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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

We publish this week this important
document, aud would recommend i, to the
thorough and careful perusal of our read
ers--not because it is interesting either
for the impress Of craftsmanship or as
developing any new points oe interest
either in the conduct Of our foreign or
domestic relations. AS a State Paper
written by the Chief Magistrate of a great
Republ:c. it falls far short of what the
people highland Of right ought to have
anticipated we have failed to.have
our expectations realized in this particular
too often to be subject to disappointment
in the character Of this paper.
The principal points in the Message are,
First-the recommendation Of an amend.
ment to the Constitution for the purpose
Of abolishing slavery. This suggestion
will unquestionably be acted upon, and in
manner beyond doubt agreeable to the
wishes and expectations Of Mr.. Lincoln as
foreshadowed in his effort for the accom-.
plishment of the same purpose by procla.
nation. We are glad to witness this evi.
dence of returning reason on the part of
the President as evinced in his recosni
ton of the propriety and necessity of
submitting the solution of so important a
question as the change Of the Federal
MT IN fho Ia
people,
Secondly-1t is recommended BY the
President that other and further induce,
ments be offered by Congress for invest
ing in Government securities. He sug.
gests that L. S. Bonds in the hands Of
purchasers be made exempt, not only
from taxation bat from seizure for debt
What a Lincolnism. How appropriate
the suggestion and how natural that it
should have eliminated from so corrupt an
Administration. Nothing more nor less
than bid Tor the preparation Of that
species of dishonesty which prevents men
from paying their just debts. Should this
recommend OF Mr.. Lincoln become a
law, the character of the future creditors
of the General Government would not be
likely to be above suspicion on the score
of honesty.
The Message is short, which is its prin.
cipal recomme ndation. The style Of the
whole is very common place, and the ideas
and suggestions are such as the Repubi.
can press throughout the country have
teemed with for the last six months.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
Stone has issned n nrorlamat

Gov. Stone has issued proclamation
calling upon the people to contribute to
the relief Of soldiers families, and the
County Supervisors to see that the two
mill tax is properly distributed He ap-
points the 3lst Of December rs a day for
general contribution throughout the
State" We quote:
"Those who have not money 10 contri.
Lutte may bring fuel, flour, meat, clothinr,
or any other article suitable for family use
| will award n Banner worth 800
with proprate inscriptions upon it, to The
county which, according to its population,
contributes the greatest aggregate in
money and The va,ious articles, to be reck
oned at their averag value in the State.
II will also present to the individual
who shall contribute the larges, sum Of
money to this purpose, certificate under
my hand and the seal Of the State, which
will be printed on parchment sheet suit.
able for framing
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
Northwestern Stage Go.
1864. e. 1855.

'tNlE shortest, quickest and most direct route to
/ the East-oni. three days ffom Sioux City to
Chicago. Tri-"eekly line from Sioux City to Fort
Dodge aud daily from Fort Dodge to the terminus
of the Chicago and Northwestern, and Dubuque
and Sioux City Railroads.
Ninety. fire Nt'es less Staging by this han
any other Line.
Passengers viii find this the cheapest aud quick.
est route to ali points East, and they may rest as
snred that no pains will he spared to make the
route pleasant AMI desirable.
The Company has recently supplied this line
with rev Concord Hacks, and secured tho
Ices of careful and efhcien drivers
Stages leave Sioux Git! on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays, and arrive at Fort Dodge on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Office on Pearl street, nearly opposite Wesre &
Aiiisons Bank, Sioux City, Iowa.
{. IL klNGSLEY, Agent.
Sioux City, Dec. II, ls8i-tf
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17

dubuque seems to he cursed with a
bold aud successful band Of burglars An
attempt was made few nights since
to rob the bank Of Babbags & Co..
The burglars forced open two doors and
got to the vault, where they were discov.
cred by a clerk sleeping in the bank, who
alarmed the thieves and they left. The
forwarding house Of blanchard & yelling.
ton, in The same city, was also catered and
the safe robbed
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
The fnrfh.no,niuv y,

The forthcoming volume Of General
Wilson, entitled Description of Iowa,
is now in press, and will be ready for cir
cu'ation by the LIST Of January. 1t will
be sought for with much interest, and will
be found to contain vast amount of in.
formation concerning our young Sa.e.-.Ib
The Cedar Rapids b Missouri II. r.
Co., are surveying for branch to Dcs
Moiues from Ames Station.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17

-lIoRRIBLE AcCIDExr.-We learn that
son OF Simon Essex, residing about
three miles from this place, in Illinois,
met with horrible death one day last
week He was leading horse to water,
having slipped The moose Of the halter over
his wrist, when the horse took fright and
ran Oh, dragging the boy considerable
distance, and decorating his body horribly
Life was extinct before he could be res
cued. How many accidents occur in this
way! No one should ever venture TO lie
the halter or reins Of fractions horse to
his body,-.Nuseatine Journal
Elk WANrED-Victor Emannel, of
Sardinia. sent no, long since, an order to
a Mr. Stra,tnn, of New York. for a lo. of
American elk. Persons in the West who
have animals OF that variety, will do well
to open a correspondence with Me- s.
Stdte LEICESTER,
edward Dennis, Of Waukegan, sen.
Brick Thanksgiving Turkey weie hing
% or - lbs Ed named the animal
" Ben Butler and wrote TO Brick that he
had tyraniz"d over his poultry aud chased
women aud children long enough. Pom j..
eroy confesSes to the receipt Of the
beast and promises to put him in as ho,
a place as his cross. eyed namesake will
find when life's ftful dream is over =
North lopa Times.
If it were possible to describe the
streets OF McGregor with pen We might
attempt It, Imagine a mortar bed from
one end OF Main street to the other and
then fill the street with cattle and hogs
encouraged toward the ferry boat BY men
and boys, armed with clubs, whips and
divers other incentives to motion. Sqneals
and bawls and stampedeS and occasional
swears make up the interesting variety
that presents itself to the vision Of a looker
on from our sanctum.-Ib.
constable James Simpson was stabbed
by man named Sterling while making a
levy on Sterling's property, in Dubuque
county. Simpson will recover, and Ster-
ling is in JAIL SO says the Dubuque
Herald.
The system Of free letter delivery by
carriers, will 90 into operation in Dubuque
on lat of January next Verify Dubuque
is putting on city style.
On Thanksgiving Day the men of
Sigourney turned out and hauled wood Tor
the poor of that place.
Ill 600 acres Of Swamp Lands Of Polk
county will be in market after l4th inst
Peter Melendy, Esq, Of Cedar Falls,
one OF the Trustees OF the State Agricul.
tural College, parsed through Dubuque
yesterday, on his way to the best stock
counties in Illinois and Kentucky, for the
purpose of purchasing stock for the Col
lege Farm. If the weather permits be
may visit Ohio, New York and Canada on
the same errand. - Dubuque Times.
Patrick Hughes was terribly frozen
near Dubuque short time since-It.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
The Whentlaud itir0ca/e savs that n

The Wheatland Adrocate says that on
the morning Of 20,h uit, John Hogan,
who resided in The Dawson Settlement,
some six miles southeast Of Dewitt, was
found hanging in the stable of one of his
neighbors. Mr.. Hagan has been slightly
insane for the past year.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17

j. c. Culbcrtson has resigned his po-
si,inn as Assistant Adjutant General, with
the rank of Colonel. i. II. Impey has
been appoiu.cl 10 Gil The vacancy.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17

The amusing war correspondent Of the
New York Lcader, writing "from the
'front.' on the Potomac, or James, says:
A little further on l cam. to a reliable
deserter who lay on a sand heap scratch.
ing himself These deserters are very
nice fellows
AS | approached he rose and saluted.
"Jes' came fin ',other side, Gin raj,
says he.
VIVA, do you want - saysI.
I'm powerful dry says he.
| called an orderly and babe him fetch
some whiskey.
Now" says l, shows things over on
your side 2
Wall, says he, "pre,ty bad Old
Lee, he amt got 40 men whatsomever.
| guess you lie, says |. 1--WE felt his
line, the other day, and i, didn't feel good
You mi ght ust as we'll tell the TRUTH
"Oh + says he, " was only speaking
igura,ively like. He amt got no men to
speak o'-ils1y or sixty hundred thousand,
mehbe.'
HIN, that's enongh,' says I.
Yes, only they amt good for nothing
They amt got 10 ammunIcation.
They keep up ID of firing says
l, Tor men without ammunition
Wal. yes says he. that's what's
ran the blockade. Thars u power of u m
mynilion runs the blockade"
Short of rations," says |.
Dreafl Short says he. 1--WE didn't
get only a cracker every three days
Why, killed n lot of You up yonder
while ago with their knapsacks fall
80, yes. That's villa, they got ( m the
Shandoah VALLEY They 90, "a heap of
food up yander Fact, they mas all they
want to eat. .jes now
Him. You're bound to suit Amt
you says | How are you otf for ord.
nance p
20. gu, ordnance is orFI, says he
Yes says I. dispose so But young
man, I've GIT an ordnance, too, abou,
otfai, and KEEP. it pretty we'll cleared out
OF these lines Now you'd better clear
out 90 in for treating my fellow men
we'll, but when it comes to rebels, and w.
ing deserters, at that, / cant say see it.
What do you except to do round here p
wall says he, kinder thor, Id 60
North aud play Union refugee. I'm told
it pays fust rate ut Lincoln meetin's."
." And how are you going to ge. to the
North p
" ] spec, you'll send me-"
"Do you p
"Yas If you don't, III jes' 60 back
ag'n to old Lee, and tell him all seen in
your lines
This is what call good specimen of "a
rebel. He went in for debating his own
terms.
| sent him up to headquarters and had
him hanged
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
GEO. A. LOWE s. CO.,
Forwarders and Commission
Merchants,
Near the Depot

All Freight consigned to lie will lie handled with
care. and forwarded promptly. We are Agent. for
II. Shutters Chicago Wagons; keep a
full supply of these celebrated Wagons constantly
on hand; warrant them in every resp"ct and sell
them at the lo"est Cash prices. Also. are
Agents for George W. BIUwn't Corn Planters and
Stafford S Corn tultivaturs- uckno wledsod by oil
VIII" hav" used them to be the beat in
salt, Water Lime, StuccO and Plns-
tcrtnk Hair always On hand, aud sold at low
market rates. Refer to Weare 4 Alson, H. ID.
Booge Co, and b. T. Hedges, Sioux City, Wood
bNry county, Iowa. nUN2GN
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17

The adventures Of Miss Belle BOYD
with tho Cootederacy, will soon be pub.
lished in Eng land.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,

nisEASES OF the Nervous. seminal Crinary
- and Sexual Systens--new and reliable treat
ment--in reports Of the Howard Association mt
by mail In sealed letter envelopes, free % charge
Address, DR. J. Skillin Houghton, Howard Associa-
ton, No. South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania. Nol7noloIy
1DLAN< DEEDS for sale at the Sioux Cit,
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
New AdVertiscm'ts
IOR SALE-(he new
BILLIARD g. BOWLING SALOON
In this City, known
" THE ALEXANDRIA"

There are IN this Saloon Three Flrst Glass
Billiard Tables, two of which are new with
slate beds and ali other modern improvements.
The Bowling Alley rs IN good running condition,
and both Billiard and Bowling Alley are doing
good bAsiness.
Toany one wishing t" engage In the saloon bust
ness, no better opening can be found than Is here
offered. For conditions and terms Of sale apply to
the proprietor on the promises.
WM. HUTCHINs.
Sioux City, Dec. 18th, le6!-tf
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17

DLANk DEEDS for sale at the Sioux City
ID Register Once.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-07
TEE LoG!c or TEE pAsr.

From he Tunes.
Let those who ore inclined to be despondent
always recall the grea. deeds our heroic armies
hare doue ia this war, and from these forecast
our perfect in achieving those things that
yet remain to be done. The enemy are now
haTping that We can never take Richmond; but
have they not ia past times harpod loudly that
we could never take Vcksburg, that we could
never take Atlanta, THAT We could never take
Chatta ooga, that We could never take Memphis
or Columbus, that wc could never take DOneSOu
or Nashville, that We could never take Bowling
Green or MIL SPtilgs, that we could never take
or keep New Orleans. thui we could never take
Fort Morgan, anu many score Of other cities
and suongbolds
AS all thcse, one after another. have fallen, 50
In due time will ri ,lmOnJ, Charleston, Will
ningtou, Augusta, aud Columbia fall As the
Mississippi the Arkansas, the Tennessee, th'
'CumbeIlnud, and the PJtOmuc are now dominated
by our army, so IN due tinc will We dOmtua ate
the Alabama, al d the savannah, aud the Ro IN Jlio.
AS the STATE OF Tennessee. aid one-half OF
0eofgn, and the greater purt of tue Mississippi
valley, are now couluHcd, 50 in like manner VIII
weyel conquer all Nirs.nii, aLd the CtrOaas,
and tho whole OF the Atlantic seabolrd.
Just nov, the Rebels are prOcaimiug that the
great army Of Lee can neither be. forced frlm its
position nor whipped behind It's intrenchments /;
but how long Is IL since we heard the same thing
declared as loudly about Jhc great army OF Jos
Johnston, snd about Other great armies which
will never fight again on this side Of II.ds, ;
Only lew weeks AZ iswIs proclaimed beyond
our power to whip ur drive The army Of Easiy, So
strongly was IL Postel, anl - many impgegaA
Die positions there were 10 which 1t cluld fail
back, one after the other. The ghost OF Early's
army now haunts tho OucrmOst verge o. tbs
world, terrifying not rs, but itscf terrdel a. is
own hkeleton-llke aspect SO trGBSH,
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TiItIIsIOAD.

EFofH tlf re-
Tbs Richmond papers, which were suspended
last week, during the panic caused by On. m we.
ments Of Giant, r snmcd publication on Monday.
and we have copies OF III, Erauins5 ofth,tdsy'.
ard Tuesday ,suy- frunl which we tltt. morn.
ing give eNtrae.s. luo Rebels admi, tu-ir sue
cessive rcpulscs ia t il attacks upon our lines On
the north bank UI tue river on friday lat. but
claim success aud nine hundred prisoners az tho
result Of the same Il Us operations on our lot.
In its news columns The Examiner taIk, qIttc
stoutly and falsely bat ia the editorial intended
90 Affect The Rgucl lufhoit!es, IL speaks with
proper amount Of tuIr, and We have no doIbt
quite uuihtuliy. Inc Examiner cries out, and
reiteraits:-
"let troops be brought to Virginia without delay
from anywhere. Tue safety vi our lines cauuJt
tunly Dc left 20 Lees present army, which ha, TO
great load on it air sdy. An accession to our
forces irum some gnpHur is the sore need of the
h0ur-thf hour Ot uuu trial, which Is close at
hand. That some nov divisions OF goOl troops
should Instantly Dc Drought to Richm md, aud
that its vast pOpultt.Ou of negro women aud
Children, who cat up everything, should b. sent
forthwith away ar, the evident and pressn {
wants OF the occasion"
This indicates abou' IS high state OF mental
Excitement as it Is -. slOlo for a sane mud TO be
in. IL is difficult, however, 20 tell where Lee Is
70 get q sufficient body Of rcinforcemcnts. The
Examiner says they must be- brought "frOm aly-
where but We don't know what potion Of the
Southern Coufcderucy that Is.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-07

The people OF Detroit are much delighted at
DE safe arrival NJ that por. Ui the drsG vessel oI
the direct Liverpool line.
Ten thousand muskets were shipped from the
Springfield ATmoTy last Monday, for Washington,
and three hundred and twenty thousand remain,
subject 10 'he order Of the Government.
Professor Agassih proposes 70 give course
oiIecinres on Fridays, beginning October IA, at
tue Museum IN Cambridge, on the Natural His
tory OF Domestcalcd Animals All farmers
and daiIyne will be admitted free.
There are l0l, 900 Odd Fellows in the United
States.
-hoseby, The noted guerilla, sen: word 70 his
men that he wouid not soon reioin them, and that
q MAYOR White would command them.
-General Yorke (RebeD, who lost an arm in
Tie battle Of the Opequan, died at Harrsonburg
On Monday. General L0max Clebe), who was
wounded in the same hght, was lying very low at
Staunton on Saturday,.
New Haven is building a ten thousand dollar
school-house loT colored children.
-Ct'zens Of HsrrisOuburg state that when
Early passed through that place his army was
completely demoralized. Long ,trest is trying TO
moraile it, and the Richmond papers are moral
izing upon Early's defeat.
A reporters pew has been established in a
fashionable London church. We are afraid il
wiz not be occupied much.
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PRoPOsALs.

OFFlcE CHIEF QUARTERMASTiIR.
/ CfScikNAIt, Ohie. Septs mber y lsei.
phY ocoss m mia s y is asSs ssaSrssnss % g9g ragss
va IsE,,,u's., S,,,y s,,, e;
MIes srANs.-Afmy siaedaSd.
sh9yELs-AIny staIdard.
MALL, ALL TEsIs. ccmplet'1Sfsy stsadafs dslid~s
Dpeh ard vbeihel q co,s .. linen msssraiS w.
WoGsTED stsGEs1hrn, pe standard.
Sanp o. Which MAJ ~ seen al the once Of ciolhing
70 10 GsiiycreS nee oi Ohsrv, at ,hsU tn.pso,i.u
wsnhopse o. e. 20 M Sly, s sood SeS With ,hs
good dstiIety marked on each A. lole and packags
The OuanJ heJ propose 20 farnsb tho price aRd time n
bertd correspond with the pr5rossi and the psrios
thereto must gu.rsntee tat he goods shan b. q sye
respect equal TO Army standard, otherwise the proposed
gSsfsptes signed by two responsible persons, mod
seeoupsny ssc6 6d guaranteeing that ths Siddcs vi
SvIkv ths gtcles awarded 70 him under ha proposal.
eSoe. NJ At this ONCE, and bidders requested v
kwsros WIN be made IN frda, oo,ob., "a tast
ci,, rie oe required that the contract viii be fah
2eegrems folstrG TO proposals viii ne, be no'loeA
, snS toms % & o. aIoposIs Contfae. Aad Roads may bs
The rsht 70 rpeOt any bid deemed unreassusbs s re-
sddr,ss
"a, =, Colonel WILLIAM ". McKTMs
g-o ~ Omet tVuarsermasSer Cincinnati Depot
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTRRMAsTBR.
rSOP0ssls are invited s By toe UNDERMINED no r6ss
~ OCsoeet N % ~, @ a o'clock M tbs immsdiats
TROUSERS. Mounted. Army Standard
SACK COATS Lined, Army stasdsrd
HALLIARDs GARRISON, and storm, Army s.aua,rs.
ssnres OF which may be seen at the once Of Clshlns
~ Be delivered nee u charge at the u g. Inspec.lsu
name q the party farnshns the LinS aad SuSatt sS AZ
EVoes qlsunciy marked on each aruce aud package.
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INTERESTING I.EETER FROM A REBEI.
OFFICER 10 HIS WIFE.
How Fort Gaines was Surrendered
Colonel AnOersOn's StatemeaJ.

How Fort Gaines was Surrendered
Colonel AndersOn's Statements.
The following letter appears n the Mobile
Register of September - -
MILITARY PRIsoN, N1w ORLFlNs, August IS,
iob4.-Dear WiIe / was cJtnDallcl
10 surrender Fort Gaines through feelings OF
mercy for my officers and men, who earnestly
appealed 20 me. The position was utterly untena..
pie, the teet having passed, and an oyerwheIm-
lng force besieSlng by land, the only three guns
which could have responded with the feet dis
abled, my picket line driven back to the last
notch, the ditehes and parapeis swept from every
direction by the cnemy's shot and shell, no safe
shelter In the miserable apology for a
fertilization, two sick men having been killed
in what was considered the best casemate,
threatened with tremendous eOnAigratiOn from
the buildings within, ana tue magazines in great
danger Of being blown up, and all hope Of csc lpe
or of accomplishing tie slightest good by holding
Out gone. i did not consider Mobile In danger
Tor the enemy had evidently not come prepared
for any hing except TO gain the harbor for a safe
anchorage, and rs 4 preliminary step towards
IuTther operations in the fall. As soon as the
heet ran In, Colonel Williams retreated with his
command, and therein acted more sensibly than
any OF us. Tic whole line ought TO have been
prepared for the same thing.
uhder these circumstances my command was
seized with the appalling conviction that our case
mas noleless and seemed paralyzed with the
prospect OF certain and useless destruction. i
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AunrinN SALES.

MAcKEYs AUCTION ROOMS, No. SIC
IVA MAIKET Street..
Y. Z. MACkE1, Auctlnnccr, goicts consigrmenis ~
-. GOODS, WARES, AHn tfERCnANuise,
OiMends Or puhlc sale ~ his Auction Rooms. aud hs
WI auend personally 90 sales Of
At the EKcianre,
H0UsEHoJB FURNITURE
AZ Dwellings, and
. 81 JOCKS or MERCHAsDIsE
AZ tie stores Of the owners
Cs,h viii be advanced when desired on eonssnmsn Of
goods Tor public sale.
WY lARGE sATE OF ErGLtsH AND AMwRtCAN
WHITE GRANITE AND @. e.. FARrITUNWAkF
IN open lots suitable fof city aud country rosn store.
kecIeu,
or Tuesday morning,
MI O'Clock, at Meckcy's auction Tooml No sl5 Mar
ket street.
TIINT GLASSWARE.
A'aO, fuc assortment tumblers, nApptes. diahes
bow IA, ans other glassware
KE6UsENE LAMP RUBNERs.
80 dozen lsup burncrb. o. A. aud =.
Purchasers The country can get their ge0ds caref,!ly
packed ~ Tho auction rooms.
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FOBREST'S RAID IN TENNESSEE.

Rebels Again Attack Athens