Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-08-15
STATE ME w1.
The Iowa State Teachers Association
will meet in Grinnel on the 18th inst.

Specimen Of lead have bsen found in
the vicinity Of Bellevue, jackson county.
The Hapk.Eye Flag reports that
horse thieves are again doing mischief in
Madison county.
The Iowa Grey Beard Regiment has
been ordered from st. Louis to Alton to
guard the Rebel prisoners ut tia. place.
Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer, the indefa.
tigable Sanitary Agent, was in Davenport
on the 3lst. -
Mr.. Cain of Linn county. recently sold
$l,40o worth OF wool at the rate Of 10
cents per pound.
Ben. johnson, formerly prominent
real estate operator Of Keokuk, has been
appointed Post Master at Vicksburg.
Charlie Richards, bright Interesting
boy living in Dubuque, was smothered to
death few day since in mineral hole.
The Grand Jury Of Cass county net
and ended its session in one day. Not an
indictment was found. That speaks we'll
for the county.
The clothing establishment Of Jacob
Wiley at Vinton was entered by burglars
few nights since, and large quantity
of goods taken.
John Pomeroy. Of Ottumwa, arrested
and bound over at Des Moines for shoot.
ing and killing stage driver, p been
discharged.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil reports
that new paper styled the Harrison
county Union, is about to be started at
Magnolia.
An Artillery Company, accepted by
the War Department, has been organized
at Mt. Pleasant. 1t is headed BY Captain
Barr. We CLEAN from the Home Journal
Pat. Murphy of Muscatine, was ar
rested on the Oath, on a charge of attempt.
ed rape. In default of bail he was com.
mi,ted to prison.
b. Middleton Of Muscatine, i building
a small steamboat, SO feet in length and
u in breadth. The boiler is only fee.
10 length So says the Muscatine Journal.
Major Van Anda Of the 2lst Resi.
ment, has become Lieutenant Colonel of
his Regiment. He occupies the position
lately filled BY the lamented Lieut. Col.
Dunlap.
The battle flag Of the 3lst Alabama
Regiment, captured at Champion Hills BY
the 18th Iowa Regiment, was lately on
exhibition in the Office of the Chicago
Journal.
Rev. Asa Turner, Minister OF the Cos.
pei at Denmark for the last quarter Of q
century, preached his twenty fifth Anni-
versary Sermon Oh Sunday morning the
"a inst.
-Ths young horse thief Caon, who
was convicted ut Mitchell, and sentenced
to the Peniten.iary for FIVE years, escaped
from the custody OF the Sheriff JUS. before
reaching TT. Madison, and is now Al large.
A splendid marble monument, dedi-
Gated to the memory of Captain J. 5. Stay
maker, has been constructed at Davenport.
Captain Slaymaker belonged to the I'd
Iowa Infantry, and was killed at the
s,orming Of Fort Donelson
ID. W. Smith a notorious horse thief
was arrested at Wheatlapd two or three
days since. He has lately been living in
the vicinity Of Bellevue, Jackson county.
The Davenport Democrat reports that
Smith was lynched until he made full
confession Of his theivinss.
The St. Charles City Lntelltgencer will
not hoist the name Of Col. Stone for Gov
ernor. ltstates that Gensral G. NJ. Dodge
will succeed Stone by action Of the Rep.
Cen. Com. At Davenport. Recently
high military man stated at the Burtis
House that i. was intended ITO bring out
Col. Croker and bea, the whole ID lot
of them This is pretty kettle Of fish.
Stone is so hard hi can't run, and Fisher
,cont.
-Lorin, son of Mr.. ]. J. Bnrnham, Of
Burlington, was drowned Saturday after.
noon, while bathing in the risrr.-~4He was
but eight years old-was with several other
boys, but went in alone aud was.drowned
almost immediately, the wind blowing
hard at the time, and the river being very
rough. The body was recovered Sunday
morning. ~..s ..:-~ 81.
WIN. Davis Of New Hartford, Batter
county, member of the Sd Iowa Battery,
was killed at Helena, Arkansas, Oh the
l4.h Of July, BY the premature discharge
Of cannon, while assisting il firing
salute in honor Of the capture Of Port
Hudson. -.. s---
"A little daughter of J. ]. Nugent, Of