The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON,

THE fund for Mrs. Garfield has reached
Sl47, ,475.
THE fund for the wife and children Of
the President has swollen to $l22.755.
Roscoe CoNKLING called at the door OF
white house the other evening and left his
card.
THE people of Arkansas and Kentucky
quite generally observed the 14th as day
of Thanksgiving for the recovery Of the
president.
Roscoe CoNKLING's presence in Wash
ington is said to be due to legal business
connected with the Hudson river tunnel
in which Senator Jones, of Nevada, is
largely interested.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD has begun to de-
mand solid food, and on yesterday ate
part of beef sandwich. Some electrical
experiments are to be made to ascertain
the location of the bullet.
PENSION mmissioner Dudley urges
that Guiteau be tried for high treason, as
no court would overrule his conviction
therefor, and healthy precedent would
be established.
HARRY FOIwELL, a s&loon-keeper OF
knightstown, Ind, who is serving life
term for murder, seeks pardon through
the efforts of prominent citizens of Wash
ington and Baltimore, but Gov. Porter
turns deaf ear.
GU1TEAU passes his time, at present. in
debating an account of his life to short
hand writer, furnished by the district at
torney. He still expresses regret that his
bullet did not kill the president. The
district attorney says the prisoner does
not manifest any symptoms of insanity.
SECRETARY WINDOW has instructed
Steamboat Inspector Carr. of Louisville,
and Inspector Tower, of New York, to
send daily reports of the number of steam
boats inspected, also of other services per.
formed, to the treasury department that
each days work may be recorded and
better service thus secured
PRESIDENT GARFIELD is believed to be
steadily improving in physical condition,
at times shows decided despondency. A
Pennsylvaaian has shipped to the sufferer
an invalid's bed, from which much relief
is expected. Written applications for
Office are tossed into the basket.
THE assassin at Washington continues
to demand newspapers and cigars. A
sympathetic female called at the Jail with
fruit and delicacies for the vicious brute,
but the authorities administered rebuke.
Guiteau admits that he slipped into the
presidents room two days before the
shooting, but the officials thrust him out.
UNDER orders of the secretary of the
treasury, $50, 600 in continued per cents
belonging to the Indian trust fund were
privately sold to New York savings
bank at the rate of 1O2. The proceeding
excites some comment in Wall street, the
practice of late having been to solicit pro-
posals from the public.
A SCANDAL affecting an Arctic explorer
is creating great excitement at Washing
ton. The lady involved was discharged
from the treasury department on his ac-
count, whereupon he installed her in q
furnished house. His wife learned the
true state of affairs and made an Hnan-
nouced call at the residence, her indigna-
ton leading her to tear up some costly at
tire and pull down some portraits.
NICHOLAS JACKSON, of Annapolis, Nd,
writes to Washington journal that the
first bullet fred by Guiteau passed through
the presidents coat sleeve and struck a
large silver medal suspended from Jack
sons neck, and was found in his shirt
bosom, and is now in his keeping. But q
Baltimore dispatch declares that Jackson
is negro peddler, OF weak mind, and
that the letter is hoax.