The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-05-18
BY tho Com mittee whose names are af1lx ed
LATE, NEWS ITEMS.

The srecial session Of the Senate for
the consideration and debate of tho
joint Commission treaty began on Mon
day. There Is no doubt that four or five
Senators have prepared amendments to
the treaty of Washington. A number
Of Senators are preparing to deliver
elaborate speeches on the treaty, which
will hereafter he published, should the
Injunction of sccresy be removed. The
recent comments on the treaty, both in
England and Canada, have disposed
Senators to look more closely into its
provisions and relative bearings, and
there is ground for belief that the session
will be prolonged three or four weeks
The Committee Oh Foreign Relations
are again in session on tile treaty.
The Connecticut Legislature met last
week. and the committee that has been
engaged in canvassng the votes for
Governor, reported hat Hon. Marshall
Jewell, the Republican candidate, was
elected by IS majority. The House
passed resolution declaring Jewell
elected Governor, and also the election
Il the other Republican candidates for
State officers. The Senate will pass a
similar resolution to day, and the new
State officers will at once take their
official oaths.
The annual meeting Of the Society Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic met at
Boston on the 10Th inst, General Logan
presiding. General Logan, in his adj
dress, stated that he was not candidate
for re election. One hundred and fifty
delegates are present from nearly every
Northern State.
The MaceCoburn prize fight having
heen broken up 10y the Canadian au-
thorties last Thursday, the referee has
decided that the fight must nevertheless
take lace, and the place appointed for
the next attempt is Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, three weeks form Saturday.
The President on Saturday gave as
inrances that the military should be
Immediately ordered to Spartansburg,
SC, and such instructions forwarded at
once to the officers in charge as would
lead to prompt efforts to capture and
hold for punishment the desperadoes
new said to be committing daily out
RACES in that section. From the drec-
tons given by the President, il seems
quite probable that the first action Of
the troops under the ku Kiux bill will
be reported from Spartansburg.
The scoundrel who has five times
within the past two years girdled the
trees in the ex tensive Green fruit orchard
at Benton Harbor, Mich. was arrested
ut st. Joseph, Mich, last week. His
name is Cornell.
At Paris the power Of the Communists
seems nearly broken. Lawlessness in
treases in the city, officers and soldiers
openly refusing to obey the General
commanding. The government troops
have gained steady advantages, and it
is thought that the city can hold out
against them but few days longer.
In New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and
Canada, comfortable opposition is man
Tested to the Treaty of Washington, as
agreed upon by the Joint High Com
mission. The Toronto Globe asserts that
the Canadian Parliament will never
sanction the terms of the treaty.
The Joufaars Washington special
saws: The vote taken in the Foreign
Relations Committee last. Monday
morning, on the treaty stood six for TO
one iCasserly) against. 1t also says all
of the Committee except Morton are
OPPOSED to allowing the deoate to be re-
ported.
A letter writer from Dallas, Texas, to
the paper ia Barter Springs, says that
project for the division Of Texas into
three States is about TO be submitted TO
a vote ofthe people, and it will surely |
carry at the next election. !
There will be reunion OF the soldiers !
Of lhe Northwest at Rock Island, III. ,
ON the 7th of June. in which all military
of the West are invited 10
participate. An Grafton will he deliver
cd ly Geseral John A Logan. Generals ,
u,.Ieshy, Palmer, Leftingvell, WINE
~: other. will b. present..