Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-04-02
STATE NEWS.

The residence Of Hon. H. Price in
Davenport recently sold for $4,000. Pro.
psrsy 10 up At good figure in that city.
"A carriage factory 10 Davenport was
destroyed BY FIRE on the 9th inst. Fifty
buggies and carriagss were consumed
Loss nearly $4,000
"A house in Toledo, Tama county, &C.
cupied BY the families Of A. Olney and
E. N. BELLY, soldiers, was destroyed by
fire few nights since. The furniture
and bedding were saved.
Burglars entered the residence Of
Robert Foote, ! Kcokuk, and stole 5000
worth Of clothing.
"A "Free Home" for the soldiers has
been established At Clinton, in accordance
with the request Of Gov. Stone and Adjt.
Gen. Baker. Mrs. Simmons, State SAM.
tsry Agent, went to Clinton, few days
since, to establish the Home"
Jonathan Taylor is advertised in the
Bloomfield Guard as having blown open
q Railroad agents safe .. Agency City,
and distracted therefrom $3.50.
An intent child of Mr. Jacob Erb, Of
Story county, was burned to death one
day last week, under the following circum-
stances: 1t seems it had been tied in a
high chair before the FIRE place-an old.
fashioned wood one-and while its mother
was engaged, it fell out Of the chair upon
u bed Of hot Goals, burning itself 30 Sc.
verely that it died alter four days suffering.
Peter Huffsmith, a boy sixteen years
Of age, buck board driver" between AT.
ton and Glenwood, was recently arrested
on suspicion Of having robbed the mail
The Davenport Gazette advocates the
necessity OF constructing street railroads
in the principal cities Of Iowa.
Three companies OF the Fifth Iowa
Cavalry. composed principally Of Minne-
sofa men, have been detached from the
Regiment, and assigned to their own
State. The Fifth will go into quarters at
Davenport, and will remain there until
three fall companies Of Iowa soldiers are
recruited for its use.
Mr.. Hunter, of Hardin county, says
that two hundred sheep have been killed
by dogs in that county within the past
year II 200 worthless dogs, or 200, 900
for that matter, hnd been killed in the
same length Of time, no one would have
wept except a few dog infatuated individ.
uals who have always had "dos on the
brain!''
-GREAr RopBER-$2O, 900 SroLEx!-
A dispatch was received in town yesterday
stating that Oh Thursday night the safe Of
the Treasurer Of Buchanan county. at
Independence, was robbed Of 10000
The arrival Of the train from the west
confirmed The news, thought did not fur.
nish many particulars OF the transaction.
The safe-said to he one Of Herring's 5,
was left all RICH. Thursday evening Fri.
day morning i. was found blown open, the
powder having been put into the key hole.
Twenty thousand dollars were stolen,
mostly in greenbacks, though there was
some Iowa money as we'll as some gold
and silver. though the amount Of the spe.
Gle was probably small The money, it
is probable, belonged to the county.
No clue had been obtained to the rob-
bcrs when the train came through, and no
suspicion even had been excited. The
Sheriff of the county came down as far as
Manchester. A reward of one thousand
dollars is offered. 1t would hardly seem
possible that the thieves could escape If
due diligence is used.-Dubuqne Herald.
The Davenport. ice dealers have
agreed to charge one cent per pound for
supplying ice in quantities of FIVE pounds
per day, and a half cent per pound where
the quantity used exceeds 100 pounds per
week.
The counties of Buenn Vista, Chero.
kee and O'Brien are attached to the coun.
~ Of Clay; and the county Of Ida to the
county of Sac; and the county of Sioux
to tie county Of Woodbury., for judicial
purposes.
"a bill has been introduced into the
Legislature providing for the removal of
the capital from Des Moines. Some Re
publicuns must have a prairie claim to
parcel out, or else the recen. Democratic
victory in Des Moines has bad effect on
their nerves.
Col. DoRR WouSDED.-On the 9th
inst, rs Col. Dorr, with his negro guide
and Capt. Schurtz, we're on the road near
Waverly, Tenn. the negro noticed no.o.
rious bushwhacker, with four of his COM
rades, come into tho road about forty
yards in advance Of Col. Dorr. The ne.
gro exclaimed, There is Harris Wiley
and at the same instant the guerri'las fred,
while our horses whe eled and started back