The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-02-26

Henry L. Clinton, The counsel f.sr W
II. Vanderbilt in tire Vanderbilt viz cxsl
has SEN, la his Till To lsis Gil, at. I. .,ul's
to Ss50t00. rayneAt hss bse,, refused,
m another big suit Will the result. +.
TIC National Dunecra,ic commistee
at Washington the sd ms, designated
Cincinnati and the IA ut June as the
place aud time tor seisclInY u nominee 10
be .a,en al The poAa in, November for
Presideas
} 1t is estimated that the lime wasted by
women Vi The United iSletes in booking
under betts for men otAsghi. IL devoted u
work, wculd result in - years lime in
makingnver 1900 pAirs VI ssispeaders for
the hcatien.
Parnell and Dillon tie irish aid sollci>
tors were ut the Exp0siiiaa building on
Monday night, wlssars 2sssseo persons were
told Of the wr,aga OF lTtf;Ind and her
laboring people. $lu,OO5 was raised for
the sufferers.
The richest woman in the United States
is said To be Mrs Greene, formerly of
, New Bedford, AL well known rs Miss
Hettie Robinson. She is n large holder
Of railroad securities, and her proper y is
estimated At $25, 100000.
Some OF lhe Chicago medical Professors
mink The use of the electric light will
produce blindness. unless mp,lit1ed Prof.
DaYis slated thai he Il tensted Il concert nj
the palace hotel at San Francisco which
WAS lit by til: electric Ilylt, and WAS blind
for four days afterwards.
The latest mining excitement in Colo
raio is tr. discovery uf rich gold VEINS in
the fo It Mill. ai,out - miles southwest of
Denver There is rush, and The pros
pect il that Platte Canon will soon Conn.,
pete with Leudviile us mining center.
The Mississippi river commission, in
session al st Louis. Reports that one I p
ogra, ,hcaI, three trangulal,ng, three oo-
sereaton, and one boring parties are
already in The field, numbering some two
hundred men in all, and That considerable
grOgress has been thus far Made.
Prof Egleston is credited with saying
til at all the gold in the world would only
m ak" pile rs feet wide. 45 feet long, and
25 feet high. One third Of all the gold
produced goes to wear and tear. one third
into monetary circulation and the other
third into the arts and manufactures.
Ex.Gov. Seymour never drinks wine o,
liquor of any descrpti III, btlt MS cellar is
wei! stocked wit. the choicest. Years
ago when G " he vetoed the NJ Aine liq
uir bill, and he received as presents after
wards .sks Of fine LIQUORS and tons OF
choice wines.
CHAPPED HANDs,-A physician i'1
charge OF The health department Of the
Minnesota Homestead says that, ter r"ngll
or ci,apprd hand.. mix Indian meal and
vinegar together thick, rub the hanis
long nnl We'll ;tdrv ne ,r the sre wi:hau'
wasning; when dry, rub will, giycerimr
If YOU give this II thorough irial you will
be- surprised at t.4e change.
Some b ,ys vii, were fl hin. lar D.v-
export on the Mississippi, l,,k.l oi tn
q old safe that WAS )n u steamer burAt IN
1856 Ropes aud tackles were brouglL
and it was raised The boys sold it for
$3.50, but before he was allowed to open
it he WAS required to wit fn tn. arrival
of the clerk Of til. b rat, who nd cl lin d
at-4he time Of the fire thai several hnl lrcd
dollars were in the safe.
Philadeiphia seems 10 he most unfort
,una,e city. The diffrrcn, exhibition
buildings that were taken down we're al
emoved to other cities. Oae is Il dep",
at a watering place. Another is manu-
factory, and TINS they went. The c"rru
ted iron building wa, last week taken
down and removed in f,rty cars to Bos
ton, where the other colosseum that stood
ear the main building, went several years
ago.
The late attempt 10 take the lif' of the
Russian Car has caused him 10 be more
II arm I'd til;In ever, aud it is ran red that
J he intends to abdicate. The substance
used to blow UP the winter palace was dy
namit. with the aid of electric wires
Forty inmates of the palace have been
arrested. Tne attempt WAS evidently mate
by sune one acquainted with his Il omcs,ic
habits although his bed is guarded, and
} every point he has IL pass or e" 10. Inc
cumlno Il c0urcil Of London by Il vote Ol
u to As, rejected u motion for III address
Of cOusralulat:on 10 the Emperor over
his escape.
Yankton Press: From a gentleman wht
spends large portion Of his time III the
Indian country and whose duties keep him
constantly meyi.,g from one agency Io the
other, we have it there Is almost n certain
pr0spec, of Indian troubles IN the spring
between the Missouri river and the Black
Hills, provided an attempt is made tt
locate railroad line saccross the Sioux res
er,atiou He says the Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail Indians are ou,spoke in thei
opposition 10 the donsiruLtion of railroad:
across what they call their country ant
rs these two bands canus can muster thret
three or four thousand b. cks they will be
able 10 make ll'eir opposition felt. II oul
intDrmaml's surmises are correct we neet
an increased military i"rce up the river
Parker Era: From Pos'ms: ter Al
len of Swan Lake we are Informed tina
daily mail service will be Tered on from
Yankt0n to Parker via Swan Lake Oh
Marah 1st. The following are the changes
Of service for this and adjoining counties
Yank,On and Lost Lake route. via Thiel-
} man and Marion: YanktOn ana Siou,
Falls route, VIA Swan Lake and MANSFIELD
: daily. and tri-weekly from Parker Il
: Sioux Falls. The Mecling and Lost LAX
route will end at Swan after til. first o
. March. Service will also be made ii ion
Parker 10 Cameron iwIc, each week. Til
tC. NJ. & st Paul road is now carryin.
mail 10 ts, and after the change is mad
next month, our people will be made mex
mOnth, our people will be we'll acccmoda
! ted with postal facilities.
= Deadwood dispatch. 19: Judge Moody
J, yesterday sentenced Martin L. C"uk L
be hanged on the 10th day of April mex
. for the murder Of Mrs. Collision in 1875
: Couk was tried last summer for the com
mission Of the deed aud was At that tim
sentenced to death. but as the court rec
orls weIe destroyed by the great fire,