The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-04
NEWS AND NOTES.

nothing !. reported.
NEWS AND NOTES.
The Eldora Herald looks On the
Senatorial race rs being between
kirkwood and Belknap.
The commencement exercises OF
he State Agricultural College, At
Ames, we're held last week. The
graduates numbered twenty gentle
men and ladies.
The Chicago Inter Ocea. endorses
the Sious City Journals defense Of
Senator Harlan against the St. Paul
Press charge Of Credit Mohaies cor
Notwithstanding the defense
As "eminently just and true"
John Schumacher, the Democratic
Congressman from Brooklyn, Who
failed to appear and tell what be-
came of 100000 of the Pacific
Mail subsidy, has just returned from
Europe. He is not afraid of Demo-
cratic House.
On Tuesday ten States held cleo.
tions: Virginia, Kansas, Massachu-
sets, Maryland, Mississippi, MINES
ota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
and Pennsylvania, The Pennsylva-
mia election is regarded with the
deepest interest, and the result is
doubtful.
Ed. Snow of Marshalltown, is in
in the Penitentisry. His time is
nearly up and two wives with their
respective children, are waiting to
claim him. Either has the right to
divorce. Neither want it, and each
threatens vengeance on the other if
Ed. shall decide against her.
Democracy is the blight that rests
upon New York city. Like poison
into the system, its effects are plain
ly seen in every branch of the city
government. Unless the taxpayers
combine to rid the city and State OF
the corrupt party that is adding to
their burdens, they must face inevita-
BILE bankruptcy.
Protection to American citizens;
4 sound currency; economy in the
.l,n, ;,x -, e
cipal, State and National; free schools
and protection to home industry, are
among the leading features OF the Re-
publican party. Are they not wor.
thy of the endorsement of the Ameri-
can people?
At the meeting last week of the
New York Cheap Transportation As
ISOLATION, Mr.. Roscoe Conkling, L. S.
Senator from that State. declared his
belief that "within the life of child
born to-day there is to be 1oo, oOo, 900
freemen living in the Mississippi Val.
ley, and the trade of that locality is
the greatest commercial prize ever
commended for on earth"
The three convicts who recently es.
capped from the Anamosa peni:entiary
didn't enjoy freedom long. David
McCarl, who wen. up for burglary
from Davenport, was found at Ely, a
few miles south of Cedar Rapids, and
Tracy and Williams were caught a.
Tampico, ILL.,, where they went through
several stores in the night time. They
were followed into the woods by six
men, captured and lodged in the Nor
rison Jail and subsequently taken to
Anamosa.
The State oratorica' which
decided who among the representa-
tives Of the different institutions in
Iowa should have the honor Of COM
peting in the interstate contest, to
be held at Chicago next spring-took
place at Des Moines last week Thurs
day evening. Eight Iowa Colleges
were reprented, and the honors
awarded to Miss Eva Chapman of
Simpson Centenary-more because
she was a handsome young lady than
because she excelled, some the spec
tators thought.
On the lst OF January next the En-.
pire of Germany will adopt new
uniform system OF coinage, the basis
of which will be the mark. The sys-
tenn will be decimal, and correspond
in some degree with the French. The
standard coins will be the FIVE, ten,
and twenty-mark pieces, worth, res
pectively, $l.l9,s2.3S; s4-.1 manner
lean money. The government has
been busy for long time in coming
the new currency, aud it proposes to
in three months, whether
the country is ready or not.
The great storm Of last Friday AZ
sernoon and evening, extended over
! wide region Of country, including
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin and west
vard. In many localities it rsined
nd hailed alternately, and in west
m Iowa. in Nebraska, and as far
est o. the Sierra Nevadss, it As.
lmed the form OF driving snow
orm. At Omaha and Sioux City |
,e ground was covered with two Or
rec inches Of snow, and SNOW was
ported in western Wisconsin, with
nv weather At various other places.