Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-03-05
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no LocusTs THIS YEAR.
ST. PAUL, March 4.-Professor Riley.
OF the chronological commission, predicts
little or 10 harm from the Iocusts the
coming season.
FALSE REPORT
of the assassination OF President Hayes
was circulated IN Wisconsin and Iowa
Saturday night.
died Saturday. His funera! will be on
Tuesday.
THE CUBAN INSURGENTS
are laying down their arms and accept
ing the terms of peace offered by the gov
crnor general.
LIEUT.. TUMEN,
from Fort Clark, testified before the
House committee Saturday, that the
raids into Texas had been made solely
by Indian and Mexican citizens not en-
gagged in the border depredations. He
related several instances of depredations
by Americans on the Mexican side. Dur
ing the recent absence of Colonel Shofter
an American scout crossed into Mexico
and killed a man and brought his body
into Texas to secure the reward. fifty dol
lars. offered by Texas town for the per
son of murdered man named Smith.
The chief of the appointment division
in :he treasury department is TO be aP
pointed army paymaster.
PEACE.
The Russian and Turkish representa-
tires sig.ed the treaty OF peace on Satur-
day night. Reports as to the terms are
contradictory 49, s@& - -.-s
POPE LEO
WAS crowned in the Sistine Chapel, yes
tsrday. The ceremony began at 9:3c
and lasted four hours. The pope was at
terwards carried to his apartments amid
the blessing of the spectators on the way
"A few houses were illuminated at night.
Mobs broke the windows of the illumin-
ated houses, but they were easily dispers
cd
is in Constantinople. --.-
The officers of the United States flag
ship, Omaha, have discovered new VOL
cano IN Patagonia and named it Omaha.
ST. PAUL. March. .S-The house passed
the senate Mexican pension bilf with only
4 few negative votes
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
The Cuban authorities proclaim the in-
dependence of all the states with COM
pensation to loyal owners; also the es-
Enlistment Of governmental reforms in
cluding representation in the Cortes.
GOOD ONES.
The President has nominated Albert
6. Porter, of Indiana, FIRST comptroller Of
the treasury; Edward F. Nichols, rear
admiral, and Alex c. Botkin, of Wiscon-
SIN, United States marshal for Montana.
MADISON WELLS
says he will not have a lawyer but will
tell the judge and prosecuting attorney
they are contemptuous villains and the
jury that they are perjured scoundrels
and defy them to do their worst. The
Louisiana senate, whose consent is nee
essary to Anderson's pardon, adiourns
next Tuesday.
ARMY BILL
The Democratic house caucus at the
next meeting will consider Banning's
army bill.
THE PRELIMISARY TERMS OF PEACE
will provide that the Russian army may
embark on the sea of Marmora and pro-
ceed hom-ward through the Bosphorus
without entering Constantinople. Eng
lish correspondents argue that the Otta-
man power will he strengthened by the
concentration on the territory to which
Russia limits it.
THE INsURREcTIOS
in the Greek provinces of Turkey is
spreading; at Laressa, the capital Of
Thessaly, the Turkish inegulars masss-
cred fifty persons and violated every
woman in the place.
THE PRINCIPAL CONDITIONS OF THE
TREATY
are the cession OF Bottoum, Kars, Arda-
han and Bagazid.
,Layard. the British minister at Con-
stantinople gave a soiree last night in
hosor Of Grant
The pope's notification of his accession
was sent to Hum5eft addressed ''Klng Of