The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-06
THE NEWS BUDGET.
Summary OF Events During the
Past Week
Latest Events.

| GEORGE ELIOT realized S25O,O out 0
her novels during her life.
TIE work Of consolidating the Unio1
and Central Pacific railways is nearly com
pleted
TIE Mormons hold the balance of pow
er in Idaho, Wyoming and Arizona, anc
are fast gaining ground in Montana.
COMMISSIONER lie Due has completec
arrangements for an experimental tea
farm, two miles from Summerville, S. G.
New life has been Infused into the sen
atorial contest in Minnesota by the pre-
sentation of Secretary Ramsey's name.
JOSEPH L. PIKE, prominent stockmar
of western Iowa, killed himself with a
revolver, in his stable at Onawa, Dec.
2Sth
THERE is Il general strike of miners at
| Nclsonville, Shawnee, Straitsville, and
Corning, o., their demand being for semi
monthly payments.
| FoRTY-slN of Sitting Bulls warriors
reached Pine Ridge agency on Saturday
last, and nearly one thousand more are
struggling along to that point.
ALBANY advices are that the anti
Conkling republicans are unanimous for
Chauncy NJ. Depew for senator, and that
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ence as between Morton, Platt, Cornell
and Hoskins.
The St. Louis and San Francisco rail.
road, which now terms atNinita, is hurry
ing forward rails and ties into Indian ter.
ritory, and expects to put a thousand men
at work at an early date.
Dr. ETCHINsoN, of Syracuse killed and
dressed an OK in twenty-three minutes
| ho fnr q b,1tn I,ar
who issued challenge for 81 600 and the
championship.
AT meeting of the Brooklyn board OF
aldermen, on Dec. 2S, a resolution was Of
fered providing license fee of s. for
each Chinese laundry in the city. Al
amendment offered that licenses be grant.
ed only to citizens, was adopted.
The Vermont legislature after the long.
est session on record, and after sitting all
night till II o'clock this morning, has
adjourned sine die. Among other bills
passed was one taxing the gross earnings
Of express and telegraph companies 3 pei
cent.
THOSE who recall the annoyance inhict.
ed upon Rev. DIR. Dix, of New York, last
winter, by 'Gentleman joe" will be inter
ested in learning that the latter has closed
HIS I'd NS LII pIlSOi, !ClllS 'CluS, hSluS Ol
gastric affection
PoNCA chiefs, representing every banC
in the tribe, held a talk with Secretary
Schurz, General Crook and others, on the
22d inst They declared that it was the
unanimous desire of their people to &C
qulre title to their reservation in lndia1
territory, and sell their lands il Dakota
AN ordinance has been introduced II
the Chicago councilto permit the South
Side street-car company to put in opera
ton on its lines the San Francisco plan o
propelling cars by means of steam and al
endless cable, 1t is thought that the
change in motive power will cost abou
S20OO,OOO.
FLORA, youngest daughter of Sharon, the
nominal senator from Nevada, was mar
ried Christmas at Belmont, his country
seat, to Sir Thomas Hesketh. of England
The foreign nobility may not care much
about wealth, but it seems strange tina
among the American girls who have mar
ried titles there are none with shOr
purses.
THERE were filed in the state department
Madison, Wis, Dec. %, articles of asso
citation Of the Kimberly 4 Clark company
of Neevah, Wis, capital stock: 100000
The company proposes to do a genera
manufacturing business. The corporation
includes John A. Kimberly, Charles B
Clark, Frank c.. Shattuck and Hovelaf
Babcock.
AT meeting of the New York credit
ors of n. B. Harwood, of Minneapolis,
proposition by the latter to compromise a
fifty cents was voted down, although i
was clearly shown that no such sum cOult
be realized from the assets. Three-iourth
of those present declared their intention
TO drive Harwood from business circles
simply for the moral effect it would have
The Denver TriJune's Santa Fe specia
says very serious disturbance exists a
Socorro, n. NJ. The authorities refused
to arrest the murderer of Conkling, editor
of the SOcOrrO Sun and the citizens, tindins
no recourse at law, have arrested and helc
by force the sheriff and four Others in
Guiding the murderer of Conkling. Res
cue of the prisoners is threatened ant
bloodshed imminent.
4 LEADING dry goods house of Bostor
has a hot fight on its hands. The wife o
an iron manufacturer, while doing some
Christmas shopping, was seized by pri
vate detective, {; cheap collar detached
from the ruiiling Of her dress. where it hat
dCCluSHtdllS DtCOllC SduSht, anu lilC ltity
placed in cell at a police station, ant
charged with larceny. Her protestation
of innocence, her reference as to character
her social standing, were unheeded. He
husband has given handsome retainer tc
a leading lawyer, and instructed him t'
obtain full revenge for the outrage.
SOUTH CAROLINA papers contain reports
of the very stringent dueling law which
I !, l,- =,
that state This law was passed, practi
ely, without opposition, although it i
said that two years ago it would have beer
impossible to enact it. The Cash-Shan
non duel has had :: rsarked effect in thu
state. TO send or to accept a challeng
shall cause a person sending or acceptin!
to be disfranchised, to be forever disquali
fed for holding Office, and to be punished
with imprisonment in the penitentiary 70
a maximum period of two years To Kill
a person in Il duel is defined to be willfu
murder. Legislators are required to Civ
public pledges that they will discounte
nance dueling.