Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-08-24
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Special to the Bismarck Tribune.
SHERMAN SAFE.
ST. PAUL, Aug. ga telegram ar
nouncing the safe arrival Of Gen. Sher-
man at Helena, Montana, has been re-
ceived by the war depar tment.
HOWARD FIzzLEs AGAIN.
Gen. Howard had slight skirmish
with the Indians on the 2oth, in which
one man was killed and seven wounded.
The same nigh: the Indians under Joseph
stole and carried off zzsa
"a 5t,: osr TWO HUNDRED ~
Of .Horard,s horses. The Montana vol
untesrs are returning home disgusted,
many Of them on foot. Howard, when
last heard from was at the head of Co.
mas Greek.
~ ANOTHER STRIKE.
Sixteen hundred coal miners in West
moreland County, Pa, quit work yester-
day. So far the strike is peaceable.
PRESIDENT HAYES
and party were in Concord yesterday
where, as heretofore, most enthusiastic
reception awaited him. At that place
he was joined by vice President Wheeler,
who, in short speech, declared himself
in full accord with the president. Key,
Evarts, Devans, as we'll as President
Hayes, made speeches, Politicians at
Washington g-~-
ARE AsroN1sHED =-'."
at the hearty reception the president is
meeting with in New England, and ad-
NIT that he is vastly more popular than
they had supposed. zfs
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
met at Harrisburgh, Pa, yesterday, and
adopted series of resolutions on the la
Dor question. John Prunky, OF Venago
county, was renominated for supreme
Judge, and Schnell for attorney general.
s13 80. GEN. BURBR1DGE, r
it is rumored, is to be commissioner Of
patents. ...-.- .,...-. ..
THE UxTERR1FIID. e.. OR
ST.. PAUL, Aug. 24.-The Ohio Demo-
cratic campaign was opened last night at
Columbus with speeches by Geo. H.
Pendleton and Gen. Thos. Ewing. Pen
dleton's speech was in reply to Secretary
Sherman, and was devoted to the labor
and currency question. He attacked the
Republican platform and the geneaal
financial policy Of the administr alton, in
Guiding Shermap's resumption bill.
! MILWAUKEE, HEARD. FROM. .-
: At the second days session Of the ma
tional board Of trade in Milwaukee yes
terday resolutions were passed in favor
of the new reciprocity treaty with Cana
da, and also memorials to congress for
modification of the bankrupt law, and for
the enlargement and extension of the
civil service bureau, and recommended
that it be made distinch and perma-
nent bureau of the war department..
- PRESIDENT HAYES
continues his trip through New Hamp-
shire, and was yesterday at Nashua and
Manchester, where the usual crowds
greeted him and speeches were made by
himself and members of the cabinet.
RUSSIANS AGAIN DEFEATED.
A Constanople dispatch dated the 23d
states that the Russians have again been
defeated and driven back with, great loss
in an important battle near Eskid Juma.
Other important successes are reported as
achieved by Mahomet Ali in Montene-
70 HOWARD WON HURT THEM.
Latest adyices from the Idaho Indian
war state that the Indians have not been
in any hurry, nor are they anxious to
avoid a fight. They are supposed to
number between four and Eve hundred,
and appear to be going towards the Crow
country on the Yellowstone. The loss
of two hundred of Howard's horses, run
off by the Indians, is. confirmed. How
ard telegraphs: Gen. Crook from Shot
Gun creek, Idaho, 2od, that he is opera
ting in his department, near Harney's
Lake, and that the hostiles are aiming to-
wards the Crow country.
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Southern Dakota. 5
From the Daily Press and Dakotatian
we learn that the Territorial Agricultu
raj Society Of Dakota, had a meeting
Aug. 18th and decided to hold a fair at
Yankton. on the sd, 4th and 5th of Octo-