Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-06-20

-. A National Con vention Of Maaufactue.
ers met At Chicago on .hs 81.
A grain warehouse rscensly fell in Lon.
isvills. Ky, and fifteen persons we're buried
in the ruins, several Of whom wsss killed.
The Louisville Journal cay. lba. rebel
deserters are reporting themselves in large
numbers atths headquarters in that city.
The sanitary repor. Of our Western
armies shows IN improved and highly f..
vorable condition.
| C. Sanders, late editor Ct the Boone
county Ne,cs, and Postmaster at Boons.
boro, Iowa, died st that place, Of consump.
ton, on the 18th Of May. ~:H1G
The case OF the Davenport Post Office
robbers comes. up before the Grand Jury
Of the U. 8. Court at Des Moincs, 1t lie
present session. %}{ '%''& Is
! A. the. meeting Of the Home Missionary
Society in Boston, some days since, tho
statement was made that in Iowa one. eth
Of the church members we're ip the army.
| The Great Eastern sailed from New
York for Liverpool, last Saturday With
377 passengers. That would DO . pretty
fair complimest for 40 ordinary vessel
But the crew Of this leviathsn counts up
= larger member. BE-. E' ."-..'.' .'ce'
There is more capital invested in tho
printing. business in New York City than
in any other one branch Of trade. Tho
| late returns show the amount thus invest.
ed 70 be over 81, 100000.
Two attempts we're made last week to
'buso the State House At Springfield, Hi.
nois. Fortunately, in both instances the
IRE was discovered and extinguished be.
fore any serious damage had resulted
The wretches who made the attempt have
not a. yet been detected. ...,...,l
1t Is said that the Governor Of Ohio has
authorized the formation Of battalion of
volunteers from. among the rebel prisoners
at Camp Chase wno take tho oath of allie.
glance. Forey 6Se of them Joined on
Thursday OF last week. ; ...T
A movement is on foot in Great Britain
for the fusion tf the Cpngresa,ionalis.s,
Baptists aud Presbytcrians into one de.
nomination, aud many leading men of the
three denominations, among them Sur
geon, are ia favor Of the movement.
The Lebanon Shakers, whose properly
and income are 10 common, have sent !
delegation to Washington to urge that ia
assessing the income tax, tho exemption
Of 5000 should be made for each individ.
ual member Of their cum munity ,~.*~
While q regiment Of Hooker's troops
was receiving its pay. recently, SNUG.
glerHame into camp and found a ready
sale Tor his whiskey, at three dollars .
pint. The officer in command, on discov.
eriug tho illicit trade, con6scated the pro.
hibited stock on hand aud drove the trader
away. -, -. r'-"''. :, r..
A large immigration Is this year in pro.
grsss TO Northern Iowa, One colony, or.
gaaized in central New York, has sceured
tract Of land Of 6, 400 acrcs 10 The, vicin.
ity Of Dakota, Humho:dt county, and will
settle there shortly-dividine tho land into
email fArms at lov ratss. This colony 10
composed Of both farmer, and mechanics.
4 meeting Of New York editors, Of Ill
parties, took place % The 7sh, Horace
Greeley prssidiag. Rssolations were adop.
ted dtsclaimin8 and denying the right to
uphold treason, but respectfully and earn.
essly asserting the right Of the press to
crilicise scts Of those chs<ged with, the
naturalization Of the Government and OF
civil and military subordinatcs. 49,.
II Is reported that an order has been
made BY the Surgeon General for the es.
tablsh,ncnt Of q hospital for eicA and
wounded Wisconsin soldiers at Prairie du
Chen, on the Mississippi river. The rea.
son for this selection 10 stated to Be the
fact that transportation can be made TO
that point altogether by river, thus avoid.
ing frequent changes. 5->"
OLD TlMEs.--One Of the blue laws Of
Connecticut was rs follows
Whosoever publishes lie to the pre-.
judice Of his neiehbor, shall sit in tho
stocks and be whipped fifteen ,tripcs.'
What terrible time there would be
with Republican editors IL this law VAS
in force now. Il.
The Chicago Tribune is aufuIly indig.
nant at the action ofthe President in sup.
pressing Burnside. Hear what it says:
"Gen. Burnside directs that no moro
0uCu lHternAl ISBuc6 #sHOuW clTCuiASC In
bis Department. But the Government, ut
the instance Of . few frightened, weak
kneed Unionists and tho bellowings Of q
drunken copperhead mob, revoked the
order, aud humilisting its supporters IL
that tho way to cultivate loyal sentiment,
and 10 deserve the support Of true men
Is that tho way to encourage the army,
and to put down the shareholders rebellion
Perhaps il II, but We don't see it,
THE LIBERTY or THE PaEss,-" Give
me, said Sheriden, "but the liberty OF
the press, and l will givc the minister the
venal House Of Peers-I will give him q
corrsp. and servile Honse OF Commons-
| willgive him tho full swing Of the pat.
ronage Of ofiice-I will give him the whole
host of ministerial infoence--l will give
him oil the power that plnce can confer
upon him TO purchase su5mission aud
ycs armed with the liberty of the press. !
~ill 90 forth to meet him undismsyed; /
will meet the mighty fabric he hxs reared
With that mightier engine, I will shate i.
down from its height o. corruption, and
say il bcrSath the ruins Of the abuses it