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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

FIRE AT INLAND.-Last Friday after
noon, the dwelling of Mr.. Saml. Lat
shew, Of Inland Township, together
with most of its contents was totally
consumed by fire. Mr.. l.. was absent
threshing, and his wife was also tempo
rarily away, leaving only children with
the house. The cause of the accident
was the common one of defective flue.
No insurance.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

THE SWEETEST THING IN LIFE" Ii good health
and good spirits. and II you have them not the next
best thing is what will restore bloom to the faded
cheek and happiness to the dropping heart The great
and sure remedy is Plantation Btters, which ply
scians recommend to both male and female patients
a safe, reliable agreeable and cordial stimuant-
They contain nothing to disagree with the most deli
cate constitution, and have golden opinions from
all who have tried them and probably article
ever tried by many persons. They elevate the de-
pressed and give strength to the weak.
MAGNOLIA WATER Is a delightful toilet article-s,l-
perior to Cologne, at half the price.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24
LADIES Hoop Skirts (25 hoops) for q
cts. ut VIM. Dean L. Co.'s

DEDICATIoSs.-The United Brethren
Church at Centre Grove, Muscatine Co.,
Iowa, will be dedicated to God for di-
vinescrvice on the 4th of October, sGS,
by Elders Curtis and Davis.
Also, United Brethren Church at
Pleasant Hill, Cedar Co., Iowa, on the
18th of October, 1853.
Also, Union Church at Lichtenwal
ter's, nine miles east of Upton, Cedar
county, Iowa, on the, 18th Of October,
1868. w. DAVIS.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24
For the Upton Advertiser.


Editor Of the ddrc,fiscr:-The follow
ing communication was intended for last
weeks paper, but sickness prevented me
from coming to town. Please publish
this week, and oblige, J.E.L.
Sent DIST 1SlS -
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

INsvIEwof the numerous opportunities
for Republican rejoicing which the cleo
tons of the next two months are sure to
bring, six pound cannon has been pur-
chased, aud will shortly be Oh hand to
wake the echoes as the news of one vic
tory after another comes to our glad ears.
Go and see those "Grand Duchess"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

Sam Wirick has, just received large
assortment OF ladies' aud children
shoes, Of the latest styles, aud cheap and
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

THE CAMPAIGN EDITION Of 1.-THE
Life and Public Service Of Gen. U. s.
Grant" by Hor. Charles A. Phelps, late
PRESIDENT Of the Massachusetts, Senate,
is an admirable work, and fully meets
the great demand for concise, straight
forward and comprehensive biography
Of the man who now stands first among
living Americans. The volume also
contains . sketch Of the life of Schuyler
ooliax, making it book Of 344 pages. -
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Statement of the Finances of the
Cedar Co. Ag. Society.

Bal. due from State, and value
of hay, as above, 22O GO
From the foregoing statement it will
be seen that the Society has paid all the
Indebtedness for premiums of former
years. The present liabilities amount
to about 81 800. The amount due from
the state for next year is 500, which
will more than pay the interest on the
present debt. II. G. PIATT. Pres.
5. w. YOUNG, Treas.
Attest, s. l.. SMITH, Sec.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

A REPUBLICAN, meeting will be held
at Rochester, III this county, Saturday,
Sept 18th, at 2 o'clock, p. m. Good
speakers and a large attendance is ex-
pected. The Tanners Club from Upton
has promised to be present. 81
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New Goods, New Goods at Cobb 4
Wctzel's. III E#E
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''SESsIIINE AND SHADOW IN New
York il the title of a book which will
shortly I've issued from the press of ]. b.
Burr 4 Co., Hartford, Connecticut.
This volune is from the pen of Math-
ew Hale Smith, All able and we'll known
correspondent Of tile Boston and New
York PRESS. which fact alone is suffi-
cient guarantee of the character aud
style of the work. From it the reader
will gain an idea ofthe Metropolitan Cen
ter Of the United States which could on
~ otherwise be had by long residence
there with eatree to all circles and classes
Of socicty. It will be found full, both Of
interest and In formation, and will as
sursdly find n host Of eager readers. 1t
will be printed from new plates upon
good paper, and illustrated with Il full
page engravings; will contain 700 octa-
vo pages. Sold by subscription only.
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CARPET Warp, in balls, at Cobb 4
Wetze,s. - -
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-09-24

IT is cUE10ayyy 49, that Cobb &
Wetzel have the best stJ rs of Dry Goods
In this market. IT.. #.# We. a
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
Tie NatioaaI Repaalicsa Csayca.
fiAn.

The undersigned, constituting the National
Ccnmtttcc, designated by the Convention held
At Baltimore, GU the 7th OF June, 1864, do ap-
point that Convention OF the Union Rcpabh-
csn party be held ~ the city Of Chicago, Illinois,
% Wednesday, the goth day OF MAY neat, at
IL o'clock m, FOR the purpose of dominating &
ssadiastcs for the Offices OF President and vicc-
President OF the United States.
j eh State ia tire United States IL authorized
- ~ represented 10 said Conycntio0 by = num-
Der Of delegates sanal TO twice. the number Of
eenstsrs and Representatives TO which such
state is entitled to in the National Cen gross.
We invite the cooperation Of all citizens who
rVeice that eur great civil war has happily ter
minated in the discontinue of the rebellion ;
Who would hold fast the unity and integrity Of
the RcpaA.ie and maintain its paramount right
10 ds'cnd to tho uttermost it's existence, whcths
fnperiiled by secret conspiracy OF armed force /:
whs are in favor Of an economical administra-
oen Of the public expenditures; Of the complete
sstirration Of the principles and policy ,f Ella
very; AMI OF the speedy reorganization o. those
etAtes ~hoes governments were DESTROYED hy
iha rebellion and the permanent restoration To
their proper rrsetAa relations with tho United
sAtss in accordance wi:a the true principles Of
republican government
MARCUS l.. WARD, of New Icrsey, Chairman.
,oNN y. pEFEEES, of Indiana. Secretary.
Johl 4. Clark, n. H., C. l.. Robinson. Florida.
eAnlF. Hussey. Me-. S, Jrdd. Wisconsin,
4. D. Gardncr. VT, Hcrsce Greeley, N. v,
WIN. GlafNn. Mass. II. II. Starkweathcr Con.
&. 4. Parveyancc, Pa, h. r. Cowan, Ohio.
J. S. Fowler. Tenn, Thos. Simpson, MINI,
=. c. Ccsks, Illinois. Newton Edmuuds, De-
Marsh tiiadings. Mich, kotah.
n. P. stsbhs lows. n. s. Geedloc, n. C.,
A. ". Csmrhell, W. Va. Thos. q. Turner. r. l.,
n. ". Hofm.n, Ind Sam1 Crawford. Kansa.
y. r. smi;hcrs, Del. SJ Bowen. d. C..
". y Giving. Va. JP. Chaaec. Colorado.
- H. Hcyd Missouri
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

The NORTHERN MONTHLY for February
has two articles which are Of immediate III
terest. One OF these il entitled & Organizing
Public Opinion-a Cure for Corruption
Its aathor is David 6. CroIy, prominent
editor on the New York World, and its piv-
o.al idea is that there is a call in the country
fer the establishment Of q Board of National
Censors, who shall be TO the country what
the Citizens Committee is to New York
City. The suggestion is quite novel, and
will probably call out very considerable
discussion. The other paper is upon the
Episcopal Clergy Of New York, and Is q sin.
gularly fair exposition Of the Ritualistic
movement. Mrs. Prescott Spofford's power.
fuI story, !" The Thief in the Night" il also
continued, and increases decidedly in inter>
est. 4 beautiful little song is woven into
the texture Of Chapter VI. Naples and
yersuyius'' is the title Of an opportune paper
by Robert Dale Owen II consists, IN part,
Of . vivid description Of an eruption witness.
ed by that gentleman, which will help the
reader to understand the recent movements
of that celebrated volcano. WhiteLead's
" History OF the English Language is sure
to interest not only philolegists, but the pub
lie at large. " In has B,eur is clever
story of girl with brains, WHO could mai
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
Id TEST NE W.S ITEMS.

The increase in the public debt during the
month Of January was $ii 100000. How
ever, this is only temporary, the increase
being caused by extraordinary payments
and short income.
There is much suffering among the poorer
classes Of Chicago, 10000 being out Of ems
ployment.
After March I'd, all partners applying for
the benefits Of the bankruptcy act win have
to pay at least fifty cents on the dollar oi
their Indebtedness.
Secretary McCulloch fell upon the granite
steps Of the Treasury building, q, Washing
ton. on the 9th inst, and severely injured
himself
Admiral Farragut is receiving marked at.
tention in Italy.
A railroad is TO connect Peoria with Rock
Island.
Latest news from Mexico indicates that
revolutionary Disturbances are occurring in
several States and serious trouble is appre.
hended. The revolution in Yucstan was
suppressed in single battle, the revolution
tionary leader being killed. A project te
unite The capital Of Mexico With the Cuitel
strtes by a railroad along the coast, lad
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

I We!sssady, 9Th. The Governor sent to the
Senate message concerning the Des Moines
Valley Railroad. A bill relative to the in
corporation of benevolent societies was pass.
ed also bin for The encouragement ot ag>
ricaitare. In the House, bills were intro>
cuced making Mayors members of city
councils; to amend marriage laws which
| prevent persons Of certain religious views
from taking out license to abolish the
banking laws Of the State; TO regulate the
sale Of drugs and medicines. Resolutions 8
we're offered coudemning Andrew johnson
and providing governors residence.
Thursday, 6tA.-In the Senate, the House
substitute tor the Senate bill concerning the
issue Of swamp land indemnify warrants, was
| adopted. Ia The House the consideration OF
the Supervisor system was postponed sill
March ID. The bill for an additional argu>
men, term Of the Supreme Court at Dabu-
que, was passed. Bills 10 allow divorces in
cAees OF permanent insanity 10 prohibit ST.
peryisors from employing attorneys; to pre-
vent betting a. elections !; and Il prevent
stock from running at large, wore laid on
the table. The resolution censuring Johns
son and praisipg Gran, was adoysed By .
strict party vote.
Friday, 7th-In the Senate. the bill for
the establishment. OF a reform school was
discussed and recommixed. In the House,
four hours were devoted 10 discassian OF
the bill fer the early completion of the Chi>
csgo, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
Saturday, etA.-Not q very important day
in the Senate. Several uni important bills
were postponed indefinitely. In Ge House,
bills were introduced relative to game laws
10 requisite the taking Of fish bill 10 allow
County Supervisors TO grant license for the
sale Of liquor was tabled; bill to prevent
the sale Of ale, wine, cider or lager beer, to
be drank on the premises, was referred TO
The CON ni,tee on the suppression of in,em.
peranee.
-Aondcy, l0A.-The Chicago, Rock IL
land / Pacific Il. r. bill was passed by a
unanimous vote in the Hosse aiso by thD
same vote u bill 10 resume the land grant ef
the McGregor Western sud Dubuque A
Sioux City roads. Ia the Senate, Nessrs
Larrabee and Donnan were appointed to
visit the Orphans Home at Davenport.
Messrs. Paryin. Powers, Hamilton and Don
nan we're appointed . committee on reform
school. The bill providing that any person
regardless of color or sex, may be ad mis,ed TO
the practice Of law in the State, va, passed.
Tuesday, llh.-In the Senate, a resolu>
ton was introduced TO permit tie pubsqae
bridge company to change the location Of
the bridge. The bill to resume the land
grant of the MeGregor road passed. In the
House, 0rdway, of Black Hawk. presented
petition for the abolition Of Boards Of Su.
peryi.ors, aud the adoption of the Commiss.
iouer system instead. The committee on
police regulations reported in favor Of abol.
ishing bowling alleys and billiard saloons.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
STATE NEW ..

A Presbyterian church VS. organised Q.
Eldora, ia January. So SAYS the Ledger.
Some whisky sceandrel hrs several times
6red the school house =, Steamboat Rock
because the Good Templass hold their meet
ings in it.
The Elaora Ledger records a distressing
accident which occurred in onion township,
Hardin county, week before last, Three
sleigh teams we're returning homewsri so-
ge,her from . prayer meeting, when the rear
team became frightened. and da.hing by the
middle team. rushed upon the forward sleigh,
The hcrses' fore feet striking one of the occu.
pants on the head. The forward team be-
cane frightened and running with great
speed, dashed the sleigh TO fragments against
tree, feartully vounding all the inmates.
Mr.. Sparlin, the owner Of the team. was NOR.
tally wounded. BIS wife aud three others.
j, vas thought, would recover.
By the Scn.snel. We see that the people Of
Iowa Falls have forwarded goods 10 the walls
ue Of about $50 TO the Soldiers Orphans
Home, az Cedar Falls.
Seed wheat is being seat from til. State
to Indiana.
Des Moines has Young Mems Christian
Association.
A coal bed near Louisa, Harrison county,
has been on FIRE several weeks.
Marsha,liown wants the reform school.
Let the Capital have il.
II is rumored tha, the Baruhart Brothers
are about ,oparebass the Des Moines States.
man.
Fulton township, Mnscatine county, has q
farmers club.
A number Of women a; Waukon recently
made raid on the saloons and spilled q
quantity Of whisky.
Prof Perkins, OF Bo.ton. hos been holding
. musical convention at Clinton during the
preseM week.
| The nes bridge at Manchester is to be 10
cased above the dam.
The bridge ever the Cedar q, viuton has
been completed, at COS, Of over $4,000.
The Muscatine Journal is to have a new
power press the first of March.
James Hooper, a grain buyer OF Waverly,
had the fret finger OF his right hand taken
off by corn sheller, last Friday.
The Dubuque TINES chronicles an elope.
ment from Concord township. A youth oI
nineteen winters failing to secure the con
sent Of bis pruden, father to bis union with
. lovely piece Of crinoline Of similar age
hired team, took one thousand dollars from
the home bank, went 10 Dubuque, was mar,
ried and then went On . pilgrimage east.
ward. The sorrowfnl father pursGed to Du
buque, but Gu learning tha, his son wa,
really married, concluded to give up til
| chase.
The Upton Adrertise- says that Bash
aw Junior" has been sold by Messrs. Pratt
& Starr to David Kelly, Of Chicago, for sl2,
600. Iowa loses one Of its very best .ro.
| ing horses.
Henry Vincent, the great English orator
leetured in Dubuque on the 18th inst.
The dwelling house Of George Toward,
little north of West Ln:op, was burned Il
the ground, in the absence Of the family,
few days si;ce, as We see from the Gazette.
A ten thousand dollar school house is o
re lei1t af Was, I-ninn
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

In Baltimore "Bo1r bsgged $2o, ,0eo.-
Mosquitoes are still rife 1T New Orleans
-lndiana has fourteen thousand Quakers.
Ohio has 7,555,507 sheep, valued a,
sc, ,360 ,302. Queen Victoria has carried
OF prlze for fat pigs.-Horse steaks are
coming into fashion in New iork.-They
are having shad and strawberries at Savan.
nah, Ga.-The ice in tie Missouri River
at Omaha is twes,y inches ,hick.--A. T.
Stewart has stock said to be worth forty
million dollars.-Gardner, Mass, manu-
factnres over q million chairs annually.-
Biers,ad, is going to pain, vesuvius during
. state Of erapilon.-Snow has fallen in
Cadiz, Spain, for the first time in forty,six
years-A certain New York street beggar
pays q tax Of $4,000 on real estate
Millions Of insects called snow feas, blaeken
the snow al Ashsabula, Ohio.-Boston is
10 have an elegant new building to serve as
the Inns OF Court. ."-Bers,ad has sold
his Rocky Mountains and storm 10
England for 80, 600. 0.-Thurlow Weed Is
about 10 retire from patic life wi h COM
pe;eney Of $4,000, 0,00o.-There will be, i,
10 stated, large Numbers Of houses to rent
next May in New ork.-Victor Hugo is
deriving quite al income from the sale Of
his photograph at 10 francs each.
coachmaa 10 Dubuque has just inherited
$250.o00 BY the death Of an uncle in Ire
land.-Good coal has been found in the
Black Hills, and now sells in Cheyenne al
20 cents per bushel. There Is a lake il
California from which company expect to
obtain five tons Of borax a day. fro.
jee. for a railroad from San Francisco to
oIr new Russian possessions is already asi-
ia:sd.-The river has been frozen over at
Saalt ST. Marie BY the intense cold-an
event unknown for years.-Work is TO be
continued, next spring, on the Cologne Ca
thsdral, which was suspended three centuries
ago.--A new express company has been
started in San Francisco called the Pacific
Union, with capital Of $4,000, o,000.-S.
y. Pike, Of New York, Is said to be worth
light or nine millions, mostly made during
| the last two years.--0wing to the remark
able profits Of the hop business in Wiseon.
sln, hop poles have gone up TO 500 per
thousani.---Ihe price paid for the lot on
| which the Sherman House, Chicago, now
stands, was, thirty-fse years age, $l50.-
Scion Robinson, the veteran agricultural
ard cattle reporter Of the New York Tri,
buae, has retired from active duties.-
White gunpowter is being manufactured in
France that leaEes 40 trace in the gun. Nil
| .ary circles praise il highly. About l5(
persons were eevoured by tigers last year ID
Java, so persons eaten BY crocodiles, and
between 40 and 80 killed by serpents. 4
lice country 10 live in
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
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WAPslPlNIcON RAILROAD.

The people Of Anamosa and Jones
county gre again waking up to the
Importance Of completing the Musca-
tine, Upton snd Anamosa Railroad.
Meetings are being held and sub.
scrip;ions taken to finish the grading
from the Northwestern Railroad to
Anamosa. These movements will
probably prove successful, and the
road may b. finished before another
winter set. in. The question of it's
continuation up the Wausis Valley
viii then naturally come before tile
public, aud Will DC the great material
question oi tie day TO the people OF
Buchanan County. Our county needs
the road. The several river towns,
now nearly stationary, or progressing
very slowly, would wake up to rapid
Progress with the first snort Of the
iron horse. independence, notwith-
standing the fears that Lcr trade might
suffer. would inevitably become an
extensive manufacturing center, and
would grow more rapidly and far
nierc substantially than ever. Nor
w aid her trade diminish, for the
oouity would improve more than
enough faster 10 make up for loss oi
trade from points on the river. A gain,
Independence would in time become
an important wholesale point.
But above all, the farmers Of this
county want another outlet for their
produce; those in the southwest and
northwest quarters OF the county want
a railroad at their doors, so that they
will not be compelled to hanl their
grain twelve .r iifiean miles TO mar.
ket. They want their farms doubled
in value. The. want the competition
of rival routes. They want the un-
occupied lands arouad tilcni inrros.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

Tie presidential Office is terribly
degraded. Its degradation eommenc-
ed when clerical committees and Wen.
dell Phillips assumed its care, and
will reach the lowest depth in the
candidacy for it of the drunken liar
who is now the favorite of all radical
ism. johnson al the Inauguration
was respectable by the side of Grant
any day ofhis life.-Uub Herald.
The Herald thus sounds the key
note Of the Copperhead warfare.
Some time ago somebody declared
that Grant was drunk in the streets
Of Washington. Nobody knew Who
said it, and upon investigation on the
facts OF the case it was found tha,
upon the identical Sunday when ru-
NOR reported him drunk, the General
was as thoroughly sober az any Of the
clergymen who were preaching the
gospel from ten thousand pulpits in
the United States. Yet that rumor
was The foundation for coppsrhead
howl which will be prolonged with in
creased yehemence just as long Is
any ybody can be made to listen TO it.
But isn't j; little singular that Dem
ocrats, Of all men on the face Of the
earth, should attempt to injure pub.
lie man by the cry of drAkeness
1t IS one OF the most significant evi.
dences Of the progress Of public sent.
iment upon the temperance question,
that the Dubuque Herald expects t.
injure Grant by claiming that he
drinks whisky. Surely there is yet
hope for the Democracy! At ,hi.
rate, the Uerala will soon be adyo
eating the most stringent Of prohibi
tory laws, with State constabulary
thrown in. But we are led to believe
it is not with its own class, after all
that the Herald expects to iniure ths
Genera! by falsely proclaiming thai
he is drnnkard, but rather with ,ha,
small class Of Republicans WHO chance
to read the Herald perhaps as choic.
of evils. On principal you can affo,
q Democrat no better evidence Of ths
entire fitness of candidate for politi
cal honors, than to proclaim the can
didate's undying love for whisk,
straight. "a fellow feeling makes u.
wondrous kind"
The Democracy hate Grant ant
fear him-thcy see the handwritin.
on the wall. OfcoIrsc every possibl,
misrepresentation will be circulated L
prevent, if possible Lis nomination
and after his nomination, his election
bat Copperhead lies have lost thei
/ power 10 injurc. II j. only necessar,
to state that damaging report cam
from copp~head lips. TO understand
that candidate for Office has beer
foully slandcred
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

STATE or IOWA,
Buehanon County.
IN District Court, April Term, A. D., 1888.
2. s. Cowlcs, Administrator of the
estate Of Charles c. Seymour,
deceased,
Augustus Anderson. Ellen Ander>
son, u. u. Bedient and Harriet
NJ. Seymour.
TO THE AB0FE NAMED DEFENDANTS.
V0U, and each Of you, are hereby notified
III that on the 18th day Of February, 1865,
there will bs on Ele In the office Of the Clerk Of
the District Court Of Buchanan County, Iowa,
a petition Of Z. :. Co~les administrator Of the
estate Of Charles G. Seymour, deceased, cIaimin z
Of you, Augustus Anderson, the sum Of Two
Hundred Dollars, with tho interest thereon at
the rate Of seven per cent. from the 2sth day Of
December, 1865. On your Augustus Anderson'sll
two promisory notes, and praying for the fore-
closure Of the mortgage given to secure the pay
inent Of said notes, and foi the delivery Of said
notes and mortgage BY the defendants, u. B.
Bedient and II. NJ. Seymour, and for other
proper relief
And that unless rou appear and answer or
| plead thereto, on or before noon of the second
| day Of the next term Of the District Court, In
| and for Buchanan County, Iowa, which said
| term will commence on the Both day Of April,
! 1865, your default will lie entered against you
and ju igment rendered as prpyed for in said
| petition.
Dated this 5th day Of February, 1898.
BLAIR 4 BRONSON,
n334w Attys for Prf.