The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-09-08
NOTES AND NEWS.


The liabilities Of the bank of Califor-
mia are estimated ct $40 ,000, 900, assets
1000, 900 to $8,o00,000.
Josephus Savy, the New Jersey state
treasurer, has been arrested, charged
with embezzling $500, 900.
Before committing suicide Mr.. Raj.
ston transferred all his property to Sen.
ator Sharon for the benefit of creditors.
There is hope for George Washing
ton yet, Old Hermann, who died sixty
seven years before Christ, has just got
his monument.
Tommy Shearman's statement to
English audiences that all american
clergymen kiss all their feminine pa
rishioners, is regarded as clever ad-
vertising dodge to bull tho shot gun
market.
VIM. B. Duncan, of the late bank.
rupt firm Of Duncan, Sherman & Co.,
New York, need not fear the approach
Of the grim spectre, starvation. His
father, Alexander Duncan, of Scotland,
has fortune of $8, 100000.
Speaking Of the shoes worn by Mr..
Sartoris, Olive Logan says: "They
are unmistakably English. If we ever
have war with England, Sartoris will
have to conceal all traces Of those shoes,
or stand convicted Britisher, as shoe-r
as fate. There's nothing like leather;
and them heels and toes are so cock
ney that if they could talk they'd drop
their h's.'
The New York Herald Black Hills cor.
respondent says that Prof: Jenney has
become so impregnated with the gold
fever himself that he has not been at
tending to his legitimate business. One
day be went off by himself, for the pur-
pose of scientific investigation" and
was gone q week. A party Of miners,
however, came suddenly upon him up
to his knees in the dirt, engrossed in
panning out filthy lucre from a claim
upon which he had squatted.
During the recent food in the Wild
cat river, in Indiana, resident of
Clinton county awoke late one night to
find the ground floor of his house en-
tirely submerged, and the waters risi-
ng rapidly. He took his children out
of bed, set them on the highest part Of
the roof and began firing shots from his
gun, as q signal of distress, until his
ammunition gave out. He had just set
about composing his mind for death
when some of his neighbors, coming
down the river on a boat, sailed in at
one of his windows and rescued the
party.
Two Of the parties who robbed the
Central Bank, of Indianapolis, of$5,
600 in June last, have been discovered
to be Mrs. Marion E. Warren, of Char
lestown, Mass, and one =. E. Thomp-
son, alias Stephens. During the past
six months they have travlled through
thewest disposing of forged railway stock
certificates. In February last they
made raid on Simon Jones&Co's bank,
of St. John, N. B., robbing it of $50,
600. Thompson is now under arrest
in New York, and the movements of
Mrs. Warren are being watched with
intense interest.
When Minister Schenck read that in
solent article in the London Standard
calling our revolution an ''insane revolt,
he slowly unfolded the Ameaican flag
which he habitually wears as q dress
ing gown, and, waving it above his
head three times swore, he would
ayenge the eagle for this foul insult.
Calling his lackey, he hastily wrote .
brief note, which he ordered to be pos
ted at 10 o'clock on the bulletin and
London exchange. It contained these
few but significant words:
+ All chips and l. O. o. Is in possess.
ion Of the undersigned must be cashed
before 3 P. NJ, or war with the Un.
tied States will open promptly at six.
Firing to begin al nine.
(Signed) r. E. ScHENcK Minister.
The effect of this simple proclama.
ton was astounding. The markets
were paralyzed for the time being.
The bank Of England suspended specie
payments for two hours and q terrible
run on all the banks was only sverted
by the execution Of the editor Of the
Standard at two o'clock and the with.
draval of Mr.. Schenck's notice. It
Was an heroic measure, but fully war.
ranted by the gravity of the provoca.
ton. and it will be lesson that the
licentious press Of Lendon will not
soon forget.
Col Brown and Capt. Mantor, who
are busily engaged in government sur
veys, spent day in tewn last week.
Tha;r vnrk IL progressing finely, and il