Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-21
STURGIS.
Forced March and Hard Fighting.
THE CAVALRY IN PURSUIT
OF THE NEZ PERCES.
Probability that they will be E1-
terminated.
SPLENDID CONDUCT OF THE RIV-
ER AND MOUNTAIN CROWS.
Arrival Of Gen. Sherman at Walla Walla
GEN. GIBBONS OFFICIAL RE.
PORT PUBLISHED.
Robbery Of q Union Pacific Train
Other Interesting Mis-.
- ce1lanc0us News.


sTURG1s.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 90. Sturgis had with
him Sanford and Otis and a battery.
They fought six hours on the 18th and
all day on the 14th, finally driving the
Nez Perces away from tho rocks in
which they had taken shelter. On the
18th Sturgis camped on Canyon creek
on the north side of the Yellowstone
near Bakers battle ground. The Nez
Perces were heading for the Muscleshell,
but it was believed would be extermina-
ted ifthey didn't surrender before reach
ing there. Both River and Mountain
Crows are helping Sturgis. To get
into the battle of the 18th ~.
.. sTURGIs MARCHED
sixty miles with nothing to eat for two
days. No details as to loss received.
TIE REcEPr1oN OF HAYES
at Nashville yesterday was a grand
affair.
4 GOLD KEY
Was given the President on bis arrival
BY the Mayor, and fifteen thousand
people welcomed him with enthusiastic
cheers. Daring the day his party vis.
tied the widow of ex-President Polk,
and we're beautifully entertained.
-sz sa1BBoH's OFFICIAL RBPoH1
of the Big Hole battle is just published.
Eighty.nine dead 1ndians were found.
Gibbon lost twenty.nine killed and
forty wounded. Three Of the latter
have since died. A howitzer mounted
on mule. hack Was captured BY tho In
disss, but subsequently recovered.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS
yesterday re-nominated Governor Rice
and adopted resolutions cordially en-.
dorsing the Southern Policy of Presi-
dent Hayes and his Civil Service re-
form measures. -.
NEW JERSEY DENTCRATS
yesterday nominated Gen. Geo. B. Nc
Clsllan for Governor. .~-
sssf - ,aG HENRY HE1Gs,
The famous American; Engineer and
Peruvian Spectator, is i'll and not ex-
pscted to recover, and all Peru is in
distress At the prospect Of his death.
I'd ANo1HEB SAVINGS BANK
1t Uhicsgo, called the Farmers, Mer-
chants and Mechan :cs, failed yesterday
in consequences of the rapid withdraw
Il of deposits. 100 rs - a>aa
20 t5::" EXPRESS ROBBERY.
At the Big Springs Flag station, 1852
miles east of Cheyenne, the Union
Pacific express was on Tuesday stopped
bv thirteen masked men, who stole sixty
five thousand dollars in coin and five
hundred in currency from the express
and thirteen hundred in cash and four
gold watches from the passengers.
TEN THOUSAND REWARD
is offered for the arrest of the robbers
and the recovery of the money.
*.a> - SHERMAN
arrived at Walla Walla, Tuesday morn
ing.
PRESIDENT HAYES.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. FL. The President
had grand reception at Chattanooga
Yesterday and made good. speech which
was listened to cattentively .and was
hearth. .ycheered by thousands, notwlth-
sanding the steadily falling rain.
THE RUSSIANS.
maintain complete investment of Plev.
ma, and are approaching its defenses by
operations, while the be-
seiged are believed to have small sup
ply of provisions and ammunition.
-. TROUBLE
with the Blackfeet and Cree Indians OF