Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-08-22

The Dubuque Herald to stilson Hutchics
The total number Of men of both
slssses, liable to military duty in Marion
county, is $3.50.
"A military company WAS recently or.
ganized in Marion, Linn county. The
Editor Of the Linn County Register wants
70 be 9Th corporal We trus. that bis
oilitary aspirations will be grati6ed.
In the 9th Compression District the
enrolment stands as follows: 6rst class,
5S44; second class. 25o7 ; total, 1851.
Tho wheat crop in Black Hawk Co.
is pronounced better yield than the Co.
has been favored with for four years.
Mr. Myers, farmer residing six
miles from Muscatine, was fatally injured
by an accident the other day which occur.
ed while bis horses were running away.
The Hawk. Eye says that the frst
complete company Of the 9Th Cavalry
passed through Burlington a few days
since, on its way to Davenport. 1t was
organized in Van Buren, county.
The Western Iowa Conference Of the
NJ. E. Church will hold ito next annual
session 1t Wioterset, commencing on the
% day Of September. The Iowa Confer.
snce meets 1t Newton on the 9th day Of
September.
Col. Samuel A. Rics. Of the SD Iowa
Regiment, late Attorney General Of Iowa,
10 now Coumsndaut Of the Post Of Helena.
"A Mrs. Moran Of Oskaloosa, 10 order
to excite tho sympa.hy and Iibsrali.y Of
her neie hbors, gave out that . newly born
child Of hers was dead. Some suspicious
circumstances having occurred, the sup
posed child, after ito burial, was dug Up.
II consisted simply Of bundle Of rags
No child WAS born, and no child died.
"A drove Of buff.loes found their way
not long since into Hardin county. Buf.
falo hunts have Of course been fasbiona.
bic. One old QUILL, weighing 1900 pound: ;,
was killed.
The 0es Moines Register says it learns
from good authority that Gov. Ki,kwood
Is authorized to raise = regiment Of col.
ored troops in this State.
The Vinton Eagle gives an account
Of = grand prairie chicken hunt in that
vicinity, IN which SO men killed in one
day 1869 chickens. The chickens we're
distributed among the families of the
town, due regard being paid to the fami>
lies Of volunteers.
The convict labor in the Iowa Peni.
Tertiary is to be let for term of years, on
the LIST of September next.
The 7.h Iowa Cavalry, under com.
mand Of Major H. H. Heath, arrived at
Des Moines on the 5th, and camped about
two miles from the city, on the east side
Of the Des Moines. II Is on ito way to
the Indian country.
Never since Iowa has been settled BY
the white man have prairie chickens been
~ numerous as the present season. In
Buchanan county and Blackhawk coun.
ties, they can be killed with stouss and
clubs.
"A girl named Amanda Janetta Ruth
erford, aged II years, was killed by light
ming in Camp township, Polk county, on
the Sd inst, while pitching sheaf oats from
. wagon. Her two brothers who were
With her at the time we're struck insensible.
Col. A. P. Richardson has bough, out
tho interest Of Geo. W. Tenny 10 the North
Iowa Times and takes a position as asso.
cia.e editor Of the paper; Gel. Richardson
Vas the founder Vi the Times, and for
quite time ito sole editor he is 40 able
writer.
u. C. Vance, Of Union township,
Des Moines county, shot and killed q
young man named Henry Haynes, in bis
melon patch, on the 7th inst. The evil
dence shows that Vance committed the
deed deliberately, while concealed only q
short distance from Haynes, his gun being
loaded with slugs. and the charge taking
effect in the head. He was committed to
Jail in default Of giving $1,000 bonds
The Burlington Hack Eye says there is
intense excitement in the neighborhood
in regard to the affair.
"A. Keokuk, on Monday, I. II. Cslver.
shot w. II. Austin for seducing bis wife.
The ball struck the breast bono and
glanced OF without doing fatal injury
Calvert vas arrested and held to bail 10
the sum Of $1,000.
The Iowa 37.h received orders some
two weeks since to 90 to Alton ILL.,, and
guard prisoners At that place.
Tho drouth in the neighborhood Of
Iowa City has been very severe and many