The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-09-17
NEWS ITEMS.

EDSIueeIS III TIC eSui"' "J
I Gen. Magruder, the hope of REBEL
ion in Texas, is reported dead.
A. II. Stephens, the rebel Vic
President, has gone 10 Europe, to IN
trlgue for help and recognition.
1t is believed that nearly fifty color
ed regiments will be ready for service
in the Southwest by the 1st of October
The potatoe crop in the Easter
States will be unusually large this sea
son.
| A correspondent of the Washington
Mte'2tytncer states that Gen. Mcclellan
has been put on retired pay.
! Gen. Banks has issued an order open
ing the Mississippi for through business
for free trade.
The Toronto Eeeni"g Times says, it il
understood the steamers BowmanvlIe aDc
Caledonia are fitting out at Quebec to
run the Southern blockade
Eighty National Banks, with an az.
sregate capital of slO,34O, 900, have al
ready been authorized to commence op.
erations.
According to Port Royal CORES
pendent, the thunder of the lombard
meut Of Charleston was d;r.inotly hoard
at Beaufort, distance of 80 miles.
All the troops have been sent away
from New York city, except a sufficient
number to guard the Provost Marshall S
Office and the public buildings.
The Cuban paper Diane says Hayti is
to be incorporated into the French En-
pirc, and to this end it is now playing
into the hands Of the Fr Lch.
Fernando Wood tried to get a rcso'u-
ton before the New York Democratic
Convention, indors,ns Vallandigham, bu,
he was crowded out The New York
Democracy are on the back track.
Democracy in Vcrmapt is growing
small by degrees and diSgustingly less.
The entire Democratic vote at the late
election was only about half as large as
the Republican majority
The demands against New York city
on account of damages to property Sus-
tanned during the riot on the 18th, 14th
aud 18Th of July now amount to over
S2,00O,000
The South Carolina papers are discuss,
ing the question how the slaves are to
be fed next winter, more especially as the
slaves from Mississippi and Alabama are
pouring in and the corn crop is not large.
The rebel garrison at Cumberland Gap,
consisting Of over 2O0O men and II piec.
es Of artillery, surrendered uDconduion.
ally, to our forces under Gen. Shockley,
Oh the 9th inst, without fight.
News from the siege of Charleston is
tina. a white flag was flying over For,
Noultrie, on the ll,h inst, and our for.
ces had captured half of james Island.
Monitors were lying between Sumter and
Moul,rie.
An immense amount Of counter cit so
cent postal currency notes is being man
ufacturcd il the State Of New York.
These countcrtci's. to tie amount Ct
$40 900, were in Buffalo two weeks ago.
and tie officers Of that city are Oh the
alrrt for vendors Of the trash.
\ fire on the levce at St Louis. on the
night of the 18th IT'S; destroyed the
steamers Imperial, Post Boy, jesse Bell
aud lliawatia. Loss about 500 600. 1t
is supposed to be the work of an inccn-
diary.
The acceptance of the Mexican
crown by Archduke Macmillan has not
been confirmed. His father-in law, the
King of Belgium, recommends him to
insist upon conditions which would be
equivalent to refusal of the crown. IN
case Of his acceptance. he would lose his
rights as Prince of Austria.
The Chicago Journn says the cx-
tent of the loss sustained by our West
ern farmers by the late frosts is quite
heavy, amounting to millions Of dollar.
IN the aggregate. The tobacco crop i.
almost an entire loss, while the corn an,
sorghum crops have suffered quite mate
rally in many localities.
The relief bark, Mary Edison, sen
to Ireland by Mr.. A. T. Stewart, lade
with provisions for the starving poor
returned to New York on the 3lst ul,
She brought 1870 passengers, free Of ex
pense to them Among the number ar
fifty young women.
Capt. NJ. W. Trumbull, of Dubuque
formerly of company |, Sd infantry, he
been selected az Colonel Of the 9th low
cavalry, now about to be organized. II
is brave man, having tested his sol
diery qualities in signal manner at tt
battle Of Blue Mills.
Robert II Prime, L s Minister. re
ident at Zozkuhama, Japan, writes: &C
the Goth Of June the American steam
Pembroke was attacked at Simonski,
the japanese vessels belonging to Prime
Nagoto.
Il A. Richardson and bis son Fran
\. Richardson and Stephen Joice, pre-
prietorS of the Baltimore R,puIlica
have been arrested by order of Gc1
l.