The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-10-26
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sitting at Topeka, Kansas, Ersstus Tiff
was, last week, convicted Of doing q bro.
ksr's business without license, aud fined.
The principle involved in this decision
was that when a man buys and sells any
kind Of scrip, or buys county scrip and
pays taxes for others with it, that he is a
broker and must pay fifty dollars for a
license.
Last week Tuesday morning, a woman
and two children we're horribly mangled
BY frei ght train on the North Missouri
Railroad, near Macon City, the head Of
the woman being crushed 40 that she
died immediately, and the legs of both
the children almost torn from their bid
les, The woman IL thought to have been
sitting under the car, With her children,
to keep ont of the rain.
Two weeks ago Ferdinand Krchner
brutally murdered Henry Hcnniug. d
soldier in Buffalo, N Y, to secure q one
hundred dollar bill in his possession -
The same night be was arrested, on Tues.
day com United. on Wednesday indicted
last week on Wednesday brough. up for
trial on Thursday convicted. and on Fri
day sentenced to be hanged
The Mississippi Legislature organized
on the 10Th inst, and Gen Humphreys
was insugurated In his inaugural ad-
dress, he insists upon the sincerity Of
the South, acknowledges the death of
slavery. and dsprecates its resurrection
in any shape. Elk Gov Sharkey was
subsequently elected U Senator.
A bill has been reported in the Tenn
esses Legislature and referred, regulating
the elective franchise Among its pro.
visions is one giving the right Of suffrage
to freedmen who can read and write,
possess the residence qualifications, and
we're free prior to Feb |, 1865
The next Legislature Of Minnesota will
be called upon to make provision for the
proper care and treatment OF the insane
of the State. Govern Miller has re-
ceived notice from the proper aufhoritits
Of Iowa that no more patients from Min
rnesota can be received in the Asylum of
this State, the capacity of the institution
permitting no further increase of inmates
frem abroad.
Railroad cons oldations are exciting
considerable discussion and apprehension
IN Now York. The Tribune says that
the consolidation of the Harlem and
Hudson River roads has been virtually
effected, by placing both roads under the
same management, and that the minority
s..okt.uAAS.. vS A.o 1yuaovn Xs,~.r roaA
are finding themselves in an unpleasant
'prediesmeDt. It says also that "the
stockholders Of the New York Central
may tod themselves 10 asmilsr predica
ment should tho same influences which
are understood to predominant 10 the
counsels Of that road at present receive
. new and stronger lease of power"
The main feature Of interest in the
session of the Episcopal Convention at
Philadelphia, on the l7sh, was the reso
luton recognizing the national unity aud
the abolition Of slavery, "ffrred by Horace
Binnsy,jr. After an excited and stormy
scene these patriotic resolutions were
voted down. One of the results of this
action was an immense supplementary
thanksgiving meeting in the evening,
presided over by Bishop McIlvaine, at
which seven Of the Bishops were present
Special prayers were read Of gratitude for
the restoration Of the Union and extinc |
ton of slavery, the cause of the rebellion.
and addresses of similar purport were
made The meeting was the largest
which has been held during the session
Of the Convention, and was in every way
. success.
Champ Ferguson was executed at
Nashville, Oh Friday last. The publish
ed accounts Of the trial show that he de
served his fate. He was at the head of
dariug band of followers, who hesitated
at no crime. Never were the horrors of
border civil var more clearly illustrated
than 10 this case 1t was concusivcly
proved that Ferguson deliberately shot
his old friends aud former companions
when they were incapable of defense
He broke into houses, and, with his own
hands, shot Men, some Of them sick IN |
bed, in the presence OF their wives and !
children. who in vain appealed for mercy |
When riding With his gang on the way
side, he frequently In de men 60 down
on their knees and receive death from
his bullet. He was wild, desperate
character, Of great strength and endur-
sncey but Of ferocious and cruel dispo-
sition.
President JohnsoG has sent a dispatch
to the North Carolina Convention saying
that they should at once aud forever re-
pudiate every dollar of Indebtedness con
tracted TO ASSIST the rebellion. whercup
on IN ordinance completely ignorlny that
debt was Immediately taken up and pass
Ell amid cheering and gr,a' .uthuSiasm,
there being bnt few ,,e4ative vn,e~
G G Nourse. Of DIS M"in.s. has bsen
appointed Judge Of the 5th district Of
Iowa, to ill the vacancy caus, d ty the
recent death of Hon J II Grsg
Mr. Mar.eh", of Aiianasee pnsf.
had seventeen hogs in a pen. all ot ~tlch
we're killed by stroke Of !ighao'ng one
day last week
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