Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-08-22
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tor Boole Of New York, in the Eve weeks
Of bic holding the Office, has removed up
ward Of 1000, 900 loads Of dirt, ashes and
garbage, which were collected and re-
moved by force Of 600 to 900 men. He
has had the cutters washed out and lined,
and tho city has probably never been in
cleaner condition than at present.
Mrs.. Mo,caN. Ritch,e.-Mrs. Mowatt,
TINT was (Mrs. Richie that is) q writer in
the London Leader, informs US, would
not turn rebel, though her husband is
editor and proprietor Of the Richmond
Inquirer. Mrs. r. has lately, by reason
of some legal decision, become possessed
Of ample means She resides-tempora.
rily, the writer believes-in England.
Guano.-An important survey Of guano
deposits on the coast Of Peru has been
concluded, and the stocks we're estimated
at 100000 tons on the Macabi Islands,
100000 tons on the Guanape group
Opposite the point Of St. Helena and
1000 900 tons on the Lobos Island, repre-.
senting 4 total value Of $3.50, 600, 900.
Taking the Chances-Shortly after the
draft commenced in Rochester, . man
circulated in crowd proposing to take
the cbances' Of any mao who had not
been drafted for Fifty dollars in hand. The
same individul attended The draft in Onts.
rio county, where be operated in the same
way. and came out $50 ahead.
The NJ Y Times supposes the whole
number Of men called for under tho draft
10 100000. Judging from the results thus
far experienced at least one. third Of the
whole number, and probably more, will
secure exemption by payment Of $500
each. This will yield not far from fifty
millions of dollars.
Committed Suicidc.-A. NJ. Ramsey, =
clerk 10 the Office Of the Com missary
General at Washington. committed suicide
by taking laudanum, on hearing that be
had been drafted in New York city. He
was native Of Scotland, aud . man Of
scholarly Accomplishments.
Heary Life lnsuranae.-The Dublin
Erening Mail says, I'VE understand that
the late Duke Of Hamilton insured his
life fer the large sum Of 100, 900 pounds
about week before be left the country
for Paris.'
Nevada sends handsome contribution
to the New York Christian Commission,
in the form Of bar Of silver valued at
$500.
The Richmond Examiner says that the
track of the street railway in that city has
been torn up, and the iron sent to roll
ing mill to be converted into mail for
gunbost.
Rece mt commercial circulars from China
say that the new crop OF tea was comirg
in very slowly, and would. owing to the
disturbed condition of tho country, cost
more than the last crop.
It l. rumored, the. through tho munif.
cence Of George Peabody, the American
banker, resident iu London, = new geolog
ical cabinet will soon be erected, at . cos,
Of 100000, at Yale College.
The house builders in Boston are hav
ing very prosperous season-churches,
public structures, warehouses, and nu.
merous fine mansions being in process Of
erection. The value of the dwellings
alone to be erected this year in the west
and south parts Of the city, will exceed
$2.5o0,OO0.
The Pitts6eld (Mass.) Eagle says firm
in Lee has been caught manufacturing
bank note paper for the rebels. The Pro-
vost Marshal has gobbled up the lot. l.
had &C. s. A." wove in on each bill in
water lines. 1t was made BY hand.
A splendid gold medal, bearing a per.
feet representation Of y Monitor iron clad,
has been made and presented to John Er.
icson, inventor of the Monitors, by several
eastern manufacturers. The medal is of
the most splendid and costly kind.
The greatest capture of men mentioned
in modern history was made BY Napoleon
at Austerli.z, where he took 10000 men.
But Napoleon's great achievement was
more than equaled By Grant, who took
$1,000 At Vicksburg; Napoleon took $50
pieces Of artillery-Gran. 2ls.
1t is stated that during the pas. year
there has been sent from New York to
Europe, So. 600. 900. 1t is also estimated
that there IL still in the banks Of tho city,
Aid private hands, more than Eve hundred
millions in specie.
Gen. Grant Is man of great military
resource. His latest contrivauce Is the
organization Of > water department in his
army. BY which his forces will be able to