The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-03-24
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"A WsmWCLn OK, WolSulpS fS1VV
pounds, has been raised 10 Augusta, Me.
Slaves are cheap in Maryland. There
were sold at auction at Frederick, on tho
I'd inst, one slave girl eight years old
for 81, one woman for SIS, and . woman
and child Eve years old for s25.
Gen. Fisk, commander Of the De.
partment of Missouri, is driving all the
gamblers out of St. Louis. The "gay
CHANDELIERS are much vexed At this en-
chroachment upon their lawless rights.
JEFF. Davis has appointed Friday.
April 9Th, as q day Of "fasting and
prayer" throughout the Southern Con.
:ederacy. From all accounts received
from there, it seems almost superaous to
to urge "fasting2apon the rebels already
more than half starved
The initial ceremonies Of breaking
ground for the great lake tunnel at CHI
cago, were inaugurated on Thursday, the
18th inst, by Mayor Sherman, who Dig
the FIRST shovel full, and was followed in
turn by other ofncials and aldermen. -
This great tunnel is to run under the
bed Of the lake distance of two miles,
is to be built Of brick, aud its object is to
supply the city Of Chicago with pre-
water.
-Guerrillas continue to commit dep
relations aud assaults upon STEAMBOATS,
navigating the Lower Mississippi. On
the 18th inst, near Loring's Point, the
steamer White, small cotton boat, was
captured by guerrillas aud destroyed,
With what cotton she had on board. One
man was seriously wounded during the
ARRAY. The band which committed This
outrage, is said to be composed of out
Jaws from both armies, who have been,
for some time past, committing various
depreda,ions on the citizens in that Vi
entity.
Letters dated Tucson, Arizona, Eco.
9th, states that Kit Carson arrived at
Santa Fe, after a very successful cam
paign against the Navajo Indians. He
brought over $50 prisoners, leaving over
500 with Colonel Candy, to be removed
as soon as their families could be gather.
ed. The Navajoes are virtually subju-
gated, and their principal chief killed.
Governor Goodman had temporarily es-
tablisted his headquarters near the con-
fuence of the Salinas and do Verde,
where he was engaged in organizing a
civil government for Arizona Nearly
every white man in the Territory was
candidate for Congress. Sixteen Next
cans were recently killed by the Apaches.
Politics in East Tennessee, at the
present time, are attracting considerable
attention. A large growing party are
agitating for the formation of East Tenn
essee into q new State, Independent Of
Middle and West Tennessee. "A very
large proportion of tho advocates of sep
aration demand the calling of a conven.
ton immediately to urge an amen nent
to the Constitution, by which an election
for legislators and Governor can be
held this fall
The Tammauy wing Of the New
York Democracy, in general Com mittee,
has placed itself unequivocally on Union
war platform. They abuse Lincoln and
the Administration, but declare for the
vigorous prosecution Of the war until the
last rebel is subdued. They cut loose
from the Wood Mckeon peace sneak fac
tons, and repudiate and take an indie
pendent stand on the side of their coun
try. AS Tammany can control SO, 900 tc
$4,000 votes in the State, the G. Topper
heads will be left in contemplate mi
nority in the Empire State next fall. TX
add to the overwhelming defeat tha
awaits them the 10000 soldiers vote.
will be cast solid against them.
The total number of troops in tn.
rebel army is stated, by a Nashville cor
respondent Of the Philadelphia INQUIRER
who claims to be posted, at 334 900 men
Information has been received q
the Department of State from W. +
Phelps, the Consul of the United State
, at st. Petersburg, that the Russian Gov
eminent has decided to allow the impo,
tatlon of raw cotton by the way of any
the European ports free Of duty.
The British ship Star of the Yves
a which arrived at New York on Tuesda,
reports that on March 18th in latitude 40
, 4V', lougitue GAO 20", she saw lars
man of-war with main top mast gone an
colors at the sthead, as if they wishe
ascertalneu tnat the disabled vessel vi
an Italian man of. war, and in a sinkiu
, condition, wishing the ship to lie by q
! night aud accompany her to the neare
land. This was done, but during Il
night the Italian vessel suddenly disap
peared, and it is feared she has sunk. :
She had on board over 400 souls, WI
in that case must all have been lost, as
stringent search for the missing yess
made as soon as daylight appeared, faile
to reveal any signs of her whereabout.
Hereafter dcserters from the reb,
army coming within our lines are not t
be committed to prison if they prove t
be bona fide dcserters, but will be dis
missed upon taking the oath of alleeianc
and furnished transportation North O
employed on the various Notifications
Within week past some goo or 10
have been released from the Old Capitc