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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04

pN-sTEyENS, q memher9 Of Co. Ga 9TH
Ber:t Soy, disdsof CONSUMPTION onthe lpth
july list, in Pi.tsilvanis County, Va. at mr,
Vim. Eppersor's, aged2S Yeas, 10 months anu
81 days. 81. p.,.;..
90 Ghurch.utsGo hood Hope:in1ls6l ,sandiys6st$aona
,sistent member tilishis5 death as MIL pc sssh
by the anrsIed letter written BY, the SsHHenae'S
kind LADY wwhosnursed shimFin his last illness:
PIrfs1LvAS1A, Va, July Il, 1867
.Mns. E11sU sTsvsss,-D,m; Madam: The
rainful duty deyolves npon me uf lnior'nins you
That your dear sona r. MsTe5ESs't. as mo more
lie died on ths 10th inst, with q iceiine % per
feet res;rna tiont TO the wlfsof tiud, and o hopeful
aM,;o;na1;,n .c that, brighter world where the
- - of ssr.h are re.united. He did not
think he would de until a short time before his.
end. He was looking fnndlys forward 10 . re-
union with you in the loved homo oil 'b.s chii4-
hood. + fondIy-hoped that his life w"r'id De pro.
lun~ed. 7 watched over him dag aud-nigh', ana
all that could be done by N power was "oos
to restore him to health and Tig"r, but II a'ai'ea
nothing, and with cad and sorro@lhS hear'0 We
saU that he must die. We Borrowed tc see one
that wa had learned to lore rs a kind man passing.
away in the sprinc Of his life We sorrowed. Tor
Won. in his horne far away, who could gaze upon
mia loved formed no more. His mosteornest WISH
Was 10 see his parents once'again, anu II nc oieu
here he reosested that his body he carried h"nie.
lie was calm and. RATIONAL to tue last and hs
lips were moving in pra yer a few moments pei'Fs
he breathed his last. From a conversation ! ual
with him soon after he came mere, an conNinee"
that hs vas faithful 10 his Christian profession,
and nncontamina,ed by camp life. lie bade U
IL tsrswsils requesting: usto meet him in :lsavsa.
And when I asked him what l should wrts 10
Won, he sail "Writc to her that shall meet her
in Heaven" I Shall never zee you on EARN, ou'
i hope we ill oil meet where the Siangor o, Tue
w,r ,ru,n5ot is heard no leo e. May God bless
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
Yoal., wi h hsar.fst lympatby
MARY1A MORTON.

His manly form is cold and still
LIES aickering taper has expired:
His htsrt no more with joy VIII ,hriit
Which once his brso'n fied.
Within : s.-auger's home he lies,
No (. { ID gather round
To roze Ill sadly sorrowinS eyes
ufo' .%lifsless form.
b.; teass are falling last aad Zee.
Around his dying bed;
Tears Of the tenderest -ynnataJ
3eiew bis youthful head
But his spirit has found ,hut glorious hone
Where the weary arc nj rest.
Whore the din Of buttle can never come,
rr ,vron,'. arms Cypress.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
Endorsement of Col. Stone.

Charges having been made agains,
Col. Wm. M. SToNE, involving his char
acter as brave and competent officer,
bis Corps Commander, Gen. McCLERN-
AND, has written the following letter as
an answer to these false charges:
|. SPRnGFiELp, ILL.,, Sept 18th. 1853. &
CoLoNEL:-l learn that you and Gen.
TuttIe are opposing candidates for Gov
ernor of the State Of Iowa. Although
always a Democrat, and never Rcpub-
lican, in the partisan sense of these
terms, and so far identified with him
Tier than you, cannot avoid regret
ting your present competition with each
other, especially, as through the incense
OF partisan presses, it is attended with
rrcrimiuation which must be distas full
t.. both of you. ......
Sympathising with the "Union" sen.
timents of both, and sharing in the graf
itude Of the country for valuable services
rendered by both, | cannot forbcar while
my pen is in hand, to express my regret
and cond mnation Cf the partisan vio-
lence which has so generously, mi ust-
ly and untruly charged you with want of
efficiency and courage as an officer and
soldier. Gen. Tuttle himself, no doubt,
as a magnanimous rival in politics, but
comradc in arms, regrets aud condemns
it too 1t can do him no good and you
no harm ; for all who are acquainted with
your Conduct, know there is not the
slightest foundation for the charge -
None know better tnan myself this fact
Leading the advance upon Port Gibson,
and fighting successfully throughout that
battle as the commander of the I'd Brig
ade Of the l4th Division, for the time :;
bearing gallant and valuable part
throughout the battle Of Champion Hill;
CO operating with Gen. Lawler. as the
commar der of regiment of his brigade,
in the daring and brilliant charge that
carried the enemy's works at Black River
Bird ge; and afterwards rcconnoitering
the ground in front of the cnemy's
works at Vickshurg, preparatory to the
charge which followed by yourself and
your regiment. in the face of a terrible
fire, resulting in partial success. at the
cost of a severe wound received by you
having all this, both your conduct and
your courage are placed beyond the reach
Of detraction and calumny. 1t may safe
ly rest with the country, as worthy to
challenge its applause and admiration
learn that your wound and other ILL.,
ness are still affecting you, Please ad-
wise nc Of ,he prospect of your early re-
coverv.
Your friend and ob't serv't,
JOHN A. MCCLERNAND
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
Adventure with an ELEPHANT.

In 1915 or '4G, was superintendent
uf a cocoa,nut estate belonging to a Mr.
Armitagc, situated about twelve miles
from Negomba. A rogue elephant did
some damage to the estate at that time,
and one day, hearing that it was on the
plantation, Mr.. Lindsay, who Srs the
proprietor of the adjoining property, and
myself, accompanied by seven or eight
people of the neishboring villages, went
out, carrying with US siA rifles loaded and
prlmed. We continued to walk along
the path which, near one Of its turns,
mad sU..ic bushes on one side. We Lad
calculated to come up with the brute
whore it had been seen half an hour
fore; but bo sooner had one Of our men
who was walking foremost, seen the AMI
NAL at distar ce of some fifteen or TWEEN
ty fahons, than he exclaimed, "There.
there" aud Immediately took to his
heels, and We all followed his example -
The elephant gave US chase, screaming
fri-htfuIly. The Euglishmau climbed a
tree, and the rest Of my companions did
the same; as for myself, | could not, al.
though | made one or two supcrhuman
efforts. But there was no time to be lost
the elephant WAS running at me, with his
trunk bent down in curve toward the
ground. at this critical moment, Mr..
Lindsay held out his foot to me, by
which, with the hep of the branches Of
the tree, which were three or four feet
above my head, | managed to scramble
up to branch. The elephant came di--
rectly to the tree, and attempted to force
it down, which he could not He first
colled his trunk arou d the stem, and
pulled at it with all his might, but with
no effect He then applied his head to
the tree, aud pushed it for several min
utes, but with no better success. lie
then trampled with his fcrt all the pro
jecting roots, moving as he did so, srv-
eral times round and round the tree ---
Lastly, failing in all this. and seeing a
pile of timber. which | had lately cut. at
"A short distance from US, he removed it
all (thirty six pieces and one at time
to the root of the tree,and piled them up
in regular, business like manner; then,
placing his hind feet on this pile, he rails,
ed the fore part of his body, aud reached
out his trunk, but still he could not
touch US. The Englishman then fired,
and ball took effect somewhere on the
elephants head. but did not kill him; it
made him only the more furious. The
next shot, however, leveled him to the
ground.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01

The peace democracy have played into
tho hands Of the rebels and prolonged
the war full six months by their opera
t,ons the last three months in melting
the riots in New York and opposition to
law in other places. They in this way
created the necessity of the Governments
sending large force from the rebel 'front.'
to enforce the laws and keep order in
hitherto quiet districts. 1t was this ne
cessity that saved Ice from utter route
after the battle of Gettysburg and allow.
ed him opportunity to send part of his
force against Rosecrans. Gen. Rose
Grams could have had ten thousand more
men last Saturday, had it not been for
the reasonable operations Of peace dem
ocrats in Ohio aud Indiana. Great peace
men these, who are continually melting
war on the Government under pretense
of opposition to the Administration only:
These are the men who are for the I'm
ion as it was" How will they go about
restoring the Uni,n as it was? How
give, to lie again the fathers and broth
ers they have assisted the rebels to slay?
How will they restore the treasure and
blood that has been expended to save the
Union? How would they 90 about re-
storing the confidence all lovers of the
Union had that the rebel leaders would
not be vile enough to strike at our tenn
pie Of liberty without just cause, and
when all constitutional means of redress
Of grievances ID not been exhausted or
even tried? They talk of an impossihil.
ity, and they know it. This watchword
of the peace democracy is a trick to catch
the unwary and give aid and comfort to
the rebels in arms. LoRzo.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
Why the Draft has not been Ordered in
iowa.

The Iowa. City RepuJitcaa having
stated hy authority portion Of the facts
In relation to the non ordering of the
draft in Iowa, We are now at liberty to
publish the whole facts, known to Us
several days ago, but hitherto withheld
trou our readers by request. Adjutant
General Baker has been for soma time
past ooiHavHring TO obtain return from
the War Department of oN the men en-
listed in the army from Iowa; but mas.
much as that Department credits TO each
State onl y the number actually recorded
on the rolls on file at Washington, and
many Of the rolls Of the last new rrci-
ments have not beca forwarded, some
delay has arisen. The total number Of
troops furnished by Iowa, however, has
been very nearly ascertained The off
cial statement of the War Department
shows that up to the 1st day of June
last Iowa was credited with an excess Of
h'rtesm thousand eight hundrm and
Wncfy sccen over and above al calls
This was exclusive Of the probable quota
o: lbe State under the call to fiji which
draft has been ordered in the Eastern
States. Estimating this quota at Is. O00,
lVwa's account would stand thus:
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
.ence ofthe Advertiser.

/
WAsnINGToN, b. C., Sept. 22d, 1868.
EDITOR ADVERTISERS: 2s~ -". z.
r. We are having a cold spell here as
we'll as in the more northern attitudes
reu days ago the weather here was very
warm, and, now, at mid day, the sun is
quite warm, but the nights are cold
The change here was accompanied with
rain, which we very uluch needed, as
everything was becoming parched and
the dust was intolerable. There is con-
siderable improvement in progress in this
city. GA institutions, which were COD
sequent on this District being slavery
ridden, are passing away. Among the
new things, consequent on the abolition
of slavery, which are becoming the order
of the day, here, are new school houses,
nurseries Of intelligence and liberty,
which this city was sadly in need off,
Slavery, true to its own. interest, what
ever the consequence may be to the poor
whites in its midst, would not tolerate
public schools even here, and the chill
dren of TIE poor had no opportunities for
education. But this, as is well known
by all who are acquainted in the free and
slave sections, is the distinguishing char
acteristic Of slavery. No one thing is
more missed by the citizens of a free
State, when travelling in slave State
than the school house. NJ opportunities
are granted the poor, to educate their
children, for fear that the slave children,
by association, may learn too much to be
compatible with the system of slavery.
/. Seeesh, as repl csented by the MteNi-
gencer, are jubilant over the reported de-
feat Of the Cumberland Army of Gen.
Rosecrans. 1t was we'll known here that
the rebel and copperhead leaders had
p'anned, active, operations against Gen.
Rosecrans' army before the election in
Ohio, that Vallandigham's b election
might be made more probable by the loss
to the Unionsts Of the soldiers vote :;
hut we felt confident tha, Gen. Burnside
would be id position to reinforce Gen.
Rosecrans before the rebels were ready
to strike-under which circumstances
we did not fear the result, but it seems
We were to be disappointed in this, and
We fear the worst, though we have no
reason, from present reports, to think
the rebels have got much the advantage
Of our army, although it was attacked by
overwhelming numbers. We know that,
if Gen. Rosecrans lives and his soldiers
have as good pluck as he has, that the
rebels will have to try three times before
they can whip that army so it will stay
whipped. The rebels may be able to re-
duce the majority Of Brough, in Ohio,
by this campaign, but the fathers and
brothers Of the soldiers, who fall or are
disabled in these battles, will see Ito it
that every Union vote possible, will be
made and polled against the peace de-
mocracy, or rebel allies, on the 18th Of
October.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01

sAs Edmund About, the we'll known
French author, has suggested that, as
the French people have not enough meat
to eat, and as, on account of the subdi
vision OF property, stock decreases in
France, it would be well to supply the
deficiency with fish. lie PROPOSES.
therefore, that the Government shall stock
all the canals with eels. lie thinks this
would furnish regular income, when
once stocked; as, of course, charge
will be made for the right to fish; and he
believes the people would have new and
pleasant article of food.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01

tliiS anu boys have too great fond
ness fOs unripc fruit--especially that
which grows upon the tree Of love.
In Missouri uudcrhand plotting is
known as "skulIdus gerry and "chenani-
gan
There's talk of Gen. Buffers being
military commander of Charleston after
her capture She thinks that this would
be worse than the Greek fire.
The outfit Of a travelling copperh, nd
orator, is reported to consist of ten lbs.
/ weight of Constitutional resolutions, a
bottle Of whisky aud John Brown pike.
During the drafting iu New York tho
rro"ounccable name of Benveltbon.
! quctors, 81 Blreck"r street, was called
| ont, but the name was such sockdolager
! TO the erie: that all he could get out W was
81 BECKER street." emitting the name.
After several rerctitions, however, the
crlrr GOT hold of the name, but the in
dividua! did not appear.
The Attorney General Of the State Of
New York has procured an Injunction
restraining the Mayor and Controller
from signing bonds for the So 0OO, 900
couS Ser'ptlon loan, Us passed by the Com
mon Council over the Mayors veto.
1"quirics respecting the reported plac.
ing oi Gen Mcclellan on "retircd paw"
have developed the fact that an act of
Congress provides that when an army
officer shall have remained UNEMPLOYED
for six months, all allowances for ser
wants and horses shall cease The appi.
cation of this law to Gen McCIe Ian is
the basis Of his reported ''retirement,"
which he shares with Generals Fremont,
| Butler, Buell., and others
1t is expected that the new National
Bank notes will be ready for delivery by
. the l5rh Of October. The IS and los
are being printed by tho Continental
Engraving Company, and the zoos and
50s by the American Bank Note Co.
Indiana has forty regiments Of in 'antry
and thirteen batteries in Rosecrans' army.
! Gen. Sam Houston died at his resi-
dence ia iiuntersvile, Texas, on the 25th
Of July. He was 70 years of age. So
says the Richmond Wig.
As far IS revenue from customs is con.
ccrned, SaH Francisco is the second port
in the United States, New ork being the
! first.
1he llaytl currencncy is worth eight
cents to the dollar. That of our South
ern rebels is worth six and a quarter
cents. So the money Of our rebels is
decidedly worse than that Of the Hayti
! nigeers.
a London paper savs that Kossuth is
now residing in the environs of Turin
He i in actual want Of the necessaIies of
life; his wife is in rapid cons umptiop,
aud be is soured against the world in a
+ I;tiabe degree.
! A new cure for consumption is talked
Ola cream diet Fat as much pure
sweet cream as the stomach will digest
, (and as you can get, and the effect it is
said, will be quite as apparent as from
the use of the best cod liver oil
judge Detts, Of the United State.
Court tJr lie District Of SOuthern New
York, Announces ihut the Presidents
Proclamation supercedes the power OF
the Court over cases Of military nature
and be (Judge B. declines to interfere
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01

p~The bed of Og was q feet long
and seven feet wide. The hciyht of CO..
hath was eleven feet; his coat weighed
l5O and his spear 10 pounds The body
OF Oresten, son of Agamennon, leader Of
the expedition against Troy, was eleven
and half feet high. Maximus, a native
OF Spain, the Roman Emperor, was eight
and half feet high; his wife's bracelets
served for finger rims. Mons. Benin,
the Belgian giant; is nearly eight feet
high.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01

1t does Us proud to poke the letters
of Iowa Soldiers under the noses Of Cop.
perhcads. Every body IN Des MUincs is
acquainted with William Riddle, of Com
pany D, 2d Iowa Infantry This young
soldier has fought gaIantly, and las suf-
fered from severe wounds received in
the service of his country. The follow
ing extract is taken from one Of hi, let
tiers directed to Isaac Brandt, Of this
city. Here is what Billy says;
la GRANGE, TENN Sept. ).
Since we came here we have been
brigadtd with a negro regiment, the lst
Tennessee Cuntraband. Our Iowa Cop.
pcrheads will hardly like this arrange-
ment. They will begin to think that
We have become aboliiouizod; but We
care but little about Copperhcad public
sppioion. Ia the language of a gentleman
who is running Oh the & pprrhcad tick
ct for Governor, "wc are IN favor Of any
and all means to put down this Il bell.
ion" While | am on This subject,
will give You my views in regard to Gen
}. NJ Tuttlc's chances for Governors
He WW n 2rer c0,aDtaHd tho vote Of the
soldiers, because he was nominated on a
platform which opposes the Government,
and issued a war letter as a bait to catch
the soldier vote There are no oudgeons
to catch a, his bait. The soldiers are
to well posted.
r" Yours truly, VIM RIDDLE.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
MEAN VicEsBrnG, Mss. Sept l2h, 1863,
EnNp,,.N L IL I'll Inu.

NEAR VIcKsBrRG, Mss. Sept l2th, 1863,
CoNPAHY F, llrH Iowa. :
Ed. Advcrt'srr: r:-Owirg to culuna-
tien Of circumstances, l thought l would
write few lines in relation to your nom
nations for County officers. Letters
have been written by men in Cedar coun.
ty to this company, defaming the Repub-
liean nominations for Senator and Repre-.
sentatives, and stating that their efforts
20 save the Union eliminated with their
nomination, &c. If said letters had
been written to kindred spirits instead Of
soldiers, they might have gained some
popularity. But Mr.. Wharton is known
too well to have such reports make an i'm
preston. He is known to be a man that
will not put his hand to the plew and
look back. He wrs and is a strong ad
vocate for the Union, in public and by
the freside. His age is all that kept
him from taking musket and going in.
to the field. Instead of his patriotism
eliminating with his nomination. it will
only do so when his heart ceases to best
John W. Stanton is not the man tha,
will cry peace, because the rebels are not
all killed in two years; neither will he be.
cause the copperheads think we are kill
ing too many. But he is man that is
noted for frmness and good practical
judgment in all business transactions; he
takes hold of work with both hands, and
will not let go until the eud is accom-.
plished. The opposition vote here in the
army will be very small. There were
hundreds Of Democrats in the gallant
army of the Northwest that to day the
scorchiug sun shines over their graves.
who died without murmur in the cause
of their country. And there are thou
sands more that would suffer death rather
than see one star torn from the old fao
The copperheads say We are bloodthirsty.
but it is not SO; we all want peace. bnt
not piece ofa Government NJ
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
.VOI.1y0:
THE BALLAD OF boss BAGsnAw.

Boss 'Ragshaw was cobbellor,1
Once livin' at Bulls Head,
Where long he wax ed stout and fat
e Aswell ~ his sh hoe-thread.i tae
And while he sowe MT what he reaped,
j lie ripped what be had sewed,
And almost apostolic care
Forwayworn soles he showed.
The Boss a doctor never was,
: Though often did he heel;
And kips and calfs he did cut up
r All for the public veal. . ,.r'
While he could neither write nor read,
The shoeless~ were aware
That for the eIstandin' he
>'' pid'exercse d care. '. .'' ~-
! No evil fortune, small or great 81. .' .. #
-., Gould n AXE his spirits fall;
lie even sang quite merrily
= When once he lost his awl.i
And even to his dyin'da ..~ 81.
Of Bagshaw be 1t told
He ne yer sold leaky boot, 2 .'
- Though such he oft halfsolcd. -s.....
The Boss Q loyal tradesman was .-
what hated Rebel foes
What frowned upoa the "Copperheads.'
And scowled at copper toes.
+ =. "a
Once he, from too much drink, was in
ATstate oflether-gv, &-f 's+5 -
When thieves made booty of his shoes,
And with them they did fee.
When he came to, says he, "IfT
,- f- Get once upon their tracks, -...+. +..
For havn' stolen Of my stock.
They'll get shoemaker's whacks."
That afternoon one thief he caught,
WhatquickIy came to grief;
For Boss he went from weltin' shoes
t.: To weltin' Of the thief. 4
The NJ. P.'s got another one ..~..'.
a maxim ont of town;
And when the thief was taken up 81 &c.
lie seemed quite taken down.
Boss Piled his trade for forty year.,
(Or somew here thereabout).
For he though long a peggin' in,
Was longer Fegg'n' out.
But Bagshaw couldn't sIways live;
Like cLbblers in the past,
He one day from his last did go
To come unto his la {.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
Gen. Rosccrans on the Freedom Of the
Press.

The members of the Democratic (Cop.
pcrhcad) State Central Comnittc of ONO
a short time since applied to General
Rosecrans to inform them what reuua
tiOns prevailed in his army concerning
the circulation Of newspapers and poit
zeal documents The following passage
from hi1 reply is distinguished by i,s
plain good sense and manly straightfor-
wardness. ltexprosses the true doctrine
concerning the circulation Of political
publications 10 the army:
As to newspapers, pamphlets, and
other publicatons-nonc have been or
Will be excluded on the ground Of party
politics. But do not belong to that
sen imcntal class who weakly and timid-
y allow h"awlt"y license to >tnb truc iN
cr'y Hence, when any pnblication ap-
pears among US 81 HceniDnS, Iying, Or
traior"uS, as to e"da"ysr the moruiNy
or 'SHA"Iy tn impair the spirit md oiyor
cf' Mis army, | feel bouud by reason,
Justice, and duty to my country, to use
my authority to prevent its circulation j"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-01
HACK FOR CLARENCE.

Tf. THE SUBSCRIBER has
n commenced running his
c1..ss!a Hack between Upton and
;.ce' s..;s. .esving Upton At 1--WE O'Clock p. M,
.;n1 ..I;v IN Clarence in time to take the night
- .'n LOT .oI ChlcagA and leaving Clarence for TIP
"n snef tnssfrivai oftiie five O'Clock a. m. rain
.....s .so .oeps An extra team, and will ca, ry
soIs ~ sny other train. or to any point
n tns coustry thst they may desire. r-'
ID" 3. 3. BETS, Proprietor.