The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-27
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l of the United States Supreme Court, i
valued at $4,000.
Three hundred and fifty.eight per
sons have died of yellow fever a
brldgetown, Barbados, within month
The Emperor William is growing
deaf. AS he gets older he does not be
come more stoical. When he met hi:
nephew, the Car, the other dav. ht
feryently embraced and kissed him
and could scarcely restrain his tears.
Miss Annie Caroline Paulding, q
daughter of the late Admiral Paulding
and granddaughter of John Paulding
who aided in tho capture of Maiol
Andre, the British spy, was married in
New York yesterday to Mr.. Robert G.
Kay, of the United States navy.
Chicago people who have visited
New York lately declare, with great
emphasis, that the great Central Park
OF that city does not equal either our
Lincoln Park or our magnificent South
f'rks, for real beauty in landscape
gardening, and general good taste.
The Tennessee Jubilee Singers (col-
ored) of Fisk University were refused
accommodation at four Toronto hotels.
AS soon as this became known num-
Der of wealthy families rendered hos
pitality.
The Nashville american saws that
President Gartield's assassination is the
first national event which has called
forth from the women of the South
wide and profound sympathy. This, it
says, Is sign of restoration worth all
the rest.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer, the author and
philosopher, has recovered his health,
and it is rumored in London
that the visit to Egypt with which his
name has been associated will result in
his marriage to an American heiress,
whom he first met at Cairo.
Mr.. Longfellow, it is said, is not near
ly SO venerable as his portraits repre-
sent him. His hair is not SO white as
the picture makes out. 1t is streaked
with an occasional dark line, and the
mustache still retains the tawny amber
shade of the vanished chestnut of his
youth.
MIR. George Riddle has resigned his
position as instructor Of elocution at
Harvard University, in consequence Of
attempting theatrical engagement which
Will commence late in the season. Mr..
Riddle, however, is to return to the
college again next year, if he desires to
do so.
The Board of Regents of Michigan
University have elected Prof. Henry
Swall, of Johns Hopkins University,
Lecturer on Physiology in the Depart
ment OF Medicine and Surgery OF the
university. The board voted 81 500 to
establish mechanical laboratory.
A letter is published from the rebel
General Joe Johnston, defending him
self from jeff Davis charge that he
did not use due effort to arrest Sher-
mans advance into Georgia. He claims
that all he could do was to watch Sher-
man, and attack him if he exposed
himself, but that he never exposed
himself.
The finest part of Lookout Mountain
ls private property. The owner of
these broad acres is widow. Her son
runs livery down in Chattanooga. All
persons who would visit this mountain
and obtain view from it's towering
crest must hire conveyance at the
livery in the city.
Mr.. Callan, member of the British
Parliament, is about to make six
months tour to the United States. He
will deliver lectures in some of the chief
cities, San Francisco and Chicago
among the number. While in this
country he intends to collect facts on
the growth and manufacture of tobacco
in support ola bill he is preparing, to
allow the growth of tobacco in Ireland,
which he intends to bring in at the next
session of Parliament.
For the sixth time in the history of
the nation, the President of the Uuited
States is without wife to adorn the
White House. Jefferson was a widow
er. Mrs. Andrew jackson died Just
before her husband was inaugurated.
Martin Van Buren, was a widower. John
Tyler was widower for about two years
during his term of Office, and James
buchanan was bachelor. Now comes
Chester A. Arthur, whose wife has been
dead more than year.
Six aged brothers of seven living held
o reunion in Ballston Spa, New
York, quite recently, it being the
first time they had met in eleven years,
and their names are: The Rev. Will
liam E. Wate, bury, of Ballston Spa;
Robert, OF Willoughby, o.; Schuyler
and Enos, Of Nassau, Rensselaer, coun-
~, and Sylvester, of Richmond, Mass.
There is no doubt that Miss Minnie
Hauk will sing in Mr.. Mapleson's COM
pany this winter, for private letter re-
'eived from the lady herself a few days
ago, states that she is certainly coming.
She will create in this country the part
Of Caterina, in Herman Goetz's 'Tam-
ing of the Shrew," and she will also
'ing the parts of Elsa in "Lohengrin,"
md of Selika in "L'Africaine."
Amalai Materna, the distinguished
German prima donna, and the original
of the leading roles in
"Niebelung en- Ring" at Bey-
nth, in 1876, has cabled her accept
.nce Of the offer made for her appear
lnce in Thomas May Festivals in New
York, Chicago and Cincinnati.
"Backfat," head-man of the Salteaux
indians, in British Columbia, made an :
elaborate speech the other day at the
Of Lorne, and presented that I
,obleman with complete and much
Indian dress. In return, ;
he marquis gave "Backfat" a Waltham II
watch, which greatly delighted the red
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High Wages and Mining.