Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-01-19
Tn7s1s.. RICK D. T. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1876.
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c1ooxID WHISKY vIcTIN.
Isp,AxAPoLis, Jan. lex Guager
McGrrff was convicted on . out Of ID
count. in the Indictment against his,
far conspiracy with Bingham Brothers,
di.tillers to defraud the revenue.
PLEAD GUILTY.
CH1cAco, Jan. ls.-Nine Of the lead
ing distlIsrs against whom indictments
were found have plead guilty to one
c.unt-th.t charging them with con
.piracy. They evidently expect elem
encv. but outside Of ring circles it il
not believed the government prosecutors
have agreed to any conpromiss.
~ CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
WAsH1Ncrox. Jan. l3.-Bill, Of Geor.
eia. continued the debate in the House
on the amneaty bill, yesterday, and he
will be followed to-dsy by Garfield, Of
Ohio.
Eu,ogies on Andrew Johnson were
pronounced in the Senate, yesterday, by
Senators Cooper, Morton and others.
Senator Davis will submit to-day
directing inquiry into the discrepancies
in the monthly and annual balance
sheet. Of tho U. s. Treasury from 1861
to 1879 e.. 20
DEATH OF GEN. GRANGER.
SANTA Fee Jan. 13.-Gen. Gordon
Granger died on Monday from 4 second
stroke Of appoplexy. ~...
PRrs1orrr or rHH SENATE.
WAsalNoron, Jan. 13.-The Senate
yes terday ad"pted tho committse's reso
lu,ien declaring Senator Ferry Presi
dent of tho Senate by virtue OF bis cleo
ton at the last sesYion. but that the
President holds hts position during the
pleasure of the Senate only.
THE AMNESTY BILL.
Gen. Garfield continued tho debate
on tho .mnesty bill yesterday BY ar.
Blaine will speak one hour
on the bill to-day, and then move the
previous question.
PRESIDENTIAL TERN.
The House committee on judiciary
stand six to Ave for limiting tine Presl-
DENTAL term to six years, with insleg'.
bility of reelection. ....... .......
MILITARY NATrHRs.
The Senate COMMITTEE on Military
Affairs met for the ti,st time this SIS
sion yesterday, with Logan presiding
They agreed 10 report fasarably on .
number Of nom minations, inc'ud ng Major
Robert Nscfecley for Comnisssry Gen.
eral Of Subsistence.
rHr STARVING Red NAN.
WAsnlNrox, Jan. 13.-.-Secretsry
Chandler asks an appropriation Of two
hundred and twenty five thousand DOL
lars for the subsistence Of the Indians
at Red Cloud and MILESTONE Agencies.
saying the supplies are nearly exhausted
WILL 1T NEVER DOWN?
BROOKLYN, Jan. l3.-The counsel for
JOS oh Loader. who was arrested charg
cd with perjury, having made false affi
dav.ts in the Beecher case, is preparing
for q suit against Beecher, claiming
damages for malicious prosecution.
WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE
MAp1se~. Jan. 13.-The Republican
caucus no.s, snees were elected in the
Wisconsin Assembly by fifty two to
forty eight. Sam F,tield, on taking the
chair T., Speaker, made a handsome
speech.
STILL IN TROUBLE.
Nam ORLEANS, Jan. 13 The House
on Tuesday balloted for U. S. Senator,
but the Senate refused to ballot, dec'ar'
ing that no vacancy exists. When the
time for the Joint convention arrived,
yesterday, twelve members Of the Sen,
ate-beins nine Republicans and three
with the House and
elected Eu>tis for Senator, to take the
place Of Pinchback, whose credentials
we're rejected, giving MIN seventy five
votes TO one for Fallivgaro, or one
majority of the whole Legislature. .-7
UNITED STATES SENATORS ELECT. :,
Sr. PAUL, Jan. 19.-The following
United States Senators were elected
Lamar, Of Mississippi; }. 3.
Beck, Of Kentucky; s. }. kirkwo.d, Of
COMMODORE KOUNTZ.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-Commodore
Kountz WAS before the House sub-com-
mit,ee Of investigation Of Indian sffairs
aud testified that his bid for supplying
the Santee Sioux was from 25 tv 80 per
cent lower than tho bid <: the parties
to whom the contract was awsrded. /
.'.. EARTHQUAKE.
NRw YoaK, Jan. ls.-The city Of
Abancay, Peru, was entirely destroyed