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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
THE NORTH CAROLINA KU-KLUK-KLAN
Recent Outrages Officially Described
Alamance County.


Governor Holden, of North Caro-
lima, gives the following facts in his
proclamation of March 7th, declaring
Alamance i'm a state of insurrectiOn ::
On the 26th of November, 1869, a
citizen of the United States, who was
engaged in teaching a school in said
county, was taken from his house by
a band of men armed and disguised,
and was by them cruelty beaten and
scOurged. On the night of the 26th Of
February, 1870, a citizen of said coun-
ty was taken from his house, by a
band armed and disguised, and was by
them hanged by the neck until he was
dead, ON the public square in the town
of Graham, near the Court House.
And more recently the Postmaster at
Company Shops, in said county, an
officer of the Government of the
United States, was compelled to flee
the county, and while absent a band
of men armed and disguised, visited
his house, with thepuTpOse, doubtless,
of taking his life, and this within a
short distant of Federal troops station
ed in said county, not to Overawe or
intimidate good citizens, but TO pre-
serve the peace, and to protect the i'll
nOcent and the laW-abiding. In adj
dition to these cases, information has
been received at this department that
peaceable and law-abiding citizens of
the county aforesaid have been mo-
Tested in their houses, have been whip
Nd, shot, scOurged and threatened with
further visitatiOns of viOlenceand out
rage unless they would conform to
some arbitrary standard of conduct
set up by these disguised assassins and
murderers.
The Governor also says / have in
voked public opinion to aid me in re-
pressing these Outrages and in preserv-
| ing peace and order. [ have waited
to see if Sle people of Alamance would
assemble in public meeting and eX-
press their condemnation of such con-
duct by a portion of the citizens of
the county, but / have waited in vain.
No expression or disapproval even OF
such conduct by the great body of the
citizens has reached this department.
! but, on the contrary, it is believed
| that the lives of citizens who have re-
ported these crimes to the Executive
! have been thereby endangered, and
it is further believed that many of the
citizens of the county are so terrified
that they dare not complain, Orattempt
the arrest of criminals in their midst.
The civil officers of the county are
silent and powerless. The laws must
be maintained. These laws are over
all. Every citizen, of whatever party
or color, must be absolutely free to ex-
press his political opinions, and must
/ be safe in his own house. These out
RACES and these violations of law must
and shall cease. Criminals must and
shall be brought to justice. The whole
power of both governments, State and
Federal, is pledged to this, and this
power shall be eXerted. Criminals
who may escape to counties adjoining
Alamance will be pursued, and if not
delivered up by the civil authorities
of said counties, or if sheltered or pro-
/ tected in said counties with the knOwl-
edge of the civil authorities, the said
counties will also be declared to be in
state of insurrectiOn.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
An Editor Shot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 9. 9.-While
Col. John Wilder, editor and prOprie-
tor of the Journal Of Commerce, OF
this City, WAS cOnversing with Mr..
Hudson, city clerk, near the entrance
to the court house, about eleven
o'clock this forenoon, James A.
Hutchinson, a butcher, approached
with drawn revolver, and said to
Wilder, "prepare to defend yourself" "
and at the same moment fired, the
ball entering the left breast, passing
through both lungs and lodging near
the shoulder blade joint. Wilder died
in about twenty minutes. Hutchin-
son was Immediately arrested. No
cause is assigned for shooting Wilder.
He was native of Boston, and one
of our most active and prominent cit
izens. His death produced an intense
excitement.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

CHICAGO, March 12.-General Sher-
idan, to-day, issued the following gen.
eral order:
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION
OF MISSOURI.
Chicago, March II.
General Orders No. /: 40
The Lieutenant General command
ing this military division takes great
pleasure in announcing TO the cOm-
mand the complete success of the de-
tachment of the Second Cavalry and
the Thirteenth Infantry, under COM
mand of Col. Baker, Of the Second
Cavalry, against a band of Piegan In
dians, in Montana. These Indians,
whose proximity to the British line
has furnished them an easy and safe
protection from attack, have hitherto
numbered and stolen with comparative
impunity, in defiance and contempt
of the authority of the government.
After having been repeatedly warned,
they have at last received a carefully
prepared and well-merited blow. In
the middle of winter, the thermome-
tor below zero, when experience had
led them to believe they could not be
aIIackeu, tie DION lSll. OhC huAouCN
and seventy-three Indians were killed,
three hundred horses captured, and
the village and the property of the
band totally destroyed. The Lieuten-
ant General can not commend too
highly the spirit and conduct of the
troops and their commander under the
difficulties and hardships they eXpe-
rieneed i'm the inclemency Of the
weather, and as one of the results OF
this severe, but necessary and we'll
merited punishment of these Indians
he congratulates the citizens of Mon
tana upon the reasonable prospect OF
future security for their property and
lives. By command of Lieutenant
General Sheridan.
GEO. L. HARTSUFF,
Assistant AdjUtant General.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
RIILROID ACCIpENT.

We find the following regarding an
accident on the Lake Shore road at
Fremont, in the Cleveland Herald:
The morning express No. 6 from
Chicago which was due at Cleveland
at 7:l5 Saturday morning, was follow
ed from Toledo by the engine Huron
which was running light. At the
crossing of the L. L. & L. Railroad
the passenger train came to full stop,
which is customary before crossing the
other road, and while there the extra
engine approached, the engineer of
which did not discover the express un-
til he was close upon it. The locomO-
five came in collision with the rear of
the train, and the fireman of the light
engine, Mr.. Jones, who was standing
on the side of the locomotive Oiling
the machinery, was thrown violently
to the ground and sustained serious in
ternal Injuries. He was taken to Nor
walk and placed under medical care
The rear brakeman on the express
was also considerably shocked by the
collision, but did not sustain any seri-
Gus injury. The two rear sleeping cars
were somewhat damaged and were
left at Fremont.
The accident was caused by the
binding snow preventing the engi-
neer of the HuOrn from seeing the
train in front.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

Ohio, during the war, was distin-
guished. We are sorry to say she was
distinguished in more ways than one.
While she produced Nc Pherson, she
produced a Vallandigham. Since the
war she has become distinguished,
and in more ways than one. While
honored in the Cabinet, on the Bench,
and i'm the National Legislature, she
is also degraded in the latter by Van
Trumps and Mungens; the southeast
ern representative Objeeting to the
payment of years salary to the wild
ow and and childre1ISDf the late Judge
Stanton, and the northwestern repre-
sentative objecting to the words dis
tinguished Services" as applied TO the
deceased. Democratic hyenas take
great satisfaction i'll snarling over the
remains of a dead Hon. Cleveland
Herdld.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
CnnnfrY Roads.

The following regarding country
roads is worthy the perusal of thepeOple
of this county. We are blessed with
bad roads and there seems to be no
relief:
''This is a great country for railroads,
but YOU have eXecrable common roads"
said an English traveller. Americans
who have Travelled in Ireland come
home amazed and delighted with the
common roads of that island. So great
is the difference between those and
ours that ajaunting car, a very pleas
ant and cOmmOdiOus vehicle, could not
be used here at all, whereas there one
horse draws six persons in 1t. we
have the reputation of making the
strongest carriages in the world, and
doubtless we deserve it, for road wag-
on must be well made here or it would
not last a season through.
Yet it has been demonstrated that
good roads cost less than pOOrOnes (;
the first cost is greater, but the repairs
are far more cheaply done, and fewer
horses are required for service.
In France, according to an article in
Van Nostrand's Engineering Mdgd-
zinc, there were in 1885 fOrty-five thou
and miles of highway, on which mer-
chandize was trans ported at the year
Iy cost of ninety millions of dollars.
But competent French engineers esti-
mated at that time that at least one
third of this amount, or thirty millions
of dollars, could be saved by keeping
the roads in the best possible condition.
A practical test is cited, in the case OF
the postroad between Tours and Caen--
a length of about one hundred and fif-
ty miles, which in 1886 was annOunc-
ed in an official report as being in so
bad q state thatwithOut special cred
it of ten thousand dollars, and great
additional provision of materials, there
was danger that it would become
impassable. In January, 1887, its re-
construction was commenced. In Au-
gust, 1893, it was reported to be in a
very good and constantly improving
state. In 1884, the mail had always
required five horses, and in one year
eleven were lost by OverwOrk. In 1888
the number of horses were reduced to
three. In 1S41 only two were required
of middIing quality, and none were
lost from oVerwOrk. In 1888 light
er class of conveyances than that for
merly employed was introduced, car
rying nine passengers, drawn by one
horse at between seven and eightmileS
an hour. The expenses of mainte-
nance in 1887, were for materials, -,
900; labor, $3.50; total, s., 400. In
1S4l they were for materials, $50; for
labor, s., 200; total, 5000. 1t will thus
be seen that while the expenses for Ia
borremained nearly the same, the cost
of materials diminished more than
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
THE ONEIDA DISASTER.
One Hundred and twenty Lives Lost

The following is taken from the
Japan Gazette of the 18th Of Janu-
ary: rs
The most appalling disaster occur
red on the evening Of the oath Of Jan
nary. at about O'Clock, within few
miles of the anchorage in our harbor,
which she had left less than couple
q of hours before. fTliesVes had been
in and out of Yokohama and the Other
Japanese ports constantly during the
past two years, and her officers were
Is 4 more than ordinarily web uIown and
well liked ashore. Asthey were leay-
ing the station, hOmeward bound,
farewell festivities had been accorded
70 them during the preceding week.
and they left accompanied by the cor
dial good wishes of all their acquain-
tances, afioat and ashore. Yet within
two hours after their departure, of {
aoa complement of officers and men mum
-s, berinR l76, only Sc, including DIR
Suddards and two junior officers, wer'
left to tell the tale of the disaster thai
had resulted in their ship and tLeil
comrades finding watery grave. Tn
iron steamer Bombay, belonging Z
the Pacific and Oriental Company
ran into her, and she sank in fifteeI
minutes .T..r....
The IH-fated vessel. fired guns, o
distress, which were heard twenty
miles distant, yetethe heartless com
mander of the Bombay, Captain Eyre
continued on his way and left th'
sinking vessel to its fate. He after
wards boasted that he had "cut tn
whole quarter off damned Yanke'
frigate, and served her bloody well
too.v If the British Government doe:
not see that he is ''bloody well" hang
ed for it our government should taxi
prompt and decisive measures, look
ing to the future safety Of our people
Z. when abroad. Johnny Bull is putting
on too many airs.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

WADswORTH, March ia terri
ble accident occurred at New Pros
pect, at the saw mill of Esquire Jacob
Knupp, of Milan Township, Wayne
county, Ohio, at about O'Clock p. M.
on Friday. The boiler of a'steam en-
CINE exploded and killed all of lhe
employees in the mill and three ear
penters who had just sought refuge
! from the rain.
Six men were hurried into eternity
without hardly knowing how it was
done. One man lies now in preca-
riOus condition, badly injured by q
portion of the exploded machinery
and badly scalded.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

General GibsOn's Lecture was large
ly attended, and generally enjoyed fol
two hours on Wednesday evening
His method of treating his subject in.
vested it with the interest offs tale not
already twice told, and although we
have lived through the memorable
war the touches of this master artist
in word painting have revealed much
that was new or unthought. The Lee
ture committee, having a surplus on
hand, propose tOsecure another lecture
from Gen. Gibson at the first OppOr.
tunitY.-BeNepMe Gazette.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

There is no longer any doubt that
GOyenor ]. M. Ashley will be spared
to the good people of Montana. The
President was willing that Ashley
should return to Ohio, and the Senate
was not obstinate, but the people of
have written and telegraphed to pre-
vent the removal of their beloved eX-
ecutive, and finally big delegation
was sent to demonstrate, and it has
accomplished the work. Ashley's
chances are also increased by the un-
derstanding that General B. F. Potts
of Ohio would have declined the Of
flee if he had been confirmed, in the
belief that his opportunity for being
Governor of Ohio is better than it is
ever likely to be again.-Ledder.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

To amend an Ordinance Entitled an
Ordinance to PrOUide for COnStruc-
ton and Repair Of Side Walks, Pass
ed July 5, 1869.
SEcTIoSl. Be it ordained Oy the City COun-
ell of the city of Tiffin, This all sidewalks in
the CITY of Tiffin shall be 1uilt and construct
ed az good hard brick or stone well fitted,
or plank, as the City Council may IN each
case by resolution order and determine
And such sidewalks shall in all cases con-
form with established grade OF the street.
and IL of brick or stone shall be at least ten
feet in width, be underlaid with not less
than ten inches Of sand or clean-graVel, ana
have pitch from the inside edge thereoI 10
the curb or outer edge thereof OF three
eights of an inch to the foot, and at the OUT
er edge thereof shall be placed and main
tanned curb stones well fitted together, not
less than four inches thlcK, ana extehdlng "a z z
into the ground not less than twenty-six
inches. II OF plank, such sidewalks snail
be of such width as the Council may IN eaeh
case by resolution order and determine, the
plank not less than one and One-half lncnes
thick, nor more than eight inches wide. and
to be placed upon and securely nailed OF
spiked to stTingers, not less than three
| by four inches in size, and placed not
more than three feet apart, the plank 10 pc
placed parallel with the walk, or at right
angles with the walk, as the Council may in
| each case by resolution order and determine,
and the surface OF all sidewalks snail De
made and kept even and smooth.
SEC . That section one OF an ordinance
entitled an ordinance to provide for the con-
structiOn and repair of sidewalks, passed
July 3. 1869, be and the same hereby Is re-
An ordinance, of which the foregoing is a
copy, was duly passed by said Council March
II, 1870. ,o.,,D-.,,>-
Attest, City Clerk.
F. WAGNER, President of Council.
March Is, lS70-2t.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

Arrested Sheriff Jaqua arrested a
man named Walker last Friday, oveg
at Tiffin, charged with attempting to
steal C.. MilIer's team last fall. 1t
will be remembered that the thief was
followed so closely that he was forced
to abandon the team, when near the
Wood county line, and take to the
woods in order to make his escape
The man arrested was suspected at
the time, and the authorities have
been on the watch for him ever since
and at last have succeeded in arrest
ing him.-Hen7y Co. Signal.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
T0ENSHIP MEETINGS.

Would it not be good idea for the
Republicans to hold, in each Town
shin. q meeting at the usual place of
holding elections, on the evening Of
Saturday, March 18th, 1870, for the
purpose of nominating candidates Col
Township officers? We hope that il
viii be done, and that a good attend
ance will be had in every instance. -
Send us the result, and have tickets
printed In good season.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
FOREIGN MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March G.-Flour-Western
81 SOS 20; Round hoop Ohio 81 9Og6 90; Rye
flour 81 4Og5 20. Wheat-NO. 3spring 81 0Oa
! o.; White Michigan 81 S5sI 40. Barley IS
Corn s5Ss5 for new mixed western;s 81 % old
do. Oats, Ohio, 6Os6I- POrk-new mess pei
bbl., S2j 20; prime $ls92o. Lard l41z@l5 foI
kettle rendered Butter, Ohio, I5S26. Cheese
li,a 1871. Eggs q.
CINCISNATI, March l6.-Ness Pork s26 30
26 50 Butter SO936. Eggs D. Cheese ls9l7
CHICAGO, March l6.-FlOur 50 7O95 . fol
spring and extra. Wheat No. ], Si9S51z; No
2, 7Gg7l1I. Corn 0og7I1z- Oats No. ], S61e
Dressed Hogs 50 5O9lO 40.
CLEVELAND, March l6.-Wheat 81 Dial 10
Flour-Spring s. O0a5 p; Red s. UOa5 p
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.

CHICAGO, March Il, lS7O-
Wheat steady, No. 2, 7s9T14 cash seller
March 7Iz,aT754 seller April No. . Corn M
Oats held SF4 Provisions quiet. Pork ~
a2Glz according to brand
NEW YORK, March Il, lS5d-
Wheat weak Corn and Oats steady. Pork
weak = .. Gold IA.
TOLEDO, March Il, 1879.
Wheat dull iand nOminally unchanged
Amber 81 Gj1{9l O51z- Corn better, new 751z
nosgrade II. Oats dull No. l, 45. Clover seed
IS 10.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

White Sc 5O66 -. Corn 7@7S. Oats No. l,
A.. Rye S5S95. Pork s26 5o92 %. Lard liza
u. Hams I6gIT. Shoulders l2Gl2lz- Bacon
ID Dressed Hogs IGdII. Butter 2l9S2- Cheese
IS9I61z. Eggs, fresh 2IG25. Apples, green,
per Dbl, 81 OOa5 90. Potatoes S0GS5. Hay sl6
ais. Clover seed As 259S -; Timothy - al
@525; Red Top 8 CO.
TOLEDO, March l6-Wheat-No. !, White
Michigan 81 Is; Amber u 0514; No > Red
81 05Iz- Corn 7I1zST7. Glover seed s 10. Oats
No >
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
How About It.

4 Hardin county tin smith makes,
according to the KentOn RePubttcdn,
30 tin cups in ten hours. These sell
at six cents each, which makes an
aggregate of Sl4 40.
a Seneca county tin smith makes
I'D feet of spouting, stays each joint
and soldiers on both sides, in the
same time. This, at l24 cents per
foot, will bring $50 p.
Again another makes 40 six men
stove pipe elbows, in ten hours, with
no extra machinery. These would, at
80 cents each, amount to S24 80.
What is the use Of gassing about tin
cups. Put up or shut up. TINKER
-If6in Tribune.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN-In reply TO
thinker of Seneca county, let me
say: First. that he talks like a i-sugar
bowl Secondly, that it is empty and
won't sweeten 'worth a cent"
A Hardin county timer makes 500
pounds of 6 and Z inch stove pipe in Z
hours and 80 minutes, which, at 12t
cents per pound, will foot up S62 80.
Again he makes four dozen I'd size
Yankee pals, which at, CD cents each,
would be S2S 50. But the value OF the
articles made, is not what We tig-
ure on up here; it is the most labOl
performed in the fewest hours
Stop gassing about spouting and el-
bows and make the cups, or "ShOo
fly, don't bOdder me-" CUPS
-Ke1uton Republican.
MADRID, March 1.-THE duel be-
tween Duke de Montpensier and Prince
Henri de Bourbon creates immense
excitement. 1t was caused by some
insulting letters written by the latter,
branding MOntpensier rs a Jesuit con-
spirator, and calling him a blOated
French pastry cook. Generals AlOm-
| iIior and CordOva and Colonel SaleI
acted as seconds of the Duke, and
three Republicans Deputies to the
I COrtes performed the same service fol
Henri de Bourbon. The Prince Won
/ the choice of weapons, ground and
right to first shot The distance was
/ ten PAGES, the combatants firing glter-
nately. The weapons used were revOl,
vers. The first and second shots
I of the Prince De Bourbon missed
/ His third bullet graZed the cheek OF
| the Duke de MOntpensier, causing 6
slight wound. Montpensier's first shO
missed, his second lightly wounded
the Prince, and his third proved fatal
I the ball entering the forehead of the
Prince, and killing him instantly. The
Duke exclaimed any God, what have
I done ~ and swOre to protect thu
Princes children. Montpensier and
his seconds are in Madrid, and have
not been arrested. 1t is said that lh'
affair will injure the Dukes chances
for the throne. When the Duke haC
fired twice, the seconds endeavOred tC
effect a reconciliation, but the Prince
was furious, and refused all offers. L
is rumored that French intrigue is a
! the bottom of the duel.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

The Pope has distributed a scheme
of infallibility among members of the
Council. 1t says: ''The Pope can moi
err when acting in quality as the SUI
preme teacher of Christians. He de-
fines what the universal church must
hold in matters of faith and morals
If not so, the words of Christ to Peter
are violated"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

MANSFIELD, O., March ia wo-
man named. Mary J, LunsfOrd, was
murdered here last night in her bed
chamber. Her throat was cut and
face badly gashed, and her body mu-
tilated in horrible manner.
LGter.-A. l.. Robinson, foreman
in the Works of Blymyer, Day & Co.,
has been arrested Oh strong suspic-
ion of being the murderer.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18

Acolored woman known as Aunt Jen-
nie died in Nashville, on Sunday, at
the advaLc age of one hundred and
ten years. Her funeral took place on
Monday at the First Presbyterian
Church, and was largely attended.
She had been a slaveup to the issuance
ofLncoln's proclamation of freedom.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
Card.

TVHE undersigned, having purchased the
entire stock OF Stoves, Tin, House Fur
nishing Goods, Sc, &c. of Bloom & Mason,
will continue the business at the old stand,
mo. 90) under the firm name Of Bloom &
Bro, and hope to receive a continuation OF
the liberal patronage heretofore enjoyed by
our predecessors.
'e'S i' +. p. BLOOM,
Mar IL I=O-3y H H BLOOM,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
Dissolution Notice.

THE Eco-partnership heretofore existing be
| tween Bloom & Mason, in the Stove
Tin and House Furnishing Goods Business
was this day dissolved by mutual consent
The books and accounts are in the hands Ol
r. z. Bloom, who will pay all debts OF tbs
firm, and to whom 1t is earnestly requested
All PAYMENTS due the firm may be made by
April Ist, as Mr.. Mason wishes 10 go West bS
that time ON account of health. With thanks
for the liberal patronage, We are
Respectfully Yours,
BLOOM 4 MASON.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-18
COMMERCIAL.
TIFFIN MARKETS.

CORRECTED WEEKLY BY BUSINESS MEN.
During the past week trade has materially
revived, and the market is now firm in the
matter of Butter, Eggs ETC. The grain mar
ket, which brightened up spasmOdically for
a few days, is again dull with aigloOmy pros
pect for the future.