Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-10
GE n EIlAL CANRY,

and mor,ally wounded by guerrilla on
shore. The item had no marked effect
upon US. We knew but little in regard to
Gen. Candy; had heard Of him, to be
| sure, but that was about ALL Tho next
DAY. however, Candy figured in the tele-
graz ph again. lie had been taken I New
Orleans, Was suffering god deal Of pain,
and oe course could no, live. The follow
ing day some Jenkins TELEGRAPH phed ,ha,
the War Department. had positive news
that Candy was no more. We COM
menced feeling slight interes. in the
man. People began u talk about him
aud divers individuals, who seemed to
know all about the General, manifested
great dea! of SORROW over the sad event
SO many folks felt bad about General
CNnbys death that by aud hy we lc-nn
to feel bad. The next day we izrd tne
paper, and searched eager " for another
phase Of the Candy tragedy: Of course We
found it. The War Department f l.. as
surcd that the telegram in regard TO C,n-
hys death had originated IN some "wll
Western rumor,' and that the Gen, raj
still lived Onrin,erc~t in General Canhy
had become very extensive bv this time,
and thus we felt quite jubilant over the
good news. We didn't expect to read
anything about Candy the mex, day, bu,
were disappointed for the first head line
that met our gaze was this: Gen. C,nby
Dead = Several tears rolled down our
cheeks as we read this sorrowlul line and
one tear rolled down our nose. from the
end Of which, after trembling a moment,
it fell plump upon the word y" Candy -
What beautiful testimonial to the dead
Generals worth
1t then occurred to US that Canby's
memory should be handed down TO pos.
,erity in some form more substantial than
two line te'egrams; therefore We would
write sketch of his life, gand enlarge
upon the merits both as a man and
soldier. We did so: and many were the
choking sensations tina, we experienced
before the task was completed. The mex,
day we were rleasurab'y startled at the
announcement that Candy was picking
up, He was having n pretty rough time,
aLd |rohnby co"IL not ii !" hnr," under
three months but nevertheless he was
picking up,
Tweut,-'our hours afterwards the "clerh
OF the steamer Slicknry' tc'c.rn;hcd
,Ea, General Canhy wa, deal. Who the
c,erk of the SDckncy was or low in ihc
name Of common sense he knew anything
about General Cnrbv was not stated -
There were only two theories to nlv turr
in regard to this matter; either the Strl>
ney's clerk knew Candy by sight and had
been within kicking distance of him, or
else his mothers maiden uncle, on her
hired girls side had seen GIeettc with
tho original telegram in it. The ne~s
from the Clerk Of the steamer S,ickncy
caused us to haul out Our handkerchief
again. We always were warm hearted,
and it seems to be gainn. upon us We
wept until the evening paper appeared.
effect CAnby's death had upon Mrs Canhy
aud the children. | he paper, however.
contain,d Tie announcement from tic
War Department, in substance that the
S,ickneAs clerk was n man devoid OF YER
ari,y. and that Canby st'li lived, although
pretty we'll used up. We wiped oar nose
and eyes aLd went home 10 supper. We
began to have queer thoughts about Candy.
We felt like SAYING to him rs Hamlet did
to tic Ghost: BE thou a spr, OF health
or s,blin damncd?'
Slucc then kilograms about Candy have
followed each other in rapid succession;
some picturing the poor General as with.
IN. on his death bed, some representing
him as " laid cut sIi;r aud stark in death,
aud others stating that he VAS within
lew inches of robust health. he last
telegram about Canhv appeared yesterday
from The pen OF Tribune Jenkins. 1t
said that Canhy "was improving y"
have long since ceased to feel any Interest
in Candy but still. being newspaper
man, aud not liking to have old items
lumberinv uD our columns We wish this
matter were finally disposed Of in some
manner. The story Of the Tritunes cor
responder, may be true, and it may be an
internal lie. We don't know him person
ally any better than we know the clerk
Of the steamer Stickney." who is most
certainly = liar II Gen. Canby is dead,
then bury him forthwith. II be is alive,