The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-27
Very respectfully,


abiding to the fears of an invasion of
Iowa by Sterling Price says, that Mike
Gleason the wounded copperhead who
aided in the murders Of Capt. Bashoro
and Mr.. Woodruff 10 Powcshiek county,
testified that the Sugar Creek militia
company, from which the rurdercrs of
these loyal men were detailed, have ex.
pected Price to invade Iowa this fall, and
they were sworn to render him all the
aid 10 their power; and adds: THAT this
is truc, we know and the rebel sympa-
tnizers in Poweshiek county, to distln-
guish themselves from loyal men, and
thereby save their property and them,
selves in the general plunder and raplne
that was 70 follow the curse of the reb-
els, printed in bold letters in conspicu-
Gus places upon their fences, houses and
barns, the mystic letters: %. "A. H. to
show that they were members of that
treas enable organization known as the
"OrLer of American Knights. We have
frequently seen signs hung out in that
county, and it was evidently for no other
purpose than as protection in case Of
invasion by their southern friends and
allies
A recent fire in Iowa City destroyed
, fourteen buildings, mostly of small value,
with total loss, including goods of
! SIS, 200 to $4,000, with little insur.
ancc. The Republicans states that the
proprietor Of soloon complains that after
bis casks of liquor were rolled to place
Of safety on the sidewalk "the ladies
with their little feet worked out the fau-
Gets and let the liquor run away Per
| haps the heads and hearts of these own.
ers of busy "little feet had often been
made to ache By the accursed ''firc.
water" The fire was supposed to be the
work of an inccndiary.
A man in lower town returning home
late at night, not long since, observed
the outlines Of his lady's form in cor
ner Of the garden, seemingly in commun'
ication with a figure of the opposite sex,
and Selling a butcher knife he rushed
wildly upon the parties of the seandalous
interview, aud for an instant there was
danger of blood being shed and life taken,
but he discerned directly that be had
only stirred up his cook aud her lover
and with "phelinx" better imagined than
told he crawled back into his domicil
/ lie says he is cured of Jealousy, and
swears the creen.eycd monster shall
never trouble him more.-Haukeyc.
1t is stated that the total proceeds o.
the State Fair were about $1,000; ex-
penses, including salaries Of officers, Sc,
100, leaving surplus in the hands Of thu
State Board Of 5000. -a.. .4.-.=.
81. We learn from the Davenport GaSeH
that Col Grier, by order of the War De
partment, has assigned to the 10th low
Infantry, under Col =. P. Henderson
aud the 18th Iowa Infantry, under Lieut.
!, CO.. Abercromoie, both forming part o
the grand army under Gen. Sherman
one hundred and Fifty men each Of tn
conscripts and substitutes. These me-
will leave in a short time fox their regi
j ments.
{ Tho Chicago Journal says that tn
Railroad bridge at Clinton will be con
=. pleted by the LIST of December, when tn
trains will run from Chicago to Boons
, boro, a distance of 800 miles.
We learn from the Burlington Haul
eye that one night last week a Mr.. Fol
, som, residing near Lowell, sbou: Il mile
from Burlington, was aroused by tw
armed men knocking at bis door. The
: demanded his money, but when he mad
I q movement to resist them, one of the'
. fired, woundipg him severely in the arr
and right side. They then robbed bin
of his money, and going to his stable
: stole a span Of fine mares and left
Neither Of them could be identified. Th
Il Hauheyc thinks there is an organizatio
of these robbers in this State with the
headquarters perhaps in Missouri, an
that they are in colusiou with the que
u rlla bands that menace the border, an
d have taken advantage Of the unscttle
Y condition Of the country to ply their Gu
> throat trade, aud rob and murder o.
:, people.
Twenty three of the democratic Ra1
. gers" arrested for the recent murders
}. Poweshik county were brought befo1
d United States Commissioner Sible
Ia at Grinnell, last week. They waived 8
examination aud gave bond in, the su
g Of $40 900, to appear at tho U. s. Dl
80 trio. Court. The Fleners have not y
10 bccu caught.