The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-03-26
THE NEWS.

The total amount of National Bank
notes now in circulation is 1929 ,693, 506.
The House Of Representatives passed
the bill extending the time Of the Freed
mems Bureau for one year after June
next. e,......F ...
The revolutionists in Hayti recently
surprised and defeated President Sal.
nave and his army near Cape Haytien.
The defeated force sustained serious
loss. e..
BY the explosion and destruction OF
the steamer Magnolia on the Ohio river
above Cincinnati, many lives were lost.
There were one hundred and forty per-
sons on board of whom Mt least SO are
known to have either been drowned or
burned to death.
The Florida. State Reconstruction
Convention, which, during the recent
session, split in two, adopted two sepa-
rate Constitutions to be Submitted to the
people of the State. Delegations from
both branches of this divided Conven-
ton are now at Washington, asking the
Reconstruction Committee Of Congress
to decide for them which of the two
Constitutions is the right one.
The State political canAass in Connec-
ticut preparatory to the election on the
9Th of next month, will be thorough and
searching, as far as the Republicans are
concerned. No effort will.be spared and
meetings will be held in every town and
school district Letters from Republic
cans in Hartford and New Haven are
confident They represent that eldpar-
ty feuds are heated up, and that Repnb
licans IRE united for Grant and Inn
parchment.
Notice has been received ut hcadquar-
tiers, at Washington, that General sher-
idan has assumed command of the De-
partmcnt of the Missouri, with his
headquarters at Fort Leavenworth.
Cassius NJ. Clay, Minister at st. Pc
tersbutg, has rendered his resignation,
ut the request of the State Department.
| The military garrisons at and around
| Washington are being reinforced, As a
| precautionary measures, in case Of any
attempted lawlcssness during the inn
parchment trial, which will open next
Monday.
Hon. David Wilmot, ofPennsylvania
author in Congress of the celebrated
"Wiimot Proviso,n for the restriction of
slavery, in 1876, and who has since 1865
been a member of the United States
Court OF Claims, died on the 10th.
General Hancock having been rclicy-
ed of the command Of the Fifth Militia
ry District, and sent for by President
Johnson, who intends 10 make some
special Use of him at Washington Ma
jor General Reynolds, now command
ing in Texas, has been designated as
his successor.
y Memphis dispatch says returns
from Arkansas ON the election on the
newly framed Constitution, ARE very
meagre. The opponents of the Costitu-
ton claim it will be defeated by at least
1900.
There was a heavy snow-storm at
Richmond, Va, Friday. Italso showed
more or less during the daya Washing
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
slightly in New York.
The Assembly of the California Legis-
lature refused to ratify the proposed
fourteenth amendment to the Constitu-
l:on ofthe United States.
s,atest advises from Japan, ria Shang-
hac, states that the civil war in Japan
has resulted in the defeat Of the Tycoon,
who aftep . disastrous battle with the
1ombinvA .ofces Of the Daimios, has fled
20 Jeddo. The Government Of the Mi
kadO has addressed q note to the Minis
!ers II which it pledges itself TO faith
ful observance of treaties.