Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-12-13
DAKOTA coRRRsPONDEHcH or
THE RD01oT GA.
YANKroN, Dec. 10th. 1861.

co''eS' suy errohious Impression W0icn
may have been conceived from the infor.
nation contained in my last, relative to
the spiking Of the cannon and the Goose.
quent disappointment Of the Governor
and bis friends. As l learned after my
last was mailed that when report Of the
condition Of the gun Was conveyed TO the
Governor his ingenuity suggested . mode
Of relief which being succsssfully acted
upon, the salute was given under bis
dirsc. and personal supervision. and i.
was really refreshing to witness the boyish
but genial pleasure which this high official
evidently took in this unexpected aud hap.
PLY arranged tribute Of respect.
After . somewhat pro,rscted contest
for Speaker, the House was finally organ.
lied on Tueseay last by the elsctio" Of A.
J. Harlan to the position, = result sImos.
universally satisfactory. sud one calcula..
ed to do much towards the fur.herance II
the business Of the Assembly.
How or when this consumation, 90 de-.
vou'ly prayed Tor by their parsou, would
have been secured it is impossible to say.
had it no. been for the sr,iul incentive
applied to those hungry Norwexians and
their associate from Vermi'lion, by the
Secretary, viz: an in,imstion that there
would be no allowance Of the per diem
until there was AL organization. This wa.
an argument, the force Of which those
greedy representatives could readily ap.
preciate, and to the potency Of which they
Immediately succumbed. Grea. credi. is
due Mr.. Hutchinson for this delicate piece
of fnessc-as we'll as for the pa,ernal
care and general supervision which he is
kind enough to exercise over eli the affairs
Of the House.
The contest for . ghostly adviser to Sc.
cure the CO operation Of divine assistance
in the deliberations Of the body was quite
spirited; but finally settled, like oil other
matters Of Importance in the organization
upon the Norwegian basis. In fac, it is
Norway rersus the balance Of The Terri.
tory, and certainly up to the time Of
present writing, Norway has decidedly the
best Of it, having secured most Of the
three dollar a day positions for some Of
our adopted citizens" from that country.
This arrangement appears to meet with
no very serious opposition from MAORI.
" Of the members, though there are some
50 entirely forge.ful Of the necessity Of
coneilia,ing this political element ~
amidst tn. aedly Of Ole Helversons and
Hslver blossoms to introduce The Saxon
name Of a native citizen - . candidate
for some position.
As anticipated, the subject Of the re.
moval Of the Capitol has been asi.ated BY
the introduction Of bill ia the Council
for tina: purpose, but as yet sufficient
expression Of opinion has failed to be
elected to justify one in ven,uring AL OPP.
Hioh Us ~ tue pTOouuie result.
Up to the present time no standing
committees have been announced. though
q special one on stampedes. consisting OF
William Jayne, Jno. Hutchinson, General
George Dandy Hill and the Dakota Cav.
airy was appointed, with . view Of Wis.
ing some method for the proper protection
Of the officials against the aunoyances of
uncoagenial society and the hsrdships in
ciden, to a new country. so that the a,ten.
dance Of at least one Of them may be
secured i" the Territory during the pres.
ent session OF the assembly.
In conclusion, | cannot forbear to ~
turn my heartfelt thanks for the many
kind acts OF attention extended to me
while here, and express some small por.
ton Of the gratitude l feel for the hearty
hospitality Of which an the recipient
One word of commentator on ,he
stage arrangements between Sioux City
aud this point The route is stocked with
fine horses, and safe aud comfortable car.
ri"ges, while the drivers are very obligiug
and attentive-and The time made on this
route is ahead Of any stage time on record
in this country. 1t is to he hoped that
stage proprietors on other routes will I'M.
tate the enterprise displayed on tas
~>s~N
Somebody wrote to the editor of the
Bucyrus Journal letter Of inquiry n. TO
billiards, to whom the editor replied -
80 Yes, sir, We can tell you all about bill.
lizards. Ills garne consisting of tw, men
in their shirt sleeves punching balls about