The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-12-25

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Proesd5bs Asassix before hss death.
choss his son, Alexander, - his succes-
sor q President Of the school at Ros-
ton.
MuscAtins hal IL nrst Catholic
Church 10 lsll, aud Il vas built al
Prairie du CHEN. and RATED down the
river.
The court has decided that the Sher-
III Of Polk county q entitled to the full
Sses Of 81. 900 In the Valley RailFoad
mortgage aais. - ". - 80
The State Andltor's fes,crt shcxs
that the Ssss paid ~ vinauEascs con-
paniss Ia this State ars moro than the
saleriss Of all the State Officers.
II IL reported that the viryinius win
Be- taken to Washington, where the
Investigation into her right 10 carry
the Americas nag will b held.
John A. Michner. in charge Of the
deed letter oliics 1t Wahington, was
arrested last Sunday charged with ab.
stracting money from letters.
The literary association Of Downsr's
Grove, ILL.,, is debating the question
whether II is better for . town Of IT.
sire to attempt to run four churches,
''impovsrishiDg the people and starv-
ing tbs preacher" or consolidate into
one good. strong, union church.
Victoria c. Woodruff was arrested
on Monday, In her rooms ct the Hurd
House, jackson, Mich, for selling OBJ
scene literature. The arrest postponed
her lecture on the social question halt
An hour, when having obtained bail,
80 rsappeared somewhat excited-as
usual. #
On Monday . man nAmed James
Rawley, . workman on the st. Louis
bridge. fell distance Of fully ninety
feet nom the center of the western
arch into tho river, striking the water
any feet deep and going b the bottom.
He was rescued, having received only
. bruise on the back Of his hsad,
Fifteen Thousand copies Of the speech
Of Alex. H. Stephens. ON the repeal Of
the salary Law. have been ordered BY
members Or Congress for general distri-
button. This Is IN especial compli-
mont to the ex-vics President Of the
Southern Confsderacy. - msmbers
must now pay postage on the docu.
ments they send away.
A gun was cast ct West Point on
Monday. It Is called the ''Sutcllfz,'
and Is monster. When flushed, II
will be fifteen fest In length, rifled Dor
cd. and will weigh $1,000 pounds. Il
will throw shot weighing $50 pounds
to great distance, and 10 expected 4
be the most effective - we'll o. larges
piece Of ardinance yet constructed.
From the year 1885 10 the presen
time, 10000 patents have bssn grants'
by the United States. It now requir
es 100 examiners aud 400 clerks to PEI
form the duties Of the BUREAU, and th
fees for the past year amounted &
$70l, 62., while the expenses wsrs on
~ $685., 45O. The number Of failures 3
realize competence from invention
10 nearly equal to that Of the appli
Giants for patents. Only ons-half sveI
make enough to pay expenses. 4
very few, comparatively, make for
tune from their brains.
A civil rights bill hes been agres'
upon by the House judiciary Commit
to-, providing. in brief woods. that q
person shall be excluded from IN
place, building, enclosure or convey
ancs Of = public character, on accour
of race, color, or previous condition I
servitvde, on penalty Of from one hui
dred to five thousand dollars fine, an
additional liability to action for dan
age. The colored people propose
make party Issue OF this matter II II
bill fail to pass. They say. II defeate
at all, it must BE- BY Republican vote
and hence Republican folks. In sue
event, need not expsct many vota
from colored people. But there IL .
danger OF the measure being deieate,
A dispatch to the Tribune from Ike
West. Fla, contains the following
1.-THE virginius prisoners, who wer
surrendered at Santiago de Cuba, 80,
that when the officers from the Torns
do boarded the virginius one Of them
in hauling down the nag of the Unit
ed States, tore 1t into ribbons and tran
pied on it, asserting, with an oath
This Is what have wanted tt
situation in Santiago de Cuba 10 r,
ported to be very serious. Only
week ago twenty-five citizens vel
arrested, and after . mock trial, with
out any evidence being adduce
against them, they were told to {
home. On their way they were crue
ly waylaid and killed. Only one 9
capped, and he was riddled with bullet
T he Americans are continually In feI
for their lives, and bitterly compla
that nothing has been done to redfe
their wrongs. 1t is not safe for I
American officer to 60 ashore alone
Santiago. All along the river line Il
Spaniards are erecti ing new batterit
Their Financial Affairs.
The agricultural editor Of the D
Moines Register, himself . Grang,