The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-05-25
Ratification of the New Treaty.

OppOsltlOn 10 the ratlnc0tlon OF the
new treaty makes some small show, but
the general opinion, as expressed by the
newspapers, seems to be that it ought to
be ratified, and that it will be. OF par.
tisan hostility there seems to be very
little, although it is undeniable that
Grant will be very decidedly strength
ened as = candidate for reelection If his
Administration can bring this business
to prosperous conclusion. Mr.. Rever.
dy Johnson, indeed, whose influence
with the Democratic senators 10 deserv-
eddy great, is represented a. strongly
urging ratification-a course Of action
which seems very creditable in q man
who has had to bear such an amount of
ignorant abuse as was lavished on him
as the conductor Of previous negotia.
tions. OF tho Republican opposition
nothing very definite appears to be
known, but human nature would not
be human nature if we might not look
for hostility from certain quarters. Ard
every true patriot must share in the ap-
prehensions which some of our senators
have expressed in the hearing Of the
Washington correspondent of our con-
temporary, the Tribune. 1t is regarded
as unfortunate, he says, that the arbitra.
tor in the San Juan question should be
the Emperor William of Germany, be.
cause that monarch is an aged man,
and, as the Cable reported the other
day, is suffering even now with an indis-
position. In case of his demise, he
would be succeeded by his son, Fred
erick William, who would not only fill
the ancestral throne, but would also
take his fathers place As arbitrator
1.-The arrangement of the Joint High
Commission is considered unfortunate
in view of the fact that the Prince, hav-
ing married Victoria ADELAIDE, the
daughter Of the Queen OF England,
might therefore be influenced in the de-
termination Of the question by family
considerations" Nothing more proba.
BILE: and we would give large sum of
money towards procuring "a tsstimoni.
al'' for the publcist who has pointed out
this peril to his fellow countryman.-
The strongest opposition comes from the
East, and. as we anticipated, the fisher,
les question IS the point where most
difficulty will arise. Something is in
deed said about the necessity Of exclud.
ing expressly the claims Of the English
holders Of Confederate cotton bonds, but
We should say that anxiety a. to those
claims might profitabIy be left to the
bond holders themselves IN session at
the London Tavern, and that all alarm
as regards them is q little preposterous
in the American breast. A queer
'claim on the United States Govern.
nent" a certificate of the Confsderacy's
Indebtedness would be.-Thc Nation.
The Mississippi is impartins the com
plexion given to il by the great crevasse
to all waters with which i. has any con.
nection! Lake Pontchartrain is now
entirely filed with muddy river water.
The yellow color extends out into the
'o'sy AiSo ~ WIG cdSt WuU 0OuLU
east, running with considerable force
All the bayous leading from the lake are
of the same hue, and Lake Borgne is
pretty we'll Hinged.
The place Vendome was built by
Louis XIV, and on the site Of the mon-
ument just destroyed formerly stood ~
statue of the Grand Mon.
arch. That was destroyed during the
first revolution. In 1906, the first
Napoleon had the new monument
raiseL in honor of the success
VI the french arms under his com.
mand. The column war Of the Tuscan
order. copied after Trsjan's Pillar; was
covered with ba.s-reliefs in bronze,
Of plates made from the can
non captured from the Russians and
Austrians In the German campaign OF
1905. There were over :, 900 fgures-ths |
,Olunn isself being surmounted by Q
,ollosal bronze statue Of Napoleon l.,
represented as a Roman Senator. From
he summit of the monument the best
view Of Paris could be obtained, !