The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-12-07

WoFC IOoWI0e sOo0sy
pes Of . hsinous character. Military
com papies are in some sections being Or
gani.sd for the supprsssiss Of these dis
tuIbancss.
At tho recent session Of the Methodist
Conference in Washinstsa, Bishop Simp'
son sent colored preacher, the Rev. Mr.
Lawson, to Stsunton, Va, to preach to
the blacks there. He preached one. half
day in the Methodist Church Vestry to
a black audience. The next day the
white clergy men Of Stsuntou met, and
voted that thereafter no colored man
should preach in that place, but that
once in four weeks one of their number
should preach exclusively to the blacks.
The black members of the Methodist
church, three hundred in number, and
paying nearly oil the parish expenses,
tbereupou seeded, leaving that church
to its eighteen white members, and or.
ganized fourishing church of their own
10 the spacious room of = carriage man.
ufactory. The Baptist clergyman, seeing
the ruin of the Methodist church, and
conscious of the inability of his own
white flock to sustain him, Immediately
sent an offer Of his vestry to . colored
Baptist clergyman. The offer was &C.
-A.l al a-.. .;-.> AA>> H., <s.o wv
most fourishing churches in Staunton
are the Black Methodist and the White
and Black Baptist.
A California paper details the prepare.
tions for commencing the work Of tunnel
ing the Sierra Nevada, at the pass selec-
ted for the route of the Pacific Railroad.
Laborers have been engaged, three points
fixed for the commencement Of operations
at the beginning, the summit and the
ending-and it is stated that the work
can be finished 10 year, by which time
the railroad will be ready to pass cars
through the tunnel to aud from San
Francisco. The mining works, SO nun
erous in California and Nevada, accus-
tom the people of those regions to such
enterprise, and therefore there is no diff
Guilty in undertaking the tunneling of
the Sierra Nevada, and, gigantic as it
seems, we should not be surprised if the
promise of completion in year should
BE- fulfilled. West Of the Sierra, the
C-lifornians have made much Roadway
in building the railroad, stimulated by
the invaluable aid extended by tho Ma
tional Government; so that we may re.
gard the completion of the road from tho
Pacific ocean to the Nevada settlement
as assured.
In Scotland minister "refused the
sacrament to printer who was engaged
during part of Sunday night in produc.
ing paper which the minister confessed
that he read with pleasure every Monday
morning.! 1t is strange that one of tho
most enlightened nations of Europe
should sti'l show traces Of the dark ages
The New York Times ssys that on the
m fcvi, tue n nlerlcau agcuT UI~ sue
house in London through which our
Government transacts its business called
upon tho proper Secretary at Washing
ton, and requested the Governments to
give security for the amount due his
princip on account. The balarce was
about $40, 900. The Secretary informed
him that the Government would not
probably break up before business hours
the next day, and he must request him
to call again. The Times says that these
bankers are very anxious still to be re-
tanned as agents Of our Government 10
London.
NJ. Romero, the Mexican Minister At
Washington, has received official advices
that the French are not only evscuating
chihuahua but Sinols also, and that tho
Liberals ere rapidly gaining ground.
The rebel Gen Wade, of Mississippi,
was killed at Columbus, Mississippi, on
the ID inst, in street fight with SOL
der. The soldier was wounded, and the
General received two balls aud a cut
from bowie knife. He was taken to
hospital, and while going on a cot, with
guard around him, the assailants again
attacked him and bayoneted him to death.
A thousand dollar 1910 bond was re-
ceiyed at the Treasury of the United
States, recently, free-will offering of
person unknown, to assist in paying the
national debt Also, $40 sent by Cath.
ollie clergyman, who received it from a
peniten. who defrauded the government.
We as people are growing in grace.
A striking discovery has lately been
discovered in Nevada Territory. LISA
mountain Of rock salt, situated about
twenty miles from Meadow Valley, and
only eighteen miles from head of naviga-
ton on the Colorado river It rises ab.
ruptly from the plain, about four hundred
feet in height, amountain of pure, spark.
ling, crys.alzed salt.
According to the census returns there
were in 1859, 10000 miles Of completed
railway in the United States, costing
$500 900, and 10000 miles under con,
struction. In 1923 there were but three
miles; in 1899, Al; in 1910, 1900; and
in 1880, 400 miles Great Britain has
1909 miles; Germany, 5000; and France
1000.
Extensive steel works are To he erected