The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-01-07
The Latest News.

~ Chief Justice fancy, who has beel
j., quite sick for several days, is reporte,
~ better, aud cut Of danger.
Bills providing for IN extension G
the time for the psymsnt of bounties I,
veterans, will be introduced in Congress
soon after the opening.
Since rebels refuse further ex chang,
Of our prisoners, Gen. Butler proposes I.
60 to Richmond and take them, If Hal
leck will let him The rebels still per-
NIT private donations of provisions to e
to our prisoners, but will not receive
anything from our government in that
line.
Recent advices from Texas repre-
sent matters there progressing favorably
under Gen. Banks management. Pri.
vate letters from officers say that there
are 300, 900 bales of cotton held by plan.
tiers, which will soon be brought to mar
ket
--In order to facilitate applications
for commands of colored troops, the Su.
pervisory Committee for recruiting col
orcd regiments, have established u school
for military tactics at Philadelphia. Tu.
ition is given gratuitous, aud students
are allowed to remain until qualified to
pass examination for the Examining
Board
A Washington dispatch says: Lord
Lyons had protracted interview to day
with the Secretary Of State. The Ches-
apeak affair is likely to prove o trouble
some question.
"A dispatch to the Philadelphia En-
quirer says the official rebel loss at Chick
amauga is stated as follows: Killed, 2.
$780, dangerously wounded, 4,7s0; slight,
ly, 10000; missing, 1850.
Indiana, especially the southern
part Of it, is at this time overrun with
thieves and burglars to such an extent
that the California remedy of vi GLANCE
committee is beginning to be seriously
talked Of
The Dubuque Times states that Gen
Nandever has been transferred from the
, Department Ct the Gulf to the Depart.
: ment of Tennessee, and is on his way to
Chattanooga.
A special to the Commercial from
Cairo says: A delegation Of prominent
citizens Of Arkansas arrived here en-
route for Washington to arrange for AR
kansas to resume her position in the Tn.
ion.
Col. Hatch, who was 50 severely
wounded at the battle near Lagrange, ar
rived in Memphis on the Goth, and at
present is stopping at the officers hos
pital, where he will remain until Re will
have recovered a greater degree Of
strength. He is still coDired to his
bed, but is considered out of danger, and
will doubtless regain his health in time
by proper care and attention.
The War Department has under
consideration several important questions
relative to the draft, which will shortly
be made public. The quotas Of the sew
cra States are being SO arranged as to
avoid difficulties ia future. Each State
will be officially informed Of the number
of men it is expected to rafse, and the
time fixed for the enforcement Of the
draft, which will not be before the mid
die of January.
A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress restoring the $500 bounty to vet
erans and $500 to volunteers until the
18th of February, and bounty not ex-
= ceeding 500 to persons of African de.
scent residents III States now in REBEL.
ion, during such time as the President
may deem wise.
Our Government will not permit Gen.
Butler to be out lawed by Berry. The
exchange Of prisoners committed to him
will be left in his hands. Sec Stanton.
to day, has enlarged Bu.ler's power by
putting all the rebel prison RS in the
United State. under his care There
will be $4,000 a. Point Lookout within
three weeks. The policy is resolutely
insisted on that all exchanges shall tax =
place through Butler. and none except
through him jeff Davis was in favor
of recognizing him, as Ould had already
done. Benjamin wrote the proclamation
out.lawing Butler, L;ncoln's last proc
lamation outlawed the whole Richmond
! Government, and through this equality
-. ia disability there is no doubt bu. OK
, changes will again be re.es,ablished
f The New York Legislature met al
c Albany on the 9Th inst, and organized
J. by electius Republican officers in bo,t
= Houses. The Governors message wa
l. read. After referring to State topics h
d devotes portion of his message to tn
n consideration Of military matters, 10 con
j. nection with the draft, &C. He goes in
$, to the consideration of national affairs a
l. length, and after asking what has bee,
is accomplished by the Government in tn
c. territory wlcsted from rebellion, says bu
IS one course will save Us from national ri
re in. We must adhere to the solemn
1. pledges made by our Government at tn,
n outset Of the war. We must seek to re
J. store the Union and uphold the Consti-
t,t;or fT, III, o,l -,