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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

Not long ago, writes Bill Arp in the
Atlanta Constitution, met Gen. Early
on the train, and journeyed with him
for some time. His talk was chiefly Of
memories of the war. He wears pa
triarch's beard, and shows age both in
speech and motion, but his hazel eye is
bright and his emotions seem as strong
as ever. He was laughing freely, both
about men and measures. | should
say that he was man of no secrets.
He thinks aloud and talks slow, but all
the time. He put the Georgia troops
who served under him in the front
rank for courage and endurance. He
told me about a captain in the 18th
Georgia. man then about SO years
old-who refused to surrender his com.
pany and colors when the regiment
did, but cut loose from them and
fought way out, because he said the
women gave 'em the flag, and heprom-
ised to take it back to 'em. He was
court-martialed for it, but never pun
ished. On the contrary, however, he
got command of the regiment, and on
one occasion charged the enemy furi-
ously and with success, without any
orders to do so, and, when reprimand-
ed, his excuse was that his ammunition
had got low and was aboutto give out.
II wonder what has become Of him, !"
said the general. He was a fine officer.
and Drawer man never lived. He
never was anything but a captain, but
put him in command Of brigade
once in an emergency, and he handled
it we'll. I've thought of that man q
thousand times. He made every man
brave about him, and yet he was pru.
dent and not reckless. -
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

After contest unparalleled in the dem
ocratic party HISTORY the past twenty years
the young democracy has triumphed over
the old, and hoary. headed wisdom re-
traces a step backward for the elevation
of the green adventurer. At the conven-
ton last week there was series of mas
terly composed oratory, effervescently con-
stituted enthusiasm and thoroughly plan
ned booms, but despite the mighty efforts
of the powerfully constituted John Kelly
and the cutting knife-thrusts OF his
thought-expressing Grady, the convention
adjourned with Tammany's rebellious
head buried in the ashes of defeat and
the dust of dlsquisition. A prodigious
effort was made at the proper time to
nominate Hendricks, and the spontaneous
burst of enthusiasm that enveloped the
multiyersant mass in its almost overpow-
ering grandeur bid fair to carry the sup
posed tavorite over the breakers and into
the smooth ha1bor, but reaction occurred
when the vote of North Carolina was
reached, and Grover Cleveland was firmly
encompassed by the wave Of enthusiasm
and carried over into the expectant be-
yond, leaving the intellect favored portion
Of the democratic party to struggle along
, at the stern end of the sinking ship.
The nomination of Cleveland is slap
in the face of two great elements of the
American people that can but result in
the e1tinguishment Of the party and the
deeasr burial of its leader that even that
of the New York opposition leader, Kel.
LEY. We refer to the Irishmen and the
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

No book of this campaign year is likely
to be more sought for, more read, or read
with more profit, than Ridpath's "Lives
of Blaine and Logan The work is
more abundant in matter, better written,
and better suited to wants of the voter,
than any rival publication. The mar
1ative of the careers Of the republican
standard bearers is told in way as graph
ic as it is enthusiastic, and the appended
statistics table of political information,
sketches of the presidents, and notes on
the history of parties, are prepared and
valuble. The matter of surprise is that
so able book of such large proportion
could have been SO rapidly passed through
the press and given to the public. The
work is indeed what the title page pre-
sents it to be-a complete voters hand
book. No citizen should be without a
cnny
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

laboring men. During Grover Cleveland's
gubernational career he antagonized the
labor element in his state to such an ex-
tent that external manifestations Of bitter
hostility became almost innumerable, and
now chance for revenge-sweet morscl
of silent power-has been acquired, the
cutting, knife -thrusting process will be op-
Grated successfully and the democratic
party disintegrated by the actions of their
cast-out crypt-inspiring followers.
Place the republican giants, Blaine and
Logan, beside the democratic pygmy,
Cleveland, and what contrast is afforded
for the independent voting masses that
are supposed to hold the balance of pow
er. One an acknowledged statesman and
champion of free ballot, equal rights, pro-
tective taxation and all that is fair and
honorable, the other mere ward politi-
clan with experience gathered only while
sheriff of an interior county in New York,
few months as governor, and an
avowed adversary to the laboring interests
as shown by public record. With the
Tammany element, the Catholic power,
the Irishmen, the laboring classes and a
solidi6ed republican organization for
Cleveland to face in his own state, New
York, there can be but one result forecast
ed and that is the utter rout an l defeat of
the democratic party, and in the meantime
the plumed knight and the soldier veteran
can rest complacentlv while the republican
party are rolling up a future power that
will rend the heavens, almost, when the
November day for the demonstration
arrives. From now on the champions of
will continue to deal out the
blows that means the death-knell to
Clevelandism, and the dude power that
controlled the Chicago convention will
probably realize that all is not cold that
glitters, and that Aedgling ambition should
have been made to yield its incipient
craving that democratic wisdom and time
tried sageism may have have been decked
for the slaughter that will occur in No.
yember
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

The following is the full text of the con
gressional act enlarging the legislature Of
Dakota, approved by the president on the
18th of June:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in congress assembled, That the
legislature Of the the territory of Dakota
shall hereafter consist of twenty-four
members of the council and forty eight
members of the house Of representatives,
and that there shall be elected at the next
general election in said territory two men,
bers of the council and four members of
the house Of representatives in each of
twelve legislature districts provided for in
chapter seven of the territorial statues of
eighteen hundred and cighty-threc Of
said territory
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

George ?. Flannery of Bismarck and
George A. Matthews of Brookings have
been appointed to fill the nositon of dis
trict attorney for the newjudicial districts
Had common courtesy been displayed on
the part of Ordway in these appointments
the matter would have been allotted to
the incoming governor, but hankering
desire to distinguish himself as leader of
and rather eccentric actions
resulted in the selection of these two gcu-
tlemen, one member of the renowned
commits sion and the other an ardent SYM
pathizer in the capital removal deal. The
Yankton Press remarks that they are
"competent men," and to their compe
tency is added an afiiation with the
methods of the fallen Si-ox chief.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

IF there is one feature that more than
another substantiates the prosperity and
growth of any section of country, that fea-
ture is the appearance and support of the
newspapers. From all over broad Dakota
comes to our exchange table an army of
representative couriers in the shape of
newspapers, and from them we Judge of
the condition of affairs in the respective
districts Several late additions are noted
in the field, among which we might men
ton the Vermillion Plain Talk, Centre
vile Index and Montrose New State, all
neat-looking, wide-awake and well patron
lied papers and creditable sheets for the
towns. --
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17

Texas is out OF debt. but its cities
md towns, in stead Of profting by the
good example, are issuing bonds as
fast as possible. Some of them are
calling halt, hows:y:.r. and protesting
against piling S. si00. 600 debt nn = Il
000. 600 Town,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17
A Southern Soldier.

Did someone remark the country was
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-07-17
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Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
WheeImen's Interests.

Convention of State Bieyclists in This
 City Yesterday-Omcers and Objects
 of the State Divis1On of American
 Whselmen.
 convention of bicyclists of Connecticut was held in this city at the rooms of the New Haven Bicycle club in Masonic Temple yes terday morning, Chief Consul Stephen Terry of Hartford presiding. The object of the meeting was to form State division of the national body of wheelmen. There were about thirty-ive delegates present from diff fersnt parts of the State, representing the New Haven and Ramblers' clubs of New Haven, the Connecticut of Hartford, the Meriden Wheel club of Meriden, the New Britain Wheel club or New Britain, the Stam- ford Wheel club of Stamford, the Derby Wheel club of Derby, the Pahquioque club of Danbury, the Pequonnock Wheel club of Bridgeport. The constitution and bylaws prescribed for State organizations of wheel men were adopted.
 Officers for the ensuing year were chosen as follows: Chief consul, Stephen Terry of Hartford; secretary, William Fl. Thomas, New Haven; treasurer, George H. Burt, Hartford. The delegates present represent ed 275 men, of whom 125 belong in New Haven. The national league has now mem bership of $500. New Haven, it will be seen, has a very large proportionate repre sentation. The constitution of the new or ganization provides for 8 State tournament annually, but prescribes neither date nor place. The New Haven club will hold a meeting next Thursday evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
Yale News.

The Repaired Cabinet BuIlding-Base Ball and Boating. The seniors last evening chose Prof. Sum- ner to address them on the day of prayer. In the afternoon of that day Dr. William in New York, will address tho college in the chapel.
 Repairs on the cabinet building were com- pleted yesterday and the reading room was opened in the evening The walls have been painted and a new hard wood ceiling replaces the old plaster one, giving the room a much better appearance, but making it in the even ing SO dark as to seriously interfere with reading.
 The report that an iron fence was to be placed upon the stone wall surrounding the chapel is pronounced incorrect by the college inspector. Thus ends another dream of inn provement-
 The freshman nine have begun regular practice in the gymnasium. The university battery also train daily, though the other members of the team will not go into train ing until after the promenade.
 In spite of recent defeats Princeton has decided to train g crew and try once more for success On the water. For the nine there are a large number of candidates training, among them five of last years team. They look forward as usual with confidence to winning the pennant next summer.
 The annual election of Lit. editors takes place this afternoon at 2 o'clock There are eight strong candidates and the contest bids fair to be close and exciting.
 The sophomore crew has commenced to train for the spring races. Seveu of those composing the crew which won the fall race will row again and there are several good candidates for the vacant position. Shoes are to be placed in the boat and to meet the expense of this and some minor recessaries call has been issued for $115 subscriptions.
 The University club will give reception during promenade week, and the following committee have been chosen to take charge of it and make the necessary arrangements: Bowen and Hand, '84, Catherwood, Ander- son and Weymouth, '85 and Noye and Haw- ley, 's4, S., Powell, '64, s., have been elect ed to fill the vacancy on the governing board caused by the resignation of Martin, 'S4, s.
 It is reported that several Yale men will soon start an illustrated paper.
 Bridgman and Hidden, '85 are to be the poets at the banquet of the Ohio club
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
LUJ'An NEWS.
Brief M entton.

Brief Mention.
 The Episcopal church in Bethany, Rev. Mir. Morris rector, cleared about $1OO by the recent festival.
 Joint session of the Court of Common Council on Monday night, when the mayors address will be read.
 There will be free entertainment this evening at the Seamen's Bethel, consisting of speaking, reading and music.
 The house of brother of Superintendent Sanford of the almshouse who resides in TarifvilIe was burned yesterday.
 A pleasant surprise party was given Miss Eva Sawyer, No. 82 Woolsey street, Fair. Haven, last evening, about thirty couples be- ing in attendance.
 The Ferchte family will give one of their pleasing entertainments in the chapel of the Cedar Hill Union Mission Wednesday evening January 23, commencing at 7:45.
 A special train will be run from Mer1den to New Britain to-day at 4:45 p. m. to ac commodate friends wishing to attend the Wilcox-Curlis wedding. It leaves to return at 7.3O.
 Sam Thompson, proprietor of the billiard room in this city, has presented MT. Hewins of Hartford with fine silk umbrella, with silver handle, to be given as prize at the Hartford tournament to come of a week hence.
 Conductors on the Hartford road have been changed about as follows: George Par ker takes Fred Dickerman's train, George Williams Parker's, Henry Barrett the upper end ''scoot,'' and Merwin the place of the late conductor Stone. A horse hitched near Stevens & Brooks yesterday afternoon belonging to George R. Dayton became tangled up in the hitching rein and, began rearing about. Being re- leased he ran up Chapel and down Church, nearly upsettipg several ladies. A lady in the sleigh jumped out before the horse start ed. Superintendent Harvey Dorman of the Ever green cemetery recently investigated an aching "soft" tooth in the jaws of one of his employees. The Imprint of the ''grinders' in the superintendert's index finger leads him to think tba. soft teeth are 8 humbug, and that'Wampus'' teeth are now at 8 dis count.
 Davenport CobueiI, Eoy6! Arcanum has in stalled officers fellows: Regent, Hugh Daley vice-regent E. c. Hill: orator, W. G. Cunning Secretary, J. B. Judson; col lector, J. P. Bristol; treasurer, ". w. Kel- sey chaplain, F. s. Hamilton; guide, l.. t. filling warden, F. A. Betts; sentinel, Evan Evans.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
Sleighing Carnival.

Lively Times on VhalleY Avenue-Many
 Oflhe Trotters Out
 Wballey avenue presented pleasing pano- rama of horses, sleighs, and faces yesterday afternoon. The attendance was the largest that has been seen on that theroughfare by many this season. Among the gay crowd might be seen representatives of nearly all classes of people. from the retired gentleman of wealth down to the juvenile clerk who earns four dollars week and spends five dol lars weekly for horse hire. Many ladies were enjoying the sport, and some were handling the reins skillfully and watching for an opportunity for a race with a favorable antagonist.
 To Dr. O. B. Adams was given the credit of having the fastest pair on the avenue yester- day afternoon. His pair came down the avenue at 8 very fast gait several times dur ing the afternoon. Mr. R. A. Benham was driving his young mare Flora, which is of the same blood as the phenomenal trotter 'tJay Eye See." Messrs. Frank and George Treat were each out with fast horse.
 Mir. S. H. Cruttenden was driving his promising young horse Sunrise, who will un- doubtedly make good showing whenever he IS ch146U uPOu LO uO1Gs
 Dr. John l.. Lyon is very prudent horse man who does not speed his Daisy Trumbul except on 8 good day and clear track. Dr. Robert s. Ives has stable of valuable horses that are all good steppers. The doctor re- quires that all his horses shall trot fast enough to reach his patients before they have time to either die or get well.
 MT. H. R. Smith wal giving members of his family sleigh ride with the others.
 MT. D. A. Blakeslee was driving among the fast ones. Mir. Charles Page, with 8 good turnout, was enjoying the sleighing.
 MT. George H. Ford with fine horse was noticed among the others. Julius Tyler with his clipped mare can beat many of the others.
 Mir. E. G. Stodard was driving a horse which it was said he had recently purchased.
 MT. Ransom Hills, who led the fast ones over the snow on the avenue some years ago, was among the others yesterday.
 F. F. Andrews, Frank Shares and Frank Williams, the coal dealer, were each out with good going horses. MT. D. c. Warehouse with his horse Jack were among the fast ones. Messrs. Mcdonald and Barker were out with horses from their stable. Rev. M. H. Houghton was on the avenue with one of his fast horses E. E. Bristol and Charley King had each selected good horse from their stables with which to enjoy the sport.
 The sleighing is excellent and another car nival may be witnessed on the avenue to day.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
Fair Haven Items.

The peoples stock exchange hold no meet ings this winter.
 The horse cars ran again on twelve min
 utes time yesterday afternoon. l A number went out on to the avenue yes- 1 terday afternoon.
 The Florida fever has not entirely died out l yet.
 Gathering calendars for 1884 rages consid- erably just now.
 Orton A. Rose is administrator of the es- tate of the late Emma M. Eldridge. The stock specuators are sharply watching the daily sales
 The boys have much enjoyment in catch ing rides on the big sleds. At the cooling room to the Quinnipiac Brewery yesterday they commenced the storing of ics for the warm weather.
 The sleighing party out on Monday night thought the weather pretty cold.
 The hunters were out in the fields and woods yesterday, but not much game was caught.
 Miss Fannie, daughter of Henry Mallory, is visiting this winter in Baltimore Maryland.
 The oysters on board of the schooner Mat thewson, which was run into of Sandy Hook and sunk, were of the best quality. None better have been shipped here this season.
 Pretty cold weather Monday morning The thermometer was below zero at several different places in the borough and the river frozen from shore to shore.
 The snow fall Saturday and Sunday made the sledding good again and the merry sleigh bells are bounding through our streets once more.
 Ice cutting was suspended on Monday on the ponds on account of the snow storm the day before, but before night the big pond was cleared of snow and work was resumed in good earnest again yesterday morning.
 Daniel w. Grosvenor, of Westbrook, went to the city yesterday on business. He stopped and called on some of his friends here in the afternoon, returning home on the evening train. MT. Grosvenor is quite busy this season in making rudder posts for the boatmen here.
 Two of the Fair Haven Gun club on Mon day went out shooting to see who was the best shot, Both used the same gun with the Shelton new auxiliary barrel. The match was so closely contested that it was declared @ draw. Another match in few days Is ar- ranged by the same parties.
 At the church meeting in the parior of the Second church on Monday evening there was 8 fair attendance and the meeting was very harmonious It was voted to appoint committee to confer with the society's com nlittee in regard to the calling of Rev. MT. Blaksslee as pastor of the church. The rev. erend gentleman has oficiated two Sundays at the church. All those who attended those services were highly pleased with MT. Blakes- lee.
 MT. J. D. McDogald, of Norwich, is visit ing here for a short time. He is 8 member | of the far-famed Blackstone Hose company of his city, who were guests of the Quinni- 1 piao Engine company, July 21st, 1873. He | came here with the company on that occasion. | He visited among the borough fremen on Monday and referred with much pleasure and | pride to the visit of the Norwich boys to the | Quinnipiacs He says the Blackstone will | never forget the hospitality that was given them by our frsmen on that memorable event.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
The St. AIoxstus FaIc.
A Grand Pool Match.

New Haven vs. Bridgeport for the
 Championship of the Two Cities and
 $25.OG-BridgepOrt ths Winner.
 BRIDGEPORT Jan. PA grand pool match took place in this city this evening at Terrilfs s billiard parlors between MT. s. Fl. Fairchlid of this city and Mir. W. l.. Smith of New Haven, for the championship of the two cities and S25.OO. MT. Fairchild was the winner after an exciting contest of three hours by score of II games to games for his opponent. The game was played upon 8 new pool table 1-2 by g, of the J. M. Brunswick and Bake companys make, and was witnessed by large and interesting au- dience. Mir. E. Lockwood of this city was the referee. The following is the full score of the games played
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
Store closed at 6 D. m.


Dr. John R. Lee.
 Dr. John R. Lee whose death was ehronl- cled in the COURIER yesterday, was native of New Britain and the son of Judge Thomas Lee of that place. The Hartford Coursnt has the following concerning his life and charac- ter: Dr. Lee was of the New England ortho- dox faith in religion, and in politics was an earnest free-soiler, being one of the earliest among Connecticut men to ally himself with those espousing free soil principles. He was earnestly devoted to all moral reforms in the times in wkich he lived and to the cause of human rights. He leaves the most of his property to religious and educational institu- tions, including schools for the education of the freedmen. He was a man of decided views of rigid integrity and strict upright ness in all things, of superior intelligence, and of dignifed bearing, yet of unusually modest and unassuming manners.
 Dr. Lee was never married. He leaves two brothers MT. William H. Lee of New York city and Mir. Lorenzo P. Lee of New Britain, and three sisters, Mrs. Norman Hart of New Britain, Mrs. Dr. Phelps of Santa Barbara, Cal, and Mrs. Mark Howard of this city.
 The burial will be at Mount Auburn ceme- tery Mass, where his brother, Dr. Thomas Lee, was buried.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
The Coming Carnival.

Enthusiastic meeting at the ArmOry
 leaux.
 Between two hundred and three hundred persons gathered at Union srmory last evening to listen to speeches from the off cers of tho carnival. Lieutenant Colonel Leevenworth introduced Rev. M. H. Tough ton, chaplain of the regiment, who made 8 few remarks in which he expressed great interest in the carnival. General s. R. Smith spoke very feelingly about the entertainments urging the necessity of work. Judge Blyden- burgh made 8 very excellent speech. He dwelt upon the literary advantages of the carnival. Adjutant W. H. Stratton followed with 8 strong speech. John Mccarthy, Prof. Sherlock explained the points about the carnival and urged the ladies to do their best toward making the entertainment a suc- cess. LleutenantColonel Leavenworth made the closing speech, saying that the neighbor- ing towns would be largely represented at the carnival.
 During the speech making the work among the different companies of arranging tableaux was being prosecuted. The City Guard will have one hundred and ifty-five different characters in tablsaux. Mary Stuart. Joan of Arc, William Tell, Don Carlos, the Robbers, Faust, Iphigenia, Egmont, Prometheus, To- hengrin and a number of plastic groups and pyramids will be represented.
 There will be at least seven hundred pso- pie in costume. A full meeting of the ad- visory committee will be held at the head quarters on Thursday evening