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O., SitA,s sai isr the csuutN ei pN."id. 90
the 81 ra.sisy Of Jsauty, 4. ID. 1873.
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SlNGER'S SEWING MACHINES.

IN al the leading br,nchr. II manufacturing in.
| du.try thc great practical Superiority II Stag.
- SrNing Marhines .. isct established beyond
di.rutr. No tailor. shp, manufacturer, cloihrr,
,r,fnslrcss. dies. mthrr, saddle carriage tim.
mtr, hat manufacturer, s.. s., ca ahord IN do
without them
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ptl.. Nithin and for the cuuuiy ct oNi"rd,
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a .a.l osni, iscyassJ, pfsltug be an al'iN tnce
out ,ftbr l,,t.up.l estate u' her lace huslanii
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90 al persous ini-test,d. 4, causirs corN
afthis ,rJertn b. pul,i,shrj three week succrs'-
tvrI, Ia The ONford Democrat, priuied a. Paris,
thatthc, tasyoppeat 1ts Probate Court he held
80 Pare. m stii COUNT, on the 81 IuesdaN "i
Much arNt, atg,f The clock 80 The iorrn""o,
ana .lrw cause (,i au, the, hsNcl Nhy thesamc
.hs lI nat D. gusnt-d.
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JOHN P. HUBBARD.
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IOHN IIGGlRT."

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To i,c tsjrsttd applications, SlNlIIN Az.
pEAIS. EVERY ONEof which Was decided co.
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-Tas,o replied To a proposition that he
should take vengeance on a man who had
Injured him. II DO wish not o. deprive
HIN either OF bis goods, his honor or bis
life. Only wish to deprive him Of his 10.
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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06
Congressional ARRAY.

An afrray occurred between Congress-
men MONTGOMERY, Of Pennsy vaaia, and
Eng LlsII, Of Indiana, on the 18th Deem
Der. The following is Mr.. Ms statement
of the affair, which is probably near cor
rect, as j. is confirmed BY witnesses of the
fight:
i have not spoken to English this ses-
sion, or taken any notice Of him when we
met, as we have occasionally. The reason
is that be made speech to the crowd
who serenaded him on the night Of the
passage of his bill, in which he said that
he ha associated with me and other anti
Lecompton democrats only to find out our
| plans and defeat us. From that time |
have looked upon him as a treacherous
spy and an unfit associate for gentlemen.
About noon to day was walking down
Pennsylvania avenue when / saw English
coming toward me holding cut bis hand
saying. how do you do, Mr.. Montgomery"
made no answer, but pressed ON without
any sign of recognition. RI had walked a
| few steps when received from behind a
very violent blow on the left side Of my
head, given with such force as for mo-
ment to stagger and confound me. had
not the least idea who or what had struck
me, bu, turning round saw English with
large cane, which he held in both hands,
and from the position in which he stood
and the direction of the blow, he must
have so held when he struck me.
lie exclaimed,"God damn you, I'll teach
| you to insult me in that way!'
He stepped backward quickly as he
abou. to close with him. he drew Is sword
from a cane and presented it at me. As
| had no weapon Of any kind ] stepped of
the sidewalk and picked up piece OF
brick, which threw at him, hitting him
on the leg. He kept rctrcatirg, and he
| fore ! could get another missile. had got
to such distance that it was useless to
pursue bun.
Two persons, VIM. Couch and Daniel
/ Cox, witnessed the affair and conlirm
Montgomery statement in every particu
lar.
Montgomery wen. Immediately to amag
istrate and made a charge Of nssault
against English, who has been held to ban,
Montgomery's face was badly bruised by
the blow, which caused blood to aow pro.
fusey. He has kept his room stree, ard
is attended by IA physician, Had the cane
struck an inch o. two higher, so as to h.,
his temple instead of his cheek, he would
most probably have been killed.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06
The Gold Discoveries.

The present year has witnessed gold dis
coveries which, in their extent and richness
may not prove less important than those
formerly discovered in California. The
mines opened near Fort Yuma are very
rich, by accounts recently received from
there. A correspondent from Fort Yuma
says: "Several parties Of officers and OH
GERS families, stationed at this Fort, have
visited the mines, and they are all satisfied
that the mines nos worked are valuable.
One of the officers, to satisfy himself by
actual observation, stood by and watched
the washing of cart load Of dirt. The
entire load, containing forty four buckets
Of dirt, gave fifty one dollars, besides about
four dollars in specimens given to lady
while the washing went on, and which were
not weighed. Another gentleman was in
vited by miner to go up to new spot,
and see what the prospect would be. Af
ter some eight inches of surface dirt was
removed, the gentleman picked out with
his knife several pieces, amounting to about
81 80, and painful of the remaining dirt
gave, when washed out, about the same
sum.
"Gold has also been found on the north
side Of the Gila, and in such quantities as
to induce some miners to commence dig.
ging and piling up pay dirt il anticipation
Of the wet season, when water will lie more
convenient. Atpresent these diggings are
some three miles from water
The full extent of the Cherry Creek dis
coveries has not yet of course, been test
| ed. but from the accumulated and accum.
, ulatng testimony of the hundreds and
thousands who have already gone there in
search of the precious metal, we cannot
doubt that vast treasures will be exhumed
from the regions of the head waters OF the
South Platte
Frazer river, though not what It was first
heralded to the world, is yielding up its
| golden wealth hv thousands and hun lrea,
Of thousands. All these are discoveries Of
the present year 1853 and added to the
products Of California and Australia, are
sufficient, it would seem, to have caused
an important influence upon the relative
vahe' Of the precious metals.-N joscpt
! GUzcte.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06
-. b. smith and Party Safe |!

From the following paragraph from the
Crescent City Oracle, OF the 3lst ult., it
will be learned that the report in cireula.
ton some time since to the effect that the
party that went to the gold mines from
this county were murdered by the Indians,
was entirely without foundation. We ex
pect to hear from Col. SMITH soon, when
we will 10 able to lay before our readers
news from one with whom many Of our
readers are ACQUAINTED, aud in whose state
ments implicit reliance can be placed
The Oracle says:
I'VE are glad to learn that our old friend
.. B. Smith, Esq, Judge Townsley, and
company, Of Woodbury. county, got safely
N at the Cherry Creek Settlement They
were the last who went through from this
region and we have no doubt but that
their most sanguine expectations will b.
fulfilled"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06

Es1- There hoatel about thu papers
story of . Cincinnati couple, who had not
exchanged word during twenty years of
married life. (They were not mutes, how.
every The Baltimore Dispatch tells Of .
similar instance
The parties were wealthy and highly
respectable. They had numerous family
of children, who had grown up and were
all in hourishing circumstances, and troops
of grand. children, who frequently visited
them They were falling into the .ere
and yellow leaf, and were both lettering
to the tomb at he age of nearly eighty,
but, though they had lived under the same
roof, eat at the same table, entertained
the same friends, received together the
frequent visits Of their children and grand
children, they had not intsrchanged word
for forty years. To almost every one the
cause was mystery, and an impenetrable
one, for neither husband nor wife would
bear from any person the slightest alu-
sion to the subject. Yet there was one,
an old servant, almost as old as her master
and mistress, who did know, but she kept
the secret faithfully. 1t was whispered,
however, that jealousy was the cause
The husband had found in the possession
of his wife some letters from a former
sutton, which she had needlessly, perhaps
thoughtlessly, preserved. lmpetuous and
unjust accusations followed. The indig-
nant wife told her Jealous husband she
would never speak to him again, but for
the sake of her children would not leave
him. She kept her word with persistent
obstinacy, and he followed the same course.
They appeared absolutely Indifferent to
each Others existence. At length the old
man died The wife had not come near
him in his last sickness, and she even came
not to look upon his corpse until they were
abou. closing the coffin, and bearing him
from the house in which they had dwelt
50 slngularly together for nearly half a
century, when, with firm though feeble
step, she entered the room, walked up tc
the coffin, gazed a few moments at his
features, now motionless in death, and
without word, a tear, or even the shadow
of an expression on her wrinkl led face
went hack again unassisted to her apart,
ment. The funeral took place, and during
the absorbing proceedings of the time she
was left alone A liter the funeral cortege
had departed and was out OF sight, the old
servant repaired to the room Of her mis-
tress. She noticed she was sitting YER,
still in her chair, looking apparently GU
Of the window. Seeing her continue mo
( tioness, she spoke to her; there was nc
answer. She went II her-she was dead
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06
The Lyceussl.

The lecture on Tuesday evening by L.
p. Thompson was brief, pithy and point
ed. In opening, the lecturer stated that
while those who had proceeded him had
caused their bearers to feel the vibrations
Of a"Thought;r surprised end delightedby
q portrayal of the wonders Of Natural
History" impressed with just tribute to
the mighty dead; wandered in Imagination
into the primeval forests Of America and
admired the nobility Of the pioneer; and
been told that by properly understanding
the workings of the optical nerve they
might be able to turn themselves inside
out and see themselves as others see t,.em;
he conteuded that his sabject--"W oman"
had not received the consideration its i'm
portance demanded, and then proceeded
to pay an eloquent tribute to the heroism,
learning AID wisdom of the women Of
past ages. 1t was the devotion and
self sacrificing liberality Of woman that
enabled Columbus to embark upon bis
celebrated voyage which resulted in the dis.
covery of the Western Continent. The
brightest page in England's history is the
reign Of Queen Elizabeth; and the state pa.
pers which emepated from the pen Of Mad
am Roland commanded the admiration of
the greatest statesmen Of Europe, while
her management ofthe diplomatic rela-
tons between France aud England are
unequalled in the annals of France.
While it was contended that woman is
endowed by nature with qualities which
can elevate her 20 the most exalted posi-,
tons in the mora social and political world
yet it was admitted that in some countries
she was the most ignorant and degraded
Of beings ns.ancing the Ilindoo mother
who casts her infant into the waters Of the
Gauges in order to save it from the miser
les oflite, or appease the anger of her god.
Also as an illustration. the audience
were invited TO step over into Dakota Ter
ritory, and behold the sons of the forest
"Nature's Nobemen"--in their dirty blan.
kets, with long pipes in their mouths and
bows and arrows ia their hands, lolting
upon the ground, and having ,rash-ta
good time generally-then look for the
heroines Of sentimental novel writers and
you will find them preparing baked ca
nine repast. making tooyer soup, patch
ing moccasins, spanking rapooses, or en-
gagged in some equally refined and health
ful pursuit at the suggestion of thei,
! lords.
The lecture Throughout was interesting
and instructive, and was atientively lis
tened to by the very large aud intelligent
audience, but our time and space will no
admit US to extend our review. In The
language of the lecturer, "this is all there
is Of a good thing"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06

The House.


The Representatives have taken their
seats In their red morocco chairs in "gin.
ger bread ball, +" resonant with many vol.
ces.
This hall is curious concern II looks
like gilaef's shop and led morocco lea
iher mandatory combined, and in its
geRgaw arrang nents puts us ia mind OF
a Niger wench supplied with a super
abundance OF iiaery and trying TO pile It
all on together without any regard 10
taste, or q proper combination Of eolors.
The immelse eXpanse Of ceiling, IN.
supported j Pa single column has threat.
ening look, aud seems az if it would
break in Two at any moment, and come
slap down on tho crania Of "the collected
wisdom" With such eontrivanee right
over bis caput, o nervous member must,
we imagine. be in anything at all bnt
condition OF calm reflection. - Washington
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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06

At an early hour Tuesday evening Jan.
s;h 1889 large and intelligent audience
assembled at the School House to listen to
the proceedingso of the Sioux City Lyceum.
The President called the Society to or
der, and gave notice Of the following pro,
ceedings to be had on next Tuesday eve.
ming Jan. It'll, 1859. Lecturer. Rev. Mr..
Hoyt Subject: The bearing of the var-
Gus revolutions in the history of nations
on civil, intellectual and moral liberty.
Question for discussion Should the Uni.
ted States Government construct the Pa.
ciGc Railroad,
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06
Magnolia Convention.

The proceedings Of the Railroad Con-
vention which met at Magnolia OF the 3Oth,
ut, for the purpose Of organizing COM
pany to build a railroad from Council
Bluffs to Sioux City, did not reach US in
time for this paper. We learn from one
Of the delegates from this county that the
NJ. F. MooHE, President, ard J. c. Has
LETT and wv. NJ. Hill, Secretaries. In
pursuance of the object of the meeting.
company was formed under the name of
the " Couscl Bluffs and Sioux City Rail.
road Company" and the following direct
ors elected Il. w. B.sB,rr and J. p,
CASSIDY, Pottawatamis county; WIN. NJ.
HILL and q. McGAvERS, Harrison county:
}. c. HAsLETT and - CoYplT, Monona
county; NJ F. moore and S. II. CASSIDY.
Woodbury. county-who in turn elected
the following officers:
Presdert-L. W. BApBITT, Pottawata-
annie county.
Vice President-WA. NJ. Hill, Harri,
son county.
Treasurer--S. H. CAsADY, Woodbury.
county.
secretary-M. F. MooRE, Woodbury.
County.
Subscription books were opened and
seven thousand dollars subscribed. 1t
was resolved that the annual meetings Of
the directors for the election Of officers,
&c, be held in June.
We will publish the resolutions, with the
full proceedings. next week.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06
DaS- Dir. J. X. Cook and Col. s. |

RaS- Dr. ]. X. Cook and Col. s. f.
WATTS have just completed large gov.
eminent contract for surveying ia Ne5ras
IA, and the surveyors have returned to
our city, looking "as well as could be ex.
pected' after their long sojoarn on the
Pfairles. Among the party is our good
looking and chock full Of fun friend BILL
OGLEsBY, about whom we have good ste.
~ to tell. Last spring when the mail
route between Dakota City and Niobrarah
was established, WILLIAM, for the nonce,
turned mail boy" and made the first trip
over the route. The second day out, night
overlook him at settlers log cabin, far
from any other habilation, and he asked
permission, which was readily granted, to
remain over night. Supper was announc
ed and lie took his seat at the table. the
ttands upon which consisted Of boiled rice
and mustard nothing more. Now. Bill
has dec ded aversion for rice, and repu.
dates II entirely as an article OF food
His host saw that there was something
wrong, and asked, Say, stranger, arm t
you fond Of rce?" Upon receiving a
hegativ. reply, lie laid himself back in his
chair, threw one leg over the other, and
with the most selfsalisiied expression,
eooIly remarked, WAL, then, help your
sell to the mustard, stranger !"