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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

There we're three competitors for the
Premium on corn.
N. J. Rodgers, of Smithland township,
exhibited specimen Of yellow dent corn,
Of which he raised Is bushels per acre
The ground was plonghed in the spring.
furrowed both ways. planted 2sth May, and
worked twice with double shovel plough.
He also exhibited white dent corn. Of which
4s bushels to the acre were raised. 1t was
planted l4.h May on old corn ground, not
ploushed; furrowed one way, worked twice
with plough and hoed once. Situated on
the Little Sioux bottom.
Luther Woodford, Of Serxeants Bluff
township, exhibited dent corn. Of which he
raised Sc bushels per acre on the Missouri
bottom. The ground was prepared bv
spring ploughing and fsrrowing both
ways; planted with hoe the 18th MAY !;
worked three times with plough and hosd
once. Natursd 18th Sept.
VIM. Truman. Of Smithland township.
exhibited white dent corn, Of which he
raised 81 hushel per acre. The ground
was planted with corn the previous year
and was prepared for this crop by merely
furro~ins without plouq hing. Corn was
planted from 18th to 10Th May, worked
twice with double shovel plough, and hoed
once. Ripe 18th Sept. uninjured BY frost
situated on rolling divide prairie.
For the Premium on Potatoes there we're
only two competitors.
Luther Woodford presented two varieties
Of the Meshanick. He raised 81 bushels
per arrs on the Missouri bottom. The
ground was prepared BY spring blowing
and farrowing one way. It was worked
twice with plough and hoed onoe. or The
Pink Eye variety hs raised 80 bushel per
acre, with the same mode Of culture.
WIN. Truman presented two varieties,
8 Peach Blues weighed u lbs, Of which
variety he dug 40 bushels on Is square
rode, and competent witnesses considered
il An average yield Of I Of an acre. The
ground was ploughed in tho spring, plant
ed let Of June, worked once With pic ugh
and hoed oace. This crop was raised on
high rolling prairie. The blue Mesbanicl
yielded about ths same with the same cul.
ture. .
Though there wers extensive crops Of
wheat raised and Of excellent varieties
thsre WAS but one crop entered for Prem.
INN. 48E f.s,
Il i truly gratifying 70 ksow that 500
bsshsl we're raised BY ono farmer on he
Little Sioux and $50 BY another, and most
or our iarmsrs raised enough fos home We.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
THE RETURNS

Continss to come in very slowly, but Ne
have enough 70 assure Us that the Repub-
licans have elected their entire State Tic
ket BY fifteen hundred or two thousand
majority. In The Senate they will have
abost len aajority, and in the House sev.
ca o. sight majority, thereby securing
Harlanip reelection 70 the U. 8. Senate.
Well, who cares? A new meerschaum
and m editors chair arc better than .
Governorship Ut any time. iea
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Harper's Ferry, Oct, 1875 A. M.

HArpers Ferry, Oct 1875 A. M.
The ~ermory hAs just bees ssormed and
takes sstrr descs,ained resistance. Col.
Sheets approashe6 with flag Of truce
and demanded the surrender Of the symo,
ny. After expostulating for some sime
Che riOsers fefusSd. The marines tl,en al.
yancsd and made = charge. endessorinR
10 bseak opsA the door with slsdss ham.
mers, but a Seaiassd all their efSDrta A
large ladder vas then used - ba.eerise
ram and The door gave way. The sieAers
fired briskly, and shot three Of he Mar
lines, who exchanged shots through the
partly broken door The Marines then
forced their way through the break, end
IN few minutes tho resistance Was at an
end.
The rioters were brought out suidst the
most intense excitement, many Of the
armed militia present trying 10 get ~ OPP
portnnity to shoot them. Capt. Brown
and bis son were both shot--tbe latter is
dead and the former is dying. He lies 10
the arlnory enclosure he talks freely, and
says that he is the old Ossa watton,se
Brown whose Seats in Kansas had such
wide notice. He says his sole ohiec. was
To free the slaves, a"d justities his actions.
He says that he had possession Of the
town and could have murdered all the
people. j. G. Anderson was also shot
down in the assault. He was from Con-
necticut. The dead body of man shot
yesterday was found within the armory.
Capt. Brown and bis son are dangerous
y wounded also Edwin Coppieh White,
from Iowa, and Childs Green (eolorsd)
also from Iowa. -
A short time after Capt. Brown was
brought out he revived and talked ear.
nestly 70 those about him, defending his
course and avowing that he had only done
what WAS right. He replied 10 he ques.
tons put to him substantially as follows
Are you Capt Brown If Kaasas2 Ell
Ian sometimes called 20. tmHaNg.s
Are you Ossawa.amie Rrown3 Il.
tried 10 do ny duty tAere. .asrrl- -
What IVES your present object au
! To free the slaves from bondage.
| Were there sny other persons. but those
with you nov, connected with The move
mentf .ags#..r aEf All aEa. as r.f..
No. sr ,sg..ae. a .t.ta.os a..s.
Did you expect aid from the Northr
No. There WAS no one connected with
the movement but those who came With
| me. - 4@a4 ap trsTt-.
Did you expect to kin people in order "a
carry yonr point : No 0ra sra,
] did not wish to do 20 bit you forced
rs to it. a,.sg... .,... ALL. r,-a.'.. .......a
| sVarions questions Of this kind were pu,
TO Capt. Brown; which be answered clearly
and freely. And seemed anxious to vindi
cate himself. - ~ zr.
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~ The County Judge nives notice 10
to-days Register that the proposition IA
restrain sheep and swine from running q
large was adopted At the late election
the sovereigns proclaiming that these ani.
mails shall no longer be circulating me-
diums." But under the provisions Of
Chapter 1913, Sec. ! Of the laws Of 1857,
the law cannot 20 into effect until eight
months after its adoption /; consequently
full grown porkers that arc now going
about unmolested seeking whit they may
devour, need have no anxiety in regard ~
the abridgement Of their liberties, ~ hs-
fore their probation expires they will have
gone 10 that bourne where sausages and
sosss predomiuate. The following extract
10 from the section above alluded 10:
"That In any county that has heretofore
decided, or shsll hereafter decide BY ma.
jority vote, in favor Of restraining sheep
and swine from running At large, every
every owner of'such stock shall, from aud
after eight months from the casvAss Of
the vote in said county, retain their swine
and sheep from running ct large in said
,uniy and IN case Of failure % 70
do, shall bs liable for any damages done
By said swine Or sheep, % DO recovered By
= iou of Ecspsss BY the party injursd.'
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
MURRAH FOR lssos

We're not altogether satisfied with the
tone Of our exchanges. Before election
it did our heart good 70 read them, parti.
cularly the Democratic portion Of them.-
But for some reason sinoe the election,
they seem to be giving aid and cont fort 70
the Republicans.
The truth Of the matter is Democrats
are a candid, honest set Of fellows, and
frankly own up beaten. Much a. We may
dsplore the result. We have the satisfaction
Of knowing how the result was brough.
about-'f It be any action-which
We somewhat question-to know that il 10
due to divisions 10 some Of the strongest
Democratic counties. Defeat il rather Q
dear price for lesson which every Dem.
ocrat should know almost BY intuition
tina. there i no ceriaiSty Of saccess 90 long
a. Ne abandon party associations o, rsiax
party zeal, simply becaase all our indiri-
dual prGudiccs, feelings and istsrests arc
not consulted in tie regular nomiaatioss.
We have, however, made good fight
and shown the Republicans that their pow.
er is BY no means on the increase in lows.
We have not only reduced their majority
but attacked them in some Of their strong
holds and routed them. While they have
gained .. TEN porary advantage in other
States they have lost here. II they will
now exercise wisely and we'll the new grant
Of power given them We shall not com.
plain. But the Democracy are not yet
prepared to treat with them. We expect
to take short trip up Salt river--profit
by tho experience Of this campsigu, and
then rally an irresistabls phlanax for The
great contest Of next year. . t.@
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
sHERlFF,s RALI

DY vttue Of 40 execution 10 ~ diescteA and \.
- sued out of the Office Of the District Osurt N
and for the county Of woodbury. STATE Of Iowa. have
ibis day levied upon, and Will sxpoes 10 ale 70 ~,
highe.t biddss, br cash, on the 1ist DAY 81 Novem
bsr, 1859, between the boars off o'slp~k, A. NJ and
o'clock, NJ, Of sid day, At ths Post ono. door.
70 Sioux CITY, Iowa. the following dsserbsd property,
All Of 8 r. Davis interest In and 10 lots Nos. one
H. two RI three twelve [i2l and thirteen 81
IN block thirtytwo 32 and lots Nos. seventeen n
eighteen Isl and nineteen l1gl, in block No frtv.
three (s3E Central Sioux City, Iova
Taken q The property Of 8. 7. Davis 70 satisfy Q
judgment In favor Of Jacob Ruth.
WA. II. FRAME,
Sheriff Of Woodbury. county, Iowa
:. BY Chas B. Rustin, Depy. /,
Sioux CITY, Iowa, Aug. gath, 1859. nl4lw.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
TO SCHOOL rFAC8sRs

'1EAcHERS. Directors. aud all othsvs coassrne,,A.
L take notice. III. Undersigned will uses ~ p~.-
sons, wishing h teach IN Public Sshnnls % Wo~ibu
~ county the ensuing winter. In ~ ScAasl Ii~nss
In Stoax City. on Mtu'day, the StA dny Of Moves
her at o'clock =. NJ, er the purpose Of esamjnin,
auch applicants.
1t Is desirable that ALL psr-oos assi ming to
teach In the county b present. :
J. % LININ0ER
oet3o-sv County supt. Pshsie schools
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

1t was not therefore for lack of material
that there was no more competition. The
efOp which took the Premism vas raisel
lby Dr.. 8. P. Yeomsos on Tie Missouri bot.
soa. Upon 10 asssGls rsissd . average
u 2OA bushels psf asss. Red ga spring
wheat. In lieu Of : ssnpk Of ~ grain, I
loaf Of bread Wa laid upos ~ table for
exhibition. Il ezcissd ~ surprise ed
admiration Of oil witnesses. II, was q
white - that made from our best St. Louis
fiour, and, there being On exhibition .
beautiful pyramid Of butter By IL side,
many knew how excellent was its favor.
This wheat yield ~ lbs, of -four latter toll
ing) per bushsl. One and half bushel Of
seed per acre were used, the ground not
ploughed but the seed we'll narrowed into
from ono to three year old corn ground.
The premium crop Of Oats BY Luther
Woodford was one Of 57l bushels per acre,
rsised on the Missouri bottom. Ground
we'll plouhcd in spring and seed narrowed
in, and the ground then rolled with light
roller. ---- q t
The premium crop Of Sugar Cane, BY
VIM. H. 10y yielded barrels Of syrup
per acre. The ground, situated on the
Floyd bottom. was ploughed in the spring,
furrowed 81 feet, worked With plough twice,
and hoed twice. ....
1 have thus briefly referred to the Geld
crops and their mode Of cultivation that
those Interested may prof. ~ the expert
snoe Of each other. il any lessons can b
derived from these facts.
The exhibition of stock was credita.
bic, though there vas not 90 extensive q
competition ~ is desirable, and - there
undoubtedly will be another year.
Amer the reading Of the reports Of
awarding commisAses, business meeting
Of the society was held. at which were
chosen the following officers for the snsu-
ing year.
President-LAther Woodford.
Vice Preaidsnts-Wm. H. 10y, Beni.
Yeomans, G. R. McDougall, Minor Mead.
Secret"ry-Wm. II. Biselov.
Treasurer-John p. Allison.
Executive Committees. p. Yeomans,
Samuel r. Day, H. J. Millard. A NJ. Hunt,
Andrew Leech. VIM. H. Bigelow, Er off.
clio.
The selection of candidate 10 be pre-.
seDtsd 70 the next session Of the State Leg.
islature Cor the Office Of Trustee Of State
Agricultural College, now filed by G. W.
F. Sherwin, was confded by vote Of the
society to the Executive Committee. To
the counties invited to compete for Pre-
mi"ms was added BY On unanimous vote
the county of Dakota, N. T.
WM. II. BIGELOW, Secretary.
Sioux City, Oct, Path 1859.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

PgRsoSAL.-Among the Representatives
elect from Lee county, We are pleased to
notice the name Of Hon. N. G. Hedges,
the father Of our excellent Treasurer and
Recorder. A wiser and better selection
could not have been made. Mr.. Fl. 10 an
unAnching Democrat and man Of in
dominatable energy, it man to place
sentinel over the public interests at time
when 80 many schemes for personal and
corporate speculation. aud psr,izan pur.
poses are being devised.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
DR1ME No. I xackerel. % por n
j" No. l Salmon, l6c
No. l White rish, % j"
+" No. I Cod Fish, 70
At HILTON TooTIH'a
Sioux City, Oct, 20, 1850. In
Original Hetico.
STATE Of lo,ea, Woodbury. Covnsv. a..
Sioux city, Oct. 20, 1859.

70 Thomas bassbrd,
Gr-You hereby notified that there 10 nov an
Me In the once Of the Clerk Of the District Court II
and fbs Woodbury. county, etats II Iowa, petition
~ Eacs ststsmas caaiaing Of yoa the san ef three
hundred and slxtssa Asllass, toestAss With Int, q
on the sans at hs rate Of ssa ~ csaG ~ anaus,
nom the 'th day Of febsusry, 4. d. 1857 - nonev
Justly due on prouissory ncss. nAde ~ yos asa
pa able to the order II aid Stutsaaa AID That m
less you appear and tAseste - o. heoes thu
morning Of The ssccnd day Of the next term Of the
District Court y b haaua asa Aosass q sioux CITY
In and for the county Of Woodbury. Stat Of lows.
% the nrst Monday Of February, A. D. I00O, r..
0snt vii b. rs0dsrsd against yos thereon.
ENo0 efUf9MAN, riG
The Sheriff AasiaG rstuPasA ~ ahova uotirs rAe
within named dsft not bund n ~ Aailivick. ~
bsinG ntts6.d fsuA the alldavig Of o. plaipiIR a
sah eauss that nj dsSeadant Il pcn.restasrt ~
re state Of Iowa, aaA Aas property 10 ~ Ssats
:ne sesc. aess on contact nd list saA 60 art has
jarisdiction ~ sad astioa tAAssss eser that M
dsnd.ns b notiesd Of " EssAa.ey q Mis- silt
week fcs The term of at least fDsr vssks. -
0issn under my hand this M day Of Ortoh,v.
1867 - = > "a. y. Hu1k Ann
NV JQd9s AtA JUdtoaal DtsasSsk .
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~ Mr.. l.. D. Brookin,., who resi-,

~ Mr.. l.. D. Drookings, who resides
in Dakota Territory, opposite the mouth
Of Rock river. upon returning home from
Sioux Falls, whittier he had been on bus.
mess on the 18th inst. found his place IN
possession Of hand Of Yaneton Indians,
who had destroyed bis house, 4 LOT 81 hay,
coru, potatoes, faru " utensils, &c, y .
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

~ The philosophers veil 10 that the
rain which falls from the clouds makes =
component part Of whatever grows upon
the earth. Thus in . passing shower We
may b unconsciusly pelted with the com.
ponent parts Of bulls, sheep, poets, patri-
ots, and editors.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

- When the celebrated Dunning af-
forwards Lord Ashburton. was "statine
law" to > jury in court, Lord Mansfield
interrupted him BY saying, "lf that be
law | will 20 home and burn my books.'
my lord replied Dunning, you had bet
ter 70 home and read them
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

49, "Indeed you are very handsome, v
said gentleman to his mistress. "Pooh
pooh" aaid shs. 80 you'd say IL you did
81 think so." "And 20 you'd think" Be
answered, IF didnt cay 60"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
raE ssD ANNUAL E0sIsrrlon

THE 1ND ANNUAL - halDITIOH
OF rHs y.zas.
Woodbury. Co. Agricultural 6eeiety
0ccusrs1A on Wedsssday,> October 10th,
1859. The weather was bess.ifal, snd ~
sceasioa was one Of mers than ussal N
tesess end p'sAsureto tie cidssos q North
wssasss lows. Pssnisms vers s~asas6
9 bliows W ~
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

~ "That was quite severe cough
ing it," remarked the sexton to the I'M
dersaker, when they we're taking glass
together. 20. its nothing save little ale
which went down the wrong way" replied
the undertaken. "Ah, be, that's just like
yon," said the sexton; you always lay
The cslae on tke bier"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
A Mistake ~ tn the Crsps In the
wsaa.

1t Is only right to give tho views OF a
Western authority on a subject of impor-
lance to oil sections Of the Union. We
quote from the St. Paul Mimi Times:
1.-THE East seems to have a yer, mi,.a.
ken idea relative to the crops Of the West.
Tho lsaling New York papers persisten,ly
ASSERT that more wheat and breadstuffs
have been raised in the West this year,
than for several years rsevinas. when the
fact is patent, that in Ohio, Indiana. Iowa
and Illinois. the fros, and drought have
greatly injured the crop, and from those
States will be sent forward this year .
much less supply than for the past two
years. In Minnesota the crops are excel
lent-were never better, and we are now
able to export instead Of importing. Still,
the fact ,ha, there has been larger yield
Of Western produce in 1859 over previous
years is BY no means true. The ostensible
object Of these reports is to induce farmers
to send forward their grain at y low figure.
This grain viii be stored away by specula
tors when the price will be advanced, and
these Spectators will realize handsomely
on the rise. We do not hesitate momen,
to give our opinion as to the best course "
be pursued by onr farmers. II they have
loaned money at |, 2, or 3, per cent. per
mouth, let them dispose Of u part of their
crop at as early period a. possible, aud
get out Of debt. II they are ont Of debt
las but few Of them nre) il would be we'll
TO hold on until toward Spring. ~ there
must he an increased demand for grain
ere the lapse Of many moaths."
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

~ 4 popular writer Gays that men.
like Children. ass pleased With rattle. =
Not much, II il y II the tail u : snake.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

~ At the National Horse Fair, at
Kalamazoo, Michigan, October Is, Flora
Temple trosted mile in 2.l9l-the fastest
time on record.
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SIOUX CITY
HARDWARE STORE8yz
--OR-
A. GRONINGER.,a

.gE.28f. = h baiil I
1UST RECEIVED a superior lot Of BEAVER.
y OTTER, MINK and RAT TKAPS. choi,e Va
riety Of .s. ~ ..- 80. So 81,
g. Wostenholin's Celebrated Cutlery.
Qua Tubes. Shot Powder. Caps, Candle viel, e. Ia
For sale cheap. 4. GKONIN0KR, s,7 IA I'LL
Oct ~ Sign 81 the Mf1l-eov. ,
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

u Floor, nd ~ ~ q vsausso ps1esA s. N \
jul.S NlkToS T8nnR
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29

men were imprisoned in the engine house :,
which afterwards became the chief fortress
Of the insurgents, and were not released
until after the final assault.
Another account by the train says that
the bridge across the Potomac was filed
with. the insurgents ell armed. Every
light in the town was extinguishetl, aud
the hotels closed all the streets were in
the possession Of the mob, and every road
and lane leading thereto barricaded and
guarded. Men were seen in every quar-.
ter armed with muskets and bayoness -
They had arrested the citizens and pressed
them into service, including many negroes.
When this was done, the United States
Arsenal and Government Playhouse, in
which there Is said to be large amount OF
money, and all the other public works
were seized by the mob.
The President through the Mayor or
Washington, has ordered strong detscb.
lnent Of volunteer military 70 be posted
at tho National aud company aYmories.
which was promptly done.
Preparations are now making for the
attack on the armosy. The soldiers are
posted all round the grounds, and for the
past hour everything has been quiet
The riotsrs have still the following per
sons in their custody as prisoners ARMS.
tead Ball, Chief Draughtsman Of the Ar
mory benjamin. Mills, Master Of the -
mory John P. Danger6eld, Paymastsr ;
Clark Lewis Washington, farmer and
prominent citizen; John Alsdadt, far
mer and his son. sixteen years old. The
three last were seized on their farms, So
veral miles from the Ferry.
George Turner. q graduate Of West
Point, and one Of the most distinguished
citizens, was shot yesterday while coming
into town. He died during the night
He has brother living in Baltimore. mar
riea into the Patterson faulty. iaa1s q !
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-08-27
r. p. Robinson,
The Subscriber

PEGS leave to inform the citizens Of Law
- renee and vicinity that he still continues to
occupy his old stand, 81 and 90 Vermont street,
next door north of the johnson House, and is
prepared to manufacture all kinds Of
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-08-27
Cans. of a. Aurora por.,,,,

n. de la Rive, the celebrated French
astronomer, explains the production of the
aurora borealis in the following manner:
When the sun, having passed into the
southern hemisphere, no longer heats so
much our hemisphere, the aqueous vapors
which have accumulated during the sum-
mer in this part of the atmosphere begin
to condense, the kind of humid cap en-
veloping the polar regions extends more
and more, and facilitates the passage of
the electricity accumulated in the upper
portions Of the air. But in these elevated
regions, and especially at this period of
the year, the aqueous vapor must fre-
quently pass into the state of minute par
ticles of ice or snow floating in the air,
similar to those which give rise to the
hslos; they form, as it were, kind of
semi.transparent mist. These half-froEsn
fogs conduct the electricity to the surface
Of the earth, near the pole, and are at the
same time illuminated by these currents
OF electric discharges. In fact all OBJ
servers agree in asserting that the aurora
borealis is constantly preceded by mist
which rises from the pole, and the mar
gins of which, less dense than the re-
mainder, are eolored the first; and indeed
it Is very frequent near the pole in the
winter months, and especially in those
where there is abundance Of vapor in the
air,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-08-27
f. ID. Ladd,

NOTARY PUBLIC for Douglas County, Regis
~ ter Of Deeds for the City Of Lawrence, and
Conveyancer. Will take acknowledgements.
proofs of Deeds and other instruments in writ
ing, draw up conveyances, powers of attorney,
&c. Blank Deeds for sale. Office No. 16 Massa-
chusetts street. Lawrence. Kansas. n32 If.