The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-11-07
JOB PRINTING.

Orders fer al binds Of lob Printing promptly 8,
ended to. 4uexly allied. aad sstisfasloa s1assntssd
| ODDS AND ENDS.
Edwin Adams, tho sTsat actor is
dead.
| Texas has started canned roastbest
institution which is proving success.
Nearly $4,000 miles Of Railroad have
been built in Russia since the year 1863.
The money order business Of ths Bis-
| marck P. o. for the past year has amount
ed to $45000o.
The BUSINESS Of Bismarck this yeAr
will nearly reach $l,2OO,00O, without IN
Guiding the half million in vouchers.
-Thiry:one thousand acres Of land IN
Holmes Co., Florida, Is for sale at Is ceats
an acre.
An editor of . Kentucky paper has
been presented with sHeetpots.oe Are.
feet long.
Canada has acquired by cession from
some of the northwest Indians during the
past six years, $1,000 square miles Of
land
Murphy, the temperance agitator, and
author of the Red Ribbon movement 70.
ceived $3.50 for two temperance lectures In
Richmond, Va, and he lost SIS by it.
-Presidsnt Hayes has bought ssctita
of land near Bismarck, and his privats
Secretary, W. z. Rogers has purchased
several lots
New York City has in Its pubic Ii.
braries $4,000 books. Philadelphia has
FOG, 900, Boston, 73O, ,OO0 Charleston 10000
Chicago has $4,000 volumes.
"A Wisconsin man, Charles Barth, had
no faith, in men or banks, and substituted
his own bed ~ depository for money
and after his death, $4,000 in securities
were found.
Moody and Sankey are to commence
series Of meetings in Manchester, n. q.
to last through the month Of November,
when they 60 to Providence to remain du-
ring December.
The famous Goldsmith Maid has been
withdrawn from the turf, and at the age Of
81 years, healthy and sound, is to bs hence
forth quartsred At Fashion Stud Farm New
Jersey. .
John Walsh of Philadelphia, has been
appointed Minister to England, contrary
to the wishes of the Pennsylvania dslsya-
ton, who suggested Cameron. Il il doubt
fnl if Welsh is confirmed.
New York City is the scene Of bit
ter political contest between John Morrisy
and Augustus Schell, for the Office Of State
Senator. Schell is the Tamany. and Nor
ison the anti Tamany candidate.
An English pedestrian has began >
walk through France, Germany, Russls,
and Siberia to China. and thence through
India, Persia, southern Russia, Greece and
Italy to France, for wagor of $s50,OOO.
The time allowed for the walk is sixysars.
Gen. c. NJ. Clay is spending his old
age upon his estate In Kentucky, which is
a valuable property of 1890 acres. His
companion is Russian who he has adopt.
ed a. son. He says the colored people
are decreasing in numbers, and must In
ally become extinct
H. E. Sargent, tormily general Super
intendent of The Michigan Central railroad
gentleman Of experiences and ability. has
been offered the position Of general naa-
ager of the Northern Pacific railroad.
and has gone to New York to accept and
arrange for pushing the road to an early
omple Tribune.
The contest between Kellogg, Republi-
can, and Spoford, Democrat, for tho seat
in the q. s. Senate from Louisiana. il oc-
cupying good deal of attention Of the
committee on slsction. Kellogg il said to
have presented some serious charge a7a,ast
the method that was takon to securs the
election of Spofford BY the Nichols Lsgi-
stature, heavy bribery being alleged.
The Chronisle says that California
would bs better of without her gold niass.
There are 5000 people in San Francisco
alone who live directly or indirectly from
the purchase and sale of stocks averaging
in their expenses $1,000 : year. Herr are
then 100000 which the posssssors Do
no, earn, but which is earned Of their
victims. Mining is no productive indus
try, but the value Of it, products are more
than eaten up by the gambling spscuia-
tions that it stimulates''.
Black Hills Stage Robbery.
! CHEYENNE, Nov. The coach that LETT
Deadwood Tuesday morning coming south
was stopped and robbed last night within
three miles Of this post by two armed nen.
supposed to be Blackburn and wall
two notorious road agents. There wsrs
seven passengers on the coach among
whom was United State Marshal Swsssey.
che robbers took everything Of any value
that could be found money jewslry,
blankets and overcoats. The same mon
about daylight this morning robbsd :
freight outfit consisting Of f0Er wagons,