Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-14
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posed OF soldiers from Col stones own
county gave Tutsle . majority.
1t is said to be an impossibility to
buy glass Of liquor or play a game Of
billiards in Osksloosa.
DIR. Wssson, Of Lsporte City, has
been appointed Surgeon Of the 9th Cav.
airy regiment, now being raised.
Dubuque county has sent ,247 men
to the army since the breaking out of the
rebellion.
Extensive tobacco works have heen
established in Dubuque under the man.
agement Of Mr.. Mason of that city.
1t is said that the ladies OF Oskaloosa
are trying to popularize the "Bloomer
Costume AN effect We suppose Of the
high price Of dress goods.
The bodies Of Col. Terrence and Capt.
Randall Of the 3Oth Iowa, which have
been expected at Keokuk for several days,
have not yet arrived.
Rev Mr.. Botterfield, for many years
pastor Of the Second Baptist church at
Davenport has resigned.
The Dubuque Sioux City r. r.
Company will offer for sale on the 18th
Of November, lO7 900 acres Of their land
grant.
The only regiment in the service that
gave Tuttle a majority, was the 40;h. 1.
gave Tuttle l76, Store lG4. Cause-this
regiment was organized in Stones Judi
cial District, and principally from Marion
equity, where be lives lie is also beaten
l1O by the home vote Of his own county
Mr.. Mahony is fast recovering from
injuries he received some time ago. He
is now able to walk about his room, and
will, doubtless, be entirely we'll again in a
few days.
A stack of timothy hay, containing
over twenty-five tons was burned at Du-
buque few days since 1t belonged to
teamster named Graft
-Ostrander, who several years since
killed his wife with an axe, ia Fayet,e
county, has lately been convicted Of muir
der in the second degree, and sentenced
by Judge Williams to imprisonment for
life in the State Penitentiary.
Another cane mill accident occurred
in Dallas county last week. Mr.. Isaac
Warford, fifty FIVE years Of age, had bis
hand caught in cane mill and horribly
mang'ed. The arm was amputated near
the elbow.
The bridge over the Iowa river, at
Iowa City, fell while drove of cattle was
crossing over it, precipi,ating them some
thirty feet into the river, killing and in
juring some II of the number.
Quite an excitement was created ia
Dubuque few days since by the discov.
cry Of a human skull in an unoccupied
building No other portions of a skeleton
were found. How the skull came there
is mystery.
Maj. Gen. Heron arrived at Dubu.
que on visit last Friday evening. He
was received by committee appointed
for that purpose speeches were made, a
procession formed and many other things
done too numerous to mention. The Du.
buque Herald says tho whole thing was
very fiat and sriritless.
Captain hitney, of the Mississippi
Gunboat service, was lately arrested in
Davenport, by order of Gen Roberts, for
inducing soldiers enlisted in the land SER
vice, to desert and join the gunboat ser.
vice. Upon al examination be was pro.
ven guilty and dismissed from Gen. Ro-
bert's department, and will probably be
dismissed from the service altogether
We have from time to time, says the
Iowa City Press, kept our readers posted
with regard to the proceedings connected
with the wicked murder of one of our
fellow men in keokuk county, by the
name of Talley. We have now to record
the conclusion Of the whole matter"
which winds up this chapter Of Abolition
crime ard iniamy, as great as any other
portion Of this tragedy. The Sheriff of
keokuk county is Republican. At the
term Of the District Court at which the
murderers OF Talley were to be tried, he
had Grand Jury without Democrat
The names Of twenty-five witnesses were
handed to said Grand Jury, but without
calling one Of them, they reported mo
Bill" and the prisoners we're discharged.
Phelps, the man who boasts that be fred
the fatal shot, obviated the necessity Of
inquir'ng into his case, by appearing in
open Court, pleading guilty and presenting
his pardon from His Excellency, Samuel
j. kirkwood, under his hand and the great