Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-11-15
STATE NE W..

Gov Kirkwood has appointed Thursday,
the 9th of Nov, a day OF Thanksgiving.
John G. Turk has been appointed clerk
of the United States Distric: Cour, for the
Western Division of Iowa, vice Tichenor.
resigned, gone into the army. {
Major William C. Drake Of the 5! Iowa
Cavalry, died at his house in Gordon,
Wayne county, on Thursday Of last week
The Dubuque Times says tina, DR.. Il. 5.
Lewis, of that city has been appointed
Commission Of Pensions.
The MAILS BY RAILRoAp.--The agent
of the Dubuque Il Sioux CITY Railroad IN
form US that the recent failure of the
mails from this city by railroad to the
west, is owing to the dilatoriness of the
Post office clerks; and the Postmaster
informs US that it is attributable to the
, neglect OF the Railroad Agents. We DO
not wish t. inquire further as to who has
been to blame, but We have asked both
+ parties 10 avoid repetition of such fail.
ures aud on both siIes they have kindly
assured US that they will do all 10 their
power to secure regularity hereafter
DabW4ae Times.
Glad % hear it. Occasionally we fail
to receive Dubuque mail which is not very
pleasant when We have bat tri weekly.
MILITARY SHARP PRAcrlcn.-An amhi,
ti0us private Of III" * n, at Camp Franz:
lin, was lately sent up the river ~ look
after some desertcrs, TO procure new re-
cruits and TO brIay IN some others who
had agreed 10 enlist. but mad as yet not
been sworn in. lie succeeded well in vet
ting the men, and was returning with them,
but when at MctIregor he found Cavalry
company nearly full, just needing has ruen
to fill out. They offered t. mahc him y
Lieutenant if he would give over his men.
The temptation WAS too strong. ana be
yielded. The Cavalry Company was formed
and he was duly elected Lieutenant. The
officers Of the 3>th hearing OF it sent "A
file Of soldiers down to the river 10 arrest
him when be arrived here. which was &C.
compllshed without difficulty.
a Court Marshal will be held in this
case, and IN the meantime the Governor
will not give him Commission.-D ubu,
que H@raR
ILLINOIS CoTroN were presented
yesterday with a specimen of cotton ra ised
by REYNOLDS Drury, about three miles from
th1s city, IN Rock Island county, Ill, 1t
Looks about rs good as the article pro.
duced in Dixie The sneciHcn may be
seen at the Post Office -Msca'tnc Jcur,
W Penn Clarke, of Iowa CITY, has baen
appointed Pay Master in the Federal army
with the rank of Major. His Office will be
at Washington.
I'D Mitchell, 81 Des Mo;nes, has been
aipolnted Register of the State Land Of,
Zee, wee A. B. Miller, resigned, and Capt.
IN the sd reg.menA
SCARCITY OF HELr.--The Vinton Eagle
says that such is the scarcity Of hell that
women, who heretofore have confined their
work exclusively to the house, have this
fall! entered the field to husk corn aud dig
potatoes. n ..-s. ~ T ...., ..-.ra.
CoMrSG WEsr.-The inquiry for farm
ing lands is very considerable just now,
and the inquiry for the most par, is from
eastern parties, who have come 10 the very
sensible conclusion that grabbing on the
stony hills Of New England vii! not pay
in this rapid age. lie, them come. - Duo
export News. ..
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Within a few weeks MAST FAM ,h,roba,