Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-08-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Bismarck Tribune.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.

Special to the Bismarck Tribune.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
ST.. PAUL, Aug. 3o.-An accident oc.
Cured early on the 2oth on the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Road at Fou,
Mile creek, nine miles east ofDes Moines
by which whole train was parcipitated
into the river, one car upon another,
Eighteen dead bodies have been recov.
cred, but it is known that more are stll
in the wreck. A large number were
wounded more or less seriously, and have
been taken to Des Moines.
TnDEN MUST BE INDICATED.
The Iowa state Democratic convention
met at Marshaltown yesterday and nom.
mated Mr.. Irish for governor, w. c.
James for lieutenant-governor, H. E,
Boardman for Supreme judge and 6. D.
Cullison for superintendent Of public in.
struction. Upon the organization of the
convention, Mr.. Cook was made tenn
porary chairman, who declared that Sam
uel J. Tilden must be vindicated BY a
denomination in 1850, sentiment which
gave rise to great cheering.
GONE TO MEET HIS VICTIMS.
Brigham Young died at Salt Lake at
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
SITTING BULL AFTER HOWARD.
Gen. Terry reports to the department
at Washington that Sitting Bull with
thirteen hundred warriors has crossed the
line, and later information from General
Miles states that he has crossed Milk riv-
er and is encamped between Milk and
Missouri rivers, in the neighborlood Of
the Little Rockey mountains and fifty
miles south of Fort Belknap.
OF COURSE.
The commission to arrange for Sitting
Bulls return seems to be temporarily
suspended.
ANXIETY FOR SITTING BULL.
ST.. PAUL, Aug. 31.-News from Win
nepeg is anxiously awaited at Washing
ton as to Indian whereabouts. It is
believed that Sitting Bull, with more
than thousand warriors, is Threatening
or has catered our frontier, and that his
warriors are armed with long range rifles,
while our cavalry have only short range
-carbines. The Situation is regarded in
Washington as extremely critical. Gen.
Merrill, with column Of cavalry of about
ten companies, has been ordered to rem
devious at Camp Brown, Wind River
valley, and to proceed northward to the
Hez Perces trail, He has with him the
well-known fifth cavalry. Five out of ssv
en- companies of the 9th infantry stationed
al Omaha barracks left on the 2oth to
relieve cavalry companies st1tioned at
various posts. in order that they may
join Merrills command.
TURKS TRIUMPHANT.
Os1nan Pasha at Plevna has been
strongly reinforced by a detachment
from Suliman Pasha and Gules from
Widen. The Russian attempt to cap
ture redoubt thrown up by the Turks
and which commands the Russian posi-
ton at Schipka Pass, has failed. The
Russian position, in spite of heavy REIN
forcements, is most critical.
HIS SOUL Is MARCHING on.
The ceremonies attending the dedica-
ton of the monument of old John Brown,
at Ossawattomie, Kansas, took place yes
terday, in the presence of ten thousand
people, Senator ingalls, delivered the
Grafton.
The assets of the Chicago savings as
sociatior, which failed few days ago to
the amount of three million dollars, are
likely to shrink to nominal figure. It
transpires that the bank itself is its own
principal stock holder, its officers having
realized on nearly the whole of its stock
and then absconded.
Laugh and Grow Fat"
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