The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-07-14

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lesome again, two men were murdered
BY them within fifteen miles of Omaha
last week.
The recent fires in the woods in the
Northern counties of Wisconsin destroy.
ed $3.50 600 worth Of property: Sew.
eral small villages were consumed.
There is but one sentiment among the
soldiers relative to the Baltimore candi-
dates and whenever they shall be allowed
to give shape to their sentiments, their
! votes will be cast for Lincoln and John.
SOD.
General Robert Toombs, formerly Sen.
ator in Congress from Georgia, and then
General in the rebel army, is now pri.
vate in Georgia regiment. Roger A.
Pryor is private in Virginia regiment.
1t is said that Kentucky was placed
under martial law in anticipation of
trouble in enforcing the draft and en-
listing slaves.
Gen. George P. Morris, the poet. and
co. editor with N. p Willis Of the Home
Journal died at New York on the 9th,
aged 81 years.
Western farmers are applying petro.
leum successfully in the destruction of
caterpil!ars. The effect is instantaneous.
The oil is applied to the trunk of the
tree and introduced into the nests.
Forged bonds of the rebel loan had
been forwarded from New York, it is
said, and sold in London to the amount
of one hundred thousand dollars. They
we're resold to Holland at an advance.
The Provost Marshals at Pittsburg
have received orders to receive black
substitutes, when offered by white men,
under the same regulations as appertain
to whito substitutes.
! Nebraska has voted not to organize q
State government as yet. She had 49,
s4l inhabitants in 1860, and has not
more than $4,000 now.
Gen Ellet's Marine Brigade is at pres.
ent at Vicksburg, where he is repairing
his boats and fitting out for active oper.
atoms against the guerril!as.
Judge Field, of New Jersey, assessed
a fine of FIVE hundred dollars each against
two citizens who had been found guilty
on trial OF obstructing the collection of
the Z. S. tax. The amount of their tax
was only one dollar, and as they reused
to pay it, the officer levied on tn cir prop.
erty which they resisted. Hence the
prosecution.
The steamer Be'videre sailed from
New York a few days since with the
following very acceptable supplies for the
Army Of the Potomac: Four hundred
barrels Of onions, three hundred barrels
Of turnips, II barrels of bects, so boxes
Of lemons and from seven to ten thou
sand heads of cabbage
The Richmond Examiner says tina:
plot has been discovered bear that city
in which 800 negroes were involved,
some pretended Union deserters being
the iostigators. They had enrolled the
negroes and kept up communication with
Grants lines, furnishing him with facts
as to the movement of troops, &c.
Tom Hyer died in New, York, of heart
disease, on the 25th ult.
1t is SO dry that large fires raging in
the woods in various parts of the Sts'e
of Maine are doing much damage. In
some towns the citizens have great diff.
Guilty in keeping the fire from their
buildings.
Gen Banks has ordered that all the
sick and wounded in his department
shall be sent North as speedily as posi-
bic.
The u. s. Armory at Springfield,
Mass has on hand 265, 900 guns-a
larger number than was ever there before
at one time.
Two hundred and thirty five rebel
prisoners from Arkansas, arrived ut Rock
Island on Wednesday, the 9th inst, un.
der detachment Of Merrilps Missouri
cavalry.
A erasfhopper is on exhibition at
Portland, the body Of which is more than
seven inches long. The Portland Id.
p,,tiser thinks that these must be some
Of the old Testament insects, in which it
is said the 'g,asshorper become a.bn'den
The Copperbcad editors say that the
war is being prosecuted by the Admins.
tra,ion for the purpose Of "elevat'ng'
the negro II the Administration would
"elevate" all the Copperhead editors in
the Government, there would be no war
to prosecute in ninety days from their
"clevation.'
The Unconditional! Union Conrcn-
ton for the 9th Congressional District
Of Indiana, have nominated Hon. Schuy-
Ter Colfax by acclimation for Congress.
Brig. Gen. s. A. Rice died at his res
idence 10 OskaIoosa, last week, from the
effects of a wound received in General
Steele's expedition.
Mr.. Cakes of Keokuk, was killed on
the 4th, by his mules running away
The animals were frightened by the dis
charge of fire crackers.
A whirlwind visited Dubuque on the
evening Of the 9th inst, unroofng the
Fifth Ward school house and doing other
damage; in all estimated at So, 900. No.
body hurt.