The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-11-10

certain the actual strength of the enemy |
on the left. Such information could on.
" be effected BY conceatrating . large
body Of troops to feel their way through
country comparatively unknown to Us,
but every psrt Of Il familiar to tho en-.
envy. Orders were simultaneously sent
to Gen. Butler not to attack but only to
engage tho attention Of the enemy on the
right, for the double purpose Of proven.
ting them from massing against our left,
and to ascertain their actual strength in
that direction. The enemy was found
eptrenched and their works manned
The results Of tho movement are 10 our
favor, We having captured 2, 600 prisoners
aud losing less than 1000 In the Kill
led and wounded ws arc about equal
The health Of the army is excellent. Ev.
srythiug reported quiet in the Shensn.
doah. ..--...... .........t
Guerrillas are very active between
Sheridan's headquarters and Martins
burg. 'Ta. F.. ''
The Times Atlanta special says !:
Atlanta has been completely isolated for
several weeks. At one time it was fear.
cd that provisions were giving out. No
danger il spprehe nded from. that scarce
Subsistence for animals failed some weeks
ago, but foraging into the surrounding
country has supplied all immediate
wants. The latest dispatches from Sher.
man state the road clear, and railroad
60, Alauaus,rr NJ rsrsstah|i.hed. Tallada-
department.
Hood is in christening position Of our
flank. evidently to induce Withdrawal
from Atlanta, but he has no pros peet of
success. The I'd corps has not been
| idle. In Atlanta heavy and extensive
Notifications have been erected, render
ing the defense of the city and depots
able to be entrusted to a smaller force
than originally designed.
On the question Of Gcorgia's return.
ing to the Union immc diately, sumerous
meetings have been held among the loyal
men Of Atlanta, which resulted in tho
appointment Of Commissioners to proceed
to the State Capital aud visit influential
men with a view for counselipg the i'm.
mediate Withdrawal Of that State from
the Coufederacy.
Mr.. s. Stanley, the agent ofthe Lee
County Bible Society, has just completed
a canvass of the county, during which
he visited 400 white families and four
colored, finding nearly every fifth family
not fully supplied with the Bible aud
about every tenth family wholly destitute.
SWe notice that the blockade.run-
ners have brought one very bad bargain
to Charleston and Nassau and other in.
fected ports--yellow fever. The Pesti
lence b said to be upon the increase es-
pscially "around tho arsenal. We are
sorry to learn that it especially affects
the children, who arc thus made the VIC
tins Of parental sins and British cupid.
ity. One is especially reminded BY this
intelligence Of the relief which used to
be sent from the North TO the fever
stricken cities ofths South We wonder
if beroaved rebels ever think of it-of,he
Northern doctors and nurses who lost
their lives 10 Norfolk not many years
ago!
People may cay what they will about
Mrs. Parsington, sand how they can ias
up on 1t; for my part, think il is owing
to the vittles. Air may do for camomil.s
and other reptiles that live on it. But
know that men must have some hing
more substantialcr.
The small pox prevails to such an
extent at Keokuk, that :.hc board of
Health has provided = pest house for
friendless victims. Orders are issued to
place pacards Of warning on the doors Of
houses where the disease cxis.s, and all
'chool children. arc required 10 be vac.
:inated. .,. ..-
The track of the Chicago & Iowa
Central Railroad is now extended to and
cross College Farm, ten miles west Of
Nevada. Douglass & Brown, the con.
FACTORS, are now putting up the station. /,
,ousc, which is located about half mile :
asst Of the farm. Tho new station is to
70 called Ames, in honor of Cakes Ames.
ESQ of Maine. The distance from Amos ,
o Des Moines is but twenty-nine miIes;
nd that pest to all Iowa trsvelers-the
skunk Bottom-will be avoided. Man
nd beast may we'll be thankful for this
emoyal. ,e -.