
ler directing all civil officers, cor
,orations, companies and associa-
ions in Virginia, required by law
% make reports and returns to the
Legislature at its annual session, to .
make the same to his headquarters
delay. In addition to an /