Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-03-08
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
NEWS GOBBLED FROM ALL
OVERsTHE WORLD.
Race Between Randall and Black
burn for the e4peakership--Th The DEM
ocratic Great Wheat
Excitement In Chicago Indian
Troubles in Texas s--MisccllaneOus.
Especial Dispatch to the Tribune ,}g

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ST. PAUL, March s: The contest / be-
tween Randall and Blackburn ever the
5speakership continues. Randall's friends
remain confident, and Blackburn's friends
claim 83,yotes, but cannot partic cularize.
lBlackburns campaign is characterized
with vim and energy. Randall himself
left for Washington yesterday, and ex-
pressed himself, so confident of success
that he could leave The southerners are
solid for Black burn. The latest Demo
cratic programme announced, is to pass
the repeal Of election laws the first thing
and if the President approves, the appro-
priation bills will also pass, and then
Congress will adjourn, but if the President
vetos them, the election clauses will be
attached as riders to appropriations, and
the fight fought to the last extremity. .
g APPOINTMENTS. le :,
The President has decided to appoint
Surgeon Gen. Woedwcrth, Francis NJ
Grinnell, Solicitor Gen. Phillips, and
Assistant Surgeon Jno. s. Billings, mem
.bers Of the National Board of Health, $
srs4 WHEAT EXCITEMENT. 1ta =.
! The greatest tezcitemeQ had for months
was had in the Chicago Board Of Trade
yesterday, caused blythe sudden unload
ing of several million bushels Of wheat by
sJ. 4. Fisher, gent for Keene. Wheat fell
five cents, and q panic almost ensued
The cause OF, the unloadiag was the re-
oeipt of a telegram from Keene by Fiske,
the Atlantic &C Pacific telegraph
line, ordezing the sale, which Keene pro
nounces a forgery, and refuses to stand by
the sales. :tE.ss .E.,z,s-S E.5-. s+5s f-5,ssE
f#5 INDIAN TROUBLES 1Ea7E@
A Galveston -Lorena special says that a
party Of Indians have raided the Lapita
Rancho, in Mexico. taking all the horses
and wounding the herders. It is reported
that they killed two shepherds yesterday
at Agnavarde. The citizens and sol diers
from Laredo are pursuing them. The
American troops are guarding the fords.
5a DECIsI0N OF4THE EMO COURT.
The report of the Reno court of inquiry,
after giving a history Of the events imme-
diately proceeding the battle of the Little
Big HsrR, and the part taken by Major
Reno's command in tie fight, says: THE
conduct of officers throu ghout was excel.
lent, and while suborG mates in some in.
stances did more for the safety of the com
mand by q brilliant display Of courage
than did Major Reno, there was nothing
in his conduct which requires the amin
:sdyersion eftkis cont. 1t is the conclu-7
sion, Of this court, in view Of all the facts
in evidence, that ne further proceedings
are nceessary,iin this case, and it expresses
this opinion in compliance with the, con
cluding order:convening the court. [Sign-
ed, j. H. King, Colonel, ninth infantry,
president; J. III. Lee, First Lieut.. and
Adjutant ninth infantry, recorder - .sI5 T.
s ~sAERMAly's ENDORSEMENT. iss#,a &
Gen. Sherman makes the following en-
dorsement: The findings of: the court of
inquiry, in the case Of Major Reno are ap-
proved, and the proceedings are, respect
fully forwarded to the honorable secretary
Of war; The final endorsement is as fol,
lows 4The :proceeding and findings are