The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-11-16

Tho elections last week Tuesday oil
went one wsy--ove'vhslmingly Rspubli.
can. = -.
New York gives the regular Rspubli.
can State ticket about 10000 majority.
New Jersey elects her Republican
Governor by about $500 and Legisla
ture that will ratify the slavery abolish
ing amendment. - :.
sachusetts has covered herself all
over with glory, as usual. The Republi.
can majority is not less than 5O,O0O.-
Only one Democrat has been elected to
the State Senate. $50. 80 .@4
Wisconsin gives her Republican can.
didate for Governor not less than 1000
majority, but defeats negro suffrage.
Minnesota has certainly elected Mar
shall, Union, Governor BY . handsome
majority.
In Maryland, Baltimore has gone large
ly Union.
The county elections 10 Illinois have
resulted almost without exception in iu-
creased Republican majorities. Repub.
lican majority in Chicago, 2,766-in
Cook county 5000.
The total vote of Mississippi, at the
late election for Governor, was 1904,
against SO, 120 at the Presidential cleo
ton Of 1860 The loss of $4,000 votes
is easily accounted for, and is oven less
than might have been expected. Ofthe
whole vote Gen. Humphreys received
1907, Judge Fisher Is, 54s, and W. s.
Patton Oslo.
The Surveyor for the port Of Dubuque
has made sensation among the fiat.
boatmen Of his district by pouDcing upon
them for revenue dues. For instance,
an old scow of twenty Eve tons burden,
is made to pay 27.55, for measurement,
enrolment, tonnage duty, stamps and cx-
penses.
| Mr.. Parker, formerly resident Of Du.
rant, Cedar county, was lately killed 10
Colorado Territory by falling tree.
An establishment goes into operation
this week in Troy, with Eve story
building and capital of fifty thousand
dollars, for the purpose of dessicatiug po-
tatoes.
The Nevada election took place on the
10th for local officers, members of the
Legislature and Congress being chosen.
D. II. Ashley, Republican, is elected to
Congress by 1000 majority.
War has been declared between Spain
and Chill Spanish cruisers are blocka-
ding the Chilian coast. Fault is found
with the blockade as not being complete,
and some of the other South American
Republics will probably take up arms in
denfenss of Chill.
The English Government has not fol.
lowed the advice SO freely given US by its
leading journals concerning clemsncy to
rebels. The rebels in Jamaica are being
summarily executed as fast as captured.
A crowd of 500 women and children was
fred upon with 32-pounders.
Inc cno'era Is disappearing on the
steamer Atlanta, Guaranteed off New
York. Out Of $50 passengers, GO were
attacked during the voyage, Of whom Is
died. Since the arriva! of the vessels 36
new cases have occurred, of which four
proved fatal The small mortality is at
tributsd to the good food and medical
attendance provided
| The capitol at Washington has been
seventy years building and is not quite
flushed yet. The corner stone was laid
in 1893, the south wing was finished in
1911, and burned by the British in 1914.
The foundation Of the main building was
laid in 1918, and completed in 1925 !;
the foundation Of the extension was laid
in 1851, and is not quite finished The
whole structure is magnificent exhibit
ton of architecture The entire length
of the capitol is 751 feet, and the great
est depth 324 feet. 1t is mostly con-
structed of white marble.
Val,abdigham has quit politics and
taken to lectur;ng on religion, delivering
his first essay in Dayton, Ohio, recently,
on "The Bible as Literary Book The
Cleveland Herald thinks he is like those
French danes of the old regime, who
after life Of wickedness, always gave
their closing years to tho strictest rell.
gious observances, BY way OF making
ready for comfortable death bed.
Connecticut, Colorado, Minnesota and
Wisconsin voted against negro suffrage,
at their last general elections.
The majority in Colorado Territory 70,
the new State Constitution is 1885, The
majority against negroes voting is 3,7l6
The population Of the Territory is about
$4,000.
The surprising fact is just announced
that during the war the entire casualtie,
Of our navy amounted to only l, 4O6 men
killed and 1858 wounded, out Of IS, OO(
Q marines and soldiers attached to the yari
Gus war vessels and fleets
/ An engineer at Nashville sent work
e man under his locomotive to oil the run
4 ming gear, and then, forgetting his pres
d ence, ran his engine ahead lust IA
enough to cut off one Of the mans leos
A bystander shouted to warn the engin
u, a.