The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-09-10
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The cesus Of the city of Dubuque
ust taken, shows population of l6, Isl
1t is the largest city in Iowa.
The rebs say that of 1851 shots which
have been hrel at Fit. Sumter, =, 400 have
struck outside and 2,l3O inside. The
dag has been swept away IA times.
Gen. Burnsidebas occupied Knoxville
Tenn, and East Tennessee valley is
cleared of rebels Down to within short
distance of Chattanooga.
A destructive FIRE broke out in Nc
Grecor, Iowa. burning out twelve of the
business men and the McGrcgor Neps.
The loss is estimated d. $50, 900, two
thirds Of which Is insured.
Large wooden factories have recent.
ly been erected at Davenport and Fort
Madison, in this State. The one at the
latter point will give employment to two
or three hundred har Is.
1t is now well settled that the next
House Of Representatives will have an
Administration majority of from ten to
twenty, and Of course elect a loyal
speaker, clerk, &c.
The Federal force under Gen Steele
drove the rebels from Brownsville Ark ,
on the Oath ult, and has since driven
them across tie Arkansas river, and are
ssA uppFs9iiR{tEs rct h itapNU with prospects Of
We have great news from Gen. Blunt
that on the 22d ult be crossed the Ar.
kansas river with his little army of 4, 500
men. and drove rebel force II 1000
one hun dred miles outward, to the Red
river, and captured their commissary de.
pot. The rebels are now completely
cleaned out of the Indian territory.
"A National Cemetery has been pur.
chased by the State of PENNSYLVANIA at
Gettysburg. 1t comprises about ii acres
on the highest point on the cemetery
hill Other States have been invited to
co operate in the removal of the soldier
dead to these grounds.
Mrs Senator Harlan, of Iowa, wa.
robbed of her purse, containing s27i
and two railroad tickets, while getting
aboard the Saratoga train at Troy, n Y.
on the 18th ult Two young men, who
few days afterwards attempted to ust
the tickets, have been arrested on chare,
of the robbery. Mrs. Harlan is now il
New York, but will leave for New Or
leans in few days.
California has just elected uncon.
ditional Union men for State officers an,
Congress. The Union candidate 70
Governor has majority of 10000. Cali
fornia has heretofore been Democratic
Nevada territory has also achieved
victory in the election of Union delegate
to the Constitutional Convention, prepa,
atory to being admitted as a State.
A private letter from Gen. Gilmore
army dated August 3lst, says: "Ou
approaches are COW within $50 yards {
Fit. Wagner. But the place is a secon
Sebastopol, with this advantage in favo
of the latter, that in front of Wayne
there is so little earth between the sur
face and the point where water is reache
that mining is impossible, and sappin
nearly So The place between us and tn
enemy is full of torpodoes buried in tn
sand, making an assault almost hopeles
until they are removed. We have Sc
cured nine of these pleasant invention
already"
The latest news from Charleston is tbs
on the lst inst there was a general en-
gagement between the iron. clads an
Forts Sumter, Wagner and Moultrie
Much damage had been done to the forts
The land batteries were firing night an
day. The bombardment of the city hs
not been resumed, but new batterie
would open at the proper time. Th
army was in fine spirits Gilmore va
working with the utmost energy, and a
were confident of success.
FOREIGN NEws.-The Richmond G O,
eminent has made a pressing appeal t
the Spanish Government to obtain tn
recognition of the Confederate States
offering to guarantee to Spain the 20.
session of Cuba and Porto Rico. Tn
Spanish Government declined. Tn
London Times says in regard to the des
tiua'ion of the suspicious aud powerful
iron clad frigates in the navy yard. w