The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-03-22

seventy-hve members Of the society
Of Friends, from Randolph county. M.
c., arrived In Washington on the 18th
inst, ZEN route to Indiana, md assert
that they were forced to leave their
homes by the prosecutions Of ex-soldiers
of the rebel army. They state that at
least $50 more of their persuasion, bound
for the West, will arrive in few days.
A terrible tragedy was enacted at Bed
ford, Ind, on the night of the ,5th ult.
Prof. J. Madison Evans, a minister of
the Christian Tor Disciples) Church and
formerly professor in the. Northern
Christian College at indianapolis, was
shot in the street and then stabbed and
almost cut to pieces by DR.. Ben. Newland,
whose daughter had been seduced by
Evans. 1t is stated that the seduction
Of the unfortunate girl was accomplish
ed by Evans some years ago when Miss
Newland was quite young, and was GO
ing to school to him, and has been init
mate with her ever since, the intimacy
finally resulting in the girls becoming
e,aceinte, her dismissal from the boaring-
school she was attending, and confessing
to her father the sad story of her wrong
doing. Evans had before, and short
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en- proof of his villainy. He was mar
ried man.
Mr.. Albert Martin who, in 1913 rose
from the workshop of a mechanic to q
seat in the Provisional Government Of
France, whore he was better known un-
der his first name Albert, is expected at
Chicago this week, having been sent
from Paris as q representative Of the
ma IF tho Fran nh fnr hn p,ppr-
pose of presenting to Mrs. Lincoln gold
medal, provided by popular subscrip-
ton, in commemoration Of Mr.. Lincoln's
services to humanity. I'D =. r
Gen. Sherman has secured and furn-
ished a home for himself and family,
that he designs to occupy for life. It is
situated on Garrison Avenue, st. Louis,
and cost exclusive of furniture $25, 900.
The sum of $50, 900 was generously pre-
scented to the General last August by
patriotic citizens of st. Louis for the
purpose Of purchasing any residence he
mightselect. rs. 0%. a.. 4E@ ".
There is great excitementin Halifax,
Nova Scotia, arising from the startling
rumors that are afloat, of probable in
vasion of the Blue Nose country by the
Fenians. The militia have all been
called out. s.a.s.#
Gov. Crawford, of Kansas, has tele-
graphed Gen. Pope that the Missouri
bushwhackers are gathering and arming
in the West, and asking for cavalry pro-
lection. Precautionary measures have
been adopted.
Senator Salisbury of Delaware en-
tered the Senate Chamber on the 14th
inst, in so drunken condition that he
had to be led out by two Senators. Sauls-
bury, Is, it need scarcely be added, an
ardent endorser of Mr.. Johnson's policy.
The cholera has reached Key West, in
Florida. .@@% aaf @l.@ .
Gold is still declining. On Tuesday
it was quoted at 1878. -. .....s,
Gen. Burnside was on Tuesday nomi-
mated for Governor of Rhode Island by
the Union State Convention.
The health of the venerable Lewis
Cass is rapidly failing. He scarcely sits
up at all, and his death is daily expected.
Advices from Havana state that the
entire British West India naval squad
ron has left those waters for Halifax, to
look after the Fenians. ,.fn.. s-...a. .
CoNTRAsTs.-Mr. A. H. Stephens,
the rebel Vice President, urged in his
address to the Georgia Legislature on
the I'D ult., that protection should be
secured to the freedmen of the South be-
cause, above all, it is just and right that
it should be on general principles"
Our chosen Vice President and now ac-
cidental President, wrote toGov. Sharky
last August expressing the hope that the
Mississippi Convention would secure the
freedmen Of the State in certain rights
because as consequence the radicals
will be completely foiled." There's the
contrast between craftsmanship and
partizan scheming. ..