The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-21
United States at Large.

II Eggs were Matched in some groceries al
CINCINNATI last week.
i Look out for frost bites some night this
month, so says Vennor
Ex-senator Hitchcock Of Neb. lately
died at his residence at Omaha
1t is thought tho yield of corn will be
10000 bushels short in Iowa this year.
An insane Swiss near Fountain City.
Wis, shot his wife and seven of his child
rem .'sSt
! The season of electrical storms is unpre
denied for storms as last winter was fol
! billiards..
1t is said there never was such growth
Of grass as covers Green Island, the flood
cd district last spring.
1t seems that there are $1,000 whites
against 22O,0 900 negroes in Mississippi who
are just able to read.
Several persons were overcome by the
heat in Omaha on the 18th, which was the
hottest day of the year.
The larger cooling apparatus at the
whitehouse furnishes hourly LOO, 900 feet
of air at temperature Of 750.
Geo. Francis Train offered to help Gui-
| teau. consequently George cannot have
his writings published any more.
An Fix. says it begins to look as though
the next worlds fair would have to be
held in the next world if anywhere.
Eight childrenin Baltimore have recent
ly died of lockjaw, produced by burns from
the firing Of paper caps on toy pistols.
NIadomisellc Patti will visit America.
She is in splendid voice, and desires an
artistic triumph, instead Of a financial one.
DesMoines and McGregor have suffered
greatly from deluge caused by heavy rains
The G. & N. w. railroad have lost ex-
tensivcly by the food
There is millionaire in Chicago who
once begged his daily bread. He began
BY sitting at the street corners and holding
out his hat for pennies.
OF the several physicians brought into
prominence through the Presidents cal
amity, the ladies are faithfully and honor
ably represented by Dr. Susan Edison.
Some of the Arkansas farmers have be-
gun naming NANCY, sheep stealing dogs
''Guiteau. This is rather rough on the
logs but they can find relief in suicide.
The president says he may be very
lick man but certainly is a very hungry
me. lie thinks if he could only get
,nough to eat he would soon regain his
strength.
Mr.. Conkling was at the capital yester
lay consulting authorities in the library
md arranging for the removal Of the traps
md books he left there when he resigned
his senatorial seat.
An old lady in Michigan village on
the Fourth Of July rose during the deliv-
cry Of the Grafton and left. She explain
ed that she had heard that speech about
twenty times before.
A train Of cars in Kansas was stopped
by road agents last week, and the express
safe was robbed Of its entire contents.
The conductor was shot and killed. and
several passengers robbed.
Special advices to the Pioneer Press
from Mexico via San Francisco report
battle between Indians and an escort of
Governor Tocasso, in which thirty Of the
executive escort were killed.
The wel-known Chicago racer, Boneset-
ter, fell dead after the end of the second
heat Of a race he was running at the Pitts
burg track Friday Bonesetter had rec
ord Of 10, which may not be Of much use
to him now.
The deadlock at Albany was broken Sat
urday by the election Of Miller to succeed
Platt. Lapham would have been elected
to succeed Conkling had the stalwarts not
united with the democrats to force an adj
| journment for the day.
! It is certainly high time that the toy
pistol nuisance should be abated. 1t is
more than strange that it should ever have
II he series 81 accidents which al
ways follows in the train Of Fourth of
July celebration calls attention to it just at
this time.
The search for the murderers Of the
4 Coleman brothers, is still going on up in
Dunn and Pepin counties, Wisconsin,
something like one hundred and fifty men
hon trial Of the desperadoes, There will
beno expensive trials to convict them, il
t the: icy are i found. i471fi3
1 A terrible deluge occurred at Marshall
town, Iowa, July 18th. A great many
4 buildings lost, families suffering and frigh-
senea, hs. no lives lost. la.in iai GO depth
Of over. Ave feet, and the river raised ten
leftover the highest point
i 5i .i{g :. f.ssg "A g i sEzls
4 a crowd Of side showmen, pedlers, an6
gamcsters follow every circus and nav for