The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-04
Che Canton ADborate
ITEMS IN GENERAL.
TUESDAY. JUNE 4, 1878.

rains that have prevailed there.
Mr. ROBINSON, of Texas, is 1903, and hi
wife 1oa years Of age They have beef
married 50 years. He says he never ut
tered an oath or gave note They Ar
like children in their attachment to eacl
other.
PETER COOPER, tbs venerable philan-
: thropist, in his enthusiasm AT the las
Presidential election, is charged
with having made lbelous speech
and now at 81 years Of age is made de
PENDANT to the libel In the suit.
The Lutheran minister at Newport, O.
{. preached discourse on the Sabbath il
which he declared there was no hell, I'm
E1ediately after the discourse tho trustees
passed resolution requesting him tc
resign.
ALL the bridges on the route between
Bismarck and peadwood were washed
away during the late flood. Such misfor
tunes do not occur on the Fort Pierre
route.
| WAR indications are fast disappearing
The Russians are Withdrawing their lines
or retiring from close proximity to Con
stantinople. The favorable news from the
European capitals has occasioned the best
of feelings, and the Russian and Turkish
officers are joining in pleasure excursions.
There is change of time on the Ill.
Central railroad, taking effect Immediate
ly. The train formerly leaving Sioux City
on Saturday Immediately after noon, will
leave on Saturdays hereafter. BY the new
arrangements of all trains, sleeping cars
will run through from Sioux City to Chi,
cago without change.
A QUESTION for the courts to decide: A
man by the name of Jenny, living in New
Bedford, Mass, swore that he would kill
his mother.in-law, an aged lady of seventy
years, who was Weak and nervous He
used no violence with his threats, but she
was SO frightend that she fell dead. He
has been placed under arrest for murder.
A MAN by the name of Elan Potter is
trundling wheelbarrow from Albany N.
Y, to San Francisco, His wheelbarrow
Is painted gaudily. He wears long hair
and whiskers, so that he attracts attention
wherever he goes He stops at hotel by
previous arrangement the crowd follow
ing, and he gets share Of the profits Of
the bar custom obtained by his peculiar
appearance.
1ANKTON Press and DakotaSan:: "From
all pats Of lMontana Territory comes the
same grasshoppers everywhere
There are myriads of them on all sides,
but whether they will do only small dam
age to crops or universal destruction seems
to be mooted question; but the general
belief is that they will not be so destruc-
tive as in past years. AS they have hatch
ed here they will move as soon as able to
fly, and farmers have learned many ways
to fight them, 1t is reasonable to believe
that if none come here from other coun
tries that average crops will be raised.
A SAILING vessel from the Yellowstone
river arrived at Sioux City Tuesday morn
ing. It came from 20 miles beyond where
any steamboat ever went Capt. Sovereign
commanded the ventuSesome craft called
the "Speckled Trout" The vessel was
loaded with $4,000 worth of furs, buffalo
hides and speckled trout preserved in
brine. She also brought six passengers,
came down in IA days, one day making
400 miles, and the owner says that with
fair wind he can beat steam He intends
to put in boiler and engine, and return
to run on the upper waters of the Yellow
stone.
Postmaster GENERAL KEY has pub
lished letter to his Southern people,
warning them Of the attempt of some of
the Democrats in Congress, backed by
some Northern leaders, to GUST President
Hayes and seat Tilden. He denounces
the scheme as impolitic and unwarranted,
and one that the entire South should de-
nounce. BE not only states that the fscts
do not give these instigators any grounds
for their action, but that to carry out their
plans would engender civil war, and ap.
peals to the patriotism and honor of his
people to avert the threatened danger.
AT the unwilling Of the statute In Cen
trail Park, New York, of Mazzini, w. Gull
len Bryant fell striking his head upon
stone, HIS injury is not considered fatal,
but serious; it being conclusion of the
brain.
A telegram to the Joarnal of the 9th
inst, gives details of shocking murder,
and the suicide Of the murderer. One
Samuel Kearney SHOT and cut the throat
of Elisabeth Thean, daughter of Judge
Cullenbine of Arlington, Iii, and then
drew knife across his owl throat, sever
ing the carotid artery, falling dead instant
The sleeper attached to the San Fran
cisco train, west Of Salt Lake, was entered
by masked robbers, and s1s5 in money
was taken from passenger and gold
watch from the conductor. The robbers
fed as the train started, but their tracks
were visible and they were holly pursu.
ed.
Minneapolis sends daily train of SO
cars loaded with -four to New York. A
full train runs to La Crosse wis, from
there to Greenfield the upgrade causes