Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-06-13

Democras remarked that he once came
within one Of being elected to the Gu.
bernstorial chair. Afriend inquired what
he. meant BY one r " The candidate of
the other psrty," vas the reply. .
The ladies Of Hamm, in Westphalia.
have Just held meeting in which they
voted the abolition Of crinoline. The
singular part Of the matter 10 that the
majority Of the ladies who attended wore
exceedingly ample dresses.
There is . poor fellow on the Pont de
Arto, Paris, with no instrument but an
accordeon, has in few years anassed
money enough from bis admirers to buy
two large houses in Paris.
"Ae1n," Of the Cincinnati Gazette,
says that Gen. Halleck has been passing
the winter at his splendid apartments 10
ease, TRANSMITTING French military book
for New York publishing house.
Gen. Heron has asked to be relieved
Of the command Of the Army OF the From.
tier, on account Of some unpleasant occur.
renee between Gen. Scbo6eld and himself,
subsequent to the battle Of Prairie Grove,
and The march on Van Buren,, Ark.
Cotton has gone down At New Orleans
from 65 to As cents, in three weeks, be
csuse Of tho stock that is coming to mar.
kst from the country opened mp BY Gen.
Banks. At lsas. loo, 900 bales ore expect
cd from that region - ~'5 ...u1~
+ tits reported that Gov. Gamble has
Obtained tho promise Of the President that
the draft shall not be enforced in Missouri,
provided the enrolled MALTA are required
to protect Union men, and preserve the
peace effectively. '% -, ~ ., ..
4, Six guns Of l0ipch cslibre, aud two Of
smaller size, are beng mounted in the
rear Of the signal battery at the Charles
town navy yard, near Boston. They form
part Of the scheme Of harbor defense re-.
Gently determined upon.
Eighty large packages Of fine linen and
lint were recently received here "for the
| wounded defenders Of the United States
This kindly gift was made by contribu-
tons from men aud women residing along
the Rhine.
1t is estimated that wool clippings in
New Mexico this season will amount to
nine million pounds. The last legisla.
ture incorporated company, who propose
! to erect extensive WOODEN factories at Los
Veges.
The total number officers and men
furnished the Union army from this State
| exclusive Of the regiments now forming,
ia 48,8l4 The militia returns show q
total Of l00,340 men liable to military
duty in the whole Stale.
A man resides in Newburyport, Mass
Who is without wife, though four women
are living to whom he has been married.
| One Of the women has been married to
two men, both living, and the other three
are still young and active. Promising
disciples of Brigham Young.
An immense immigration from Ireland
continues. Tho Dale line Of steamers,
including extra vessels, come crowded
with Storage passengers from Queens.
sows. The Cunasd Company, which does
not carry them in the mail packets. has
orgauis cd extra stsane - also. The Great
Eastern will probably bring two thousand.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Bren.
nan TANNER living in Table Mound
Township Dubuque county, was killed by
lightning on Saturday evening Sob ul..
He had run under q tree near his house,
for shelter, when bolt shivered the tree,
and struck him dead He leaves q child.
Jess wife 70 mourn his loss.
On wednesday, 9th ult, ther. we're
assembled at the home of gentleman in
Dubuque, Iowa, ten grandmothers and
three great grandmo others. The Oldest
lady present was eighty.three years of
age, and the youngest sixty.three. The
party WAS in honor OF the seventy third
anniversary Of the lady who gave it. The
gathering was very interesting one.
MURDER or 4 DAVENPORT Clr,zES.-A
private letter from Colorado Territory,
states that in the course of two weeks
sixteen men were murdered and robbed
at places on the road between Hamilton
aud Buckskin Joe. Among them were
Mr.Shoupe, and friend, from Davenport.
whose names not given. One man near
Denver was also killed aud robbed of
$4,000. These outrages were probably
committed by men who are going of to
the new mines.
An amusing thing occurred 10 the
Twenty.four.h Ohio. A few day since, a
soldier, in passing to the lower part Of the
encampmeDt, saw two others from his
company making rude coffin. He in.
quired who it WAS for.
John Bunce," said tho others.
"Why," replied he, John il not dead
yet 1t il too bad to make a man q coffin
when you don't know if he is going to die
or not" .h' t.>>.t
Don't trouble yourself,' replied the
others, "Dr. Coe told us to make bis
coffin, aud 1 guess As ksorx ,oAas lie gius
him. ..... .... ~.
Posi- OFMcE ROBBERY AT DAVENPORT.
-DITECTloN OF THE THEyEs-Com.
plants becoming frequen. that letters
containing money and valuables had failed
70 reach the PARTIES addressed, Postmaster
Eldr'dge set to work, having in the mean.
time becorn6 satisfied that the letters had
actually been received at that office, IS
entrap the thieves. q On Monday evening,
after considerable watching, tho ''leader'''
OF the gang, youth aged about Is years,