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

ment at Mobile, reporting that he had
discovered 81 900 900 of gold, and asking
what he should do in the premises. The
Secretary directed him to procure m
escort and take possession Of the prop.
erty. Nothing further has been receiv'
ed by the Secretary respecting the trea'
sure. Neither the Secretary nor Mr..
Spinner has any conception Of the
meaning Of the dispatch.
The forthcoming January interest to
be paid on Government account, will
reach the unprecedented sum of $780,.
600 600 in gold. 1t will embrace the
interest on \ variety of securities. in
Guiding three kinds of sos. the 6's OF
1851 and the loans of 1858 aud 1850. As
on previous occasions, the Secretary OF
the Treasury has authorized the sub
Treasurer at New York 10 anticipate, by
few days. the payment Of any part OF
this interest.
A dreadful disaster occurred recently
near Smyrna, in Asia Minor. Two
Egyptian mail steamers came in colli-
sion in the Gulf of Smyrna. 1t was
said that over two hundred passengers
we're killed by the shock.
General Grant. in ~N-~~-- i'' ..
S,,, .-~a strong ground against
giving subsidies to 80 many railroads.
He said the government must begin to
look closely to the payment of the debt,
and that to do ii the greatest economy
in public expenses of all kinds must be
practiced, and that at present all
schemes to secure government aid. ex-
cept where it Is absolutely necessary,
where il is absolutely necessary, and
should lie steadily frowned down.
Secretary MeCulloch has received .
dispatch from the Collector of Browns
vile. Texas, dated Id inst stating that
two inspectors Of the customs had been
murdered in that district by . gang of
robbers. and another Inspector named
Robert II. Ryan, badly wounded. The
nsD'es of the killed are Geo. F. Ham,
mond and VIM. H. Phelps.
Some of the ex-rebel Judges in Vir-
GINA are trying to force the payment of
q portion of tile rebel war debt. The
Lynchburg Court of Appeals has just
decided that the cities Of Danvilie and
Lynchburg are liable for small notes is
sued during the rebellion for war purpo-
ses. The Richmond City Council re-
Gently undertook 10 assume deb, of this
character. but failed, and the question
has been taken into the court there.
Bankers and brokers in various parts of
the State are gathering up this class of
paper for nominal prices, and doing all
they can to get it declared good.
When John T. Hoffman. Governor
elect, was examined by the Congression-
al Committee at New York. last week,
he declared he knew nothing whatever
Of the election frauds, and could give no
testimony. The Republicans hold that
he knows much more than he will tell.
The advocates of woman suffrage will
hold 4 national convention at Washing
ton, January 10, at which it is expected
that Mrs. Stanton, Lucy Stone and 9TH
eT leading advocates will be .nr,->.a.t.-
Tire ottecr or the convention is to agi-
tate the making of the proposed cons,i-
iuiional amendment Oh suffrage univer-
sal in its character. Also, to urge that
at least Congress make the experiment
OF enfranchising women in the District
ofColumbia aud tile Territories, where
it las the power.
One OF the most fortunate escapes from
n serious railrad accident occurred on
the Erie Railroad Friday morning the
18th inst. Train No. /, tho day express
for Buffalo. Which leaves New York at
o'clock, when approaching Middle
town, and travelling at the rate of twen-
~ miles an hour, was thrown from the
track 10y misplaced switch. Dashinr
along over the sleepers for distance of
20 feet, the engine finally struck an
iron frog and was violently placed once
more on the rails of a side track, having
at this distance crossed two sets of in.
tervening rails. The tender and all the
ears, five in number, followed the en-
CINE, and when the terrified passengers
came rushing out. the train was all pre-
pared to run back to switch and he
transferred TO the main line No injury
was suffered by person or property, and
but ten minutes lost,
In Lafayette, Sussex county, New
Jersey, widow White made confess
sion, just previous TO her death, on Sat-
urday, which Mortified the town. Being
member Of the Methods, church, size
sent for some Of her fellow members to
attend her in her dying hour. and TO
'hem she confessed that about seven
years ago she poisoned her infant child.
and that it died; and n year after she
administered poison TO her husbands
father He, too, died. Later still. Oh
the return Of her husband from the
army, she dealt To him also a fatal moi.
son. The woman had borne n coed
character The only reason assigned
for making this dying confession WAS
her desire TO rid her conscience of this
lead OF crime prior to her death. She
was perfectly sane up to the time O, he,
deceasc.
Georgc Francis Train is on hi, WAY n
This country. The arms of Susan An.
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