The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-09-26

don World to have argued, in the midst
of dinner party discussion of Brigham
Young's death, that the principles Of Nor
| monism ought to be reversed HTimes,"
| she said, "are so bad and fashions so expen-
sive, that it is absurd for one man 10 have
four or five wives; whereas, if each woman
had four or five husbands, see how mneh
better wives could dress."-N. Y. Sun.
Gen. Gibbon had . severe engagement
with the Nez Perces at Big Hole Noun.
tain, Aug. 9th. The Indians numbered
260 we'll armed warriors which were at.
tackled by Lieut.. Bradley iu the night with
force of 106 men. The Indians were sur
prised, but fleeing to the bushes, turned
upon the soldiers as they reached the open
ground killing several. Logan succeeded
in getting behind them and the troops got
possession Of the camp after severe.
struggle of twenty minutes. The Indians
captured Howitzer, and did not retire
from the field until II p N, Tweaty.niae
soldiers were killed and forty wounded;
50 dead Indians were fond upon the field
and more in rsvine away from the
battlefield. .srs.
Old as the city Of London is it IS
still growing. Twenty. eight miles of new
streets are opened, and 5000 new houses
are reported as being built yearly. With
its present dimensions, 700 square miles
and population of 100000, increased
as above mentioned, it must become more
than marvel. Some statistician has fig
ured that there is within its boundaries
birth every five minutes, and death ey-
cry eight minutes, thus adding 1873 per
sons every day and 5000 to its popula.
tion every year. One thousand ships and
5000 sailors are in its port every day.,
117,0OO habitual criminals are on its po-
lice register, which number increases at
an average of 10000 per annum; $4,000
drunkards are annually brought before its
magistrates, and if its beer shops and gin
palaces were placed side by side they
would reach from Charing Cross to Ports,
mouth, distance Of 73 miles, It needs
900 new churches and 200 additional city
missionaries Its letter delivery is 23S,.
100000 annually.
The United States Patent Office was
nearly destroyed by fire on Monday last.
'rhe model room was the seat of the flames
and the origin of the fire is attributed to
spontaneous combustion. Tie estimated
damage to the building is from $780, GOO
to S500,000, and the loss of models is very
great The principal loss falls upon the
patent Office. The original copy of the
declaration Of independence and relics Of
Gen. Washington were saved, as was also
the Franklin printing press. Nearly all
the specifications and originxl drawings
of the patent Office are safe aud from these
models can be reproduced if necessary.
Many clerks Of the interior department,
have been ordered on duty sssort-
ing papers and books, and drying all
which have been damaged by wstsr. Mill
tary are on guard duty at the building,
where they will remain until the records
and public property are secured.
None but the land office records were
destroyed, but many were seriously dam
aged by water. The records Of the appli-
cation division of the Office which first
receives application from patentsss and Of
which papers no copies were made, vera
saved The most valuable models saved
were those relating to sewing machines,
firearms, printing presses, locks, safes, etc.
Models of reapers, mowers and various
agricultural implements were detroyed
A temporary room will be erected at once.