The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-12-09
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

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of the Alabama Legislature for senator.
ALoUIsvILLE negro died Of lockiaw,
caused by a wound in his heel from nail
I in his shoe.
THE body of Mrs. Noyes, of Warren,
Pa, was cremated at Washington, Pa, on
Thanksgiving day.
An Austrian has challenged DIR. Tanner
to forty-iour-day fast. maintaining him.
self on beer.
CoAI-M1NERs at Bloomington, ILL.,, to
the number of 100, have struck for an ad-
vance of 25 per cent. in wages.
THE body of General J. J. Byrnes, who
was recently murdered by Indians in
Texas, has been brous ht into Fort Worth.
THE entire stock of the new Chicago
Driving Park, 100000, has been sub
scribed and directors will soon he chosen.
CHARLES READE has forwarded to the
Central park commissioners, New York,
cuttings from mulberry tree standing at
Shakspeare's grave.
The new census Of St. Louis was com
pleted last night, and shows a population
of 35O,9l5. The gain on Salomons emu
meration is 1000, and the press declares
itself satisfied.
THE Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad company have about finished the
survey for the line from Mason City: Iowa,
to Council Bluffs, a distance Of nearly 2CO
miles.
GEN. TREv1No is to be secretary Of war
in the New Mexican cabinet. A conces-
sion for a railway from San Luis Poosi
to Tampico has been rendered the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe company.
A CORPS of engineers having been dis
patched westward from Marion, Iowa, by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl com
dany, it is believed that another Chicago
and Council Bluffs line may be commenced
IN the spring.
THE late Professor Watson's will, just
opened at Ann Arbor, provides that his
property, valued at 100000, shall be given
to the national academy of sciences of the
United States, excepting the sum of $4,000,
which is set apart for the support of his
wife, in connection with an annuity of
5000. His mother also receives an annu-
ity of $50.
THE postmaster general pleads for mail
communication with Mexico and Central
America. He recommends that money
orders range from five to one hundred
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cents. A personal investigation Of the
British system of postal savings banks
and telegraphs has impelled Mr.. Maynard
country.
GEO. w. WILLIAMS, the colored mem
ber of the Ohio legislature, is organizing
an exodus which will throw in the shade
the efforts Of politicians. He reports that
"A party of New York capitalists have pur-
chased over half million acres of land
in New Mexico, and proposes to colonize
it with negroes carefully selected in the
south.
IT can be stated for certainty that Gen
eral Garfield has assured Secretary Sher-
man of his desire to have him remain at
the head of the treasury, and that the sec
retary replied that he should contest the
Ohio senatorship to the end The next
question in this controversy is whether
the president-elect will be able to main
tain the neutral position to which he
stands pledged in this prolonged struggle.
A TELEGRAM from n. Y, confirms the
rumor respecting the Northern Pacific
and relates as follows: Drexel, Morton &
Co., Winslow, Lanier & Co., and Aug.
Belmont, have made contract with the
Northern Pacific railroad for S4OOO0,OOO
of 6 per cent bonds. forty years to
run-a part of which is bought firm
and a part options, giving the COM
pany time to finish the road, the
bonds to be issued only as the road is
finished and accepted by the government.
The three firms named above as contract
ors for the loan, have associated with
them Messrs Drexel & Co., Philadelphi
J. S. Morgan & Co., London, and Drixel
& Co., Paris. In this city their associates
are the Bank of Commerce, Third Nation
al Bank, Messrs. Charles Van Hoffman,
J. & w. Seligman & Co., J. S. Kennedy
& Co., Springer & Co., kuhen 4 Co.,
Woerishffer 4 Co. In Boston, Messrs.
Lee & Co., and Messrs. Brewster, Bassett
& Co.; in Baltimore, johnson Bros, &
Co by terms Of agreement with the COM
pany's contractors, are to name two di-
rectors in the board, and the persons
selected for these positions are J. c. Bull
let, of Philadelphia, and John Willis, Of
Winslow & Co., New York. 1t is under
stood that John Jacob Astor is a large SUBJ
scriber to the bonds.