The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-02

Raleigh, thus CO. operating with Sher-
, Imam. Az the rebel centre, Raleigh, must
be defended TO ensure the safety Of Lee,
, and tho importance of preventing that
point from falling into the grasp of Sher.
man, has probably been one Of the reasons
{ for the precipitaie evacuation of Viii.
, mington. Further fight. or = Waterloo
defeat Of Beauregard and Bragg may be
looked for. ~#
The committee on conference in Con.
gress have agreed to make freedman's
, bureau branch Of the War Department.
Abandoned and con6scatcd plantations
arc to be assigned to refugees. 1t is
, feared that the business before Congress
cannot be completed before Saturday,
and that an extra session will be ncces.
sary.
A bill was introduced into the nation.
al House of Representatives, declarin g
married such men and women as had liv
ed together 10 that character. This OF
course was Intended to apply to the slave
men and women, and that being the case,
the Democrats, true to their teaching,
voted. solidly, against tho measure, lest
such law would interfere with slave breed
ing, and with the rights of the master
over bis pretty slave quadroon.
] A noted rebel was arrested at Detroit
a few days ago, and sewed up 10 the lin.
ing of bis overcoat we're discovered sixty
five dollars in bills of the St. Albsus
! (Vermont) banks.
The draft is now 10 progress in Indi-
ana, enlistmeuts having stopped. 1t is
also progressing in New Jersey, for the
sane cause.
About 1000 soldiers are being sent
daily to the front through the city Of N.
York.
1t is reported that Gen. Lee has gone
southwark to conduct operations of op-
posing Gen. Sherman, leaving Joe Johns
ton in command ut Richmond aud Pc.
tersburg.
A child, born recently in San Francis.
CO, had no opening for its eyes. Cuts
we're made, and pair Of bright one
were found underneath.
Fifteen Mormon girls have threatened
to sue Artemus Ward for breach Of
promise Of marriage. They say the
excuse he offers, that he already has one
wife, is ridiculous; some of their half.
brothers have from twenty to thirty, and
continue counting.
One hundred years having transpired
since American Nethodism began, that
denomination is now taking measures for
an impressive celebration Of the event.
The Richmond Sentinel virtually con.
cedes that the rebels may be unable to
keep their armies together. In that
event it favors guerrilla warfare.
Little Delaware has done big thing
by voting down tho Constitutions
\ Amendment. The idea that spot Of
b Hash aslsslE gs D. . a.... potato
/ Ind sport Legislature and two United
States Senators, is slightly preposterous
The Tribuns's correspondent with the
army Of the James mentions the desertion
into cur lines Of a young rebel Lieuten.
ant, an aid on the staff of Lieut. Colonel
Robert D. Minor, commanding the Navy
and Ordinance Department at Rich
moud. The young officer had been run.
ming men into our lines for some time,
but was exposed by the confession Of a
deserter who had been recsp,ured. He
was arrested, aud while being temporari.
" held, to give him an opportunity to
establish his innocence, knowing that he
would be sent to Castle Thunder, to
await execution, he bribed his guard,
and, with his wife, succeeded 10 reaching
our lines. He states that negroes and
others have, during the past six months,
amassed large fortunes in the hazardous
business of running men through the
rebel lines. IN the capacity Of aid he
bad frequently visited the rebel hotila
10 the James, and at the late raid was on
board the Virginia, which be represents
as by far the most formidable vessel Of
the feet, being coated with eleven
inches Of iron plating and carrying eight
guns, one Of which carries an Is and an.
other a IA inch shot. He atates that the
| new ram j. Davis is nearly finished,
and that when he left Richmond she was
receiving OCT VI AOui eSSA hSos
guns. Although she is the largest OF
the rebel rams, he regards the Virginia
AZ the most effective vessel in the rebel
navy, owing to the caliber Of her guns,
and the thickness of her plating. The
pirate Ssmmes, now commanding the
| Virgins, is spoken Of as the commander
Of the JEFF Davis, when ready for service.
He is firmly in the belief that the rams
will visit our feet again at an early day,
and thinks the Virginia capable Of de.
molishibg any vessel Of our navy, the
Ironsides included. All tho naval ma
chinery 10 Richmond has been sent to
Selma and other points south, and he
thinks the evacuation Of Richmond,
within sixty days, highly probable
Ten companies Of rebel prisoners from
the Rock Island barracks have already
for left Fl. Laramie. These companies,
forming one regiment, will be command
ed b. Col. C.raher, who has for the past
year acted ss Provost Marshal Of Prison