The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-07-20
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THURSDAY,

inst. The loss is very extensive.
Judge Marvin, of Florids, has beer
appointed Provisional Governor Of that
State. He was Union refugee during
the rebellion.
~, A Denver dispatch announces the
discovery of rich silver mines fifty miles
west of that place. Great excitement ex.
ists iu that region in consequence.
. A dispatch from New York city con.
tains some interesting details Of the de.
struc,ion of Barnum's Museum. Tho
only articles saved were the collection OF
coins, tho glass engine, the Learned Seal
tho bear, the Greek Slave, and q wax
figure of jeff Davis, who lost his head in
the removal. The head was subsequent
y found suspended to a lamp post. Bar
mum will Immediately inaugurate another
museum upon more extensive scale.
The Union ferces in Texas number
only $4,000, instead Of 1000, as was
Prsv,uus1y reported.
Secretary Harls0, in On address nj the
laying Of the corner stone Of the Protes-
tsnt Orphsn Asylum at Washington
said "Whsn France intervenes to crush
feeble Mexico, we wish j. might be the
will Of heaven for this grea. Republic Of
ours to be called upon to protect the Re-
public Of Mexico"
At the Convention Of Ad;u.aut Gen
erals Of the loyal States, now being held
At Boston, reports were made showing
the number Of troops furnished by the
following States:-Mainc, G6,GG9; Yer
mont, 1890; Connecticut, j4,4GS;
Rhode Island, 3j $50; West Virginia, 90
OH; Massachusetts,, 1873, 70G; New Hamp.
shire, SO, 25s; Kansas, Il ,94s; Pennsyl-
vanis, 26O, 600; Iowa, 12,35S. On mo-
tion of Gen. Washbarn, it was voted to
petition Congress to deliver to each State
the flags captured By TIE regiments of
such States.
Jay Cooke reports subscriptions to the
7.30 loan Saturday a. slO,32l 200
Total for the week, $50, G3S, 700. The
sales Of the third and last series of the T.
80 loan draws to a close Only about
fifty millions of the notes remains unsold,
adding to the sales regularly reported to
Jay Cooke, the amount of sales in GAIA
iornis, aud at the regular repositories
which have not been included in the re-
ports from Philadelphia. At the pres.
ent rate Of subscription the balance of
the loan will be disposed Of within two
weeks, and probably in less time.
The Detroit Commercial Convection
closed its labors last Friday, and ojourn.
fhpro Va %s4e FsboFt wkrtk va:
adopted Committees on Weights and
Measures and the National Board Of
Trade were appointed. Tho Committee
on Commerce also made a report which
was adopted. The following are the prin
cipal recommendations of the Committee:
LIST. Legislation friendly to the extension
Of Commerce. I'd The construction of the
Niagara Falls Ship Canal, and the Hi.
nois,. Michigan aud Fox River improve
ments. Sd. Tho enlargement Of the
New York Canals and adjustment of tolls
4th. The removal of the Internal Reve-
nue. tax on shipping and railroad inter
ests if consistent with the claims of Gov
ernment 5.h A perfect system of sur
veys, soundings, aud light houses. 9Th
Aid to steamship lines and friendly legis
lation on trade with Canada. The report
Of the Reciprocity Committee was then
taken up. Hon. Joseph Howe of Nova
Scotia made lengthy address in favor of
the treaty, and was followed by Messrs
Scammon, Joy and Others, after which
Mr.. McChesney,s substitute was with
drawn, and the report passed unanimous
~. The Convention then adjourned
A most disastrous freshet, produced
by the recent heavy rains, is prevailing
at the East: In New Jersey the over.
flowing Of the Raritan has badly damag.
cd tho South Branch Railroad and the
Delaware and Raritan canal New Bruins.
wick and other towns are largely flooded,
and many mills, canal boats and bargcs
have been lost. In Pennsylvania the
overflow of the Schuylkill has greatly
damaged tho Norrstown Railroad and
the SchulkiiI canal frouses, bridges and
mills in many places have been swep,
away.
The Savannah Herald contains an ad
dress from cx Governor Brown to the
people of Georgia, in which he urges
them to support not only the Government
Of the United States, but the Admins
. tration of the present Chief Magistrate.
Hs appeals to them to take the amnest,
oath and observe it in good faith II,
urges that slavery is now dead forever
4 As to his slaves he will at once emanci-
pate them and treat them as free, giving
them part of the crop or wages for their
labor. To those who cannot support the
=. Constitution Of the Government he sug.
gests immigration from the country.
The HeraiGs Washington special says
Several reports have been received at the
Freedmens' Bureau from Alabama anG
louisiana. In Louisiana the planters
are letting labor contracts with negroes
in good faith and but little persecution
is complained Of by the negroes. At Sci
ma, however, an Assistant Commissioner
found it necessary, in consequence of alb.
surd stories having been promulgated,