The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-12-22

on the Sth inst. The boy was in the act
of pushing the door shut with gun,
when it discharged, the ball entering the
young lady's heart, killing her instantly.
Tho Des Moiucs Statesn,as, Wash
ing.on County Democrat, Muscatine
Courier, kcosauqua Ne,os, Davis county
Clarion, with many other copperhead
sheets have gone dead since the election,
to come forth only in the resurrection Of
damnation. Bloomfield Guard.
On Wednesday of last week, an old
man, named Bleitgen, while at work in
the woods, was so badly burned by ere
communicated to his clothes from his
pipe in his pocket, that he expired in a
short time Deceased lived about three
miles South of town Bellevue Banner.
A gentleman from Wapello, who
was stopping at the Ogilvie House, one
night this week, dreamed that his horse,
which he had left in livery stable, had
got down with the halter around his neck
ia such manner that he was in danger
of choking to death. The dream made
such a vivid impression on his mind that
he awoke aud went at once to tho sta
bic, where he found the horse in the
precise condition seen in his dream.
This circumstance may be relied upon
as truthful 1t is certainly a singular
psychological fact. is there, not after
ali, something in dreams.-Nuscati"e
Journal
ELECTION MATTERS There were
three Counties in the State which pol!ed
no Copperhead votes, viz: Emmett, Ida,
and Plymouth One County, Palo Alto,
cast no republican ballot. Henry Coun.
ty gave the heaviest Union majority.
Scott next; Linn next; Black Hawk next.
The only counties which generally dis
graced themselves by Copperhead in
crease of majority, are Dubuque aud
Shelby. 1t is stated that Berks County,
Pennsylvania, which is good for a Cop
perhead majority Of 1000 or 5000 is
inhabited, to large extent, by the de-
scendents of the Hessian mercenarics who
fought against General Washington in
the Revolution. There must have been
large immi grafton from Berks to Du
buaue. How else can we account for the
Hes sian look Of the vote up that way?
State Register.
-Ye Pub has come to grief lately.
Lost his fine white female hog (went
dead); his b CODED dog scratched out aud
left for parts unknown, and a friend sold
him (the Pub, not the dog aquarter of
beef two andtweuty years old; besides
the devil knocked a case Of ltalic Miuion
into pi; calamities enough for one day,
surely. Thus mourneth the Bloomfield
Guard.
Henry Hauft, the proprietor Of the
Mississippi House, Davenport, has been
held to bail in the sum Of ST 900 for his
appearance at court, on the charge OF
harboring one Claus Glass, a substitute
desertet from Camp Mcclellan.
The editor of the Davenport Demo-
crat is Corporal, and the editor Of the
Gazette is a private in the same military
sompeny. I-~-- -ay a-y waived
On Wednesday forenoon of last week
tho Union House. in Cedar Rapids was
burned down Most Of the furniture
was saved. The loss is estimated at
S1,400.
The citizens of Davenport propose Civ
ing a Christmas Dinner to the sick anc
woun ded soldiers at Camp Mcclellan Hos
pital. The number to be provided fo
is about 500 The Gazette well and tru
" says: "While the thousands of GU
city are rejoicing in the festivities of tina
day, they can add to their njoyment b.
generously providing for those who hav
experienced the dangers Of the battlefield
and are now in our m DIST suffering from
wounds inflicted by the enemies of GU
country"
LIBERAL.-The Board of Supervi-
sors of johnson county, at their late ses
sion, made an appropriation FOR the pur
chase of 800 cords of wood for soldiers
families in Iowa City, and authorized mem
bers of the Board to provide for those ii
the country. They also voted bounty o
500 to recruits from that county ii
Hancock's veteran corps. Col. Joh'
Williams, of Iowa City, is enllsting me
for this corps.
ORpHAN's HoME.-The Des Moline
Register is informed by Rev. p, =. In
gals that he has obtained subscription
to the amount of SAC, 900 for the soldiers
Orphans Home. There are seventy fv
orphans now at the Home at Pennington
and more will be received as soon as the
can be Accommodated. Iowa has inaugu
rated a system of taking care of the OF
phans of soldiers, which will be an i'm
perishable monument to her llberalt
and patriotism.
The monthly returns of the U,
Assessor, r. II, Smith, Esq =, for tn
district, comprised Of the counties
Muscatinc, Cedar, Clinton, Ling, Jack
son and Jones, show that the county
Scott is far in advance of all the others
the district, and furnishes more tina
two.thirds of the whole revenue collec
cd. Tho manufacturers of beer pal
last month to the collector more than 81
hundred dollars, and the Mississippi