The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-03-28
SUMMARY or LATE NEWS.

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SUMMARY or LATE NEWS.
The restitution in the inundated dis
tricts on Green river, Kentucky, Is Yer,
great. The people are suffering for til.
neccssaries of life. Manya are compelled
to leave their homes.
The New York Legislature has passed
a bill for State Convention to amend
the Constitution. A clause in the bill
providing for negro suffrage, was strick'
en- out. fI n5
Tho Republican State Central Com
mittee Of Virginia have determined to
call State Convention without distinc-
ton of color, at Richmond, about the
middle of April.
The Supreme Court of Tennes rem
dered . decision sustaining the franchise
law passed ut the last session Of the leg
islature. The decision is contrary to the
expectations of the conservatives. The
radicals are much elated, and the con-
servatives are respondent.
Adyices from the route between Ne
vada and California speak of the SNOW
being twenty-five feet deep.
A reign of terror prevails in the
Schuylkill county, Pa, coal region, in
consequence of robberies and outrages
committed by band of rufianiy coal!
miners. The Governor has been applied
to for protection.
The example Of the rebel Gen Wade
Hampton and other Southern leaders,
who are endeavering to cenciliate the
colored voters, will, it is believed, be
generally followed in all the southern
States; not because they care FOR the
freedmen, but they want their votes.
1t is reported that ,.,he British Govern
ment has advised the Minister at Wash
ington that the Fenians now in prison
!" canala VIII =" "c~dnneh,
On Saturday the President vetoed the
Supplementary Reconstruction bill, and
it was forthwith passed over the veto by
large majorlies in both houses of Con-
gress.
The testimony of Generals Howard
and Saxton before the House Judiciary
Committee, Oh the I'D, proves that the
President, without the least authority
of law, has restored hundreds Of millions
of dollars worth Of abandoned or confis-
Gated property to leading rebels in the
South.
The preparations for military expedi-
tons against the hostile Indians of the
tar West are progressing. A dispatch
from Council Bluffs states that troops
are continually arriving there. General
Sherman is perfecting plan for the
thorough putting down of Indian out.
RACES, and fof the protection of western
settlements and emigrants.
1t is proposed in the Wisconsin and
Missouri Legislatures to submit to vo,,
OF he people, at next falls election, til,
question of giving females the right O
suffrage.
The last of the French troops in Mex
leo sailed from Vera Cruz on the l2tl
instant
The bill suspcnding all proceeding
relative to payment for slaves drafted o
received as volunteers in the militar,
service of the Government, during th
war, which passed the Senate and wa
sent to the President Friday, is the sam
that passed the House at the last session
and was not reached in the Senate. =
The Democratic argument against j
has been that it violated the faith of tn,
Government, and some expect that i
will be vetoed. 1t had the entire Re
publican waite of both houses.
The emancipation of the Russian serf
is still far from being completed. Ac
cordng to an official return lust pub
lished, there We're, at the beginning o
the present year, no fewer than 3, 965 Al,
peasants still under obligation, Will,
the number of those who had been freet
from their obligations up to that date il
/ 5,ol0,6o7.
Among the samples of adulterated to
| bacco examined lately at the Inlanf
Revenue Laboratory in London wer,
several containing licorice, others fer
mentable sugar, and some fannie acid
sulphate of iron and logwood, while on,
sample of ''roll,n sent from Scotland
actually consisted Of oakum, covered
with thin wrapper of leaf tobacco, ant
was from its outward appearance undis
tinguishable from genuine tobacco.
The loss by damage and destruction
of property in East Tennessee by tn,
recent great flood is estimated at owe
two millions Of dollars. The streams
are still high, but the food has subsidized
The Government fractional currenc,
q iSrcpudiated at the South, BECAUSE the,
think it il not rcdeemable. From tn,
Calls for help that come up from tina
section just now, We should think the,
would be glad to receive almost an,
kind of currency.
a correspondent at Fort Rice, Dakot
Territory, sends \ report, brought Their
by friendly Indians, that force of hos
I. tile Sioux attacked and captured For
Butord, on the Yellowstone river, mas
sacreing all the men, women and child
] asn in the garrison.