Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-09-24

The number Of sheep in Jasper coun.
y 10 estimated BY the Free Press At 80, 900.
-Oskaloosa is paying $500 apiece for
on, year recruits. So says the Herald of
that place.
The net profits Of clip Of wool from
500 sheep in Jasper county, are estimated
at S1,9l9.
There are 900 sick soldiers in the
Keokuk hospitals, Of whom 62s belong to
Iowa. Most of them doing we'll.
The First National Bank Of Daven-
port bid for $1,000 of the New National
Loan at 2l5! per cent. premium. Chas.
Moshier Of Des Moines for 81 200, and
the First National Bauk at Burlington for
$1,000.
Tho total depth of the Artesian we'll
at Mt. Pleasant is 1925 feet. The geo.
logical formations through which it passes
are drift, lime rock, shales, lime rock
again, and sand. The cost Of the we'll is
$4,000.
Parties who are engaged in threshng
grain. inform US that the wheat raised this
season turns out nearly one third better
than WAS expected Of it. The straw was
very short, but the berry is plump and the
heads we'll filled. Farmers in this way
are all going to be agreeabIy disappointed
in the wheat crop-when it comes to be
threshed.-HamiAon Freeman.
Mrs. Clark Martin, Of Van Buren,
county, learning Of her husbands infdeli.
ty, in connection with his sister.in-l law,
was so enraged that, las, week, on Thurs.
day, she resolved upon revenge, and while
he was eating bis supper she approached
him, threw her arms about bis neck and
kissed him, then stepped back and with
an axe dealt him such blow as leaves no
hopes of his recovery.
Not long since we noticed the fact
that over one thousand men had been
credited to Iowa from Missouri Since
that however, the scale has turned some
what and we see in the ST. Louis Democrat
that Missouri has credit Of five hundred
and eighty.three men from Iowa regi>
ments.
-FRIENn THAYyE In your MONDAYS
paper | notice the following suggestion,
upon this subject. viz:
Let Baker send the roll back with bis
endorsement requiring new election OF
officers, and then let the companies meet
on the day fixed aud re.elect the same
officers, and let them continue to do so as
often as Baker eau return the rolls
AS understand the law, this circumlo-
cution is entirely unnecessary. Each mil
tia officer, duly elected, eau qualify by
taking he oath to support the Constitutions
Of the United States and State of Iowa,
and thereby become sn officer, absolutely
It was deslded by the Supreme Court Of
the United States as long ago as President
Madisons administration, that a commits
sion from the Executive, even in cases of
appointment, did not create the officer, bu,
was only an eridence Of has appointment,
aud that the Executive could not deprive
the appointee of bis Office by a refusal 10
issue CON mission, If any Democrat in
Iowa has been elected to militia office
and cares enough about it to maintain his
r'yhl to the Office, under the law, let him
forward his election and oath of rfhce
(not Bakers political platform, but an
oath to support the Constltution,) and be
is no more beholden to BOBBY Stone for a
commission, than he ia for the right to
wear flannel shirt, or pair of red-,op
boots. The election and qualification
under the law, gives him the office, and
not Stone sheep,skin
Yours, truly,
LEGRAND BYINGroN
The foregoing communication contains
the precise information now wanted in
order to perfect the organization of the
militia of the State. Let Democratic Of:
iicers take the oath taken by Federal off
GERS, then let them apply in regular man.
ner for their commissions and if not forth.
coming let them exercise all the duties
and privileges of regular militia officers.
Baker and Stone must be givensto under
stand that the people have as mach 20 do
with the militia organization as either of
these worthless We bet on the people, all
the time. Who bets on Baker and Stone
Courier.
A BLOODY ArrA1R-M,S CUT AND
TWO BOYS SHOT. On Saturday last, Alex.
Anderson aud Mr.. John Waters rode to-
gether on horse back from the Fair to.
wards their homes ut Center Grove. On
the road they had some words about an
old difficulty, aud just beyond West Du.
buque Anderson drew knife and struck
at Waters, cutting him across the face
from bis nose to his right ear. The cash
was deep one, and Waters bled profusely.
He was taken to West Dubuque. where
bis wound was dressed by DR.. McGee.
Anderson then rode to Center Grove,
and selling a double barrel shot gun,
started back across the hill, threatening
to shoot Waters. On his way be saw a
couple of brothers, named VIM, mere
lads, the eldest not more than twelve years
of age--whom he told to hal. One of
them knew him and exclaimed: ALEX.
you wouldn't shoot me- Anderson fired,
and the shot scattered and wounded both