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

The Signal is the name Of I new paper
in DEWITT, Clinton county.
Brigadier General LaumaE il now u
Bic home in Burlingtoo. 4
III. crop. IL Black Hawk county ar.
reported to be in . Aourishing condition.
Jones county Orders are selling at s.
cents on the dollar.
The heat is being cut in Tama county;
the crop 10 said to BE- much better than
that Of las> year.
The Editor and Proprietor Of the Du-
buque Times has been arrested for libel,
at the instance Of Mahony. -.
The people Of Glenwood had big
guerrills scare tho other day. There was
no foundation whatever for the excitement.
Major W. P. Hepburn, Of The 1st Iowa
Cavalry il on short visit TO bis giendsi in
Iowa.
The Iowa City Republican states that
Government contemplates the establish-
men. Of = General Hospital in that City.
The DEBORAH Republic says that wheat
will be an average crop this year in Win
neshiek county.
All the able bodied men in Boarman
Township, Clayton county, propose TO
avoid the draft Ly existing in the 9Th
Iowa Cavalry after harvest.
A railroad meeting has been held at
Cedar Falls to take into consideration the
completion Of the Northern Railroad TO
the Minnesota line.
James II. Monroe. who enlisted as a
private in Company H, llth Iowa has
been promoted to Assistant Adju.ant Gen
eral, with the rank of Captain.
The stables belonging to the Exchange
Hotel were consumed by FIRE on Tuesday
Of last week. The ERE was supposed to
be the work Of an incendiary.
Gen. Fitz Henry Warren has gone to
Harrisburg, Pa, where he has been or.
dered to report to Gen. Couch, for duty
10 the Geld.
Major Thompson Of the Goth Regiment
10 enjoying brief furloueh At his home
in Linn county. The goth Regiment was
a Vicksburg At the time Of ito surrender.
The officers Of the 7.h Cavalry recently
presented Adjutant General Baker with
$3.50. and requested him to use the money
in the purchase Of horse to be presented
to the Generals vito with their compli-
ments.
THAT -Enoch Eastman, the Alb,
l.t,on candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
is now in the city. Enoch is renegade;
occasionally witty. Upon being asked
where the famous !" shouldered Ike " Was,
he replied in his peculiar style" had it
ground at the recent Republican State
Convention" Let US nick it for him iE
October Statesman.
The Davenport Democrat says the con-
tract for furnishing forage aud beef for
the 7.h Cavalry during its tripto Nebras.
ia Territory, has been awarded to Messrs.
Smith, Kelley and Washburn, the same
party who foraged for the 9th Cavalry on
its march to Sioux City.
The Buchanan county Guardian says
tha. the crop Of wheat in that vicinity is
excellent and was never better; Of oats
the crop will be large, and that the corn
crop Is likewise rich in color and rank in
growth, and that day or two before they
we're rejoiccd with just such rain as
would make that crop safe.
The Muscatine Courier reports that
colored gentleman, who had been honored
with the Office Of regimental barber for
the 7h Cavalry, few day since passed
round among the men borrowing small
amount of money from each. until he had
received nice little sum, when be eman.
cipat>d himself from camp, and has not
since been heard from. .."*
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The papers have announced the recent
arrest OF the Hon. Nat. Wolfe, Of Ky, by
order of the military authorities. Mr..
Wolfe is the Democratic candidate for
Congress in tho Louisville district; aud
The Democrat, published 10 that city, says
that the charges against him Of having
uttered disloyal sentiments on the stump,
ara utterly false. but that "the Provost
Marshal wants him of the track ftr party
reasons ..*..... .~.... .....st.9. .u,
Six preachers have been conscripsed IN
Salem, Mass. Having contributed SO
largely to bring on this war, they have no
moral right to avail themselves Of the
$500 clause--they ought to shoulder their
muskess and 90, or else hereafter hold
their tongues. "&&a ..'#*5 @@"@ M Ash
Rumors talk Of Grant being put in
command Of the Potomac army. We
hope not. Through the Paralyzing inau,