The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-05-07

The father of Colonel Abel, of Grove
land n. T., last week made three at-
tempts to take his life-fipt by hanging
himself by the neck next by drowning
placing his head in pool ofwater. and
the last time by cutting his throat with
razor. In the first attempt he was in
terrupted, the second time he was uDob-
served, but says he could not make his
head stay under the water, and the third
time he only succeeded in inflicting
slight cash. He is about eighty years
of age.
The famine in the French colony of
Algeria is accompanied by the most
horrible cases Of the sacrifice Of human
beings to the ravenous hunger of the
/ survivors. One incident recalls wildly
/ to mind the account given in Scripture
of the siege of Samaria by the King Of
Syria. Two women of the same Arab
tribe, having each child, and, being
unable to obtain food from any othc
source agreed to deyour their little ones.
Lots were cast and the first victim was
duly consumed. When it bee anne the
part of the other mother to surrender
her child, she refused to fill her part of
the contract, and the dispute which took
place in consequence brought the affair
to light. Again, there are pretty well
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in which French
soldiers have been murdered and eaten
by Arabs, who in addition, are constant
j. attacking each other and tho negroes
to procure their corpses for food. The
French newspapers are filled with de-
tails of these shocking atrocities, and
they declare that the two millions OF
francs recently voted by the Legislature
is altogether insufficient 10 relieve the
famine.
EDUCATION OF CoLoRED CHILDREN
IN BALTIMoRE.-The city council of
Baltimore has passed an ordinance APP
propiating SIS, 900 in addition to the tax
es paid for educational purposes by the
colored people of that city, for the eX-
pense OF colored schools for the present
year. The ordinance also appropriates
$500, 50 for the payment for arrearages
to teachers Of colored schoo
REMovAL.-The office of the Printers
Circular and printers furnishing ware
/ house, formerly located at SO Hudston
/ street, has been removed to SIS Minor
| street. Address all orders of material
! to r. S. Menamin, 5l5 Minor street
Philadelphia.
! The Louisvill Journal gives the Pres
idents case up, and says he will re-
tire INTERESTINGLY from his place. No
military force will hurry to his support
No friends will lift an arm for his de-
fence. Still the Journaiis not without
hope 1t thinks the "storm breath Of
the northern tempest" will settle mat
ters right, in other words, that the DEM
ocrats will carry the November cleo
| ton.
The bail bonds of jeff. Davis will be re-
newed in the United STATED Circuit
Court to -morrow. lie will not appear
in person. The trial, it is confidently
| stated, will this time he fixed for the
last of May or the middle Of June, when
it will certainly take place"
The New York Ue,Wld declares with
unfcigned sorrow that the conviction,
and execution of jeff Davis will be the
necessary logical result Of the removal
of Mr.. Johnson, and advises "the South
e-n leader" to take leg-bail. a DISPOSE
ton Of this tiresome ease in either Of
the ways suggested would be satisfactory
to the nation. 1t matters little whether
the arch traitor suffers capital punish
ment at the hands of the law, or wheth-
er he cXiles himself in arprehcns ion of
the legal penalty Of bis death.
THE SARSAPARILi.A DIGGERs Or W.
CsTAs.-This singular set Of people are
| decended from the ancient Aztec- Of
~D1tbrn Mexico, and still retain @efTe
Of the pecQiiarities which Stephens and
Prescott, gave IF their ancestors. DR.. J.
. G. Aver 4 Go, employ d small army of
them in digging Sar.aparilla root
Provided With narrow spades, u coil Of
rope and lay Ct water, they are ready
iVf tAe tyre.t where the wild banan fur
ni>bes them with food, and the thick
leave. " the trees their only shelter
Few ofthose who find themselves rcjn-
ren2ted hy this product. know HOY much
they are indebted to the toll Of thee
humble labo:crs, who dig health for
thousands Of Or. Ayers patrons, while
they sometimS lose their oWn.-B 1stDn
| (NjaUpfrctul
Private Miles O'Reily on Pcndleton.
The New York citizen, edited by GEN
eral Halpin, 'Private Miles Q, Belly j.
a weekly journal Of great iRDueuce in
Democratic circles. The editor il n