The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-01-15
THE LATEST NEWS.

0lkA IL LIZ II ~ ~ ~
A Federal expedition has gone up
White river, Ark. Gen. Grant and
staff have arrived at Memphis. Holly
Springs is reported almost wholly con.
sumed. -Chas r. Buckalow was elect.
ed U. s. Senator from Pa, in place Of
David Wilmot. --Twenty-seven ladies
and gentlemen we're drowned while skat.
ing, at Harpersville, N. Y, on the 18th
inst. The Supreme Court Of Wiscon-
sin has decided to sustain the writ Of
habeas corpus. The Passaic and Mon.
tauk are at Beaufort, all O. K. Tho
rebels arc strengthening and extending
their defenccs at Vicksburg Lott
NJ. Morrill, is elected u S. Senator from
Maine. The rebels place all our Off
GERS in close confinement. A compa-
ny at 1uka, Keokuk county, who have
been sworn into the service, refuse to 60
to the rendezvous. The end is not yet
1t was reported that Springfield, Mo-,
had been taken by the rebels. Such,
however, was not the fact. The rebels
we're driven off and our army is after
them. .
No.. Gen. Rosecrans has ordered all
captured rebel officers to be confined,
until jeff Davis order is revoked. The
rebel prisoners to subsist on army ra.
tious-the food contributed by friends to
be used for hospitals. Restrictions Of
contributions to constitute Jail offense.
% Gen. Carter with cavalry force
of 1000 recently made raid into East
Tennessee aud destroyed the Union and
Watauga railroad bridges and ten miles
of railroad. Five hundred and fifty reb-
els were killed, wounded and taken pris-
oncrs. Seven hundred stand of arms,
and large amount Of -four, salt and 9th.
er rebel stores, and also locomotive and
two cars were destroyed. Thus is the
direct railroad communication between
Virginia and the southwest broken, and
it will take weeks to repair it. This ex-
petition beats any and all of the raids of
Stuart's cavalry, going as it did nearly
200 miles each way.
rM- Richardson of Illinois has been
elected U. s. Senator from that State.
CAIRO, Jan. II.
BY an arrival frcm the mouth of the
Yszoo, to-day, we have authentic &C.
counts from Vicksburg. Sherman's re-
pulse was complete His entire force,
under the direction Of Gen. McClerpard,
re.embarked on Sunday on transports,
closely pressed by the rebel advance -
On coming in range Of the guuboats, the
rebels were driven back with a severe
loss, by the guns on the fleet.
The entire fleet and transports. with
the troops on board, had reached Island
No. 81, at last accounts and were on tho
way to Napoleon.
The engagement was less general than
heretofore reported. The principal fight,
ing was done by the centre, under COM
mand of Gems. Smith and Blair
Our loss, as near as could be ascertain
ed, was GOO killed and 500 wounded, and
near 1000 missing. Capt. Gwyun died
on Saturday.
Grenada, Miss, Jan: 2d.-The Arkan-
sas Legislature has imposed fne Of not
less than $1,000 nor more than $4,000
and imprisonment in penitentiary for
FIVE Or ten years, upon any person caught
Trading with Yankees.
CLEVELAND, Jan. I.
The message of Gov. Todd was deliv-
cred yesterday to the adjourned session
Of the Ohio Legislature.
Referring to the yet uncrushed re-
bellion, the Governor urges the fulflment
of the duty which the crisis forces upon
US. There is no cause sufficient to iusti.
fy State in taking up arms against the
General Government Even had the
authorities of the Federal Government
in'ertered in the domestic institutions O.
Ohio or South Carolina, to the extent oil
introducing slavery in the former or ex
ending it from the latter, would not have
given the slightest pretext FOR armed re
sistance. But no such attempt was
made or thought of, as the authors aud
leaders of the rebellion well know. So
bring these to the punishment they de.
serve. To restore law and order, the
people Of Ohio are willing to bear any
burden which may be put upon them
Ohio has rs, 200 volunteers, 10000
of whom are now in the field 10000
men have been drafted, but part Of these
afterwards enlisted for three years, leav-
ing only about 2,400 drafted men in the
service. The balance have been dimin-
ished from various causes.
The Governor recommends thorough
reorganization of the militia and the es
Enlistment of schools for military in-
struction, justifes suspension of haJeas
corpus, advises the passage Of law pun.
ishing resistance to draft and also allow
Ing soldiers to vote.
Important from France.
New YORK. Jan. G.
The Tribune says, editorially: GA
letter from well-informed source at Pa.