The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-10

! q general Indian war. Further INTEL
gence is waited for by officials with no
little degree of anxiety.
The great reunion Of the officers and
soldiers of the old Western Armies OF
the Tennessee, the Cumberland, tue
Ohio and Georgia. which will take place
in Chicago Gil the 18th and 10th inst,
will un douh;edly be grand and impos-
ing affair. Thousands Of the war veto
raus, including the old commanders OF
these armies, will be in attendance from
all parts of the country.
The loss by the fire ., Fort Lafayette
is estimated at Sln,o0o. There were de :
stroyei 90 ten inch Rodman guns, with
their carriages; 10 one hundred pound
Parrot guns and carriages, and Il thir-
~ two hundred: with wooden carriages
new. The humber destroyed was valu-
Ell at 81 1870. The whole fertilization is
now such perfect wreck tina. the Off
Gers who were in command freely ex-
press the opinion that it is utterly be-
yond the reach Of repair, and an entire
ly new structure will be required.
Among the most important cases de-
cided by Chief Justice Chase, at the
present term Of the Richmond Circuit
Court, is one establishing the right of
stockholders in loyal States to divi-
dends declared during the war upon
stock held by them in Southern rail-
ways, notwithstanding the confiscation
Of such stock and dividends by the Con-
federate Government. 1t explains
clearly what is meant by the term dc
.facto government, and is promulgated as
rule that Confederate notes, received
i'm rebel States on account of parties in
loyal States, innocent Of acts violating
the interdicts against commercial inter-
course, must be accounted for in legal
money. equal in value to the Conieder-
ate notes at the time of their receipt.
The steamers America and United
States, the finest and largest running on
the Ohio river, We're destroyed by fire
last Friday night about s. miles below
Cincinnati. The boats We're loaded
with passengers, and it is feared that
many lives were lost. The steamers be-
longed to the United States Mail Line,
and were valued ut 100000.
p. S.-A latter dispatch estimates that
from seventy to eighty lives were lost
by the disaster, which was caused by
the collision of the two boats, which inn
mediately took fire and burned.
To the modification of all lovers OF
of American loyalty, jeff. Davis will
probably escape trial for his great crime
ofhish treason. In tie United states
Distric, Court at Richmond on Friday
last, after argument by counsel, Chief
Justice Chase decided that the motion
for quashng the indictment against the
arbitrator was well taken. Blu. Judge
Underwood, Of that court, disagr-eing
with the Chief Justice, the decision has
been certified TO the United States SUI
preme Court at Washington. which, it
is feared, will sustain the view Of the
Chief Justice The ground taken is
that under the Constitution man can
not be punished twice for the same Of
Tense, and that Davis was punished by
the adoption Of the lith amendment to
the Constitution.
There will lie 10 general re arrange
ment Of committees in the House at
the present session, but several changes
will have TO he made because Of the
death OF several members. The most
important Of these will be due to tie
death of Thaddeu. Stevens. This leaves
F.. b. Wa.nburne at the head of the
Committee on Appropriations, and he
will probably resign the Craftsmanship
of Commerce and leave Eliot, OF Massa-
ehusett., at thehcai OF that. The Chair
manship OF the Committee on Recon
struction will devolve on Boutwell,, who
ranked next to Stevens. All the mem
beers Of the Ways and Means committee
are present. They seem divided in
opinion IS to the expe,liency of the CON
soliiating o. the revenue laws at this
session, and will wal. TO see what Gem
missioner Rollins, has 10 say against 80
doing. Mr. MoorhcAi is for going on
with the Tariff bill As soon a. possible
but the committee Is not likely 10 DO
anything in this direction al present
The only thing known outside Of the
Cabinet in regard TO the forthcoming
message o. the Presidea, i. that Minis
ter Johnson. protocol for the settlement
n the Alabama claims has not been an
proved, and that it has been returned to
him for revision. IL the matter OF re-
construction the President will main
tain the same views he has heretofore
held. Is also understood that lie viii
favor a gradual contraction OF the green
back currency.
y private despatch from Washington
to The Revolution says Senator Poneroy
has Hill really 10 p-eseat at the open
ing o; Congress, preparing an amend
mcnt 10 the Constitution which gives
suffrage II al citizen. 0. both .xas
! leaving 10 states ia TX the axe when
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