The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-03-24
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Reported Specially for the Ris-
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TELEaRAPHIc BREHITIEs.
Col. McNair died in Washington on
Thursday. T Ea s 81
Republican Senator's in caucus agree
to sustain the Presidents Louisiana
policy.
The food is making terrible havoc in
Pennsylvania. The ice is piled forty
feet high on the Marietta.
The weather on st. Patrick's day was
magnificent. Celebrations throughout
the country were general, and more
than usually joyous.
Keith, as postmaster at Minneapolis,
and Baker, as Surveyor General, were
confirmed by the Senate, Mcmillan OBJ
,jections Notwithstanding. 's@E
The worst storm of the winter occur
red Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday,
blockading about every road in the
Northwest, while in the Middle States
there was terrible rainstorm, creating
destructive floods in Pennsylvania, New
York, etc., and tornado in the South.
A Washington dispatch says that
Secretary Delano has taken steps to
bring to Washington = delegation of
Sioux Indians for the purpose Of nego-
tiating for the extinguishmsnt of their
rights to the reservation embracing the
Black Hills country, with a view to
opening the same to settlement.
Senator Mcmillan undertook to run
the patronage Of Kings district, and
tried to remove the Minneapolis post
master. King protested, and the Post.
master General sustained Mcmillan, and
1T first Grant seemed disposed to; but
on Thursday the President announced
his decision and sustained King in his
rights. .rs...g.i 49,. ,...,.... ! 81 :ssa..
The Department of the Interior are.
moving in earnest in relatiou to the ex-
tineuishment of the Black Hills reser-
vation. It.appears that the law provi,
ding for the treaty provided that Con.
gress should approve. The Senate on:
y approved the treaty. Ths Govern
ment will respect the lndia1p rights.
however, until negotiations sresuiting in
the surrender Of the Black Hills are
made. I" . &h@'s '~s.siP Ss.5
Gen. Sherman has issued thA follow.
ing order: The President directs that
the following be- made public: "All ex-
.peditions into that portion of the In
dian territory known as the Black
Hills country, must be prevented as long
as the present treaty exists: Efforts are
now being made to arrange for the ex-
tinguishment Of the Indian title. All
proper means will be used to accom-
plish that end. However, all persons
present within that territory must be
expelled. ~ 3'.1 ...'l.. ;-...s.. ,1..r
Dana E. King has resigned the Sur a
veyor Geceralship, and Gen. James II.
Baker WAS appointed in his stead, Nc
Milan protesting, recommending Dea-
con Wilson,, Mcmillan having failed in
Ill other points, - recommended his
brother n-law, DR.. Day, for postmaster
It st. Paul., vice Wheelock. The Presi-
dent and Postmaster General objected
to this, but as it is customary to concede
the appointment Of postmaster at .
Senator's residence to Senators, Wheel
ock's removal win be permitted. !. saw 8
aAndy johnson made long speech IN
the Senate Monday on the Louisiana
question, and other matters. He Things
Grants action was done to help him to
1 third term. He denounced Grants
and Sheridan's actions, c@sarism, third
term and other inventions, and thinks
Johnson's course in 1866 the only safe
precedent for this or any other Govern.
ment to follow. a3 $50 .e1.g1 23'5
A frightful tornado occurred Monday
in Louisisna and Georgia. The whole
region is devastated. and q cor siderable
number of people were killed. Church
es, houses, fences, cattle and every thing
was destroyed by the wholesale. The
Inhabitants are reported TO be IN great
destitution, and calls for aid have been,
issued. 4se s -. e..-
w, are in receipt of a magniticently
co1ored map of Dakota, 1920 inches,
showing the entire Territory of Dakota,
.Eaatern Montana and WvOmiDg. North