The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-07
United States at Large.

OHlteu oIdIcs dI Large.
There are said to be 100000 colorcd
Buptists,
The son Of John G. SAKE, the poet died
Thursday.
In New jersey it is against the law to
fish on Sunday. "
One Of those indictments that were fly
ing thick and fast at Albany narrowly cs-
capped Dcpcw's head.
One of Coup's circus trains ran over a
COW near Bellevue Iowa, killing an elc-
| plant, camel and 4 horse.
In private trial at Columbus, Ohio,
Maud $. trottcd in 2:lG on the driving
park associations track
b. r. Sherman was nominated for Gov
ernor Of Iowa, WEDNESDAY, at the Repub-
lean State Convention.
The national debt Of the United States
for june was $1,000, Ol3, 500, a decrease
Of about $l2, 800, 900.
The Republicans and Grecnbackcrs Of
Mississippi, being unable to unite, will let
the election 90 by default,
1t is probable that not over Is, OO0 and
certainly not over 100000 persons, own
the entire debt Of the country.
Hon. j. Allen Barber, a prominent re-
publican politician in Wisconsin, died at
his home in Lancaster on the 2Sth, aged
y.
Hans Mattcson of Minneapolis has been
appointed consul general at Calcutta, and
j. A: Leonard Of Rochester, consul at
Lcith.
The classification of the factions at AL
bany has been revised In addition to
the thoroughbrcds, half-broeds, bucks and
feather-heads, we now have the goats
Col Obergon, commissioner to investi-
gate the cause of the Mexico railroad acct
dent, declares that the actual and sole cause
of the disaster was the very bad construct
ion OF the bridge. Collections are making
for the relief of the sufferers.
George William Curtis is one Of the
most f;astidious rciormcrs on the AmcYi-
an planet. He wears lavender kids,
writes his ballot on pcrfilmed paper with
purple ink, and carries it to the polls in a
losegay of tuberoscs and heliotropc.
The Inauguration of the Chicago Sacn-
erfest yesterday afternoon was attended
200 persons. 1nterspersed with fine
lusic, and the firing of salyo of heavy
rtillery, were speeches from Mayor Har-
son, President Wahl and others.
Mr. Session, as reported from Albany,
indicted for bribery, and is put under
all; and, if in the course Of "A few months
come, he should happen to find his way
Ito state prison, the Senatorial conflict
i'll not have been altogether in vain
A man is usually very deaf at 6 O'Clock
lie morning, when his wife calls him to
ct up and light; but when she gets up,
that the poor man is tired out
nd goes down stairs, lie can hear the gen
est call up two pair Of stairs, Breakfast
ready
One Of the last public acts of the presi-
|ent's was one worthy of him. Saturday
&c nominated the venerable Hannibal
laffilin, minister to Spain. Singularly
,nough Mr.. Hamlm was vice president
lnder Dir. Lincoln S administration. And
lie is recognized as a statesman of the old
school.
While q lady selects her ribbons with an
care which is simply indescrib-
able, and indeed immeasulablc with our
present insufficient means Of computation,
the average man will seize upon the first
necktie offered to him with confidence of
the wisdom Of his choice, which is post
lively indecent 4 woman, maktiilly !, deep |
study of what tints her complexion will
bear and what it will not, heightcns her
charms when a decision is made; while a
man with a blazing red nose sails out COM
placently with d necktie of pale blue to set
ones teeth on edge withal.