The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-03-17
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Kings and Queens Court House, the citizens |,
which locality under pretence of being mo-
combatants smbushed Col. Dahlsren. Our Ct
airy found rebel camp there filled with "
pretended non-combatants. The camp was BIO. .
ken up, several killed, large number TAXI .
prisoners and many mi lis and great amounted
stores were destroyed. /
In his speech on the gold bill in the Senate
on Friday last, Senator Sherman advocated al
amendment to the bill as it passed the House
restoring to the Secretary of the Treasury thu
power to sell the surplus gold in his hands. II.
stated that the sum now on hand ia over 49,.
100000, and that at the present rate of receipts,
there will be in the Treasury. July l. sll, 742554
in god. Ofthis enormous sum, but $50, $4,000
will be due and payable on that date, and As the
banks Of New York hold $2l,l65,ooo in geld,
more than $40, co., 900 will be boarded upon
July ], unless the power to sell is granted.
When the foolish or corrupt action of the House
became known in New York. the gold black-legs
sent specie up like a fash to 100. When it be.
came known that the Senate would insist on the
right to sell, gold fell as suddenly to l62,
and closed weak If the Senate amendment be-
comes law. gold will ~" a. - - - lower;
The rebels have returned only six hundred
prisoners for eight hundred sent from Point
Lookout by Gen. Butler. These numbers are in
the exact proportions which the Richmond Dis
patch threatened will be adopted BY the rebel
Government. Gen. Butler will Immediately
make another experiment.
The Government declines to grant appica-
tons for the release of rebel prisoners on taking
ever, for further consideration, prohibiting
meantime the sending of such prisoners South.
Forty or fifty applications are made daily, and
it is not unlikely that in short time commits
sions will be organized to visit prisoners camps
for the purpose of examining and reporting up
| on the merits of each case.
1t is estimated at the War Department that
! for five hundred thousand men, in all the States
| up to tho first of April will foot up two hundred
! thousand men. draft will certainly be required
to I'll the quotas of Kentucky, Pennsylv ania, n
Jersey, and Mary land. 1t Is intimated that al
other States have, or will fill their quotas by the
lst of April. The War Department contemplates
a further call Of two hundred thousand men.
A dispatch TO the n. Y. World says that q
council of war was held yesterday, in which not
only the President. Gen. Grant, Gen. Halleck,
and most of the cabinet participated, but all the
military talent in which the Administration has
confidence was called in. The basis Of the case
submitted for consideration was, that the sever
al February expeditions had nearly all niscar-
ried and the country was becoming alarmed
and dissatisfied. have it from source that l
consider trustw orthy, that, after the ground had
been gone over, Gen. Grant was called upon for
his views, and that he promptly responded in
favor of the capture OF Richmond as the first
step in the campaign; and feel quite sure tina.
orders will instantly go forward to bring the
nth and 18th corps from Chattanooga, -,
-, asa, ,,-, can lie
spared from other points will according to the
statement which reached nc, be incorporated
with the Army Of the Potomac. and Gen. Banks
will be reinforced with negro troops. but moth
ing more; and it is expected that with the aid oil
the fleet he will be able to take Mobile. The
great bulk of the white troops will be concen-
trated in Virgin and it is believed 2500U men
can be brought against Richmond at an early
day.
1t ia understood that Gov Dram,ete has adj
dressed an earnest remonstrance TO the Presi
dent respe citing the enrolment and enlistment
Of slaves in Kentucky, and has notified the Pres
ident that he will execute the laws of kenuck,
against all who attempt to take slaves from the
owners without their consent. He claims tina
Kentucky has furnished more than 0,000 of he
sons to defend the Government, and is willin
to furnish still more. all that is allotted to her
has proven her 10y atty and must be treated a
such, and her laws consttutionaiiy provide
must be respected.
According to the Commiss Toner of Pension:
only uelce Revolutionary soldiers, receivin
pensions from the Government, are now living
Their ages range from "a to los years. Thes
extre me ages warrant the opinion that in yer
= few years the last links which connect the pre-
ent with the revolution will have gone forever
! The officers of Kilpatrick's expedi
ton, who were captured, have been pu
;, in irons by the rebels at Richmond; an
i, the papers of that city are advising tn;
y both officers and men should be blow
from cannon, or at all events instant
, executed. The pretense for all this fur,
y is the asserted finding in Col. Dahlgren
- - pocket, an order directing the murder
y the civil authorities at Richmond an
-. the pillage of the city.
~ Secretary Chase has written lett
to J. c. Hall, of the Ohio Senate,
q. which he declines the use of his nan
II in connection with the next Prcsidenc
to During his short stay at Columbs
a. Gen. Grant spoke to prominent ofic
pedson fsta SRf Il ssa
NJ lar and that was in regard tothe dsstr,
nd ton Of rolling stock at Selma. Owing
'or unavoidable delays the rebelsswere q
ac to remove it south. SherMS6 has !!
DIS stroyed forage and provisions enough
He subsist the rebel army from three to
nv months. In one place he destroyed o.
st two millions of property, and insoth
oh immense stores Thousands Of bush
ns of corn and large quantities Of VII
on were consumed. He brought IN lal
an droves of cattle, several thousand mul
over four hundred prisoners, over
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