The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-08-15

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The jury in the Surrat case have at
last been discharged, being unable to
find j verdict. They stood eight for ac-
quit 4 and four fbr conviction. surraft
was femanded to Jail to await another
trial. After the jury had been dlscharg-
ed, Judge Fisher publicly disbarred the
senior Bradley, and prohibited him from
practising a. M attorney in the 6u-
preme Court Of the United States. This
action was taken to vindicate the deco
rum Of the Court-Bradley having as
saulted Judge Fisher with his fist when
the latter reproved him for bullying the
witness Mcmillan. Bradley then went
to his Office, with mighty plantation
air, and wrote challenge to Judge FISH,
er to fight duel. 1t is stated that the
jury disagreed on the question Of the alb
sence of Surratt from Washington at the
ident, and that they were entirely agreed
ed for conspiracy, he would have been
convicted. 8 "
A very singular question of veracity
has arisen between the President and
certain members of the Military
request for the communication Of Mrs.
Suaratt's sentence. The President re-
quested the Tribune correspondent to
announce that he had never heard of
the request. Mr.. Pierepont, the other
day, exhibited In Court the original or
der for Mrs. Surratts execution, signed
by Mr.. Johnson, with the petifinaIi1r
writing OF Mr. Bingham. OF course we
believe the President when he declares
he never saw this request, but the ques-
ton arises, If he did not see that part OF
the document, did he see any part Of 1t (?
Are we to understand that the Chief
Magistrate Of this nation signs DEATH
warrants without reading them?
On the 5th inst Mr.. johnson sent the
note 30 Mr.. Stanten, Secretary
Of war:
"SIR; Public considerations of a high
constrain me to say that your
resignation as Secretary of war will be
:.a
Toe Secretary Immediately returned
the following reply:
''SIR: In reply / have the honor to say
that public considerations of high
which have alone induced me
to continue at the head of this depart
mont, constrain me not to resign the Of
fee of Secretary of War before the next
Of Congress"
johnson Is over anxious to depOse
both Stanton aud Sheridan, but it is not
probable that he will accomplish his de-
sires. The latest accounts state that he
will permit them to hold their Offices q
short time longer. -.~.--1
LATER.-The President has at last
suspended Stanton from the office of
the Secretary of War; and has empower
ed Gen. Grant to act as Secretary Of
War .ttf interim. Stanton has vacated
the Office, under protest, and Gen Graut
has taken possession.
The Indians seem to have learned the
rebel trick of throwing trains of the
track by piling ties on the rails. Our
Omaha special dispatch gives the partic-
ulars of the destruction of freight train
near Plum creek, on the Union Pacific
Railway. The train was thrown off the
rails by distractions placed on the track;
and after the crash seven train men
We're massacred and scalped, the train
set on fire, and the slaughtered, mangled
bodies were thrown into the flames by
the dusky fiends. Those savages were
undoubtedly taught to destroy trains i'm
this way by miscreant white men-per-
haps deserters or ex-rebels. The de-
struction of this train will embolden
them to repeat the experiment, and UNI
less prompt and vigorous steps are taken
to guard against a repetition, they will
render it wholly unsafe to run trains at
night. The track is so very level and
straight That amy obstruction can be
seen in the daytime long way ahead
Pilot engines with guards of sharp
shooters should be sent in advance of
every train; more cavalry must be sta
toned along the railway to watch the
prowling bands of the Sioux, and militia
ry posts will have to be planted closer
together than they are now. Indian
depredations are becoming serious
affairs.
The people should keep lookout for
$50 bills. From our ex-
ShdHESS VIC lCtti IL VI people DelIlR b4ktH
In by these dangerous limitations. They
are very hard to detect, the face esp<ci-
ally challenging the closest scrutiny.
The principal and about the only way to
detect them is in the fact that the al
most numberless repetitions of so on the
back are in the genuine inclosed with
an octagonal ring, while in the counter
felt these rings are made round.
The book of the impeachment evil
dence will contain nearly 1000 pages,
and VIII be accompanied by two other
volumes of equal size, which will be
filled with long documents obtained
from files of the different departments
and other sources, including the reports
OF several House committees.
A case of courtship of forty-five years
Is reported at East Lynne.
Mass. The gentleman has paid his
visits on each alternate Sunday evening.
The money-order system not only
pays the expense attending it, but affords
a handsome revenue to the department.
The extension Of facilities is contem-
plated.
a correspondent of the Marietta
Ohio Register tells queer story of
young gentleman of that neighborhood,
who, while indulging in smoke during
n ride with Young lady accidentally