The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-12-08
GENERAL NOTES

THE mayor of Council Bluffs sends out
official notice that there is not case OF
smallpox in that city.
THE national butter and cheese co nven-
tion passed resolution favoring law to
prevent adulterations Of dairy products.
Boston jury has convicted Gardner A.
Fuller and Capt. E. F. Mosher of conspir-
acy to defraud Daniel Goodenow out of the
bark Western Sea.
A PISTOL, supposed to be that with
which LEROY killed Gold in an English
railway coach, has been found beside the
track Of the Brighton line.
THE public debt, less the cash in the
treasury, is $1,779.2S5,340. The decrease
for November was $7,249,l ,l26. The coin
certificates in circulation amount to ST.
S71,750.
FIETY-NINE members of the Tammany
society of New York, many of whom have
been personal friends of John Kelly. have
deserted the organization, and are likely
to ally themselves with the county democ-
racy.
AT Bowling Green. KY, E. G. Logan,
managing editor of The Courier-Jo,unal,
OF Louisville, was married to Miss Lena
Coylngton, and sister of the bride was
united to Robert F. Dulaney.
TIE federal grand jury at Omaha has
found true bills against Superintendent
Corbin, of the Sidney and Deadwood stage
line; G: F. 1ddings, agent at Sidney, and
Fred Clary postmaster at the latter point,
for star route frauds.
ONa valuation Of $l25,OOO. The Times
and The Democrat, of New Orleans, will
be consolidated next week. Major Bourke
holds a. controlling interest, thirty five
business men joining him in the enter
prise.
SISTER RosALIE, we'll known through.
out The west, died of consumption, al
Leavenworth, Kan. Fifty Sisters of Char.
ity. participated in the requium mass,
and six of the number accompanied the
body 10 the grave in the capacity of pail
bearers.
ANNA DIcK1NsoN's lawyer selt young
man with writ to serve on Fanny Dav-
export, as she was playing in Macbeth
at the Walnut street tkeater, Philadel-
phia. He was bounced behind the scenes
amid much excitement. The action of the
lawyer was unusual and un]usti6able.
AT the regular weekly sale of the Cedar
Rapids dairy board of trade, the other
day, 10000 pounds of butter were sold at
prices ranging from 3S to 60 cents, the av-
erage being over 45 cents. 1t is fair to
presume that the stock was the very best
on exhibition at the national convention.
AT the annual meeting of Erie stock
holders, Hugh ]. Jewett and a party of
his friends were chosen directors. A div
idend of 6 per cent. on the preferred stock
was declared, axd like sum will be paid
on the income bonds. The gross earnings
were $50, 5,605, and the working ex-
penses $13, ,256, ,230.
IT is reported that John Taylor, the
head of the Mormon church, has taken
unto himself another wife, the latest vic
tim Of the aged polygamit being a
wealthy widow, whose property was her
chief charm in the eyes of the venerable
Lothario. In order to defy detection and
proof Of this violation of the law against
polygamy, Taylor took his bride to tenn
pie far removed from Salt Lake City, and
there in secrecy had the ceremony per.
formed
The marriage of August Belmont, Jr.,
and Miss Bessie H. Morgan took place al
the church of the Ascension, in New
York, in presence of large number OF
invited guests. The ceremony was per-
formed in English style by Rev. DR.. John
Cotton Smith. Baron Won Rothschild
sent the bride necklace of diamonds
one of the stones being the most valuable
on this side of the Atlantic. The happy
couple will sail for Europe to-day.