The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-06
GENERAL NOTES

IHE resignation of First Lieutenant
Fred. d. Grant, of the 4th cavalry, has
been accepted by the war department.
The Craftsmanship of the republican
state committee of New York is still held
by Chester A. Arthur.
The mayor of Port Huron, Mich, ac.
knowledges cash receipts of 1921 ,OOO and
states that no more clothing is needed, but
seed and provisions are imperatively re-
1slred.
The woods in the region of Bedford,
Ind, have for several days literally
swarmed with squirrels. who are migrat-
ing in northeasterly direction.
l.. B. KENDALL has resigned the post.
mastership of KALAMAZOO. Mich, to de-
vote his time to the settlement of the es-
tate of the late Lieutenant Governor
Robinson, of Colorado.
The Illinois supreme court holds that
he effect of the adoption of the constitu-
tional amendment of 1880 and OF the
statute OF 1881 on the election of certain
county officers is to postpone the election
until 1882.
QUEEN VICTORIA requested Minister
Lowell to express her sympathy with the
mother of President Garfield, and to pro-
cure good photograph of the illustrious
dead. ,-,.-- - .-,....
The relief committee at Buchanan.
Mich, learning that neither Detroit nor
Port Huron had done anything for the
people of Deckerville, sent direct to that
point bedsteads, clothing, and seed wheat
valued at $500.
The superintendent of the Indian nor
NAL school in Virginia will take thirty of
the more advanced students to Dakota as
instl uctors of their tribes. and return
with an equal number of unwashcd reds,
THE Maxwell brothers are believed to
be lurking in the bluffs beyond Alton.
The chief of police and six detectives of
st. Louis patrolled the river all Tuesday
night in tug, and are now in the region
OF Cap Au Girls in steam yacht.
THE Detroit central relief committee,
headed by Mayor Thompson, has sent its
resignation to Governor Jerome, because
of the independent action taken by the
Fort Huron committee. The Detroit or
ganization holds $s2,7l452 in cash, and
large quantities of supplies.
General Mackenzie's command reached
Fort Apache September %, and six hostile
Indians and dozen squaws came in and
surrendered. The surrounding hills show
that the Apaches erected strong fortifca-
tions before attacking the post.
Mrs. JENNIE MCGRAw F1sKE, who died
at Ithaca, N. Y, left fortune estimated
at $l2 100000. She was building resi-
deuce estimated to cost $3,000,000, intend
ing to make it the finest in the United
States. While in Europe last year she
was married to Prof. Fiske, of Cornell uni
yersity. a@Es
A PERMIT for burial in consecrated
ground was refused to native Protestant
at Xochiapa, Mexico, and the corpse lay
decomposing for three days. The civil
authorities could offer no relief. When
the Protestants. organized funeral pro-
cession a mob stoned it and threatened
further violence, so secret burial took
place. A demand has been made that
congress investigate this violation of the
law guaranteeing freedom of religion.
The Minnesota republican convention
nominated the following ticket Sept, 2S
For governor, L. F. Hubbard, of Red
Win. for lieut.. governor, Chas G. Gil
man, of st. Cloud for secretary of state,
Fred. Won Bombach, of Alexandria for
treasurer, Chas. Kittleson, of Albert Lea;
for auditor w. W. Braden, of Ruston
for attorney general, w. H. Hahn, of
Lake City Tor railroad commissioner,
Gen. J. H. Baker, of Mankato for su-
preme court Judges Chas. Vanderburg,
Of Mankato, VIM. Mitchell, of Winona,
and d. Atkins, of Mankato.