Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-06-22
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from st. Joseph that one OF the U. s. SOL
diers was shot in that city by a brother of
the Sheriff, who escaped Great excite
ment prevailed, and Secessionists from the
country were pouring into the city. 1t
was thought there would be more blood
shed.
The Governor Of Nebraska has made
the following appointments Of officers Of
The Nebraska regiment, John NJ. Thayer,
of Omaha, Colonel II. P. Downs, of Ne.
braska City, Lieutenant Colonel; W. d.
McCord. Of PIatts.nou,h, Major; Dr. Enos
Lowe, Of Omaha, Surgeon.
There are now over one thousand
Mormons at Florence, awaiting the arrival
Of teams from Salt Lake to transport them
thither.
Letters arc daily received at Wash
ington from Kentucky. full Of the stron-
gest Union sentiments. They ask for
arms and say that companies of true Union
men are forming particularly in the cen-
trail counties Of the Southern tier
The State of Missouri has been added
to Gen. McClelland's department, and the
head quarters Of the Department Of the
West have been removed from ST. Louis
to Fort Leavenworth.
The House of Delegates in Maryland
have instructed their U. s. Senators to
vote for the recognition Of the Southern
Confederacy.
Serious difficulties between the Union
men and Secessionists are reported to
have occurred recently at Kansas City, Mo.
AN ARRAY occurred in the streets of
Leavenworth on the 18th between D. X
Anthony, proprietor of the Daily Coaser-
raticc, and X, C. Satterlee, of the Daily
Herald. Sarerlee was killed.
dispatches to the New York Herald
and Times say that "a special messenger
atrived an hour since from Fortress Monroe
bring the intelligence that Gen. Butler
this morning proceeded with large rein
forcement, to Great Bethel, and after q
severe fight captured the rebel batteries,
one of seven and the balance Of fourteen
guns and also took ! 900 prisoners.
The Government has engaged the
services Of Prof Lowe, the balIoonist to
recounotre the position Of the enemy. IL
making his observations he will be &C.
companied by telegraphic operator. The
balloon will be held to the proper height
by cord it will also be connected with
the earth by insulated wires which will be
attached to the recording machine in the
balloon viii thus sJss. operator in the
with the War Department or course
the same experiment. will be practicable in
the field (; the operator and balloon above
the smoke Of the contest, giving inlorma-
ton ct all that was trsuspiriug IN the enc
my's camp.
-Wigfall declares his determination to
be IN Washington on the 18Th day of June,
ana "i1ttll. as everybody knows, is Gas
good as bis word but unfortunately not
a whit better. If he keeps his last prom
Use, the Albany Argas thinks VT are likely
to see not only IEty fall in Washington
on the appointed day, bu, a head Gss,
with it.
About 700 Z. s. troops are stationed
at ST. Joseph, Mo Several personal diff
culties are already chronicled as having
occurred between the troops and "secesh.
ers in that vicinity.
Hon. f. p. Stanton has been appoint.
ed lsrigadier General of tina Kansas troops
On Monday morning two excellent
Photographic lkenessos of the President
of the the Southern Confederacy and ex
President Buchanan Secretary OF War
were placed in the Rogues' Gallery, of the
New York Police Headquarters. At the
bottom Of the likenesses is written, JEFF
ferson Davis, the Traitor" and "John B.
Floyd, the Robber."
Letters from Galveston affirm tina,
Hour was selling there at $50 per barrel.
Thus far our Government has taken
possession OF about thirty prizes, while the
Confeierates have seized, in their harbors
and on the Mississippi, about fifty seven.
The papers inform II, that the wheat
fields in Illinois and Indiana, which, until
a short time ago, looked exceedingly we'll,
are now suffering severely from the raya
yes of the ay and army worn. Ia Indiana
whole fields are entirely destroyed, aud
from present appearance the general yield
vii! not be over quarter crop.
The Gen. Pierce who commanded ut
he battle Of Great Bethel, is a aiassachu |
'e.ls man. He isn't the ex President.
Henry Winter Davis was defeated for
Congress in the Baltimore distric, by !
henry May, who claims to be Unionist.
The returns from the late election in
Maryland are favorable for Union men.
Union seatimeu. is strong in Del.
ware.
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