Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-12-03
NEWS-NOTES.

NEWs-NOTES.
Gen. Geo. B. Crittenden, of Kentucky,
is dead.
-"Blinky Jack" was fatally stabbed at
Crookston last week.
The north hall of the Adrian, Mich,
college burned last week.
The North Pacific purcharcd 300
miles of steel rails last week.
-Deaowood is soon to have in work
ing order the telephone exchange.
The United States navy consists of
139 vessels of every description.
Col. Mosby has been refused leave Of
absence from his post at Hong Kong.
Secretary Sherman favors the adding
a7l grains to the Buzzard silver dollars.
II. G. Plat will probably be selected
for collector of the port of New York.
Brick Pomroy's partner at Lacrosse
gets five years in the psnitentiary for forgery.
Alexander H. Stevens says of Gar
field: IA man of large brain and incerruptible
virtue.''
Gen. Grant still! reverses his wine
glasses at all public entertainments where wine
is served.
The appropriations asked for this
year by the officers of the General Grant amount
to S2eS,202,722
The second annual reunion Of the
Red River valley old settlers takes place at
Grand Forks OH the 9Th.
M. G. Thum, cashier of the First Ma
tlonal Bank. Deadwood, was married last week
to Miss Kate Davis, ofDeadwood.
Manager Abbey, Of Booths theatre,
New York, has succumbcd to public opinion,
and will not produce the passion Play
China is now on the same footing
as Great Britain and other nations in the matter
Of port and tonnage dues in this country.
Mrs. Lincoln has pension of $4,000
ayear but is probably nearly destitute for all
that, her ways of living are so extravaganr.
-Thos. Ashley, a Deadwood miner,
fell distance of seventy feet down the DeSmet
mine shaft and was instantly killed, Monday.
The mailman who fired the St. Peter
ASYLUM confesses that he did it with can Of
naptha because he was served with cold sup
per.
The Homestakc company paid a div
idend of $50 900 for November making total Of
$3.50, 600 returned to the owners over and above
the cost of working.
Alaska has about 10000 people ac-
cording to the report of the census taker. Only
300 Of the population are white and there are on
ly four white women there.
st. Paul and other points in the north
west are short of fuel. Cold weather came too
early for the dealers, catching and locking up
their supplies on the lakes
&C. F. Kindred, Of Valley City, has
been nominated by the governor Of Dakota for
commissioner for the New York exposition.
The president will appoint him.
Geo. SticKney, according to the Sioux
CITY Journal threw the first shovel full ei dirt
and built the first mile Of track in Dakota, lie
is now treasurer Of Union County, D. Il.
The Hot Springs Sentinel says Hamp-
ton or Lamar would have polled many votes
as Hancock. 1t thinks the South ought to un-
derstand this tact and govern itself accordingly.
Bismarck proposes to the German
: legislature providing that punishment shall be
increased, " hen it is proven criminal was in
toxicatcd at the time Of committing his crime.
David Davis used to peddle peanuts.
Now if he wou Id die, resign or get down on the
republican side of the 1enco the republicans
would control both branches of congress after
the 4th Of March next.
Mrs. " G. State, of, Molden, Mass
gave the Young Mems Christian Association of
Boston Ss5. 900 with which to build hall for it's
accomm odation. She gave 100000 for new
hall at eslcy College also, and large bcQuests
to Amherst and Bowdori.
The republicans of Indiana have
necdeda guardian since Morton died. They
came near losing the state for Garfield by their
bundering and did lose one republican elector
by not having his name on the ticket in one dis
arict casting 10000 republican votes. In an 9TH
district maj ority of 5000 was not returned ut
ALL Dorsey took charge OF the canvass in Octo-
Der. There was no laundering then.