Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-09-10
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Paul on the 31st ult.
Small pox prevails to an alarming
extent at Troy, N. Y.
A $1O0 shepherd dog is on his way
to Fort Benton, the property of T.. c. Power.
The magnificent Cathedral al Cologne
which has been under construction 6s2 years is
at last completed.
Emory Storrs says the democratic
party, like the mule, is without pride of ancestry
or hope Of postcrty.
-YanktOn democrats are urging Com
modore Coulson as a candidate for congress on
the democratic ticket.
&C. A. Broadwaler's hay contract at
Assinaboine will hardly pc a paying one owing
to the scarcity of the article.
"A terrible hurri cane occurred OFT the
coast of Florida last week. Great damage was
done to the shipping and many lives lost.
Forty thousand persons are engaged
in the oyster trade in the City of New York.
The sales will exceed SIS, 600 this season.
Carl Schurz arrived at Fort KeOgh
on the ard lust. and may be expected down the
river in day ortwo. He is on the Batchelor.
Arkansas sees Alabama's 10000
majority and raises it 10000. The south is en-
trely too solid Tor favorable effect on the Mort h.
The best hotel IN Benton, the tCho
teau House, only charges $3.50 per day. In fact
everything in Benton except drinks is as cheap
as Bismarck.
The Fredericksburg Recorder a regu-
lar democratic paper, has come out for the re-
adjusrors' ELECTORAL ticket us the only way Vir-
ginia cun elect democratic electors.
Morton County, Kansas, contains
over 1000 FAMILIES in abRoiutely destitute con-
dition and yet the Kansas Pacific continues to
advertise that state as the garden spot ofthe
world.
Capt. Howgate Las Teen suspended
from his position rs pay aud disbursng officer
Of the 81 quail corps. Ills SEPARATIONS for the Of
fec Of chief signal officer Of the army have sud
denly ceased.
The firm of T. G. Power, s. Bro, Fl.
Benton, wi six branch stores, did u business
last year OF over S60O,0oO. l. G. Baker u Co. E,
who have the contract for furnishing the mount
ed police, did about the same business.
Senator Sharon, Of Nevada who, dur.
ing his six years. term, has but rarely visited
the senate, proposes to retain the position six
years longer. 1t costs but $5oO,ouO to occupy
the seat, from the young state Of Nevada.
Two spikes have been made of Mon
tana silver to be placed on the North Pacific at
the point " here the road CROSSES Dakota intc
ah,utC Cct )u he keS ar in
scribed, 'Welcome Montana to Dakota. N. +
Il. r."
In the joint canvas IN Indiana the
the democratic candidate TO governor is being
badly Wurstcd by the Republicans. He is
beaten ut every point and inclined to re tire ill
disgust. Indiana can not be fairly classed
among the doubtful states.
The democrats Of the ST. Paul dis,
trict have nominated Gen. II. II. oibley for con
gress. They are determined to vote for u gooC
man even if they do not stand any show fol
electiug him. Gen. Sibley il one OF the trues
and best men in the country.
Miss Cook, the California rider, wor
the $4,000 twenty mile race Tuesday at the Min
neapolis fair. Miss Jcwett OF Minnesota, iel
from her horse after riding seven miles. Sat
urday Miss Cook and Miss Pinneo, of Colorado
will handle the ribbons in another run.
New York City has population OF
O,CCO, is sixteen and one-h half miles long ant
avera yes TWO and oDc-half miles wide. Sixteel
states only have population larger than this
city. Only seventeen states in the last presi
dent al election cast more votes than this c ty
-Four years will be consumed in com
piling the census of 1880. The population viii
be computed in few mon this, but the statistics
regarding trade industry, mechanics and gov
ernmentai matters will require d long period
the last census being elaborate than any
heretofore taken.