The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-08-17


entire army. The receipts Of interns
revenue from the first ultimo to the 81
instant we're $50, 100000.
South Bend, Indiana, was visited by
terrible tornado on Wednesday of las
week, which swept through the town
unroo6ng buildings, tearing up trees b.
the roots, TO-, snd destroying the bridg'
across ST. Joseph River. Among th,
buildings unroofed we're the Cour. Hous,
and church. The damage is estimated
at 5000, 900.
The Denver Gazette says that Petrolc
um has been discovered fifteen mile.
from that city. Gan extensive area oil
land, covering an extent Of over thirteen
acres, as we are informed, is literally sat
nratea with the crude petroleum. One
gentleman assures US that the clay can
be taken in the hand and the oil wrung
from it like sponge"
A South Carolina colored man went
to Liberia in 1862 and began regular
sugar plantation. This year he will
ship 100000 pounds of the saccarhine
commodity. 1t isn't color, but pluck
and enterprise that achieve these things.
A Richmond correspondent Of the
New York Tribune says that at gather
ing Of the leading rebel spirits at Ash
land, short distance from Richmond.
addresses were delivered and songs sung,
tempered with the spirit of disaffection
Prominent among those present was the
horse thief Mosby, riding the horse he
stole from the lamented Maj. Gen. John
Sedgwick, and acting as grand master of
the occasion. Mosby has been released
from arrest by the Secretary of War, on
condition that he returns to his home and
never again come within the limits of the
Washington Department, without the
permission of the military authorities.
A Quebec dispatch reports that while
Gen. Grant was there he spoke without
reserve to several persons on the Mexi-
can question. He said that he had
placed one hundred thousand men on
the Rio Grande as an army of obserya.
ton, and that the French would have to
leave Mexico, peaceably, if they choose,
but forcibIy, if they refused. The stu.
alton of Mexico he looked upon as one
which had been created by the rebellion,
and the rebellion would really not be
overcome until MaximiIlian was COMPEL
ed to depart, and the Mexican people
allowed to organize government without
foreign interference. With regard to
the relations between the United States
and England, be did not think the pres
ent friendly state would be disturbed,
unless complications ensued by reason Of
Englaud's mixing herself up with France
in the Mexican question.
A singular accident occurred 10 Sum-
MERRILL township, Crawford county, one
day last week. Alonzo Wood, in clean
BIZ d nEAa 1tet b haFf pH
ting down wad of tow on the end of the
wiping rod and pushing the oil out at the
tube. He then put down a larger wad,
pushing it down within foot of the
breech, when an explosion occurred which
forced the rod into the thick of the hand,
coming out at the wrist, passing up and
grazing the arm to the elbow The rod
was three fourths of an inch thick at the
butt end. The report was similar to
breaking cap, and smoke also issued
from the muzzle
1t has been ascertained at the United
States Treasurer's Office that Of the large
amount of notes presented for redemption,
not more than one and half to two per
cent, if SO many, are counterfeit Spu-
rlous notes are easily detected and
promptly branded "couuterfet" with an
iron constantly kept heated for that pur-
pose. Of course the holders, and not
the Treasury, bear the loss. From 800
to 800 of such currency of various de-
nominations is destroyed every day. No
knowledge of counterfeit national bank
notes has come to the Bureau, nor Of
ones or twos of United States currency.
The latter denominations, however, are
altered to represent higher amounts, aud
some photograph tives are in circulation,
tolerably well executed. A $50 note
recently found its way to the Redemp.
ton Bureau, having previously been
stamped as counterfeit by an Eastern
bank. The most numerous counterfeits
are on fractional! currency.
A farmer Of Randolph, Wisconsin,
recently took pretty girl with him to
the circus. His wife immediately went
to the druggists and bought some ARISEN
ic, which she put into pie. Her hus.
band ate it the next day for dinner, and
at night was dead man. His wife is
now in Jail at Machsno.
A telegram dated St. Petersburg, July
26, and only. just received, announces
that the plan" for Geographic line be-
tween Russia and America has been an.
proved and signed by the Gar. The
Russian Government undertakes to COM
! plete the line as far as Nicolajewsk; thu
remaining portion, from Nicolaj ewsk to
San Francisco, being at tho charge of
the American company. The capital of
the latter amounts to $4,000, 900, and
bonds representing s434 800 have already
been issued. 1t is intended that thi.
route shall be finished in five vears