The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-08-03
The Latest News.
THURSDAY,

1st ult. The General is to make his
headquarters at San Antonia.
It is intimated that the reason Why
Gen. Butler is retained in the service IS
that he may sit as member Of military
commission to try jeff Davis.
General Santa Anna is still living at
St. Thomas. Though seventy years old,
he still INDUCES his passion for cock
fighting, and is always ready to win or
loose his money on favorite chicken.
Kirby Smith and party were captured
by the governor of Sasillo, (Mexico,) at
Piedas Negras, on the 4th uit., and four
cannon, 900 rifles, aud - wagon loads
of ammunition and provisions. The cap
tive were released on parole.
A vessel arrived at San Francisco on
the Goth ult., having on board the crews
Of eight whalers burned by the rebel
p;r.Ie Shenandoah, I~Ss sasOss6, IN s0o
Arctic seas. The Shenandoah was con-
tinuipc her work of devastation, and it
was apprehended that she would soon
destroy fleet comprising sixty vessels.
The captain Of the pirate was Informed
of the collapse of the rebellion, but re-
fused to believe the statement, though he
rave crelenee to the fact of the murder
of Mr.. Lincoln, for the reason that he
expected the preparation of the deed.
1t is reported that Willard Rarrows,
late of Davenport, and nine or ten 9th
ers, were recently killed by Indians, near
Fort Benton. ssh
Advices from the Red River of the
North distinctly reiterate the former
charge that British traders in British
settlements openly supply hostile bands
of Indians with arms and ammunition, to
prev on our frontiers. The act is con-
fessed by the guilty parties who say they
do it to protect themselves. Then they
must be made to stop doing it to protect
themselves 1t is as bad to arm = red
skin as to build a pirate, and the Johnny
Bulls who have done both will find the
account in the petty ledger by and by.
Advices from Fort Laramie say that
on the 18Th ult. very considerable bat
tie took place west of that place, in which
a force Of 1000 red skins were routed
The fight lasted two days and resulted in
a heavy loss to the Indians The loss on
our side was Lieut.. Collins, and one en-
listed man Of the llth Ohio cavalry,
thirty five men of the 1lth Kansas, kill.
cd, and nine wounded. The Indians re-
treated went tearing down the telegraph
poles and destroying the wires. A note
was picked up on tho battlefield written
bya white prisoner recently captured on
the South Platte, which says the Indians
do not want peace but are fighting for all
time: that we had killed one Of their
chiefs in fight and they ara going to de-
stroy the telegraph aud they expect re-
Inducements. The body of Lieutenant
Collins was horribly mutilated. His
hands and feet were cut of, his throat
cut, his heart torn out, he was scaIpcd
and,hal over one hundred arrows in him.
There seems not tho slightest disposition
on the part of the Indians for peace,
which can only be obtained by severely
Furnishing them. 3.
Mr.. Chase has returned from his TRIP
South and it is said his observations o
the condition of society existing where
he has been induces the belief that thu
black is destined to be the ruling race
throughoutthe land of slaveholding States
The whites are enervased, demor-
allied and certain to be eradicated
Tnc1blacks are vigorous, progressive and
bound to become the dominant people in
less than aquarter of century. Hs
predicts that q negro aristocracy vii
spring into full existence in all thos
states-elect negro members to the Fed.
eral Congress almost without opposition
and hold the legislation for that section
completely 10 their own hands.
Serious official news from Mexico hay
been received from Gen. Ortega, date
Tsmpico, State of Micheacan, j une 1911
lie u.entions the deserton to his army
2 cavalry regiments of the Imperial sci
vice, and that he is daily rendered th
services of large numbers of Mexica
officers coming from points in possessio
of the French lie further states tn
Maximillian has contracted with foreis
s1BcuIalOE LOT GnE VA . aoi
number Of negroes who are to be kept
slavery for tea years, and they must
nounse the right of complaint OF Ill tre
ment before the magistrates, aud tt
their temporary bondage may be reIicy
and they can be transferred for sale vii
out consulting them.
The Federal Postmaster at Staunto
Va was owing the General Governme
about twelve hundred dollars at t
commencement Of the rebellion.
visited Washington last week to set
up the old account by filing receipts
the confederate Government" for Il
amount His astonishment was unbo,
ded when the offer was declined.
There now remains in the custody
the government only che prisoner of "
Capt ii. Wertz, confined in the {
Capitol, awaiting his trial, which v
not take rlace for two Wcens unoB oh ri