The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-11-28
NO 80.

Isnkton Press: The territorial grand
jury in session of seven days, returned
into court eighteen indictments, and other
wise disposed of tel cases, making an ag.
grcgatc Of twenty eight cases disposed Of.
New Orleans Times: The doctors who
were sent By the Howard Association to
fever were forced to give up their private
practice, leave their families here in dan
yer Of the disca Sc, and live for months in
desola,c, places, there to practice their
healing art alone, unaded, and almost for
gotten by the outside world For these
the compensation was fixed at the rate Of
so per d.y.
a DRUNKARD in Sacramento, warned by
| a touch of del irium trcmens that he bad
carried his drinking altogether too far, re-
solved to reform or die He declared his
purpose to several friends, locked himself
in his room. seated himself in an easy
char, and put loaded pistol on the table
within reach. The craving for alcohol
grew stronger and stronger, and at last
unable to resist his thirst he shot hims self
through the heart,
CoI W. Miner Roberts, civil engineer
on the Northern Pacific, has made an ar
rangement to enter the service Of Dom
Pedro, emperor Of Brazil, for the improve
meat Of the water ways of that empire, at
"A salary Of 100000 per annum. Col. Rob
erts will Immediately close up his res
tons witt. the Northern Pacific, and dc.
part tor Brazil al the earliest practicable
moment. On the 9th inst. Col Roberts
was elected president of the American So.
cieiy Of Civil Engineers.
Rev. Mr. Moody, Of Baltimore.
And there are your grab bags your
grab.h bags! tell you there is too much of
this. Your fairs and your bazars won't
Dc, end your voting: yonr casting OF bal
lots for the most popular man, or the
most po pular woman, just helping along
their vanity, | tell you it gricves the
spirit; it oh,ends God. They've got so far
now that for twenty five cents young men
can come in and kiss the handsomest
woman in the room. Think Of this Look
at the church lotteries going on N New
York. Before God, would rather preach
in any barn, or the most miserable hovcl
on earth, than within the walls of church
paid for in such way. What is the use
of going TO a gambling den when you
can have game of grab willaa lady for
a partner.
i'iiE Pioneer Pfess of the 25th INST, con
tains one interesting letter from Washing
ton relative to the commissioners appoint.
ed for Grasshopper sligation. This
year is called By the commissioners a"nor
mal' year, aud locust, were found 10 occur
more or less IN Colorado, Wyoming, Utah
Idaho, Montana and eastern Oregon Wy.
oming was less infested than in 1877. In
Utah some portions wee severely scourg-
ed, one half the wheat crop being destroy
ed by them, and it is apprehended that
northern Utah will have to suffer seriously
next year In Montana local sWarms were
numerous 81 Virginia City, Sun River and
between Helena & Fort Benton. They
conclude from their observation "That the
Rocky Mountain locust is indigenous ov-
er the immense region already mapped by
he commission, as the permanent breed
ing ground, and that the prospect for 1870
is that local injuries will eHsuc in tho ter
ritories, bu, unless the spring and early
summer arc unusually favorable, the Mis-.
ssippi States will Uot be invaded by To-.
Gusts" ....