Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
personal AND kvufr1OAL.

Secretary Schurz opposes the transfer
of the Indian bureau from the interior to the
War department.
Gov. Pillsbury, of Minnesota, has par
doned IS convicts out the Minnesota peni-
Tertiary, during the current year.
Preparation is being made by those
implicated in the cipher dispatches to make a
defence before the Potter committee.
Mr.. WDitbresd, liberal, has given
notice in the English Parliament that he will
offer a resolution disapprovlng of the Afghan
war.
Vernon II. Vaughn, Ex-Governor Of
Utah, late of the committee on corporations
of the Constitutional committee of California,
died at Sacramento, lat ;ly.
Postmaster General Key will recon-
mend to Congress the discontinuance of the
postal card service, unless larger appropria-
tions are made to sustain it.
The Trial of Capt. Van Gorder at
Winona, Minnesota, for assault upon Robert
George, with dangerous weapon resulted in
the discharge of the defendant.
4 cable dispatch states President
Aleantera, CHEF magistrate of Venezuela, died
November 30th, and that ]. Gutierrez, chief
justice of the high federal court was acting
president.
Alexander 81. Stephens, a few days ago,
while ascending the stone steps leading to
the House, on crutches, slipped ana fell caus
ing painful wrench of his knee, which will
probably confne him to his room for some
time.
A grand ovation was given at Ottawa
to tie new Governor General Of Canada and
the Princess Louise, the grandest ever given
at the capital. The illumination was some
thing wonderful. The city was a perfect
blaze of light.
On the 14th inst, the President sent
to the Senate large number of nominations,
most Of them being for confirmation, and
among them the following: Albert E. Paine,
Wisconsin, commissioner of patents; Lewis
Wallace, Indiana, Governor of Mexico. and
Algernon s. Battinger, postmaster of New
Orleans.
Gov. Hampton, of South Carolina, q
short time since had leg broken by being
thrown from a mule, and sustained other
severe injuries. Erysipelas has now set in
and is not thought amputation will save him.
His recovery is despaired Of. His condition
produces indescribable sadness and sorrow
throughout the State.
A bill was introduced in the house by
Mr. Finley proposing to prohibit the Union
Pacific Railroad company, under penalty of
heavy fines, fir m charging an additional sum
for transportation of freight or passengers
over the bridge at Omaha in excess of the
amount now allowed by law for all similar
transportation over any other portion of the
road.
Gen. Miles, the Indian fighter believes
the Indians can be civilized. But the war of
determination which has continued ever since
King Phillips time 200 years ago, must cease,
and the arts of civil life more wisely and
patiently and humanely incu.cated. The Indi-
an is savage and the first step.in the grade of
| improvement is to make him a herdsman
and from that he can be indicted into agti-
cultural and other productive arts.
Secretary Sherman says there Is a
strong speculative feeling springing up to
give silver bullion in the form of trade dollars
value greater than other bullion, thus dis
| eliminating in favor of bullion held in China
against bullion in the hands Of our miners.
The secretary says trade dollars will be bought
| as bullion upon bids each Wednesday, and no
preference win be given to trade dollars over
other bullion. This is the secretary's ans wer
to a San Francisco offer of one million trade
dollars delivered there from China within
sixty days.