Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-08-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Bismarck Tribune.
THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT.

"ltnoIaW from Old 1r2ns-Ba!k2n posi-
tons. Sickness in the Russian army is
rapidly increasing, and the air at Biela is
thick with malaria. Mahomet Ali and
Sullivan Pasha are making great efforts
to effect a junction and precipitate bat
tie with the Russians and drive them
from Tiernova.
VIRGINIA ....... ,r
Democratic State Convention, after
three days exciting contest, and on 9TH
ballet, nominated F. w. M. Holiday for
Gov, Gen. James A Walker for Lieut..
Governor and A. 7. Daniels for Attorney
General. Their platform favors pay
ment Of public debt.
Gen Howard is still on -
JosEPH's TRAIL,
and announces his intention to pursue
him to the uttermost.
THE CABINET
at Washington yesterday resolved upon
appointment of committee of three to
act with similar commission on part of
Canada to arrange for the return of Sit
ting Bull yand followers to the United
States. One member will be an army
officer, the second will represent the In
dian department, and the third will be
selected after a conference with the
President
DON'T ENTHUsE.
ST.. PAUL, Aug. 13.-The Russians ex-
perience serious difficulty in filling the
ranks of Landwehr, in consequence of
the reluctance with which the men come
forward. To remedy this the govern
msnt has issued . notice that the men
will not be required to go to the front,
but merely to take the place of some
reserves and garrison troops. The con-
stitution of Landwehr legally precludes
their employment outside of Russia.
In Russian-P Poland all males between
1s and As years of age are being regis
tered preparatory to being called out.
The Grand Duke Nicholas is 10 supreme
command before Plevna.
INDIAN FIGHT.
On the 9th inst. Gen. John Gibbon,
with force of about three hundred and
fifty men, attacked tho Nsz Perces, un-
der Chief Joseph, at Bighole pass, Mon
tana. After brilliant but hard fight,
in which both sides lost heavily, he
CAPTURED the Indian village, but was
finally e.. .-.s
with loss of horses, supplies, and the
reserve ammunition Of the command.
AMONG THE KILLED -...
are Capt. VIM. Logan and 1t. James 81.
Bradley. Among tho wounded are Gen.
Gibbon, Its. Chas. A. Coolidge, Chas.
A. Woodruff and VIM. L. English, the
last named seriously. Gen. Gibbons
wounds are slight. The command is
reported -... ...--. -
CUTr OFF FROM SUPPLIES. -
Con. Potts is forwarding supplies of
food, clothing and medicine. Gen. Glib
bon, when the courier left, thought he
gtill had one hundred effective men, and
believed that the Indians had all with
drawn from his frent. ..~. ..s t...-, 81
LOSS AT SEA. .gF s-
The Pacific Steamship Company's
steamer Ellen foundered on the rocks
seventy miles north of valparaiso, July
18th. One hundred passengers were
lost, and about sixty-three persons
saved-mostly Of the crew. ~ 500 =.
-s CHINESE ON THEIR EAR. r. q ~
On account of the bad treatmsnt.re-
ceived by the Chinese IN this. country .
of Chinese merchants in
San Francisco recently waited on, Ssna-
tor Morton to get him to introduce .
bill in congress modifying Burlingams's
treaty and imposing tax of one hun
dred dollars on every Chinanan coming
here, the proceeds to be devoted to pay
ing the passage back to China of al.
destitute Chinese desiring to return
home. Steamship companies are also
asked to reduce the fare to China to
thirty dollars, and to raise the fare
from China to this country to ninety
i've dollars.
INDEMNITY ASKED FOR.
Application is to be made through
the British minister for indemnity by
the o. S. government to Chinese for
property destroyed in the late riots at
San Francisco. The amount claimed is
one hundred thousand dollars.
WAIT AWHILE.
The names Of the commission to wait
On Sitting Bull to arrange for his return
to the United States will not be an
until Gen. Crooks shall have
been heard from.
POLITICAL.
The working men of Cincinnati have
a full ticket for state officers.
L. H. Bond, Of Cincinnati, is the can
didate named for governor. ~.
a mass meeting Of working men at
Columbus passed resolutions st1 depounlc l;s :
s.!:s,ss s.i; g=at hsasisno3 n1s IA