Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-04-14
EDIrOniAL saEvarlEs.

The sstal ssouss Of gold and silver
yislied By oil the e;ses 10 the world, from
shs birth Of Christ down 70 ,hs year 1889,
has been sstinsted at sixteen thousand
two hundred and nine sillionssswo hun
drsd thousand dollsss.
Mr.. Bates letter, while It i, satisfactory
to the Republicans, is likely to slIeoisse .
certain class Of voters who might other
wise have been willing 10 support him.
The Louisville (Ky.) Journal, says:
"He is just Is good or bad Republican
- Seward. or Chase. or Lincoln 10. He is
. Republican pure and simple
The friends of Judge Bates have given
publicity 10 the statement that be had
snancipsted bis slaves. The st. Louis
Evening Post says:
so tar from this being the case. il il
undeniable tbss they ran away from him,
and be used every means 10 his power to
rs.capturs them"
The aggregate Of the several sppropris.
ton bills bills passed BY the late Legisla.
turs Of the State amounts TO over $780,
600. A nice little bill for the taxpayer
TO foot.
II 10 estimated thst not less than eigh.
thousand men will leave Iowa the prssen,
season for the Gold mines in he region
of Pixies Peak.
Myron H. Clark, the 6rst Rspublicao
Governor Of New York, has abandoned
The party and come on. iu, favor Of the
Bolts unioa msvement.
The Indiana delegates 70 The Charleston
Convensoo have dstsrminsd 70 provide
themselves with . tent 10 ~hicb 10 live,
buy their own provisions and do their own
cooking, duriag their stay.
The Onahs Nebraskian Of the 7th inst.
says that the wind on Tuesday last, caus.
ed considerable damage 70 the Capitol
building. About forty feet square Of the
roofing vas blown entirely Of. and several
windows were blown in and demolished
up,n the a,or.
There are III Roman Catholic churches
10 this State and 80 free schools under their
auspices. The schools are under the es-
p.cial superintsndence Of ,ha priests and
are supported BY voluntary contributions
Of the people; who .. the same zine pay
taxes for the support Of The public schools.
Vice President Breckenridge, G. n.
Schwarzmsn. W. D. Haley, and two 9th
srs, received the thirty third. or highest
degree in Masonry. in Washington, on the
18th uls. Albsrs>rlks, Sovereign Grand
Commander, Of Arkansas, Albert M4ckay,
and Giles NJ. Hi'Iyrr, OF Mississippi. and
b. u. French, performed the ini,ia.ory
service. Albert Pike delivered the GRAFTON,
and Rev. W. d. Haley acted ., chap lin
Lois MoL.ez is on . lecturing tour
through The vest.
The expense Of taking tho census this
yesr Throughout. the Union will Be about .
millioa Of dollars.
The Livery Stable Of Higley / Bro,
Cedar Rapids. was consumed by FIRE on
the nish, Of IL ursdsy last. Foss horses
we're burned, tSgether with harasss, car.
riapss, buggiss, sleigh., and 2,OoOOushels
grain. Loss estimated At $1,000. The
fire was supposed 70 BE- the work Of an
incsndiary.
The English fancy" are betting Is
high I" seven to one on Sayers against
Heenan, in the great fight for the cham.
pionship Of the world, TO come off in En-
gland on the 10Th of April. Heenau is
said to be getting admirably compact un-
der bis training; at last accounts he had
been reduced 10 ls2 pound. with the pro.
mise of bis assistant II at he should come
down sevsa pounds more before toe fight.
II is understood tina, the English au,hori.
ties will no, p.t themselves to any trouble
to prevent the fight.
Winnebago county is going to build a
$40, 600 Court House. Rather steep for .
county Of so voters.
There are eight hundred students At
Obsrlin College, Ohio They arc Of oil
colors and Of both sexes.
The Republican State Com mittec have
called Q State Convention to be held at
Iowa City, on the 23d day OF May, to
nominate State officers. and TO ratify the
nominations Of the Chicago National Con.
yentiun.
The Page county Herald reports diff
Guilty in Fremont county. Itsppesrs tina,
the County Judge and Contractor could Mt
agree upon settlement when the work
was done, and the question sf giving the
Contractor $4,000, was submitted to the
dear people, who votsd asainst il, where.
upon Mr.. Contractor gets bis work ap.
prsissd-lby an architect at $38, 900, and
has sued Fremont cosnty for tina. sum.
The latest European s-ws reports the
difficulty between Spain and Morocco TO
have been settled.
The Rsput licans Of Minnesota are IN.
happy over the loss Of their late Speaker
Of ths House, Mr. Coggswsll, who has re
gently become convert to the De,aocracy
Near the close Of the Legislative session,
be plainly defined his political position on
several occasions, but more particularly ia
. speech tayoring the resolutions to per
nit Soulhernsrs 10 visit Minnesota with