The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-07-15

lacking in discretion Of utterance or &C
ton. TO be mixed up i'm an affair Iik
this Of the Cubans just suits him, ant
he will make more out of them thar
they will out of him. He was knowr
here among his comrades by the ANIL
lar appelIation of 'Whack Ryan,"
An American gentleman, who de-
clines giving his name, has sent to
prominent persons in the late war some
! magnificent presents, testifying his JOY
at the overthrow Of rebellion and the
end of slavery. President Grant re-
ceives silver coffee set Of thirty-six
pieces and some dressed leopard skins.
Gen. Sherman receives an egg boiler
and holder. For ex-Secretary Seward
there il an Ink stand and holder
most ingenious.y contrived. besides u
call bell, and Mrs. Lincoln's portion is n
heavy card basket. All the articles are
of solid silver. without any dearth Of
metal, and of the most beautiful finish
Of workmanship. The President and
General Sherman have received their
portions, and some idea may be formed
of their value from the fact that the du-
~ on the Presidents lot was S748, and
on General Sherman's Sl64.
The Congressman elected in Virgin
in, on the 9th inst, appear to be: First
district, DR.. d. NJ. Norton. Of Norfolk,
coIorcd Radical; Second, Col. James IL.
Plat, Jr., of Petersburg. Radical; Third,
Charles II. Porter, of Richmond, Radi-
cal; Fourth. George Tucker. Of Danville,
Conservative Republican; Fifth. Robert
Ridgeway, of Lynchburg, Democrat;
Sixth, = Milne, Democrat; Seventh,
Lewis Mckenzie, of Alexandria, Con-
Republican; Eighth, James X.
Gibson, Conservative Republican. Also,
at large, Joseph Segar. of Hampton, n
Conservative Nirginian,' who will
never get his seat, the State having no
more right to a Congressman-a at Large
both Of which States INDUCED in the
harmless amusement of eiecting such
neither of whom were ad-
mitted.
We have had good many good men
the subject of the Pacific
and now we have Senator Ros-
coe Conklng on it. He says he has
passed and repassed the road, all in the
bright light of day, and he solemnIy and
declares that both the Union
aud Central roads are honestly con-
and equal to any new roads he
iits setH. w lidl Noi IL sun iltcuS 10 ne
lone is rapidly being prosecuted, and
there is no question ~ to the safety and
comfort OF travel. 1t would seem as
though this dispute ought now to be
settled. We have had certi-
fcates from Generals of the army, mem
hers of Congress, an exNice President,
several would be Presidents, two or
three editors and editors never liel, be-
sides innumerable high privates of ev-
cry name and grade, all declaring in tho
most positive terms that the Pacific road
is good railroad, a great railroad, a
safe railroad, and Il comfortable railroad;
and rs we have as yet had no serious
accident to chronicle, it looks very much
as though the weight of evidence was
on the side the people desire to have it.
Let the devil have his due, and particu-
larry the devil that has had charge of
the Pacific railroad. He has made a
good deal of money in the building, but
II he has given us Il good road and will
now establish fair prices for travelling
over it, as he seems somewhat more in
clined to do, the public will rest con-
tent CHI. Post.