Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-08-25

A good story 10 told Of we'll known
New Hampshire antiquarian, Mr.. WIN. +.
Goodwin. Of Concord. He is engaged in
col'ec ting reports Of celebrated criminal
trials. and wrote to . New York publish
u for certsin report Of 10 old case. By
due course Of nail he received letter in.
forming him tina. the copy Of the trial he
desired had been sold, but tina. they
wosId procure another copy for him, and
that their business Was 40 extensive both
in this country and in Europe, that ''tbey
cosId furnish him with copy of any trial
be might DESIRE" Mr.. G. having been
plsced in the same position several times
BY attempting TO purchase catalogue books
with the prices annexed. wrote back the
following short but pithy note:
Concord, N. H., Saturday, July 2, 1859.
GENTLEMEN Yours Of the 3Oth Of
June is at hand. BE kind enough to pro.
cure for me, as soon as may be, one copy
Of the trial Of the ''fro hiews,' who were
hanged, lone on the right hand. and the
other on the left Of our Saviour when he
Was crucifed, 'Snd very much oblige.
Your 9bea.ient servant,
W. + GOODWIN.
P. S.-Be very careful and get the edi.
ton that contains the indictment, for |
have never been able to find out what
those two rsscsls stole.
Latest From the Gold Mines..-Con.
0titaatoMnl CoAventioA IN the tate
LEAvcNwoRrH, Aug. l6.-The Cons.i-
tu,ional Convention, adjourned from the
first Monday in June to the first Monday
in August. met in Denver City on the LIST
inst, but shortly afterwards adjourned to
Auraria. After . weeks session, and
considerable opposition among the dele
gates, constitution for the State Of jeff
erson was adopted, to be submitted to the
vote Of the people for acceptance or rejsc
ton. The adjournment took place on
Saturday evening, and the affair wound
up in . general glori6cation. Captain
Garrison, U. S. Comm .sioner during the
Texan war was President Of the Conven-
ton. The heavy rains in the mountains
had ceased, and the diggings are again
worked. The health of the miners, which
had been precarions in consequence Of the
immense fall Of water, was improving
Not less than twenty persons had died Of
tn emountain fever, caused by the contin-
ued rains.
-. The corner.stones Of two monu-
ments to commemorate the landing Of the
Pilgrim Fathers were laid at Plymouth,
Mass. recently. One Of the monuments
is built upon Plymouth rock, while the
other is placed upon . commanding posi-
lion. 1t 10 estimated that about quar-
ter Of million Of dollars mus, be collect
ed to carry out the plans proposed. OF
this sum about $45, 900 have already been
subscribed. The time absolutely necess-
ary for ito completion will be about six
years, bat this may b prolonged il order
70 obtain the amount Of funds necessary
10 defray the expense.
S~~~S
~ A correspondent writing from Nj
agsra Falls TO the New York Herald, says
that b hal bssn inlorEsd, BY . gentle.
mn whose stalsnsnt 10 reliable, that
whess the Suspession Bridge originally
Gagged only two OF three iuchss under the
weight Of . train, it nov says nearly TWEEN.
y inches. The general Impression in the
nsighborhood is that this great work Of
art will one Of these days give way and
fall into The river. Visitors now walk
over the bridge instead Of crossing in the
trains - formerly.
~. An English woman, about Is yr's.
Of sge, living nine miles vest Of Auburn,
N. r., walked into the Auburn market on
Monday morning, bringing the entire dis
tancs 70 poxnds Of butter on her hssd, %
dozen eggs on one arm, and . humping
fat baby weighing thirty-six posnds on
tbs other arm.
~ W. learn that negotiations are 10
progress which viii probably result in