The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-07-27
The Latest News.

John Minor Bolts il about TO address
. letter 10 tho people Of Virgins, urging
them, through their Legislature, to con-
fer upon the freedmen the right OF SUI
frsge.
Another disaste, Is reported to Z
United States transport, VI. Fortress
Monroe, by which some thirty OF our
brave BOYS on their way home have been
sacrificed.
Our European intelligence brings ~
tho gratifying news that q large number
Of the passsu gers Of the unfortunate ship
William Nelson, which was burned at
%. some weeks since, had been saved
and had reached Liverpool.
The amount of National currency issu'
cd last week was So, 1877 $50; tho entire
amount in circulation is 1857, 9o7,6
A pirate, supposed to b tho rebel rrm
Shenau doah, recently boarded.s vessel IN
tho Pacific. She was on the track OF
American whalers.
The ram Dunderberg, "Thunder
Mountain" tn. largest =, going s.!. r ram n
;s ssssffu7d Is,; at New York. She carries
four Is inch Rodman and twelve to four
ten 1l-inch Dahlgren guns.
Gen. Howard has warned the planters
Of Lower Maryland that unless they
cease turning off their old slaves to starve,
Government will take possession of their
farms and place tho freedmen upon
them.
It is reported Gen. Grant recently
stated, in q conversation with the Msxl'
can Minister, that the French must leave
Mexico.
The Pacific warehouse at San Francis
co was burned on the 18th inst. The
fire was the result of tho spontaneous
combustion Of petroleum in it. Loss
S25O,OOO.
The President has issued an order 70.
leasing oil military officers, prisoners of
war, Of whatever rank, upon taking the
oath of allegiance.
Gen. Dodge has removed bis head.
quarters to Lesvenworth, and takes com.
mand of all the troops in tho field
operating against hostile Indians.
Our Nashville special states that
Emerson Etheridge has been refused
tho benefit of witt of haJeas corpus.
Gen Thomas declines to surrender him
to the civil authorities for the reason
that the writ was suspended in the State
Of Tennessee by President Lincoln and
has not been restored.
Reports from the Mississippi Valley
state that the cotton crop this year will
not b more than one fourth the average,
and sugar ope-tenth. The corn crop
will be unusually large.
During the progress, recently, in tho
United States District Court, in New
Orleans, of proceedings for the cou6sca-
ton Of the rebel emissary Slidelrs estate
in that city, claim on it Of $780, 900
francs vas put 10 by the Paris banking
house Of Mocquard 4 Co., and one Of
100000 francs by the Citizens Bank of
New Orleans, for money advanced to the
traitor on mortgages. Judge Durell
decided that as Sidell was notorious
enemy Of tho Uoitsd States, his property
in the country belonged, under the con-
fscation act, to the government, and
that these claims could not be allowed or
entertained.
The rebellion in Peru is gaining
ground, and a sspguinary engagement
has occurred near Lima, between L., 900
rebels and 5000 Government troops, ia
which tho latter were successful.
A reign of terror exists at New Mad
rid, Mo. Every morning some one is
found shot or hanged The troops hav-
ing all been Withdrawn from that post
there is at present no remedy for this
state Of things.
Gayle, tho man who advertised to pay
. million dollars for the murder Of the
late President Lincoln, President John
son and Secretary Seward, has been sent
to Fort Pulaski
There are threats Of physical resistan ce
TO the execution of the new constitution
Of Missouri-the principal obnoxiou'
clause being the one requiring clergymen
aud teachers to take the oath Of 10y atty
Gen. Sully's Indian expedition still
remained at Fort Sully, on the uppe
Missouri, on the Goth ultimo. 1t wi
not go to DEVILS Lake, as had bee
Intended. Su'ly will attempt to max
. treaty with the Sioux west Of tn
Missouri.
The rebels Gems. Kirby Smith, Mag
ruder, Price, Shelby, Douglass an
Jackson, with four hundred men an
officers, two pieces of artillery, and
largo wagon train, have gone to Mexico
The Heralds Richmond correspon
dent says: The election in Richmon'
on Tuesday last resulted in the election
Of the candidates denominated secession
lists, who are moi suspected Of any grea
love for or loyalty to the national govern
nens. The votingis said to have bee
done principally by the paroled soldier