Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-08-12
- The stream known as the South Coon

in Guthrie county, during recent rain
rose II feet 10 IL hours
Taylor county with a population Of
nearly 900 has no practical tailor in il.
The Bedford Express says there is good
opening there for for one
| - The Income Tax for Keokuk for tho
present year, amounts to 1856. So
says the Gate City.
After an exciting chase, four foxes
we're recently caught in Flint River Town.
ship, Des Noises county, as we learn from
the Hawk Eye.
Every house in Burlington is occu.
pied. The hotels and boarding houses
are full. So says the Hawk.Eye.
- The Council Bluffs Noupareil says
Capt Bell of that place has recently sold
200 yoke of work cattle to be used in haul
ing saints home to Zion.
Three young men whose names are
not given, we're recently arrested and
brought to grief for stealing sundry ar.
ticles At Msrengo. So says the Marengo
Review.
r. II. Sylvester, formerly Of the Dem.
ocratic press At Iowa City, is now engaged
Oh daily paper at Memphis, as We learn
from the State Press. Dick is q pretty
good egg.
Mr.. Shuster, the man in Dubuque
County who was bitten by a decapitated
snake, lie recovering, as we learn from the
Dubuque Times.
Pot:awattamie county has a popula.
ton Of 5,7S4, Of whom 2,724 are white
males, 1902 white females, six colored
males, and six colored females.
"A general railroad convention is to
be held in Ottumwa on the 18th of August
- The Muscatine Journal of recent
date says the store Of Faucet, at Clar.
ence, Cedar county, was consumed by fire
on last monday night. The loss on goods
was very large and is estimated at sc, 900.
The loss on the building is So 900. The
former was insured for $4,000, the lat
ter for $4,000
- The State Meeting of the Christian
Brotherhood will convene in Oskaoosa on
the 24,h day Of August, as we learn from
the Herald
-Alamakee County, as we learn FROM
the Lansing Union, has paid bountes to
the amount of 500, 500 1t has paid
for the relief Of soldiers families, 50 $50.
Township bounties, S25 600; making in
all an aggregate Of $l2G,3lO.
- Major Genial Dodge was presented
recently at St. Louis with an elegant and
and costly silver tea.set.
- The Dubuque Herald discourses sen,
sibly on as follows: There can be no
argument concerning the value of sheep
or the worthessness of dogs. We have
no hesitation in declaring that there should
be law to protect the former by the de.
struction Of the latter. During the Year
1864, sheep were destroyed by dogs, in
Dubuque county, to the value of 1921.
This is much less than the destruction in
other counties, as we learn from our OK
changes. Is there no need Of law for
the determination Of worthless, and de.
structive ours
Fifty dollar notes, altered from SIS,
on the National Bank Of Iowa City are
now freely circulated in Philadelphia.
- The Officers Of the Iowa Sanitary
mmission sent protest to the officers
of the Grea: North Western Fair at Chi
cago, against the action of those officials
in turning over portion Of the proceeds
of the Fair to the Christian Commission.
At Q meeting of the officers in Chicago
the resolution to allow Iowa TO withdraw
her donation, was discussed extensively
and finally tabled. Whether this is the
the final disposition Of the matter or not,
is yet to be seen.
The Hawk Eye of the 2S,h details
the following accident: Las, Tuesday
morning while Mr.. Steingruber, Of Flint
River township, was endeavorins to
cross the stream Of that name which the
recent rains had swollen, he not only lost
both his horses by drowning, but came
very near drowning himself. He was car
ried soma distance down the stream, but
finally saved himself BY laying hold of the
branches Of tree.
| Nathan Ball, q married man, and
the father of five children, recently eloped
from Eddyville with another mans wife.
So says the Eddyville Star
"A man named Turner from, Monroe
County, was lately drowned near Eddy
vile, as We learn from the Star.
| A couple Of rogues who had commit.
ted robbery in Burlington, were arrest