The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-02-13
the Government busy in various parts

the Government busy in various part
of the country. ss-sa ..sts
4 The Reconstruction Committee {
4 Congress are prosecuting the investiga
ton In. the matter Of the President o.
I dering General Grant to disobey til
orders of the Secretary OF War, with,
view. of in,peaching him. Gen. Gran
and the members Of the Cabinet are +
be called as witnesses.
The new British Minister, Mr.. Thorn
ton, was introduced to the President Of
last Friday by the Secretary Of State
In the course of his reply to Mr.. Thorn
toms pleasant address, President John
son said: "The people Of the Unites
States will believe that Her Majesty il
entirely sincere in the kindly message
which, under her command, you hav'
delivered to me, aud this belief will en-
courage them to hope for speedy ant
amicablc adjustment of the matters o
difference between Her Majesty's Gov
eminent and the Government of tht
| United States" .e.ers....tf.,t
The Senate Committee on Territorie.
have agreed to again fayorably repor
| the bill for the admission of Colorado
into the Union, which, it will lie re
mcmbcred, was passed and vetoed lay
the President last winter. The Senator:
elect from the Territory have been fol
some time, and are, strenuously urging
action on the bill. ...........
Montana Territory was severely shak.
en- by an earthquake on the 10th ult.
A proposition looking to the removal
of the national capital to the Mississippi
Valley was defeated in the House Oh
Representatives, at Washington last
Monday.
The President and his Cabinet are
said to be greatly alarmed at the pros
pect OF Johnson being impeachcd for his
understandable course in ordering Gen.
Grant to disobey the orders of the Sec
rotary of War. ...
The Emperor NapOlean is reported to
have suddenly changed his mind rs re-
CARDS Italy and the Pope, and he has
renewed his friendly alliance with the
King of Italy, and abandoned his cham
pionship of the pope's tempora! power.
The result Of the election il, .A!al,:.na:.
on the new constitution in still in doubt,
but its defeat Is believed certain. \ new
election is expected 10 be ordered by
General Meade in some of the counties
where rebel terrorism inte-teged with
the voting last week.
At an interview last week. Count Ven
BiSInark told Gen Carl Sclurz that il
was the most earnest desire of his royal
master, King of Prussia, to cultivate tile
good will OF the people of the United
States. This favorable disposition of
the king vi Prussia is regarded by the
Americans here rs most inipo.taut. i'm
view of the necessity which may arise
for the selection OF some foreign Power
as umpire in the pending difference be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain.
The President has removed Commits
sioner Rollins and nominated Colonel
NJ. a. Wisewell 10 the office of Conn
missioner Of Internal Revenue. This
Is very important change. The SEN
ate viii act cautiously in confirming
His name has been connect
ed with The whisky interest, but how
Justly we no not know. There ha, been
1 good deal of complaint against NJ.
Rollins for alleged inefiiciency, but
none, as far rs we are aware, against his
President Johnson's letter in reply 10 +
General Grants last, was read in Con /
sress on Tuesday. 1t substantially re- +
lterates what the President said in Lis T
former letters, and is accompanied l., F
Endorsements from members of The
, ahinet. General Grant has promptly
dispatched his reply to thi, last letter
una We presume both will be published
DDiI.
The "DemocFaey,n it is reported. have
'ecided TO to hold their National Con.
'ention at Cincinnati