Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-03
STATE NE WIS.

Pearl p. Ingalls, writes to the State
Register from Waterloo, that one r. j.
Young, l.. l.. d. was arrested in that city
for wrongfully obtaining money for the
Orphan Asylum. He was acquitted. The
writer says, but in the investigation, and
by him in conversation, names were given
and disclosures were made indicating a
system of fraud demanding the most Sc.
yious attention. 1t is yetiu its incipieucy.
-ExECuT1vE CLEMENcY.-.C Catherine Nc
Ardle, convicted at the October Term of
the District Court of jackson county, of
murder in the first degree. for killing her
husband, and sentenced to be hanged on
the 9th day of December next, has been
saved from execution by Governor Stone,
who yesterday conmuted her sentence to
Imprisonment at hard labor in the peni.
Tertiary for the full term of her natural
life. This woman is about 60 years of
age, and on the trial of her son for the
same crime, to shield him, confessed her
guilt. The son was acquitted and the
mother condemned.-.State Register.
Pork Packers in Des Moines are pay.
ing $, so per hundred for pork on foot.
Col. James Redfeld, Of the 39ih Iowa
Regiment, was killed at the battle Of ALA.
toona Pass, October 9Th.
Mr.. P. II. Conger announces himself
in the Dubuque Times as candidate for
the Post Office ia that city. Now there
will be trouble in the house Of DAVID
E,ea IMion Record.
The Hamilton county Freeman speaks
Of the Railroad prospects as follows: Oar
prospects for Railroad are fa,tprins.
The Dubuque 4 Sioux City is completed
to Cedar Falls, 50 miles distant, aud under
contract to be completed to Iowa Fall, 35
miles, by the frs: of next March. The c.
l. L. n Rad is completed 10 Nevada, ij
miles, and will COON be open to Boonsboro,
So miles. The D. & s. C. road passes
through our place-if they ever get here,
and they viii probably &c. here sometime.
The Iowa City Republican denies
there is going to be STATS Convention of
liquor dealerz - in that city, AID goes
into liquor dealers generally, rough shod
-Messrs. J. II. Curry and Thos. Nc.
Cornell, old and respected citizens of
Scott county, and thoroughly competent
for the work, arc about to engage in the
instruction Of the coored soldiers on Rock
Island, in the rudiments Of a common
school education. Col Johnson affords
every facility In his power in aiding this
desirable effort, and the schools will open
on Monday next.
The Adjutan. General shipped on Sat-
urday, per steamer City Of keithsburg,
5000 new Austeain rifles and accoutre.
ments, and $4,000 rounds Of ammunition
to Burlington, to be stored there. The
shipment was made at the present time
TO avoid the extra cost of transportation
by rail during the winter in case there
should be occasion to use them ia the
southern part Of the State after the close
Of navigation on the river.
HARD TO BEAT Two hogs were sold
in this market on Wednesday for SIG so
They weighed ll67 pounds In size and
value these are what we call respectable
porkers.-Des Moines Statesman.
The Muscatine Journal says that the
last steambo has made it's appearance
at their wharf for the season.
"A German Savings Bank has been
established in Dubuque. Mr.. Thedings
is President and Mr.. Fuchs, Of St. Louis,
Cashier.
The young ladies and gentlemen Of
Des Moines are improving the ice BY the
healthfnl exercise Of skating.