The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
REPORTS.
A Summary of --latest Cablegrams
and kilograms.
Latest Events.

Latest Events.
Gov. CULLoM has pardoned Henry
| Klein, sent from Chicago for six years for
robbery.
Z. w. HALFoRD, of indianapolis, has
| accepted the editorial management of the
| Milwaukee Sentinel.
AUGUSTA, Ga, is enjoying fine sleigh
ing, for the first time in a quarter of a
century.
THE Tennessee legislature organized on
| the 4th inst. with VIM. B. Ramsay Ga re-
publican) as speaker
WILLIAM E. BEECHER, second son of the
Plymouth pastor, will next spring wed
| Miss Bigelow, of Brooklyn.
4 RUMoR is ahoat in Berlin that Carl
Schurz will be designated by President
Garfield to succeed Minister White.
THERE are reports from the winter-wheat
districts of Michigan and Wisconsin that
the roots ofthe grain have been frozen out
of the ground.
NOTICE to the Western Union telegraph
| company to remove its wires between Phil
adelphia and New York has been given by
| the Pennsylvania railroad company.
The trustees of the normal university at
Carbondale, ILL.,, report that during the
year 297 students went out to teach in
different parts of the state.
A STORM of sleet ragged all day at Column
bia, S. c., on the 4th lust, and the cold
snap is pronounced the severest known in
that region for half a century.
DEER searching for food have been easi-
ly caught near dwellings in the rural re-
gion Of Virginia, and birds are found fro
zen in the fields.
THE state legislature of New York met
Jan. 5. General George H. Sharpe, re-
publican, was elected speaker. Erastus
| Brooks: received the votes of the demo-
| Gratis.
In regard to the New York appoint
ments, Gen. Garfield has requested presi-
dent Hayes to nominate Colonel Sheppard,
a foe to COnkling, as successor to Stewart
l.. Woodford, district attorney.
WARRANTS have been served upon six
teen ladies of Star city, Ind, for entering
the only saloon in town, emptying out the
| liquors, breaking the glassware and cut
ting up the pool-table with axes.
FRIENDS of Mr.. Blaine at the national
capital claim that General Garfield is
being subjected to a strong pressure to
give the west the treasury portfolio, espe-
cial mention being made of Senator Alli-
son, Of Iowa.
| CONDUCTOR JAMES SNOW and Engi
George Chamberlain have been arrested
on a charge of murder in connection
with the recent collision near Sandusky
| q. The engineer has been partially in
sane since the crash.
ARCHBISHOP LYNCH, of Toronto, has
published a letter on the Irish question in
which ne discourages wholesale immig igra-
tiOn to America, and advocates the right
of self government as the remedy for the
evils and the wrongs prevalent in Ireland.
THE New York legislature convened at
Albany on the 4th inst The republican
members of the assembly, in convention,
unanimously nominated Gen. Sharpe for
speaker. Skinner withdrew in his favor.
The democratic members of the assembly
met in convention and nominated Erastus
Brooks for speaker.
a PHYSICIAN of Fond du Inc, Wis,
ordered that warm hat-iron be applied
tn the chest of Mrs. Augusta Teller, who
was suffering from pneumonia. Her
drunken husband used an eight-pound
iron so hot that it burned its way into the
cavity ofthe chest, causing death.
THERE were filed in the state department
Madison, Wis, Dec. 2s, articles of asso-
of Neevah, Wis, capital stock, S40O, ,OOO.
The mpany proposes to do a general
manufacturing business. The corporation
includes John A. Kimberly, Charles B.
Clark, Frank G.. Shattuck and Hovelah
Babcock.
ANEW YORK banking house has in
Mexican National railway company
amounting to IS 100000. and expects that
double the amount desired will soon
have been offered. This scheme is
the one upon which Gould and Grant
desire to concentrate all American inter-
ests.
Mrs. HARRIET n. COOPER, colored
woman, died at Cheltenham, one of the
suburbs of St. Louis. on New Years day,
aged one hundred and fifteen years. She
weighed four hundred pounds. Mrs. Coop
er was mother of twenty-five children, the
Youngest of whom is G2 years old Her
husband is one hundl ed years old and still
| living.
THE first biennial session Of the Pennsyl-
vania legislature was held Jan. 5. The re-
publican caucus nominees were elected Of
ficers. In the senate, sensation was
caused by E. B. Cox. democrat, from Lu-
zerne county, declining to take the iron
clad" oath. He made long statement,
ing his own election, and therefore could
not conscientiously allow himself to be
sworn in.
THE slaughter of Victoria and most of
his braves at Hinaj JOS has infused into the
hearts of the Apache outlaws desire for
peace Mangas, the new chief, has put up
flag at the scene of the massacre, on
which is inscribed pronunciamento to
no traveller will be harmed. but armed
bodies are forbidden to march across the
country. The remnant of the band COM
prises fifty-three warriors ard six squaws.
THE slaughter of Victoria and most of
his braves at Hinal los has infused into the
hearts of the Apache outlaws desire for
peace. Mangas, the new chief, has put
up a flag at the scene of the massacre, on
which is inscribed a pronunciamento to
the governor of chihuahua, saying that
bodies are forbidden to march across the
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prises fifty-three warriors and six squaws.
The Pennsylvania senatorship is prac-
tically settled. Upon the assembling of
the legislature the republicans went into
caucus for house officers. The test of
strength was to be made on the organiza-
ton of the caucus. This was effected by
the Oliver men electing John NJ. Pottery,
of Franklin, as president of the caucus, by
vote of 50 to 81. The result was gene
rally received as evidence Of Grows weak
ness. The caucus was conducted without
any dissension. B. L. Hewitt, of Clair
was nominated for speaker of the house.
The warfare between the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul and Chicago & North
western railway companies has reached
an exciting climax. After week Of far: ar
gument by seven attorneys, Judge Hayes
decided the Northwestern in contempt in
violating the writ, and ordered su9Pt.
Whitman, Roadmaster Halsey and Bridge
Superintendent Walden to be s.n imprisoned p1s "a
| 80 ol,o ordnrad that the Sheriff restore