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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-02-18

FOR sALR2A ofle-st6ry brick house and
located On the eat eide Of ,AeilnOre streets
T11dn, Onfo.s s. coed celinr and q well OF
never failing Eafefs A good frzrme stable
and other outbufldfngs- Grape-vtness Cher
y and other choice mutt trees Improve
ments such as 20 make q desirable home.
Price, $50; terms easy. -lel g-l< rli-3
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-02-18

Note of Mr.. ID. 0(
| Payable three years after date
Discount at three per cent. n month,
is thirty six per cent. per year, and
for three years one hundred and
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-02-18

FOR SALE-1Corner Lot on 1st Monroe
street. Tim. Ohio. a eomfortable and con-
veuient house of six rooms. Splendid new
barn, wO0d-h0use, enc other out-builotngs.
TGo large ciHfernH, new fence, select and
large variety OF fniton the premises. Terms
easy. al .ssg-sH fltiH bra s11-s-s.t Do llaal
- 1ulls a-1s -a .EssJ aia1ios'l si- Gi lsll
.1lE-or sssil4spl
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-02-18
No. 6.

FOR No. S, Davis Add.
son, - Ward, &laEn, Ohio, fronting 1se fest
on 6znduEky stusst, ana running back -
feet to DaviS Efbset. Magube divided into
three lots ffohkine on eandaslEy street, and
extending l14ck Is GSet, watch Rifs leave
about ons-hah acre on Davis street VIII
sell the w6sle or IN small lots - above de-
scribed. Price $50 for the whole, or t2e0 9
ptecs for small apts. .l.u.--.a .-.l..l-..ll !
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-02-18

DR.. G, of Sycamore, III, rid
ing in the country one day, sawa sign
upon gate post reading thus: 'This
farm for SAIL" Stopping his horse, he
hailed little old woman, who stood
on tip-toe, hanging out clothes. 81
say, Madam, when is this farm going
to SaI?" "Just so soon, sir" replied
the old lady placing her thumb to her
nose, "as any body comes along who
can raise windp' The doctor drove
thoughtfully on.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05
Mormonism.

Mr.. Gallons bill, now pending before the
lower house Congress, proposing to root out
poygamy in Utah by the strong hand of power,
is doubtless very fine scheme tor making large
fortunes by army contracts, but as to the extinc.
tion Of Mormonism and its plural wife accom-.
paniments, n failure of course is inevitable The
Mormons will first show fight, until overwhelm.
ed by the military power of the government, and
then they will do as they have done 50 often
heretofore-they will move evacuate-migrate
to more favorable quarter. But why is it
necessary at all to array against the Mormons
the horrors of a religious prosecution? The
Pacific Railroad, by overwhelming the saints
with an inundaton OF Genti!es, will soon eradi.
cate the evil, just as persecution aad bigotry in
Connecticut and Massachusetts,, before the rsvo-
luton, went down before the superior civilza.
ton that followed that event. Besides, accord.
ing to part of the testimony taken before the
congressional committee investigating the affair
of Utah, polygamy is at present in fair way to
run itself out, In his testimony before that com.
mittee, Mr.. Taggart, internal revenue assessor
in Utah, is represented as giving some very re.
markable statistics. From these it appears that
in Mormon polygamous families at least three
fourths of the children are males In two hun.
drcd and ffty.seven families, not selected in
reference to this question, but "juss picked up
here and there" out of every hundred children
eighty.threo were males. Mr.. Tsygart there.
fore takes the 's.rong ,physological'g ground that
the Almighty himself has provided for the
drowning out of polygamy through the operation
OF natural laws" Weshould call it drying up in.
stead of drowning out; but, without being over.
particular about Technology, we must admit
that on Mr.. Taggart's data the rising generation
OF Mormons has a hard time in prospect-unless
the over plus of old maids in our eastern states
maynanimously rush to the rescue.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05
Disasters,

The past week has been prolific of disasters.
The Propeller New Jersey, plying between Bal.
timore and Norfolk, took fire on Monday and
was burned. Only one or two of the crew were
lost.-The steamer Mississippi run against a
snag near Natchez, on the Same day, and was
sunk. Boat and cargo total loss. The passen.
gers on board were saved by the cabin becoming
detached from the hull and floating otf.--A boi.
Ter explosion occurred at the Lackxwanns rolling
mills, near Scranton, Pa, on the eth by which
80 persons were killed ard iojured On the 25th
the tow.boat Neville, on the way from Louisville
to Cincinnati, burst her boiler, by which half q
dozen of livos we're lost.-But the most serious
disaster was the loss Of the U. s. corvette Onei.
ca, near Yokahama, Japan, by collision with tho
British steamer Bombay. The Oneida, said the
fret dispatch, went down Immediately with all
on board, including officers, crew and 100 sea.
men. Later reports say So lives were saved at
the sinking Of the corvette.-Considersble sppre.
hension 10 felt in New York concerning the Bre.
men steamer Schmidt, which left Bremen Jan.
Goth, with 29S Storage passengers on board nor
has anything been heard from the City of Bos-
ton, which left New York Jan. "a, for Liverpool.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05
O@cial Corruption.

Mr.. Congressman Dawes, of Mass, in his re
cent arraignment of the corruption and ex
travagance of his own party, warned then
that If these practices were not stopped, nov
that the war was over and the cry Of "loyal
ty" would no longer avail them, the party
would be defeated before the people and
hurled from power, as it deserved to be. Mr.
Dawes was only administering a gentle re
proof to his own party in congress on accoun,
Of the extravaganza of their proposed appro
priations. He did not go into the details Of
the rascalities that made these appropriations
necessary. He could very properly and forci
bly, have illustrated his remarks by few IA
miliar instances like the following:
1t occurs, in the administration of the COM
plicated internal revenue machinery, that an
officer has frequently SO many stamps to can
Gel that it is impossible to do it with the pen,
and resort is had to q little cancelling ma
chine. There are dozens of different kinds,
costing from so cts to $3.50 each, and all the
officers needing them were supplied at the
government expense. Recently Mr.. Wheel
er invented canceller' that he sought to
bring into public notice. He goes to Internal
Revenue Commissioner Dclano. No one
knows how large portion of the profits he
agrees to pay that officer; but instantly an
order appears that all internal revenue officers
hereafter shall lay aside their old cancellers
and procure 4" Wheelers Patent Caneeller."
The little implement may cost Mr.. Wheeler
so cts; but with such endorsement he raises
the price to say 81, and of course makes an
immense fortune at the expense Of the govern.
ment.
Another example, even worse than the
above, is given by the New Haven Regi.ter,-
this time apparently at the expense OF the
liquor dealers:
The firm of Kish & Co., has met with the
most gratifying success Their revenue coupon
book was adopted by Mr.. Dslano, and forced up.
on the liquor dealers at $3.50 per copy. The
profit on each copy of the book sold could not
have been less than 80. Well, the books we're
used just two days, and then Delano suspended
his previous order. In the meantime, not less
than 100000 of these books had been sold,
and the firm of kish & Co. have, in two days,
made the nice little sum of $45O,OOO This has
been a very nice operation for Kish s. Co., but
how do the liquor dealers like it? This, by the
way, is not the first swindle that has been Der.
petrated on the liquor dealers The government
seems to tax the ingenuity of its subordinates to
prosecute and rob these dealers, aud the efforts
have, thus far, been attended with remarkable
success.
Never, until now, was it esteemed one of the
duties of the United States government to pre-.
scribe the style of blank books and cancelling
machines its citizens should use. Bat the age
is progressive. 1t may not be month before
we have another order from Washington pre-.
scribiny the peculiar kind OF shoe.strings we
shall wear, and whom We must get them from.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

"SHoo FLY $50 seems to have thought
Storey of the Chicago Times, one day last
week, when assailed by swarm of the Opera
House blondes, who undertook to rawhide
him in the street. These blondes are COM
pany of English "legstcrs," with one Lydia
Thompson at their head, and We're making
nightly indecent exhibitions Of their persons
at the Opera house. The Time, first ridiculed,
and then mercelcssly scored them. The
blondes swore they would have r-r-re-venee
zee, and watching their opportunity, met
storey in the street and attempted to rawhidc
HIM. Storey, who was used to such things,
having few years ago confronted and cowed
mob OF thousands in Chicago went in on
his muscle. He soon divested lydia of her
weapon, and with his cane floored two or
three of her hackers, upon which the police
rushed in and ended hostilitics. The blondes
next morning, were taken before Justice.
moderately fined, and then cut stick for Dc
troit.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

MoNTpENsIER.-In our weekly resume Of the
foreign news, particularly from Spain, the Duke
de Montpensier is frequently mentioned, partic.
ularly in connection with the probability Of his
ultimate choice to wear the uneasy crown Of
Spain. A brief sketch of his career, may not,
therefore be undressing to our readers W.
find one ready to hand in tho st. Louis Republicans:
Antoine Marie Philippe Louis dOrlsans, due
de Mentpensier, is the fifth son Of the late King
Louis Philippe and Queen Marie.Anelie, and
was born at Neuilly, July 81, 1924. He was cd.
uosted at the College Henri w., snG after pass.
ing q satisfactory examination, was appointed y
lieutenant OF artillery, in 1912. Ordered to Afri-
ca in 1874, he took distinguished part in the
campaign against Biskara, and was wounded in
the face during the campaign Of Zibau. For his
services re was decorated with tho cross of the
chef d escddrOn. He accompanied his father on
visit to Queen Victoria in 1S45, afterwards re-.
joined the army in Africa and fought bravely
against the Kabyles. Subsequently he made an
extended tour through Egypt, Syria, Turkey
and Greece, and on his return married ut Madrid,
Oct. 10, 1916, the infxnta Marie Louise Ferdin.
ande dc Bourbon, sister Of Queen Isabella of
SPAIN This marriage was then thought to be y
master streke of diplomacy on the part Of King
Louis fblliPPe, created IN intense excitement
throughout Europe, and came near bringing
matters between France and England to an open
rupture. After the revolution Of 1S48 the duke
retired to England, soon after removed to Hol.
land where he embarked for Spain, and has
since resided at Seville for the most of the time
He received the title Of Infant Of Spain, and was
appointed Captain General of tho Spanish army
October 10, 1850. He hss four daughters and
two sonS-the eldest daughter, Princess Marie
Isabelle. was born September 81, 1S4e, and mar.
ried tho Comts dc Paris Nay 30, 1854.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05
A correspondent. contributes the folio wing :

A correspondent: contributes the following:
DELIGHT IN TEARs--An old grambler repre-.
sents the pleasures of setting up housekeeping
the second time, on this wise:
Pilkins, on account of little unpleasantnoss
between him and hs "ole woman" left honue
In the meantime his spouse had "yone up" and
after three months OF lonely sorrow, he intro.
duced new spouse into his cd home
II feel 30 tn hum +; everything 80 natural like /;
these chairs, where she used to sit; she ON that,
and inc on this this table. too, where We eat
she over there, and l here. Nothing like q hum
to 20 to Aud that family bible know its his.
tory, how she got IL with her money; and what
comfort she used to take in reading her lesson
And her calico Rts her 40 good. Il almost seems
she was back again, before me. But We must
forgive and forget. Jerushs, We ought all Of ~
10 forget.
W. advise our correspondent to leave news
paper writing to others, and not bother himself
or herself with sorrOws % easily COM led, or uni
ons 90 full Of sweet aud tender recol ,ctions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05
Ottawa and the Supreme Court.


The Judiciary Committee in the constitu-
tional convention at Springfield made their
report last Friday on the Judicial Depart
ment." The report proposes the insertion in
the new constitution of an article of 4S Sec
tions, regulating the whole judicial system of
the state in detail. The section, however, in
which Ottawa has special interest," and to
which alone we wish to call attention, is the
4th. That section, in whatever ambiguous
terms it may be disguised, in fact means the
removal of the Supreme Court for the third
grand division from Ottawa to Chicago. The
legislature mag order the court to hold an oc-
casional term at Ottawa, but they shalt hold
at east one term a year at Chicago. This is
the language of the section. Now as there is
no iiklihOod of the court ever holding more
than one term year in each grand division,
the section actually removes the court to Chi
cage
But viii the convention adopt this section
in the PROSE shape reported by the commit
tee Why not? What is to PREVENT Otta.
wa, by the shrcwd management Of our local
republican politicians last fall, is without
representative or a friend in the convention.
Nay worse. The members from this county
in that convention were elected on the dis
tinct issue of opposition to Ottawa interests
To get the petty county offices, and to be in
favor with the west end of the county fo- fu-
ture county and congressional nominations
our local radical politicians have completely
sold out Ottawa in the state senate the state
legislature, and the constitutional convention,
so that Ottawa is without friend or voice in
either of those bodies. Could Chicago steal
the Supreme Court away from US if we had
Bushnell, Cook, Reddick or Cation in the sen.
ate or constitutional convention Either of
these gentlemen would consider himself dis
grsced if Chicago could steal such march
on him. But to give a few OF our local one.
horse politicians the petty county offices, and
to keep them in favor with the west end for
future nominations, Ottawa is robbed of her
representation in the legislature and conven-
tion, and lies helpless at the feet of her enc
nnles, by whom she is slaughtered without
~compunction or word of protest Or remon-
STRANGE, DOUBTLESS Ottawa viii some day
wake up to a realization of how her interests
have been bartered and traded away by her
cormorant local radical politicians, and doubt
less, also, some day she will feel like punish
ing them. But what good will there be in
that 1t is a miserable precsution to lock
tn. door after the horse is stolen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

The people complain of their local taxes and
yet they are but flea bite compared with the
national taxes. They pay into the Federal
Treasury about four hundred millions year.
Ihis divided among the States equally,
would make ten millions year tor each State
tspay. The big burdens are the Federal taxes,
but the local assessments are the straws that
break the camel's back
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

Now that the House at Washington has
got rid of several carpet-bagger members for
the comparatively trifling oifensc Of taking
money for the little patronage at their dispo-
sal in the shape of Yves: Point cadetships, let
congress proceed to show its adherence of all
kinds Of corrupt bargaining in tho disposal
of public offices by arraiyning the chief OF
criminals in that line, President Grant. Let
them expose the transaction by which Hoar
got a seat in the cabinet as reward for Ii.
brary, Borie similar Office for the present OF
house, Stewart for a 100000 douceur, &C.,
&C. Shall none but the little criminals be
punished
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

An Exchange figures up, to show that the
National debt is being paid off ut the rate Of
o. per second, $50 per minute, or $lls0 per
hour; but it fails to give US the figures on
what the expenses Of the government, interest
on the public debt and stealings amount to {;
the figures on these latter items would double
tho former.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

The Universal Peace League in France has
elected Andrew johnson, Charles Sumner, B.
r. Butler and Horace Greeley, honorary mem.
bers. 1t must believe that the time has come
when the lion and the lamb shall lie down TO-
gether
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05
Reduction of Taxes.

The President has spoken in response to
Mr.. Dawes arragnment Of extrayagant APP
preparations recommended by his cabinet,
and AYERS that the taxes must be reduced
S50,0OO,OOO. The ways and means committee
of the house thereupon also speaks, and adopt
resolution that taxes must be reduced $50
100000 And then Dawes is sent to Connec-
ticut to crayenly eat his own words and un-
do the effect of his manly speech in Congress
by assuring the dealers in wooden nu,megs
that Grants last words on his leaving Wash
ington were, that taxes shall be reduced $780,
100000. Meantime Congress is voting appro-
pristions as usual, and the house votes by a
decisive majority that tariff duties shall be IN
creased. The "hollow sound" about the re-
duction Of taxes, therefore, has no earthly
meaning, except that it is expected to save
the radical party from overthrow at the spring
elections in New Hampshire and Connecticut
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05
County Agricultural Sec ETY..

meeting OF the executive committee of the
County Agricultural Society WAS held a. the
Clifton Hotel last Saturday, at which the com.
mittse to receive propositions for tenant Of fair
grounds reported three bids, which were referred
back to the committee with power to act. Tho
President and Secretary were authorized to act
with the committee. Thsmas Resdy's bid, for
three years. was most acceptable.
Tho following resolution was then adopted:
Resolred, That the executive committee pro.
hibit any person leasing the fair ground from
giving exhibitions of any kind on said fair
grounds without the consent of the Board Of
Managers.
Tho auditing committee reported the accounts
Of tho Secretary and Treasurer correct
Thomas Johns, =. Z. Parr and George G. Cad.
well were appointed a committee to consider
the probability Of field trials OF reapers and
mowers, plows, &c.
The committee devoted considerable time to a
revision Of the premium list, but made little
progress.
The proposition to have horse races in June
was discussed, but no action taken.
Adjourned, to meet again on Thursday. March
ID, At the same place.
At the adjourned meeting on Thursday the
committee reported that they had leased the fair
grounds to Thomas Reedy for the term Of three
years. The report was approved.
The Premium List was ovcrhauled, corrected
and finally adopted.
The time for holding the next fair was fixed
for September 9th, 7th, 9Th and 9th inclusive.
The project for big race in June, the pro.
ceeds to go to the payment of the indebtedness
81 the Society, was favorably considered, and tho
arrangement Of the details entrusted to com.
potent committee
A vote of thanks WAS unanimously passed to
the proprietor of the Clifton Hotel for his kind.
ness in giving the use Of room in the Hotel to
the committee for holding their meetings free Of
charge, and thereupon the committee adjourned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

A car load Of green peas, from Caliiornis, Il
the latsst novelty in Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

Josh Billings says Goldfish sre better than um.
brellas 70 keep you dry.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-07

probably would take but one. The
Objections.stated being made, Banks
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the resolution. Lost, ayes 20, noes SO,
/ twO-thirds not voting. Banks then
amended the resolution so as to set
apart Tuesday only, and it passed by
a vote of 125 TO %.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the
river and / ar or appropriation bill
with recommendation that it be
made the special order for Thursday
next. Agreed to.
Also sundry appropriations of the
civil appropriation bill, which he
asked might be printed and made the
special order for Wednesday next,
after the morning hour, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Dawes explained the main
features of the bill, one of which pre-
vents future publication in the news
papers of this city of proposals for
supplies for Texas and other points
scattered over the country.
Another provides for disseminating
the publication of laws in some pa
pers.
Another prOvides-for building six
revenue cutters of smaller size than
originally contemplated.
Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported the fund
ing bill, which was ordered to be
printed and recommitted.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-07
coNsTANTINoPLE.
FrightfuI eohfagratioH---The City Con-
sumed--Fire ncheoked--TsrribIe St0Fy--
Roumanis Forgotten.

CONsTANTINOPLE, June 6.-Later
particulars Of the melancholy catas-
trOphe which has devastated the
wealthiest quarter of the city are
at hand. The ravages Of the con-
fiagration were fearful-mOsques,
bsZaars, theaters and other build
ings being consumed with ter
rible rapidity. The fire originate
in the suburbs of Pera, on the Golden
Horn, and unchecked sped quickly on
its devOuring march through the
most pOpulOus and wealthiest Conn
mercial quarter OF the district. Shops
and houses were wrapped in flames
and burned into ashes. The scene
was of fearful grandeur, presenting
the aspect of a huge furnace. The
Golden Horn and the BOsphOrus
hangs with a thick pail Of smoke,
and the city proper is covered with
ashes of the burned district. Many of
the escaping inhabitants and num-
bers Of those occupied in tearing down
the houses to prevent the spread of
the flames, were burned. The
houses of the British embassy
and the American and Portuguese
cOnsulates were involved in the de-
structiOn with the theaters, churches,
mosques and houses; and shops by
thousands viii sharee the same fiery
fate. There has been no interruption
Of the terrible destruction, and the
cOnfiagratiOn is still raging with un-
abated fury. The loss will prove enor-
m0usly heavy-prObably almost incal-
culable in its aggregate amount. En-
ergetic efforts are now being made by
organized bands of sOldiery to goay
the ravages Of the consuming element,
but the work Of subduing the flames
will be a most difficult Undertaking.