The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-27
Short Stops.

Oshkosh was ahoat last week caused by
the damming of water from the effect O
sixty acres of logs coming down from thu
upper lakes.
Mr.. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions
was confirmed in that position by the
Senate Saturday, after protracted debate
by vote of 4S yeas to nays.
Rev. Frank r. Millspaugh and Mrs. NJ
Hambleton, daughter of Bishop Clarkson
were married Thursday morning at Trim
ty cathedral, Omaha. The ceremony was
performed by Bishop Clarkson.
The Dutch steamship Koenig der Ne
derlander broke her shaft and foundered
in the Indian Ocean on her voyage from
Batavia to Amsterdam. She had l75
passengers who are reported missing
On the 10Th inst, here was heavy
snow storm extending over the territory
of Montana, Idaho and Washington.
Eastward from this point heavy rains have
fallen and |. unprecedented fall floods are
deluging the river bottoms.
The flood is said to be doing great dam
age at McGregor, Iowa at Lacrosse and
at Hannibal Oh the Mississippi. Constant
rain has destroyed the hay and grain and
the high water damaged business houses
and a general depression is felt.
An American cheese bore away the
prize of silver medal at the late great
cattle and dairy show at Birmingham, En-
gland. The prize cheese was one of the
largest ever made, weighing three fourths
of ton. 1t came from Iowa.
The ninth annual Interstate Exposi-
ton Of Chicago closed on Saturday eve
ming. As usual on such occasions, there
was an immense attendance, largely COM
posed of Chicagoians. During the day
over 10000 persons attended.
The, actual losses by the Michigan fires
to So, BAG, 900, and are reduced
by insurance to 81, 522, 900, but this does
not represent the crops destroyed, the la
boz rendered useless, and the work requir-
I'd to restore houses and fences to an in
habitable condition.
1t costs nearly $50, 100000 annually to
run the government Of New York city
Or about $50 Per head for every man, wo-
man and child the metropolis. Death
has no terrors to to the tax payer And
yet 'reformers'' are found on every street
corner in New York.
There is a deficit in the French wheat
crop Of 1000, 900 bushels this year, which
must necessarily be supplied
by America. Americas granaries are not
rs well filled this season as heretofore per-
haps, but these 5000, 900 bushels can cas-
lily be spared the French kingdom.
The empress af Austria is woman of
simple habits, but she nevertheless spends
= great deal of money. It is said that
her last hunting trip to England cost
5000, OO0 She smokes a great many Gig
arrettes practices gymnastics regularly,
and rises at FIVE clock in the morning.
There died lately at frontier garrison
a mule that has history that would fill
a small book. He was forty-six years old,
and has been the service of the govern
ment for the past thirty-six. He was
known all over the coast as cold Tom, "
and has been at different periods station
ed at almost every garrison on the coast.
Grant has accomplished the return Of
Col. Amos Webster to the lucrative office
Of register Of wills, from which he was re-
moved by Garfield on the morning he was
shot. The name of Mr.. Lamsdell, who
was appointed in his place, will not be
sent to the senate, and Webster will &C
back under the tenure of Office law.
Over $4,000 people met in Hyde Park
London to express their Indignation to
wards the policy that was being enforced
in arresting the land leaguers. 1t wa:
held under the auspices Of the "Farmer'
Protective Association. Resolution.
were passed denouncing suppression O
free speech and groans for Gladstone ane
Quaker Bright.
A man was paralyzed by stroke Of
lightning at Highwater, MINI. Some 0
his friends reasoned that if earth would
receive electricity from the buried end o.
lightning rod it would in the same man.
ner draw out the charge with which they
supposed him to be filled. Therefore the.
dug hole and covered him up to hi
chin. He died in that position.
There are two gay old printers in Ha
risburg, Pa One ofthem is 10 and tn
other SO, and the most of Their lives ha
bean spent at the ease, in the art pre-
lservative Of all arts. A few days sine
they decided to go off on a little sociabl
excursion, and took drive in company
the horse useIon the occasion 25 year
old, the harness 20 years old, and til
buggy 40 years old.
I "A cake eaten in peace is worth two j
ltouble. A candle lights others and cor
|sumes ITSELF "A careless watch invites tn
thief. A charitable man is the true love
Of God. A colt you may break, but a
old horse YOU never can. A constar
GUESTS never welcome. A courageou
toe is better than a cowardly friend.