The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-17
News ulary.

| Rcaaicscdt in iutamy.
News Summary.
A letter sent TO the House from the
War Department, advises the sale OF the
Fort Smelling Military Reservation in
Minnesota.
1t is understood tina. every member OF
the Cabinet condemns that portion Of
the Presidents Message savoring repudi-
alton.
The bill granting additional subsidy
TO the Pacific Railroad. Eastern Division,
which has already passed the Senate. Is
one of the first on the Speakers tsnle.
and will he read early next week.
Tie Special Senate Committee on
Railroads are preparing to report i'll IA
yo- OF new air line road> from Washing
ION 20 New York and Cincinnati,
b!t viii. hardly do 50 till after the holt
days
! The House agreed, by . vote of 81 to
I -. 10 take recess from the els. o. this
month TO the 5th Of January. The Sen
ate will probably Try To shcrten this by
three or foar days. but are likely, in the
end, 10 agree with the House.
Secretaries Seward, McCulloch and
Evarts al, endeavored tn persuade the
President 70 leave out of his message the
repudiating clause. His answer was
tha, in two years it would he the
mos: popular measure before the coun-
Try.
Mcs.rs. Lawrence, Churchill and FL
bridge, of the Judiciary Committee,
have been appointed to investigate
charges Of corruption and inefficiency
made by number ofcitizens Of Alabama
, against Judge Dick Busted.
, The Georgia case, so far n the Senate
is concerned, has gone to the Judiciary
. Committee for investigation. 1t ha-
! Hill. credentials and sumner. bill, and
G on this takes up the whole matter. We
are no, likely 10 have their reports fol
= several weeks.
n About ;wensy-seven millions in gold
e will be paid out Of the Treasury, the
{ first of January, 10 meet the semi annu
: al interest, This will leave seventy
4 millions in the Treasury. and son,
e twenty-three millions more in gold Ger
: titieates.
Daniel Drew. IA preparing 10 bring
sslit against the 1rijwa< and H'or5d fol
charges affecting his integrity i'll the
1 late transaction. in Erie. Damages in
y each case are laid a; one hundred thou,
sand dollars. The Iapers il, the sui, are
not served.
h General Cushing is now on his way
10 Spain on a special mission from Sec
rotary Seward II is said that he is AL
I thorized to open negotiations for thu
&c purchase of Cuba, and will make every
II effort to accomplish it before the expi
). ration Of the present Administration.
It Parties in the confidence of the Cuban
:, rcvoIutioni-ts say the iron-c!ads from,
:. New Orleans for Peru are expected Il
aid in the Cuban instruction. The
: Spanish Consul has kept watch upon
their movements. There are evidently
4 fears that the revolutionists may have
# obtained possession ofthcnl.
:. News that George Francis Train has
Il hecn released, and is coming II New
: York, causes much delight anon, Fe-
e mans. \ meeting will be held this
o evening to arrange for a magnificent re-
Il Glade procession OH Broadway ant
!, speech making at Steinway Hail.
Il The House Committee OIL Elections
Z the first time they are called, whcl
will probably not be till after the holi
l. days, vii! repor: bill providing tia
e Congressional elections in all the State
!, shall hereafter be held on the firss Mon
- day in November. They are confdeu
-, of being able to carry it through tn
House.
4 The House Committee Oh Recons.ru
.e ton held a meeting Saturday. to eonsi,!
J. er the affairs OF Georgia, Mississippi al.
=, Texas. They agreed that the ease j.
g.. hard nut 10 crack, and that measure
IN Shouts! be nj the present session To pa
-. the other two States into the way G
Ct being represented in Congress.
i. \ bill! was brought before the Uaus
~ Of Representative. on the 10Th inst. /
TT pay the Iowa war claim, which provide
i for paying the state two hundred ALI,
Il thirty-SeTen thousand dollar. to rein,
j barse he. frrthc amount paid to soldier
10 who served during tile war on the hor
il ders of l..e state. aud its passage is re
garde1 - certain.
The Q3sarternaStcr's Department hg
p published the 18TH number Of the Rnl
Of Honor. containing the names of =,
II IH Union soldiers buried i'm diff;.ran
Vi National Cemeteries The number q
> graves now recorded in printed form i
ahsit $4,000, and the occupants Of l01
lAtl appear to be known. while ~. %
= arc Unknown
i The debate in the Senate on tie !5;l
Il iu-t. on the transfer OF the Indian Bu
!. rrau, Indicated that two parties in Con
gress will oppose il. First. most Of tn,
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