The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-06-01

trunk proved them hss from nichmond.
! The general presumption il in Washing.
ton that Johh G. Breckenridge and No.
Culoeh, the incsndisry, make two Of the
party. They were piloted BY negro,
who was to have $40 per day and his
freedom for his services.
Elections for members of the Legisla.
ture have just been seld 10 Virgins, and
As far as heard from, has resulted in the
election of disunionists. OF coxrss
Legislature composed of such matsrisl
will not be permitted to como together
and make laws for the government Of
that State. We think Old Virgins needs
little more discipline, enforced by Fed.
eral bayonets, before she will Be ready to
take her place a. loyal State of the
Union. IN the Alexsndria District, VIM.
Duloncy, who has bitter hatred to the
Union, and became a cripple ia the rebel
service, has been elected to the Senate,
and J. English, no less bitter, to the
House. English took the oath Of ale.
glance only the night before he announc.
ed himself as candidate.
Capt. Bennett, of Gen. Dodge's staff,
who was lately in Arkansas to resieve tho
surrender Of JEFF Thomson, gives , gloo.
my picture Of the condition fittings in
that state. He does not think there ire
FIVE bushels Of corn to family in North.
eFn Arkansas, and - for bacon, very few
have tasted that luxury for months pest.
Salt is rarely to be found, and Sugar and
coffee are only among the cherished mem.
cries of the olden time.
The testimony proving the completely
Of JEFF. Davis is very full and ample, but
cannot yet DO given to the public with
any completeness Of detail. may prop
erly state, however, that it consists not
merely Of oral, but also of documentary
svidence-lettcrs (of j. D. and to J. d.
sent on from Canada and Richmond,
picked up In New York and furnished By
tho citizens of Washington may also
state, l suppose, without involving tho
the witness safety, that man who has
been = member Ct Jefferson Davis on.
oial family for the last four years has been
here from Richmond, and testified before
the court in secret session that he has
scena letter from Jefferson Davis to
George N. Sanders, advising, as last re.
sort, tho assassination of President Lin.
coin and the whole Cabinet! Gen. Grant,
being in the courtroom rose and desired
to voueh for the good character and cred.
Utility of the witness.
Tho Times Brazos correspo ndcnt of
the 18th says tho liberal forces which
occupied Monterey, 1000 strong, un.
der Gen. Negrette, after occupying the
place, levied a forced loan Of hundred
thousand dollars in specie.
Ina fight at Saltillo tho Imperial Gen.
erals were victorious. Lepedo aud Fisrro
were wounded, but escaped. In the
fight Cortinas captured $50 900 in specie.
aud nine hundred prisoners.
While Negrette was attacking Mats.
moras on tho Goth ult, the rebel Gen.
Slaughter fortified the left bank of the
Rio Grandc, aud opened artillery Ere to
prevent his troops reaching the river for
water. o..
A party of guerrillas recently attempt.
ed to kidnap the Empress from the city of
Mexico. The uopopulsrity Of M.ximil.
liam Is still further confirmed.
The French and English war vessels
OF the Rio Grsude joined the United
States sloop Oneida in firing half-hour
guns in memory of Mr.. Lincoln.