Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-04-21

ped himself TO she work Of massacre. Oh
then il was . vision both Curious aud
dreadful 10 BEHOLD the orator. His actions,
before graceful as the waves Of the golden
willow in the breeze, grew as impe,uous
ss the motion Of an oak in . hurricane. -
His voice became trumpet, filed with
wild ~h'rlpooIs, dssfening the ear with the
crashes Of power, and yet interim ngling
all the while with the sweet undersong OF
the soiIest cadence. Ills face vas a red
as q drunkard's-bis forehead cleaned
like . heated furnace. his eountsnancs
WAS hsggsrd like that Of n msnisc, and
ever aud anon he flung lis long and bony
arms on high, as il grasping after ihu"dsr
bolts. He drew picture Of murder in
such appailing coiors, that in co,nparise a
he'll itself might be considered beaatiful.---
He painted the slanderer SO black that the
sun seemed dark at nsondsy, when shisng
on such m accnr,ed monster, and then
fixing both portrsits ON the shrinking
Hopkins, he fixed them there forever
The agitation of the audience amounted
almost TO madness.
All ~ once the speaker descended from
his periious hsight-:he voice walled out
tor the murdered dead, aud the liv,Gg, the
beautiful Mary, more beautiful every lao
lnent as her tears flowed fnster-till men
wept and lovely women sobbed like chl-
dren. lie closed by q strange exh0rtation
10 the jury, and through them TO the by.
stsnders. lie advised the paRel after they
should hiring in a verdict for the plaintiff
not - offer violence TO the defendant, how
ever much he might deserve il; in other
words. not t" lynch the villain, bu. leave
his punishment With God.
This wa. the most artful trick Of all.
aud the best calculated to insure vrn-
geance.
The jury rendered verdict Of twenty
thousand dollars, and the night afterwards
Hopkins WAS taken out OF his bed by lyncb-
ers and bes,en almost to death
As the Court adjourned the stranger
made known bis name, aud called the at
tention Of the public with the announce
mens--" John Tay!or will preach this
evening ~ early candIe.light."
The crowd all turned out, and Taylnr's
sermon .equalled, if j, did no, surpass the
| splendor of his forensic effort.
This is not exagyeration. ] have lis
tened TO Clay, Webster and Calhoun-to
Dewey. Tyng and Bascom--bus never
heard anything in the form Of sublime
words even remotely approxinatiog to the
eIoquencc OF John Tsylor-massive as a
noun an-and wildly rushing as cata-
raet OF FIRE. Aud that is the opinion Of
sl who have beard this marvellous man.
ACTS PASSED Bv THE EIGHTH
GE NERAL AssEMBLY.
Chapter Making appropriation for
part pal ment Of mem mbers.
Chapter Fixing time of courts in
| lth Judicial District.
Chapter 3-tixing times Of holding
courts in 4th Judicial District.
Chapter 4-RepeAling par, Of section 3
Of chapter l4s, OF the laws of seventh
General Assembly, and nboIishing fee tor
deed from Register Of State Land OlHce.
Chapter Fixing time Of courts iu .,h
Judicial District,
Chapter 6-fixing time Of courts in sth
Judicial District
Chapter 7-Amsndatory Of Chapter l6o
Of laws Of 7th Gen. Asse ably.
Chapter s. Making appropriation for
improvement OF Capitol Building
Chapter 9--ProviJinK for payment Of
officers pra. ten, Of eighth Assembly.
Chapter 10 -Le,alizing acts Of G. S. c.
Dow Notary Public
Chapter il-Authorizing the change of
venue in certain cases in criminal prose
cution by the Judge or District Clerk.
Chapter l2-Relative to koekuk. Fort
Des Moines 4 Minnesota r. r. Go.
Chapter i3-Fixing time Of holding
Courts ia - District .@.t '.5
Chapter l4-Allowing one dollar boun-
ty ON scaIps Of wolves, lynx, swiits and
wild cats
Chapter l5--Declaring Little Sioux
river nxvigable.
CHAPTER l6-Amcndatory Of Chapter
lj6 OF 7th Assembly. in regard to pre-
enption Of school lands.
Chapter II Fixing lime Of holding
courts in I'd District - -.zsE.
Chapter ls--tixing time Of holding
Courts in 9th District .....s.. ..=.
Chapter l9-Re'a.ive to holding courts
in Po.eshiek couaty.
Chapter 2?-Cenferring certain powers
on towns and citiea Tor school purposes.
Chapter 2l-Fixi"g time Of courts in
5th District.
Chapter 22--Annexing tcwash,p Of Van
Bnren, in Lee county, to other townships.
- Chapter 22-Amending section Of $50
Of Code, relative to oath OF Road Cammis
si"ners and Engineers.
Chapter 24-Repeaii.y part Of 9Th s.e
ton .ot chapter % VI laws Of III General
Assembly. s.r
Chapter Establishing Office Of Com
missioner Of Des Moines River improve
msns. zt..
Chapter 26-Extending time for COM
p'etlon OF 10 miles OF road by Dubuque
L Pacific r. r. Co.
Chapter 27-Prohibiting county officers
and others from dealing in inde b,edness
OF eouatiss or corporations.
Chapter 2s 2s--Amending An act author.
izing the construction OF q Railroad bridge
across The Mississippi Vt Dubuque.
i Chapter 29---Proteclion OF Spirit Lake
settlers and others against Indian depre-
da,ions. k.=ssa y.
Chapter ao--Aa act to pay the claim of
Vim. Mellsrgue.
Chapter .l-Lsaalizing acts Of Noah
d. Hasksll. Notary PabIie. ID
Chapter 32-lsepeslins an act author
isihg employ msLs ut Paul G. Jeffries TO
irsnslatc certain records
Chapter 33--paying Major Williams for
services and supplies in Spiri, Lake expe
diiion
Chapter 3&r-Amending section $40 Of
the Code.