Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-01-23
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lRrom the Omahs Daily Nebrasklan.1

81. Joseph, Jan. IA tile express train
which lett this city yesterday morning At
daylight, met With a terrible accident
when within quarter Of mile of Stew
arssille. A broken rail threw the two pas.
senger coaches, mail and baggage cars
clear of the track, causing one Of the
most complete wrecks ever witnessed on
the road. The roof of the hind coach
was taken of with the rapidity Of light.
nins, the sides shivered to sp|inters, aud
the next car was thrown down a steep
embankment, falling on the roof There
| was nearly three hundred passengers on
board, including 1 dozep ,nenbc~s uf the
Legislature, who had been in hi. city for
the past two weeks. The members were
in the mail car, and were buried beneath
D nou nsain Of mail matter. - Nearly All
Of them were more or less Injured as in,
deed were four G(tbs of the passen gers on
the train.
New York, Jan. 14-The Herald spe.
cix' Gays tho resolution for the expulsion
Of Senator Davis. Of Kentucky, will be
continued today by Doo!i,,le, Howe, Sum,
ner and others. The impression prevails
| ent opportunity will be made use Of in
! expressing their disapproba,ion Of his
course.
Washington, Jan 1.-THE House re-.
sumed the consideration Of the Joint Res
oution reported from the Judiciary Cons
mit1ee, to make the confisca,ion act con.
form to the Constitution, go that the for
C>;.,.o &c o,to,~. ba II ools, 6,,r
ing the lifetime Of the offenders.
10 the Senate Wilson introduced q bill
to extend the Northern Indian Superin.
tency so that it may include the Territory
Of Dakota. Referred TO the Committee on
Territories"
The original amendment Of the military
committee, striking out the $500 clause,
was rejected by Is against IL.
Chicago, Jan. lS.-Washington special
says Senator Wilson will introduce an
amendment to the bill to promote enlist
ments, providing that all con6scated lands
shall be distribu ed as Homestead to loyal
soldiers, white or black This bill gives
full pay Of white soldiers to colnred troops
during the whole Of the time they have
been in the service.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE conscrip-
ton bill is before The Senate and will pro
baby pass that body Tomorrow, and be
sent 10 the House for concurrence. The
Vice President, judges Of L. S. courts,
heads of executive DEPARTMENT Governs
ors Of States, and by implication, person 3
that are physically and mentally unf: tor
service. 49,
Credits are TO be given to ci:ies. towns
and wards, so as to equaliz, as far a pos
sible, the draft throughout the districts.
THE two classes are merged IN one.
which is made to include persons between
20 and 40 years.
Communication will BE increased to $4OO
| Those who pay to be exempted from thu
present draft. hut liable to be called uron
next. Drafted men may, if they prefer,
be transferred TO navy.
New York. Jan. ia verdict Cor S55,
in the Common Pleas Court to day to a
party for the loss Of property in the July
riots.
New York, Jan lS.-Herald Washing
ton special says fifty millions Of the new
five per cen, interest bearing notes be is.
sued to-day.
Committee on Ways and Means have
resolved to tax manufactured tobacco 80
cents per pound. snuff 80 cents, fine cut
IN bulk, exceeding half pound 80 cents
fine cut in foil cents, packages. ditto >
ounces ) cents. ditto: ; ounces ! cents !;
| ench additional ounce 2 cents; cigars not
worth over so. 81 thousand; not worth
over SIS, S.; no, worth over $40 Sc :; not
not worth over SIS s., $50, s.; $40, SO;
$50, SIS; 500, $50.