The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-02-02
Notings.

rlze the Postmaster General to contract
ior The transportation of the United States
mails IN four-horse coaches, tri-weekly.
Something, says a Washington cores.
pondent, n noticing this purposed bill of
Mr.. Weller, will probably be done this
session towards establishing an overland
mail route through to the Pacific. CHI.
Dem.
Salutatlon Extraordinary. "A. ball
on New Years evening, tree was pre-.
pared iadened with various gifts, as
prize for the couple that should wal liz the
longest. Some fifty couple entered the
list, commencing at quarter past nine
AT IL O'Clock, all but three had gin eout,
and soon alter one Of the three ladies
tainted, creating some sensation. Geo.
Crossman, clerk Tor S.las Huatlev. and
his sister won the prize, having wal,zed
Tor three consecutive hours, travelling in
that time a distance Of five and half
m'les!-BuG En-.
Curious Fact. The Hartford Times
says the thick coating of ice upon the
cherry, pear and peach trees has served
to protect them from the frost, and a, the
same time has acted in the cap, city of
burning glass, by concentrating and in
tensltylng the rays from the sun, until the
unreasonable warmth :a1s impaired has
had the effect Of starting the flow of san
aud developing the buds 1t is feared
damage IS very serious.
Escaped.-The Observer states ,ha, a
fellow recently made his exit from the
Jail at Mount Pleasant, leaving a note
behind him, thanking the iailor for his
kindness, and suggesting as it was such
cold weather, they had better not try to
catch him. Anotherintcrestng bind says,
the Bugte. took his fright from the Jail
known as the odd Cottonwood, Coun.
cll Bluffs day or two ago; also leaving
letter IN which he states that
Long as the lamp holds ont to burn,
The widest sinner may return,
but not to old Cottonwood"
The Express Robbers. His Excellen-
cy, Gov, Bingham. has granted a reoup.
ston upon the Governor of Nassachu-
sets for White the Express messenger,
accused OF robing the Express, while un-
der his charge, Of $4,000 in gold. Cir
curnstauces pointed strongly 10 the prob
ability that the robbery was co.nmitted at
Detroit and the prisoner will cons. quen,-
ly be brought here Tor trial. Did .7dv.
Bosros Jan. "a.
Boston hsms.-The municipal Court
to-day, Judge Nash presiding, Edward
.. Coburn and Benjamin J. Dalton were
put on trial for manslaugLter, In causing
the death Of WIN. Summer. % witness
es sworn for prosecution. Testimony to-
day has developed 40 new facts addition
al 10 wh was Shown on preliminary
examination before the police court
Beers KILLED. Two young men, resi-.
ding n Granville. VT, a few DAYS since
traced several bears 10 their den in a cave
upon tire Green Mountains While one
OF tie hunters stood guard, the other,
named Robbins, sixteen years Of age,
entered the cave armed with a double
barrelled pistol, and succeeded ia killing
three bears without receiving a wound
himself.
to A tab Of butter weighing about
100 It's was recently discovered beneath
the surface of the earth, at WinStead,
Conn. The spot upon which il was found
had been occupied some twenty years be-
fire BY country store, and The SUPPOSE
ton is, that the butter has remained Lu-
riea all that time. The oak was partially
decayed, but its contents il is stated were
sweet, and without any unpaIatable faint
or flavor.
Jro=e Up. The Clncinnalaas are In
a dilemma about water. Tie pipes thto'
which tue Guy is supplied with water from
the water works are frozen up. They
are from three TO four feet under ground,
and i Is feared that excavations will Lave
10 be made all over the city to ,haw the
pipes before supplies Of water can be GO.
II.
.Nachines 10 Slpersede Railroads. - Gen
Chambers has petitloned the Senate OF
Texas TO charter company 10 rua certain
mach nes OF his invention, which are said
10 be capable OF uperscdng IA lroads-
crossing bays and even traverslug oceans,
Chi 7rt.
n Long Sentence = Edward Norton,
tried at Trenton, N. j., on charge OF
burglary recent y was convicted on thr-
teen indictments, which, If sentenced TO
the full extent of the law, would cover
one hundred aud thirty years in the State
Prison.
4 Rare Case.--Dr. A. J. Gomez, a
prominent Romau-caihole of Brazil, has
been made lie director Of the Amerl-
can Bible Society, and has accepted the
certificate which was forwarded to him,
together with the Bibles to which life
dictatorship entitled him.
More Taiuabfe than Gold A pound
of faxen thread made for the finest kind
of Frel ch lace is priced at 5000, and is
more valuable than two pounds of gold.
Its length is about 226 miles.
rssg~ David Wino,, the famous au-
thor OF the 'WiImol Proyiso,' has sued
the editor OF the Montrose, Pa, Democrat
for libel, laying the damages at $4,000
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