The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-08-20
,,,,e,ent the people there a. sunk in

I life. Sickness prevails to fearful ex
tent. and the want of medicine is badl.
: felt. Jeff Davis proclamation calling ii
: deser,ers from the army remain. a dea'
: letter
e Gen. Sibley has had three desperate
engagements with 1900 Sioux warriors
: 10 each of which they we're routed anc
2 finally driven scross the river with th'
loss Of their subsistence, &c. Our los!
was small, while at least $50 Indian:
were killed and wounded Forty-sil
bodies have been found. Gen. S!bley
marched for Fl Pierre, on the big tenC
Of the Missouri, on the Goth of July
with 200 cavalry, and will doubles:
reach the flying Sioux Little Grow,
) the principal chief and instigator of the
Indian hostlities, has been killed and
bis son captured. Indian hostilities east
of the Missouri river are considered a,
az end,
The Muscatine Journal gives an &C
count Of a terrible steamboat explosion,
which occurred on last Sunday morning
boa. had just been finished, designed for
fishing craft. and was out on trial
trip. While moored to the shore, some
repairs were being mad, to the pump,
which did not work satisfactorily, when
the explosion took place with terrible
effect, manglipg and scslding eleven hu-
man beings, in a horrible manner, one
of whom was killed instantly. A boy
has since died, aud at least FIVE of the
remainder are 10 critical condition -
Samuel W Barrows and VIM. H. Man
nierre are the names Of those that were
killed.
TAX TITLES COME TO GRIEF lie
Grand Byncton came to grief on the 10Th
inst, at Iowa City. Pat Murphy, dis
charged soldier, kicked him through the
streets Of that city in most energetic
manner. lie Grand made excellent time
until he GOT out of the reach of Pats
foot. Our informant says Iowa City was
in broad grin over the discontinue of
the Chairman Of the Copperhead Com,
mittee.-Hamheye.
rn..t meeting of the citizens of North
Carolina, REPRESENTING every county of
the first and second Congressional dis,
tricts, and a portion Of the third, was
held at Washington, North Carolina, on
the 18th inst Resolutions were adopt.
ed, sympathizing with the great copscrv.
alive parry o. the State, and declaring an
energetic prosecution of the war 10 this
Department to be the only means by
which the Union sentiment in the int
rior can be made useful in restoring her
to the Union; also asking the Govern
ment for reinforcements for this purpose,
accusing the Confederate Government of
cruelty and pcrGdy towards North Cgro-
lima, declaring that her people are absoIv-
cd trom any further Obligations to sustain
It, placing the responsibility of the dc,
structlon Of avery on JEFF. Davis and
ms co conspirators, and expressing the
belief that North Carolina will find am
pie compensation in free labor for the
present Inconvenience Of Characterization.
rejoicing at the Union victory in the
kentucky election; denouncipc Conner
headlsm at the North and recommending
the ability cf the Administration. in the
conduct of the war, especially in sound
national currency, organized by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.
-AdmraPorter has notified the rnb.
nc that steamers on the Mississippi will
be protected by guuboats stationed at
dangerous places.
A conscript from WILMINGTON, n
{ reports that within the past few DAYS
i large steamers have arrived at that
port, having run the blockade. loaded
with stores for the rebel army. amono
which are $4,000 English rifles, IL eco
army blankets. 1900 cases ready made
uniforms, % 900 cases ready made armv
shoes, IL locomotives, rife cannon of
heavy caIIbre, ) careoes of railroad iron
and sk'Ilfu' men accompanying them.
/ A n. o. lettee to the HcraH states
that the feeling of the people of Mobile
Is very respondent. They anticipate an
attack every day, and i, is though, if the
city was seriously threatened it would
surrender. Provisions are very HIGH and
they desire no more sick and wounded
prisoners to be sent there. as there az.
no medicines or means Of feeding I, en-
FROM rebel sources we learn that the
bomhardment Of Charleston commenced
on the 18th inst, and the firing from
Gllmore's land batteries on Morris Island
end from the monitors was chiefly direct
ed against Fort Sumter. The Fort !,
said to be already preached by our heav,
long range guns.
nA Gen. Grant has issued an orde,
requiring all officers in charge of steam
boats bringing sick and wounded soldier,
to Cairo or points above from the Arm,
of the Mississippi, to prepare a correc,
list of all such carried by them, giving
name of soldier, the company and reoi.
ment of which he is member. State
to which he belongs, nature of disease
and destination and file a copy Of this
with the Medical Director at Cairo. All
effects OF soldiers who die at no;,ts oho