Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-27
SUMMARY OF LATEST NEWS.


PEELED all the newspapers in that city,
which were suspected of secession pro-
clivities, to run up the stars and stripes.
1t is stated that Stewart, the rich New
York merchant. has offered q million dol
lars to the Government.
The venerable Gen. Cass made a
speech at Detroit on the Eth, in which he
strongly favored the supporting of the
Union, the Constitution and the country's
Flag under all circumstances. He said
that in u crisis ike this it was the duty of
every citizen to stand by the Government.
The Clerks in the several Departments
at Washington have been organized into
guards for the protection of their respec
tive buildings.
Seventy five Kansas men in Washing
ton have formed a military company. and
occupy the East Room in the White House
rs their headquarters.
--Advices from Canada state that a
sympath,ic war feeling with the North is
aroused in Canada, and that six hundred
men from Qubec and large body from
Montreal are coming to Boston to enlist in
the regular l. 5. Army.
Several railroad bridges on the road
leading to Washington through Maryland,
have been burnt by the Baltimore rioters
Gov. Hicks has forbidden the passage of
any more armed troops through Baltimore
Gov. Curtin he's issued proclamation,
converting the LEGISLATURE of Pennsylva.
MIA on the 30th April
1t is rumored that the negroes were
in a state OF insurrectcn in some parts Of
Maryland. They had burned several
houses.
At last accounts Maj. Anderson was
in New York, and was being overslaughed
with congratulations
A dispatch says that Fort Pickens, on
the 10Th, contained 500 troops, with seven
war vessels lying outside.
A strong Union feeling prevails at
Wheeling, Va.
In the Wheeling Congressional Dis.
.rict, the Douglas Democrats have nomi-
mating ". q. Brown, of Preston, for Con
g7ess. He was the only member from
Virginia hat remained in the convention
that nominated Douglas. There is strong
hope Of his election.
A dis patch from Nashville, Tennessee,
dated Goth states that Tennessee is almost
Q unit for the Sonth.
Rev. Warren Smith, of Utica, Ohio, a
Presbyterian Minister of excelIen. abiIi
ties and wide spread reputation, has en-
listed as common soldier to fight for the
Union.
At Er;e. Pc , on the Eth, an awful
catastrophe happened on the Buchanan
farm in the oil regions. The gas from n
spouting well took fire and exploded kill
ing se7en men. Among them was Mr.
Rouse an ex-member of the legislature
The Buchanan farm on which owe 100
wells are yielding is now in flames, and
all the wells are now on fire..
The I. S. Arsenal at Liberty, Mo
was seized by Missourians on the 20lh,
and garrsoned by 100 men.
-l,500 Virginia troops have taken pos,
session Of '!arper's Ferry.
The six regiments asked for from Hi,
nois are ful}, and ready to march. Double
the number required we're offered. Illinois
is almost unanimous for the Union. and
will sustain the stars and stripes with the
full force Of the State
On the 20th the largest Union meet
ing ever known in the country, was held
in New York. Business was entirely sus-
pended, and the whole city turned out -
Speeches were made by Robt J. Walker,
Fernando Wood, John A. Dix, Senator
Baker, Washington Hunt, John Cochran,
and many others New York is unit for
the Union
Our latest adviees indicate that an
attack on Fort McHenry by Baltimoreans
was imminent
Capitalists and corporations in nearly
all the Northern States have freely appro
priated money FOR the support of the fami
lies Of those who have volunteered to
fight for the Union.
VIM. B. Aston has offered to give the
Government four millions of dollars, and
loani ten millions.
Large quantities of powder and other
munitions Of war, uniforms, &c, destined
for the South, have been seized ut New
York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and other
Northern points.
Senator Wilson has enlisted as a pri
vate in the battalion of rifles of Mass.
Elk Pr sdent Pierce made a speech
at Concord, n. H., on the 2ls,, in which
he con ured the people to uphold the old
flag, and be true to their country.
"A diabolical attempt was made in N.
York on the 10Th to poison the Masachus
etts volunteers, by selling poisoned BRAN