The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-02-01

Ash Wednesday and v.leasiae's day !
come on the same day this year.
Til. h.s spe.ill. Ao'by has ess \.
leased. A Ill. ii
secrstary Seward snd fsnily s<ritsd
at Havana on the 10th inst.
Ex. Govsrpor Stewart, Of Missouri, was
fatally injured few days since, by slip
ping upon an 10y pavement. III
Tho telegraph chronicles disastrous
61es at Isdiasspoiis, Waukssha, and Eau
Claire, Wis, Londoa, G. w., and Parma,
Mich. Dr.. ~..-.. ns.+ y~nsv a;.+-.
/. The Caa,dian suuEglsrs hsvs frans-
ferred thsir operations To the western
bound diary Of Minnesota. a1aiee 2a
A Wsshinetou dispatch states that ss
4 late interview between Nspoleoo and
the American Minister the former init.
mated that be should withdraw the
French troops from Mexico, if the Unit.
ed States gave security for permanent
neutrality. .@
A large meeting Of Fenisus was held
At Buffalo last Friday evening, At which
Gen. Sweeney promised. if he was sup.
ported, to raise 40 army in ninety days
,nd before the LIST OF May place them 10
locality which should be made base Of
operations against England.
Bill Reynolds, the, Missouri bush.
whscker, who killed two men 10 Pleasant
Hill, Cass county, Missouri, . few
days SINCE was pursued BY thu eiti-
zens, overtsken, snd brought back to
7 the town. when Mr.. Copeland, . brother
Of one Of the murdered men, shot him
! dead in ,be street, =. ...,r w.. .. .es.
Tha Jaws brings later adviees from
! Europe. The London Times declares
the Afrieso slave trade practically ex.
! tinet. The Fesias trials are still pre-.
! gressisg. Stephens has been forbidden
to rem.in 10 Paris and has gone to Genoa.
The following proposed ameodueot to
the Constitutions Of the Uoited States
vas reported last week BY Senator Fss-
! sendes Of Maine, from the Joint Com.
mi.,se Of Thirteen % the subject Of hs.
constructions: "@gs =. st Biz 8a.a sT. u.
.Resolved, By the Senate aud House Of
! Representative of the United Suites OF
America 10 Congress assembled, two
thirds of both. House - seon curing. chat
the followisE article be propsssd - the
Legislatures Of the ossSersl States - -
, amen dment to the Cobsiitusios Of The
United States, which vhss ratified By
thrce4fourths Of said Legislatures shall
.be voted ,sp part oftssid Censtitnsioo, Wis:
! Article IL. --Repreaeu tasion SD direct
!. taxes shall bs apportioned among the
..evs.al States, which may be included
,;th;n tS;s Union, according to their
I respccti,c Numbers. counting the whole
number Of p.rsors 10 each State, s1c ;.9 !.
ing Indi.p., not taxed; Provided, That
/ VI enever the slective franchise shall b
denied or sbrid gsd in soy Sssts, on ~.
count Of rsce or color, all persons Of such
| rsos or color, shall b. excluded fros the
basis Of representation. go fe''-sT
On tho 10Th inst, thanks to 'ths bill
introduced BY Senator Sumner, and pass.
ed by Congress last session, removing
disabilities before existing because Of
color, for the first time in our couptry's
history, . colored contractor received pay
from the Post Office Department for car.
rying the mail. His route is in Virginia!
In the Senate, on the 2G.b. the prin.
cipal feature of interest was Mr.. Howc's
speech in defence Of his bill 70 appoint
Provisional Governors for the lately re-
bellious States. The House was mainly
occupied with the debate on the consti
tutioual amendment. -.s..1 -#-.... ~.
Elgin, Illinois, is to have . watch
msnufsctory in operation soon, that vii
rival the now celebrated establishment .
Walthsm, Mass. Why not? What
the use Of going east for all the manufac
tured articles We wear and use! at.t
Gen. r. +. Lee, who is 10 Richmon
raising funds for Washington College, G
which he 10 the President, has receive
from Cyrus H. Mccormick, inventor {
3 the reaping machine, and q native. {
Virgins, ten thousand dollars for th
establishment Of a Mccormick Professo
ship Of practical mechanics. How niue
q would Mr.. Mccormick have given &c,
= Lee had he been Uuion General throug
y tho war!
:. An ex.general, who served under Go
" Sherman, has made a proposition to Il
Governments to take off its hands Il
entire matter Of land transportation
= the army 10 Tezss, to furnish his ov
mules, &C., aud do the whole thing I
less number Of dollars 10 greeabss
than it has heretofore cost the Gevsl
. msnt in gold dollars. -i
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evsrts, Of New Yor
hss 1t last settled down to the work
n preparing for the trial Of Jefferson DAvi
u and i mot It home" to visitors, belt
enOaoed IN overhanlinO The reeoYds