The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-05-17
THE NEWS.

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The body of the late Preston King
was found floating in the river at New
York, last Monday.
There were seven deaths by suicide in
Cincinnati, last week, besides several
other fatalities.
One white person and five negroes
were burned to death at a fire in New
Orleans on Saturday night.
Rumor has it that Santa Anna, now
at Elizabethport, \. j., is playing a
double game with the Liberal and I'm.
perial parties in Mexico. He will issue
his manifesto soon.
| Prominent physicians in New York
| have decided that there has not been q
! case Of real Asiatic cholera in that city
nor on ship board in New York harbol
! this spring.
The total receipts Of the United State.
+ Treasury from internal revenue and GUS
! toms duties last week amounted to SO,
| a39, 1888 The disbursements during
! the week amounted to S22,aoi.2y1.
European news to the Sd inst. are re.
ccived. The German question contin.
ues warlike. Austria and Ital ~ are pre-
pairing for war. Prussia is also increas.
ing her armament.
1t is now understood that Jeff Davis
will be tried in the United States Circui,
Court, Judge Underwood. of the city Of
Norfolk, Va. Chief Justice Chase viii
preside, and Attorney General Speed
will prosecute, assisted by Judge Cliff
ford, of Massachusetts, and WIN. r.
Evarts, of New York, as counsel OH the
part of the prosecution. The Court will
convene in the early part of June. JEFF
| Davis received the announcement OF his
indictment by the United States Grand
Jury with indifference. His main point
of defence will be based upon the pre-
negative granted to every citizen to sus-
tain the official action Of his State.
A National Horse Fair is to be held at
Adrian, Michigan, on the 18th Of June,
and continuing until the evening of the
will be present, and several very spirited
trotting matches are anticipated.
Gold opened in New York, on Tues
day, at 1909 and closed at 1904.
Gen. Sherman and staff were at st.
Paul, Mimi, last Tuesday.
A fire at Louisville on Monday de-
strOyed ten dwelling houses. They had
another large fire in the evening.
The reports of the growing cotton
prospects in the Southwest are discour-
aging. The cotton plantations along
Red river are under water.
The President signed the amended
Habeas Corpus act, which rebel sympa-
thizers expected him to veto; and it is
now reported that he has finally deter
mined to sign the Colorado bill.
VI, s., An1x
Washington that there is a probability
of the passage by the Senate of the re-
construction constitutional amendments,
without the omission or modification Of
the third clause.
General Fisk, who is in Memphis, has
signified his intention to have all the
negro churches rebuilt in better style,
and will see that the city foots the bill of
damages committed by the late mob
He advertises for negro carpenters, ma
sons and laborcrs to do the work.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant has instructed the
military department commanders to
abolish districts under their command
as rapidly as circumstances will permit.
In some cases he has recommended con-
version Of district into military post.
The President has approved the bill
extending the jurisdiction of the Court
OF Claims. This court can now hear and
determine the eases Of any Paymastcr.
Commissary Of Subsistence, or other
dlsbursing officer Of the United States.
or of his administrators or executors. for
relief from responsibility for losses, by
capture or otherwise, while in the line
or his duty, Of Government funds.
vouchers, records and papers In his
charge. and for which such officer was
and Is held responsible.
! The Rev. J. =. Bardwall, Of Oberlin.
agent for the American Missionary As
ISOLATION in Mississippi, was lately en-
ticed into law Office in Grenada, Miss.
and set upon by q ruilianly crowd that
had gathered in the street, in open day
Mr. BardwcN could get no reason for The
choking and beating which they pro
ceeded to administer, except thai he wa
working for the "niggcr.' The Hu;ca,
agent, Lieut.. Banding, helped hin
wash the blood from his face, and ad
visea I, complaint at once to the Mayor
On reaching the Mayors Office, NJ
Bardwell found that the man who Ina
led the crowd, and had beaten hil
with Il stick, had already been befol
the Mayor, made complaint again!
himself, and paid the fine of ten dollar
imposed by His Honor the Mayor, an
was ready for moro work at the sam
price. Three days after, Lieut.. Blanc
ing, agent Of the Bureau, was attaclSe
Oh the street, and shot three times, All
died in a hours. The assassination
Lieut.. Banding was followed by a nigt
. assault, with pistols, on the house of tn
/ Freedmen's Bureau headquarters, occ,
: pied by Major Knox, the COMMISSIONS
ana other officers. Major Knox pull
fishes statement, in which he say
: that the doors were burst open, and tw
shots fired into the room, while som
one said, '1;ct out Of this place, 70