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

i, John ,. BILLION, Of Scott Co.
.ns.g'd1. 8. KIssELL, Of Scott co.
asT pr 6up't Of Pub Instruction (full term,
81. 4. D. KlSSELL, Of Scott Co.
dor District Attorney STU Judicial district It
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Qua gee NEWS SUMMARY. '.t.1'
liaGovernor Walker states that the Fit
5eenth amendment will be adopted b,
ahsa Virginia Legislature Immediate,
:Eftsr organizing. ".s-5' %. .-.' l.3 n
-, Dy the continuance Of useless mai
service in Western and Southern routes
she Post Office Department has reduced
me expenses, up to date, 1874, 900.
=, From the present indications there
=. Willie . large attendance of planters
Aisd others at the Chinese Labor Con.
vention which meets ut Memphis
Tenn., on the 18th instant. .sa odd
. The Secretary Of the Treasury has di-
sected ile Assistant Treasurer at New
York TO purchase s:,oOO,OOO United
States bonds each Wednesday during
the present mouth. The currency bal
srce in the Treasury is now about $780,
100000. .- aba
There was large meeting of the
Catholic Clergy Of the New York do
oese on "Wednesday, at which an address
10 the Pope was presented to Archbishop
AlGCloskey, together with "A subscrip-
ton amounting to 81 400, which is to be
further increased. The Archbishop,
who leaves for the Ecumcnical Council
in . few Days, will present the same to
,he Holy Father.
- The new cash room of the Treasury
Department will be occupied by officials
Of the Treasury early next week. This
magnificent apartment of the Treasury
building is reported to be the finest Of
its charac,erin the world.
Internal revenue receipts since the
Srst Of the month, {eight business davsl
aggregates, $50, 900, or over one million
dollars per day. The receipts for the
first two or three days We're expected to
be heavy, but this large aggregate sur
ptises all the Treasury officials. Their
explanation is that the income returns
forike year must be considerably in ex-
cess Of those of hast year
The Score tary of the Treasury has di.
Srcted the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to purchase $4,000, 900 United
States bonds each Wednesday during
the present month, to be held subject to
the future action of Congress. The cur
rency balance in the Treasury is now
about 81, 900, OM owing to many Nation
AlBanks having been discontinued bv
the Government as repositories. 1t is
supposed that the bonds which they de-
Rosited as security, having been reeas-
ed to them, will be thrown upon the
market for sale.
Internal revenue receipts since the
first Of the month being eight business
days aggregate Ss,l50, 900, or over one
mff'on dollars per day. The receipts
for the fist two or three days were ex.
rec,erl TO be heavy. but this large aggre.
gate surprises allthe Treasury officials
rtreir explanation is that the income
returns for the year must be considera-
bly, in excess OF those of last year.
The first batch Of ten thousand dol
lars in the new fractional currency has
besn received from the printers in New
York. One side is printed by the
American Bank Note Company; the
other by the National Bank Note Com
lmiry ; ami the Government seal is to be
put on al the. Treasury Department.
The expense Of preparing the new mon
ey is considerably less than it was under
the old plan of having all the work
done in the Department. The first
issue Willie ten Gent pieces. They are
artrifie smaller than the present circu!a-
ton, and will he put out in about ten
days.
Letters have been received in Wash
inStOh from prominent officers in the
Cuban Army of the Republic, rio Mas
sau and Key West, with dates to the
lst instant. The intelligence of the
arrest of the members of the Cuban Jun
Ia, and others who desired to give prac
teal aid to the Cubaus who were
struggling to achieve their independ-
ence, has been received, and produced
a most profound impression of surprise
and regret. No other news could have
caused such afeelingof iespondency One
OF the writers states: at came like the
news Of the death of your nearest aud
best ffienA-your only friend-and the
feeling Of all seemed to be that we were
alone, and must expect no assistance.
However, all seeing that it is now liber-
~ Or death--tor no mercy can be ex.
pected from the Spaniards fight a.
only men driven to such desperation
can fight .Letona, who has succeedet.
Lesca IN command Of the troops garr
s1fiifg Nuevital and Puerto Principe
and guarding the railroad between
these cities, il reported to have met with
serious loss in the fdesertion Of somt
10 of his troops to the standard @,
QAfsala. They report the dissatislac
ti0a among the spanish troops to be in
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