The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-01-26
cnr;os;ties She is said to weigh nearly

ing skeleton, weighing bu. sixty seven
pounds. ..
A Nevada paper says that "nephyr'
came along into Virginia City, took up
two thousand two hundred pound car
off the railroad track, and carried 1t up
over house tops aud every thing and dunn
ped it down half mile off. A Nevada
zephyr is termed a gale elsewhere.
Five b!ockaders have run into the
clutches of the Union feet in Cape Fear
River, and there are twelve or fifteen
more yet to come whose captains are ig-
Dorant Of the fact that the guns of Fort
Fisher no longer, protect them.
The whole matter of regulating the
exchange of prisoners has been placed IN
the hands of Lieut.. Gen. Grant: His
sagaeity and good sense will discover
some method of definitely settling this
long mooted and preplcxiug question.
Mr.. D. A. Richardson, one of the cap.
tured correspondents Of the New York
Tribune, thus announces from Knoxville,
Tenn, dated January 18Th, his release
from rebeIdom: "Out of the jaws Of
death out of the gates Of hsll.'
Col. Jennison, of Kansas, famous for
merly as free State border ruffian, has
lately been arrested for depredations
committed in Missouri on his return from
the: pursuit Of Price. Jcrnison threat
ems to expose the frauds of Lanes friends
if they do not procure his release.
To indicate the magnitude of the Pc
troleum interests Of this country, it may
be stated the product of its oil wells has
amounted in value the last. year to more
than S25, 000, 900, while that of the Cali
fornia mines for the year 1868, according
to the San Francisco Mercantile Gazette,
amounted to about s44 900, 900.
General Sherman is said to have dovis
ed a grand scheme for the amelioration
of the freed blacks of Georgia, which he
will soon promulgate. A part Of his plan
is to set apart the rich cotton lands of the
Sea Islands, on the South Carolina coast,
to the habitation and cultivation of the
freedmen.
The Canadian Parliament met last
Thursday, and the Governor General de-
lvered his speech. 10 referring to the
rebel raids from Canada, he says thst he
has organized system of detective po-
lice on the frontier, and has called out
for permanent duty force of militia; and
states that bill will be presented giving
to the Executive Government stronger
powers than it now possesses to deal with
parties violating the neutrality of the
Provinces. A Montreal correspondent Of
the New Y ork Tribune discloses a scheme
on the part Of rebels in Canada to make
an extensive raid of plumber and mischief
into New York and New England.
The Finance Bill authorizing the is
sue of 800, 900, 900 Treasury notes, has
L-s- >-nrAJ Tia -mnsAu~ ui!L hA usAd at
Our loss at Fort Fisher, as given by |
Admiral Porter 10 his official report, is
~ sailors killed and wounded, and 800 .
thers killed, wounded and missing. /
Late advices from Savannah announce
hat Gen Sherman has issued an order
granting protection to farmers who may /.
visit Savannah or Fernaudina aud Jack /
son, Fla, to exchange produce for supplies
needed for their families. lie also en-
courages the people to meet together and
take measures for the restoration of the
State and National civil governments. -
The post office at Saytnnah is re opened
by order Of President Lincoln.
jeff Davis has written letter to ci,i
zens Of Georgia, wherein he says that
movements for peace on the part Of indi-
vdual States tend only to the creation of
discord in the Confcderacy, and that the
only plan by which peace can be obtained
is provided for in the rebel constitution.
He clos by saying that the United
States will not negotiate; that they will
only accept a surrender which the rebel
States cannot aud will not grant. This
does not augur very favorably for Blair's
reported peace mission.
a collision occurred on the 7th inst,
between the transports John Raino and
John Ii. Dickey, the latter bound for
New Orleans with the lois, New York
and portion of the Goth Iowa volunteers
on board. A number Of men belonging
to the New York regiment and three be-
longing to the Goth Iowa were wounded
by the accident.
a match game for the champion bili-
ard cue was played in New York on Fri
day last between Kavanaugh and Goldth.
waite, two celebrated players. The game
was won BY Kavauaugh by o. in score
of 1900.
The Secretary of War has issued an
order that all money an enlisted man NAV
have when he reaches a rendezvous, ex-
cept $40, be taken from him and placed
IN the hands of the Paymaster at the
rendezvous, who shall enter the amount
IN check book, to be given to the soldier
at the time the money is taken. Moneys
thus taken to be deposited in nnbl;c
Depository Of the United States or N,-
tional Bank. Alter arriving at his rec;.
ment, the soldier may claim tie payment
pf ha r.