Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-07-09
NEWS-NOTES.


20. B. Thompson has been appointed
treasurer for Lawrence county vice Robt. Neil
resigned.
Emery A. Storrs, the great Chicago
barrister, delivered 4th ofJuly oration At Cen
trail City, Monday. ...............s ..
-E.,r. H. Hurlburt, formerly comptroll-
er of the currency, was among the lost OF the
steamer Seawanhaka. .- .
Three hundred men left the Yogo (M.
TO mines during the month of June, being dis
gustcd with the outlook and finding paying
dirt.
The San Francisco census returns
show that city to contain 20 900 of the semi civil
lied, almond-cyed, pig g-taied, fowery kingdomed
sons of The celestial heathen Chinee.
The republicans of Maine have re-
nominated Gov. Davis, which fully provides
against any repetition of the Garcclonic troubles
''as it wcre.'' Gen. Chamberlain deserves the
second place.
Chicago returns 475,000 population
and finds an error of whole district being left
out which brings the total up to 100000, St.
Louis cant stand the raise and is discovering er-
rors at the rate of 10000 per day.
The great Homestake mine at Lead
City, has just paid it's regular thirty cent divi
dend, making S540,000 paid during the past
eighteen months, besides paying large sums or
improvements aid fol adjoining property
Fargo had procession the 4th of
July. 1t was made up of the different lines Of
trade that abound in that hourishing town. The
largest feature of the pageant the ponder
ous chair Of the argus drawn by fourth hand
"A good news note-Burlcigh county
is not storm centre. Its wheat crop promises
at least thirty bushel to the acre. Oats will
reach fifty. Bismarck has more than doubled in
population in five years, and the land office is
crowded every day.
-Rcprescntative Acklln, who has i'm
mortalized himself as the author of more success
sive scandals than auy member of the mericnn
congress, with his usual cffRon terry is issuing cir
culars, and making personal appeals to electors
in his district, asking for reelection.
The celebration of the two hundrcth
anniversary of the discovery of the Falls of St.
Anthony by Father Hennepin, who named them
after his patron saint, of the largest af-
fairs ever held in Minnesota. Gen. Sherman
and Secretary Ramsey were among the guests.
Hon. c. X. Davis delivered the address
"A. DeLacy Wood, who planned the
Minnesota editorial excursion last August, is ar
ranging for another this season. 1t will leave
minneapolis after banquet ut the Nicsllct
House and proceed to St. Louis via Burlington
at which point they will stop and have some fu
with Bob Burdett, the humoristof the Hawkeye.
County Treasurer RObt. Neil, Dead
wood, forced to resign under charges and is
now being tried for embezzlcmcnt, forgery, NAL
feasancc in office, etc. The jury IN his are
VIM. Bard, John Manquin, j. D. Woolley, F.
Tanockcr, F. Il. Confor! h, A. W. Mcrrick, Thos.
Hanley, Archie McCurdy, John Rowland, Ed
Whitehead, DR.. Bolcs and R. T.. Lowe.
The new elevator built for the New
York, Lake Erie & Western r. R., at Jersey
City, has commenced operations. 1t has a ca
pacty of 1,4OO.0GO bushels Of grain, it's actual
working capacity being 1OO,OoO,OOO bushels. The
Pennsylvania road is constructing an elevator in
the same locality, both of which will be filled
with Dakota wheat this fall, to feed the hungry
natives across the Atlantic.
The American ritlemcn have won in
the latest contest at Dali ymount, Ireland, beat
ing the Irish team by twelve points. The total
~core of the American team 1892, of the Irish
team, 1850. At 800 yards fhe two teams stood
even. each scoring 436 points. At 900 yards the
American team scored 1876 to 428 by the Irish
team, and at 1000 yard4 the American team made
40 points to 416 by the Irish team.
Hon. John A. Kasson, one of the "old
rcliables'' of the house of representatives., dur
thn md ar lied Stota mi
ter to the Austrian court, has been unanim ous-
Jy nominated by the republicans for representa-
tive from the fifth Iowa district. But few Of the
old war horses remain, yet these few will con
thine to receive the reward for their patriotic
tealty during the dark and gloomy days of the re-
;bclfon.
Gen. Shcrman's son, Thomas, and
Senator Francis Kcrnan's son, are now at the
novitiatc of the Society of Jesus, in England
and will soon return to this country and enter
the schoasticate Of the society at Woodstock
college Maryland. Gen. Sherman was very
averse to his sons entering the priesthood.
Senator Herman is a most aevout Catholic. at
tending mass daily whether ut his home, in Uti
ca, N. Y. or during the senatorial duties at
Washington. ... -
Bob Ingersoll is in hopes that Dr.
Tanner will succeed in his fast of forty days
One of the greatest of the miracles was the fast
ing of the Savior for forty days in the wilder
ness. If DR.. Tanner survives the required length
of time the immaculate Robert C. will have an
Other argument with which to hammer away al
the props of the Christian religion. The irrev
erent Bob will say when dilating upon the mir
acles, that ''the fast IN the wilderness was nc
miracle any man twill can do that. DR.. Tan
ner performed the feat in New York the Other
dny.' t at &2H-tl '.s sG +" sa-
The British public is again indebted
to the heliograph for important news dispatches
from the seat of war in Afghanlstan. 1tappearE
that the news was transmitted more speedily
than would have been possible by electricity
In sun signalling it is not nee cessary to keep the
route open, as the signalling takes place ovel
the heads OF the enemy. A ten-inch mirror
and this is the diameter of the ordinary fclc
heliograph-is capable of rejecting the sun rays
in the form of bright spot or flare to distance
fifty miles. the signal at this interval being
recognizable without the aid ola glass. The