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

kind ssd wsssAsd we're LEFT 10 our pos:
session. Gen. 0illsn u still IN vigorous
pursuit.
The constitution and State govern
nent Of Nevada Territory having been
formed psrsusss to The conditions pre-.
scribed b. the 9th section Of On act Of
the last Coogrsss, ssd the certificate re.
quirsd BY the said act, and also copy Of
the constitution aod ordinances being
submitted to the President Of the United
States, b be- declared that the State Of
Nevsda h admitted into the Union on
an equal footing With the original States.
.. The Davenport Gasssts states that
: supplementary draft hes become nsces.
sary 10 several Of tho sub. districts Of this
Congressional District. The numbers
drawn at 6rst hsve been exhausted BY
reason Of exemptions fofsJp hysical disa-
bility, improper ego, alicoage, desertions,
so. . Three townships in Cedar county
sre deficient, viz: Linn, 8; Pioneer, 2;
SpriDgdale, /. 49,
A Dubuque speculator has contracted
to deliver 500 barrels ofpctatoes in Mem.
phis, Tenn, at 800 per barrel.
1.-Two years Of var, said Henry
Ward Bcecher on Saturday night, "and
we have conquered half the rebel ter.
ritory, hold the keys Of the whole, and
have nearly destroyed the military
strength of The rebellion in the field
All this in two years Of war" "Four
years you mean,", said . bystaudsr. -
enc" responded Mr.. ,Beecher. II said
two years Of par. 10 the first two, Gen.
ersl Mcclellan was in command"
Tho Irish refugee, John Mitchell,
il reported 10 command Of the rebel fleet
on the james Rivor.
"A singular rumos is saoat among the
Chinese ct Perkip, which shows how
prompt they still are to believe i'll of for
eiguers. Il was said that tho student
interpreters were in the habit of kid
aspping boys and girls snd digging out
their eyes to use them for Photographic
purposes. Tho Chinese government
took the matter up, bsmbooed severely
several persons who wese found propsga.
ting tho scandal, and have succeeded 10
arrestiug four or Eve of the real kidnsp.
pers, 80 The tale is now beginning to die
out. 4.s... ''.'
"A singular letter has como to light,
dressed 10 1924, BY one Vinceoso Mic.
arelli, of Zaute to Prince Metternich,
giving . very unfavossblo report Of the
dissolute life led BY Byron when at
Missoloughi The writer declares that
Byron was both hated sod feared BY the
Greeks, and that bis death resulted from
poison administered BY them; and Mic
arelli says tho deed was not only pardon.
able but creditable.
Tho Navy Department has informs.
ton that the Florida arrived at Santa
Crus. She was at Tsperiffo on the Sd Of
August, and obtained . full supply Of
Goals aud provisions, sud loft after stay.
ing "a hours. She discharged one Of
her officers who was an invalid, and one
Of her men, . New Yorker, who said Nc
wss the only Americaa in her crew.
Tho HeralTs correspondent with
Sheridan, October 25th says: Our men
arc enjoying q respite after the late bat
tic. Our position is nearly the same as
before the baltic, with the exception Of
having made Judgment on The left sum.
init Of the Massanutien Mountain.
Tho following is tho official report oil
what We captured on tho 10Th: 1900
prisoners Of tho rank snd 6lo, G4 com.
missioned officers, 4S pieces Of artillery,
40 cassions, 3 battery wagons, 39s hor-
ses and mules, with harness complete, 81
smbulances, SO army wagons, $4,000
rounds of artillery ammunition, 1880
email arms, several wagon loads, inclu
ding al she medical stores Of the enemy
. large quantity Of ammunition aud /,
large number Of battle flags. -,..
IA letter from the President was read
to The army, thanking General Sheridan
and his brave army for the months op
erations in tho valley, especially for the
splendid work of the 10Th.
"Our losses on the 10th, though no,
officially reported, will sum up nearly as
follows:
"Army Of West virgiois-Killed, 80;
wounded, $50; prisoners, 400-total $40
"l9th Corps-Kil'ed, 400; wounded,
1900; prisoners, l00-tot,! !, 700.
10Th Corps-Killod, 800; wounded,
1000; missing. 50-totsl 1850.
"Col. Kiscking'e Diyision-killed, 20
wounded, $50; missing, 56-total 226.
Grand total 4,O86."
~They gro shipping potatoes from
Nuscatiuc to St. Louis. Flat-boats are
loaded and then foat with tho stream to
their destination, occupying about fifteen
days 10 the transit A cargo Of 4,5OO
bushels arc now CD their way TO that city.
BAD ron PRICE AND THE Cors.-
Price, who came to Missouri to super.
intcud the election and see that the reb-
sls and Cops hsd fair chance, has been
badly whippsd3 and may b. compelled to
leave. This l. another awful Lincoln
Outrage and no doubt il violation Of the
Constitution. -f.t-'
Iowa REBELS JOINING pRIcE.-We
learn BY citizens Of Howard county, who
left there on Sunday, that there were no