The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-08-29
ODDS AND ENDS,

The Maple Valley road has thirty
miles Of track laid.
-Senatar Morton is recovering from
his paralytic stroke, slowly.
Receipts of postage were $4,000
less than last year.
Jay Gould has $4,000 insurance On
his life. for the benefit of his widow.
Southern Iowa is shipping large
quantities Of water melons.
1t is reported that Austria and Ger
many have come to favorable under.
standing with Russia.
Sidney, Neb., shipped during seven
days, S13,sS4.eo in Black Hills Gold
dust
The National Board of Trade have
just closed very interesting and impor-
tant session at Milwaukee. ...
The Journa! publishes a scandal rel
at,ve TO E. E. Blake, of LeMars, and q
Mrs. Ranebach of Sioux City.
Senator Spencer, of Alabama, has vis-
tied Yankton, on matters connected with
Surveyor Generals Office.
John Mcdonald, the present popular
Sheriff of Woodbury. county, was re-nom~
mated at Sioux City last week.
An onnirork Lo~
predicts that the United States will within
two years be overfowing with prosperity
and wealth.
-Chas. Rudolph, the Secretary of tha
National Board of Trade, in his report
recommends resumption of specie pay
ment.
Milwaukee is exercised over q scan.
dal that has occurred about the son and ::
daughter-in-law of Alexander Mitchell.
the Milwaukee millionaire.
The workingmen's party of Baltimore
have united with the Democrats in that
city, for the support of the Democratic
nominee 1Or Mayor.
Judge Mcdonald, of Sioux Falls, has
opened Law Office at that place, where
he bids fair to succeed, and adds one more
honorable name to the fraternity.
1t is prophesied by prominent men Of
Ohio, that the workingmen's party, or or
ganization of that State will give strength
to the Republican party. @s >a
Dana, Of the Sun, says Camsspn wants
Pennsylvania to 60 Democratic this fall.
to rebuke the Southern policy. civil SER
vices reform and anti Cameron sp1irit.
Geo. Mink, an engineer on the Hud-
son River road, ran his engine between
Poughkeepsie and Fishkill Landing, 16
miles IN Is minutes.
u. s. troops captured 45 persons who
were organized near Eagle Pass, Texas,
for the purpose Of invading Mexico, in
the interest Of Gen. Ispah.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
companies have consolidated With tha
Western Union, that is pooled their earn
ings, and the companies will work in har-
monY.
An estimate of butter and cheese pro-
duced by Western dair,es, gives tho
amount as 52s,s60,000 pounds, valued At
$124,000,000 besides q large amount of
milk sold. " @~a+
-Janesville, Wis, corrals her tramps
aud sets them pounding stone on the
Streets with heavy iron ball and chain
attached to the ancles, which is jewel Of
their order 49,. # h.
E.. s.. Stanton, son of the late Edwin
NJ. Stanton, has become insane and has
been taken to the Governments Insane Asy-
lum, at Washington. He has practiced
law at the capital, for ten years, and had
large and lucr atiye practice.
|. Gladstone, the great English States
man, lately went out to his woods to cut
down big ash tree. Some fourteen hum
dred people followed him and sang gaees
while he felled the forest giant; it is "a,
vorite exercise for him.
Grand Tower, has been selected 9r
the commission Of Illinois. as TIE sitc.fof
the new Penitentiary of thst State. The
Inter Ocean correspondent, says that the
size and erection Of the prison would cost
81 $50, 900, and that the location IS poor
one. s.
President Hayes says he has longed.
for the time to come when we couldalf
be Republicans and Democrats alike
Time will cease to be, when that occurs.
in our opinion; and what a. weddlngt
Ny!
Brick Pomeroy has married his proof
reader for his third wife,. having been di-
vorccd from two. We. knew Brick init
timately when he used 10 publish sir,
column weekly in Wisconsin, and when,
he was happy with hissmall surroundings
and his first lore.
-Platteville, Wisconsin, has fell into,
line with the temperance movement; !;
1850 people attended the night meetings.
which were held in the public park Law
yers, hotel keepers, doctors, merchants,>
and county officials came forward, and
one thousand Of the citizens signed the,
pledge.
Three expert forgers have been -
rested in Chicago, named E. ]. Hender.
son, A A. Gesner, and E. B. Weston. Ono