The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-06-24
GENERAL NOTES.

TIE wheat crop in all sections of the
country is now assured.
CHALLEMEL la CoUH has been appoint
ed French minister to England. 81
THERE is revolution in Buenos Ayres,
and stage of siege has been declared.
THE Chilians are reported to have cap
tured the Peruvian stronghold, africa.
THE wheat harvest in Southern Illinois
and Southern Indiana has commenced
Two adventures have left Gloucester,
Mass, in dory for a trip across the ocean.
JAMES A. BAYARD father of Senator
Bayard died at his home on the 18th inst.
Mr.. FOSTER, the American minister to
Russia was received by the czar last week
THE central department of Cuba was
visited by two severe shocks of earthquake
on the 9th inst
A BAPTIST clergyman hanged himself at
Delhi, Ont, last week. No cause assign
cd,
The brick layers of Denver are on 4
strike, and considerable excitement pre-
walls.
| A LARGER acreage than usual is under
cotton crop in the Southern states this
year.
AN English liberal member of parlia-
ed his election by bribery.
A HAT manufacturing firm failed in New
York last week The liabilities are placed
at Sll2, 900, and the nominal alassets at $l15,-
600.
The concurrent resolution, fixing June
10th as the day for the final adjournment
of congress, has been adopted by the SEN
ate.
TOM TAYLOR, the well-known dramatic
author, and the editor of Punch, is seri-
lv i'll of a paralytic affection. He is now
l63 years Of age, and has written nearly 100
dramas of various grades of excellence.
JOHN BUCHANAN, who has sold hundreds
of bogus medical diplomas in this country
and Europe, has been arrested by the
United States authorities at Philadelphia.
| J. B. WEAVER, of Iowa, was nominated
!. for president, and B. J. Chambers, of
Texas, for vice president by the national
greenback convention which concluded its
labors at Chicago last week.
A PASSENGER train on the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad on the 10th inst, made the jour
ney from Philadelphia to Jersey City, a
distance of nincty-two miles in ninety
three minutes. The train stopped four
times, and slowed-up twice to cross bridges.
| A MAN named Kennedy and his two sons
have been arrested at Macon, Mo, for
passing counterfeit money. A search was
made at their residence and several new
spurious coins, dies, and complete coun-
terfeitcrs' outfit were discovered
OVER thirty persons who attended the
free Methodist camp-meeting being held
near Elgin were poisoned Sunday evening
by eating canned corned beef. Physicians
from all the surrounding towns were called
in, and it is believed that all the sufferers
will be saved
TIE French Chamber of deputies seem
determined to obliterate all traces of the
Empire. The National Fete day, which
was hitherto been the 18th of August, the
anniversary of the establishment of the
Empire, is now fixed for the 14th of July
the anniversary of the storming of the Bas.
tile.
AT special meeting of the representa-.
tives of railroads in the general time
convention" at New York, on the 10th
inst, it was resolved that train should
start every day from Chicago at $3.50 P. NJ.
and arrive the next day in New York, by
the Pennsylvania railroad, at 9:35 P. NJ :.
and by the New York Central and Erie
roads at 10 p. M.