St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-15
DAn0FA D0TLETS.
News Notes of ALI Sorts From the
Land CT 3H3. L Hard.

Land cf 40. Hard.
It is learned tha, some of the Illinois resi-
dents of Dakota are urging the appointment
of S. Thompson Corn of Carlinville, ILL.,. to
succeed J. c. Murphy Of Aurora, ILL.,, the
present assistant district attorney of Dakota,
appointed by President Arthur. Those who
know Mr.. Corn think the territory would be
attorney of superior attainments He has
been named for district attorney of Utah, but
it is understood that the president does not
desire to make any change in that position.
a good many Democratic politicians, es-
pecialy in the South. are opposing the adj
mission of the Huron state machine and ask
ing for division only for the reason that ad-
/ mission means all Republican officials, while
division would create another set of terri
torial Offices to be filed with Democrats. If
the state from the South is admitted one
from the North soon must be, and there is no
ground for doubling that both states would
be strongly Republican.
| It is becoming more evident that the more
discerning friends of the Huron state move
ment have no expectation of admission by
this congress, and their efforts will concen-
| trate upon division, knowing that it will then
be but a question of time when state will
come in from the south. The prohibition
clause is regarded as very grave obstacle to
! the success of the constitution.
| Matthew Garrett, in Douglas county, made
several efforts to shoot load from pistol
| that had not been used for long time but
! failed. and gave it to his little boy. He had
! better success, and when the shot was fired
| the revolver was pointed directly at his sis
| ter's breast. The clothing and cotton for
! tunately were thick enough to check the ball
! so that it penetrated the flesh only about an
! inch, and she will recover
| Capt. Murphy of the Grand Forks Plain
| dealer, reports coch-fighting in that place as
| an amusement popular with a class. He
! makes the singular statement that cock
I which has been under his charge has imbibed
such moral influence that it refuses to fight
on Sunday, although eager on all other days.
The captain is very rigid Saskatchewan.
Although Sheridan Jones, the superintend-
ent of public instruction on the state ticket
elected in the South, took strong ground
against prohibition, the ladies of his town
lately presented him. as a mark of their ap-
probation, a chrysanthemum three feet high
and containing seventeen flowers in bloom
He is man Of rare grace and beauty.
Mills are being erected in Miner county and
other points in the south to manufacture tow
by a new chemical process, which is said tc
bleach 1t so white that it may be used for the
finest grade sof white linen paper. The
bleached tow by this process is stated to bring
$50 to $50 ton, or three times as much as by
the old way, at the same expense.
Among the "reminiscences at banquet re-
Gently given men of note, including Editor
Vallindigham at Valley City, John Miller
a prosperous farmer, related that less thar
seven years ago he drove the first nail for the
first newspaper Office in the 200 miles between
Fargo and Bismarck. This tact is an index tx
the growth of the country.
Senator Davies has written to Hon. Barney
Caulfeld that his bill opening the Sioux res
ervation is certain to become q law early iI
the session. Mr.. Caulfleld has very strons
expectation that he may have to remove t.
Bismarck in case Gov. Pierce is relieved O.
duty.
Gen. Hugh ]. Campbell issued the certifi
Gates of election TO all the parties voted fo
at the recent election in the South. Hi
autograph may never have commercial value
but it will be of some interest as a remin
fscence. like the Confederate money.
There is good deal Of rejoicing in the Mis-
souri, river towns over the appointment O.
". W. Anderson of Kentucky to succeed In
dian Agent Gassman. as it is believed that b
official reports have been great barrier II
the opening of the reservation.
The scheme agitated is to connect with tn
lakes near the head waters of the Red rive
and make that stream and its connection
navigable for good-szed steamers for 130 o
, more miles south of Fargo.
Since his return from Washington Hon
NJ FL. Day has given progressive euchre par
ties. with the condiments in vogue in tn
federal capital. They are very popular wit
participants.
Many of the society people at Grafton fee
aggrieved at the course of Otto o. Kragsta
in going away and marrying without advisin
the community. He is OF age, however.
Ladies are reported coming out from tn
East through the influence of the matrimonia
bureau at Sioux Falls.
Wahpeton has encouragement that th
shops Of the Northern Pacific as well as th
Manitoba may be located there.