Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-03-29

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Dept, this city, has been arrested fo'
|defraudirg the government out OF sixty
thousand dollars.
KUKLUx CASES.
WAsH1SeroS, March %, LIN the Grant
Parish KuElux cases, the Supreme Court
decides the election law passed BY Con-
gress for the protection Of negro voters,
to be unconstitutional. Also in the
Kentucky election cases, that the force
bill. 80 called, is unconstitutional.
p,EnREponr LETTER.
WAsHIsaroN, March 24-Attorney
General PierrepoDt gave evidence De-
fore the House committee yesterday
relative to the letter instructing dis
tr,ct attorneys not to compromise with
parties suspected in crooked whisky
business, but to prosecute all alike.
He says the President was annoyed
by he receipt Of great number OF let
ters and by tho newspapers, charging
that district attorneys were conpromls.
ing with the worst criminals on the
plea Of securing evidence againt others,
and President Grant suggested the let
ter which the Attorney General pre-.
pared and privately sent to district at
torneys. Several days after he sent 3
copy to the President, but subsequent
to its publication in the newspapers.
he learned that the President did not
receive the copy he sent. him. Gen..
Babcock acknowledged to Pierrepon'
that he found the copy unsesled and
without direction on his desk and Us
all seemed agreed to ruin him he felt
he had right to use the letter in self
defense, whereupon he furnished it to
his counsel who gave it to the newspa-
pers.
-. sx1rn's $500 900.
1t appears that when Ex Indian Com
missioner Smith left the White Earth
Agency for Washington, to take charge
Of Indian Affairs, as Commissioner, he
had t. account for a balance Of $500,
900, which stoed charged 10 him. In
stead Of referring his accouats to the
proper clerks he referred all to his
niece, Miss Cook, who was his second
Ia matters at White Earth, and who
audited and balanced all, thus relieving
HIM Of all responsibility. Smith has
gone to Africa on a missionary expe-
d,tion, promising to return in forty
days, but he is not expected back 10y
tsose familiar with all the circumstan.
ces. -.-... ao #> sss
s.& BLACK HILLS. ''+'r.
Sr. PAUL. March 24.-W. G Robert
son, son of Col, D. A. Robertson, OF
this city, who went to the Black Hills
from Colorado early in February. re
turned last night from the Black Hills.
His report in relation to the mines IN
the southern part ofthe Hills is unfa-
vorabIe. He says there are about 5000
people in the Hills who have nothing to
do, the snow b.ing so deep that mining
operations are suspended, and heavy
foods seem to be promised. Those here
who have the Black Hills fever have
determined to wait for flrther reports
from northern prospectors.
IMPEACaED.
JACKSON, MISS, March a. The Miss
i>sippi Senate yesterday sustained the
House resolutions impeaching 1t. Gov.
Davis for high crimes and misdemean7
ors. At the request Of the House the
proceedings against commissioners Of
education CORDOBA, we're withdrawn, he
having agreed to- resign and make res
titu:ivn Of funds Misappropriated. y Y
EVANS on THE STAND.
WASHINGTON, March %. Evans, the
Fort Sill trader, testified Tuesday be-.
foresthe committee on War Department {