Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23

leo. Commissioner Southern claims COM
mission: Jas. B. Howell, Iowa; Orange Far
ris. New York: Asia A. Adds, Vermont. POST
master: B. w, Fisher, Bucyrus, o.; Nelson b.
Sherwin, Cleveland, o.; d. A.gMiitngtont
Winfield, Kan.
AtSt. Louis, Jan. 18th aAdrenchinga
rain fell all day, and streaming with slush
from the melting snow and Ice. The effect
| of the thaw on the ice in the river Is 1mper-
ceptible, however, and there is no prospect OF
breaking up the gorge here for some days at
least, even though the weather should con-
tinue warm. The ice is not expected to move
except on o big rise, and there are no indica-
tions of that at present.
/ The Cheyenne Indians now in the In
dian territory threaten to break away in the
spring and make their way across Kansas and
| Nebraska to the northwest hunting grounds
They are the finest Indians physically now
alive The men are brave strong and desper-
ate figters and the women are chaste,
They are desperate. They say they cannot
and will not stay there. There are about
1000 Cheyenne bucks who are determined to
break away.
A San Francisco telegram of January
18th, says the Giant powder works of Band
mann, Nelson s. Co., situated about half a
mile southwest of Golden Gate park, blew up
that afternoon. Four white men and an un-
known number of Cinnamon were killed, the
works completely destroyed, and many build.
ings In the nieghborhood, occupied by EN-
ployes, including the superin tend ants resi-
, dence, were wrecked. The explosion occurred
, in the nitro glycerine house. Damages 90,
600.
At the cabinet meeting Jan. IA. Secre
tary Sherman called attention to financia
matters and especially the success attending
the resumption of specie payments. He rea6
T letters from the assistant treasurer, stating
more gold was coming in than going out and
: showing the preference by the people TO
d greenbacks. The President announced thu
: resignation of judge Olin. A nomination fo
t his successor was discussed but no result
!. reached.
e A London telegram of Jan. 18th, says
}. the United States sailing ship Constitution
: went ashore early this morning on Bollant
:, Point, near swansgee England. Steam tug
a have been sent to her assistance. The shi
?, was on the way from Havre to New York
d Her majestys ship Warrior has gone to he
e assistance. An additional telegram of tn
same date says, by the combined efforts {
several tugs the United States ship Constitu
ton got off the sands and was Immediate
towed to Portsmouth for examination. Sh
Il has suffered no apparent damage. Reason {
her strandirg unknown.
d The following is the most importan
, section of the army appropriation bill, whic
r has been adopted by the committee on apprc
:, priations, and win be reported whether tn
reorganization bill goes through or not; "Tha
# from and after the passage OF this act and un
n til it shall be otherwi provided bg law, ther
If shall be no promotions or appointments i
the army above the rank of captai
g except in the corps of engineers, and that n
officers below the rank of major shall b
, transferred to the retired list, except upon re
port of duly constituted board of officers
the effect that such officer is no longer fit fo
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