Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-06-14
NEWS AVID NOTES.

The Zulu military bands play s'HOld the Fort.
to perfection.
Matt Carpenter is shielding. Too much cigar
is what ails him.
Senator Chandler is said to be fairly on the
track for the presidency.
Cove Bennett and Mrs. Smith, the Jersey City
lovers, were sentenced to be hung.
The electric light has become SO perfect that
1t casts a shadow behind a gasjet.
Cush Davis is said to be possible dark horse
in the Minnesota gubnatorial race.
Eight hundred lodges of Sitting Bulls Indians
are reported south Of the British line
Parr, who murdered his daughter, cheats the
gaEows through the means ofsuicide
A highway robbery was perpetrated between
st. Paul and Minneapolis few days ago:
A military telegraph line is being constructed
from Fort Ellis to the new Milk river posts.
A New York girl died last week from the effects
of pin swallowed by her about year ago.
The Senate Committee haye determined not
to investigate the charges of, corruption made
againt Senator ingalls,.
A. II. Brackett son of Hon. Geo. Brackett, of
Minneapolis,pas out on the extension this
week to join an engineering party.
Congress has appropriatcda large amount of
condemned ordinance for monument to Col L..
McCook, of the 9th Ohio volunteers.
Mrs. A. j. Clark receives $S5,000 from the cs:
1ate of her father recently deceased. A. j. is
well known on the line of the N. z,
In the base ball league this season the Whites
of Chicago, are doing themselves proud, having
lost but two games out of sixteen played
The Baptist church and a number of other
buildings at Dubuque were unroofed or other
wise damaged by terrific wind storm last week;
The new town at the foot Of Big Stone Lake. in
Dakota, is called Inkpa City. twenty-five build
ings have been put up at Inkpa within the past
month.
The annuity granted Bishop McCloekery has
been withdrawn by the Michigan diocese. 1t
was granted Oh condition that he go away never
to return.
The law passed by the last Connecticut lcgis-
lature has rid that state entirely Of tramps. They
have come west, evidently to grow up with the
country.
dau ughter of Walter Mann, ce-President Of
the Merchants National Bank, st. Paul, had the
good sense to marry an Industrious Plumber a
few days ago.
Gen. Garfield is leading the more liberal Re-
publicans in their support of the army BILL
Williams. of Wisconsin. leads those who refuse
to be reconciled.
A two hundred and fifty thousand dollar fire oc-
Cured at Jackson, Michigan, few days ago,
destroying Bennett, Broker & Co.'s Touring mill
and adjoining property.
Stage robbers are agrin at work on the Sidney
route to the Black Hills. They robbed the pas
sengers and mail on the 10th inst, realizing
handsome return for their cheek.
The residence of John Bramscn, Yankton,
was struck by lightning last week. The house
was considerably injured and Mr.. Bramsen stun
ned but no serious damage was done
The temperance people Of Minnesota have
nominated w. w. Salterbe, for governor, S. 3.
Williams for Leutenan Governor, j. G. Stearns
Secty Of Safe, H. D. Brown, Treasurer, and A.
W. Bangs for Attorney General.
Rev. Geo. Williams, of Lanesborro, Minnesota,
was indicted at the last session of the grand jury
in Fillmore County, Mimi, for attempting to Sc
duce Miss Kate hutton, girl Of 16.
SdSA
havoc with tender vegetation throughout Wis
consin and part of Illinois. No damage was
done in Dakota or Minnesota, however.
The silver su bsldlary coins when presented
in sums oftwenty dollars will hereafter be re-
deemed by the U. S. Treasury. No light or mu-
tillated coin, however, will be received.
The Society of Friends at whose instance In
dian Commissioner Hoyt was appointed have
washedtheir hands Of him and desire to be re-
lieved from any responsibility for his conduct.
The Odd Fellows Lodge at Fort Sully offers a
reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of
the murderer of Joseph Johnson, lately an en-
ployee in the store of. G.. Robb, at Ft. Bennett.
The Illinois Central has purchased the Col
umbus and Black Hills Railroad, and will re-
move thenarrow guage track placing the stand
ard guage in its stead, and push on to the Black
Hills in due time.
OK. Peck having filed charges ag,1nst Gen.
Hazen for interference with his Yellowstone con-
tracts in 1876, they have been dismissed by the
secretary of war on the ground that the offensc
charscd' occurred over two years ago.
There is trouble oniJim River with Drifting
Goose's band of Indians. Their would-bc reser-
vation is on4hcproposcd line ofthc Winona s. St.
Peter II. K. through Dakota. There they have inn
provemcnts and crops. White men haze jumped
them and the Indians want their property or sat
isfaction. The military at Fort sisseton has
cone to the scene and the commanding officer
proposes to see fair play. The Indians are ap-
narentiy in the right and have the entire SYM
pathy of the troops.
The soldiers who served in Oregon Sand Idaho
in 1s65 to 1868: in Colorado, Kansas and the In
dian Territory in 1869: Modoc war of1S7s-3: Ar
izona in 1873; Colorado, Texas, Indian Territory
and New Mexico in 1S745: and the campaigns OF
1s76-7 in the Yellowstone country; the Nez
pa.oas ,,ar of 1877: the Bannock Of 1878 and the