The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-10-28
NEWS SUMMARY.

General Belknap, the new Secretary
Of War, will assume the duties of hi.
Office on the first Of November.
The Rodman House, the principa
hotel at Rock Island, ILL.,, was destroyed
by fire Friday morning. Loss. so, 900.
Indications now are that Duke Mont
pentsier will he the successful candidate
for the crown of Spain. The country is
generally tranquil.
Catholic Bishops, priests and other
church. dignitaries of this country are
now daily sailing for Europe, en- route
for the Pope's Ecumenical Council at
Rome.
The fall Of snow which whitened the
earth In the neighborhood of Chicago
last Friday evening. extended as far
south as st. Louis.
Treasurer Spinner has decided that
he will receive legal-tenders in ex-
change for the small denominations of
legal-tenders about to be issued. The
funds may be sent here or deposited
with an Assistant Treasurer or depo,ito-
ryother than National Bank and GER
tifcate Of deposit forwarded.
Mr.. Wells, Special Commissioner .f
the Revenue, is busy on his annual re-
port, and 1t is said he will take the po-
sition that from fifty to one hundred
millions OF the debt can be paid annual
~, aud the whole debt paid in from
fourteen to twenty three years.
Andy Johnson is defeated. The Ten
nesseee Legislature last Friday elected
Henry Cooper United States Senator.
A Nashville dispatch says: "Mr Coop
er is gentleman Of fine ability, and has
been a consistent Union man all the
time.n
General Butterfield and Mr.. Corbin
have been indicted for conspiracy in the
recent gold troubles, on the testimony
Of Jay Gould. 1t is said that the Presi-
dent must dismiss Butterfeld to con-
vince the people that he knew nothing
oft.
Commissioner Delano has decided, in
regard to farmers aud graziers who are
in the habit Of buying cattle and turn
ing rlaem into their pastures and selling
them Cor beef to butchers and drovers
- snos Is they are in proper condition
that they are not liable to tax as cattle
brokers.
The Forthcoming report Of the Secre-
tAry Of War will show marked de-
crease in the expenses in nearly every
branch OF his department. The annual
report Of the Naval Observatory will
show that the expenses for the year
have been kept within the appropria-
lions, and that even the increased ces,
attending the various expedition. sent
20 observe the ECLIPSE will not call for d
deficiency on that score.
An appropriation: o.>j -. 3JJ IL II le
asked for 70 put up . new building 1T
the State and War departments. -s.a
Western members are determined, i =
said, to fight the proposition d. esery
stage. The Western men a7ser. thai
every additional dollar expended o4
Federal works in Washington vii! be
made an argument against removing
the capital, and they are determined 10
furnish no more arguments on that
side.
A Washington dispatch says the pros
pect Of removing the capital out West
would appear to have more strength
than Washingtonians believe. The
Western members are pretty wellunited
on the subject, and it is gaining favor.
From all that can learned here
II 10 very likely that trial OF
strength between the removers and
anti-removers will come up at the next
session Of Congress.