Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-11-18

- 0TATE AND OTHER ITEMS.

and MissouSi Railroad, wess OF Ottumwa.
Ths coaocil Bluffs Nonparia cay, the
1odisns are again on the rampage" ss-
telling trains, cutting wires, &c.
James Fletcher, Who was accused Of
drowning his wife 10 Iowa county, is now
sthrge, the prosecutor having entered
nolk. .i
Dr.. Maggie Mupgan lectured'in Oska-
loosa the other night on the "Dscl:ning
health Of American women" 20
A man who called himself Hawkins,
obtained 10. Of goods fin Oskaloosa the
other day on . forged order. Hawkins
wa asrsstsd. ....
The increase in the value Of lands,
town, lot, and personally Of Iowa since
the report Of The census board in 1868. is
. S47,954,427. The returns for 1865 foot
up $2l5, 063, 4Ol.
The Secretary Of State reports 7G2
criminal prosecutions in The State for the
year 1864, as reported by The clerk Of the
District courts Two men we're sentenced
to be hung, one changed to the peniten-
tiary for life, and 40 sentenced to the PEN
itentiary.
Lewis Kinsey, for many years clerk Of
the Supreme court. has resigned, and con.
templates going south.
1t is said party at eight bushwhack.
ers, from Missouri, crossed the lines on
the 23d inst, into Davis county, killed a
man named Snodgrass, and then escaped.
No particulars.
The President Of The Iowa Central r.
r., notifies the citizens Of Appsnooss
county, that when they shall have sub.
scrbed $4,000 to the capital stock of The
company, work will be Immediately CON-
menced in that county.
We learn from the Hamilton Freeman
that rich vein OF black lead has been
discovered in one Of the coal mines in
AAOuttou COOukJ.
The persons who we're injured by The
falling Of English Creek bridge, in Mari
on county, brought in an accoun. Of dam
ages Of 81 800, against the Board Of Su-
pervisors. They were allowed $3.50.
The Iowa Central Railroad, which is to
come down from Cedar Falls, through
Black Hawk, Tama, poweshek and Ma
haska counties, will connect with the Des
Moinss Valley Road at Oskaloosa.
The Des Moines Register says that
the Val,sy Rrsilroad Company, through.
their agent, Mr. Roberts, have purchased
that portion Of the Brooks Farm which
lies south Of the railroad There are
about ten acres in this piece. all Of which
form magnificent gravel bed.
We learn from the Lyons Mirror that a
drove of 500 sheep crossed the ferry at
that place few days ago. They were
from Adrian, Michigan, and are owned
BY Knapp i Sweezy, Of Toledo, Iowa,
whittier they will be driven. Any quan-
ty Of sheep are being herded on the line
Of the Northwestern road, and no bet
ter region exists in the world for their
pasturage.
TIE census of New York shows an ex-
cess Of II. 5S7 Of females over males
there being 33o, 24l Of he latter, and $780,
S2S Of the former. In 1860 there were
1874 colored people in that city-now
there ale only 5000; decrease of 1906
in Eve years. e.
A correspondence has passed between
Mr.. Adams aud Earl Russell on the ques-
lion of England's responsibility for the
depredations Of the rebel pirates. Earl
Resell repudiates the responsibility.
Two women engaged in shopping a,
Peoris last week, by some accident OK.
changed babies in = store-bo,h children
being in little two wheeled baby wagons.
There was fuss in Peoria until the mis-
take was rectlhed.
OF the l2l inmates Of the Lunatic As.
ylun Of Tennessee, 60 are reported a,
having become dsranged BY the excite
ment incident to the war.
The Knoxville Journal has been en-
lsrged. s
There is said to be an abundance of
coal in Warren county.
The Universalists held State Conven-
ton on the LIST and End at Des Moines.
The roads in the interior of the State
are represented to be in dreadful condi-
tion. z3 ..'#&#
Wapelle county county contains 1855
youths between FIVE and swenty-one years
of-.ge. .En.
There are l5S Congregational church.
es in this State; liz clergymen, and c.