The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-12-30
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

Snow fell in Richmond, Va, Dec. Do to
the depth of five inches
GEN. TERRY is confident that Sitting
Bull will soon surrender at Fort Buford.
GENERAL w. B. HAzES, the new chief
of the signal service, has entered upon the
duties of his new Office.
THE Earl OF Crawford is dead, and his
eldest son, Lord Lindsay, succeeds to the
peerage. causing vacancy in the house of
commons.
On documentary evidence of Il conclu-
sive character, DR.. Talmage will probably
be arranged before the Brooklyn presbv-
terry for perjury.
The ST. Paul board of trade has passed
4 resolution calling upon the Minnesota
delegation in congress to insist upon the
improvement of the Mississippi river and
the lakes.
The governor of Idaho territory, which
Joins Utah on the north, in his message to
the legislature, refers to the fact that the
abomnation of polygamy is being rapidly
introduced in that territory.
An explosion in 4 mandatory On Twcn-
tv-sixth street, New York, carried four
thousand pound boiler, almost unbroken,
Il distance Of nearly POO feet, doing no
damage on the route.
THERE is formidable opposition in the
dominion parliament to the proposed con-
tract with Il syndicate Of capitalists for the
construction Of the Canada Pacific railway.
An opposition manifesto has been publish
ed
\ DISPATCH from Paris announces the
founding of the Panama bank with a capl-
tai Of 100000 francs, and the Com
.i f,oI
ply, with a capital Of 1000, 900 francs.
Two coaches Of the Kansas City cx-
press train, on the Missouri Pacific road,
were thrown from the track Tuesday
night, near Eureka, Mo-, and about IL
dozen persons were inju jured more or less
seriously,
WADE HAMProNs disclaimer Of any de-
sire to fight a duel with Secretary Sher-
man was brought out by a letter from d
South Carolinian strongly condemning his
course in the late campaign. and holding
him responsible for Hancock's defeat.
THE railroads running between Buffalo
and New York actually have more freight
business than they know what to do with,
and this Notwithstanding the fact that one
of them has four tracks and that the Erie
canal carried more freight this year than
ever DelOTe.
The mail steamer which sailed from
New York on the 10Th inst, carried l59,
900 letters, the greatest number ever sent
across the ocean in any one day. The
mail receipts of the New York postotfice
have increased about One-third, recently,
which is attributed to the improved bust
ness condition of the country.
NOTWITHSTANDING the confident pre-.
dictions of Nennor, the Montreal oracle,
| that on the 18th, 10Th and 18th of Dece M
Der the weather would be exceedingly
cold, stormy and snowy, just the contrary
conditions have prevailed during these
three days in nearly every part of this
country and Canada. This shows the
value of the predictions of pretended
weather prophets.
AT meeting Of the house committee
on Mississippi levees held Dec. 10TH it was
resolved, on motion of Mr. Gibson, to
amend the Mississippi river Improvement
bill now before the house by substituting
| an appropriation of 81 100000 for the Sc,
100000 proposed by the original bill. Mr..
Gibson and other southern members
thought that there was little chance of
getting s6OO0,OOO, and that asking so
much might have tendency to defeat
the bill; hence the reduced demand.
KATE CHASE SPRAGUE's bill for divorce
has been filed in Washington county:
Rhode Island, the grounds being adultery,
extreme cruelty, and neglect to provide.
1t appears that the ex-governor has sur
rounded Canonchet with armed guards,
and the sheriff refused to serve writ Of
replevin for Mrs. Spragues effects. The
case will be tried in February. 1t is be-
lieved that the defendant, who was great
ly excited over the shocking charges in
the petition, will file counter petition
alleging adultery, desertion. and cxtrava-
gance.
A BILL has been introduced in the senate,
on the 10Th inst, by Sen. Maxey for the
relief Of Ged. Ord. 1t recites in preamble
that at the date of Gen. Ord's retirement
from active services he had served his
country in the army honorably, efficiently
ard continuously for more than forty
years. His services when in command of
the military department of Texas are also
referred to as of great importance and
value and especially in bringing COM
paratiye peace to the disturbed frontier.
1t is therefore proposed to authorize the
president TO place Gen. Ord on the retired
list according to his brevet rank with pay
and employment of major eneral of the
army on the retired list.