Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-02-10
THE NEWS.

European advices to Jan. 2lst, contain
the intelligence that Louis Napoleon has
dispatched Baron Sallsrd to Mexico TO
arrange with MAMMALIAN for the return
of the French troops a, The earliest pos
sib!e date. Gen. Prim remains near the
Portuguese frontier. A quantity Of mill
tary uniforms hsvn been found in Ireland.
Avigcrous search is being made for Head
Centre Stephens. The Fenian .:iais are
still in progress at Dab!in.
The western cities Of Canada are in an
intense fever Of excite meut over an appre-
hended Fenian raid. The military along
the frontierare in arms, and trains stand
10 The depots At Hamilton and Toronto,
rsady to convey troops where ordered ata
moment's notice
In the Senate, Mr.. Howard brought up
bic resolution to try JEFF. Davis by a mil
i,ary commission Mr. Trumbull's amend
ment to the civil rights bill, declaring all
persons born in the United States, and
not ewing allegiance to other governments,
citizens, was passed.
A very important financial bill, author
izing tho Secretary Of the Treasury to
fund bonds, make loans, &c, and sell
bonds in foreign markets, is before the
house.
The question having been submitted to
Gen. Sherman as TO the meaning Of his
order turning over abandoned lands to ne
groes, he replied that the measure was
temporary, and not intended to last after
peace WIS declared.
the committee on reinbursing loyal States
for moneys expended for the war, has de-
cided to prepare bill assigning to each
the amount to which il is entitled. The
aggregate claimed By the States is from
$500, 1000, 600 to COO, 100000.
. The board Of commissioners, directors,
aud engineers Of the Union Pacific Rail.
road convened 1t Washington yesterday,
for the purpose Of adopting standard
gauge for the several roads of the route
A proposition is before the Judiciary
committee Of the house to transfer reve
nue. suits against liquor dealers from :he
United States to State courts.
Smuggling on the Canadian frontier,
particularly in clothing, is Diminishing
The freedmen's bureau has established
655 colored schools, with 1926 teachers
and "a, 900 pupils.
The Baker trial a. Washington was
yesterday closed. The accused was fonnd
guilty Of false Imprisonment, but not of
extortion.
The President is about to revoke the
permission heretofore given for armed
enigrants to proceed TO Mexico.
The military districts Of Maine. Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rrodc Island and
Connecticut have been abolished.
The otielal statement of the public
debt places the total a, 81, s2i,39l 500 Il,
A beIig.rent Fenian meeting was held
in Cincinnati On Wednesday evening,
Gen. Sweeney and President Roberts be-
ing the speakers. WarlIke sentiments
were enthusiastically spplauded, and
hints toward an i'm mediate raid into Can
ada were freely thrown out.
The Virginia senate has passed resi-
luton heartily endorsing the RECONSTRUCT
ton policy of President johnson.
The 2O,h New York militia, the last re-
naming regimen. Of the army Of The Po-
tomac, has arrived home for discharge.
Havana correspondence reports the
landing of two cargoes If Africans on the
coast Of Cuba.
The funeral Of Col. W. G. Eaton, y 10
fell at Rentonsille, N. G., took place at
Kalamazoo, Mich yesterday, with distin
euished honors.
Full particulars Of the Miami exp'o,ion
are received. The disaster in all its par
ticulars aud incidents. was the most nor
rible that has occurred for years.