Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-28

90 Income Of twenty Eve thousand dollars
per snnum.
Ills said that that while tho net receipts
Of John B. Goughs lectures in England
were $50. 900, hs brough. home only
$l,6o0-.hs balance having been given
to charitable objscta He is now support
ing seventeen young men .. College.
General Scott lately delivered eulogy
on John Jay Cri..enden, .. Cooper Insti.
tu,e. The general health Of The veteran
soldier 10 remarkably good, though subject
to occasional attacks incident to bic I'd.
vsnced age.
One day last week tesmster 10 Albany
backed bis horse into the river, and tying
. rope around his neck, succeeded in saw
ing him from drowning but choaked him
to death. The fellow, . contemporary
thinks, was only illustrating how tho ad.
u,inissration is saving the county.
A desert service, made in London, for
the Pacbs Of Egypt. consists Of twelve
gold plates, richly inlaid with diamonds,
costing 10000 francs each six cham.
payne glasses costing 80, 1000 francs each !;
six small wine glasses At $4,000 francs
each. The dozen spoons and forks at
5000 francs each. The plates and cham.
payne glasses contain more than . thous.
aud diamondA
The marriage Of Senator Sprague and
Miss Chase this evening was the most
brilliant occasion Of the year at the Capt..
tai, and was attended by the President
and all the members Of the Cabinet, Lord
Lyons, Mercier, and other Foreign Minis.
ters, and attaches TO the Legation, Ma or
General lla!leck, Schenck. Mcdowell, aud
host Of others, several Admirals and
Commodores. ex Secretary Cameron, and,
10 short, a brilliant assemblsge. embrac.
ing many of the most distinguished people
of the country, and Of the representatives
Of foreign governments
The bridesmaids were Miss Chase, Miss
Spinner, and Miss Nichols, niece t" Gov.
Sprngue. The groomsm-n we're Ma or
Baldwin, Of Gen. S,alhs' staff, Capt. Hs.
ven, Of Gen. McDowelrs staff. and Capt.
Jones, f"e, Captain Of the Potomac flo.
,illa.- Wash Cor. Nor IL.
A Hamburg correspondent writes 8" !
saw even an English clergyns" CANT bling
on Sunday. The accounts Of the gamb
ling company for the frs. six months Of
this year chow clear prof, Of O53 900
forms (abou, f9o, 900 } expenses. which
ar. ar. more tina" slo0 day, being paid"
1t is supposed that something Of IN.
common Importance is being done at the
State Department, inasmuch a. an order
has been given to exclude all persons from
the rooms Of the clerks, even nsu.bers Of
their ia milise.
A Paris letter mentions a rumor tina,
the Mexican officers held as prisoners Of
VA: in France have been approached to
declare for Macmillan, on doing which
they were promised to be set ., liberty
and sent home.
A lady with an immense crino'ine
knocked over an unfortunate gentleman
in London by q single sweep Of her skirts
His head struck the curbstnne, and the
shock was 80 severe tha, he died in short
time.
The Washington Republican says there
are fifteen thousand prostitutes in that
city. Verify, the Republican rule prom
ises to "res.ore US to the purify Of our
fathers are being beautifully fulfilled
Bonner, Of the New York Ledger, has
recently purchased the celebrated Maine
trotting horse, Cloudman,' for the snug
little sum Of $4,000. "C'oudman re-.
csntly made the best half mile on record.
in LILO.