Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-05-19
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

The scarlet fever, IN It's worst form, IS
prevailing at Saginaw, Mich.
The publication Of the Keokuk Journal
as n daily, has been resumed.
There are 939 clergymen in London,
l29 churches, and 423 chapels.
Coal, o. good quality, has been discov-
cred on Geneseo Creek, Ill.
The Colonization Society has appro-
pria'ed $4,000 to send free negroes, ex-
PEELED from Arkansas, to Liberia
The Davenport: Dsnscrat says the treas
ury Of that city contains just one dollar
aud advises people holding orders to make
a rush.
| The good and royal citizens of Toronto
are about making arrangements TO prop
erly receive the Prince of W(h)aIes.
A ma manuscript history Of the Gospel, in
the Celtic tongue, has recently been dis
covered in Northern Scotland.
The Black Republican State Conven-
ton of Maryland last week was Set upon
by rowdies and broken up.
The seeding Delegates at Charleston
have adj ourned to NEE. in Washington on
the 2lst Of June.
We regret TO learn that DR.. Sullivan, a
leading physician a, Council Bluffs, died
At that place few days ago.
The Daily St. Joseph West has been
discontinued bu, the Weekly will be con,
,inusd.
B,onlin, the rope-wslkor. is "laying the
ropes for another series of dare devil
exploits at Niagara Falls
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided that the Des Moines River
grant extends no further than Raccoon
Forks.
The St. Joseph Gazette Of the 9th says
that $50 Mormons, mostly German and
English, took passage on the Emile, for
Florence, about six miles above Omaha.
Three years ago there were seven Bank.
ing Honses in Davenport, all doing a
Furnishing business. Now there are but
two one of which is branch of the State
| Bank
The Davenport Dem and News records
the passage, through that city, Ct com
pany of feminine Pixies Peaker's in pan
falcons, top boots and bloomsr dresses.
In several counties Of Virgins the fer
est trees are diving without apparent cause
This extraordinary bligh, is the common
topic among tho citizens Of the counties
where it prevails.
The everlasting Burdell Case is up again
in the New York Courts The heirs are
nov quarreling ameung themselves as to
the division Of the murdered dentists
! property.
A man named Ian. McComb, supposed
! 20 be the murderer Of Laura j. Harvey al
ottumwa, was arrested at Omaha a few
days ago on a charge Of larccncy commit
ted at Concil Bluffs.
L. Johnson, Esq, the celebrated Phila,
da!phia type-ioundrr and sterutvper whose
death is announced in the papers, was
about sixty years OF age, aud All Engsh-
man by birth.
The Darlington Hawk Eye says the dull
ness in thai. city has become oppressive.
The drays can afford to rattle only occa-
sionaly The clerks are given over to
laziness, and the topers haven't life enough
to get up a respectable spree.
On the l0th inst, the Legislator. of
C"nnectien: re- elected Hon. Lafayette s.
Foster L. s. Senator. W. ". Eas,ou, an
ant-D ouglasjte, was Mr. Fosters oppo-
nsnt. The vote stood Foster l55; Eas-
! ton II.
Gen. Cass upon hearing of the with
/ drawal OF the Southern utrsists from The
Convention, SAID that he vas glad that the
Convention had stood by "a great principle
This will be the verdict of the American
people.
Mr.. John Ireland of New York has an
American eagle which be offers to match
against any dog in that city. Ii we were
ever guilty Of betting, we should back the
bird. Tbs American eagle having worsted
the English bull an more occasions than
one, of course can give good aeeoun, of
himself in u conflict with canine ANITA
gonist.
At reeen, farewell benei, of Matilda
Heron, in ST. Louis, she was called be-
fore the curtain at the conclusion Of the
! play, Camille, and made a speech, in the
course Of which she said to the citizens
Ct ST. Louis: To you owe my reputa.
ton, owe my husband, owe my child"
Here she was overcome by the magnitude
Of her Indebtedness and waved silent
adeu.
The Dubuque Herald says: A Mr.. Col
ton passed through here yesterday, en-
route for Chicago, having in his possession
gold dust to the amount of $4,000. He
made it all at Pixies Peak. by buying mp
quartz and separating the dust at halves.
He will return MS soon as he can get some
additional machinery.
The Bates movement, which seemed so
formidable few weeks ago, has apparent
ly, entirely subsidized. 1t has gone out
like snufed candle. The leading iourn.