The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-08-22

The 9TH Iowa Regiment has gone t
Rolia, No; they have muskets of tn
improved MIME style
The President has appointed the las
Thursday in September as day of fast
ing and prayer.
The official report Of the commando
of the 1st Iowa Regiment, gives tn
numbcr.of killed in his command as IL
: and 81 wounded aud missing.
About noon on Monday last man en-
, tered the U. s. Express Office at Musca
tine, and asked for package. As tn
agent stopped to look in the safe, tn
man struck him over the head and knock
cd him senseless, be then rumayed tn,
safe, took what he choose and escaped
unnotced. 1t is not known who he was
Great efforts arc being made to detec
him.
The rebels arc maxim: great prepare
tons in the ncighborhood of Washing
ton. What their intentions are is no,
known, but Gen. Mcclellan is determin.
ed to head them off, let the object be
what it may.
Gen. Seiyel's force is cncamped on
Little Piney, seven miles south of Rolla,
Mo-, where there is a good camping
ground
1t is reported that the rebels are march,
ing from Springfield towards Jefferson
City, but they will hardly get that far
before Gen. Fremont will be with them
in earnest. Troops are pouring into Mis-
souri, from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
Iowa has seven regiments in that State
and more on the way.
1t is reported that the pri,>ssr Sum
ter has been captured by one of our men
of war, but it is doubted
Orders have been issued by the Gov.
eminent to the Governors of the Eastern
States, to hurry up their men and send
them to Washington at once.
tx Minister Faulkner has been sent
to Fort Hamilton, n. Y, where the 9th
err men who have been arrested for trea-
son arc confined.
Gen. Wool has left Troy Cor Fortress
Monroe
Thos S. Scvill, a violent secessionist,
was arrested on the arrival Of the Persia
with 10000 pounds in bank Of England
notes - the proceeds of loan for the
Confederate States. Sevill is a native o.
New Orleans; he is about so years Ole
and very wealthy. A number Of letters
and important papers were found upo,
him.
The Government has recently charter
ed about 100 additional vessels to rende
the blockade effective.
The Grand Jury in U. S. Circuit
Court presented the JournIo Of Commerce
Nlns. Day BooA', Feeman's Jomna
and Brooklyn .E.r1le, for expressing sym
pathy with the rebels, and asks the ad.
vice Of the Court in the mater, saying
they will be glad to learn that their CO..
duct is subject to indictment and con-
dign punishment.
After Cen Seigel left Springfield, Mo,
four regiments of the rebel cavalry took
possession of that city and raised the
rebel flag on the Court House. They
purchased what they wanted at the stores
paying any price, in Confederate scrip.
Gen. Fremont has proclaimed MARTA
law in St. Louis, and prohibits the carry
ing Of concealed weapons. Two gam
blcrs fred revolvers 1t each other, in tn
street, a1d were at once arrested and sen
to work on the entertainments at Cairo
All such gentry are to be served in
similar manner.
A large number Of fugitives from Vir
@lula--mcn, women and children-ii
great distress, are daily passing through
the Western part of the State.
Skirmishes are taking place, aImos
daily in Northern Missouri, in all 0
which the Union men were successful.
1t Is said the Legislature of Kentuck,
. Will request breckenridge and Powell t,
resign their seats in the Senate.
Some Of the ringeadcrs in the late act
Of Decentralization near Washington hay
been sent TO work out their three year
service on the Notifications at Key West
7. II. Stanton, formerly associate cdi,
or Of the Washington Iowa) Press, ha
just resigned a clerkship at Washingto
and returned to his old post in Iowa -
Mr.. Stanton is one of the best writers
and the Press is one of the best paper
ia Iowa
DEATH OF CAPT. MASON The pain
ful intelligence received yesterday afte,
noon Of the death Of Capt. Alexander /.
Mason, Of Company G, lst Iowa Rcgi
ment, was confirmed by last nights dis
patches. The Captain had been a resi-
dent Of this city about five years, an,
leaves a wife a@d seven children here
lie served through the Mexican war
and won the reputation of brave AM
skilifaI officer. Our citizens dcplo.
THEN less, ard extend their warmest sym