Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-02-20

for filing future quotas. Drafted PERSONS
paying conmu,ation, $500, shall be re-.
I'e.ed from The draft during the time for
which he is drafted, unless the names
placed in the box are sooner exhausted,
IN which case his name shall be returned
to the wheel Members of religious de-
nominations conscientiously opposed to
bearing arms shall, when drafted, be as
signed 10 duty in hospitals or pay $500 in
money, to be applied for the benefit Of
sick and wounded soldiers. No persons
are entitled to the benefits of this section,
unless a declaration OF conscientious scru.
pies, supported by satisfactory evidence
that his department is uuiformly consistent
| with such declaration. Mariners and sea.
men have right to enlist in the navy
within eight days after the notification Of
their being drafted. The following per.
sons are exempted from the enrolment
draft: Such are the physically and men.
| tally unfit for service, all persons actually
IN the military or naval service Of the
United States at the time of the draft, and
all persons who have served in the military
or naval service two years during the
present war, and honoraby discharged
therefrom. All other exemptions are con.
fined to tho Vice President, Governors of
States and u. S. Judges. The bill also
provides for the enrolment OF all able
bodied males Of African descent.
Chicago, Feb. ia telegram from
| Mobile the 9th, says the enemy Yesterday
threw over the Big Black six regiments Of
infantry. tive of cavalry and TWO batteries
at the Railroad Bridge. They also at
tempted to cross at Messengers but failed
Morristown. Tenn. Feb. s-Repor,.
from knoxville represent the garrison
suffering from small pox, Of which there
are 100 cases, and scarcity Of ra,ions
Washington, Feb IA correspondent
of the Richmond Wing, writing from
Longs,ree,'s headquarters the 22!, says
Lonzs,reet is being rapidly reinforced -
More than seven thousand men have al
ready passed through Bristol to Join their
respective commands
Foil supplies Of cl",hing and shoes for
troops have arrived, also money to pay
them. The men have suffered much for
the wan. of these things, the fee. of many
have been badly frozen.
JOSH BlIINGs,-We don't know who
this new aspirant for popular favor is
We do know he is very philosophic, caus.
tic, and exceedingly humorous The fol.
lowing is worthy Of the "grea, Snowman
himself:
The most Uneasy critter ever pursued
was y bob tail bull in fly time
am prepared tn saw tn seven of the
the rich men out Of every ten, make tie
~ r{
the most Of yu.'
A bi. soul makes man look like an
Oh fashioned tin lantern with handle
in il.
The meannSt man ever m was the
one that stole II sugar whistle from sick
Niger baby, TO sweeten kup of rye
coffee with.
There was great paric the other dav
among the Congressional reporters, caused
by the entrance into the gallery Of one of
their number, who also "tlic;a,cs as Chap.
lain to the Smallpox Hospital. lie was
requested to leave, but declined ,irg 50
on the ground that the disease was not
Infectious except from a person actually
SAX Of it. His fcl'n" reporters did not
think So and accordingly informed Speaker
ColfaN Of tn, facts who ordered him to
letve.
The new fort at Sandy Hook is so far
advanced toward compilation as 70 admit
of the placing Of twenty FIVE cannon-al
heavy oneS-in position for use. A large
number Of wOrkmen are constantly en-
played upon the fertilization, and it Will
become one of the mos, i'm portant oeien-
ces Of New York harhor. 1t is now gar.
rIsonei by three hundred men, and their
number is to be increased to nearly five
hundred. Some OF the guns to be mount.
ell on this fort are Of the largest class
mannFac tured in this country
In st. Paul Minnesota, there are from
1000 - 1000 Catholics, and c,22i5 Pro.
testartS