, 1864-07-20

Captain Corning has been relieved from
duty rs Post Quartermaster at Fort Smelling,
and ordered to report at Davenport, Iowa.
Capt. T. D. Smith, who has been stationed
The crops throughout Southern Minnesota
are coming for 1ard finely and promise an
ayerape yield. The wheat is short, but un~
der the influence Of the reeat inyoraole
WEATHER is heading out plump, aud vii soon
be ready for reaplng. Corn. potatoes and
other kinds Of grain are looking we'll and
will give the farmers liberal reward 1oF
their 1abors.
The Mankato Record notices that the corps
Of engineers of the Ninona and St. Peter
Railroad who have been engaged in maklnya
preliminary survey Of that road, have COM
pleted their labors.
An Association Of the wool growers Of
Northern Minnesota, WIS organized at st.
Anthony on the sth Inst; Or. Levi Butler;
| a party Of Norwegian eu1grants were
! fearfnlly abused on their passaee from La
| Crosse to st. Paul, on board the steamer
Stella Whipple, the crew Of which acted
| 1uore inbuman]y than . Pack Of brutes.
| Near Wahashaw one of their number was
drowned, without any attempt being made
TO rescue him. At Prescott they were cruelty
beaten by the deck hands, and ut La Crosse
| were sWind1ed, being compelled to pay S50
additional passage money, although they m Lad
/ DQfCHAEtQ through Ut LUZ
| travelling and business public will avoid the
Ste1la Wbipple and the ecoundrels compos-
int her crew as they would the plague.
The laborers on the railroads at Minneapo-
| liz, and some Of the mechanics, are on
strike: Tysy hags been getting si.75 per
Muior Clowney, of the soth Wisconsin,
who is in charge of the troops en- route to
garrison Fort Wadsworth, on the James
River, writes to Gen. sihley that he was at
the Agency Ferry On the z.n. sth: ~ ro-t
RIdgley, reports that on July 8th tracks ct q
| mounted fndian were seen on the Big Cot
tpnWo ood by his scouts, going westward SO
| other sieus discovered, and all quiet IN tha1
region. Settlers coming in fast, and n9
alarm.
The Oeka1oosa Herald says Brig, Gen. Rice
died at his 5teidcnce In that city, at four
o'clock cptbe afternoon Of the 9th. In his
leat1 the army has Lost one Of its most ELI
cient and devoted officers, and the State 01
!, Iowa one Of :te ablest and most honored cit
izenE. He freely gave bis life to his country,
hnd died the death Of PATRIOT aud Chris
. tim.
;. The West Union Record says that Henry
. Clinton, formerly we'll known in that com
| munity as Secretary Of the McGregor Rail
; | road, q eon of Dcucon Clinton, was shot {
: ~ days since by Frenchman in Grand Rs
! | u1QEx AllEu1E4ls
t 4 child four years old, son of John Kill.
z gore, Of Washington, fell into tub Of boil
!, | fpg water en- the 11th inst, and was SO badl,
!. scalded that be died in a few hours.
: The Republicans hold their Judicial Con
q yeutIon for the Sth District at Cedar Rapid
e or the Goth inst, to nominate successor tt
4 Judge Isbell, resigned: >
r Two new National Banks are about to b.
c Organized in Cedar Rapids, one having cap
ital Of $50, COO aud the other 500 900.
= A young man named Sidney ulm was kill
d | ed bT the explosion OF an anvil at the cele
$ bration OF the 4th In Big Grove, johnson
+ county.
tbs wife Of John ". Frazier, Of Salem
Henry county, was shockfngly burned by he
n clothes taking fire while canning frult on tn
| 11tl, inst. She did the next daY.
a The Dubuque Sanitary Fair was closed @
g the Goth. The caeh receipts were over 800
= 0Q-total receipts over s70.D0.
n Tie McGregor Nt4rs 1ej0ices oyeT copiou
q rains that have recently visited that region
l. The Sioux City Register, q Democratic ps
o per. declures itself in favor Of "yig0rou
n / prosecution Of the war with all the me- /
o our power which are authorized BY the law
If Of nations and tue dictates Of humanity.
70 How do the Cops" like that!
o The DaYenpor3 Gazstte says "we wer
t. shown yesterday head Of wheat and hea
L Of oats growing on the same stock the grai
/, Of both being perfect In It's growth
J. 4, s. Alexander, the CLERK OF the Dlssris
n Court OF Keokuk county. has been dlaco'
er ered to have embezzled s, 1858 In his Ia!
|g | ofHce as County Recorder there Were fouu