The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-12-19

WE notids The following in = New.
port q. I.lpapsr sfrsssAt daAs:s
Died, In this city, eth inst, q his
residence, THOMAS WINE, in the cath
His eircls & va,s,d frisnds 10 Iowa
win b Interested 70 hear that his life
Tor many months distressed with bod
ny ip0fmiey sank away into quiet
peaceful resi-; tsstifving near ~ close
that be felt resigned aud prepared 70
leave this world II It was the Divine
will. As.
His anlisss.i family have ths con-
ooliug assusace, that .through great
lribuIation his robss wsro weshsd aud
INSIDE white In the blood Of the Lamb
asd that thnugh INFINITE mercy he
has been received INTO one ofthe many
u1ansioss 81 the Biess. Ne
We would We had the information
q hand to give : more extended
sketch Of the subject Of the sbovs par
agraph. particularly Of his life since
10 Became . citizen OF this county
where bis very long residence and CO
live participation for many years 10
important business and other matters
have given him large circle Of friends
and acquaintances. Mr.. w. went 10
Newport last summer In the hope to
benefit HE health, which IVES very
poor. Il sesms that the change Of
climate wrought no osre, aud thai his
western friends are TO see no more
the venerable white head and the in
tslIigsnt, sharp but kindly face Of him
who no longer needs the little slate
which Of late years vas ever Ct hand
to aid the failing senses.
TINE newspaper echoss hsreabout,
BY whoss ssrvile experience . tribe Of
Independence 10 mads to seem the
surs exponent either Of idiocy or ras-
caiity. will no doubt b ovsIjoyed to
hear Of tho complete vindication Of
Ar. n. H. Brainsrd. Postmaster q
lows City end editor Of the Repnbii-
cos, from the charges Of perjury and
oonheaslaaene which WeSo mad
a0ntese him. They Win ratoiD and b
exceeding glad 70 lsArs that. just -
" expected, the whole accusation
against him was , trumpet up AZ
iais-s regular lob" put up BY per-
sonal enc mics for the purpose Of re-
neving him from the Postofiics.
We should like to give the particu-
lars Of the affair, but have only space
70 cay shat . thorough invest igstion
By the Postal Authorities resulted In
rsinststing Mr.. b. triumphantly In
the ONCE; whereupon he hal the
pleasure Of uncersmouiousiy kicking
out the clerk who ~ the tool Of other
parties trumped up the afiidavit
against him, and iAsaras!ye!y, placing
his thumb on the end Of his protocols
and grating his fingers = the whole
plotting clique.
Now. on the strength Of this. we
feel like inquiriDg Of the Wilton
Chronicle. who made thst mistake" Il
spent half . column In making prove
Mr.. Cotton : pure man and the ADJ
vERTlsER half knavish and t'other
half foolish 2
The West Liberty Enterprise A,cv
that Mr.. Brsinerd had long posssssed
the necessary qualifications for any
kind Of crime" Our compliments to
the Eateyprise man with the advice
not to agsin measure oats for Others In
chat haif bu.hei Of bis It ant up to
standard. TIT
For the Post, the first and most 20
ger 10 accept the charge against Mr..
B., ~ have nothing but pity since
seeing that II had neither the manli.
ues or decsncy to set the matter right
before Its readers this week. We know
the subject IL . sore one. but to charge
man with grave crime upon such ev-
idsnce, and then not also to make
public IT. later knowledge Of HE limo
Uency, II worthy only Of one who
thinks mon who really sccre what Mr..
Brainerd vas only accused Of being,
Ought, under the circunastdnccs, to BE-
kept 10 ONCE until after elsction!" ~
Sa