The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-06

old woman In log cabin IN the mount
aims. After the usual salusations one of
them asked her
We'll, old lady, are you secesh!'
no. was her answer.
Are you Union?'
NO
what are you then"
"A Baptist and aFys hare been
E1- There are several regiments Of
Massachusetts, troops with Gen, Banks at
Port Hudson who's. time expired some
time ago, but who nobly determined to
remain until the last rebel stronghold on
the Mississippi should fall, and their
vaor has az last been rewarded by the
cousummation of their most ardent wish
es. Such men deserve the warmest
gratitude of the country ~ \. Post.
Mrs. Lincoln is still suffering Sc
verely from the effect of her recent acct.
dent in being thrown from her corrage.
The steamer Venus lcf, St. Louis
for New Orleans on the 18th ut. taking
1000 barrels of flour. The cargo was
insured at TWO per cent.
There are now six rebel privatecrs
-four steamers and two sail yessels-at
sea, committing depredations upon our
commerce
The Indian war fever has run a
strong course in Wisconsin, and Gov.
Solomon appeals to the Federal Govern
ment in behalf of exposed settlements,
asking for the total removal of the wan.
dering Indian tribes in Wisconsin.
Gold has been found 10 the S4skat-
chcwan river, about 20 miles above Fort
Edmunton, Minnesota The gold field
is from Red Deer River to pembina riv.
err, about 200 miles from north to south.
Parties that went cut last summer are
making from eight to ten dollars per day
A whole family of seven persons
were drowned in Lorain county, O, on
Sunday the Goth ult., while going to
church. Mr. lierwig, a German Protes-
taut, wife aud five children. They were
in carriage, and it is supposed their
horses became frightened while crossing
the Bridge over Beaver creek, and lump.
ed into the stream. About an hour af-
forwards some men discovered the horses
struggling in tie water. When tie car
riage was drawn out the bodies of the
entire family, seven in number, were
found in it, dead.
In Maine, Massachus e,ts, Connect
Gus, Rhode Island and PENNSYLVANIA the.
draft has been completed Ia the State
Of New York, the draft is also nearly
flushed, except in the large citi"s.
A lady has been drafted in Lewis
ton, Nc. The enrolling officer. in yisi.
ing boarding house. asked for the list
of names Of the boarders. One Of them
was Frances Parker, signed Frank Par.
ker. Frank was accordingly enrolled,
and Is now drafted. Let her 90 into the
infantry service, or Get substitute.
ben johnson, prominent rea, es-
tate operator In the city Of Keokak, a
few years ago, has been appointed post.
master at VIcksburg. Mr.. johnson was
resident of Eicksburg before the war,
and owned considerable pror erty there,
which was all confiscated by the rebels,
lie Is true and loyal man.
While the Indiana militia'wcre rou,.
ing John Morgan, two detachmcpts At.
tackled each other near Lawrenceburo
and did not find out their mistake nj
seven had been killed and twenty woun
ded. Among the latter was Judp,
Goodwin, formerly State Senator. Th,
rear company brought in four cavalr
prisoners, but they proved to be Hob
sons men instead OF Morgan's.
The New York papers give Il list
62 persons killed in the recent riot
There are now 65 persons on the beds i
the hospital, and there were S. wouude
or slightly wounded. All allecc tina
they were innocent, and had nothing t
do with the riot, but were looking on. -
There is one little girl eleven wears Ole
and two boys, one abou: fifteen and tn
other about eleven.
Mrs. Senator Harlan started fro,
Der home in Mt. Pleasant a few dap
since, for Vicksburg. She has taken
large supply of sanitary stores for III
soldiers. 'o' VI
Why was last year like the secon
year before last? Because one was 1856
and the other was 1860 tuo.
Fanny kemble says, in her recent
published journal, 81 have always tho
that the death | should prefer would
10 oreak my neck off the back of hors
At full gallop on fine day."
The question Of precedence betves
the Major Generals has been settle,
They rank IA fnllozs. Mnln