Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-10-21

IA The supposed attempt to burn the
Rock Island Bridge, a. Davenport, turns
out to be different affair altogether The
News says that the true state of the case
is simply that some piously disposed indi.
viduals tore down brothcI at the head of
the Island, and, to insure its not Icing
put up again, collected the pieces, and,
fastening them together, launched the
pile into the river and Sc, it on Ere, and
of course it came floating down the stream.
EaT~ A novel style of racing came off
on Saturday, the 18Th ult., at the johnson
county Fair Grounds in Iowa CITY. It
was case Of ladies on foot. The prize,
a silver cake basket, was won by a Miss
Handy, she out-running the other ladies'.
A purse OF $50 was made up Ly the by.
ISLANDERS for Miss Cochran, who would
have gained the prize, but she stumbled
and fell before she reached the goal.
Hg-The editor of the Washington In
ion is still pegging away at Douglas about
the bred Scott decision and the power Of
terrt orial legislature ou the subject of
''a*@ry. Let him alone. He gables like
g@ttliogoer before Dogberry. Doug
las speaks a. Statesman to the country.
pogberry will decide for the Union; the
country for Douglas - LDuisctNe Democrat
pta- The McGregor Times Of the 9th
says, that on Saturday afternoon that town
was rejolced to witness The arrival of ex-
constable John A. Brown, in the custody
Of the deputy sheriff Of Wood bury county
Brown, though a constable, was himself
thief. He and the horsethicf Gay we're
taken to GarDaviIlo and lodged in jail.
Es1~ A horselhief, named Locke, was
arrested in Scott county. Illinois, last week
and taken by mob and hanged ill life
was extinct. lie was member Of gang,
and it was impossible to get from him any
secret as to his associates. This makes
the second thief that has been despatched
in that part Of the State recently.
ne3-At parish examination, a ciergy-
man asked charity boy if he had evei
been baptized mo sr.' was the reply,
mot as knows Oh, but I've been waxina.
ted"
nsf~Cousi,erab'o excitement was lately
created by reports OF gold discoveries on
Naneouve?'s Island, and thousands rushed
,hither from California. The whole thing
turns out to be another humoug.
Ee2g-ln the FIRST Congressional District
TRIHaLE, the DemocIatic candidate, is
undoubtedly elected by handsome major
ity ever his great hydraulic air-tight"
opponent.
Bs9r Mrs. Darlington thinks that old
Mother Ocean Is no better than she ought
to ue, or else she would not allow the Al.
jantic cable to lay in her bosom,
rs;a- The Solano County Herald. pub.
lish:d at Brnica, in California. hoists the
name Of James $. Green, OF Missouri, for
President in 1850.
fta- \ social hop came or at the Sioux
City House on Tuesday evening last. 1t
passed OF pleasantly, as everyt hing does
under Bucks supervision.
hHsA4- Among the absentees who returned
Just in time to be too iale" to vote, are
our friends ". \. BUCHANAN, Dr. VII.
MANS aud u. l.. GODFREY.
The New York CRYSTAL Palace was de-
stroyed by fSe on the 9th inst. The en-
tire loss is estimated at over a million Of
dollars.
fs'1- There " rumor that Fernando
Wood is TO be appointed Governor of Ne.
braska.