The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-09-12
ODDS AND ENDS,

II ODDS AND ENDS.
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!, WISCONSIN State Fair at GAINESVILLE
$ opened on Monday, the 10 inst.
There are 81 Land offices Id the Unit
? ed States. ~
The Capital City Bank, Des Moines,
has failed. Liabilities, s6O50O; assets
75,800.
-Nanking, China, Is fearful OF starya.
ton, on account of the drought Prayers
printed on yellow paper, cover every WALL.
The Teachers Institute at Yankton
| closed on Friday, the 7th, after an interest.
Ing session of four days. ...... sts,, .:..s
| Don't turnup your nose at the fac.
that Dakota raises turnips twenty FIVE
inches in circumference. >+
The steamer. Oder landed at New
York the other day with el3O,OO0 in gold
coin, and another steamer with S65O,OOO,
Rev. John K. Smith. Of Boston, has
been convicted Of forgery, and sentenced
to states prison for five years.
Crazy Horse, the "big Indian" has
died from the effects Of the cut he receiv-
ed from the hands of his captors.
President Hayes has gone to attend the
reunion of Federal and Confederate sol:
diers at Marietta; from there he will pro.
ceed on his southern tour.
On the Sd inst, heavy snow storm
prevailed at Mt Washington the first Of
the season, usually the 1st of August wit
nesses storm. a..t. .-,......-sr.
The State fair of Kentucky, opened
yesterday with an exhibition by Gold
smith Maid, where she trotted against
time.
In respect of the late ex-President
Theirs, the national flags foated at half
mast all over the government buildings
at Washington, on Saturday. ...
There was manufactured during the
year ending July 1st, 1877, 59,o12,26s gal
Ions of spirits in the United States, an in
crease of 100000 gallons over last year.
-Saylor, of Ohio, Morrison, of Illinois,
Randall, OF Pennsyl vania, and Sam Cox
are candidates for Speaker of the next
House of Representatives.
Mrs. Muloch, the authoress, has been
bitten by dog; fortunately no evil re-
suits are anticipated, although the wound
is severe one.
Fairs, State and County, are being
held throughout the country, and an unus-
ual amount Of interest is manifested in
those in progress.
-Suleiman .Pasha has withdrawn his
forces from the neighborhoed of the
Schipka Pass, and abandoned the at-
tempt on the Russian position there.
AS James Magee, a Texas rough, was
being carried into the woods to Be hung.
he killed two Of the men and then escap-
ed. t'5.
"A convention Of the American bank.
er's association is to be held in New York
next week, to last three days. Prominent
bankers from all parts of the county will
he in attendance. s. .n
Maine rcjoices over one more Repub-
lican victory. Connor, Republican, for
Governor, elected with majority Of from
5000 to 10000. Twenty-Five of the thirty
one Senators, and three -fourths Of the Rep
resentatives will legislate Loyalty. ri. -a
"A newspaper correspondent took ) .
funny ride of 81 miles in dume in
Butte county, Cal. The fiume is 16O
miles in lenth and cost 100000 and IS
built for running lumber down the noun
tain.
Five steamships left New York on i
Saturday, for Europe, with 100000 bush.
els Of grain, 10000 cases of canned goods;
$4,000 boxes Of cheese, 1850 packages Of
butter, $50 tons of fresh beef and 81 head
of horses. -..ysr. a.. ..,. .ss,.5
AT an investigation of the manage.
ment Of the San Francisco custom house
it was discovered that 100000 pounds of
sugar had entered without paying duty.
The matter was recti6ed by the importer
paying $4,000 duty.
The Board Of Education, Of New
York City, has over three hundred schools
under its charge. with upwards of three
thousand teachers employed. In the year
1875, three and one half millions Of dol
lars was expended to maintain them, and
$780, 900 was expended for books alone.