The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-31


respective churches on the Sunday i'm
mediately preceding the I'D Of February
next, the amount to be RENTED TO the
Treasurer of the society. in order that
the work on the monument can be re-
sumed.
The official report from the officers OF
the Freedmen's Bureau in the State OF
Georgia, for the year ending on the nsst
of this month, shows that seventy-one
colored citizens were murdered during
that time by the whites, for which fif-
teen whites were arrested, three acquit-
ted outright, and none punished. The
report also shows that fifteen whites
were murdered by negroes, for which
fourteen arrests were made; seven have
been punished, two acquitted, and the
res, are still on trial. A comparison be-
tween the manner i'm which white and
black murderers are treated in Georgia
is suggested by these statistics. The re-
port adds that four blacks died of in
juries inflicted by whites, three were
permanently injured, and seventy-four
seriously injured. .r-s
The last prostitution of the Thanking
privilege is by New York publishing
house. which franks books to its custom
ers By the use of = Congressman's stamp.
In iusficr tn thu c----.s~vsrs-.~.., - - S-;~
"a, that he declares the stamp to be
forged. But what q nonstrous system
is that under which such outrageous
frauds are possible: Will not every
honest Congressman work for its abol-
ishment:
There have been seventy-two railroad
bills, by count, introduced i'm the Senate
alone since the Fortieth Congress COM
menced. All these provide tor grants of
public lands. aud a Congressman or two
are privately interested in each. Sena-
tors and Representatives would proba-
bly, save money to the people aud obvi-
ate trouble to themselves by passing an
Omnibus bill at once dividing the re-
mainder of the United States lands
equally among the members of this Con-
gress.
Rumors prevail that President John-
son is desirous of having reconciliation
with Grant, and that Secretary Scho-
field has been requested to be the medi-
UNI Of bringing this about. Grant and
Johnson have not spoken since the
Stanton imbroglio. 49,
Caleb s. Hunt, the contestant of Men
ard tcoiored) to . seat in Congress from
Louisiana, makes the following singular
statement of the facts in his petition to
the House. He says: "Menard and
were candidates for the vacancy caused
by the death of Col. Mann. After
Mann's election the Legislature district
ed the State, and it SO happened that
Menard only received 81 votes i'm what
was Mann's district, while | received
1.l5S. The officers threw out one en-
tire parish for infornlaiities, and there
fore Menard did not receive q single
vote in the district which Col. Mann
represented last July, and whose vacant
seat MeDaEu claims.
The Vote Of Ei--is- viii navs~ Z, be
dropped from the Grant Column. The
Legislature voted for electors, and when
the electors met it appears there was no
quorum presen,;so the election is void.
1t is now stated there is not a shadow
of truth in the reported basis of agree
men. between America and England on
the Alabama claims. \ messenger from
Reverdy Johnson with the treaty A. far
AZ agreed upon. will arrive in Washing
ton in a few days.
a Portland Me. lady, attempted to
kill a rat in her parlor. when the YER
min retreated up her back. The woman
fed shrieking from the room, fell down
stairs: in doing which she turned a com
piete somersault and landed on her
back, killing the rat in the coucus- !
sion.