Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-05-27
a "pu6" for Masssehusetts.

Up in God fearing assacbusetts-
nous for its hypocrisy and fansticism,-
they tried the experiment Of the Maiue
law--it is still on the s,atste books, w
believe-but the people were such hard
drinkers that prohibition only made The
matter worse The government has Ii.
censed 1874 liquor dealers, or one to ev'
cry As voters in The State, and It Is gener.
ally supposed that there is as many more
unlicensed, which are open to the thirsty
IONS OF Puritanism.-Bridgeport Formkr.
There must be o mistake in tho above
item 1t cannot be that in psalm sing.
ing, aterdrinking, WITHDRAWING, NOR
a., aholi,iined and patriotic Massachusetts,
the land land where one bounty Jumper
represe nts twenty ment in the army or
States Prson-,he home Of that christian
and honorable military gentleman, Ben
jamin f. Butler, Esquire, there is such an
oatpouring Of the spirit.
"Thus as they swim in mutual swill, they talk.
Vociferous at once from twenty tongues.
Reel fast from theme to theme; from horses,
hound,
To churches. mistress, politis or ghost,
In endless nazes intricate perplex!'
Oh, puritanical, fanatcal Massachu.
setts The west in all her wickedness is
is not half the hypocrite thou art.
RELlcs--The rage for relicks in This
country is astounding. A respectfully
dressed man was noticed.thc other day,
putting in his pocket brick from the
wall in front of Mr.. Lincoln's house; and
this is but one Of ten thousand folii, s..
The entire stairway upon which Colonel
Ellsworth was killed,in Alexandra, has
been cut in chips, and carried away. The
tree, at the foot Of which Sickes shot
Key, in Washington, has been barl1ed and
cut BY fools unit! it is dead The oak
three, undep which General Grant talked
with Pemberton, and arranged the terms
of the surrender of Vicksburg, has been
annibilated; and, recently, party dug
into the ground ten feet for the roots Of
the hi>torick oak. An elm tree, which
Abraham Lincoln planted, stands in front
Of his old house in Springfield. OF course
it will be torn in pieces and destroyed, out
Of generation for the man.
The Burlington Hawk Eye has the
follow: "A gentleman residing q short
o'ssouSe iioW Du''aS. u !e" IuIieS oc'oW
this city, last Thursday shot white dove
that had been lingering about his barn
some days, and around its neck was sill
yer ring bearing the inscri ption: "3ei!e
Marsden, Chicago On its legs were lit.
tie rings, also of silver, with 1853"
stamped on them. Thus persisted some.
bodys pet, no doubt
Tho Mormon population Of Pottrwat.
TAME county is put down by the Nonpa.
riel at three hundred and fifty. The ma.
jori'y Of them are 10 Sni,hites, WHO reject
polyga"y.
Wright county has near $4,000 in its
Treasury. and it is clear Of liabilities. So
says the Hamilton Freeman.
Go into the busy world, and you will
find vaulting ambition. Go into the lon.
ely churchyard. and you will find vaulted
ambition.-Prentice.
The Cass county Messenger claims
that it has a right 10 fee for marriage
notices, and asserts very Justly that bride.
grooms and brides shall "have all the fun
to Themselves
Coal mining is about to be engaged 10
extensively in Hamilton county.
james Hodge, a scientific mining
geologist, considers the indications in
Webster county as favorable for the dis.
covery Of petroleum aud salt. We CLEAN
from the North West.
"A horse thief calling himself John
Hall, recently escaped from the Oskaloosa
Jail.
Arthur Green. Is years ofage, brought
down eleven ducks at two shots, a few days
since. So says tho Burlington Hawk
Eye
A ferocious dog attacked little cir
At Burlington. iajuring her severely by
NTAIE OF IOWA-In the District