The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-08-29
THE NEWS.

u THE NEWS. !.
There Is authority for asserting that
Secretary Seward will seon be requested
to retire from the Cabinet. 1t Is also
understood that the President has said
Culloch, Wells and Randall. Our opin-
ion 10 that the next Congress will accept
the resignation Of A. j., the humble In
The work Of changing the Southern
Generals, and all Generals not in hArmo-
ny with the President, will continue
Terry and Sheridan have been sent Out
to fight the Indians, and guard wagon
trains. Howard will soon follow. Sick.
les head is in danger. He will proba.
bly, be sent to New Mexico. while Pop,
will be returned to the Sioux country
Meade win probably take Sickles' place
and Halleck the place Of Pope.
Owing to Gen. Thomas poor health,
the order assigning him to take Sheri-
DAMS place at New Orleans has been re-
considered, and it is reported that the
President has assigned Gen Hancock to
4. Sheridan's command.
General Sheridan, not daunted by the
action Of President Johnson, continues
to remove disloyal officials in Louisiana.
One Of his latest official acts has been
the removal Of the rebel City Surveyor,
City Attorney aud Assistant Attorney
for the city of New Orleans. He also
declares only those who have been reg
isterad as voters are entitled to vote and
serve on iuries in Louisiana.
The New York 1ribune's special sa vs.:
"Since the late action of the President,
Letters have been received here by
prominent Republicans, from members
.of Congress, which state that the only
remedy left to insure reconstruction Il
the impeachment of the President.
These letters are significant from the fact
that several Of them are from members
who, at. the last session Of Congress,
were known as Conservatives and OPP
,ponents ofimpeachment. They further
state that prominent movers in impeach-
lnent are busy at work and are already
canvassing among the members to test
the feeling" "f
An Omaha dispatch Of the 23d, gives
the following In regard to Indian out
RACES: Porter, whose train was attacked
by the Indians on the I'd instant, at Fort
kearney, gives the following particulars:
His men were disposed in three small
parties, AT supporting distance from
each other. The first attack was at lOl
O'Clock in the morning, on a party gurad-
ing stock. These were driven off, but
soon returned with increased numbers.
At The same time an attack was made on
party guarding another portion of the
herd, aud upon small corral, or central
part, which contained eighteen soldiers
and twenty-three citizens under Cononel
Powell. The Indians came pouring
over the hills in overwhelming numbers
and made three distinct charges on
horseback upon Powell, who, by this
time, had been joined by other parties,
but were repulsed with great slaughter,
retreating to the hills. They again re-
turned on foot, stripped entirely baked.
Not less than . 0o3 completely surround
cd the corral, where for two and half
hours the battle ragged with incessant
fury, when the timely arrival of Cononel
Smith with reintorcements compelled
the indians to retire. The Indian loss
Is estimated by Powell and Porter to he
Mt least three hundred. Many were
killed within ten PAGES of the corral, SO
determined were they to conquer the
little garrison. The success of the latter,
in repulsing this attack, is attributed to
the brcech-loading guns with which the
men We're armed. The loss of property
is $35, GOETHE damage nearly as much
more.
The English Parliament was prorogu-
ed the 2lst inst. The Queens Speech,
which was read by commission, con.
graduates the country upon the suppress.
sion of the rebellion, the peaceful aspec;
Of affairs in Europe, the completion OF
the Canadian Union and the passage OF
the Reform bill.
1t Is studiously represented in cable
dispatches that no treaty was made dur
Ing the recent interview between Napo-
leon and Francis Joseph of Austria, but
the rejoicing Of the Vienna journals ovel
what they call the assurance of "the
peace Of Germany" evidently gives tc
the conference a political significance
Though no formal treaty may have been
entered into, it is evident that the Aus
TRAN papers regard an alliance with
Napoleon as having been secured with
which to strengthen Austria against hel
northern neighhors.
The Michigan Constitutional Conven
ton adopted the new Constitution fran
ed by it, as a whole, on the list. Or
the following morning it was signed b,
the delegates and officers, and the Con
vention adjourned. The new Constitu
ton - a good one-it recognizes the
civil and political rights of all men and
prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors
The coffee crop in Hayti this year will
be the largest ever known.
Bpenos Ayres has . wool clip of 100,
ooo,40 pounds this year.
An exchange says: "CoDnecticut ii