The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-03-31
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

blowing.
The Territory Of New Mexico applies
for admission rs State, she having the
requisite number of Inhabitants.
The contractors for building the Mid
land Railroad in New York have con-
tracted for one thousand Chinese labor
ers, at $40 month and board, for five
years.
A. T. Stewart has reduced the rents
upon all of his city property. The re-
duction is from 10 to 80 per cent. In all
cases the reductions were made without
tho solicitation of the tenants.
The deficit of Bailey, the defaulting
and missing United States Internal
Revenue Collector at New York, is about
1923 900.
English Statistics show that the re-
ceipts of wheat into that country from
the United States this year have ag-
gregated $500, 600 quarters more than
any previous year.
A. p. Curry, who was a Colonel in the
Union army, was on Saturday elected
Sheritfof the county in which Memphis,
Tenn, is situated, by l73 majority, over
General Wright, who was Brigadier in
the rebel army. Curry was the Repub-
lican candidate.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, whose trial
for the murder of Victor Noir has been
in progress ut Tours, France, the past
week, has been acquitted. The excite
ment consequent upon this unexpected
and unriyhteous verdict, is reported to
| be Intense and quite general, and we
would not be surprised if it should re,
suit in an anti Napoleonic revolution.
Affairs look hopeful in Spain. Prim
has finally taken the reins himself. and
as result Admiral Topete has given
place to Beranger in the Cabinet. Re-
gent Serrane threatens to retire, but
will probably remain. The death OF
Henry Bourbon in duel and the report
that Montpensier is to be acquitted, on
the ground that the shot was ''accden-
tai, y relieves the S anish tnIunu com
the menace of both branches of the
Bourbon family. The Unionists are
preparing to unite with the Radicals
The chances for an ultimate republic in
! the peninsula were never SO promising
rs now.
Maj or General George III. Thomas, the
hero of the battles of Stone River,
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Nash
vile, etc, during the rebellion, and who
has of late been commandant of the
Military Department of the Pacific, died
at San Francisco, last Monday, of APP
! opleNy. "Pap' Thomas, as his soldiers
loved to call him, was one of the most
accomplished officers of our army. He
was in his oath year.
| The bill for the restoration of Texas
passed the House Monday, and the Sen
ate Tuesday. This completes the work
of reconstruction. The resident's pro-
clamati"n of the Fifteenth Amendment
will now be issued.
Napoleon has ordered Prince Pierre
Bonaparte, the assassin, to leave France,
and that he will probably come to the
United States also that many "conspir-
ators' are being arrested in France.
Both houses of Congress have passed
resolution extending the income tax an
other year, but reducing the per cent. of
tax to be paid on incomes to 3 per cent.
This reduction ioes not apply to the in
comes of last year, the tax on which is
now being assessed.
n delegation from Chicago, Cinciu-
natl and other cities, being a committee
or the W es1"rn buar 4, of Trade. are now
at ashlngton, urging the psi-,as. v.
the Direct Importation bill, which pro-
vides that goods may be imported direct
to inland cities from foreign countries
without breaking bulk.
Information has been received of the
freezing of twelve men in Northwestern
Iowa during the storm of the 18th. Six
others are missing in Sac county, and
1t is feared have met similar death.
A Washington special to the New
York Tribune intimates that the SUI
preme Court will probably reverse its
legal tender decision, in other cases
about to be heard involving the same
points, and says the Court, as now con-
sti.uted, stands five to four against the
previous action.
Lady Franklin, the noble, patient,
faithful woman, arrived at Rio Jeneiro
on the 4th inst, from England. Altho'
now nearly 50 years old, she is upon
trip to the Pacific coast, she having
heard that some one living in Nancou-
ver's Island is in possession of letter
from, or regarding Sir John Franklin,
which Le will not deliver To any ono