Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-07-19
The Republican National Ticket.
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FOR PRESIDENT srac; 90 a.; +
RUTHERFORD B. HAXEs.g
~ slrE FOR VICE PRESIDENT. ,}g u .,,st,@ .'2 :,
WILLIAM A. aWHEELERsN y
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NOTES AND NEWS.

Congress has at last appropriated the
two hundred thousand dollars asked for
by Gen. Sheridan. for the erection Of
posts at the mouth Of the Big Horn and
mouth of the Tongue rivers. .,.,-r., .-,,
James G. Blaine has been appointed
US. Senator in place OF Lot N. Morri Il
appointed Secretary Of the Treasury. -. -
Governor Jewell has resigned his po-,
sition as Post Master General, the Pres;
ident having informed him that his res
ignation would be accepted. e,yl- 5s@E
lIhe Secretary Of War february 1st)
thought 1000 men would be enough to
punish Sitting Bull. Whose mistake
was it ?-not the gallant Custer's.-St.
Paul Dispatch. s..s..L.., -, ,..,., ...,rs.
Hon. NJ. H. Dunnell was renominated
by acclamation for Congress from the
1st Minnesota district. 1t is well. Iii
Judge Kidder, the delegate from Da'
kota, made an able speech yesterday in
the house on the validity of the Sioux
treaty of 1868, and the exploration and
settlement of the Black Hills. It was
lawyerlike and scholarly and places
the Judge in the front rank as q deba-
ter Washington Chronicle. sJ Ill.
Gen. Sheridan discourages the accep'
tance of volunteers for the Indian war
and thinks the regular army strong
enough b to- handlS the Indians. ., ,.>,.,r,, H..
The testimony was. all in on behalf
Of the prosecution in. the Belknap i'm
peachment case some days ago, but
Belknap wants to hear oRe huHdred and,
ninety y-seven post traders testify before
he will throw up the sponge. Marsh
tells d different story now and Belknap
will probably be acquitted. ~ ~ .... ... ~.
Six new claims are reported to. have
been opened in the Black Hills averag-
ing one thousand dollars day each,
and one, averaging twenty.seven hun
tired dollars day. ,-'s ~ ... .&
James N. Tyner, of Indiana, has been
nominated for Post Master General in
place of Governor Jewell.
Secty. Robeson has passed the ordeal
of investigation without stain.
The President has removed Attorney
General Dyer who prosecuted the whis-
key ring so successfully lat st. Louis.
The Republican press is almost unani'
nous in condemning Gen. Grant for this
and other removals.
Gen. Vandevere reports officially that
the Indians at Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail have consented to sell their inter-
est in the Black Hills for ontinuation
of provision supplies for five years.
The House unanimously censured
Schenk for his Emma Mine connection.
John Gasten an old Montana miner
saws he saw in one week in the hills
over half million dollars in gold and
believes the product next year will be
ten times greater than this year. 49,.
The conference committees have
agreed on the army appropriation bill
emitting the reorganization and army
reduction clause. The appropriations
are 50, 900, 900 less than last year.
; Col. Fred has been promoted to lst
Lieut.. in the 4th Cavalry. Il. F.lly.
The Manitoban frontier is being
strengthened. the Canadians do not
intend to harbor anv of the hostiles
when Sheridan shall have completed his
work. ~-ai1.. :. a..'..s.+ g.s #.<2i1 :,
Mr.. Pratt, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, has resigned at the request of
Gen. Grant. 80 -.5~''S W '-' .''E n