Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-03-26
NEWs-NOTEs.

In Pennsylvania.
The president has confirmed the dis
missal of Maj. Reno.
Extraordinary cold weather in France
has severely injured the grape vines.
The Union passenger railway depot,
corner of Thompson and Ash streets, Philadel-
phia, burned Wednesday. .
Gen. Melikoh, the present dictator OF
Russia, is natural son of the Gear, his mother
being an A menian woman. 81
Dennis Kearneywas sentenced to SIX
months imprisonment and fine Of $1,000. Den
mis- appealed to the supreme court.
Capt. JAS B. Eads, of Mississippi jet
ty fame has submitted plan to the congress
ional committee Of an inter-oceanic canal.
The star route deficiency bill has
finally passed. = It appropriates $1,25o,000 The
amendment prohibiting the increase of trips was
rejected. ~ ~, j..
"A letter from John Sherman to NJ. L..
Scudder, OF Chicago, states that he is = candi-
date for the presidency and means to maintain
it until the end.
The House subcommittee, in the
Washburne-Donnellyc case reports ''that the con-
testant Donnelly) had majority of the legal
votes cast and returned.''
1t is stated that Mr.. Whitelaw Reid,
editor of the New York Tribune, will soon be
married to Miss Huntington, daughter Of the
Central Pacific potentate.
The House sub committee on claims
have reported bill favorably, awarding $50,eoo
to satisfy Gen. Suffers claim. He was the first
discoverer of gold in California.
The Washington Sunday Herald has
hoistcd the Presidential flag bearing the names
of Gen. Hancock for president and VIM. R..
Morrison, of Illinois, for Vice Pres't.
Bret Harte, the "heathen chlnee'' has
been appointed consul Of the United States at
Glasgow, where he will endeavor to ring in five
aces on the 'Scots who hae wi Wallace bled."
Gen. John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, has
announced himself candidate for the Presi-
dency on the Democratic ticket. and prefers Gen.
Grant as an opponent to any Of the others men-
toned. !34
Nearly three thousand immigrants
LANDED at New York Tuesday and the day before
from European steamers. The total arrivals for
the month thus far are 12,700 against 6,O15 for
the entire month last year.
The Argoza,at says that "nearly all
the swell weddings, the weddin gs in high life.
that have occurred in San Francisco have proved
unfortunate. The social beach is covered with
domestic wrecks, and society there is only
thirty years old" $780,. ...:
20 T. 1t has transpired that the removal of
the Alexandrian obelisk from Egypt to New
York, upon which is inscribed the ancient
Masonic hieroglyphics, is paid for by VIM. II.
Vanderbilt who is to pay S75,0O0 upon its sue
cossful completion. aEssa. tNa t
p F. Benson and H. Hurget, proprie-
tor and porter Of the Grand Central Hotel, Oak
land, Cal, have been arrested on the charge of
arson. A large amount OF valuabes belonging
to the guests, were stolen, and pillageaseemed to
be part Of the programme.
Hon. Erastus Brooks, of New York,
10 engineering the bill to remove the duty on
wood pulp, and says the rise ofpaper is entirely
disproportionate with other commodities, and
was due to combination ofwestern manufact-
urers. The removal of the duty would cause o
reduction Of ut least two cents per pound.
"A commission has been appointed to
invite architects to submit plans for a new o.
servatory. The building is to be put upon OIL
even longitude west of Greenwich, to avoid frac
tions in the calculations of the observatory. 1t
is much needed Improvement and will receive
the commentator of scholars the world over.
Assistant secretary Of the treasury
Hawley, has resigned in order to take an active
part in his candidacy for governor Of Illinois.
He is succeeded by the civil service promotion
Of Mr.. j. X. Upton, who has risen from s., 200
clerkship in the sixth auditors office TO chief OF
division Of public amoneys, chief clerk of the
department and assistant secretary successfully.
Tom Scott draws yearly salary of
31OO, 600 from seven different roads, The Penn
sylvania Central alone pays him $4,000. II. J.
Jewett, president Of ths Erie, il paid $1,000 per
annum, while John w. Garrett, of the Baltimore
+ Ohio receives nominal salary of 81 GOO and
presides over as finely q managed road ss there
10 in the United States the stock OF which is not
in the market. They own = continuous road
from Baltimore to Chicago. @
.-Associate Justice Ward Hunt, of the
U. S. Supreme Court, slgniaed his intention of
.resigning on account Of physical disabilities,
and Senator Edmund, of Vermont, was assured
that the position was at his disposal. Senator
Conkling, who secured the appointment of
Judge Hunt, Induced him to defer his resigna-
tion, as he had no influence with the Hayes ad-
ministratiou, and wanted to give the place to
some one Of his friends: When he ie President
perhaps! 4ts
The select House committee on the
1nteroceanic Canal, unanimously agreed to re-
port resolutions strongly reaA:rming the Monroe
doctrine, and declaring thut the United States
must have the possession, direction, and control
OF any cana! across the isthmus, and requesting
tho President to take steps to abrogate any
treaties which are in conflict with these princi.