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Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-16
rHELAND or THE DAKoTAs.

An Into9e6a1g Letter From Bis
1arolD.Conditio1hE oR the Missouri
1ips1sa xhs Dlaok Hil1s Country,
a. 5.ses. I'D ;5,l = J. r5.a. :,.e; :.
Jrsntshs ,Ansghepy Evening MaA. Il.
;BsseA1ex,s d. T. .Jnly I'D, t1s77.-ED1'
ron NA1l-Rajn,; rsin, G.rain CONTINUES
to,fslk tho riEsS;is mp and our feet. .o1
thj.ty.six: steAmela .is ksptbusy csrry.
ine.AfajshtsfEom .thisa port to- the Up.
/ pefiliaepuri i6nd, YelloWstono. Foul
years sgotwo distinguished generals
were ordered to. take Dtations .st.the
frontier posts Of Dakota.; One, Gen.
EStAals1 ma stationed ost Fort .SullY;
thsanlin seryics, he, performed was ia
curse the; country and keep people from
ezploringvthes Black Hills, and to hold
hiaself, ,insreadiness to.ssrve tas awit-
ness before q Congressional Committee
to swear that Commodore Konntz's
CsteamhoAts were i unseaworthy. The
second, and greatest was the late; dash
ing George A., Custer; he saw. at .
glance that Northern Dakota WAS des-
tined TO. be =; great country; that it's
rich and, fertile prairies would make
prosperous times for millions Of peo:
ple.o He never rested until he explored
The. marvellous canyons, and gorges of
tho Black Hills and sounded the golden
cymbat of their richness to the world;
then be Was off in quest Of greater gold
fields in the heart of the Rocky noun.
,tains, the Big Horn Country, and had
he lived to-day 0ous people would be
mining: thoss,secret caves of gold, but
it has been the policy of the Indian
Ring TO keep that land of the ;Dakotas
as : grand hippodrome into which they
cpdld store away countless hordes Of
:savages to draw rations for; but the
people under the: new administration Of
affsifs are becoming too much for them,
Ana 1T IS to9 be hoped that President
'HWsS Viii cnftail III TIE Zig reserva-
:tionyx dong the Missouri river, and let
tke sa1ptSy fill up with people. Bis
marck, now has the finest and largest.
hotel in the, territory. having just been
completed, atis east Of 6ftyu thousand
dollars. It's tofbs called the Sheridan
House: Steamer Silver Like went
through herself fifteen miles above here
to-day. Il No one hurt. Com. Charles
has ordered up smother steamer to take
her load! She will ne ed new cylinder
heads 20 - s.rs-s5 - f..
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-16

J jThe Milwaukee Sentinel Of Thhrsday,
saws that from the most reliable informa-
ton it is estimated that about one tenth
of the wheat crop in Dakota is destroyed
bx the grasshoppers.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-16
BY TELEGRAPH.


DIV TIT EnD ADJ
- lI11s1A -
Special to the Bisma,ckizr5use
THE WAR.
ST. Paul, July14.-Reports are current
of severe battle near Biola which lasted
two days, but resulted indecisively.
THE BRIDGE
at Simintz. owing TO the sinking of the
pontoon, has given away cutting on All
passage OF the r1ver for several GAYS
Owlng to British 1nnuence tne var
feehng IN s .zT .sst,
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success. in Armenia appears to be COM
|plete. He is now preparing for an attack
on the Russian Center. The Russians
alesenolng IOTWoIo twenty tiOuseA4o ~ a.tcA1 .l
% JON twelve Thousand VINO nave alfeaoy
marched from SaratoWa W '!I Tor g "a armenia = es
MONTREAL DRAM GEMEN
met yesterday in large numbers and pas
sed resolutions condemning the city au-
thorities in vigorous terms.
HAcKErr's FUNERAL
was postponed till to-day when an i'm
mense crowd will attend the interment.
| 1osEPH's BAND. -.
| it is reported. has lately received consid-
erable accession and many other reserva-
ton Indians. it is feared, may join him.
For this crisis Col. Schully suggested call
ing two hundred volunteers into imme-
diater service, which suggestion being ap-
proved by Gen. McDowall, was laid be-
fore the .....s ~.
PRESIDENT
VINO 'rn1aeo'atety oloelea '1e eAn WIN
autno@'ty 10 'n'fease '''e ''''''0e'- ~ A'e
nunoreo laen'
INDIANS DEFEATED.
ST: PAUL, July 16.-A Portland, Ore
gon, dispatch, states that Gen. Howard
on the 18th inSt., struck a band OF Andl-
ans three hundred strong, under Joseph,
near the mouth Of Cottonwood river, and
defeated them in a pitched battle. The
! Indians lost thirteen killed and a number
wounded. and are making for the Snake
river country. .5.Si t=4 z
GEN. HOWARD
Host eleven men killed and twenty-foua
wounded. Among the latter Capt. Ban.
croft and Lieut.. Williams. Howard's
command numbered four hundred men,
! Another dispatch via Walla Walla
states that on the 10th inst. Joseph,
band surprised a party5of LILLY s
| runrv.oNr cH1NAnxr
! :. 49, -' =
coming oo"n tne Sie~f "~'e' III es'n0e''
and murdered all but one. ~ =
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-16
THE BIG HORN.

THE BIG HORN.
Further Reports as to Gold Discov-
eries-The Country-Navigation OF
the Big Horn-The New Military
Post.
In Fridays TRIBUNE we gave some
notice Of the recent gold discoveries IN
the Big Horn mountains. To-day we
had the pleasuae of meeting Commodore
Montgomery well known on the Missis-
sippi, Alabama and other southern rivers,
the owner Of the steamer John G.
Ftetcher: The Capt. says while his stea-
mer lay at the mouth Of the Little Horn
two parties, one Of Eve and one Of eleven
came to that point from the Big Horn
mountains for supplies. They came down
the river on a raft thirty-fve miles and
were about twenty-five miles from the
river when the discoveries were made.
They were reticent in relation to the dis
coveries but exhibited large number of
nuggets ranging in value from one to ten
dollars, and one OF the party. told Capt.
Montgomery that he had never seen any
thing to compare with the diggings dis
covered either in the Black Hills or in
California. Gen. Buell. said he was salts
fed the party had struck very rich mines:
The party of eleven came from differ
ent portion of the mountains but they
had certainly struck rich mines. They
went on to Bozeman for supplies. The
party of five was from party of thirty
who who went from Montana, and
all were experienced minors. Mr.. Lingo'
pilot Of the boat, conversed with men
from both parties and gained the same
idea as Com. Montgomery, though he
gave less in detail. Commodore Mont
gomery is so we'll satisfied that there is
no sham about this that he is now on his
way east to build a new steamer to be
called the Libby Custer expressly for a
Big Horn packet. The Big Horn is now
navigab!e:to the foot Of the. mountains
and Commodore Montgomery says ff-
teen thousand dollars will deepen the
channeI At two or three points necessary,
and make the river navigable for two
hundred ton boats from in the spring un-
til ice in the fall. There are no rocks to
be removed and the bottom of the stream
is gravel-no shifting sand The Com
modore describes the country as being
well adapted to farming or grazing pur-
poses. He says Gen. Buell. is cutting
wild hay that averages three tons to the
acre, and that the Wild oats are so high
that they can be tied over horses back.
He says the timber belt along the Big
Horn will average one and one-half mile
in width, cottonwood, ash, pine and cedar
abounding. He speaks of the spot chosen
by Gen. Buell. for the Big Horn Postas be-
ing very beautiful. It is plateau about
twenty feet above the river; with trees
scattered here and there the noun
tains, thirty-fve miles distant, the Little
Horn, battlefield and other points of :in7
terest being m plain view. Gen. Buell. IS
busily engaged building the post. He
has placed his saw mills up the river
twenty miles and.is rating pine lumber
manufactured by these mills for its
construction.
Lackef time and space forbid further
notice to-day but we shall keep track Of
this matter and give at all times the latest
and best Information obtainable.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-16

tits said, and possibly it may be true,
that hell hath no fury like a Womans
corn.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
To PUNI 81 wIFE-BEkrERs.

Professor W. Frank Stewart, now
Senator from Storey county, has intro.
duced a bill Ito prevent cruelty to
women in the State of Nevada. 1t
appears that the lords OF creation"
on the Comstock, like the Lord of the
universe, chasteneth whom they loveth.
and display their affection for their
wives by pounding them. This has
induced the philanthropie professor.
whose love for woman kind excsedeth
that of Brigham Young, to suppress
the wife beating business by legisla-
ton. To this end he provides as a
punishment for those whom it would
be base fsttery to call towards" that
they shall be firmly tied or lashed in a
standing position to post, five feet
high and sight inches in diameter, set
up in substantial manner, in a pub
lie locality at the county seat of the
County AL "uiCu Tue OuSDoo 10 cOiuu nit
ted. for period of rot less than ten
hours in the day time, with plaeard
bearing the words "wife- Leater," il
large Roman ktters. fastened upot
their breasts. This IL probably thi
cheapest and most effective method O
suppressing the practice OF wife O
woman beating that could be devised
Ii is not so barbarous or revolving al
the whipping post introduced by th'
California Legislature as punish
MeDt for ths ofspse, but the disgrac'
attached to il would in all probabilit!
stay the hand Of the thing bearing III,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01

samblapce of man who raised ID to
strike a woman. AS snch'au of*nse is
unknown, and unheard of except
through the Comstock papers. in Hum
boldt, it is of no consequence to
women in this part of the sountry.
what disposition is made Of the bill,
but for the sake Of suffering feminine
humanity in the bonapza regions, we
hope it will become law.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
TRUSTEES SALE
of
ToWn-S.te Prop oFty

WHEREAS by an Act of the Legislature OF
the State Of Nevada pre- scrihing rules and reg
ulatons for the execution of the trust arising
under the Act OF Congress en- tiled AN Act
for the re lief of the Inhabitants Of cities and
towns upon the public lands OF the United
States" approved March second, one thous-
and eight hundred and sixty-soven, and the
acts anitpdatory thereof, it is made my duty
as former Judge OF the Firth Judicial district
Court, State of Nevadl, and Trustee for the
inhabitants of Il Town Of Winnemueea, III
said Judicial District, 10 dispose OF the lands
not her tot, re legally Al piled for i'll accord
anee with the provisions of the aid Act and
WHEREAS, it appears that more than twelve
months have elapsed since the expiration OF
the pc riod provided by Law for the sid inhab-
itants to apply for and receive titles to The
said lands embraced within the limits Of the.
sai town Of Ninnemucca by thu SAID owners
or claimants to the ~ me now,
TnEREsoKE, /, Cieoi e G.. berry former Dis
t,i;t Judge Of said District Court and Trustee
for the inhsbi' ants cf the said Town oil WIZ
nemucca, do hereby declare, publish ana
make known, that will sell at pubic alc-
tion. TO the highest responsible BIDDER, IN
rent of the Court House, in said Town Ok
Wipnemuc,a 4, On the oiXrh UaA J OF MAhCEr
1877 between the Eours of L. and o'clock OF
said aav. to- wit: At O'Clock, the following
desclib property. being a part OF the lands
embraced ia the said Tewn-Site OK Winnie
p,ucca which ave Heretofore b en- legally
arplied for. or conveyed to any owner, own
ers or occupant Of the same
Beginaing at post at thu N CIR II the
" }. of sec 20, 81 n, Il - &, Mt d Meridian,
running then~e west along the northern boun-
Diary Of said Z, Sec to the center OF the Hum
bol5t River, Il enre in a southern, course
down ssid rlyer to the junction Of I Lay ana
John NJ. Barrett's land. thence EnDnins ~
degrees Is II 10 post At The Cbr ef George
Berrott's land thence along curve OF the
Humboldt Canal at distance Of sixty feet
north of the said canal to the b Cor OF LOT
s in block 80. thence l. to post ct the . F.
Cor Of the said s !. Of Sec 20, thence run
ming directly north to the place Of beginning,
containing 81 and 90-10) acres &c land, being
q part OF the said Town Site of Winnemueea
not heretofore legally disposed Of.
GEO. G. BERRY, Trustee.
w1sSsEMUccA. JAN 29th, 1s77- f1-30l
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
THE NEW DIES DnFECTIvE.

The dies for the new twenty dollar
pieces, recently sent to- the San Fran
cisco Mint from Philadelphia. ere de-
sective and will not answer the purpose
for which they were intended Nine
teen of the twenty-d liar pisces coined
with them make as tall pile as twenty
of tue old coins. They have been sent
back Eas. TO be remodelled.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
10000 CIGARS

and large assortmaisk of PLUG and
- @ttffWft mnFt iM
.Ac SMOKING TOBACCO.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
COUNTING THE VOTE.

Under the provisions of the Elector-
al Bill, the Senate and House of Rep
Yesentatives meet to-day, at O'Clock p.
NJ. to count the electoral vote. The
President of the Senate is to preside.
and it is his duty to open all the certifi-
Gates and papers pnrporting to be cleo
toral votes and hand them to tellers
previously appointed by each House.
who shall read the same in the pres
once and hearing of the two Houses
The papers are to be opens d, read and
acted upon in the alphabetical order Of
the States, beginning with the letter A,
and the votes having been ascertained
and counted, the result shall be deliv-
cred to the President of the Senate.
who shall announce the state of the
vote and the names of the persons, if
any. elected. Every objection 10 the
vote of State shah be made in writ
ing. signed by at least Que Senator and
one Representative, and shall state
clearly and .concisely, and without
argument, the ground thereof. When
all objections so made to the vote of
State shall have been received and
read, the Senate shall withdraw and
the objections shall be submitted fer
decisioa to each House separately, and
no vote or votes from any State from
which but one return has been received
shall be rel cted except by the affirma
tive vote of the two Houses. When
the Houses have voted upon the Office
tions, they shall immediately meet to-
gether and the presiding officer shall
announce the decision of the question
submitted. II more than one return
purporting to be electoral votes has
been received from State, all such re-
turns. after having been opened aud
read. shall be submitted to the Elector
81 Commission created by the bill for
Judgment and decision as to which Is
the true and lawful vote. While the
com mission is considering the ques-
lions snbmitted to it's decision, either
House may proceed with its legislative,
or other business; but the joint meet
ing of the two Houses shall not b dis
solved until the count of the electoral
votes shall be completed and the result
declared. As Florida is the first State
in alphabetical order from which two
returns have been received, the joint
will have to stop the count nm
til the commissions decision is made
in that case after which the counting
will proceed without objection. proba-
bly,, until Louisiana is reached. when
the joint meeting will again have to
await decision from tie commission.
Objection may be made to the decision
of the commission, bnt it cannot be
overruled except by the concurrent vote
OF both Houses. Az the commission is
authorized to examine papers and go
behind the certificates from State, it
may take month to determine the re-
sult--so people will have to be patient.
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
FO r EIG N
swiciIe Of "a Countess.

LONDON, Jan, 81.
Countess Howe yesterday threw
herself from the window of her moth
er's residence in Berkley Square and
died from the i,jnrirs received. Tue
coronor's jury said her mind was IN
sound
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
EASTERN DISPATCHES
O Elections TO bRm@ and Mis-
sfs,iEpi.
WAsH1NGrsN, Feb. /.

WASHINGTGN, REQ. 1.
Senator Spencer has not fully detcr-
mined to enter objections to counting
the vote of Alabama in the p'i't COM
mission to- day. He says be does
no. desire to do 50 unless there is som"
probability of his objections being sus
tained. He WAS in consultation with
Bruce of Mississippi to day, to ascer
tain why the vote of Mississippf is to
be objected to, and agree upon
course of action. The matter of OBJ
iecting to the votes of Alabama and
Mississippi will be sSbmitted to lead
ing Republicans, aud if they decide
that there is reasonable possibility of
success before The tribunal. objections
to counting the votes of both States
will be made. If they think otherwise
the votes will be permitted to be 0n-
challenged.
The Commission ORGANIZED.
The tripartite commission assembled
yesterday in the Supreme Couzt roem
aud organized. The speeial oath of
Office was administered TO Justice
Clifford 10y Middleton, eleyk Of the
court, and Justice Clifford. who. by the
electoral act. is presiding officer of the
commission. then admin stored it to
the other members. James McKenny
was then appointed clerk Of the COM
mission, and it was ordered THAT tie
proceedings of the commission, excelt
those above stated, shall be held coz
fidential until otherwise ordered.
After brief session the commission
adjourned.
Announcing the Selection OF Bra d
ley.
The President pro sem laid before
the Senate communication signed by
Associate Justices Clifford, Styeng,
Miller and Field. of the U S. Supreme
Court. announcing that they had se-
lected Justice james P, Bradley as the
fifth associate justice upon the COM
mission.
Tickets OF Admissions
A resolution was adopted providing
tina, no person should be admitted te
the south wing Of the CapTtoi durine
the counting of the votes except npor
tickets issued by the president pro
ten of the Senate and speaker of the
| Hoase. In the House like resolu
ton was adopted. Cox explained tina
every member would be furnished eacl
day with > tickets to the gallery Of th,
House to be distributed as might seen
/ Gt
Lirtlefield's statements Denied.
Nkw ORLEANS, Jan. 81.
The State House authorities CLAIM
that Littiefield's statement before th
Congressional COMMITTEES yesterda
that be was requested by Wells t
transpose l78 votes of Vernon paris
in easr 70 elect Hunter Judge. An
drews District Attorney and Kels
State Senator 10 false on ths face of il
Hunter aud Andrews were electe
without trahspesitiop by the rsjeotio
of the three polls ordarad- rejected
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01

K-lso wac not returned elected. Tex
adro. Democrat, being retu ned electt "
by 1873 votes over Kelso
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-01
TIE l. & c r a PH III G.

By Atlantic AMI Pacific Lin-.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
MISSOURI.



st. Louis, Sept. 25.-Argument was
begun yesterday in the U. S. Circuit
court in the case of the United States
VS.. VIM. Mckee. The argument is on
the demurrer of District Attorney Bliss
to the answer of Mckee, filed some
time ago, which took the ground that
the pardon of defendant by the Pres
ident in criminal case debarred the
government from bringing civil case
against him. The argument progressed
to-day and will probably close to-mor-
row. If the demurrer is overruled the
case will fall, but if it be sustained the
trial of Mckee will proceed at once.
Gen. Mcdonald and Col. John A.
Joyce arrived to-day..and will testify at
the trial.
Senator Barnum, chairman of the
Democratic committee, and Ex-Secre-
tary of War Belknap are here, but
for what purpose it is not known.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
THE SINKING STATESMAN.
An Affecting Scene at Motron's
Bedside.
A Committee Of Leading Methodist Ministers
Visit the Senator to Present Con-
ference Resolutions and Pray
for His Recovery.

Richmond, Ind, Sept. 25. - This
morning the Rev. F. q. Holiday and
the Rev. DR.. Bayless, old personal
friends Of Senator Morton and leading
ministers of the Methodist church of
this state, called upon the Senator in
obedience to instructions from the
Southeastern Indiana Conference, and
presented him with series of resolu-
tions passed by the Conference at their
session yesterday, together with let
ter from Bishop Haven.
The first resolution declares that the
Conference regarded the Senator's con-
dition rs an event of such grave i'm
portance as to demand from it formal
recognition.
The second puts upon record their
high appreciation of.,the eminent SER
vices the Senator has rendered the
state and nation, both during and since
the war; that he has commanded their
high respect and prompted the wish
that his life may be spared.
The third declares that the calamity
that has overtaken him is one before
which the clamor of parties should be
hushed by the voice of patriotic prayer.
The fourth and fifth that Bishop Ha-
ven lead the conference in prayer to
God that Senator Morton may he
spared, and that two persons accom-
pany the Bishop to this city to present
these resolutions to the Senator in per-
son.
The Bishops arrangements prevent
his accompanying, but he sent an au-
tograph letter expressing his deep
regret at his illness, and hope for his
speedy recovery. The committee in
formed the Senator that the conference
had requested that the Rev. j. P.
Newman, of Washington, D. c., who
was in attendance upon the Conference,
address the Senator letter expressing
the feelings Of the church at his afflic-
tion.
The interview between the Senator
and the committee was very affecting,
and the Senator assured the committee
that nothing in his personal history
gave him more pleasure or greater
than to receive their reso-
lutions and visit.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
TELEGRAPHIc TICKS.

Cottage Girl won the race at Toledo,
Ohio, yesterday, in 2:22.
Three infantry divisions of the Rus
sian Guard have reached Biela.
The Turks displayed great courage in
the recent engagement at Bercovna.
Two seamen in the New York
quarantine hospital have died of yellow
fever.
Rufus Hatch, q well known New
York stock broker, has failed. Assets
cover liabilities.
There were three deaths from yellow
fever at Fernandina, Fla, yesterday.
Twenty new cases are reported.
Internal Revenue Collector Henry
has captured two illicit distilleries in
the mountains west of the Hot Springs,
Ark.
The bark Cricket, with 7,4o0 bags of
coffee for Baltimore and New York,
was lost near Rio Janeiro; loss, 5000, 900;
insured.
The Great Eastern Railway handi-
cap at Newmarket, England, was won
by Mandarin, Polly Perkins second,
Bay Athol third.
The Roumanians have approached to
within so yards of the second Grivica
redoubt, and the assault may be expect
ed in two or three days.
Laidau, director of the Commercial
Loan Bank of Moscow, has been SEN
fenced as the accomplice of DR.. Strous-
berg, who has absconded.
information has been received at
New Orleans, confirming the loss OF
the schooner Ocean Wave off Calves.
ton. She went down with her crew
seven men.
4 party of eight colored men in
Cincinnati became involved in quar-.
rel on Tuesday night, near the corner
of George and Elm streets. Pistols
were freely used, and four of the party
J wounded, one fatally.
In consequence of the strike on the
Great Southern s. Western railroad il
Irelsna a.,ss .,, ,s'i u ST. der'
| steamers from America 70 land onl,
Irish mails ut Queenstown and bring
all others to Liverpool