The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-04

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TIPTON, IOWA,
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1872.
C,upecticut. on Monday, answered
afIers!" TO the Republican roll call.
Jewell hes from two to three hundred
majority over oil, and two thousand
over Hubbard.
Old Mrs. Darlington has at last found
out what 80 much talk about land
grant means-that they intend to land
Grant In the White House for another
four years.
Professor Morse, the father Of the
electric telegraph system, died ct his
residence in New York early Monday
morning, concluding ripe and useful
life 1t the age Of eighty.one years.
In the Senate, last Thursday, the
bill to promote immigration to the
Stat.-appropriating $4,000 and MAX
ing the Board of Commissioners con
sist Of i've memben-was passed-ayes
IS. nays ID.
In the State Senate, last week, bill
was passed to provi lie for tho making
Of deeds by County Treasurers for
lands sold for delinquent taxes-re.
quiring publication Of notice In news
papers before delivery Of the same.
The Dies Moines Leader-the State
organ Of the Observation-Disclosures
to thu Liberal Republicans OF Iowa
thst 1.-THE time has now come for &C.
tion." The Gazette says the Older II
pertinent, aud 1t comes from the right
source.
BY . recent correspondence between
Governor Carpenter and Judge Cole
it appears that at special request OF
the former the proposed resignation of
the latter will be postponed until June.
This will permit his successor to be
nominated by the State Convention.
Another fire 1t De Witt, last Friday
night, destroy ed the building occupied
by the p. o. and the Observer newspa
per Office. The latter, valued 1t s.. 900
was entirely lost; insurance, 81 500.
The building was insured ct $500.
The fire is thought to have been the
work OF an incendiary.
Davenport has lost in the recent
death of John l.. Davies, Que of her
oldest and best citizens. For thirty.
one years resident of Davenport,
beginning there as a carpenter and
joiner, and by capacity aud industry
accommodating q fortune of 500, 900,
Mr.. Davies has ever been IN influ.
ential and public. spirited citizen. hold.
ing at various times many responsible
positions Of honor and trust.
Last week bill amend ing the Cir
cult Court passed both Houses Of the
General Assembly, which provides for
lhe election Of one Circuit Judge In
eacn Judicial District who is to have
exclusive probate and concurrent civil
jurisdiction with the District Judge,
and the latter have exclusive criminal |
jurisdiction. The Circuit Judge 10 to |
b We the same salary as the District
Judge. 1t goes into effect on tho lst
day Of January, 1878.
On Saturday morning Representa-
tive Tufts presented to the branch OF
the General Assembly Of which he ID .
member joint nsselaAiae~s AakiaU
Congress to remit all duties on lumber,
placing that community on the free |
list, and asking our delegation IN Con.
gress to aid in bringing about such .
result. The Resolution was adopted,
and the result to which 1t looks would
be one Of very great benefit to the citi.
Gems Of this prairie State.
Friday morning Governor Carpen.
Ter transmitted his first veto message
10 the Senate. vetoing "A q act relative
10 the collection of taxes voted to aid
In the construction of railroads in the
counties Of Clinton and Jackson"
The Act was deemed unconstitutional,
owing TO its being special in its char
scter, and q committee was At once
appointed to draft another on the same
'ubject that should be general in its
The man, men, or newspaper, who
,aid that "Trocar" the Post's anti
correspondent from Iowa
city. was not an applicant for . posi-
Ion In the Faculty Of ths Medical
Department he so patiently, persist
'ntly and maliciously Whites, Is sim
,ly mistaken. He had the honor OF
icing the very first candidate for up.
and was an unsuccessful
me, which accounts for the milk In
hat cocoa nut.
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We are 10 receipt Of circular calling
Liberal Republican Convention" to
meet At Davenport on Tuesday, April
30 1872. The call is signed BY Gen.
'itz Henry Warren, Jacob Butler.
!. B. Grinnell, D c. Cloud, g. w.
Fan Horne, and numerous other indi-
iduAls Of whose existence we never
efore even heard. The signers, judg.
ng from the history of those who have
made . political record OF any kind,
nay be called without fear, fossils and
ore heads. The object Of the conven.
lon is, Of course. to choose delegates