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

A cosanaxsssA If the Statenent6 - -
public debt In June and August shows
no great change. Mr.. McCullochs -
Inmates, however, for the fall, nov
decided screassin the revenue, . thep
Il lar0s matuisd debt not presented -
pAymsnt, and much of the revenue nas
been anticipated In collection. Unless
prompt steps are taken to collect the TAX
on whisky, which should alone give the
Government 80, zoe, 900, serious deficit
appears certain. This ID the natural 70
suit Of the actionof Congress last Win
ter, in relieving many wealthy branches
of industry or taYation. We protested
then agsinst the extension of the free
list, and it, evils are now becoming e''-
dent. ..# e
A terrible afY1iction has overtaken
Tom Thumb he has begun to grow!
A young lady amploye Of the Treasu-
nv Department at Washington 70 erouol-
ed by fits, or spasms, with deiirium,
caused by tight lacing, but she u the
belle of the ballroom, and Will give up
her breath rather than her corsets.
A colorod child residing in Evansville,
Ind. died or henorrhage of the nose.
Shortly after the little fellow commend
ed bleeding his mother started for
physician, but before she returned life
had departed. Strange to say, shortly
after death the corpse turned perfectly
white. We have heard Of the corpse OF
a white person turning black, but never
heard of black one turning white.
wTWenish, Sesldee; tfkslee9b aP fodftUttA6A ~
edited by colorcd citizens, support the
Congressional reconstruction plan. A
can movement Is very thoroughly Or
ganized throughout the northern and
central portion of the State, and that
there are at least 20 900 white voters now
enrolled in the Union League Club.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says of the
"items column" in the newspapers, that
1t Is worth more than all the small fry
of correspondents, with all editor thrown
in to boot! Like caravan, it stretches
along its columns with packages and
parcels, spices and gems, bits of fra
GRANGE or cunning wrought metals,
whole world besides. The items of the
paper, like the stuffing of a Thanksgiv-
ing turkey, represent everything in the
house, crusts of bread, crackers and all
spices"
The Michigan Constitutional Conven-
ton adopted a clause for the new Con-
stitution prohibiting the liquor traffic
in that State The vote stood A to 81.
It IL stated that the Presidents attack
Oh Secretary Stanton was intended a.
an assault on General Grant. 1t was
hoped that the latter could be inveigied
into the Cabinet and thus made unavail-
able as the Republican candidate for the
next Presidency. The trick is not like
ly to succeed. af"
After many years of exile, Kossuth
has been restored to the councils of his
country. He hasjust been unanimously
elected to the hungarian Diet.
The Gubernatoral election held in
Kentucky resulted in rebel victory
hardly less complete than the radical
triumph in Tennessee. The majority Is
variously estimated from $1,000 to
so. 900. Seven-eighths Of the Legis-
lature, it is believed, will he Demo
cratic. This result is no cause of sur
prise to any. When Petroleum Y.
Nasty emigratcd from New Jersey to
Kentucky he made good choice, fol-
the State which can boast that it fur.
nished its quotas for both armies il
thoroughly Democratic. The rebels
bear complete sway.
The insanity of the Empress Carlotta
is said to be utterly hopeless, and her
condition truly pitiable. She enjoys no
rest, eats and drinks only by compul-
sion, never leaves her apartments, and
il not suffered to be alone for moment.
going uncovered indicates rever-
ent spirit, ~ il claimed in some coun-
tries, many of our ladies in fashionable
circles are patterns of reverence. They
are head and shoulders in advance Of
the world in general.
During July nearly a million and
half dollars were paid by the office for
preferred claims, mostly being claims
for additional bounty. OF this about q
quarter Of . uaiilion went to Ohio alone.
The payment of these haunties is oecu-
bying a large force in the department.
They are making rum in. Louisiana
out Of sweet potatoes. Seven barrels of
potatoes yield barrel of rum. What
the rum will yield when drank is not
stated.