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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-12-22
TELEGR-A PH,IC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WARRINGTON,

A SON of Senator Voorhees, who has
served in the house as assistant disbursing
clerk, has been rotated out of office,
SENATOR MILLER is pressing bill to
enlarge the grants to the state Of Califor-
mia ofthe Y osemite valley and Mariposa
Big Tree grove.
In the senate, Mr.. Eimunds introduced
bill for the payment of reasonable ex-
penses incurred in behalf of the late pres
ident, not to exceed 100000
SPEAKER KEIFER intends to announce
the house committees Just before the holi-
day recess. Either Hiscock or Reed will
be chairman of the committee on appro-
priations. and Kasson will have that on
foreign relations.
AS If the occurrence were wonderful
one in these days, it is gravely stated that
the bool.s of John Il. Thompson, late SER
geant-at-arms OF the house of representa-
tives, are found to balance TO cent.
A STRONG effort is being made to repeal
the arrears of pensions act A bill intro
duced by Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama, will
cut off 100000 claims already pending
should it become law. Several other
bills on the same subject are promised.
A STORY is ahoat in Washington that
two Of the jurors in the Guiteau trial are
disqualified because they were in the SER
vice of the government for several years,
although they sworc to the contrary.
Gates was recently employed in the navy
yard as machinist, and Wormley was a
messenger in the pension Office.
Scov1LLE, Guiteau's counsel, lectured i'll
Washington the other night, on "The
Guiteaa Case" He complained that
neither the press nor pulpit was disposed
to give the defendant fair trial. He
was particularly severe on the ministers
of the gospel, and on Judge Davis, of New
York, who, in an address TO the jury in a
murder case recently. referred TO Guiteau's
crime.
In the senate, Mr.. Beck has introduced
a bill to repeal taxes on bank deposits,
and Mr.. Plumb an act to auth orize the
issue of certificates and standard dollars
on deposit of silver bullion. Mr.. ingalls,
presented resolution instructing the COM
mittee on pensions to report what increase
should be allowed the widow of Abraham
Lincoln. There was prolonged debate
on the question of the presidential sue
cession. The president nominated j.
Bancroft Davis to be assistant secretary Of
state.
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The Nabobs of the Press.
Burlington Hawkeye.

Editors are usually wealthy" the
man with the sample case remarked.
eyes," l SAID, "they are familiar with
all the slang and business phrases of
the money market; they write about
millions as ordinary men talk about
dollars; they know how to pay the ma.
tional debt; they build railroads; they
organize mining and magnificent trans
portation companies with fabulous cap
ital; they declare war without consult
ing the Rothschilds, and if all the banks
in America were to fail tomorrow they
wouldn't be cent poorer than they are
to-day. Yes, they are rich. They as
sociate with the moneyed classes, they
sit down to the table with kings, and
sometimes, in happier, luckier mo-
ments, with aces. If you want to bor-
row money, go the editor, he will turn
to his advertising columns and tell you
where you can borrow it. Ifyou have
money to loan, rather than see you suf-
fer he will borrow it of you himself.
Rich? He knows the secrets of the mon
eyed rings he divulges the plans and
scneMes OI tne neaVy operators u Tie
people; he roars himself louder than
the bulls, and growls among the bears;
his voice is heard in the temples of the
money changers, asking for money;
he MARBLES his little roundelays out on
the curbstone, in a melancholy key,
when he doesn't get it. Oh, yes, edi-
tors are rich! When you want to spend
all the money you have in this wide,
wide world, to your lawyer; when you
want something done for nothing, HE
you to your newspaper Office. Then,
when you want to send some man to
congress, send your lawyer, because
you can get along without him." l
paused, and a profound silence filled
the car like dream of peace. Hook.
ed around upon my audience. 1t was
asleep.
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FOREIGN.

ONE man in Vienna has contributed $62,-
500 to the fund for the relief of the suffer-
ers by the Ring theater fire.
IT is rumored at Ottawa that the Brit
ish government is to send battalion of
troops to do duty at Victoria, B. G.
Mrs. LANGTRY has made her debut in
the Haymarket theater in London, and
astonished the Oldest play-goers by her
ease and grace.
The Marquis of Lorne presided at a
meeting held in London to promote and
encourage the emigration of women from
Great Britain to Canada.
In three churches of Santander, Spain,
accommodation has been pronounced
against the director of three liberal news
papers, for attacking the clergy.
THE Italian clerical journals again gives
currency to the rumor Of the pope's de-
parture from Rome. They say that the
bishops who attended in Rome recently
were consulted in connection with the
matter,
M. PAUL BERT, minister of public wor-
ship of France, has written to the French
bishops who attended the late canoniza-
ton ceremonies at Rome reminding them
that they have violated the provisions Of
the concordat requiring them to obtain
permission of the government before leav-
ing their dioceses.
THE Dublin police seized the Office of
United Ireland, the land-league paper,
carted away 4,200 copies of the paper to
the castle, and arrested the sub.editor and
clerk 1t was intended to prevent the
publication ofthe paper this week, but the
editors stole march, and got it out day
earlier. The paper will be published in
England for the future.
NEAR Killaloe, Ireland, magistrate
named Stoddard was fred upon by un-
known persons. The agent of Sir Roger
| Palmer is reducing his entire rental or
the basis of decisions by the land court.
| There were three arrests at Dublin under
the coercion act. At Cork forty seized
farms were offered for sale, and :wenty-one
were purchased for the landlord.
AT meeting of Irish land owners in
London, it was resolved to take up a sub.
scriptien in behalf of persons unable to
gather crops. The World, Of London
says it is proposed to indict Healy and
O'Connor for the part they took in the
lsnd-league convention at Chicago. The
Marquis of Harrington went to Ireland te
obtain personal information for the bene.
ft Of the cabinet. The tenants Of Ear
Dunraven paid their arrears OF rent ant
accepted an offer of 33 per cent. reduction
on the valuation of land. The treasurer o.
the ladies land league announces receipts
of 81, $50 during the week for the prison
ers' and G264 for the general fund.
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Chfc0Xa N ArkAf~

ChIcAso, Dec, 20. Quiet and unchanged
Wheat-Fairy active and shade lower; No. 2
Chicago spring, 1.27h@1.27a TOR seller cash;
1.271 for seller December; l.2Sk@1.2s& for
seller January; l.29. for seller February; No.
Chicago spring, Liz; rejected S5@s0. Corn
Steady and in fair demand; 6OA@6l for seller
cash; COX for seller December; 6l@6lH for
seller January; 6lh@6lA for seller February;
66A@66H for seller May; rejected, So. Oats
Steady and firm; 46H for seller cash; 46A for
seller December; 45'I for seller January;45h q
45H for seller February; 46H for seller May.
Rye-steady and unchanged. Barley Easier
l.O4@l.O5. Flax Soed-l.46@l.47. Dressed
Hogs Fork-Dui and lower;
old, 1922; new, 1900 for seller cash; 5000
1929 tor seller January; l7l2H for seller
February; 1850 @l7.37H for seller March, Lard
Fair demand at lower rates; ll.OO for seller
cash. ll.OO for seller December; lll21s for sell
Ter January ll.25 for seller February; ll.S7h
@11.4O for seller March. Bulk Meats-Easier.
Shoulders, $50; short ribs, $50; good clear 9.15.
Whisky-Steady and unchanged at LII. Re-
ceipts-Flour, 10000; wheat 5000; corn, $1,000;
oats, $1,000; rye, 400 barley, $4,000. Ship
ments-Flour, 1000; wheat, 10000; corn, a.
900; oats, 45,06o; rye. 200; barley, $4,000. The
"Drovers Journal reports: Hogs-Receipts,
10000; shipments, 2,7oO; market generally firm;
ommon to good mixed, 5.6O@6.l5; light, $40
@6.o0 heavy packing and shipping. 6.2O@6.45;
Philadcphias and lard hogs, 6.5o@6.75; skips and
culls, 4.00@5.5O. Castle-Receipts, 300; ship
ments, 1900; active and steady; exports, 6.2e9
100; good to choice shipping 5.25@6.0O; poor to
fair, 4.Oo@5.OO; mixed butchers, quiet, active
and firm; common to fair, 2.2O@3oO; good to
choice, 3.l5@4.0O; Texas cows thin; steers and
oxen, mixed lots 2.S7A@3.25 fair canning Tex
ans, 345; stockers and feeders, 800. Sheep
Receipts, 5000; shipments, $50; steady and in
fair demand; extra quality, 800; scallowag
sheep, l.3O@200 per head.
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The DRAUaHT HoRsE.-A writer re-
marks that there has been very
marked change in the popular idea Of
the draught horse for use in this coun-
try. A few years ago great size was
consid cred the one thing needful in a
draught horse. They were not exactly
bought and sold by the pound, like
swine, but the weight Of the horse was
one of the first questions asked; quality
was lost sight of. This rage of size led
to the importation of many miserable
brutes, and to the perpetuation of many
glaring defects in conformation, and to
the transmission Of much hereditary
unsoundness. But, thanks to the judg
ment of discriminating buyers, the
public have come to understand that
it takes something besides flesh and
bone to make good horse. Quality,
action, endurance and temperament
are now closely scrutinized by all breed.
ers of intelligence, as well as by the
buyers of horses for the great markets;
and the importer of a breeder who nov
neglects these essentials in his selec
tions must 60 into some other business
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ALL the crown jewels except one, be-
longing to the government of France,
are now to be sold to the highest bidder
for cash. Thus passes away the glory
of this world. The Republic of France,
having no longer any use for a throne
or king, has no longer any use for
the tinsel and gaudy baubles that kings
and queens are made Of, and hence this
sale of valuable diamonds. The one
reserved from the sale is the celebrated
Regent" diamond, which was pur-
chased by Louis XIV. in 1902, at a cost
of $65O,OOO. 1t is now valued at twice
that sum, and Flora McFlimsy, Of
Madison Square, and other shoddy
aristocrats, will be disappointed to hear
that it will not be disposed of at pres
emf
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AN Irish agitator in New Yorkre-
lates blood-thirsty story of young
Irishman named Redmond McNama-
ra, who came to the United States with
the express purpose of assassinating
the British minister at Washington.
The conspiracy was deep-laid and
desperate one, but failed. The plot
was for fifty men to row out to the YES
sci when the minister returned to
America. and for a number of them to
board the ship with explosives. Bombs
would have been hurled at the minis
ter and he would have been killed, but
he saved his life by landing at Phila-
delphia. This agitator further declares
that the sum of&5, ,OOO.is offered by the
advanced Irish Nationalist for the kill
ing of Forster and 5000 more for the
killing of Gladstone; that eight resolute
men are now seeking their lives and
their death is only matter of time.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-12-22
CRIME.

AN attempt was made at Delta, O., by
laying a tie across the track, to wreck a
Lake Shore passenger train, but the en-
vent slaughter.
AUGUST ARNDT, an Omaha crank, who
has been suspected of the assassination Of
Col. Smith, has been arrested for threat
ening the life of Judge Dundy.
LORENZO BAKER, of Schaehticoke, Wy,
who received $4,000 for stock specula-
tions from Rev. w. II. Meeker, and claims
to have lost it all in Wall street, has been
sentenced to one years Imprisonment.
AN attempt to kill John P. Clam, mayor
of Tombstone, Arizona, was made while
he was en- route by stage to Tuscon. The
driver was wounded and one horse shot
dead. The assault probably grew out Of
the recent cowboy troubles.
A SENSATION has been created by the ar
rest of Fred Lewis, clerk of the Palace
hotel, at Iowa City, Ia, who was found
partially undressed in the room of Ella
stagg, 16-year-old school girl, boarding
at the house of Frank Dooley. Lewis
claims he was there by invitation, but his
story is wholly contradicted by the girl.
THE Southern Pacific passenger train,
west from El Paso, Tex, was taken in by
rustlers few miles from town. Wells &
Fargo's messenger was gagged, the keys
forced from him, and the safe robbed of
3, 200. The passengers lost about $500.
The rustlers controlling the brakes Jump
ed the train and escaped.
The federal authorities at Dallas, Tex,
have levied on the property OF the bonds
men of the train-robbers, William and
Henry Collins. members of the Sam Boss
gang Of 1873. for $4,000. The Collinses
jumped their bail and fed: afterwards
thoy were shot and killed by an officer
trying to arrest them. The bondsmen
considered that this released them from
their obligations Of the bond, and will at
tempt to stop the sale of their property
by injunction.
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In every instance that Guiteau has
sought to avail himself Of, to escape
the penalty for his having murdered
the President, he attributes the firing
of the fatal shot to the Deity. He
does not state however that the Deity
appointed Garfeld's successor. He
claims that he himself did and this ir-
reconcilability in his testimony seems
alone sufficient to fasten the RESPONSE
bility Of his crime upon him, and can
only be regarded as an unqualified
personal confession of the act of assas-
sination.
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CANTON d. T., THURSDAY, DECEMBER a. 1881

capped. One of the buildings destroyed
was recently erected at cost of $45 900.
The structure was three stories high, $50
feet deep by so wide. The other building
destroyed was 32Ox3O. The entire loss is
estimated at $500, 900, of which $50, 1000 is
on stock.
THE extensive mandatory of the Lock-
stitch Wire-fence Company, at Joliet, was
partially destroyed by fire recently. The
fire originated in the dip-room, the naptha
being ignited by a spark from a safety
lamp carried by an officer of the company
The fire spread SO rapidly that the work
men had difficulty in escaping, some los
ing their clothing. The loss is estimated
at 81 900 on stock and building, and is
fully covered by insurance.
THE packing g-bouse and lard. rd.rendering
establishment of Rose 4 Bros, at Kansas
City, was burned. The fire was caused by
Jacob Harkin, butcher, throwing a
lighted match which he had used to light
his pipe, into vat Of lard. The building
was entirely gutted, and the contents, in
cludinu large amount of lard, hams and
ether meat, and 900 hogs, slaughtered and
hanging in the cooling-roem, destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $4,000; insured
for about $60,000 in some twenty compa.
MES.
A HORRIBLE tragedy occurred in Caro-
line county, Va, by which husband un-
intentionally caused the terrible death Of
his beautiful young wife, whom he idol
lied, and to whom he had been welded
but nine months. Mr.. William Wright
was cutting down some trees in the grove
in front of his house, and his wife came
out to bring him some lunch, her face
beaming with smiles. He was telling an
enormous tree, and called to her: My
darling, don't come too near that tree"
The words had scarcely left his lips before
the tree fell, ard, coming down with a
crash, caught the unfortunate young wife
aud crushed her to the earth.
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GENERAL NOTES.

II. II. RIDDLEBERGER received the
unanimous vote of the readjuster caucus
for senator from Virginia.
A COMMITTEE of 25 ex-union soldiers has
been designated to press the claims of Z.
w. Oyster to the public Partnership.
ALEXANDER BoYDEN, the inventor of
malleable iron, who for years has been in
the almshouse at Foxboro, Mass, passed
away at the age Of 81.
The chiefs of police of various cities
throughout the coun ntry are holding a con-
ference in Chicago to form permanent
national organization.
DIR. RAUCH, secretary of the Illinois
board Of health, alarmed over the spread
of small-pox through immigrants, urges
the national board to carry out quarantine
regulations in Chicago.
The steamship Anchoria brought to
New York an invoice Of three hundred
tons of Scotch potatoes.
THE Northern Pacific road has finished
its track on the Wisconsin division into
Superior City two weeks in advance of the
contract, thus securing title to two miles
of river front property.
troller Of the currency. came to Chicago
some months ago and opened a law office,
but recently mysteriously disappeared.
1t is feared that some insane freak has
caused his departure.
The directors of the Mechanics bank Of
Newark, N. j., have raised 100000 with
which to reorganize. Small depositors
will be paid in full, while rs per cent. will
be disbursed on large sums.
CHRIS gibson, the Oldest scout in the
government service, reports to Gen. Pope
that there will be an uprising of the Utes,
Piutes, and Navaioes in New Mexico in
the spring. The reds on the Utah reser-
vation are being freely furnished with
arms by the Mormons.
SENATOR PLUMB has introduced bill in
the senate to amend the bill providing
for the issuance of gold certificates so as
to substitute the word directed" for "au-
thorized," and so as to make it mandatory
on the secretary of the treasury to issue
certificates upon deposits Of gold coin and
bullion.
AMONG those in attendance at the Patri-
archs' ball in New York, the other even
ing, were Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris and Sir
Saville Crossley, of England, General and
| Mrs. Grant, and Senator and Mrs. Cam
eron.
6 N1N1NGER & Co., the bankrupt mer-
chants of Miles City, show up assets Of
1920, 900, and Liabilities of nearly $2OO, 600.
1t is said that some of the attorneys have
endeavored to frighten the head of the
firm into flight to st. Paul, where he
could be arrested for obtaining goods un-
der false pretenses.
HENRY WILLARD ia to expend 81 100000
in the erection of residence on Madison
avenue, near Fiftieth street, New York.
Sidney Dillon is building a mansion
which will throw Vanderbilt's into the
shade. Bonanza Mackay is arranging to
outrival all by palace at Central park.
i THE only witness in the Guiteau trial
the other day was DR.. Z. G. Spitzka, of New
York, who thought the face Of the accusee
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Milwsuk~e Market.

MILWAUKEE,. Dec. 20. -Floui--Dull and un-
changed; fair demand. Whea,-Strong No. 2
hard, nominal; No. ?, l.3lX; l.3lX for seller
December; i,S0 for seller January; 1908 for
seller February; 1.3l for seller March; I.3la
for seller April l.S41s for seller May; No. 3,
liz; No. 4, nominal; rejected, nominal.
corn-Quiet and unchanged; No. 2, 6l96lh
Oats-Quiet and nominally unchanged; No. 2, 43;
Ry'--Weak and lower; No. J. 97h. Barley
Dull and lower; No. 2, 95 for seller cash and
December. Provisions - Easier. Mess Pork -
1886 for seller cash; 1885 for seller December;
400 for seller January. Lard-prime steam,
IL 90 for seller cash; ll.o0 for seller December;
ll.l7h for seller January. Live Hogs-Firmer,
5.sOG6.S5. Receipts Flour, s,44O; wheat, % :
$50; barley, 1880; shipments, flour, l4,3l5
wheat, 300; barley, 6,s67
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TWENTY. FIFTH DAY.

The first witness sworn was K. M.
Justice, OF Logansport, Ind, who testi-
fed, that in his judgment, Guiteau was
perfectly sane, and also d very sharp,
shrewd man. Witness said prisoner
came to Logansport as q book agent,
selling the life of Moody.
At this, Guiteau worked himself into
a terrible rage and called the witness
all kind Of vile names.
Mrs. Scovihe created a sensation by
asking permission OF the court to pro-
pound question to witness, but it was
not granted.
Immediately after recess Guiteau an
nounced that he had a little speech to
make, and said: II suppose have
given 1000 autographs since this trial
began. 1t has been suggested shall
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-12-22
An I'm nlense Hammer.

The largest steam-hammer in the
United States has gone into operation
at Pittsburg. 1t weighs seventeen tons,
while the anvil-block under it weighs
160 tons. With full head of steam it
will strike blow of ninety tone, but,
as this tremendous weight is not al.
ways necessary in hammering, it can
be made to strike as light as desired. 1t
has thirty-eight-inch cylinder and
nine-foot stroke. The ponderous blows
make the earth quake for radius Of
200 yards. The big hammer is for
forging steamboat shafts and other
heavy work.
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Its Eaual Is Unknown

A Lowell Mass paper, 80 we OBJ
serve, cites the case Of Mr.. NJ. P. Short,
proprietor of the Belmont Hotel, that
city, who suffered with rheumatism for
seventeen years without finding relief
from any of the numerous remedies
employed, until he applied St. Jacobs
Oil: II never found any medicine
that produced such remarkable and in
stantaneous effect as ifdid," says Mr..
Short. Lyons la. Mirror.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-12-22

ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL HAT.
TON, the Burlington Hapkeye man, has
been besieged by such an army OF Ia.
dies who desire to be appointed post
mistresses, that he has, in selfdefense,
caused the intimation to be made that
he is not favorably inclined to the ap-
pointment of women, and is willing to
stand the criticisms of the female suf-
fro oicts
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Curable Aches.

Among the aches which the unprecedented ca
reer of Hostetter's Stomach Btters has proved TO
be durable are those experienced by the rheumatic
Testimony Of the most convincing character
establishes the fact that the atrocious disease
even after resisting the most potent remedies OF
the pharmacopGia, has succumbed to the action
of this benefcent blood depurent. Add to this
fact the important one that it is safe, and its su-
periority is very manifest. Unfortunately safety
cannot be predicated of tho ordinary drugs used
to overcome rheumatism, among which are several
violent poisons, and some Of them, as in the case
of arsenic, have a tendency to aggregate in the
system, and cause death at some unlocked for
moment. A slight overdose Of the chief remedy.
colchicum, causes spasm Of the heart and death.
The Bitters, besides being dcpurent, remedies
dyspepsia constipation, liver complaint and gen.
eral debility.
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Miss Susan Fenimore Cooper, daugh-
ter Of the noted novelist, is trying to
raise money to erected at Cooperstown,
N. Y, an Episcopal Orphanage. She
started the work eight or nine years
ago, and has seen much good resulting
from her labors. Ten thousand dollars
are needed for new building. Miss
Cooper is 70 years of age.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-12-22

showed him to be a moral imbecile or
monstrosity After careful examina-
ton, Sunday, the doctor became convinced
that the assassin is insane. Wormley, the
colored juror. appeared with bandage
over his right eye. EaIy in the day some
one cried out: 'Shoot Guiteau now !"
Warden Crocker has been repeatedly ad-
vised that attempts will be made to blow
up the Jail with dynamite.
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A FELLOW has been victimizing nu-
merous Buckeye grangers in a new
style. He induced them to accept the
agency for the sale of the revised New
Testament, and to sign articles Of agree
ment. These innocent looking docu-
ments now turn up as judgment notes,
and the farmers must pay. Moral
Don't sign anything.