Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-08-03
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MISCELl.A NEOUs ITEMS
| Butler is TO follow Wilson south. in order
| 30 correct, as he says, the serious mi SAP
prehrnslnns of the people concerning them
-Nortle'm Paper.
We don, care fig for his riews all we
watt is our spoons.-dshtey (Arkansux)
| Times.
The chivalric editors Of the Montgomery
Nail are "spoi'ing." A late issue says:
For whatever we have written, or NAV
wife, rejecting upon the conduct of indl-
| viduals, the editors Of the Nal hold them
selves entirely responsible, and will prompt
" answer any demand for satisiaclion com
tng from any one who wears clean shirt
aud has not been in the Psni,t n iary'
All Europe mourns the death Of Maxinil
lat. The Governmrnt of England, it is
stated, viii recall the British Legation, and
withdraw from diplomatIc relations with the
administration of Juarez Tha, of France
has sent cut an order suspendng all the
functions of The French Consuls in the Re-
public. The French Chambers denounce
he execution a. a crime against civilization
All festivities in Paris have been a. andoned
There are divisions among the Saints in
Utah, aud Brigham Young dcnouncvs the
scced, re-. On the Is h Of Jane. he preacbe q
sermon Announcing that Ama,a LYMAN,
Orson Hyde, aud Or-on Pr.t, a aros,a'iz
ed, and were suI off from the cau. CHI Orson
fly de had been che sen president Of quorum
of twelve apostles last April. Pra.l is one
of the twelve. Lyman had been one Of the
apostles also. Brigham Y ung Was severe
on Hyde, but par icnlarIy so on Pratt. lie
denounced the latter as an unbeliever. now
IN possess on Of the devil.
The Largest Described Snake-Mr. Spek.
Ia bis work on the discovery of the sources
Of the Nile, thus describe. the death If u
snake # the boa species, shot by bis travel
ing comp anion, Capt Grant:
Il shuddered as looked upon the effects
OF Is Tremendous dying strength. For
Yards 1ro.ud where he lay, cra,s and 'u>h \
aud saplings-in fact, everything except the
AS though they had been Trimmed with ar
immense srv'he The m nster, whe, meas
ured, was 6fty-one t-et two aud a halt inch
IS IN Extreme length. while round the rhlck-
Est part of his hoty the g,rt asuearly thr. e
feet thus proving, be ieve to be h. lar
gest serpeht that was ever aulLen,lcnI,y
heard Of
Mrs. A Lincoln is now in Racine, Wis
boarding at Congress Hall She is simply
spending the summer there.
Napoleon's Minister of State declares
that German unity is a matter Of indlfivr.
ence to France
Reports from the County MAYO, Ireland
and the adjoining districts of Conemara
| represent tina, the dest,ution and suffering
OF The inhabitants are becoming extreme in
consequence of the famine ia that Dart OF
| he island.
The Christian insurgents in Gambia are
1t Is said, preparing to attack the Turkish
war vessels on the coast with fire ships.
Berezouski, who attempted t" assassin, te
the Car of Russia, has been found guilty
with extenuating circumstances in Paris
aud sentenced to be imprisoned for life
The Paris .Moniteur says that Oh II and
Peru have accepted the mediation OF the t.
States in their war difficulties with Spain
with certain reservations.
The crop of wheat in the United States
this year is estimated At the comfortable
figure Of 225 100000 bushels-a grain OF
comfort for poor folks.
Miles Of Railroad in tie orM.-Acco
ding to the Financial Chronicle there is in
the whole world 95, 727 miles Of railroad. -
Of this number the United States has SO S9G
- Great Britain and Ireland l3 2e6 France
$3.50; Prussia 5,794; Austria $3.50 Italy
3.2l3; Russia 2,774; British India $3.50. OF
European countries Norway has the smallest
number, 43 miles, In South America Brazil
has the largest number, 433 and Venezuela
| the smallest, 81 South America has tota
Of l,o4l miles. Canada, with New Bruins
| wick, Nova Scotia. has 9 43S. Taxi the
world by divisions, North aud South Anne
rica and the Yves, Indies have 500 miles
Eur pc has 50,ll7 ; Asia Geo; Africa 375
Australasia l,O01, or a total in the world o.
1921.
The new Can adam Administration is said
to haze in contemplation the organization
and drilling Of militia force of $50, 0OO
men. Though not exactly a standing army
it is meant to answer the purposes of such
and would be somewhat expensive mode Of
inauguratin0 the new government, while il
argues but little confidence in it's s,reng,l
with the people, or favor among neighbor
ing nations. The pretext that force i.
needed TO protect the Canadians from FEM.
an invasion, is highly complimentary to tbs
supposed strength and prowess Of the FEM
III organization, while IL IL sb-urdiy SINAI
Il designed for purposes Of intimidation
toward the United States