The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-03-07

4 l. The rrss,deas, q sfk,rday, letoe
the Tenvfe Of ONCE bill and the bi
IAuowD A. the Military Rcconstructio
thin, or the better government Of tn
tytbeb Statcs.< The vetoed bills wer
irronptly takcn up by the House an
lpassed over the President's head b
large majorities, and they ara therefor
now laws. The Tenure Of ONCE bill
was passed over the veto, Ia the House
| by q vote Of 1871 to 81. The vote on tn
Reconstruction bill. in the same body
istood 1876 to II. The Senate was equafi.,
united In favor Of both bills, Of laws, a
! they now arc. we published the Re
construction bill last week, and vii
1--WE the Tenure Of ONCE biliin bur mex
edition. 'ia'.o '- 700 ....' s2t' '''' -
The. President on Monday approved
the Bankrupt bill, the Army bin. and
the bin increasing the tariff on import
ed wool and woolens. 49,. -..ts., ~
Tho Thirty ninth Congress terminal.
ed at noon, last Monday, when the term
'af the Fortieth Congress commented.
The latter organized and entered upon
its business at once. - ....5...
Hon. b. F. Wade, Of Ohio, was elect
ed President Of the Senate. -
Hon. Schuyler Colfax has been chosen
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
Of the new Congress. The Republican
members voted for him unanimously. :
The report Of the Impeachment Com
mittee i published. It is divided on
the importance Of the evidence discov-
cred, The majority, Of the committee
reported that they had examined alarge
number Of witnesses and collected .
large number Of documents, but they
havs been unable K, conclude their
lsbors. They say, however. the charges
have not been negatived to such an ex-
tent as to admit of no discussion, and
also state that sufficient testimony has
been taken to justify and demand fur
Their prosecution of the investigation.
The Liberals in Mexico captured, after
fight of six hours, the town of Guiana
juorta, l5O prisoners, and a large quaint.
ty of army supplies, ammunition, &c.
The President will deliver no message,
all matters Of. importance having been
disps SD Of by the recent Congress. SD
There are indications at Washington
that the South will come quietly up to
the requirements of the Military Recon-
struction Law. The President has assn
ed Virginia d.legatios1 that the law
will be strictly enforced. .o .sarr " z.
The Indian troubles in Honduras are
becoming serious. Our dispatches from
South and Central A america and Mexico
will be found of interest. The Presid't
Of Bolivia has been killed by his own
body guard. Ortega will propably he
shot s... ..~
Our provision market continues firm,
and n furthcradyapce Of 2j@5Oc q brl
has been established on mess pork, with
ls0l2c. Live hogs are steady at Sc. 4,
@7.l0. Wheat is quiet and No. 2 spring
has declined l@lc with closing sales Mt
$l.9l. Corn 10 quiet bnt firm ut 79l @79.c.
Oats arc a sha ie better. Rye is l@lsc
lower BARLEY rules quiet Chicago
Journal ....~
The wife ofa New York minstrel has
So, 900 worth Of diamonds, the product
of burnt cork. 3 '..t
The Russian Government has made
another step In advance. 1t has partially
thrown open to the Jews two important
towns formerly closed against them.-
Jewish merchants ofthe second and third
guild may now settle at Sebastapol and
Nikolaieff, trade there, and even acquire
real estate. =.
The smallest elephant in Europe has
just been imported from Rangoon and is
not much larger than Newfoundland
dog. Its trunk, which was of course, ex-
amined by the custom house officials on
landing, is just yard long. .-r- Il.
Some years ago, a young girl named
Amelia Lee, while practit ing singing in
the arish church of Spaldinr, England,
was bitten by a bat which aiighted on
her face. Since that time she has been
frequently attacked with fits of long
slecl, and will remain in this state for
weeks.
10 terminate dogs suffering, a man
In st. Louis struck it over the head
with a revolver, which discharged a
ball into his own, body killing him in
stantly.
The English sparrow having become
perfectly domesticatei in New York, c.-
forts are making to bring over a cargo of
English skylarks. - zsl
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