The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-11-21

The trial of Jeff. Davis has been de-
.ferred until the next team OF the United
sta&s QrcnitC odrtet Rlehmqed, w4ch
viii op@ the iattefpartpf ths MOI "a,
and levan the it is not certs z to tnke
ipla&. The course of those Mho have
this matter in charge is extraordinary
and in the highest degree reprehensible.
The country demands that jeff. Davis
be tried and hanged for high treason,
yet it would seeh that by the tricks OF
the lawyers and the lodging of judges,
he is likely to escape even trial. r.,
The pedestrian who lett New York
last Monday to walk to San Francisco in
one hundred and fifty days is named
Seth WILDER Payne, and is said to be
"well known to the public IS an author"
To make San Francisco in the time
specified he must average twenty-five
miles. per day. He walked over pretty
much all of Europe some years ago, and
upon his return wrote book Of all he
saw, heard and did. He will take
copious notes on his way, which will be
published in book form after his return
from San Francisco-if he ever gets
there ..,,.. ............... .s.,. ...s.
At about IL o'clock last Thursday, at
Baltimore, as r.. A. Pollard. the histo-
rian of Lee and his Lieutenants, was
passing in front of the Maltby House, he
was approached by son and nephew of
Henry A. Wise, named John and Doug
las Wise, each of whom fired shot at
one passing through his right
arm, he having his wife OH his left at
the time. Pollard drew his pistol, but
was unable to raise it on account of his
and the ball from his weapon
struck the pavement. The Wises came
up from Richmond Thursday morning
to obtain satisfaction from Pollard for a
letter recently published by the latter
In reply to a letter Of Henry A. Wise
Oh his (Pollard's) History of the War,
md had previously declared their! inten-
10 shoot him at sight. They were SUBJ
tried and released on BAIL of
5000 each, for their appearance at
'ourt. tt#' tfi# "ia~ ttftSf#fs j. 13Wi
Last fall, Brick pomcroy made aspecch
o the friends ofthe lost cause in Deca-
ur, Illinois, which pleased them SO we'll
hat in the evening they serenaded the
.ushiug orator. Brick was tlattered,
allied in the whole party and treated
With champagne, and other nauseating
luds.-but left without paying the bill. j
landlord waited reasonable time, but
10 stamps coming to hand, sent bill
o ho>pitable orator. Flaming leader
n Lacrosse DGTaoci0t-Democra Of
Decatur unkind, unfaithful, DC, &c.
Decatur copperAcat newspaper man re-
orts: Brick may be a very great man,
ut it docs not the e ore necessarily fol-
ow that his whiskey bills must he paid
y Democratic committees Comments
ny on which the Peoria transcript very
says: at is all right, we pre-
umc. Brick is carrying out his ideas
4 reputation. He commenced by re-
his wife, and now repudiates
lis whisky accounts and little debts.' !
Nearly every arrival OF Iong,essmcn
t Washington shows that the question
# IMPEACHMENT Is stronger than it wa.
asst summer. Old Thad. Stevens says
n that question The Republicans can
AIRY Pennsylvania BY 5I,t90 majority.
Careful estimates by one Of the most
Xpcrienced Collectors iii the service
how that one hundred millions of tax
;, due under the present law, will he
ist 10 the Government during this tis-
al ltaf l, -,
resent arpointces of Mr. johnson re-
1ain in office no laws can he made strong
nouSh to stop this immense robbery.
Gen. Grant has issued series of regu-
.tlohs prohibiting the employment of
Williams in any branch of the service
here soldiers can be detailed without
Jury to the service. He has also issued
II order containing the regulations ar
inged with 4 view to a more, economi-
al administration of the affairs Of the
rny, and more uniform and syste-
latic method of letting contracts for
lpplies or services required. The order
oncludes thus: "The Secretary al in
rim desires to impress upon all branch
5 OF the military service the necessity of
rcater economy in public expenditures,
nd Of curtailment in every department
1 Vie WV, vi lHt I)IcScHt cApcISc,
rherever the requirements of the serv-
,e will permit such reduction s..,,r de
About one O'Clock OH Saturday morn
lg an oil train, near Calicoone Station,
II the Erie Road, bound east was run
ITO by Il freight train, demolishing
ONE oil cars. The oil took fire, and
estroyed altogether twenty-one cars
nd locomotive. The accident oc-
urrcd on down grade, and it was inn
ossible to remove any Of the cars that
fere behind the fire. No person was
INJURED. The loss is very heavy. The
assenger trains We're detained eight
ours, and passengers and baggage had
o be transferred. "fI n# aE atf .8s43
80 Lord, bepleased to shake your great
piritual tablecloth over your hungry
dat dey may be fed wild de
rumbs Of your love,n was the Original
imile used in prayer by a colored
of the South. ils saEt
[NSTRAY MARE cOLT--Taken up ly Joseph
"a Little. Red Oak township, Cedar county,
soy lst. 1867, one black mare colt, one year old
asst Spring. Appraised at s45. = g