Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-02-07
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special to tie Bismarck TriUuas.

Specidt 10 TIE EtsHdrck IT7UHnS.
INCOME TAX. g &c
ST. PAUL, Feb. "a motion in the
House to suspend the rules and adopt
resolution instructing the committee to
prepare bill imposing moderate tax
upon incomes resulted: yeas 165 nays
So, less than two thirds in the affirmative.
Fifteen Republicans voted in the affir-
native and eleven Democrats in the neg
alive.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT
has arranged with the Indian bureau 70
enlist the Crows to fight the hostile Sioux
If the latter recross the border.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. 5
The House committee has agreed to
report a bill extending the time for the
completion of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way. 7''-'. 4.[ ~-'
HARRY GENET, -..
of the aarlam Court House and Tweed
ring notoriety, surrendered and gave bail
in twenty-five thousand dollars. It is
rumored that all the ring exiles will re-
turn, one by one.. Genet protests his in
nocence of the charges on which he was
convicted and declares sheriff Brennan
and deputies, who were fined and i'm
prisoned for permitting him to escape,
were in no way privy to his gong.
DEAD.
DR.. Linsard Oyendeil, OF Louisville,
formerly celebrated as physician and
editor, died yesterday aged seventy-three.
HENRY s. MOSS,
of Louisville, senior ot.the firm of Moss &
S ,mple, hardware dealers, who bear an
excellent reputation is discovered to have
forged paper to the extent of forty thous-
and dollars or more. New York and
Louisville parties suffer.
WILLIAM sTURGEs,
of Chicago, we'll known in railroad cir
cles, filed voluntary petition in bank.
ruptcy. Debts over one million; assets
half.
c. II. CoLWEL, r-
part owner of the Wheeler mine, Co!orass
do, was caught and buried in an imwense
snow slide on Mount Lincoln. The de-
ceased WIS formerly Of Louisburg, Iowa.
RUSSIAN AND TURKISH
representatives are negotiating definite
terms Of peace. The European congress
will meet at Vienna. The Greeks occu-
pying Thessly without opposition Rou-
mania will probably refuse to cede Bessa-
rabria to Russia.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
of Chicago, was gutted by fire.
The Homestake mining company of
San Francisco, has
PURCHASED THE GIANT NINE
near Lead City, Black Hills. Consider
alton, forty-fve thousand dollars.
EX-GOVERNOR WELLS,
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, re-
mains in prison unable to give twenty
thousand dollars bail.
IN THE ANDERSON TRIAL,
Green, clerk of the Returning Board,
now employed in Wells department in
the Custom House, testified that in Wash.
ington he received money from the Sec
rotary OF the Democratic committee and
was promised the assessorship at New
Orleans ifhe would furnish copies and
abstracts from the minutes Of the return
ing board. The promise was made by
Ed Harris, secretary Of Governor Palmer's
committee. His evidence was rebutted
by Harris. Another witness testified as
to the returns of the Morehouse parish
being taken to the Democratic committee
rooms, opened, copied, resealed and for
warded to the Secretary of State.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC BILL.
The bill extending for ten years the
Northern Pacific. land grant was report
ed favorably to the House.
At Memphis, Tailor Dawson fired re-
velver at negro, missing his mark, but
the bail went through glass door two
hundred yards away and struck Cornelius
Griffin standing in his grocery, just
BELOW THE HEART.
He turned, ran into an adjoining room,
fell into the arms of his wife, exclaining,
ssOh! Kate, I'm killed." and expired. He
was highly respected citizen and the
of his death causes great excite
ment.
THE SHERIFF OF LEE
County, Mississippi. has run away, de-
faulting to the extent Of four thousand
dollars. It's stated a, fact that Lee
County hasn't had sheriff fa1 seven
years but proved defaulter.