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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
TIPTON, IOWA, AUG. 20, 1868.
Wonders Of the NiSsisSippf.

The difference Of level between the
high and low water mark at Cairo is 6ity
feet; at New Orleans the difference is but
twelve feet The width and depth Of
the water from Cairo and Memphis to
New Orleans is not materially increased,
yet immense additions are made to the
quantity of water 10 the channel by large
streams from both the eastern and west
crn sides of the Mississippi. The ques
tion naturally arises, What becores of
this vast added volume of water? 1t
certainly never reaches New Orleans,
and as certainly does not evaporate; aud,
of course, it is not confined to the chan
mel Of the river, for it would rise far
above tie eutire region south Of US.
If well is sunk anywhere ia ths Arr
kansas bottom, water is found as soon as
the water level of the Mississippi is
reached. When the Mississippi goe>
down, the water sinFs accordingly in the
we'll. The owner of aw.milI, some
twenty miles from the Mississippi, in
Arkansas, dug well to supply the boil,
crs of his engine, during the late food
When the waters receded, his we'll went
down till his hose would no longer reach
the water, and finally his we'll was dry
lie dug di:ch to au adjacent lake to let
water into his well; the lake was drained,
and the well Was dry again-having lit
orally drank ten acres Of water in less
than a week. The inference is, that the
whole valley of the Mississippi, from its
banks to the highlands on either sida.
rests on porous sub,tratum which ab-
serbs the redundant waters, and thus
prevents that degree Of accumulation
which would long since have swept New
Orleans into the Gulf but for this proyi.
sion of nature, to which alone her safety
is attributable
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20

~On the lst of July, the slaves of
surinam, a Dutch colony in South Amer
ics, were emsncipsted in accordance with
law adopted by the Legislature Of Hol-
land on the Sth of August, 1862, with
the cordial sanction Of the Dutch Govern
ment The slaves Of the colony formed
an overwhelming majority of the total
population, numbering 900 persons iu
an aggregate population of 81 900. More
than one-half Of the negroes belong to the
Moraviar ohurch.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
pH-The soldiers who return to US frou

pD-The soldiers who return to US from
the armies, crippled and disabled for life,
should be the objects of our tender regard
aud care. Their scars are evidences of
their manly heroism and their earnest
patriotism. They went forth to risk
their lives in the defence of our country,
our liberties and our dearest interests,
and the sufferings they endured and tho
sufferings they received and survived,
are as debts incurred for services in our
behalf, and for US to pay, and every i'm
pulse Of humanity, patriotism and grsti-
tudo appeals to the American people to
psyIhese honorable debts with large in.
terest. Let us care for aud treat ten
derly and gratefully the SCARED and Grip
pied veterans Of this ". fo- tbs Union.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20

REBEL BARBARIsM-The following
is given US upon the authority of Lieu.
tenant Cole, Of the Mississippi Marine
Brigade:
"Thc day after the battle of Miliken' S
Bend in June last, the Marine Brigade
landed some ten miles below the Beud,
attacked aud routed the guerrillas vhich
had been repuIsed by our troops and the
gunboats the day previous. Major Hib-
bard's cavalry battalion, of the Marine
Brigade, followed the rctreating rebels to
Tensas Bayou, and were Mortified at the
finding OF skeletons of white officers COM
mandipc negro regiments. who had been
captured by the rebels at Mllllken's Bend
In many cases these officers had been
nailed to the trees-and crucified; in this
situation a FIRE was built around the tree,
and they suff'r slow death from
broi'ipC. The charred and partially
burned Limbs were still fastened 70 the
stakes. Other instances were noticed of
charred skeletons Of officers who had
been nailed to slabs, and the slabs placed
against house, which was set on fire bv
the inhuman demons, the poor sufferers
having been roasted alive until nothing
was left but cbarred bones.
Negro prisoners recaptured from the
guerrilas confirm these facts, which we're
amply corroboratcd by the bodies found,
rs above described. The negroes were
retaken to be sold into slavery, viii the
white officers were consumed by fire
Lieut.. Cole holds himself responsible for
the truth of the statement. Missouri
Dem.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
PERILoUs AGRICULTURE. E.-When

PERILoUs AGRICULTURE.-Whe
Jackson, Miss, was occupied by the
Federal army, Gen. Sherman discovered
that in the roads leading out of the city,
Gen. Johnston had buried torpcdoes.
Having some two hundred Confederate
prisoners on hand, Gen. Sherman set
them At work digging up the torpedoes
which they had planted. They went At
it unwillinely, but accomplished 1t with
ont any fets! results.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
The Words Of Soldier as True and Keen
as his Sword.

The following extracts arc from Maj.
Gen. Logan's speech, delivered at Du-
quoin, Illinois, on the 3lst ult:
II hear it said that enough blood has
been split already; that we ought to stop
it; tha, this war ought to cease l hear
of men making speeches around through
the country, and appealing to the women
and children to know If this war has not
gone on long enough, and if it ought not
to be stopped before auy more blood is
shed. They appeal to the gray headed
men, and they say, You have lost your
brothers, and sons, and grandsons. The
soil is wet with their blood. 1t is bloody
war, an unnatural war, hence let US stop
it, Fellow citizens, it is true that many
brave man has been lost We have lost
many brave soldier. Perry county has
buried many of her cherished sons. On
the sol! of the South we have buried
many more, who there sleep the sleep
that knows no waking. But we have
buried them with honor. They have
died like true patriots and soldiers, shout.
ing Let me die like soldier Of the Un-
ion.' would rather die like soldier
than live lik. traitor. (Applause. j.
They want to stop the war to prevent
the further etfusion Of blood Fellow
citizens, this is Government that W.
all love, or once loved. We love the pco.
ple,. the country, the rivers, the rocks,
the trees, everything in it. They are
ours. 1t is our people, our rivers, our
lakes, our shores, our rocks, orr noun
taius, our rills, our bollows. IT is our
people. our Governmeut-thc best and
brightest that ever existed n earth; and
before would see this war stop until the
Government is restored in all its former
power and supremacy, | wonld rather see
the graves Of ourselves, our sons and our
brothers mountains high. | won!d ra,h-
er see carcasses sufficient to make bridges
across the widest streams, before this
war should stop, until the true soldier of
the Union could wave his sabre 10 his
strong right hand and cleave the head
from every traitor in the land. Cloud
applause } This Government is worth
fighting for. 1t is worth generations
and centuries of war. 1t is worth the
lives Of the best and nobest men in the
land, and may they all be sacrificed be-
fore tie war shall stop and leave an arm
ed traitor in the land (Applause) We
will fight for this Government Tor the
sake of ourselves and our children Our
little ones shall resd in history Of the
men who stood by the Government in its
dark and gloomy hours, and it shall be
the proud boast Of many that their faith
ers died in this glorious struggle for
American liberty"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
: Rev T. Starr King, ia an agricult

Rev T. Starr King, iu an agricultu
raj address, gives the farmers this very
sensible advice: "Subdue the lust for
immense farms. If you have fifty acres,
and burn to have ifty more, annex fifty
that lie beneath those you now own. and
gain your title by subsoil plow. Own
deep thus by agriculture, not wide BY
scratchicultuYc."
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
Soldiers Paw and bounty

'>hE undersigned give notice that they have
a. -, MADE arrangements with responsible agents
In Washington City. d. c.. through whom thev
can can obtain Bounty. BACK PAY. and PEnsIoH
.ps .o soldiers. and all other just claims again
'ne government with promptness and dispatch.
a. persons interested in such claims will do
,,zvo. PIATT 4 sPICE2,
An'ys at Law. Upton, Iowa.
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rfA- 4 horse doctor in Western town

n@- 4 horse doctor in Western town
was once elected constable. He was a
thrifty wellto do farrier End blacksmith,
and doctored and shod all the horses for
twenty miles around. After being con-
stable for year or two he took to drink.
ing and became poor. Finally he deter
mined to reform. but found it hard work
to quit his drinking habits. One day a
man brought horse to him to be doctor
ed. "The horse seems to be sound, ,"
said the man, "but you see he won't
drink"
"If that $ all that aiIs him. said the
farrier, "you have only to elect him con-
stable-he'll drink then fast enough, BY
thunder! I've tried it, you see, and
know"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
Collectors Ofice, Dayennort. 1ov,-

oonec.or's Office, Davenport, Iowa.
No,iCEis hereby given, that have ap.ointed
S.C. bkrIs Deputy Collector for The conn.
K s...a In inc second Collection District in
Col Of the I'd Col Dist. il tho Stat. =; ,o
November 5tb. 1852 4etf '0 VI io"s'
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
sB Mr.. Roebuck, a member of the

1~ Mr.. Roebuck, a member of the
English Parliament recently introduced
motion in that body for the 'recoeoi-
tion Of the Southern Confederacy;" he
supported his motion by speech in
which occurs the following.
"America, while she was one, ran a
race of prosperity unparalleled in the his
tory of the world. In eighty years, not
America, but Europe has made that con.
tinent such Power; that if she had con-
tinued as she was some two years ago, she
would have been the great bully of the
world. Why, sir. she would
-'Bestride the narrow world
Like Colossus; and we petty men
Wa under her huge legs, and peep about
To find ourselves di>honorabie graves"
We must give Mr.. Roebuck the credit
Of being candid; he tells the whole secret
Of the hostility of England to our cause,
and tells plainly why she affords aid to
the rebels
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
EXCHANGE OFFICE.

GIGHT DRAFTS ON NEW YORK CAN BE
- had Of the Subscriber ia sums to suit pur-
fhasers. Certificates of Deposit. and Drafts on
Eastern Cities, cased. American gold furnish.
cd at a small premium.
~ Otica over lloltslander's store
WIN. Ii. TUTHILL.
Upton. Iowa: July ls:. 1850.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
The Sun the Source Of All Power.

Prof. Tyndaii, 10 his recent book on
"ileat az Mode Of Notion" has the
following eloquent rsssags on an idea
which Herbert Spencer has perhsps
elaborated more completely than any
other writer:
Every mechanical action on the
earth's surface, every manifestation OF
power, organic or inorganic, vital sud
physical, Is produced by the sun. His
warmth keeps the sea liquid and the i.t.
mosphere gas, and all the storms which
agitate both are blown by tho mechanical
force Of the sun. lie lifts the rivers
and the glaciers up the mountaiug, and
thus the cataract and avalsncte shoot
with an energy derived imme distcly from
him. Thunder and lightning are also
his transmitted strength. Every Gre
that burns, and every fame that elows.
d'spenses light and heat which originally
belonged to the sun. In these days, un.
happily, the news Of the battle is famil-
lar to US, but every shock and every
charge is an application or misappIicatiou
OF the mechanical force Of the sun. IIo
blows the trumpet, he urges the projec.
GtGr Gtr tbs BE- hgHbbs5 b b5s pje tbs Ic~e Ard !s@s@
ical truth He rcars, as | have said,
the whole vegetable world, anl through
it the animal; the lilies of the field ere
his workmanship, the verdure Of the
meadows, and cattle upon u thousand
hills. He forms the muscle, he urges
tho blood, he builds the brain. His
heetness is in the lions foot; he springs
in the panther, he scars in the eagle,
slides in the snake lie builds the for
est and hews it down--the power which
raised the tree and wields the oxe being
one and the same.
The clover sprouts aud blossoms and
the s.ythe of the mower swings by the
operations of the same force. The sun
digs the oar from our mines, he rolls tho
iron, he rive's the plates, he boils the
water, he draws the rain. Ho not only
grows the cotton, but he spins the fbro
and weaves the wet. There is not .
hammer raised, a wheel turned, or .
shuttle thrown, that is not raised, aud
turned, and thrown by the sun. His
energy is poured forth into space, but
our world is battling place where his
energy is conditioned. Here the prote.
us works his spells"
4 RELUCTANT SUPPORT In an sd-
dress to the readers of the Dubuque
Herald, announcing himself as the sole
editor of that sheet, in consequence of
the Withdrawal of Mr.. Mahony, Stilson
Hutchins thus reluctantly determines to
support the candidate who has, as Hutch
ms said at Des Moines, "imbrued his
hands in bis brothers blood":
"The unfortunate position in which
We have beeen placed is to be deeply re-
yretted but | see no virtue in repining.
| opposed Gen. Tuttle in the convention
10 the pest or my aot1,ty, auo, Win Others,
finally succeeded an fairy defeating him.
BY the interference of few men, unan.
imous nominee was induced to decline,
and now we find Gen Tuttle at the head
of the ticket. The remainip: sixty GAYS
could be spent in cavil and dispute over
it, but fail to see any possible advantage
in it. | have accordingly put his name
at the head of our columns, willing that
he shall find what entertainment he can"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
Tailoring.

r WOULD ANNOUNCE TO THE CITIZENS
i of Upton, aud vicinity, that | have commen-
ced the Tailoring business and am prepared t.
make clothing in the most fashionable style and
on short notice. Charges to suit the times
Shop in the Postofiice Building.
WIN. ELLIOTT.
Upton. Iowa, May sth, 1862
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PLA ST e RING.
The subscribers will be prepared
to do plastering. and all other kinds of Mason
Work. the coming season. One Of them will al
ways be found at the New Court House.
EDWARD GODDEN.
Upton. Jan. 30, '5s. (5yD THOMAS GODDEN'
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-06

The soldier, We thr k it is not out Of
rice, 10 call the attention Of the patriotic Ia
'lirs of Tiflin. To the Fair that Is now pro.
grcssirg in Chicago, for the benefit Of the
soldiers and through this means realize hand
s"me sums of money, W, u knowing that win
tcr is fast approaching, and that the soldiers
will sb,nd In need Of much assistance
Would not ii be well for our rfin Ladies to
get reused up in the same cause aud in the
snmc way We should not let Chicago or
any other rlnce be in ndvabce of US. IN our
efforts. We know that there are Ladies in
Tiflin devoted friends ,f the soldiers. and
now lie the time for proving their devotion to
good cause. Wake up Ladivs, aud act in
80 laudabc n cause.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-06

As.rsscRs orricr ofths 9,h District,
of the State of Ohio y
81 4

VI the State of Ohio
TiFuS, Jan. e,b. 1863.
have .uhdividcd mi, District into ten
uO) Divisions. and appointed Assistant A.
sessors therein, a. follows. TO vit;
D,v,sos No. I is conpri-cd II The several
Townships of Lyme, Ridghcld. Norwaik :,
Tuwn.cnd. Wukcman, sherman, Peru. I,run
SIN, and Hartland, in Huron County. aud
HIRAM RDSE,of Norwulk, Huron Ccuniy.
Ohio. is the Assista6t Assessor therein.
Division Ne, > ise ,mrrise q of The scrrrai
Taunships VI CLARK field. Norwich. Green.
Geld. Firdrli, Fitchsille, New London.
Richmond. New Haven. Ripley, and Green.
vich in .Huron Coun,y, aud ANSON D
SkELLENuER, of New LONDON, Huroi
County, Ohio, is the Assistant Asscsso'
therein.
Division No. 2 " comprisri 6fihe several
Tow nshirs Of Bcrin tlorrncc, Nrtmilliun
Huron, Milan, Oxfurd. tIrotnn. aud Perkins
In Erie County, aud Cll ARIES ". RIOTS
FORD, OF Florence. Eric CuHnty, Ohio,
the A-.isiant Assessor therein.
Division No. is compri.ca cf the sew, m
Townships ~ Portland. MaFgarriia. an,
K"lly's Island, in Eric Couriy, aud j. @
BIuEl.Ow, ot Ssniu'ky. Erie County, q
is the Assisinu, Assessor therein.
Division No, ; is comp, iscd ~ Ottawa
County, and JAMES BINGHAM, of p,r,
Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, Is the Assis
tant Asseeaor therein
2 Dviainn No 5la cNmrriscd of Snndpsk, ,
County. and JOSEPH l. RNWSON. a.
Fremont. Sandusky County, Ohio, l. Assist
nut Asscssov th' r,in.
Division No. I is comprised Of the sevcrn
Townships pt Adams, Pleasant, Liberty
Jucksnn, Luudou, Rig Spring. Scurca nnt
Hopcwrll, and all that part of Clinton rown
ship which IS situated on the west side a.
the Sandusky River, IN Srnrca County an,
JOHN A. HALL. of Tiflin. Seneca Count,
OHIO, Ia the "A ssistant ASS ssor therein.
Division M. is comprised Of the scvcrn
Townships Of Eden, Bloom, Venice, Reed
Thompson, aud Scipio, and all that part q
Clinton Township which Va sitnn,ed east o
the SauduskN River, In Senccn County, an,
|lHlLlP SPElLMAN, Of Tifiin, Senec,
County, Is the Asaistnnt Assessor thcr,ir
Division No . Is comprised or the severn
Townships of Polk. Jackson. ycnice. San
Idusky, Liberty. Chathcld. Cranberry, an,
Aubnrn,iu Crawford County, ondG EORGl
W. IEEL, Of Sulphur Springs, Crawfors
County, Ohio, Is the Assistant Asscsso
therein, ...r Dead.
Division M. 10 ia comprised Of the sew
cral Townships OF MILESTONE. Dallas. Bu
oyrus, Tod. rrxas. Holmes, aud l.ykcns
IN Cr'~ ford Ccuniy, and JAMES LEWIS
Of Bucyrus. Crawford County, Ohio, is the
Assistant Assessor therein.
LUTHER A. HALL,
AsvcsOr for the 9th District Of the State o.
Ohio
Jyl7tf
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coRREsPoSDEScE OF THE TRBUNE.l
CHArrASooGA, Tenn, Oct, 10th 1868.

lcoRRE~PoSDrScE OF THE TRBUNE.]
CHATTASooGA, Tenn, Oct, 10th 1868.
Pursuant to call the members of
company K, 49th RHgim Mt, o. V. /. mct
to Adopt resolutions expressing their .
gard aud est EN- for thei' fcllnw soldiers
Corror Is III MAS w. lIEMMISG am
WHARTON A. SPEILMAs, who fell in the
battle of Chickamaus Sept. 10th and
Goth. -r.--..- r--...
On motion, J. II. DURBIN, was chosen
President, F. C. POWERS, Secretary,
when J. w. Yargcr, J. w. Strayer, and
F. c. Powers were nppo inred commit
tee to draft resolutions. ]. w. Yarrer
chairman Of the committee, presented
the following preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, II has pleased an alI-wise
Providence, to take from our number
Corporals Thomas w. Hemming and
Wharton a. Sreilman, while standing Of
their posts nQbly defending the flig Of
our country. So $3.50
ThsrcfoTe, Resolped, That in Thomas
and Wh9rton, both were found the true
elements Of the patriot and soldier ever
cheerful and hopeful, ever faithful and
true they won for themselves a warm
place in the affections and esteem Of all.
Resolved, That u their death not only
their comrads in arms have lost cheerful
and courteous companions, but our coun-
try brave and gallant soldiers.
Resoiued, That in recording their un-
timely death we bear our united testimo-
ny that they fell discharging their duty
fncing the foe, and manlully battling for
freedom, and freedoms cause.
Resolved, That in their bereavement
the "a ents and friends have our heart
felt sympathy but whie they mourn
they have blessed consolations that they
died for their country they met
death like christian heroes bearing album
dant testimony that they were going to
that celestial abode where there is no
war and the din of hattie is never heard.
Resolred, That the parents aud friends
of the deceased be furnished with copy
OF these resolutions and that they be pub
lisbed in the Tifiin Tribune.
J. L. DURBIS, Pres't.
r. C. PowERs, eec'y.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-06

A Prophesy.-i he following piece %
poetry was published in a Southern Maga,
zine, aud obi ined Ly one Of our Chaplin,
in Virginin, from said Magazine.
Oh Its history is briefly this :-scmc YEARS age
Rev nr. Fuller Of Baltimore. !,hcn a slaye
holder, Invited Mas IIESH'ErrA RoATE. oi
England, N visit his Southern hospitality
and southern Society. This poetry was her
reply ;nnd as it was written in 1919, ",
may we'll call it prorhccy." AS the first
sad rart of it has already pro we'd true. God
grant that the last may hlso.
American Siayery-The Prophecy.
You tell me Of bright lands far over the sea
But ali. can You ca u it the land of the free
Where the image Of Goj, fora handful ofgold
Like the beast OF the field, in the market i.
sold
Where the child f,rn, The mothers fond bo
som Is torn ..s.......
Where the father is chained. icavirg orphans
forlorn
Where the maiden is bar'cred like merchan.
disc ware
Then doomed 10 the lasl, and tie gsayc Oh
dispair.
Woe, woe to thee lair land far over the main!
For The eanker Of death dark slavery's stain
Shall guard 10 thy vtals, while every sigl,
From the victims who writhe mounts for jus.
tee on high .s" |-
And he, the great Lord Of the universe wide
Shall smite thee to earth in Thy strength aud
pride -,
For vengeance must fall for foul cruel,ie.
ss., done,
On the beings redeemed by his own beloved
Son. -tNf
Tho sound Of the war drum shall thrill thee
at night. ''
A,sihs sons and Thy brothers are borne 70 III,
~ fight . -. -o y +
'The Slave and The Cotton shall stsb. yofwit
pain.
And the North and the South be divided in
n twain, tIiIf .lI.-
And brother against brother shall strike il
the fights,
7 And battles be fought in the dead Of the
l,I night; L..f
And the white maid and widows in sorrow
shall mourn.
And the hagsO thy freedom in tatters b.
torn.r r. f-..
The North in her might ike a. whirlwind
shall rise, ft. Ie
And the notes Of the cannon be borne to th,
skies
And though the warm blood Of her heroes bc
shed,
The light Of her freedom shall never be dead
The Stars and the Stripes an Excelsior shall
be- 'Iil rnnr4l -TlsH.I
Proud Aberty's Banner by laod and by sea
And the Union though spurned By the slave
b holders seorn,
Ss guarded by Northman for ages uu
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-06

l0.yBy an item in the Buffalo Advsr
fiscr, we sec that the Presidents Pro-
elama,ion, susPending the writ of hebea'
corpus, has beer modified 80 as to allow
Givi Courts to take cogn.Sapce Of all
cases Of minors Improperly enlisted OF
illegally detained. The encouragement
Of the modification Is made IN dispatch
Of the Adju,ant General to a lawyer il
Nrw York.