Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-09-03


WHAT Horace GREELEY sArs.1Eree.
ley, in a late mber of his papc-, discuss-
ing the peace matter, says:
The zanies IN tie loyal Stltes acao tax
as though a broad empire CO I'D be saVu~
& gated to military eeecuttoa sJpply NE cen,
omous desperate traitors in Dir,s ;rtth the
Gerry atiment they need and ase deeply
regret that one Of the resofNs1Frthe to,e
i baltimore Coaerssioa seems calculated to
0icc them a iiu Gen. Fremont did a wise,
generous, manly net in stamping on in.
q stead OF standing on the wholesale contis
cation plank of the Cleveland platform,
thereby aiding to smooth the path to peace:
1t seems to US that the time,
If it has not already come, must be near
at hand, wherein the North and South will
be ready to exchange Chances otherwise
than over the cres,s Of their respective
muskets--a mode Of regard not conduc.
tive to geniality Of tempar, graciousness
of manner, or comluess Of visage. -
Why the Rebels are Cl!led "JohnnieS.
In ls6l the Federals called the rebels
"Secesh ~ in 1862. "Confeds;" )" in 1868,
49,
"Johnnies" A correspondent gives the
following as to the origin Of the last nam.
ed.sobriquet: The name Of Johnny origi.
mated in a quarrel between two picke,s,
which begun by the Federal telling the
rebel that they depended on England to
get out of the scrape, which the rebel de-
MED empha,ca!iv SAYING they wera'ab,e
to serape themselves out. One word bro t
another. until the Federal said his opro
nept was no better iLan Johnny Bull
anyhow; the Reh sw0re he would shoot
Yank il he called him Johnny Ball
again. The quarrel was stopped by anoth,
er picket, and they soon cooled down, but
the Reb kept multerin,,.'l'i as soon be
called n iyxer as Johnny Ball.
VINO ! rr,z REVENUE STAMPS >
In teIs,s to "h9 :. r*l s'n.I ,.I'' "'x stamps
munty seem to be at n loss to know whose
business il is to atIix thestamp to any doc.
.ument requiring it By the nterna revenue
law. Under the provisions Of section l5l
the question is one for mutual agreement
or arrangement between the parties about
TO issue and receive any document. or
paper as to which of them shall be to
the expense Of afiixing the required stamp.
But by the provisions of section l5S, it is
made the imperative duty Of the party
about TO sign or issue snch document or
paper to see that the same is duly
.stamp ped. for if be signs or issues it with
ou: being duly stamped, he is liable to a
fine Of two hundred dellars."
s@ "How do you d. p That's English and
American. How do you carry yourself?
That's French. =" How do you stand q
That's Italian. "How do you find your
self2' That's German. 9 ''How do you
fare?' That's Dutch. I" How can you p
That's Swedish. /" How do you prespire 2?
That's Egyptian. How is your stom'
aeh r. Have you eaten rice o. Tbat''
Chinese. {" How do you have yourself?'
That's Polish. "How do you live on T
That Q Russian. Ma~ your shadow never
be less p That's PerslaL. ~-..-.
o "How p That's Ingun. # e~.-9
.~.- The best joke the telegraph has perpe'
trated for long time, is the announce
fnent that the Beast has brilliant idea il
~ his head He must have heard lha, there
is q lot Of cotton in .Richmond, and ha
Conceived the idea of digging canal o.
underground railroad up to there. that'he
may steal it. But 10 say that Butler i
engaged in plan to assail the co,feder
ates 10 accordance with the Legitimate
rules Of warfare, is simply absurh. 1t i
not the nature Of the Beast. - Du5uqu
Herald s--.~
,s TnE GRAssnoPPERs.-Wa learn from
Mr.. Bbenky, of New Ulm, that the grass
hoppers have injured or DESTROYED the gar
dens about .ha. place, in instances ea'in!
the onions in the ground. The swarm j
shout six miles vide, and several day
ago, ia consequence OF southern winds
they have changed their course and'a
nov going norshward. They are on bot
sides Of the Minnesota river. Should III
present winds prevail Cor . few days NOR
more, - shall be saved from their raysge.
-Haak0to Record. a.s.l -..@.