The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-05-22

to take the 6sld.
Sigel seems to have been q specisi
mark for McCullough's sharpshooters =,
the battle Of Pea Ridge Our informant
convsr'ed with rebel Colonel, . prisoa.
or Of war, captured at p.. Ridge, short
time since. The rebel o16ce- Informed
him that Mccullough, during the battle, .
selected thirty marksmsn from among his
sharpshooters, and directed them 10 S+ing:
down the i'd Du,chman." Poi.
tunatcly they were not as successful -
their Chief desired-not, however, from
lack Of chances to sight their game for
Sigel was almost constantly exposed on
tho field. An unseen hand warded oil
the bullet.-Cleveland Raindeal.r.
PUTTING Down HIS Foor At NO
time has President Lincoln 'pu, his foos
down to such good acceptance by ths
people as at Wil!oughby's Point Here
he was the first to land Of the expedition
which took possession of Norfolk and
Portsmouth, and caused the destrs.tisu
OF the Merrimac, aud all with little or
no cost of blood or treasure. 1t Is said
the President selected, the day previous.
the place where he subsequently "pu:
his foo, down. with such nagniiscn.
results. Peoria Transcript
During a walk through tho Treasury
Department, the other day, found there
were employed there, in clipping Gov
ernment notes, no less than forty Eve
ladies. The custom of employing ladies'
, instead Of mon. where it can be done, ,was~
inaugnratcd BY Secretary Chase, and
creditabe TO his heart and head Among
the ladies in question was one upon
whose musical education, it is said, 6f,y
Thousand dollars have been spent BY her
friends Washington cor Journal Of
LE. Cow,
Hon to Grow Melons, Cucum6ers,
Squashes, etc As soon as the seeds be-,
gin to crack the ground in upward vege-
sation, lay over each hill half news
paper or other sheet, little raised in tho
= center, and place a hoeful Of dust at escs'
corner so that the winds can not blow
the paper away. Keep them on till tho
third leaf grows, and no bugs will trouble
the vines, and they will grow as fast % q.
in hot bed
--Th. destruction Of the Merrimae
releases the formidable squadron which
has heos held ct Fortress Monroe to
guard against he, depredations She is
30 longer the skeleton in our national
closet. The Monitor and other iron clad
guuboa's are now at liberty to flush the
work Of rcposscssing the United States
forts on the ccast. II would not be sur
prising to hear Of her in few days At
Wilmington, y. c., clearing the way for
the destruction of railroad communics--
tion between Virginia and the Southern
coast Or she may appear under tho
walls of Sumter, or Il. the Charleston
docks. There is much that she could do,
and she should not remain inactive for q
single day.
A report was current in this cisy
week ago, to the effect that NJ l.. Morris,
Regimental Quartermaster Of the lst
Iowa Cavalry, and DIR. j. c. Stone, Ad.
! jutant of the same regiment, had been
mustered out Of the service. We have
private information confirming its truth,
but We are not informed as to the nature
of tho order leading to that result Io,cG 4
city Repnbiiroa
The New York TrAwnes Washing
ton correspondent reports that she War
Department has issued orders for arms
aud clothing to be given to Gen. Hun
ter's coutrabands. As the almanses say,
"Look-- --out--for--squalls--
about--this is---time' Pro. slavery.
democracy will give ord Boreas nine
points, and then beat him blowing."-
Reorta Transcript.
The three cabinet officers of tho ,ssk
administration, who in its closing hours
displayed Jealous attachment to the
country, arc now oil filing high and re-
sponsible stations Mr.. Stanton is SEQ.
rctary Of War; Mr.. Holt is one Of tho
commissioners appointed to examine war
| claims against the Government ~,
Dix is one of the Major Generals Of our
army.
! A STRANGE DRINK.-An old topper be-
that he could, when blndfolded, tell each
of several kinds of liquors. When bran
dy, whisky. gin, and other drinks wsse<
presented to him, he pronounced correct:
ly what they were. At length glass Of
pure water was given him he-tasted it,
paused, tasted it again, considered, aud
shook his head He at last said ."0sn.
tlemeo, | give it up, am not used TO-
that scr. of liquor
WM. GILMORE SIMMs.-This disting=
uished South Carolinian - the great
Southern author, poet and novelis.--is
among the most unfortunate men OF tho
day. He lost all his property and sourc-
es Of income by the disruption Of tho
couutry-the publishers and holders o.
his copy, righss residing in the North
He had fourteen children. Lately hs
buried nine Of them and few days sgo.
his house and all Of his effects wcre CON-
sumed by fire Nothing was saved from
tho general ruin but his library .-Atlan-
Ia Gn) Confederacy.
On A LARGE ScALE.-A correspond
ent of the Mt. Pleasant Iowa. Jeurnat
writes from Mcclellan command:
70 give you some idea of the magai-
tude Of our army, l will say that suv
picket guard which We send out every
day consists of ten batteries Of artillery
FIVE thousand cavalry, and fifteen thous-
and infantry.
nB The Mayor and City Marshal Of