Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-11-24
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arrival from abroad, from reliable source,
states that residence for the Pope il to
be prepared at Brussels.
-Itis stated that the Empress Eugene is
owths posessor Of large pearl, found
at Paterson . few days since during the
pearl fishing excitement. The cost is "a.
tima.ed at 81, 500.
--Messrs. ]. R. Gilmore and B. F. Bar.
rett, or Orange. have purchased the Knick.
ert~ockcr Nagusinc, with . .iew to bring
it up once more to the prominent. literary
position which i: held in days gone by
Lewis Gaylord Clarke, Esq, will retain
his life long connect lou with "Old Knick.'
An alligator, measuring two feet in
length, was caught in the Passaic river, at
Aquackanonck, on Wednesday. It's sus,
pec,ed that the reptile was concealed in a
load Of reeds which we're recently unload
ed in the vicinity. Some suppose the egg
was concealed in the reeds and that he
was hatchsd on the way upon the vessel,
and jumped off when the reeds were being
unloaded.
1t 10 stated that Louis Napoleon did
express q wish to join a meeting at War.
saw, and was told that it vas i'm possible
Hence it is that Montebello, the French
Minister at St. Petersburg, refuses to &C.
company the Gar The Conference was
postponed till the Goth. The movement
waste intimate to France that three of
the great Powers know what they are
abou. and what he is about.
1t is said that in London there are
more than $1,000 women who earn miser
rable income IN the various departments 0 t
needlework.
Mr. Davis who for four years past, has
been employed by order of the English
Government, in excayatiug the remains Of
Carthage, has returned to England. The
results Of his toll, which are of great an
tiquarian and historical interest, will be
Immediately published.
The poet Buchart, author of the admir-
ed tragedy, Jane Grey" died recently in
one of the hospitals in Berlin. Buchart was
about forty years Of age, and had been for
some time in INDECENT circumstances.
We saw drunken fellow the other
day who, installing a fly on an awning
post for nail, tried to hang his hat on it,
The fly was astonshed--so was the man
while the spectators were highly deligh,
ed to hear him "cuss the nail
-"Do you keep matches ?" asked a
young wag Of a retailer ooh yes, ell
kinds was the reply. "Well, then, III
take trotting match. The retailer i'm.
mediatsly handed him box of Bran,
dreth's pills.
The Council Bluffs Bugle gives the
details OF q bold attempt at murder in that
town. One Matthew Wilson endeavored
to kill man named Christian 4. Erick.
son while at supper, By striking him with
al axe. The weapon glanced off without
inllicting a mortal wouud. The would be
homocids has been arrested
The Charleston Mercury gives the
history Of that paper for thirty ,Gve years
during which time it refers to the fate
OF is editors, after this fashion The
first ruinsd-the second barely earned
narrow Subsstance-the third injured, bit
sold out in time-the fourth died ruined
man; and the fifth is ourselves, Of whom
we shall say nothing.
DR.. David Dale Owen, the well known
Geologist, died at his residence in New
Harmony, Ind, on the l4th inst.
--l04 counties in Missouri, gives Doug.
las over Bell 3I2 ma orty. Eight coun,
ties to hear from.
-Lincoln has been burnt 10 efigy q.
Aiken, South Carolina.
About 5000 people assembled a, tn
kenocia Trotting Park, on the 18th inst,
to witness the ,rot between Flora Temple
and Widow McCre. Mile heats, b.st three
IN FIVE. Flora won tim, 2:39 2:37 2:33.
The citizens of Davenport are taking
measures to aid the destitute 10 Kansas.
Mr.. Rowe, Of Atalissa, Muscatne
county, was killed short time since BY
the accidental discharge Of shot gun
Mr.. R. was an old resident of Muscatine Co
About thirty car loads Of grain are
sent eastward daily from Cedar Rapids
and other points on the line OF the Chica-
60, Iowa aud Nebraska Railroad.
The Dubuque Herald says that, on
the I'd November, man in that town sue.
ceeded in the beastly fea, of drinking forty.
five glasses of Lager and twenty glasses
Of whiskey.
1t Is said that the AbDe IaBorde has
invented an apparatus for registering sound.
Short hand reporters will have to look ou,
The new mills put up en- the site OF
the Pemberton Mills in Lawrence, Mass,
will be in full operation in January next
They will give employment to 1000 oper,
atves.
- Extensive gold discoveries has been
made near Quebec, Canada, A good deal
Of excitement exists in regard to them.
Can it be said with truth that We nre