Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-07-11

hill. Half an hour before sunset came
the hnal attempt with which the rebels
usually endsayor to close up great engag.
ementa - attempt which certainly has
n larger number Of instances been
cfowssd With success. Here, however, it
met . different fate; two divisions which
proved to be Anderson's and McLaws
Of Lonstreet's corps were formed for this
attempt. They came forward in mag.
ni6cent style; they had difficult ground
to march over, but on they came over
rocks and through low woods until within
. fair distance, when they made rush
with yells. They didn't keep their line
very even but were scarcely less impetuous
a. the mass of them would be in line
Checked, broken, and beaten back by this
one titanic effort Of the 5th corps. the ut.
tacking column shattered down the hill
aud the battle was over on the left with
the enemy completely beaten.
Philadelphia. July GA special dated
Rappahannock, July 4.h, says a large
portion Of Dixs army is near this river.
It 10 intended to cut off Lee when retreat
ing from the Potomac if be escapes the
~"A0n os0sy uOaIu " wv INeEs Z
Harrisburg, July 6.-The Potomac riv.
ct has risen 6 feet within the past 48
hours, which must necessarily destroy all
the bridges within striking distance Of
Lees army oil means of retreat must be
cut Of.
Halifax, July 6-yall.udigham has
arrived here from Bermuda.
Chicago, July 7.-Unoficial dispatches
from VicksSurg, state $4,000 prisoners
we're taken with all their arms, cannon
and eqoippage. The report of the sur.
render 10 from Admiral Porter. Great ex.
element prevails throug bout the country.
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BEECHER ON ARBITRARY PowER.-Just
before leaving for Europe, = few weeks
ago, Henry Ward Beecher took occasion
to preach one Of his peculiar sermons, in
the course Of which he expressed the TO-.
lowing sentiments: ..
Especially We should remember many
Who arc confined for alleged crimes of
which they may be guiltlesa cannot
scitness scith pleasure and complacency,
neither can avoid speaking my thou hts
upon the habit Of arresting men and throw
ing them into prison without charges or
trial. There may he occasionally an ex.
treme instance that shall justify the de.
tenton Of a man wi,hou, charges or trial;
but it is dangerous thing in . free gov
eminent. for those u power 70 take
mans liberty without a charge and with.
out ali opportunity Of trial. Ind is
dangerous thing for a people to submit to
hare II done and nerer s;sat. Let us up
hold oor gosernm nj but ,emen. Der that
our government stands upon r. eat q Incl.
Piles, and that /! is not uphotding tie goc-
ernms'tfo acquisscc IN the riolatioa ofthe
foundation principles Of the yocernmeut.
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FORTUNES MADE By the WAR.-It is
generally believed, and with truth that
large fortunes have been made out of the
War during the past eighties mouths. We
have a llst-of the names Of one hundred
ard fifty persons who have made fortunes
varying from one hundred thousand to
million and q half Of dollars during that
period, some by stocks, some BY contracts,
some by shoddy, soma by selling bad ves-
sells to the Government, some by crackers
and cheese for the army, and some by dis.
posing Of good Offices. these shoddy
sr;s.ocrats have added some two hundred
brilliant eqnipases to the Ring at the
Park, and will soon figure largely Of the
watering places. Jay Cooke, lbe banker,
IS said to have cleared three hundred
Thousand dollars -m:nus eigh. or ten
thousand dollars for advertisements by
ha nfC h>~ l.. L.
50 we 60, money is rs plenty as dirt. 1t
will soon be time to spend this spare cade
at the summer retreats, and the season
will be splendid one -Ner York Herald.
The pamphle, of George Wilkes attack.
ing General McClelle,, has been extern
sively given away to he army Of the Pc.
tomac. The soldiers barnec naluadantly.
The llsth Pennsylvania made grand
bonfire Of all the copies they could collect.
The above is q special dispatch from
Washington to Que Of the New York pa
pers. This pamphlet wss prepared BY
Wilkes, and is being scattered broadcast
BY thousands, upon the order Of the New
York Loyal Leagues Wilkes made the
statement himself when the vile produc.
ton frs. appeared.
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A Cool TorER-A good anecdote is
told Of man named Beu.ly, confirmed
drinker who would never drink with q
friend or in public, and always bitterly
denied, when little too steep, ever tast.
ing liquor. One day some bad witnesses
concealed themselves in his room, and
when the liquor was running down his
throat, seized bin with HE arm. crooked,
and his mouth open, aud holding him
fast, asked with ~ cir Of triumph:
u a