The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25
Che Canton Anbocate
TUESDAY. JUNE IS, 1878.
6REviTlES.

eREviTlEs.
THE increased demand for steel rails
has advanced the price from $38 to ~
per ton.
EARLY, cclored porter at the Omaha
postoftice, was arrested by agent Furay for
stealing letters from the office. FOrty-on
letters were found upon his person. He
was committed In default of 5000 bail.
ONE of the West Point Cadets who
graduated on the 18th was run over and
killed by the cars neJs day.
THE first fatal accident occurred At the
Brooklyn bridge on the l4tn. The tacklinR
broke, killing two men and dangerously
hurting two others
CHICAGO has 1900 lawyers, and the In.
ter Ocean says $50 Ear as 1851 of them are
concerned, we make 70 boasts" they
might be better.
AT the exposition, Is 9 microscopic
copy of Dante's "Divina Oomedia" print
ed in Padua sound in red velvet and Sill
yer, and 80 small that II may be worn as .
charm hanging from the watch chain. A
miscroscope is needed to read it.
MADAME Anderson has completed at
Leeds, tho feat OF walking 1900 miles In
1000 hours. She walked the last mile
and half in fourteen minutes and thirty
seconds, and afterwards for several hours
continued to walk 3 quarter Of mile ev-
cry quarter of an hour, her average time
being two minutes per quarter.
ONE Railroad running out of Chicago
carried 2,771 600 bushels of grain, and $685..
600 barrels of -four, during one month
and in one month New York exported
100000 bushels. The total amount of
grain inspected into the elevators and
warehouses Of Chicago last year, amount.
ed to 64,507 ,435 bushels Of grain.
MASSEY says that Anderson and McLin
are meer amatoors in swearing. kin
swear better than. either ny them fejlers
with wun hand tied behind me.
BRAZIL also is suffering under the curse
of a severe famine. Thousands are dying
and animals are being destroyed also. and
no crops can be raised this year.
The Pork curing establishment of Chas.
II. North g. Co. near Boston. was destroy
ed by fire Sunday night. Loss $500, 1000,
and five hundred men were thrown out of
employment .....
8. Fl. CRAIG, late warden of Fort Madi-
son Penitentiary. has been found upon in
vestigation to have defrauded the State out
of 100000. ....
MINISTER Noyes arrived from France
Friday evening; he demanded to be sub.
p9ned when he heard that ne had been
promised some appointment by him. He
says he never made any promise of any
character to him or any other man, and
that he went to Florida for no other pur-
pose than to see whether the popular vote
had been cast for the Republican election.
OREGON has gone Democratic the legi.
stature is Democratic and will elecla
Democrat to the Senate in the place Of
Mitchell, Republican.
THE crops in England are injured by
the wes and cold. In many Of the low
land districts floods have prevailed dam
aging the crops extensively.
CONGRESS adjourned on Thursday morn.
ing at : A, NJ, after an all night session
The President remained all night at the
Capital, signing Bills. The amount Of
appropriations made by Congress Just
closed was $l70,000,000.
THE Democratic State Convention of
Vermont nominated W. Fl. Fl. Bingham
for Governor, Jerome W. Pierce Lieut.. Gov
enor and Geo. Royce, Treasurer.
THE Greenbackers of Missouri nominal
ed A. L. Gilstrap Judge of the Supreme
Court, g. W. Hayden Railroad Com, and
]. NJ. Greenwood Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction.
THE Chippewa Indians, in Burnet Co
Wisconsin, have commenced committing
| murders among the white residents Of that
county. The county Judge and Sheriff Of
that county telegraphs the Coy. for aid,
and state that compact has been made
between the Sioux and Chippewas, bu,
Gen. Sherman denies the compact between
the Indians as being possible, but has sent
Col. Forsyth 20 that county to investigate
| the matter.
JUNE 17!h the anniversary of the bat
lie of Bunker Hill was appropriately OBJ
served in Boston BY the closing of stores
! and custom House,
| A DEAF aud dumb man was arrested
for burglary in Cincinnati last Saturday.
GRAssHoPPERs have appeared in such
numbers IN Costa RIGA, that the coffee crop
| is endangered.
| HONDURAS shipped 10 New Orleans last
season over $4O0, 0O0sworth Of fruits.
SOME Of the eastern Railroad companies
have been anticipating strike but fortu-
nately SO far none has occurred Chicago
anticipated trouble at the com munist pic.
mic but everything passed of quietly.
Sioux Cry Is in serious trouble over
the mad freaks of the Missouri River
which IS tearing away at its levee threaten.
ing the destruction OF the lower end of
city We give an extract from the Jour.
nal, in another column.
Mrs. MOVES wife of the French Minis
ter has since tho Gen. came to the United
States issued cards for her farewell recep-
ton in Paris. and it thoughtthere that Mr..
Noyes will not return.
AT the Republican convention held at
Des Moines last week, J.. A. T. Hull was
nominated for Secretary of State, Buren, r.
Sherman for Auditor, Geo. W. Bemis for
Treasurer, Judge Rothrock for Supreme
Bench, =. j, Holmes Clerk of the Supreme
Court. The Journal says "They are strong
men, have rendered unexceptionaI official
service, and are fully entitled to the dis.
tinction, which the convention bestowed
upon them"
The Senate had passed . bill as q sub
stitute for the repeal Of the resumption act
making legal tenders receivable for Gus.
tom duties after Oct LIST, and on motion
made in the house to suspend the rules and
| Dass the bill. but the raliicai Greenhaclr