Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-02-28
From the Iowa State Register
STATE NEWS.

We are satisfied from the news which
comes from the West that the danger of a
general Indian invasion in the Spring is
imminent. The opinion is prevalent that
the border settlements are inadequaely
protected. 1t would seem that the troops
now in border service are not sufficiently
numerous The Government is not awake,
sion; and in al! human probability, moth,
ing of an effective character will be &C.
complished until the horrible butcheries
in Minnesota will be re.enacted. Iflhe saw.
age coalition in the Northwest is as form
liable as the pioneers Of the new settle.
ments represent it, there is no use to blink
the fact that Western Iowa will be EN-.
braced in the invasion.
Majo- Kellogg of the 34th Infantry has
bced stopping for some time at the Barrett,
House in Burlington He is recovering
from his illness, and will soon be ready
for scrvicn.
Four cil,llen of Mr. Brennan of Ce.
dar Fail, we're lately poisoned by eating
mojasSes mj>ed with tartar emetic The
poison was mixed up in the food by mis-,
take. One of tbe children died.
The Secretary of War has directed that
all advertisements for his department re-
curing publication in Iowa, be inserted
in the Burlington Hack. Eye
The Davenport Guzette states that Ct
men were mustered into the United States
service at Camp Mcclellan few days
since. These recruits have come in since
the LIST of January. They received their
bounty and prem Jun.
Companies f and H of the 35th Regi.
ment are at Island No. 10, under com nand
of the gallant Major O'Connor.
The residents nomination Of H. A.
Wiltse, for Surveyor General Of the Dis
;rict Of Iowa and Wisconsin, has been
confirmed by the Senate.
Lieut.. d. b. Henderson, of the 18th
Iowa Regiment, and acting Adjutant of
the Union Brigade at the battle OF Corinth,
has been obligei to suffer the amputation
of one of bis feet. He was badly wound
ed at Corinth He is from Fayette county.
There are now but 81 patients in Camp
Mcclellan Hospital at Davenport Con.
valescents are being sent back to their
Regiments daily.
1t is reported that John ". Porter, Ad.
jutant of the 23l Regiment, has resi- ghed
in consequence Of i'll health.
The ice dealers Of Musca tine are pack
ing ice only four inches thick.
We learn that the Lyons Branch Of the
State Rank has concluded to "retre all
its circulation, and thus give place to
green backs
The Gate City of the 10th instant has
the following: |. is umored that &. W.
Louvre, Governors Aid, skedaided (be
tween two days. for parts unknown, Cam
ada or elsewhere, with counted sums of
green backs.
G. S. Morrison Of keokuk. d. r. War
field of Muscatine, aud G. W. stafford Of
Burlington, have received patents for in
ventions the first for steam steering ap.
paratus, the "a for gates, and the Sd Tor
projec,iles.
c. c. Stevens Of keokuk has been APP
pointed to "a position in the Treasury De
partment at Washington City.
The 2lst, I'D and 23d Regiments, br-
galed under Col. W. NJ Stone, are moving
into Arkansas. The expedition is under
command of Gen. Davidson.
Elias Gardner, soldier in the Hospital
at Keokuk, srayed away some days since
in fit, as supposed, Of mental terange.
ment.
Over $4,000 hogs have been shipped
from Washington, Washington county,
during the season ust closing.
A bald eagle was shot and wounded in
Cedar county which measured feet 3
inches from tip to tip Of wings.
Capt d. Eichorn of Co. E, 9th Iowa
Cavalry was lately presented with an ele.
CANT sword by members Of his company.
The Davenport Gazette gives the follow
ing late appointments and commissions
Ad. Assistant Surgeon William Robin
son, Of Grinnel, to be Asst Surgeon of
the 4th Cs,plry.