Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-10-25
News Items.

pointed Colonel Of the 18th regiment Of
Iowa volunteers. This vacates the Office
of Secretary Of the Board of Education,
and makes it the duty Of the Governor to
Gil the vacancy.
President Lincoln recently presented =
pair Of Colts reviewers to the King of
Denmark. All the iron and steel is com
pletely covered with gold inlaid in beauti-
full arabesque, with representations o: the
mechanic arts, agriculture and commers
elegantly designed.
Some cowardly fellows who had their
front teeth pulled ont to avoid draft
being rendered unable to bite cartridge
Are to be put into the artillery service,
if drafted. according to an order from the
War Department.
We are informed that our runaway Gov.
G. J. Jackson, when last heard from, was
engaged in running saw mill in Texas.
Thus it will be seen that Claib. is deter
mined to make himself useful, although
a wanderer from his home and native
land Fulton (Mo.) Telegraph.
The new Turkish Minister of Finance
has found 100000 francs in gold and
silver coin secreted in the Royal Treasury
which it is supposed, has been secreted
upwards of u century. Why cant our
Treasurer do something of the same sort?
1t would help the war along wonderfully.
The Rev. 4. Starr King has been nomi,
mated for the United States Senate from
California to succeed Mr.. Latham.
Gen. Mcdowell is at present ia Wash.
ington preparing a statement Of his case,
which, is said will ere long have an atten.
tive hearing
The tribunal of Perigueux France. has
decided that catholic priests may marry,
and may have compulsory process against
magistrates who refuse to celebrate the
marriage OF a priest
1t is said that business 10 the French
cotton manufacturing districts has not
been so dull since the Revolution of lS4s.
The London Forming Post thinks that
coup d'etot is necessary to terminate the
American war, aud suggests that even if
jeff Davis assumes the Presidency of the
United States, the North would accept
him in order TO preserve unity. Inc Eng
l,h pnpers are getting - be more aad
more stupid.
The career Of the "a Wisconsin req.
mens is practically ended All .ha, is let
Of tie eleven hundred who lett Wlscon>
sin little more than twelve months ago,
are f;ty.nine war worn and battle grimmed
men. Almost every blood stained hvd 0,
Mary land or Virginia is enriched By the
bones from that noble regiment. There
were ten Overlooking companie. when the
regiment lett the State Tie few brave
fellows taat are left, ought to be- ,i>charg.
Il from the service, with all the honors
that Il hateful country can be~tow
1t is understood ,las the Grey Beard
Regiment (a7th) will rendezvous at Camp
S:rJng, Mascatne.
The quota Of the State Of Michigan for
the GOO 900 wa. 23,372 The enlistments
reach l3,4SS, leaving a deficiency OF o.
979 to be supplied.
The United States Eronomia estimates
that there is fully 800, 900 600 more spe.
Gle in the United States than there were
two years ago.
New York city is 1000 behind on her
quota for 100000
The Baltimore city election resulted in
the election tor mayor. of j. l.. Chapman,
IN unconditional unionist, by a ma ority
of 1854
The 9th of November has been set
apart for Thanksgiving in New York
New York City pays about three hun.
dred thousand dollars year Tor street
cleaning, and IS always dirty.
A census Of the city OF San Francisco
records population of % 900 against
$4,000 last year-a gain u three and u
half per cent.
The money market in New York on
the 10Th inst. was excited aud higher
Gold advanced nearly four per cent dur
ing the day, reaching AS high as 81 81,
but finally closed at IS 5 sa35 "a
GoLp digging has taken fresh star,
at Plymouth, Vermont, A piece worth
SIS so has been found, aud several pieces
valued at from 81 to -.
A boy died in Cincinnati, on Friday
last from inhaing ashes |. appears that
By some accident he turned over barrel
of ashes, and swallowed SO much of the
fine alkalic portions Of them which sur.
rounded him, that they suspended vitality
and death ensued in very short time.