The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-08-25

acted as spokesman for the Sioux. II,
said he and his people felt that tn,
land on which the Poncas are t.
be located was their old reserva
ton and that it belonged tc
them, and that the Sioux were glad tc
restore the land to the Poncas and live
with them as brothers, after the details
Of the transfer of the Sioux lands to the
Poncas has been agreed to. A further
conference was held to talk about the
return of the land of the Cheyennes
known as Little Chiefs band from the
Indian territory to the Sioux reserva.
ton.
THAT DIVORCE CASE.
The taking of testimony in the di.
vorce case, brought by ex-senator
Christiancy against his wife, was re.
snmed to-day. Ambrose Folliett, who
keeps drug store on Fourth
street. testified that on July 10Th
Senator Christiancy visited his place
and told him he (senator) had operated
on his wife to produce an abortion:
ta, - Sas suffering II ron iii I'll Tie effects
ofit, and he wished him to prescribe for
her. Witness objected under the cir
cumstances to do anything of the kind,
and told the senator to get regular
doctor to attend her. The senator did
not wish to do this; all he wished wit
ness to do was to visit his wife and as
sure her she was in no danger. He Wis.
tied Mrs. Christiancy twice, and on the
second visit found her in considerable
pain, and she complained of
the treatment she had received
at the hands of her husband;
said she had protested against the per-
forming of the operation, but Sen.
Christiancy had insisted On it, and in
duced her to submit telling her she
would not suffer any, but that now she
was enduring terrible pain. Several
times during the visits of the witness
she had complained of her husbands
treatment, but Sen. Christiancy would
always hush her up, telling her to stop
talking and al would come right. On
the occasion of one of these visits, Sen.
Christiancy tried to assure his wife
that the abortion was right, and that
there was no danger in it. The only
medicine he prescribed for Mrs. Chris
tiancy was opiate, which he did at the
time making the first visit Cross ex-
animation was postponed.
POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Secretary
Window mas postponed till October Is,
the operation OF the amended pilot
rules on the lake and seaboard.
Lieut.. Ray, commanding the Point
Borrow expedition, writes as follows to
Gen. Hazen: At Sea, lat. 45, 10 Minis,
SO Secs, N. long. 1856, A Minis, As secs,
July 2S.-The expedition has arrived
in this latitude, all in excellent health.
We have had light battling winds since
July list; will report from St. Paul"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The total val
ues of exports of domestic breadstuffs
from the United States during the seven
ended July 81, 1881, was $751;
5000; same time in 1880, S153 $50, 1862.
HoWGATE.
Capt. H. w. Howgate, through his
to-day made an assignment of
all his property, held in his name in
the District of Columbia, to Morris
Peters, to protect Peters as security on
his bond Of $4,000. It is understood
that the bondsmen will qualify before
Commissioner Bundy tomorrow.
RELEASED.
WASHINGTON, Aug 19.-COngress-
man Martin F. Conway, of Kansas,
who once shot Sen. Pomeroy, and who
has long been confined in the insane
asylum here, has been released.