The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-04-12
News Items,

LIZ. Livingstone recently SLAten In
lecture that no less than forty mission
aries succumbed to the deathly effects Of
the climate OF Africa before q single
conversion took place.
The Tennessee Legislature assembled
on the 9Th. with q radical gain ofeicht
in the late elections. or four more than
enough to complete a working quorum.
There will be n full Attendance in the
Senate, but not in the House, though
members are constantly arriving.
A hand Of guerrilias is operating
in South Carolina, molesing both
whites and blacks. They are about
one hundred in number, and led by an
ex-rebel officer. The citizens are in IA
vor Of exteminating the outlaws. The
relation between the whites and the
freedmen in that State are represented
rs satisfactory. and the general pros
poets encouraging.
The Governor OF new Brunswick has
approved the British American Confed-
Grafton scheme, thereby surprising the
Government party in the lower house
of the Provincial Parliament. A rupture
is imminent.
A vessel having on board 500 French
troops from Mexico, arrived at Havana
on the 9TH, en- route for home. This
would indicate that the French Emper.
or il actually withdrawing his troop.
from that country.
It Is confirmed that Stevens, the Fen
ian Head Centre Of Ireland, is on his
way to this country. 1t is claimed that
900 men are enlisted and disciplined
in Ireland ready to strike, and that there
are 40, 600 British troops in Ireland.
Several persons have recently been ar
rested for setting fire in different parts
ofthe city of Battle Creek, Mich.
A correspondent states that Qnantrell
the guerrilla, has been living for some
time in the island of Cuba, earning q
livelihood as farmer.
The cholera is reported to be at Halifax,
the steamer England, with one hundred
and sixty cases on board, having ar
rived at that port Monday.
A man astonished saloon keeper in
Bridgeport, Ct, by eating lG5 oysters at
once.
During about nine months of the past
year the export. of gold from Australia
was GAS 1893 ounces.
The snow in the garrison at Fort
Ridgeley MIMI, was at one time during
the winter, 30 feet deep, and the Their
81 degrees below zero.
The Georgia Legislature has passed
The stay law over the Governors veto
and law furnishing horse stealing and
with death.
President johnson has sent message
TO Congress recommending q modifica-
ton of the test oath, in order that a suffi-
cient number of persons in the Southern
States may be qualified under it to fill
The offices now vacant in the Revenue
Office Departments Of that section.
On the morning of the 4th, a. the j.
% o'clock through train from Philadel-
phia for Washington was passing along
track, on the west side Of
The Schuylkill, small iron bridge,
which crosses the road near the wire
bridge, broke down, preeipitating the
engine and tender into the road below.
the train was moving
slowly at the time, or several cars would
have shared similar fate. The engin-
Ger of the train, whose name is Fenni-
more, and a fireman, whose name is un-
known, went down with the engine, and
were instantly killed. Their bodies
were buried beneath the ruins; SO much
30 thatit was impossible to extricatet them.
"A highly important decision has
been rendered by Judge Bland Ballard
in the United States Court of Kentucky
1t sustains the right of United State
| officials, indicted by the State Courts fo
refusing to allow rebels to vote, to trans
! fer their cases to the United State
Courts, and thus puts check on tn
vexatious litigation instigated by secess
ionists.
1t is stated that by next May 1000
acres of land in southeastern Missoul
Will have been taken up under the home
stead act.
The population of New Orleans i
&C, 600 more than before the war.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant was arrested i,
Washington, last Saturday, for fast driy
ing, BY one policeman. The rebels, aid
ed by the copperheads of the north. hay
been trying to DO the same thing for tn,
past four years.
President johnson was in a barrie
shop the other day, $50 the story goes.
when the barber accidentally pulled hi
nose little suddenly, and quickly said
beg your pardon, sir!" "1ust put You
hand into my coat pocket there. and TAX
one out" said the pardon-granting Pres
Mrs. 6wishelm has been turned ~,
Of her office in Washington for usin,
disrespectful language about the Presi
dent. This stops her salary, but not he
| tongue. Pity the President couldn't +
dealt with for the same offence.
Gen. Grant is being everywhere nom
mated Union candidate for the Presider
cy: Mr.. Washburn of Illinois saws he h,
, led us out of the wilderness Of war. an
! must now get us out of the wilderness
I Pohtlcs. We are in for Grant because \
: u u.t make speeches, for PresideI
par. S ooio
Inc Bushwhackers are at their wo,
! In Missouri. We haven't learn
whether they have received a comm;
I sion from the President, but thew vi
! have no trouble in getting a pardnyn ~ Is
,, If they kill enough radicals thew ~.
, get some Offices.
) The Times Washington special civ
the statement Of Major Walker, Of Il