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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-08-15
From IT. Monroe.
TT. MONROE, August 3

e. noSROE, AuguStS :.
Hampton has been burnt. Scouts and
fug'tlves brought word of the approach
Of large Confederate force from York
town. These rumors were confirmed at
5p IN. by descrter from the rebels-a
native Of Maine, but a resident of Geor-
gia He has been stationed at Yorktown
since June LIST.
Friday last Gen. Magruder left York.
town with force Of 1000 men, includ-
ing $500 cavalry and pieces of artil.
Iery, Monday night they camped at
Great Bethel, which was completely de-
serted. Tuesday they advanced toward
Hampton, and at noon yesterday took up
positions on Black river, some three
miles from the town.
lie says the object of the expedition
Is 70 draw out our force, attack Camp
Hampton Or Newport News, if practica.
bic, and at least to destroy Hampton SO
as to prevent their using it for wirter
quarters.
Gen. Butler al once repaired to the
end Of Hampton bridge; where he re-
NAMED till II o'clock. Col. Weber cree
ted barricade near the Hampton eud Of
the bridge, and placed strong guard at
various points this side of the creek.
About midnight, Gen. Marruder, with
about 800 Confcderates, entered the tow n
and Immediately fred the greater par: of
the five hundred houses, which were
built with wood, and no rain having fall,
len lately, strong south wind soon pro-
duccd terrible confagration.
a company Of rebels attempted to force
the passage Of the bridge, but were re-
pulsed with loss of 3 killed and SIX
wounded
Gen. Magruder has encamped near
New Market Bridge. He will hardly
venture to attack Newport News
Mayhem, the desetrer, says there have
been about seven thousand Confederate
troops stationed at Yorktown, and some
eleven days ago battalion came down Ia
the outskirts Of Hampton and carried
away $50 negroes. Provisions were
abundant at Yorktown, and most of the
rebels are receiving new uniforms for the
winter campaign.
The destruction Of the town was a
wanton &C, of cruelty, both for the resi-
dents and Unionists, and moreover en-.
tircly useless, as Gen Butler intends to
winter his army many miles beyond
Hampton.
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Gen. ..cileIlan.'s IIead.Oua,,er.

Cen NcClejlan's headquarters are On
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue aud
18th street. Ov plain three story
house. on the nOrfhwes: corner, without
any gauI Y pretentions the American fac
floats. Around it are hitched number
Of horses, whose trappings are the only
cnsIgnla IF war visible Ia the third
story. in the back room, sits the ulan by
the side OF rude pine table, on whom
the eyes of the wor d are now turaed. -
Quietly be reads his dispatches, aud pa
uentIy listens to his officers, who are
coming and going all the time.
Not muscle is moved unnecessarily,
not smile or trown is noticed, as the
tenor 0: reports and di,potches change
Around him, on the walls, are his maps
and charts; before him his tables. show
ing his forces and their location, with
the position Of the rebel foe.
He issues his orders and instructions
as though upon each Que hung the fate
of nation.
The two lower stories are occupied by
his staff, and the business Of the various
departments. Cor. Phil. Inc.
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Kentucky Election.

If any sccession;sts can draw consola.
ton from the recent election. y. - ust be
as much philosopher as the ~ Gentle
man, who, when he had the .out. thank.
ed God it was not the stone, and vixen
he had the stone, thanked God he id
not have both together.
The Courier says that its friends, al.
though defeated again, and again will
renew their struggles, Well, we guess
they will grow tired Of getting whipped
as soon as We shall Of whipping the IN
We are not fatigued in the least yet
Lou ./ow.
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Which Shall be Preserved.

,
If during the progress of the war, ex.
perlence with the strength aud determi-
nation of the rebel army teaches our loval
people the fact that the Union and slave
ry cannot both be preserved, the question
will be submitted to them-whicb shall
be surrendered? While we have no
doubt OF the power Of the government to
put down this rebellion and punish the
traitors, We have not that confidence in
the Endurance of the people, which will
make them submit, for the years that the
government may require for the accom-
p'shment of its purpose, to the derange-
ments of business, the destruction of
industry, the heavy taxes and the loss of
life which are involved in the contest
Hence we are prepared to see an ong the
people themselves a movement sprnging
spontaneously from their instincts and
convictions, for putting speedy end to
the war by sudden and authoritative
destruction of the pregnant cause which
has forced it upou us. This movement,
ii it shall arise, will be above aud indie
pendent of politicians and parties--the
elimination of the nations necessities
an exertion of the national Conscience
against the consequence OF which the
barriers which partlSans, politicians, sec
tional prejudIces and sectional interests
may erect, will be of no avail That it
i. among the probabilities of the near
future, we can have no doubt and that
it is looked for by the members of the
late democratic party with as keen ex
pectation as BY those wap-e political afhl
iations have taught them to hate slavery
as crime OF mOnstrouo proportions, ap-
! pears as clear to US rs any other f2ct Of
the rebellion The time is favorable fot
! tho ~" e o,~h @nti"ipati0rs Mems
minds are disahnscd as 10 the oD1ects ana
means Of the oiIgarcy which govern
cd the country They see clearly enough
now the tremendous possibilities of the
horrible system. With its grippe upon
their throat-, they recognize the monster
that their linaginat'ons had clothed with
the charms Of a mistress; and they are
not human if, in a struggle Ike this,
which involves all that we have been
taught to regard as necessary to an indie
pendent and honorable existence in the
family of nations, or as a necessity to ia
dividual freedom, manlincSs and prosper
ity, they did not sooner or later bring to
their aid all the honorable aud legal
means which men may employ for self.
preservation We are glad to see this
evidence of the progress Of right opin,
ion. Though it may not reach clear
forward to universal emancipation rs
war measure. it will hereafter enable the
country to deal with the slavery in ac-
cordance with its actualitics and the de-
mands Of the high civilization of which
our countrymeu boast CHI. TiJ.
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WASHINGTON. August 9

" &AuSSoS ~
The activity among government team
sters is as great as it was any time pre-
vious to the late battle. Much more re.
gard than heretofore has been paid to
the comfort aud subsistence Of the sol.
diers, and little, if any, complaint exists
among them.
Soldiers arrive from time to time, in
Guiding, of late, large proportion of cav
airy They are judiciously distributed
along our new extended Potomac lines
The movement of troops in the night is
an improvement over their improper ex-
posure to the sun.
Especial to the N. Y. Times.
The refusal of the Democrats of New
York to unite with the Republicans in
the nomination aud election of ticket,
causes some surprise here, as it seems to
conflict with what was supposed to be a
plan pre-arranged here at Washington,
which had for its purpose the disintre.
grafton of the Republican party. The
same idea of a Union ticket was broach-
ed in Ohio and has been there rejected.
These two coincidents, it is said among
politicians, will cause now the entire dis
solution of the Democratic party.
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SHERIFF SAv.r

~ virtue Of Especial Execution to m. a,,...
~ ed issued from the offc Of the tert =, .Ss
D'strict Court in and for the county ~ ". tns
ana state OF Iowa. in favor of Seller 4 70 lug w..
against Emanuel Wise, have levied upon I ~.
i"''o"ing property as the property of the -. ~
Emanuel Wise, to wit: ''' at
Nineteen acres out Of the northwest ona,,.,
OF the northwest quarter of section six in torn
snip seventy nine, north of range two cat NJ ~
MIN p m and described as lot number two !,
3D. iRte of said Cedar county. as will more mn.
appear reference being had to the compls. ~:
ora on SAID estate in the Office Of the clerk q, ,hs
Iowa: " "'AN "
And shall offer the same for sale at public or,
cry, at the Court House door in the town ~ ~ W.
' t In sara county on SATURDAY. the cath days
day. to satisfy said execution and costs thu, ma,
Dated this 22d day of July A. D. 1861
PRICE 5000 Sheriff of Cedar CONT. ~.
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To Allen Hammond. L. G. Cover, Clarissa J.
Cover, and Phelps, Biz 4 Co.:
YOC are hereby notified that there Ia file in
County aforesaid petition in equity Of Francis Mex
claiming of and against the said James II Cover and
Borrcde Cover. the foreclosure Of mortgage and
Of all Of you, your equity Of redemption in and to the
following real estate situate in said Cedar county
wit: Lots number one. two, three. four, FIVE six and
in section twenty EIGHT (s) the west half of the
northwest quarter and the half Of the southwest
quarter Of section twenty seven 27). the northeast
quarter and the half Of the northwest quarter and
the northeast quarter othe southeast quarter Of section
thirty the north half of the southwest QUAR-
ter Of section number thirty three. the half OF the
southwest quarter Of section twenty mine, and the
southwest quarter Of the southwest quarter Of section
twenty-five, al, in township eighty north range
number four west of 9Th p. NJ. and containing one
thou sand and twenty less The said
mort gage having been executed by the said James IL
Cover and Borredeii Hower. May lh lsb6, to secure
the payment of note of date executed by said
James II. Cover for ten thousand five hundred dollars
The said Allen Hammmond, William Hammo nd Ro-
bert Cover, Charles ". Cover, T. G. Cover, James o.
Cover. Clarssa Cover, and Phelps, Bliss IL Go.
reby notified that personal claim is made against
them in this action.
you appear therets and defend before
OF the second day ofthe next term Of said Court to be
held on the first Monday Of December A. d. 1861 de-
fault Willie entered against you and judgment and de-
cree be rendered prayed In said petition.
FAIRALL BOAL, Sol. for Pm.
Ordered that publ at on of the within be had
in the Upton Advertiser for four consecutive weeks
ALGNZO SHAW,
Clerk Of District Court, Cedar Co., Iowa
Upton, August 18th, 1851.
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SHERIFF kAIc

BY virtue of special execut;as
CO. issued from the Office of The cIerE me direct
trict Court in and for the county IN Of the Ds
state OF Iowa, in favor OF Sacke ~ Cedar s.d
ana sga,ns. George Carrie and
pronsrv v, of th upon the following proper,a C.t
Carrie, tosw.t: es'ie and Corusi;s
Lots one, two and three in b,ock ,;
SIX, IN STAIRS addition to the town ~ mber hhy
SAID county Of Cedar, with the a, ui Iiptoa |,
ty, Iowa; "''o ID Cedar cors
erx ana s shall offer the same for sale at ponu
ton said t ' conntv ouse door in the town
August A. d. 1861, at one o,cloeL "e 'lst day Of
day. to satisfy said execution and cost. u MD
accrue thereon. eosts that n,
Dated this 3oth day of July, A. n. ,se,
nr,essA s, j.: l.: BRADSHAW
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Terrible Fight i'm Missouri!
GEN. LYON KILLED!

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.
Tho following is the official report Of
the fight near Springfield on Saturday
last, as forwarded by one Of Gen. Lyon
aids, to Fremont:
Gen. Lyon in three columns, unde,
himself, Gen. sigel, and Major S,urges.
Of the Cavalry, attacked the enemy al
half past 6 o'clock on the morning Of the
10th, 8 miles southwest of Springfield.
The engagement was severe. Our loss
was about 800 in killed and wounded
Gen. Lyon was killed in the charge at
the head of the column.
Our force was eight thousand, includ
ing 1000 home guards. The muster
rolls reported taken from the enemy gives
their strength at $4,000.
Their loss is reported heavy, including
Genrs McCulloch and Price This state,
ment is corroborated by prisoners. Their
tents and wagons were destroyed in the
action.
The following is verbal report of the
fight, as given by the bearer of despatch
to Gen. Fremont:
Early on Saturday morning Gen. Lyon
marched out of Springfield to give the
enemy battle. At twenty minutes past
six o'clock Gen. Lyon fred the first gun
when the battle Immediately began. Sc
we're cannonading was k"pt up for two or
three hours, when the fire of Capt. Tot
tens artillery proving too severe for the
enemy, they gradually fel! back towards
their encampment on Wilson's creek
Gen. Lyons cavalry, posted on the
enemy's left haDk, and Gen Sigers ar
tillery Oh the right, then began a terrific
attack, spreading slaughter and dismay
in the ranks of the enemy, and pursuing
them to their camp. Shells from Tot.
tens artillery set fire to their tents and
wagons, which were all destroyed.
Some time in the afternoon, as Gen.
Lyon was leading on his column, his
horse Was shot from under him. He i'm
mediately mounted another, and as he
turned around to his men, waving his
hat in his hand and cheering them on to
victory, he was struck in the small of the
back by ball and fell dead to the ground
The command then devolved upon Gen.
Sicgcl.
The pursuit continued until night.fall,
when our little army rested for the nirhs
IN the encampment Of the enemy.
Sunday morning Gen. Siegel, fearing
the enemy might recover and attempt to
cut his command off from Springfield.
fell back upon that city, where the home
guards were stationed. On reaching
Springfield, fearing the great numbers of
the enemy might induce them to get be
tween him and Rola, Gen Siecel con
Guided to fall back upon Rolla with his
provision trains aud there await the re-
ifnorccments that were expected to be on
the way for the purpose of joining him.
4. 49," '"'"~. e 49, avpa,turc
Of the messenger the enemy had not
been seen, and it is probable that Gen.
Slcgcl has not been disturbed in his
march. Ninety of the rebels were cap
turvd, among them Colonel Of distinc-
ton, the messenger not remembering
his name.
The sword and horse of MCulloch
Were among the trophies.
R"lntorccmcnts are on the way from
Rolla, and Siegel and his army may be
considered safe.
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SHERIFF SALE.

n VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION to me A..
= rected issued from the Office of the C,srt
OF the District Court in and for the county ~
,edar and state Of Iowa, in favor of C. Han.
g2tt ana against }. $. Eisenhalt and Mary
thompson, ! nave levied upon the following
property as the property Of the said Mary
Thompson, to-wit:
Lot number three in block number 2, in tho
town OF tIoqu is, with the appurtenances there.
on; said property is situated in Cedar county.
Iowa:
And shall offer the same for sale at public out
cry at the Court House door in the town OF
lnPtoh IN said county. on Saturday. the 24th day
OF August, A. ID. 1sGl. at one O'Clock =. NJ Of
SAID day, I" satisfy said execution and costs ths.
may accrue thereon.
Dated this sd day of July, A. d. 1861.
J. l.. BRADSHAW.
price Sl.tGl S,heritflof Cedar county Inra
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SHERIFF SALE

Rl VIRTUE of an Execution n ma
~ issued from the Office of the G ie aa'ree,ed
District Court in and for the CONT" =. q d.
ana State OF Iowa in favor of Charl:s o. Cedp
ana against John Johnston and LANES sse.land
nave levied upon the following Dr. ons,ts a.he.t
properly y o, tue said John Johnston. to.yi,. u
Stars s n a%itio ten in block number ft,s,.
property is situated in Cedar corn Upon; saN
And shall offer the same f,r .a1y Iowa
cutlery at the Court House door i i" ~. az pub
Upton in said county. on SATURDAY. ~, tne tond
OF August, A. d. 1861, at two o,c,o .ae 1'aar
said day, to satisfy said executioD r; M
that may accrue thereon. ana cssA
Dated this 2sd day of July, A. Il 700,
prfS4:0Ol of Cedar n, sher'f
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sharp Work by the Biockading Fleet.
FORT Noxpor A,r IN

= FORT MONROE, Aug. 10.
The Quaker City this morning brought
IN the prize schooner George Y. Baker.
and her Confederate crew in irons. She
was first captured Of Galveston by L.
5. and sent to New York with L. s
crew aboard. Afterwards she vas cap
turcd off Cape lIattcras by the privateer
York, and four rebels pat aboard Mean
while the York was seen by the gun boat
Union. which chased and burnt the York
after the pirates had beached her and
escaped.
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Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, of Nd. late
munster Of Paris. was arrested to day
ana conveyed to Jail, by order of the war
department. He is not allowed to hold
converse or correspond with friends. 4
formal examination Of his case will soon
take place. There is no douh, of his
sympathy with rebellion.
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Thc returned federal surgeons, report
the nH'nber Of federal prisoners at Rich
mond, including wounded, is from l 900
to 10000 They have full lists of the
wounded, and the prisoners who died
after the battle.
Col. Corcoran is well Capt. ricketts, of
the Z s. Artillery is recovering from his
wounds
Mr. Fly sends letter to President
Lincoln. 1t is understood to bs decid-
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County Convention, and that township
meetings will lie held in all the town
ships and matters talked over there.
We would advise that the candidates for
nomination be published beforehand SO
that they eau be considered before the
meeting of the convention.
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RLiU BlItiE COUNTY COS!EN.
TON.

We pNO''>' - Gay tAe call Tor lie
publican County Convention to nominate
candidates for the several offices to be
filled next winter 0.oasio,alIy we hoor
Of p~,,}I;,,, n,u
-: ~, ~ : S'.u % '''oF "
union '''A''' anu WHO l. wiling to give
up the Republican o. &a"izatiou, but in
all such cases even, the mcn have denied
it when srokcD to on the ,nhioct 7, :
s,,l Lv ..n,. e .,,. lf..,,,.,.> n.,.,
...,; =. ., >.'' '''' ~ DS"''-
ava ~, ~ ,.
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DUBUQUE, HUSCATINE AND KEO-
KIh RAILROAD.


We often hear it said that certain
things will not be done--that they won't
pay yet it is no uncommon thing to sec
those same things done. There are ma.
ny things to be considered iu the accom-
plishuens of an object. Almost every
great project is made up Of number Of
smaller ones. Now persons are apt to
look upon each of these as an independ-
ent one; and, viewing i, in this light,
can reasonably assert that this project
won't pay-that it uiU fail.
! have Leard such remarks made By
persons unacquaintcd with the facts,
concerning the Upton Railroad. I have
not been surprised at this-indeed look
cd upon it as a natural consequence -
The persons whom | have heard make
such remarks, regard the Upton Rail
road Independent of all other roads ; and
as such think it is not worth the atten-
ton Of capitalists, abroad-and that the
people Of Cedar county are not able to
build it, and to put on the rolling stock.
The first proposition would be correct
if the premises were correct. am per-
suaded that eiyM miles ef railroad
through Cedar county, constituting an
independent road, should be a small
temptation to iron masters and railroad
men.
But the second proposition is not cor
rect. The people Of Cedar county are
able to build the Upton Railroad, and to
put on the rolling stock aud to run it
But do not think it would be wise in the
people Of Cedar county to build s miles
of independent railroad-ercn if these
eight miles constituted the Upton faH
roaa | think such an undertaking
would be like tie Indians gun, "More
cost than profit 1t might help prop
erty holders in Upton, for short time
but l apprehend the advantage to the
citizens Of the county in general, would
be but smaW The majority of the peo-
pie Of Cedar county are engaged in agri-
what thy want with
railroads is to furnish murk,ets-BETTER
MARKETS. 1t is obvious that the Tip
on Railroad, independent of contnu.
'ton southwark, would not secure a Let-
er market. 1.-THE Upton Railroad were
o be only a branch Of the c. l. Il \. r.
R., Upton would be brough. in COMPETE
ion with Mechanicsvi!lc, Ouion and
.oudon but could never consistently
Jay as much for grain--hcncc, but little |
would be marketed 10 it. But am Glad .
o inform the public that the Til,ton Rail
oaa need Tot be branch r. r., but a
hahn in the great Dubula' Nuscatiue
nd keokuh Railroad.
But it will not DO to rest securely un
il the road is built. Delay is dangerous
y hat is done should be done now. If
he people Of Cedar county suffer the
natter to rest, they may have the mo't'-
1cotion Of seeing their more active
,eighbors engaged in building this great
r. Il, by way of Maquokcta and De-
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HoWE'S
.S1-1NDIRD SCALES
vs.
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
.'HONEsTY IS THE BEST POLICY:,
OR,
Honesty is Better than Any Policy.

CHICAGO, June 18th, 1861.
D. 7. GRAVES, Esq, Dear Sr:-After the con.
versation we had about the remarks made by Mr..
Greenleaf of the firm of Fairbanks Il Greenleaf
touching the Scale We put up for NJ. B. Harden,
of Abingdon, Ill.,, wrote to Mr.. Harden and en-
close to you his reply. You will see from this
letter that the representations by Greenleaf 70
You were false, or ne must have been laboring
under great mistake. | want vow t. write our
house here exactly what Mr. Greenleaf stated to
you, as this is not the first time that they traluc-
ed our scales and we are determined to place
them in their true position position before the
public Respectfully yours
NANDERvooRT, DICERsoN & Co,
Per S. G. Hooker.
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\rIv N0pK Anr I

The schooner Mary Alice arrived here
to day. She had been captured by the
pirate ship Dixie, and her captain and
three men were taken aboard the pirate
vessel She was afterwards recaptured
BY the Wabash and the pirate crew trans
fcrrcd to her.
The Wabash also captured the brig
Sarah Starr. which had no papers.
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ga Breckenridge and ValIandingham
attempted to utter their reasonable seq.
tlments from the balcony Of the Eutaw
House, at Baltimore, On the S,h inst.
Ja' the crowd wa. largely Union, and
frequently Interrupted them with the
the cry ot " Remember the 10Th OF
Alf'I. " Remember the week Of ter
for' "OA dry up; You are traitor"
etc.
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A PAIR OF REAL NOVELTIES!
AND ONE WITHOUT A NATE

AND ONE WITHOUT A MATE.
lst-"The Paper Neck Tie.''
Patent applied for.)
THIS TIE is made entirely of paper, in 100
different styles and in perfect imitation OF silk
and other fabrics. The price is so low that a
gentleman may wear NEW TIE EVERY DAY,
and yet not be chargeable with extravaganza or
one Tie can be worn 3 to days, if necessary to
economizc.
2d-Ihe Relief Tic.
(Patented January 10th, ls61)
This is doubtless the most perfect silk Tie ever
invented and is just what the name implies. a
perfect "relief from all further trouble in tying
bows
Bd-Thc Lace Edge Tie.
An exqusitcly beautiful article-it has only to
be seen to be admired
SMITH Il BROUWER, sole Manufacturers.
No. 81 Warren street, N. Y.
n B.--We sell to Wholesale Jobbers onlv.-
County Merchants can order our goods of any
wholesale house with whom they are dealing.
April 18th. ls6l-2m
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ay- The Upton Guards landed at St.
Louis last Saturday and are now, We sup
pose, at Jefferson Barracks.