The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-01-05


aud post Office address of the person by
slips Oashaareased securely to the con.
tents.of the package, inside tho 'erapper,
1t will in al, cases insure their safe deIiv-
cry. q e4if,pfon,pt return to the owner
Editors in the loyal States will confer
q favor on our soldiers and their friends
:, s.s ss? b publishing this notice in their
s j. BOWEN, Postmaster
Why do pioneers 60 before the army?
To ace the way.
s~ The Newburyport Herald is re-
sponsible for the statement that two cases
OF spo tsspsops combustion have occurred
in the same town in that vicinity within
thir,1 e~fS tboth Of them 'm'n given
to constant indulgence in liquor. One Of
them was found still alive, envcloped 10
flames, xhich proceeded from her mouth
aud'Hos,sifs; and the other was burned to
mass Of greasy ashes, while the walls
of the room aud the furniture were GOV
cred, With . thick coat Of .lamphlack, the
whof hoh4e being prevaded with stencil
that was intolcrablo.
gD- The, army,-whioh is deficient in
reverence, aud likes u laugh at anyb6dy's
expense, is enjoying joke which hits
one of General Buffers schemes. 1t is
said that al avrecent court martial com
posed ,of regular officers of the Army Of
the James, soldier was sentenced 10 tro
gears hard labor on the Dutch Gap Canal,
and that sneral Butler was SO disguised
with the jest that he dissolved the court
Immediately after the sentence was report
ed HM.se't, ~ &c.. ~ '''-.7
1t is said that the Gne cut Tobacco,
which is so popular with ohcwers, is
made up Of fifty per cent. peat to fifty Per
cent? sof. tobacco, thus: Embryo is com
posed Of fine hair like fibres, that, when
dried, hsce the color and look of tobacco
This is saturated with a solution Of
strong tobacco, which together make a
very fine article.
A member of the 80 Illinois, WHO
escaP sdftom the military prison near
Millen, Ga, on the 18th Of November
afterwards visiting Ssvanna ali, and finally
reaching the Union feet between that
cty'add Charleston-has arrived here
He says that there are loyal men in Sa-
vanah. /, He found there Union league
in aeeusf opsration, ana received assis-
lance from, its members, without when
he would not have been able 10 effect his
escapetsas.
The Richmond Examiner complains
Of a new inuoyation in the affairs Of their
regulated city. The current of
events has carried off one Of the barre :
set up IN the society of the chivalrous
South. Negroes attend auction sales,
OCCUPY the most desirable positions in
the csswd to the exclusion and jos,ling
of the sntele CANT ladies' and claim the
right tobid on goods sold. Surely some
thinGshas happened in the kingdom O
the pligsrchists, when one piece O
"prepsrtyRs can buy another
sse-The Presidents Message as print
cd insthe Congressional Globe, contain
sthis,,ssntence in reference the leade
Of Abe irebellion: ale would accep
notSing short Of the severance Of til
Uuioe,,s precisely what zee cW not an
c,nnot gipe'' The Message, as printe
iu the iNcw York and Western paper
omits the ssalieiscd portion.
judge oRoAts in going the westc'
circuit Mad a Neat stone thrown at h
head; but from I,e circumstances Of h
stoopihs very m1<b it passed over hil
"You see," said hey. had | been an u
,iyhs'5ssgs | might I'VE been killed -
Tbs los: two of the l., =. drsugnt tran
port,stsar:,ers built by NJ a,an Wizard,
New, York, have been dnisn,l. Que h
already. started for Hilton He'd, and Il
other will soon follow. The>a vess,
draw bnt three feet Of water when Iosde
aud will carry eight hundred meo, vi
coal~aRd, stores. They are surroun>.,
with Bullet proof iron plating, with brob
bullet proof iron houses They can
turued completely around in the space
theta own length and will run either ell
foremost with equal facil ty.
saAsA late Irish paper gives au obit
ary Zone Mr.. Maurice OConnel, a &C
ebraEed shot, whose favorite amuseme
was. Ia shoot little ours who rushed Q
frou ithe cabins to bark at him as
drove along the road As he was wal
ing ia thu streets Of 1'ra|es one day wi
friend, they espied luck'ess tobacc
mist peaceably smoking his cigar in fro
of his tva shop door. "You can't kno
= thatAk 1Jm'sS cigar out of his mouth
suegestefhis friend. Cant H. sa
Mausice, s'you shall seq This tin
unlAskily, ,'his aim was not as true
usus,, for be carried away the tip of t
tobacsoaists' nose, and had to pay f
Of e4OOifor the pleasure of pertormi
the. ~ satisD.
RsIgIsH LEGATION WINEs.-T
wines belonging to Lord Lyons, viii
weresSyd at auction on Saturday, broug
high prices Mr.. Seward pleasantly l
marked< s4stYears ago, when living
Aubufn..lI was somewhat astonished
learnssn9 through the newspapers tt
tho wines Of Daniel Webster had be
sold ~ Suction at Washington, bringi