The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-01-14

-Ex-Go Hicks, of Maryland, hsl
been elected y. 8. Senator TO Ut the N
expired term Of Senator Psaroe.
"A Raleigh paper says th.s there m
over one thousand prisoners within tht
limits OF North Csroliua, held uDde'
guard without trial, whose only crime il
their Unionism. ru
A year ago gold was quoted At 81, 70
in New. York and 81 in Richmond.-
Now il sells At 1851 10 the former and
At $40 10 the lstter! The statement
bears its own com ment.
Tho rebel House Of Representatives
have passed bill prohibiting any person
from buying, selling, taking, circulating,
or in any manner trading in the paper
currency Of the United States.
A "relisble gentleman" just from
Richmond, says JEFF Davis will cut his
throat when the crisis of the rebellion
comes. Bully for JEFF; it will save Un.
ele Sam the expense of buying = rope If
he but do it. -
Some place in England being shout
to present = watch to the Princess Alex.
andris with long and formal speech, she
cut the speech short BY saying: II know
all about that; never mind; l am longing
to see the watch"
The Provost Marshal General has
decided that deserters from the rebel
service are not entitled to exemption pa.
pers. All such Is are drafted will be as.
signed to duty on the western frontier,
and not to regiments in the South.
The present condition Of the rebel
navy is admirably illustrated by the fact
that, according to Mr.. Mallory, it con-
tains FIVE hundred and seventy -four COM
p,issioned and petty officers, and but
eight hundred aud seven seamen.
The Central Park 10 New York has
three skating ponds, the largest Of which
is twenty six acres 10 exteut. The
monthly attendance at the park during
the skating season is half a million per.
sous. f.-
"Mary, is your master at homer"
"No, sir, he's out" II don't believe
it." "Well, then, hen come down and
tell you so himself Perhaps you'll be.
lieve him"
Three federal soldiers were recent
ly murdered by guerrilas aear Mulberry.
Tenn. Gen. Thomas immedia lately issued
an order assessing $4,000 on the rebel
sympathizers living within ten miles of
tho place where the murder was commit.
ted.
During the year 1868 there were
20 steamboat accidents on American
waters, 10 which 255 persons were killed
and IS wounded. OF railroad accidents
there were 80, killing 204, and wouuding
81 persons.
The removal Of all rebel prisoners
confined at various points throughout the
loyal States to within the limits of Gen.
Buffers department., j. to commence i'm
mediately. The rebel officers at John.
sous Island will probably be removed to
Fort Delaware.
The National Union League has in
existence about 4, 500 councils Of that or
der in the loyal States, with a member.
ship of over 100000 10 number. Wis.
consin has over 200 councils aud rs, 900
members, and Illinois lac, 900 memb ers.
The New London, Conn, CAroni.
Gle says that in the town Of Lyme, Mr..
and Mrs Bill, the ambitious pa,ri.ents of
. boy few months old, have named him
Jefferson Davis Beauregard Jesse D.
Bright Henry Ward Beecher Checver
Bill.
A rebel paper says leather in the
Coufederacy has become so scarce as to
render it exceedingly doubtful whether
the army can be shod comfortably the
present winter The cost of leather now
is almost fabulous. For instance, SITS
to $3.50 for a pair of boots that cost before
the war SO.
The Bureau Of Internal Revenue
estimates the manufacture Of whiskey il
this country at one hundred millions O.
gallons-the State of Ohio leading Of
with forty millions. The estimate j,
greatly in excess Of the last census re
turns bu. is said to be reliable.
Two old ladies' we're recently con
vers"g on the battle Of Chickamauss
Said one: Il wish, as Gen. Bragg is
christian man, that he were dead and i,
heaven; think it would be God send t
the Confederacy." "Why, my dear, sal
the other. "if the General were near tn
gates Of Heaven, and invited in, at tn
critical moment he uo"ld fall bacls."-
Columbia South Caroiinian. ....r
The Second Congressional Distric
Of Rhode Island is said to have furnish.
ed larger proportion of men under tn
last draft than any other in the Unite,
States. The quota was 900. and As
men were obtained and 1873 commit,
tions. There were BAT substitutes an
10S conscripts held.
Indiana has filled her quota. an,
Vermont has done the same, with Quit
. number Of volunteers to spare, an
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