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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20
A BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.

Some fifteen years ago, Rev. John N
Maflit, then in his prime, delivered Ice
ture which closed with the following fine
passage:
Phenix, fabled bird of antiquity, when
it felt the child advances of age, built its
own funeral urn, and fred its pyre by
means which natures instinct taught.
All plumage, and its form of beauty,
became ashes, but ever would rise the
young-beautiful form the urn of death
aud chambers Of decay would the fedglinp
come with its eyes turned toward the sun.
essaying its dark velvet wings sprnklsd
with gold and irinced with silver, on the
halmy air, raising little higher until at
length, in the full confidence of fiji ght, it
gives cry Of JOY. and soon becomes q
gllttsring speck on the deep bosom Of
aerial ocean. Lovely vovager of earth.
bound on its heavenward journey to the
sun
So rises the spirit bird from the ruin,
Of the body, the funeral urn which ;ss
maker built, and death frees. So towers
away to its home, in the pure element OF
spirituality, the intellect Phenix, to din
its proud wings in the fountain Of eternal
bliss.
So shall dear, precious humanity, sur.
vivs from the ashes Of burning world -
So beautiful shall the unchanging soul
soar within the disc Of Eternitys great
iuminary with nndazzled eye and un.
scorehsd wings-the Phsnix Of immortal.
ity--taken to its rainbow homo and Grad
led on the beating bosom Of eternal love.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20
For tho Register.
FIVE YEARS AFTER MARRIAGE.

He comes not yet. Lonely I sit and wait,
And watch the night lamp as it tlickers low,
And the sbbing fire. which givos mournful glow,
And list his coming at the wicket gate.
Tho clock strikes twelve, and yet he does not come.
How calm aud still this hour Of midnight seems,
The world is hushed in sleep and peaceful dreams
cannot sleep! where has the truant gone?
lie PLAYS not drinks, but with some dear friends,
The jovial jokes pass round the festive board
To them, the sweet wine of his soul is poured,
For me-dreary reglect which never ends.
Fire years TO- might, he placed this very ring
Upon my hand, and became his bride.
All ! little reckcd l, standing by his side
The sorrow that the coming years wuild bring.
The amlcss--hopcIess toll. the ceascless strife,
With only snatehes here and there of song
The rest-an c5dcSS struggle to be strong
And act my role in the great play Of life.
lie comes hear his football on the distant street
Hence recrcant tears lis folly to weep;
Bcgone We musnss--till the hour Of sleep
BE calm my heart, while his coming greet.
FLORENCE.
SIorx CRY, Iowa.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20
A MODEL AUTD8IOGHi Hipi.

Perhaps the bretest personal memoirs
ever written, were Memoirs CT Count Rop-
tochIn, written in ten miuutes. We suo-
JOIN few paragraphs, each ot which con.
stltutes chapter.'
My Birth.-On the 18th day Of March,
1869, | emerged from darknes, into The
light OF DAY. | was measured, | was
weighed, was baptized l was born with
out Knowing wherefore, and M parents
thanked Heaven, without knowing fer
what.
Ny EdHcatton-I was taught all sorts
of things, and learned all sorts Q. Ian.
guage>. BY dint Of impuGeuc= and luack.
cry | sometimes passed for a @nrunt. My
head has become library OF o.1 Volumes,
OF which | keep the key.
My SuHcn'ngs.-l was tormented ny
masters Uy taliJrs who MAZE M i,Lt
dresses ior me by women, oy anb4lIpu
by se.I-ore; by useless regrets, aMG ~
remenlOrances.
-Nemorob Q E..ocIs At the ngr Of thir-
ty gave up dancing; at torly my endeav-
urs To please The IaIr sex Al hily my re-
gard 10 puJtlc opinion "a s.Aiy the trou-
Die OF 'hlnNIng, ana have uaw uccume
true sage, Or egotist, which i, the same
thing. 4
Respec'aJi1 Principics.- / have never
medG!cd IN amy marriages OF scandal. |
have never recommended a COOS or ply
slcian, and consequently have never at
tempted the life OF any one.
My bisiikes-l have a dislike To sots
and iops, and to intriguing women WAC
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20
ORIGIN OF CONSUMPTI Y.

The Americaa Medical Mon Ml, fo
September contains some novel and inter
esung views relative to the nature an
treatment of consumption. The sea q
this terrible ma!ady is affirmed to be tn
Iynphatic system Of vessels and as th es
minute tubes form a close interacem mt n
throughout the whole body, being al !,
endowed with much activity, disease
fluids transmitted through them are Iia ole,
under certain conditions, to be posted any
where, AID to be spread or accumula ted
with prodlgious rapidity. The nature OF
consumption is stated to consist in a de-
privation of ,,a fluids which are propelled
through these tiny lympathic conduts.--
Two theories are proposed to account for
the presence of the pernicious elements
which here faint and poison the springs
OF ilIe at their source. One party atirms
that the process Of nutrition is at fault,
and that part OF the food eaten is lazily
aud impertec,ly asslmlatsd, Offering itself
in crude, half prepared state to the &C.
ton Of the vessels net adapted TO deal
with such material, but only with that
which has bee: submitted to compe,er
preliminary elaboration. Hence cellular
development, the first step in organization,
is impossible. The fluid cannot be taken
up. /, never becomes vitalized OF form a
UNION with any living tissue. On the con.
trary it is a burden. and soon causes mis-
chief. Another party thinks that the
material thus existing in the tar-reaching
net work of lympatic vessels is due TO de
cay, aud contaiues the products of organic
dissolution.
Both opinions are well supported, and
perhaps both may prove true. Tha. some
noxious materials, whether the debris of
used-up tissues, are thrown copious-
ly near the lymphatics, is agreed; and
also that the quantity Of such products is
so great, that this active sewerage appara.
'us cannot carry i. away. I.accumuIates
and hardens into tubercles The cause of
this terrible malady is stated by our author
to be preliminary the want Of oxygen,
whose presence in sufficient quantity would
either preven, the formation of the tuber.
culous material or would give power to
cast it out as soon as formed. A cure in
the early stage Of the disease is said to
have sometimes been secured by the use
Of chlorate Of potash, and other remedies
which supply oxygen to the blood. Pre-
vention, however, here as everywhere, is
easier than cure, and is seldom Impossible,
whatever be the hedetary tendency to the
malady. Muscular exercise, regular ha.
bits, fresh air, suitable food, ample resi-,
occupation, well ventilated apartments,
proper clothing and exemption from cor.
roding anxiety, are among the indispensa-
BILE most ordinary precautions.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20
NUMBER 2S.
SPRING.

Do people in this latitude realize that i.
is getting to be spring? Do they feel that
the long winter is past, and that the earth
is soon to awake out of sleep? DO they
grasp and hold the precious thought that
1t will take but "a few weeks to clothe the
fields and drape the trees in green? Do
they wait in delightful anticipation for the
early morning concert of robins and
thrushss and pee Wees and chick aces and
jays and orioles and crows and things p
Do they look forward to broad sheets Of
silver dew spread upon the meadow grass
to dry? DO they hug the conviction that
soon the brooks will laugh in pleasant
sunlight and pleasant air, and that Oubo-
links will make believe that they are very
stony and very noisy brooks indeed, aud
laugh more loudly still ?
There is no more delicious feeling lex
cept love, to which, 10y the way, il is much
akin,) than that which comes from ths
stir of spring in the blood. 70 feel little
bubble of glsdness start down deep in the
fountain Of life, and have it grow as it
comes up, till it sticks in the throat at
last, and one feels as if he wanted to yol,
and kick up his heels, and squeeze some
thing-this is to have the spring Of life
GENE back, and to know delicious Joy in
living. But there is something quite as
good as this in the revival Of nature. and
the confidence with which We look forward
to the pleasant changes of the season.-
Human passion wreaks disorder upon the
most peaceful and prosperous communi-
ties; but Nature moves calm y ou--aivuys
able-alwsys beneticient. States 20
out, secede, kissing hot. while nature cody
makes up her ice for the season. States
90 out and form a southern Contederacv,
and nature dssen't care half so much
about as she does hill of beans. She
has no trouble with compromises and con.
cessions and guarantees and such. There
fore We 60 for nature-wiih spring.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

The HEBREw RAcE.-The Jews it is
said, have not preserved everywhere the
primitive color. In the northern countries
Of Europe they are white; in Germany
many Of them have red boards; in Portu-
gal they are tawny, in the province of
Cochin China, where . number of them
have settled, they have black skins, though
they do not contract marriages with for
eignsrs. Prithard says that there is also
at Mattacheria a colony of white Jews !;
and lastly there are black Jews living in
Africa, in the kingdom of Houssa. Thus
great varieties Of color have been produced
among these people during eighteen cen.
turies but no change has occurred in their
cast Of feature, habits, or ideas. Under
black skin or white observes General
Gaumas in the Sahara. or the seaceast
towns, everywhere jews have the same
instincts, and the twofold aptitude for Ian.
guage and commerce.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

- A preacher, whose text led him to speak
Of the prophet Jonsh, Remarked iuciLen,lv:
- am of the opinion that Jonah was an
old man, neither smoking nor chewing,
from the fact that the fish retained him so
long in his stomach If the FISH had iswal.
lowed the house we are worshppng in, he
would, no doubt have puked himsaIf to
death.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

The lNAuGURAL-The New Orleans
Dclta happily applies an old couplet as o
condensation of Old Abe's Inaugural:
" He can, but be can't;
He will, but he wont;
He'll be damned if he does,
And he Il be damned if he DON'T
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

With tho exceptions Of New York,
Pennsylvania, Missouri and Illinois, the
Increase OF population has been greater
IN Iowa during the ten years from le50 to
1860 than in any other State in the Union,
and even in respect to these exceptions.
the relative increase in Iowa has been far
greater than in either OF them. This is a
fact which should be known and put down
to the credit OF Iowa
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

man that hath no virtue in himself
ever envieth virtue in others, for mems
minds will either feed upon their own good
or others evil and who wanteth the one
will pray upon the other.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

"Tintion !" exclaimed an Irish seryean.
to his platoon. front face, and ,ind to
rowl call AS many of We as is presin,
will say Here and as many Of 70 as
are not p"eslnt will say Absentr"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

sonny, does your father take parer?'
Yes, sir, he takes two Of them One of
them belongs to Mr.. Smith, and tho other
to Mr.. Tompson. hooks en from the
stoop"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

There is young lady in Boston so re.
fined in language that she never uses the
word hlackguara,' but substitutes Afri-
can sentinel
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

A young man in conversation one even.
ing Glanced to remark, Il ain no prophet" /"
True" replied lady present, mo
profit to yourself or any one else"
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

From the Dubusne Herald we learn
ths, rioting and pugiism, ase ilonriShinr
in that city The oocal when wanted as
. witness was mon comoat.5us."
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-20

A young lady who was perfectly thun.
derstruct" at hearing of her friends EN-.
gagenent, has been provided with isht.
ming rod.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-20
Indian TROUBLES in Oregon.

The Dallas (0regon) Mouatdineer of the
14th of August, has the following:
The following letter from Nathan Olney
Esq, merits more than passing notice. Mr.
Olney is perhaps better acquainted with the
Indian character than any other man on the
coast, and a word of warning from him at
this time should not pass UNDECIDED:
"TRN. MILE GREEK, August ID, 1861.
"FRIEND NEwELL-Some time since made
known through your columns the existence
of an organization among the Indians, for
the purpose of retaking their country from
the whites. have been watching its opera
tions ever since-it has now spread until
nearly every Indian East of the Cascade
Mountains, with whom treaties have been
made, North aud South of the Columbia
River, except the Wascos, Teninos and Stock
Whitley's band of Des Chutes Indians, be-
long to it. They have been waiting for the
Nez Perces, without whom they were afraid
to go to war:
1.-THE Nez Perces have long been divided,
some for war, and some for peace; but the
rush of miners into their country has, |
think, decided them. War talk from the
Nez Perces is going the rounds among the
Indians, who appear to be excited, naughty,
and impudent. Indians have visited me
within the last few days who have acted and
talked as Indians do who are going to war.
In fact l have but little doubt that war is
decided upon by them. | have been in
formed by some Indians, this morning, that
four white men have been murdered in the
Tygh Valley by the Indians. l hope all
may be well; but would advise our people
TO be on their guard, and go we'll armed,
particularly the miners. Yours truly,
"NATHAN OLNEY.p
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-20

Position OF THE REBEL LINEs.-The Ma
nassas correspondent Of the Richmond En-
guirer of the 7th says;
Whatever these intimations of officers may
be worth, it is very certain that the present
position of our lines is critical, if it does not
positively denote an intended engagement.
OF course it is proper, from prudent and cir
eumspect considerations, that i should give
no information have obtained of the dispo-
ton of our forces, beyond such general state
ments as may be innocent, and, at the same
time, possibly interest your readers. Circum-
stances may occur at any time to throw off
the restraints of secresy and admit the read
ers of the Examiner to the full knowledge of
the present movements.
There are two opinions here as to the in
tention of advance movements which have
taken place all along our lines. Should the
attack come from the enemy, we will not,
you may rest assured, be unprepared to meet
1t. All our regiments have been under
marching orders for the past few days. Gem
eral Longstreets command is in occupation
of Munson's Hill. In other directions our
lines are within three miles of Alexandria.
This is all the enemy knows and is likely to
know, notwithstanding his persistent efforts
by the skirmishing Of day or two past
(probsbly continued to-day to get around
Munson's Hill to discover what is in the real
of our extreme advance. This is not likely
to be discovered without battle, and wheI
the enemy chooses to offer 1t, we may pre-
sumo that he will not be declined.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-20
Operations at the PhllndelphIu Mint

Inc EDllAu6lpnlh inquirer says.
A small gold coinage having been lately
needed by the Government, the Mint during
the whole of last month and the first ten
days of this month was occupied three days
each week coming half and quarter eagles,
the remaining three days being employed on
double eagles. Now that the Government de-
mand for small coin is not pressing, a return
has been made entirely in the gold coinage
to double eagles, in order to accommodate
banks and the bullion dealers in furnishing
gold for the National Loan subscriptions.
Three millions of dollars of gold bullion
are now in the vaults, which will at once be
coined. The coinage of one million of dol
lars in double eagles requires four days. The
entire mint coinage thus far this month ex-
ceeds, in gold, silver and copper, three mill
lions of dollars.
Each succeeding year exceeds its prede-
cessor in receipts of bullion. The receipts
from California for the twelve months pre-
ceding the, lst of June last amounted, in
round numbers, to $32,00o,0Oo. The Kansas
mines yielded in that period $2,09l, 600,
against 1926, 900 the year before; very con-
siderable increase, which, it is thought, will
be augmented during the coming term, not
withstanding the present enlistments.
OF domestic silver bullion, $780, 900 was
received during the year preceding the lst of
June last, of which 100000 was from the
Washoe region, $l3 900 from Lake Superior,
$4,000 from Arizona, and Sc, 900 from North
Carolina. The remaining 1869, 900 was pro-
cured from the ore of California and Kan
sas gold, which contains ten per cent. of sill
yer,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-20
Complaints ueaInst the Rebel secretary Of
War.


A sensation letter appeared in the Rich
mond Wing, of September 2, announced by
the editor to be from the pen of distin-
guished citizen of the county OF Albemarle,
which information leads the public to inter-
pret the initials "F. NJ" as signature as
those of Franklin Minor, Esq. This gentle
man has for years stood high in the councils
of the Democratic party in Virginia, and has
rendered eminent services, both to the cause
ofeducation and agriculture, and if the letter
be, indeed, written by him, it is entitled to
no small share of consideration in advance.
1t makes loud and bitter complaint against
the President and Secretary Of War on ac-
count of the severe privation OF the troops
in the field, who are represented as almost
in state of starvation. There can be no
doubt whatever that in every division of the
army the commissary department is in
wretched condition, and that, too, with an
abundance of the necessaries of life readily
obtainable by the authorities. How far the
President is to blame in the matter is not to
be determined hastily and without examina-
tion. In the mountainous part of the State
the roads have been rendered well nigh i'm
passible by the recent rains, and the difficult
ties Of transportation must be taken into the
account in measuring the responsibility. As
for the commissaries at Norfolk, Yorktown
and at Manassas, no such excuse can be as
signed, and it is out of the question that the
troops at these places should suffer for the
want of plentiful wholesome food. But F. NJ.
is not the first person who has iutimated the
utter unftness of Mr.. Walker for the import.
ant position of Secretary of War. Certainly
The interests of the Confederate States are
too momentuous and the exigency is too
solemn, for men to be retained in Office who
are not fully equal to the labors and respon-
sibilities it places upon them.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-20
From Fort Hntteras.

The New York HerGlFs correspondent
writing from Fort Hatteras, September II
says:
Fort Hatteras appears to be very strongly
constructed and well laid out. All the guns
are in good order, and, with the best of am
munition sent for them, they can be made
very effective in defense. The ten-inch co.
lumbiad received from Richmond little be-
fore the surrender, will be mounted in day
or two on circular traverse, in position
to cover the approaches at every point.
With other guns, which we soon shall have
some rifled and of an immense range, we
can bid defiance to the rebels. Fort Hatteras
will be garrisoned in part by Captain Morris
and Lieutenant Hooks company from the
Third artillery, and by detachment from
Hawkins's Zouaves. Other reinforcements
will be here in day or two, and we expect
to see Brigadier-G General Reynolds, of the
Second artillery, with them, to take COM
mand of this department With more troops
and an able, experienced and high toned
general to lead them, we may expect an ag-
gressive movement from this point in short
time.
The best result Of this movement has beer,
the hasty recall of the ten thousand North
Carolina troops from Virginia-a greater loss
than pitched battle would have cost the
army at Manassas. The same result would
follow demonstration against South Caro-
lima and Georgia. Had this been made two
months since no Southern army would have
threatened Washington, or trampled the soil
of Virginia, and the dread realities of war
would have been presented in the homes of
those who excited this contest. Ten thou
sand men here would free North Carolina of
secession, which half her people still resist.
We are informed of hundreds on the other
side of Pamlico Sound who will join the old
flag if we will but go over.
The present naval force and twenty
thousand men of the army now at Washing
ton would threaten Charleston and Sa-
vannah at the same time (they are hut six
hours apart and would plant the Stars and
Stripes upon the ramparts of Fort Sumter.
Then secession would be but short lived.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-20

FIRMNEss OF THE CHEROKEE CHEF, JOHN
Ross.-John Ross, the Cherokee Chieftain,
continues firmly to resist all attempts made
by the rebels to swerve him from the con-
sistent posistion of neutrality assumed
by him at the outbreak of the present uu-
happy contest. Albert Pike, the Indian
Agent of the pretended Southren Confede-
rscy, has written letter to the old chief
full of the Establishments of fattery, in
genously intended to court the old man into
an abap pdonment of his policy. Having es-
sayed to bring about conversion by the
gentle tones of persuasion without effecting
his object, the Little Rock Poet, disparing of
success, then tries what virtue there is in a
mild kind of threat. 1t appears that a
generous proposition had been made to Ross
by the Contederates in relation to the Indians
lying on the border. In sllusion to this prop
osition, Pike intimates to Ross, that whereas
the latter Having rejected the terms offered
by him ofan alliance offensive and defensive
the proposition that the Confederate States
will ever feel bound to pay the Cherokee
people the purchase money of the eighty
thousand acres of land lying between Ran
sas and Missouri is now withdrawn forever
The old Cherokee does notseem to swallow
the bait thrown out to him by the fishY Pike.
He possesses too much ssgacity to allow of
his being duped by such seductive promises.
81, Louis Democrat