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

"GcD. Mcgs has been directed 20 "a.
porintcrl the loyin- out Of the grounds.
How appropriate that Lees lands should
be dedicated to two such noble purposes
the free living black man whom Lee
vonl cnsave, md the bodies Of the dead
, soldiers whcm Lee had killed in o vicked
, rau<c. L.. this record stand 10 the ever.
! la~tiug credit Of Secretary Stanton. We
cLccrtu,ly award it," =
After a careful adding up of the bids,
t was found that the aggregate for the
$1,000 ,000 loan is about so, 900, ,oO0.
The Secretary has decided to reject all
la.rs below four Per cent. premium, and
to take those at md above four, which
Will make the sum accepted about s4l,.
OV0,Q00. ~"r -t.-cr I
\ general order from the War Depart.
. mCnt, iu~t issued, commutcs the sentence
T">>cd hv court,martial upon descrters,
~ l'q1i>'nmcnt at the Dry TortuSas,
I.yI.C1, during the war.
Lala,>crr's last Vainting-"M pro-
poses and Col disposc<," couple Of po.
lar bears cruhbirc ont some remains Of
th" Franklin expedition, was sold for,
~3>91, or about $50 600 in our grecn-.
bavLs. Eo,and is the paradise Of pain.
t>r,-if thvy are famous. Water colors
are now greatly in fashion over there,
and tread closely upon oil pictures.
The Confederate steamer Georgia is for
sel' at Liverpool Suppose our govern.
men: buy her and ace if they can't sail
her fast enough 10 catch the Florida and
A't,nu2. She has been so fast ns a reb-
4 rjja;c as to outsail everything VIC have
and must have some speed left. :
The Maryland State Convention, to
fem new Constitution, has adopted ~
a>ticio prohiliting slavery, and declaring
al. rrreu"s free who are now held as slaves
within tuc state.
\ spcnGcnt of the N. Y. Herald
suggests that persons owning shade trees
that are infested with worms will at opca
bore hole IN the trunk of each tree, ex,
tending to The center or heart of the tree,
ami then GIl the hole up with rulverized
sulphur ana plug it up tight 10 short
time the sulphur viii spread through al
the Iran chcs, and the worms will soon
disappear. .a.e
Ia ISL treaty was made between the
nit' d HtatCa aud Great Britain to tho
following effect: That neither Power
should moint,in a naval force upon North.
'rh iaNe2, except that each might havo
one vessel OF not moro than 100 tons, end
aiI.. a with cue ) pound oun IN Iako
N"ta''o and the aan." on Lake Champlain,
.,,' " y, ,'~,,'S u 'N1 '0"n"g" and nr'
I ','', a. .' 'Ie per axes 1h's treaty
""~ u '''' ~ "'7'o''''noan'e alter fhe.spe-
.D' ''''''' Ut.'" SIX "ont ms notice by e..
I'''' ia'V '"''e'o' nc House Narat
.''''',,r,' ,T = -. '"'' '"S''oc,'d the'r Chalr-
.t.'.' 80 ~. ~ ~ lo,1' reso'u-
'"'' f''''','' '"'' ''o h''sa otates
'''"'' wv WV E,'. W. '':1a :', uo''ee' -
y 49," OK puthai states 'hat there
4. ~ !; - Ina" .' '"en'y ,0oHsand rebel
',.. "..,.- d /" '"' 0''fo'"s houses OF thss
|
~ the h2tt n'2T 0taunton, Va, among
~ 'f prisoners "rn. Hunter captured Is
his own hep"eW, Major Faulkner, son Of
Nna&. D. -ulkner. When captured, he
Sa'a nc ""u,d surrender as Gen. Hunters
ncl'@"' and not os "A Confederate oficef.
Secretary Chas" Is authorized BY bill
whirh has rasscd the House Of Represeb.
tatIvcs. to borrow four hundred millions
Of GoIlor~, On bonds redccmable at tho
nr'i.u ct the Government, after period
Il net lees tOau FIVE nor more than thirty
vcars lcari,,r no, ovor r ,,or.a,.