Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-03-22
IOWA tie MS.

Charges have been preferred at the War
Department against Coils Porter and
Drummond, Of the 4th Iowa Cavalry. for
their wanton assault upon Henry Clay
Dean while delivering a lecture a. Mt.
Pleasant.
The Legislature has resolved to adjourn
on tho and day of April next Tha, lie
the most popular resolve Of the session,
with the people.
A BRAVE BoY.-An incident is related
Of young Spelitich, at Fort Donelson,
member Of Go. q, and a son of Mr. Felix
Spelli.ioh. Of this county. that ought to be
recorded. When our forces arrived ct
the sntrenchments, he clambersi on top,
stopped there, took off his overcoat, laid
it down, then his undercoat, laid that down
deliberately, put his ammunition on the
top Of the p,le, then stood and coolly took
am at the enemy. Each time, when
about to fire, he would say. "You scoIn-
drel, you shot my Captain or words to
that effect, and every time he pulled the
trigger al enemy bit the dust Seeing his
dangerous position, exposed as the DO }
was, q prominent object for the enc IN .
marksmen. Lieut., Bing ordered him down.
bnt he either didn't hear, or didn', wans :,
aud kept on blazing away as If the fate Of
the army depended on his maintaining his
position. When he came down, he was
entirely unframed Young Speili,ich is
about nineteen years old, and 10 a native
Of Hungary.-Darenport Gazette.
The State Register says tha, Governor
kirkwood. while responding to toas, at
the Des M"ines House. INDUCED in scme
invectives ngsins, the British Lion. Said
he, The late advantage which England
attempted to take Of US in our EN- barrasseI
condition, will be remembered BY our
children to the lates. generation.
II will teach mine to remember the in,
suit offered to our Flag, i Ihare any to
teach !" At this point the ready Senator
from Dallas brough. his hand down pretty
roughly on the table and rising to his feet,
exclaimed: Governor, bless God you
shall hare" He sat down amid ,hunders
Of applause.
The House Of Representatives has pass.
ed bill providing that any salary or
income exceeding $500 and under $1,000,
shall be taxed Eve per centum on the ex-
cess over $500, while those over $1,000
shall be subject to an additional tax Of
one per cen.um for each 500 above $1,000
So says the Des Moines Register.
Our Rrdpe Boys StiN-I.eon ard Hous.
ton, writing to his father who resides here,
says that Col. Tu!,le, after the battle was
over and while he was looking at the
mangled bodies Of his brave boys, weps
like child! Such an out'gush of feeling
was croiitaole to the gallant Colonel an
the hottest Of the fght.' says Leonard,
"Col. futile was in advance Of his men,
waving his sword, and calling out in a
voice that swept above the storm Of battle
Come on! come on my brave boys T.
Thank God they did come op.-Register.
Happy Response clip the follow
ing from the Des Moines Register
IAN interesting young lady Of Des
Moints, now Oh visit TO Ohio was re.
Gently expressing in warm terms her pat
riotic rapture Of the deeds of the Iowa
Second at Fort Donelson. A gentleman
present said to her-'Who is your lover
in that Regiment She Immediately re
plied-'Every one Of them, bless their dear
hearts F.!
The Census of 1860 ixes the value Of
property in Iowa, as follows: Real estate,
$l9,433, 423; personal property 1851
$50.