Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-08-06
STATE NEWS.

Mr. - The Second National Bank is about
TO 81, established IN Des Moines. A Ma.
tional Bank has been established IN Cedar
Rapids. with capital Of 100000. s. c.
Bever, President, and James l.. Bevsr,
Cashier. . . b.
We learn by private dispatches that
the ,guerrilas armed AID mounted are in
some Of the border counties of Southern
Iowa, securing the country. The citizens
Of Keokuk are organizing into military
companies and drilling for the defence of
the city and the border.
Our readers Will remember that on
the 18th Of March last the treasury of Blu.
chaaan county, Iowa, WAS robbed of $685..
900. The Chicago Journal learns that a
Chicago officer has succeeded in ierreling
out and arrestins three Of the robbers,
and recovering the greater part Of the
money.
The Keoknk Constitution, in speak.
ing Of the prevalence Of small pox in that
city to an alarming extent, said i. was
spread by the clothes of small pox pa
tent, which woman had taken to the
river side to wash, which q party Of Irish
children stole while she was gone after a
wash tub. So much for dishonesty.
The WappeIIo Republican says that
during the pest week III. fox has made it's
appearance at that place, assuming the
form Of a serious epidemic. One death
occurred on Saturday and three on Sun.
day. The disease is mostly confined to
children. 1t is also prevailing to an
alarming extent in the neighborhood of
Grandview.
The Dubuque 4 Sioux City Railroad
have procured enough iron to lay the track
from Cedar Falls to Iowa E,'ls. l. is now
in New York ready for shipment. The
iron for the Dubuque & Southwestern Rail.
road will commence arriving to day at
Dunlei,h, and the road will, as soon as
possible, be put into operation to Marion
and perhaps Cedar Rapids.-Dutuque
Herald.
- We learn from the Onawa Gazette,
that Mr. J. E. Morrison, has sold bis hotel
to a. D. Biselow, of Illinois. Mr.. Il
takes immediate possession. The travel.
ing public will be sorry to learn Of Mr..
Morrison's retirement, for he kept good
house, and be seemed to take pleasure in
making his CUES: as comfortable as pos
sible. Same paper says there is large
emigration to Monona county this season.
-Sone boys ain swimming" near the
stone freight house at Dunleilh, the other
day. 10 shallow water, came upon bunch
Of chains, and following up the search
hauled out ,birty.seven log chains
These are portion of the contents of a
cask Of chain that fell over board from o
steamer at that spot six or seven years ago
A, the present high price Of chain it was
a profitable haul to those concerned.
On the 9Th nn attempt was made by
a large number of people from the coun-
Try to lynch McComt, confined in the Jail
of WarpeIlo county under sentence to be
hung on the 9th u,., but postponed for
some cause. The Jail was broken into
and the unfortunate man taken out, given
one hour for baptism and then conveyed
to the country but before he sustained
any injury the officers summon I'd posse
and rescued him and placed him in Jail,
where there is now q strong force. guard,
ing him. ~ t'
The potato crop, which promised to
yield 30 we'll a few weeks ago, is now be.
lug seriously endaneed by a new insect
called. in the upper part Of this county,
the Lincoln Bug. 1t is different from ev.
cry other potato insect with which our far.
mers arc acquainted; for it not only eats
the leaves from the stalk, but bores into
the earth for the small potatoes /. is be.
lieved one quarter Of the whole crop Of
our county is already destroyed BY it,
Keohuk Constitution.
- About one hundred and fifty drafted
men from Minnesota came down on the
Itasca on Saturday evening, aud were
shipped for the war by the Illinois Central!
Railroad Sunday evening. They occupied
four cars each Of which was strongly
guarded at each door so that none NIL ht
escape IF there were any cheerful hearts
or laughing countenances in that crowd,
we failed to see them. Bat more than
one Of these strong men wept bitter tears
as they spoke Of their families, unprovid.
ed for and unprotected, and their crops Of
wheat ready for the harvest and no one to
reap them Dubuque Eerc'd
The Board Of Directors of the Dubu-
que and Sioux City Railroad have decided
that Waterloo, ninety-six miles from Du.
buque, shall be the terminus Of the first
division Of the road. In accordance with