Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-12-12
FREAKS, OF ELECTRICITY.
THE VO1CE OF THE WIRES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

!
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Convict Shot bya Warden-Talmadeei
!. Denounced a. . Liar--New York
| Stock kMarket--Serious Snow,
| Storm.-.Grant.
| Especial Dispatches to The 3T,ibune.>
he WOULDN'T OBEY.
SALTWATER, MINI, Dec. 12.-John
Clark. a convict at the penitentiary. was
shot deadly Deputy Warden Hall yestef
day for refusing to 60 to his cell. Clark
had. on Friday. made deadly assault on
a fellow prisoner and was generally ugly.
Yesterday he refused to obey the guard
and Hall first tried to persuade him. Clark
became abusive and the warden gave him
five minutes to go to his cell, warning
him that.he was taking his life in his
hands,, Clarks reply was abuse. The
warden then deliberately shot the prison
er. Tie officials uphold the warden's act
as imperative ON discipline. Public opin-,
ion runsunanimously against Hall. Clark
was a.well known thief and rough sent
up from: Minneapolis.
CONGRESSIONAL.
! NAsH1NGroN, Dec. 12.-Secretary Ram
sey has assumed the Portfolio of War.
There is little doubt but that Gov. Bul-
lock. of Massachusetts, will be given the
English Mission.
The rule of Secretary Sherman. paying
ten per cent. salaries to government ON
cials in silver is very burdensomc to COP
grcssmen.
MONEY At NEW YORK.
New YORK, Dec 12-The stock mar
ket is active and bouyant Yesterday an
advance of one-fourth on four per cents
Chattanooga, and Nashville, Erie Coal
Stocks, Pacific Mail and Western Union
Telegraph werethc features. Transactions
included 5000 shares North Pacific and
1000 shares ST. Paul & Sioux City.
TAKES A NEW KEY.
Nrw York, Dec 12.-Gen. Thamas f.
Eckert has resigned the Presidency Of the
Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co., and
assumes the Presidency of the. Ame,i
can Union Go.
| BROOKLYN, n. Y. Dec. 12.-Twenty
two Prcsbyters of the Long Island Synod
replying to Talmadge's statement, declare
he is liar and slanderer. "a
! PORKOPOL1s REJO1cEs
+ C1Nc1SNAr1, Dec. 12.-Gen. Grants re-
ception at Cincinnati will he very enthu
siastic The CRY is full of strangers. \
banquet will be given at the Grand Hotel
to the General and a reception to Mrs.
Grant by Mrs. Washington Mclean.
THE UTEs.
DENVER. COL., Dec. 12.-Chicf Ourll
came to the commission on the 9th apa
surrendered one OF the murdercrs: Hc
said that others would he brought in soon.
! The commission ends Its work this week.
It will recommend that the White River
agency be abolished and the Indians dis
tributed among the Los Pinos and South
ern agency.
/. vILI4AINOUs PLOT.
i BosToS, MASS. Dec. 12.-The Maine
Standard, Democratic organ at Augusta
| declares that the Governor will reject thu:
| returns from Portland, Lewistoa, Waco,
! Augusta. Hallowell, Bath and ROckland.
for defects in the returns. This will
throw out fifteen Republican Represents
tives.
ANOTHER PHIIO GONE.
DR.. Enoch Cobbwinea, a noted Boston
philanthropist is dead. 70
HEAVY FROST At FARGO.
I FARGO, D. T., Dec 12.-Thisf city was
visited hy one of the heaviest snow storms
ever known. Train due from St, Pau.
Tuesday arrived fast niglit4' and tht:
! trains on the Minnesota division ere. all.
running ON time RUbt Machif1er and j
C. Barr, of your city, took the train wes'
which will probably arrive s,t Bisnfarc',
tonight as it left here Oh time withon'
St. Pan: mail 1t wlllhnve, however, ss.
TUESDAYS mail. The train fJean St. Pau!
is six hours late. The thermometer Is
i tn irty.eight degrees belo;x zero ihis mn'-
| nmg. A few trost-hi.es are reported IL
this vicinity .,. ..t.,. ..,
3e AT RRAIxHRn
BnA1SERp, MINI, pcc. 12.-The storm
seems to- have bsen general thrOughou,
the state Trains .into St. Paul from ths
east are late. The wires are down be-
tween hero and St. Paul. The thermome
ter this mornins indicated tbirty.two dc
grecs below zero. Train from the east i;
seven hours behind time.
The Fargo Ball.
The nc opening exercises Of the Head,
quarters hotel a. Fargo, Monday night,