Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16

decided % the 9Th in favor Of Blair, The
costesssst.
Sam Hsustoo. Of Texas. has formally
announced bic deterainstion TO rua - the
peoples candidate for the Presidency.
Some Of the papers are nick naming
Abe Lincoln, /" Bod-o'. Link" The Al
bany Argus thinks they had better choose
another bird and call him whip-poor
will"
The Chicago Wigwam is to DO used on
the Sabbath for the afternoon service, to
10 conducted BY oil the religious societies
It will take great deal Of praying to
purify il.
Lincoln never swore but once, and then
he said, cd d-n 'em, they shaa't do
it, Chicago Tribune.
Seward never swore but once Tor more,
and then hs said, "D--n 'em. they hare
done it"-DetroI Free Press.
The Chicago Press g. Tribune, says tina.
Mr.. Lincola "ests with an appetite the.
goes with large brain,' and never swears,
except once in while to say d-nv-
Is not the mauler wondsr7
While Liucoln's friends are exhibiting,
at the various republican meetings, splin-
sers FROM the rails be split thirty years ago.
Why don't they likewise take with them on
exhibition a sample Of the whiskey be
sold, while keeping a grocery, about the
same timer Il might have its effect too.
Why this partially for the rail7
Geo. Scott, il is said, announces himself
'iu favor Of the Constitutional movement
in Baltimore
A Philadelphia has received an order
to cot up . paper mill in Utah, for Brig.
ham Young, At . cost Of $4,000.
A new arehs in tho Cambridge Tunnel
on the Central Ohio Railroad, fell last
week, severely injuriug some Of the work
men.
1t Ia though. BY several men Of scieuce,
that 1860 will be marked BY more lorna
does, storms and high winds, than have
occurred in any year OF the century.
Isaac v. Fowler is supposed to be in
Havana. He had arrived with only the
means for purchasing the uecessarie, Of
life, and intended the com mencemsnt Of
some industrial or professional pursuit a.
that city or elsew here.
News from Oregon is received to the
18th. Col. Baker vas stumping the State
for the Republicans, and Dragon Smith
for the Democrats. Considerable political
excitement prevailed.
The King Of the Sandwich Islands is
taking Al intsres. in Episcopacy, and Of.
fers to give = site for church at Hawaii,
build parsonage, and pay . salary Of
$1,000 year to rector.
Rev. Vim. A. Miller. . popular Metho-
dist preacher has Joined the Uni,arian.,
aad preached his FIRST sermon in that faith
At Troy, n. Y, lately.
Hon. Samuel d. Ingham, Secretary Of
the Treasury under Jackson, died in Tren
ton. N. j., on the 4.h inst. He was "a
years Of age.
The directors Of the Great Eastern ship
company have decided that tho Gres,
Eastern shall return from New York, d.
rec. to Mslfort and Haven.
A terrible thunderstorm occurred at
Louisville on Friday morning a, o'clock
unroo6ng houses, pros.rating trees, &c.
A Texas paper says that the Rev r
2. Thompson, native missionary in that
5 ate, is breaking himself Of the habit Of
swearing, and reads the Scriptures quite
frequently"
The National Convention of Rechabites
commences its session in Alexandria, Va.
on Wednesday next.
Yellow fever is reported to have made
its appearance in New Orleans, bu, il
confined to single hospital. The city is
represented as very healthy.
The northerly end Of Long Wharf, Bos.
ton, which has been repairing, slid into
the dock on Sunday night, DESTROYING
stone sea wall 60 feet long and an earth
embankment 20 feet in depth. Damage
$4,000.
Hon. Henry W. Phillips, Of Pennsylva.
mia, has been rendered by the President
the office Of Commissioner TO adjust
claims under the treaty with Paraguay
Hon. John Van Buren, declined the Office.
It 10 con6dsasly asserted that the Grs..
Eastern would BE- ready on the 9Th July.
A subscription has been opened BY tho
Italians Of New York in aid of Gsribaldi
and the Sicilian revolution.
II 10 said that the govern ment has been
sdvissd Of the capture by the Crusader Of
another SLAYER on the coast Of Cuba, with
four hundred and 6fty Africans on board.
The Augusta Chronicle says .h.. Of tn.
Democratic papers Of Georgia there is for
Douglas the Censtisutionalis. alone.
Hos. R. P. Flenaiksn, Of Pitssburs,
has been appointed U. s. Judge for Utah.
The Pittsburgh Post says that he has ac-
csPtsd the appointment, and VII, shortly
leave for Utah, accompanied By his son
whs will act - clerk.
The Petersburg, Va, 1ntelligsncer says
shaf IL. IL. &c 80