Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-06-17

How TO PAY OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The New York News, susp'cting that
there may be little humbugging in JAS.
Gordon Bennct's plan Of paying off the
national debt by donations 81 $50 900,
proposes what it consider better one
namely:
let every citizen who is possessed of
any government securities, bonds, seven
thir,ies, fve.twen,es, legal tenders, cur
rrncy or other indications Of national in
deb,edness, hand it in nnreserved'y to
the National Treasury as donation to the
Republic. Thus the whole debt can be
cancelled in day, which will save time
and bother, and be much more sublime
exhibition Of the loyal munfcence Of the
American character than that sngge>t4d
by our contemporary. 1t will be more just
and exuitable, likwise; for as those evil
dividuals very nearly in proportion to th l.
wealth, the. sacrifice, to each one, will be
measured BY his ability to endure it,
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New York exchanges give the list Of
sixty vessels now loading with goods con
signed to Southern ports. They are ad'
ver,ised for New Orleans, Mobile, Char,
lesion. Savannah, Beaufort, Newbern,
More head City, Norfolk, Richmond.
Georgetown, Alexandria, Florida ports,
Bucksvile. and Conwayboro and other
places in South Carolina. Southern mer,
chants express their willingness to l1ui.
date all outstanding debts at as early
day as possible. This is certainly quick
work, and shows reconciliation Of com.
mercial life and activity at much earlier
period than the most sanguine could have
anticipated But this is not all "a large
emigration is setting its face toward the
South, with the intention, of permanently
residing there, and realizing the advan,
tages of the country.
A soldiers wife residing in Macon Co.,
Illinois, few days since received from
her husband in the army package Of
$50, ard upon returning home placed it
under the pillow Of her bed During the
same Il: ght, nan with blackenel face
broke into the house and demanded her
money. The woman took the money,
threw i. upon the floor, and when the ruff
fan stopped to pick it up she dealt him
blow with poker that broke his neck.
pom wa~Liug tho dead mans face it
proved to Der trotecr~inlaw.
A few days since, q Canadian gentle
man, who is On ardent annexa'ionist, ex
claimed, 90 receiving the news of Lees
surrender, Now, then, Canada will be
annexed to the United States, and share
in the new c)ories Of the rcgenerated,
disenthralel republic.' A refugee officer
standing by tepIiod: Go slow. my
frieno; its very easy to &c, into the Tn
ion, but its hi to get cut
A clergyman lately addressed his fe.
male auditory as tollowr:
BE DOT proud that the blessed Lord
paid your sex the distinguished honor Of
appearing frst to a-lemale after the res
direction, foe it was only. done that the
glad ,idings might spread the soonsr.'
DISCHARGES . -Cn3er the order to pay
off and discharge all conyalescent soldiers
in hospitals, great activity prevails 10 the
Adjutant Generals Office. The discharge
papers Of 800 soldiers wero made ont On
Wednesday alone, and tho whole number
to be dismissed will be 80 600 Immediately.
A. Mid lhqvrsr-A lady recently
wrote from England to the War Depart.
ment, Washington, requesting them to
send her all the names Of the Mon who
had been t;!lc! in this war, SO tia: she
could see it. her son John Smith was
among them.
An Irish gentleman building u house,
ordered a pi! to be dug to contain the
heaps Of rubbish left by lie workmen.-
His steward asked him what they should
do with the dirt taken out of the pit
Make it large enough to hold both the
rubbish and dirt, to be sure,' said he.
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We know Of two very foolish men. The
one u . poor man DESTROYS Of riches, who
buys lottery tickets, expecting to draw Il
aprize; and the other is very loud alk-
ing man, who uses profane language,
thinking it manly. Tie enc wants dol
lars, and the other sense.
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A young 'edy was heard to DECLARE that
she couldn't 90 TO fight for the country,
but that she was willing to allow the
Young men to 70, and die OH old maid,
which she thought was as great sacrifice
as any one could be called upon to make.
ASHAsr RFToEr-" If were so un.
lucky said ~ officer. " as to have a stu.
pd son. would certainly, by all means,
mage him a parson.' A clergyman who
was in company replied, "Yoa thiad diff