The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
GENERAL NOTES.

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on strike for higher wages
The government will pay s., 100000 as
interest on the Il per cent. bonds in Sep
tember.
TIE brothers Collinson, of London
want to bet $1,000 that DR.. Tanner can not
fast.
EASTERN coal companies have informal
ly agreed to advance prices 25 cents per
ton the 1st of September.
A SCHOONER on the 2lst inst, arrived at
New Oyleans from Havana, with yellow
fever on board.
JAMES A. SEDDEN, the confederate sec
Virginia, on the 2lst inst, aged IS
years.
JAY GOULD has bought the Missouri Pa
ciiic road for "a ,0O0 900, and his aim now is
to offer it to the public at capitalization
of $50, 100000.
FIVE of Lorillard's. fast horses, includ-
ing Parole, Falsetto, and Wallenstein, ar
rived at New York by the steamer, Hell
vetta, from Liverpool on the 23rd inst.
Hon. LIN BARTHOLOMEW, of Schuylkill
county, Pennsylvania fell dead from heart
disease at Atlantic City, N. j., on the
23d inst.
BRITISH COLUMBIA Indians insist on
catchi ng sea otters at Cress sound out of
season, and, as the Alaska savages object,
trouble is apprehended An armed vessel
has been sent from Sitka to preserve the
peace and protect the others.
OFFICER CLARK, of Streator, ILL.,, shot a
negro fatally on Saturday night while the
Ethiopian was in the act of running away.
The colored man had been quarreling with
citizen, but had done no harm. The po-
liceman fired five shots at the unfortunate
| fugitive.
DISPATCHES to the Chicago Times from
various points in the great corn belt show
that the crop has been seriously damaged
by drouth, the dry spell lasting in some
localities from four to six weeks. The
yield per acre will be much less than an
| average, but, owing to the increased acre
age, it is probable that the crop, in the
| aggregate, will be as large as that of last
year.
A WASHINGTON dispatch reports the
death, at Buffalo, of Gen. Albert Myer, of
the signal service The immediate cause
of his death was Brights disease of the
kidneys, together with chronic heart
disease. A short time since he paid visit
to his friend and preceptor DR.. Hamilton,
at New York, and under his advice went
to Buffalo for absolute rest and freedom
from care and anxiety. He was taken
there about two weeks ago, and furnished
with retired quarters at the Palace Hotel.
On the 25th inst, surrounded by. his fam
lily, wife and six children, he died.
| A SINGULAR tragedy occurred at Agnew
on the Fort Wayne railroad, on 10Th inst.
An unknown man, having stolen bunch
of grapes from an arbor, was set upon by
the owner, a boy, and dog They chased
him into the river, and were soon rein
forced by gang of railroad laborers. The
latter pelted the unfortunate fellow with
stones and clinkers until he came to the
shore and begged piteeusly for his life.
The only response was another volley OF
missiles. He then plunged into the river,
and soon went to the bottom
THE Indian runners from the Southern
Utes agency arrived on the oath inst, and
report Chief Ouray dangerously ill and
not expected to live. They came with a
message from Ouray to the agency phy.
sician, DR.. John II. Lalley, in whom he
put the most confidence. req Nesting him to
come Immediately The doctor and his
escort left Immediately by the mountain
trail. The Indians will furnish relays OF
horses, and the doctor intends to make the
distance of l2O miles in Is hours Ouray
went to that point to assist the commits.
sion in prevailing upon the Utes to sign
the treaty. If Ouray dies the treaty will
never be signed by the White River In.
dians
The hitherto unsubdued Sioux Indians
who went into Canada under Sitting Bull
are surrendering by the wholesale at Fort
keogh, Montana, and creating some alarm
among the more timid white settlers. Their
surrender was not unexpected, and the
policy of the government in reference
thereto, was decided upon long before the
Indians began to make their appearance
Orders were sent by the department com.
mander to permit the return of all Indians
willing to surrender Internationally and
submit themselves and their property to
the disposition of the government. Sioux
and other Indians coming into Fort Keogh
came virtually as prisoners of war they will
be promptly disarmed and dismounted
their arms and ponies will be sold and the
| proceeds turned into provisions for theil
temporary substance. Eventually they
will be turned over to the interior depart.
ment and transported to some point or
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far south as practible, where they will be
placed on the reservation and kept there
by such means of restraint as may be
found necessary. The general Of the
army does not think Sitting Bull has ex
ercised any important influence over In
dians coming back. No danger whatever
is anticipated from their appearance il
such large numbers at the agency. The
troops in the vicinity are fully able t.
check any hostile movement which might
take place and disorderly conduct reported
is regarded by the war department a,
natural lawlessness and turbulence o
sayages coming in such large numbers bu
without hostile intention.
All youths are not fitted for college
education. It is not best to- make &
Ione-story brain carry three stor,
education.