The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-15

rally takes in the whole.
No Sundays have got this far west a:
! have yet heard of, They have it ovel
among the Saints but it is an institution
not generally heard of in railroad towns
Fishing is poor here; but up in thu
mountains near by, the trout are sp'en
did. Prairie chickens are here plcnti
fully; and mountain game of all kind.
are in the valley and mountains; duck:
and geese in every pond, and game o
every kind in every tent in town.
Yours, WELLS SPICER.
News Summary.
The census bill provides for taking
the next census in June, and includes q
table of divorces.
Austria is buying half million
American breech loading guns, to be
delivered within month.
Nathan Cole, the Republican candi-
date for Mayor of st. Louis, was elected
by about $500 majority.
A terrible disaster occurred ut Gold
Hill, Nevada, last week, by II fire in
three of the gold mines there by which
thirty-six persons lost their lives.
The House of Representatives have
adopted u provision, placing $4,000, 900
In the hands Of the President to pro-
mote civilization and maintain peace
with the Indians on the plains.
The President has directed Secretary
Fish to recall, at once, Minister Rever-
dy Johnson from the Court ofSt. James.
The official letter requiring Mr.. John
sons return was mailed to him Oh the
eth inst.
Australia has been suffering fearful
drouth. The accounts from Sydney
and Melbourne detail the fearful effects
of the heat and lack of moisture One
farmer in Victoria has lost $500 sheep,
which died of thirst, and the mortality
in all the region has been fearful
The propeller Thames, from New
York for Galveston, was burned on the
the 9th instant, about fifteen miles from
Hatteras. The passengers and crew,
except six of the latter, wh, pat to sea
in an open boat and are supposed to be
lost, arrived at Norfolk yesterday.
Congress has passed, and the Presi
dent approved the bill reconstructing
Mississippi, Virginia and Texas, with a
proviso requiring as 4 condition prece-
dent to Congressional representation,
that those States shall ratify the tiif-
teenth COR suflrage) amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
There is IA prospect of difficulty be-
tween Spain and Great Bri ain, grow
ing out of the acts of the Spanish naval
authorities of Cuba, in capturing YES
sci in British waters at the Bahama
Islands, and in landing mariners upon
those islands to capture Cuban refugees.
The excitement at Nassau and other
British ports in that quarter is reported
to be intense.
Later advices from Madrid state that
there are apprchenSions of violence
growing out of the prevailing political
excitement. The question of De Roda's
Succeeding Dulce in Cuba is not settled.
should he be retained at home, Is
quirdo will probably be sent to Havana.
More troops are demanded for the sup
preston of the Cuban revolution.
Among other nominations made by
the President on Monday were those of
j. Lathrop Motley for Minister to Eng
land; Andrew J. Curtin, of Penn-yl
vania, Minister to Russia, and John
Jay, Of New York, Minister TO Austria.
Hon. J. Russell Jones, of H., for Min.
lister to Belgium, and General Stephen
a. Hurlburt, Minister to Bogota.
The difficulties of those who have to
hear applications from office seeker, il
illustrated hy a reply given by the new
one who wished an appointment as
weighcr. "l'ou can I.o>>ibIy appreciate
my position, said Mr.. Grinnell TO hi,
friend, "when YOU hear that have re-
ccivcd applications for the position of
weigher from eight hundred and forty
nine persons, and yet there are only
fifteen weighers to be appointed.'
Letters from San francisco state that
the accounts Of the richness Of tho
White Pine Silver mines are great,
exaggerated; that the stories published
in the papers are gotten up by interest
ed parties; that some few miners hay,
made money, but most people who HAY,
! gone there have been disappointed
| They write letters to warn persons from
| going there with great expectations, a
they are likely to be disappointed.
Adviees from Paraguay ria Lisbol
| state that The Brazilian COMMISSIONS
| to Paraguay had arrived at Asuncion
and Was endeavoring 10 bring the wa
| to close. He had made proposition
| Of peace to Paraguay, with the follow
| ing conditions: That the independents
of Paraguay shall not be impaired; :ha
/ the freedom of navigation Of the Para
| quay and La Plata be Guaranteed: an,
/ that LorcZ rennunce his claims to tina
| portion Of the Chaco Territory known
! as Matte Crosse.