The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-09-05
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4 in Vermont.
e. Jessup IS the nominee Of the tenn
perancs party in Iowa for Governor.
! Northern Texas has adopted the pisn o.
4 establishing poor farms, which have nea
! " all proved profitable. fs
! China, has issued an imperial order
that after three years from now no opium
shall be smoked BY the Chinese.
4 Salt Lake is becoming resort fol
invalids or persons afflicted with skin di.
scases, sore eyes and catarrh.
The Long Island farmers are letting
their cabbages rot in. the fields, as they are
worth one cent piece.
Brigham Young died at Salt Lake, on
Tuesday of lest week, Of inflammation of
the bowels.
The Central Railroad OF Iowa has a
suit in Court at DesMoines that involves
100000.
| 1t is thought that the Northern Pa
cific Railroad will be extended from Bis
marck to the mouth Of the Big Horn.
Cherokee county, Iowa, notwithstand.
Standing the severe visitations Of the hop
pers, is out Of debt and has money in the
Treasury.
+. The mantle Of Brigham Young falls
upon twelve APOSTLES, among whom j. F..
Smith and Orran Pratt are the most prom
inent.
Another series Of storms seem 10 pre-.
vail east. Cleveland, Ohio. and St. Louis
were visited by severe storms Of rain and
hail Friday night.
-Chas. A. Minnie, colored cadet at
West Point, just arrived there Tie first
colored cadet New York ever presented
there.
e. L. Stanton. who had become de.
ranged, died at Washington, on Monday.
He was the only surviving son Of late Ed
win NJ. Stanton.
The Territorial prisoners have been
removed from Fl. Madison to Detroit,
Mich, where they will be kept at cheap
er rates than heretofore.
The last issue of the Daily Champiou,
Black Hills, has been printed. Collins
intends to remove to Central, where he
will run weekly. and take charge Of the
Post Office.
The Industrial Press, Of Sioux City,
has appeared. 1t is an able paper, and as
fine looking sheet as comes to our table
It is published in the interest of the
Greenback party.
i The India famine is costing Great
Britain enormous amounts. Forty million
dollars have been expended, and the month.
ly disbursements are at the rate of 81 800,
600 per month.
! Politics seem to wage warm in Law.
rence's Senatorial District The Lemars
Sentinel, Cherokee Times, and the Jour
nal, arc getting slightly personal in their
comments upon each other, which is anus
ing to outsiders
! "A slight emigration Of carpenters
and other mechanics has been moving to-
wards England, but the American Counsel
at Liverpool desires that the workmen ci
this country be warned against going
i there unless they are under contract.
4 "A new patent has been granted in
England, to condense beer A large por
tion Of the water and alcohol is evaporat.
ed to one eighth its original bulk, and to
restore the beer, it is only necessary to add
to the water distilled off 4 small quantity
of yeast or other ferment.
DIR. Burleigh IS supposed to have
! "struck it rich' in his quartz claim, as he
made the champagne fly one day las,
weekafter . clean up, and Lought new
claims, paying $1,000 foron and s7oO fol
another.
The break Of the Missouri river bridge
at Council Bluffs, is being supplied :,
trestle work and truss spans. Trains ar,
!. now fesried across the Missouri At Blair
for the N. W. road and delivered tD the U
P.nt Columbus. Il makes differeece il
time Of about one day between New Yort
and San Francisco.
Davis block, Sioux City, was damaged
. by FIRE Saturday morning. It was discov
cred on fire at I o'clock in the morning
but was confined t, the second story. TIL.
Fire company extinguished the fire befor,
much damage was done to buildings. Tn,
city Records were saved, but the law Ii
brarics Of Marks d Hubbard, and s T
Davis, vera destroyed. .3
u. S. Marshals aud District Attorneys
when travelling to hold q. s. Courts, ge
mileage The mileage from Yankton psa
Fl. Pierre route, Is go. But q that i
!, abandoned or suspended, the route is b
Sidney or Bismarck, which amounts I.
$24O. Another potent argument In favo
J Of the Government re-opening the Pierr
Route.
Verginia passed : law last wfnte
compelling every bar tender to purchas
an instrument 70 record every drink cold
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