Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-10-21
STATE n EwS.

The Mcdregor Ne,cs speaks signi6-
oantly Of . complimentary notice which
the editor Of the Ne,cs intends to give the
editor of the Elkader Journal. From the
tone OF the NeWs We are led to expect
that editorial "claret" will shortly flow in
Clayton county.
Maj Gen. George Stoneman, the cele-
brated cavalry officer, recently visited his
brother, John T. Stoneman, Of Mcgregor.
The Norwegian College at DEBORAH, will
be dedicated to-day. 1t is expected that
Winneshiek county will make such
display on this occasion as was never par
alleled in North Iowa.
On the morning of the election the Ke>
okuk Gate CITY published the following as
an extract from the Constitution:
1--WE see by the proceedings in congress
that bill has been introduced, and it
will be passed, authorizing soldiers to vote
in all the coming State elections. This
is but part at tide Preparations Of these
| abolition despots to secure to themselves
perpetual power.
The whole thing was a forgery as is GER
tilted by number Of soldiers in a card
published in the Constitution on the fol-
lowing morning. Howell, the editor of
the Gate City, is aus justly branded as a
''liar and forger.'
The Dubuque Association of Congrega-
tional ministers met at Cedar Falls on
the 10th, aud is to continue in session
four days. The openiuing sermon was
preached on Thursday evening by Rev
Lyman Whiting, Of Dubuque.
At the meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors Of the Iowa Central X. r. On the Sd
inst, P. Melendy, Esq, of Cedar Falls,
was elected Vice President of the Com.
pany.
The Delaware County Union gives the
particulars Of case OF suicide near York,
in that county, on the 9Th inst:
The body of John Garrison, a respect
able citizen Of that neiborhood, was dis
covered suspended from a rail resting on
the branches of two trees, aud his feet
within about IA inches of the ground
When found, it was evident that life had
been for some time extinct. 1t seems be
had got up before any one else was stir
riag on that morning, and taking rope
from his wagon had walked some two
miles, fastened the rope to the rail, climbed
the two trees and then dropped himself
of.
The cause Of this suicide is stated thus:
Last spring he sold his farm, taking q
mortgage on land which he afterward dis
covered WAS nearly valueless, for large
part agreed on. II 10 thought he lost
81 600 BY the transaction. Constant
brooding over bis loss deranged his mind,
and Was the cause Of bis untimely death.
He had arranged to settle in the western
part of this State, and had fixed on the
morning Of his death for starting on his
journey.
/ ACCIDENT TO THE Big CHEEsE.-The
mammoth cheese, weighing 1000 pounds,
which was exhibited at the recent State
Fair at Utica, and subsequently at the
Provincial Fair in London, Canada, has
been broken. The Hamilton Times SAYS
the owners, designing to exhibit the cheese
in Montreal, placed the wagon containing
it on one of the platform cars on the
Grand Trunk Railway and when short
distance east of Ma panee, this car, and
several others, ran off the track, and the
| mammoth ckeese was turned over and
rolled with tremendous force down an en-
bankment The catastrophe had the et-
feet Of cracking it through, and knocking
out few City pound chunks. The own
ner, who was greatly enraged, demanded
81 800 from the railway company. His
claim was settled
Idaho has been unfortunate in its Gov
ernors. Gov. Lyon died suddenly, and
VAS scarcely succeeded in the Office by the
Secretary of the Territory, when he too
died. Thus the Territory was left without
an executive head Mr.. Gibson, formerly
from Ohio, We believe. has received the
appointment from the President, and is at
present performing the duties of Govern
or of the young territory.
At least one half Of the soldiers who vo,
ted here on Tuesday, cast straight dem
ocratic ticket, Mabony and all. Since
they came home, where they could hear
both sides Of the question, they find nc
difficulty in determining who are their
real friends. The fact il, Dennis A. Ma
bony is now and always has been better
friend of the eoldier and would do more
for them than three-four,hs Of those who
were making such loud professions.-Du-
bupne Herald.
TRIAL OF Col. JACQUES AND REBEcCA
DocKINs.- The case of the commonwealth
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