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

to be closed. @
Tho Savannah Erchangs says the
Alabama Senate has passed bill putting
all able-bodied residents Of the State, be.
J tween II and so years, without exomp.
ton, into the second class militia, and
finally declares that members Of the Leg
islature shall not be exempted. By an
| act It recon- unebds the stoppsge Of all in.
tercourse between pickets, on account Of
assertions. 60 . --~ -
The Richmond Di.patch says Grant is
waiting for the completion Of tho Dutch
| Gap canal to receive the cooperation Of
| the navy. 1t adds that double attack
1 may be expected. g. . o. T.da
| No little importance is attached to the
| reception Of the oxiled Mexican Gen. Do.
blade of the Juafes party in Mexico, here
to day. The cabinet Of any nation do
not formally receive; and the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs does not ostentatiously
entertain prominent enemy Of new
Governments which is about TO DO recog-
nizeds Such reception and entertainment
| are equivalent to notice served on the
diplomatic world that We do not mean to
recognize MAMMALIAN yet awhile.
On Wednesday morning of last week
a party of four OF 'Mosby's euerrillas ap-
preached the house Of Mr. Reed, one
hundred yards from Falls Church Hospi.
tai, only seven miles from Washington,
and surrounded Mr. Reed, and out Of
five of his negroes who we're aiding him
to guard the property, one of them was
shot dead The gang then carried Mr.
Reed and the others ten miles; they then
shot and killed Mr.. Reed and severely
wounded The negroes They then left
one surviving, who managed to return.
After the murderers left he guided par
ty Of soldiers to the spot where his mas.
ter was killed, and secured the body.
These outroges SO near Washington, are
begin ming to be regarded as serious dis.
grace. " '.t.- nj
On the morning of the 18th inst, on
company Of 80 colored men Of Col. Nc
Arthur's regiment was attacked BY par
ty of gucrrii|as, consisting of $50 men,
near Pine Bluff, not far from Fort Donel-
son. Our men were on recruiting ex-
petition, aud were taken entirely by sur.
prise. The enemy expected to aunihilate
them; but our brave colored boys rallied
at the call Of Lieut.. johnson, their gal
liant commander, took their places in line
of battle, and faced the enemy, who were
now sounding the charge, determined to
conquer or die. The enemy, outnum.
bering them three to one, charged three
times upon the little band, but were
compelled to Ieturn BUNDLED and dismay
ed, leaving forty of their number dead
and wounded on the field. The rest left
and were seen no more. This company
is fair sampie Of the lighting qualities
of the regiment. Their loss was killed,
one ofwhom vas their brave Lieut. John.
son, and 10 wounded. This shows what
colored troops will do when led on by
such gallant officers as Lieut.. Johnson
Some time since the rebel authoriti set our
coored soldiers, that they had prisoners, at
work on the fortiicstions around Richmond
Gen. Butler, being informed of the fact, immedi
| ately took like number of rebel prisone r. and
set them to digging in the Dutch Gap Canal, At
the same time notifying the rebel commit ISL oner
/ Ould OF his proceedings. In short time Gen
Lee sent word to Gen. Butler that he had rceas-
ed the negro soldiers from work and mad sent
them back to Richmond to be treated as prison.
ers of war. Gen. Butler at once released the
rebel prisoners from further labor upon the ca
| nal. After being relieved, one-fourth Of them
took the oath. .a,s. #t.s
A frightful accident has ust taken place
at Ulm, from petroleum oil. During arep-
resentation at the thcater, twcnty.four
lamps attached to the chandelier suspen-
ded from the roof burst in succession with
great rapidity, and the burningoil fell like
= shower Of FIRE on the spectators, among
whom were number Of ladies'. In mo.
ment the dresses of twenty of them were
in flames, and most serious burns were the
consequence. Ono Of the ladie. was so
dreadfully injured that she died in few
hours after. F." .@E
The "long rolf was sounded 10 Ohio
and Indiana last Tuesday week. The
warriors for tho Union sprang to their
arms, and repealed the Copperhe cad attack
with overwhelming numbers and impetu.
osity. The long roll will be beaten in
every free State on the Sth of Novem Der.
You spectators in patriotism and a ia
tons manhood, specializing for rise 10
Rebellion loan, and the restoration of a
party to office upon a pledge to maintain
Human Bondage, look on then, and, in
awe and humbleness, learn one of the great
lessons in Government which God occas,
ionally teaches Man.
"A lettor from he prisoners at Macon
says: We are quite san guinc as to tho
early resumption of exchanges. 1t is
generally understood that the auther-
ties at Richmond have mad, propositions
for exchange that must meet the approval
Of our Government. The Richmond
EXAMINER Of the 18th says: ave have
good authority for saying that the cartel
has been to certain extent resumed -
Arrangements have been made to ex-
change Immediately, 10000 Yankee pris.
oners in Georgia"
SsT- Among tho amusing incidents in