Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-02-27

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timidation fraud; ETC., on the Democratic
side, purged themselves by declaring that
they did not read the document.
DoNNELLY LOSING GROUND.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 25-The Pioneer Press
this morning contains interviews with the
most prominent Democrats of this city,
and the general opinion is unfavorable to
Donnelly.
DONNELLY WAsHBURNE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The House
election committee yesterday decided f.
naily to drop numbered bollot theory in
the Donnclly- Washburne case and stick
to the alleged briberys.
OPPOSED TO GRANT.
The Vermont Republican convention is
to be held today. The delegates are al
most unanimously sntl-Grant.
THE NEW INDIAN COMMISSIONER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The appoint
ment of R. E. Trowbridge, of Michigan,
to he commissioner OF Indian affairs,
meets with universal approval, and will
undoubtedly be confirmed. He was a
member of the Michigan Legislature from
1856 to 1860.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
NEW York, Feb 25.-Mr. DeLesseps, of
New York, has finished the preliminary
survey for the Panama Canal and the cost
of the whole work, including everything,
is set down at $1G5,600,oo0 and time al
lowed, eight years.
PARNELI. AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 25.-Parnell and Dill
lon were in this city yesterday and 1900
people listened to them.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 25.-The regular
call Of the Democratic national commit
tee for their convention at this city June
ed, is issued. States are requested to in
struct delegates whether it is desirable to
continue the seventy third rule any longer.
BOLT FOR BLAINE.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 25.-The
Pennsylvania delegation to Chicago is le-
ported to be divided, seven of the dele
gates, II is SAID, will vote for Blaine first,
last and all the time.
DECLARED FOR GRANT.
UTICA, N. Y. Feb. 25-The city is
crowded with delegates and outsiders at
tending the Republican convention. The
convention promises to be entirely under
the contrsl of Grant men and discord de-
clared to he impossible.
THE UNHoLY FAMILY.
New YORK, Feb. 25-The counsel Of
Rev. Cowley yesterday obtained habeas
corpus but Judge Davis dismissed the
writ.
DEATH OF A REPRESENTATIVE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Eulogies were
pronounced upon the late representative
Lay, of Missouri.
BREWSTER BURNED.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 25.-One-third OF
the business part of Brewster was burned
yesterday morning: Loss 100000.
sAERMAN's FRIENDS.
MANSFIELD, o., Feb. 25.-Sherman club
of 900 members has been organized here.
POSTPONED I:1DEF1NITtLY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The senate joint
resolution for treaty of reciprocity with
France was reported back from the COM
mitlee and indefinitely postponed.
he WOULDN'T BE D1sARMED.
OMAHA, Neb. Feb. 25.-A maniac son
of a man named Donahue, Of Alive county
Nebraska, stabbed his father while the
latter was trying te disarm him yesterday.
SUNK At SEA.
New York, Feb. 25-The bark Strath-
roam, running from London to Liverpool,
was sunk by collision and sixteen peo-
pie drowned. '-.-.
SETTLEMENT OF INDIAN TERRITORY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator West
vigorously denied that Jay Gould OF any
one else is financially interested in the
pas sage OF the Indian Territory bill
In the senate petition was presented
from the citizens Of the south west pray
ing for the opening Of Indian Territory
for settlement.
IMPORTANT TO DAKOTA.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25.--The House bill
aboli shing the military reservations OF
Forts Assinaboine, Seward and Ransom
in Dakota and the opening O, the lands
thereof to settlement was reported tavora
bly,.
READ AND BEWARE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-A bill was re-
ported prohibiting government officers
and employees and claimants against and
corporations created or aided by United
States and contractors under United States
from contributing money for any pollti
cal purpose.
ILLEGALLY ELECTED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The House cleo.
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