Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-02-27
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TIE OUTSIDE WORLD.
Matters Congressional, Personal and
General---Postmast Keys Re.
cent Order---Parneu at
st. Paul.
Especial Dispatches to The Tribune.)
JAMESTOWN, Feb 81. 2 p. m-Train left
for west, but retu ned on account of the
severe cold weather, several of tho men
freezing their hands and faces.
AT ST. PAUL.
6T. PAUL, Feb. 27.-Parnell and Dillon
IRE here, having arrived last night at 3 80:
ParnelI stopped and Dillon goes to Mime
apolis. A large crowd welcomed him and
theopcra house was crowded in the cve-
ming. He was introduced by Mayor Daw-
son, and after finishing his speech went to
Minneapolis, and Dillon came to ST. Paul.
About two Thousand dollars WAS raised in
both towns.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
WASHINGTON Feb. 27.-The receipts
for internal revenue are SO large that the
treasury department expects to be able to
reduce the public debt for twenty-five
millions to thirty-fve millions hecurrent
year.
HOW TO ELECT A PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The electoral
committee reported Il plan for counting
the Presidential vote yesterday. The
report is long and its chief departure is
that ii prescribes that the candidates of
the electoral votes in each state be asccr.
tanned by multiplying his entire vote by
the states electoral vote and dividing the
product by the sum of all the votes cast
in the states.
ADAMS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27-Gencral Adams
reached Chicago yesterday, on his way to
Washington with the Ute prisoners.
THE PEOPLE SHOULD KICK
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-i'he order is
sued last week by Postmaster General Key
desiring reduction to he made of the
sarvice on the "star' mail routes to one
"trip per week from and after the first day
Of next month nominally, in order to pre-
vent the creation of a deficiency in the
amount of money available for the re-
mainder of he fiscal year, will undoubt-
edly effect the purpose for which it is es-
pecially intended, namely, to hurry and
frighten congress into making an appro-
priation next week for the continuance OF
the existing service. In case, however,
the requisite appropriation is Lot made
by the time indicated, the order will be
executed and kept in force until the pres
sure of public sentiment from the western
aud southern portions of the country,
which would suffer most from it, shall
stimulate congress to grant the money.
Star service deficiency bill was reported
Yesterday and communication was re-
eeived from the attorney general urging
in strong terms an appropriation for the
paw of United States marshals
THE SHERMAN SCANDAL,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Gen. II. Y.
Boynton, in q letter to the Post, states the
facts upon which his~review of Gen. Sher-
mans memoirs are based were furnished
him by Grant through his private secre-
,tarv, Gen O. E. Babcock. This review,
based upon these facts, vindicated Gen.
Grants military record in points where
Gen Sherman had done him injustice.
Recently Gen. Grant had taken to prais.
ing the memoirs and maligning the re-
view, and consequently rejecting on the
reviewer. In view Of this state of affairs
Gen. Boyn:on announces the source frem
which his information was derived in Or
de, to vindicatc himself. and wants Sher-
nsn court martialed. Secretary Ramsey
denies the necessity of court-martialing
Gen. Sherman fer Boynton's benefit and
Informs the latter that the civil courts of.
fered ample remedy.
wRANGLE IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Mr. Reagan,
chairman of the commerce committee, dc
MED the published statements that he had
said improper influence had been brought
to bear upon the committee in the conncc-
ton with the Inter State commerce bill,
etc. Speaker Randall also made state
ment and lengthy colloquy occurred
among the members Of the committee
.snd the new rules were discussed until
adjournment.
pURGINa THEMSELVES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The Republican