The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-07-25
THE NEWS.

confirm the report of the death Of Santa
Anna. He was executed by order of the
present Mexican authorities for alleged
conspiracy.
A proposition for the annexation of
Mexico to the United States, which is
| said to have the sanction of President
Juarez and other leaders of the Liberal
party of that country, Is being talked of
In Washington.
a train was captured by Indians near
Fort Larned on the 18th inst. A Cath
Ollie Bishop and six priests, who were
with the train en- route to Santa Fe,
were killed ard scalped, and six Sisters
of Charity were carried away captives.
|. General Grant was before the Judicial
ry Committee, last Thursday, to testify
relative to the execution OF the Recon-
struction law, and his correspondence
and interviews With the President. He
was called by Democratic members of
the committee, but gave utterancc to so
radical sentiments. and expressed him.
self so strongly in favor Of carrying out
the law, that these Democratic members
are quite chopfallen, and charge him
with catering to secure the Republican
nomination for the Presidency.
\ few days ago five hundred and fifty
four thousand dollars of the Simeon
Jennings estate, in Ohio, was divided
among the heirs by the administrators.
About an equal amount is to be distrib-
uted at some future time. Some of them
got as high as forty thousand dollars,
and over. Several hundred acres of
land in Cedar county, belonging to said
| estate, were sold last winter, aud added
mite in the above sum.
The President sent In his message We
toing the Reconstruction act Friday
He states that the objections assigned to
the former Reconstruction bills apply
with equal force to the Present one, and
upon them he bases his refusal to Sign
the act. The House passed the bill over
the veto by vote of 100 to "A. The
Senate passed it by a vote of 80 to 6,
y man in Rutland, VT, was cured ~
deafness by stroke of lightning.
Official intelligence has been received
that General Custar found the bodies of
Lieutenant kidder, OF the I'd cavalry,
and ten men dead and scalped, near Eea-
Yer Creek, forty-seven miles from Fort
Wallace. Lieutenant kidder left Fort
Sedgwiclz on the 10Th of June with dis
patches for Gustav, since which time
nothing has been heard of him, though
strong efforts have been made to ascar,
tain his whereabouts. No particulars
have yet been received.
Advices from Vera Cruz state that
Maximilian's body will be delivered to
the members of the Austrian Legation
in Mexico.
Congress adjourned Oh Saturday even
Ing to re-assemble Oh the 2lst of of No
vember, when the question of impeach-
ment of the President will be consider
ed.
The President withheld his signature
from the bill which passed Congress last
week giving colored men equal rights
with white men as jurors, in the Dis
trict of Columbia. This prevents the
bill from becoming a law. .s..-.
In the House of Representatives at
Washington, Mr.. Julian Of Indiana, Of
fered a resolution declaring the doctrine
avowed by the president in his recent
Messages, that the abrogation of the reb-
Ell States renders the govenm ent liable
for their debts contracted before the war
to be in conflict with the principles of
/, international law, g direct stab at the
national credit, abhorrent to every sem
tlment OF loyalty. The resolution was
adopted by strict party vote.
"A New York Court, on application of
Norris Winslow, one of the stockholders,
has ordered the officers of the Ameri-
can Express Company to show cause
why receiver should not be appointed
to wind up its affairs.
President johnson is about to issue q
proclamation warning all persons
against joining any tiibustering expedi-
ton against Mexico.
The Surratt trial is drawing to close.
The testimony for the defense has clos
ed, and the prosecution is now present
ing rebutting testimony.
The Michigan Constitutional Conven
ton last Tuesday, in Committee of tht
Whole, passed resolution in favor 0
negro suffrage in that State. The sec
ton passed without the least opposition
The President has nominatee Mr.
Greedy for the Austrian Mission with
, out consulting Mr.. Greely. Every mem
Der of the Senate IL said to have favored
; the confirmation but one, Mr. Upton O
Nebraska, who refused to take up til,
!, matter because Mr.. Greedy signed tn,
bail bonds of jeff. Davis and dcnounce,
the execution of Maximillian. All col
leagues of Mr.. Upton, Republican an,
Democratic, entreated him to yield an,
consent to consider the nomination, bu
in vain. Mr.. Gree'y's name, therefore
will have to be sent in again next sts
sion.
Gen. Shermans opinion of our Rua
sian possessions Is concise and thus pro
nounced: "Give 'em seven million
more to take it back, and be thankful I
get otfso cheap
1t is reported that the Democrat
nominee for Governor of Iowa, Jude
| Mason, has gone TO Washington City |