Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-11-12
STATE ME ws.

-George L. Matthews, Esq, OF Do-
buque, has been appointed Pension Agent
by the Government for Northern Iowa.
Tie militia compa MES on our South
ern border are about TO be organized into
regiments, by order Of the Adjutant Gen.
eral. A good idea.
Among the wounded in the recent
battle in the Shenandoah Valley, are
Lieut.. COL B. II. Wilson, Of the 2Sth Iowa,
in the. thigh, and Captain g. W. Clark,
cd Iowa, in the hip.
A State Convention Of liquor dealers
will be held at Iowa City, Nov. 23d, "to
take into consideration the means and
adopt some plan for the legitimate pro-
lection Of their INTEREST,"
An agent for Hancock county, Ill.,,
lately demanded certificate from Adjt.
Gen. Baker that 81 men from that county
had enlisted in Iowa regiments. He re-
fused until the military authorities Of ILL
nois agree to furnish like certificates for
Iowa men who have enlisted in that State.
Abraham Dodder, of Washington,
has just received patent for "Weatber
Strips,' and B. W. Mcclure, Of Wyoming,
for " Horse Collar Block"
-Adjt. Gen. Baker has issued an order
requiring companies to drill at least once
a month, or the arms will be taken from
them and given to militia companies that
will perform such duty.
Lieut.. G. C. Remey, U. s. N, son Of
Major ". B. Remey, of Burlington, who
for the past fourteen months has been in
prison at Columbia, s. c., has been re-
leased, and recently arrived at New York.
We learn from the Wheatland Times
that on the night Of the Gath inst,
freight train on the C. l. h N. r. r., ran
of The track near Toledo, causing consid-
cradle damage to the train and killing
one man.
The Davenport Gazette says two hun.
bred and seven drafted men were forward.
ed from Camp Mcclellan on Wednesday
night for the 10th Infantry, now with
Gen. Sherman. Two hundred drafted
mcn assigned to the 4,h Infantry will
leave Cor their regiment tomorrow or
Monday.
The people of Des Moines are talk.
ing sboSt the erection Of water works at
that place.
The Court House in Mitchell county
was broken into few lights since, afte,
the tax sale, and Tho records of the same
destroyed. Tho consequence is that tho
sale will have to be made . second time.
"A Dubuque speculator has contracted
to deliver FIVE hundred barrels Of potatoes
in Memphis, Tenn, at 50 90 per barrel
Major Ten Brock, in charge Of the
military district Of Iowa, has been ordered
to report to Gen. Smith a. Keokuk. With
view Of taking measures to defend the
border from any more raids from the CUR.
rillas Of Missouri.
"A man named johnson with canoe
overhauled aud killed deer which was
attempting to swim the river about mid
way between this city and Oquawka a
day or two ago. As he nearcd the fright.
ened animal it turned and swan with the
current, and when he came up with it,
it made feeble efforts to strike bis craft
with its fore feet, but with his pocket
knife he severed its jugular aud won the
day.-Bwlinytou Hackeye.
The Dubuque Herald speaks Of the
arrival Of raft Of million feet Of lum'
Der at that place from Saltwater. 1t is
coming to LIE Claire-.here to be taken to
pieces, brought over the rapids-,hen re
constructed and taken down to the lower
rapids and passed over in like manner,
and then taken to St. Louis, provided nav.
igation don't close upon it. This is labor
ing under great difficulties.
At the agricultural competition Of Van
cluse, France, lately held at Thor, the
prize for ploug Ching was carried of by
young woman twenty years of age-the
trial taking place with plough drawn BY
four oxen. The competitors Of the other
sex were numerous.
The old bell in the FIRST Presbyterian
Church at Norristown. New Jersey, is one
hundred and fifty years old. 1t came from
England in the reign Of Queen Anne. 1t
has just become cracked, and has been