Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-01-17
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petitions of Colonels Easton, Stewart and
Bonvliet, and Lieutenant Colonels Red
dy,Saxton, Bingham, Percy and Hedges,
for restoration to their places on the army
register. a @4 .,a
~ a DAN VOORHEES, --. =-'.r-
made his long promised financial speech
in the senate, yesterday. 1t was an elo-
quent and radical effort, and demanded
the full lemonetization of silver, the re-
peal of the resumption act, the withdraw
al of bank notes from circulation in favor
Of treasury notes and that gold and silver
be alike legal tender. a4.@'' A
INSTANT DEATH.
VIM. Roy, son of the Minnesota pio-
neer, Hon. VIM. Roy, fell on the ice, Lit
tie Falls, the shock discharglng his gun
and the charge killing him instantly.
SITTING BULL. '~-' |-'.a
Colonel Mcleod reports at Helena that
the Sitting Bull band have not moved
their old quarters near Fort Walsh. The
fugitive Nez Perces are with them. Six
ty lodges of Sioux recently crossed the
line, joining Sitting Bull, and reported to
S. 3. that a majority of their people
would soon follow. ... ..H ..-
THE WHITE CAPTIVE. a-f ...
The story of the white captive held by
Sitting Bull is regarded by Colonel Nc
Leod as fabrication.
MoRMoNDoM.
Governor Emory, of Utah, in his mes
sage to the territorial legislature asks for
an inquiry into the escape of the Partici-
pators in the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere from arrest and punishment and fur
ther asks congress to enact more string
ent laws againt polygamy. n:7an,
LITTLE MACS INAUGURATION. -.
Fifteen thousand people from New
York, Philadelphia and all parts Of New
Jersey, assisted at the inauguration, yes
terday, of General Mcclellan, Governor
OF New Jersey. The affair was grand and
distinguished by much enthusiasm for
little Mac.
THAT LOAN. ..-
Secretary Sherman has given notice
of the termination of the contract with
the Syndicate and will Immediately offer
the four per cent loan in small and large
denominations through the national
banks.
BACK PAY EXPLANATION.
1t is explained that Major Penkle's
allowance of ten thousand dollars back
pay upon his being restored, was because
the court martial sentence dismissing
him the service was accidently not aP-
proved by President Grant, when he re-
mitted the fine and imprisonment.
STOLE AWAY.
The Indian agent at Red Clond reports
that twenty to thirty lodges of Northern
Indians stole away from the new agency
on the night of the 10th inst.
AFTER A HEAVY BATTLE
the Turks burned and evacuated Phillio-
polls. The Turkish feet shelled Sebas-
topoI and has bombarded several unfor-
tilted Russian towns.
PROBABLE TROUBLE GENERALLY.
A London dispatch says movement
is imminent on the part OF Germany to
obtain seaboard under conditions that
would seriously effect England; also that
a warlike policy on the part of England
in the East would be a forerunner Of
more serious complications at home.
RAILWAY HORROR
An excursion train returning from
Moody-Sankey meeting at Hartford,
c Connecticut, fell, last night, through a
restle bridge into Pennington river.
Over twenty persons were killed. AK
HAYES TITLE. .r s.ft rzyre.
The Louisiana legislature nearly unan-
imously adopted resolutions endorsing
Hayes title and policy.
a SPOTTED TAILS ANGER.
\ few days ago twelve Indians at
Spotted Tail Agency revolted and threat
ened the lives of some agency people.
Spotted Tail was called upon to quell the
disturbance but the men would not obey
him. Without any ceremony he shot
two Of them dead and the rest fled from
the agency.
ST. PAUL, Jan. II.
THIRTEEN DEAD l>
bodies have been taken from the ruins Of
the cars wrecked in Connecticut. Five
of SIX young. men standing on the platform
were all killed, while sixty inside escaped
without injury. The total killed: fif-
teen. and badly wounded, FIVE