The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-11
THE VERY LATEST.
New YORK, Sc

Inc new oTh 4 "eS ooyS
that Mcdowell is in this city under or.
rest. as We are Informed, on charge OF
treason. BY whom it is preferred or on
what grounds, we are not aware.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 0.
Those who have seen McDowelPs let
ter to the President, asking for Court
Of Inquiry, speak of 1t as frank, manly,
and honest document. He refers to the
remark alleged to have been made by
Col. Brodhcad, of Michigan, when at the
point of death, to the effect that he died
victim to the imbecility of Pope and
the treachery of Mcdowell.
Gen. Banks is in command of the de-
fences of Washington during Gen. Nc
Cfellan's absence.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.
Gen. Pope, at his own request, has
been relieved of the command OF the
Army of Virginia, and has been assigned
to command the Department Of the North
west.
Sept sM.-A paroled prisoner, who
arrived here to-day, reports that about
$50, 900 rebels have passed into Mary
land, the main body of them over the
Mouocacy He had passed through the.
lines, and counted twenty seven batteries
This statement is believed among military
men 10 this city.
A report reached here this morning
that there was skirmsh in the neigh.
borhood of Poolesvillc to day. Many of
waashiih6ige0s. "f''1'' '""''''" '"-
ST. PAUL, Sept. 8.
Mayor Prince arrived last night with
from Fort Ridgely. Thurs.
day, 4th, Cap's. Grant and Anderson
W tn small party of infantry and caval.
~, were attacked by $50 savages eighteen
miles from Fort Ridge1y. During the
engagement the whites managed to throw
up breastworks of dead horses and earth,
and held out until COL Siblcy came to
their relief, and drove the 1ndians back
Thirteen whites were killed and forty S
seven wounded None of the wounded 9
were from St. Paul Before the engage. q
ment Capt Grants party buried eighty
Eve of the massacred. The body of one c
had laid in the woods two weeks, c
lDburied |
CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, Sept 8. G
One of our scouts reached llagers- c
own, Md, last night, having left Mid.
Teton, eighteen miles southeast of that ,
lace, at 5 p m. He reported that the I
rbels were at lIagcrstown in considera. ,
le force, and advancing. The rolling
ock of the railroad had been removed
ON Hagcrstown. The telegraph etlice
lcrc is evacuated.
PHILADELPHIA, SeptS.
n special correspondent of the Press
this city, returned from Sykesville,
ID, says that he had just left Monrovia,
3D., on account Of the approach of the
,be!s. A party o: their cavalry entered
nat place on Sunday.
Many speculations are rife as to the
elative movements, intents and purposes
{ Stoncwall jackson. Some say he is
N bis way to Gettysburg, Pa, SO as to
,e within striking distance of Chambers
ourg or York, and that he is already
near Hanover; while others assert that
he a. marched to Westminster, and
will move on Baltimore 10 that direction.
Others assert that the latter movement
is merely feint to cover his entrance
into Pennsylvania.
DIES MONIES. Sept 3.
Rumors Of the most alarming charac.
ter have just been received here from
Sioux City. The Yankton Sioux In.
dams, very powerful tribe, living in
Nebraska and Dacotah Territories, are
moving on Sioux City in force, and are
said to be well armed \ call has been
made for every man and gun that could
be furnished Eerc to be sent Immediately.
Great excitement exists.
The 10Th regiment has marching or
ders for Washington. The 23d will
doubtless move from here this week.
LATER The Governor has telegraph.
ed to the War Department for Gen. Hair.
ney to be sent to the frontier. The In.
dian tribes are all united The lcgisla
ture has authorized the Governor to send
Ave hundred men. One full compan,
will be raised here by to morrow. Being
cavalry, the difficulty is to get horses. -
A battery of artillery will be sent from
Council Bluffs.