The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-04-05

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hereafter be returned to the writer's there
of without additional postage charge.
1t further provides that railroad com
panies carrying mails of the United
States shall convey without extra charge.
by any train which they may run over
their roads, all such printed matter as
the Postmaster General shall from time
to time direct to be transported thereon,
in charge of persons designated by the
Post Office Department for that purpose
Severe penalties are provided for all per-
sons who pour water into street letter
boxes, and otherwise deface mail matter
in them.
A proposition to amend the present
law allowing the Postmaster General to
| select any newspaper, without regard to
circulation, in which to advertise unde-
liyered letters, was voted down. The
law still requires it to be given, there
fore, to papers having the largest circu-
ton. ~a
The Senate Finance Committee has
reported the Loan bill to the Senate as it
passed the House.
The House Committee on Commerce
has agreed to appropriate ninety thou
sand dollars to impr0ye the Chicago har-
Dor, three hundred thousand for the i'm
provement of the upper and lower rapids
of the Mississippi, and sum sufficient
| to survey Rock river, Ill.
| 1t is believed that the bill to guarantee
| the Mexican loan will pass the House of
Representatives. Many members will
vote for it for the purpose of giving en-
Phasis to public sentiment as warning
to the French Emperor.
Clagett, of Keokuk, is before the Leg
islature with claim for his newspaper
office, which was destroyed by soldiers
while he was advocating the cause OF
the Southern Confcderacy. Clagett has
the impudence of Satan himself.
A soldier named Jacob Fordney, was
drugged at Sioux City, on the eth ult.
and robbed of $500, which had just been
paid him. He had 4 narrow escape
with his life, as the drug which lie was
induced to take had a portion of strych-
nine in it. So says the Register.
Gen. Nandever has returned to Du-
buque from Washington. He brings 10
encouraging report in regard to River
improvement. He thinks an appropria-
ton of S3OO,OOO or so will be made. The
| entire railroad interest of the country is
working against it silently, but potent
ly.
Some Irisftmen went to a store kept
by Jew in Ack!ey, on the 18th ut,
| Sunday and desired to make some
| purchases. The gloter refused to sell
on Sunday, and the Irishmen went back
got crowd and returned. One of them
| attacked the shop-keeper, when he drew
a pistol and shot his assailant through
| the head, infiicting what is thought to
be mortal wound. So says the Iowa
Falls Sentinel.
BY the Davenport Gazette we see that
quite an addition was made to that city's
population the other day by the arrival
there Of about 800 healthy emigrants
| from Holstein, Germany. Nearly all of
them are expected to settle in that local
ity. This is the third delegation of the
kind this spring.
One day last week All orphan girl
| whose name we are unable to learn,
aged about Is years, was found lifeless
hanging by the neck to a tree at Spring
vile, Linn county. Itsecms that a sol
der had for some time been paying at
tention to the girl, but recently had
transferred his attentions to another
| young lady, 1t is supposed that in con-
sequence ofthus being discarded she re-
| solved upon self-destructiOn.
The Independence Guardian says G.
V. Hardenbrook, of that place, will soon
become heir to to million Of money.
A farm of 100 acres, right in the heart of
New York city, just below Central Park
was willed in trust by a life lease many
years ago to an old lady, who is now some
ninety years Of age; it is now covered
with streets and buildings, and must be
worth at least fifty millions, giving Mr..
Hardenbrook snug little million as his
part.
A short time since fellow stole pair
of whiffle-trees belonging to Mr.. r.
Whitney, of Fort Dodge. The owner
got after him, followed him thirty-five
miles to near Bridgeport, Boon county,
got back the stolen property, and com
PEELED the fellow to return to Homer
Webster county; there the thief compro-
missed by paying Mr.. Whitney $25 fol
! his trouble.
The Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue at Muscatine, OH the 18th inst,
seized some 5000 cigars, worth from Sli
to $50 per thousand, which We're being
kept for sale without having the neces.
sary stamp upon the boxes.