Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-04-02
NEyVs-NOTEs.

-Chas. Vivian, the actor, died at Lead
Vile on the 10th ult. FIN
The Grand Forks land Office will be
open for business, April 10th.
The directory fend has given St.
Louis population of 10000.
The post Office and several other
buildings were burned at Superior last Friday
night. .-... ... H. ..r. . s.e
The time for holding the fall elec-
tiens in Iowa, has been changed from October to
November. i.Etrs.f## sf,t.
IN. Favre, the engineer of the St.
Gothard tunnel, died six months before its COM
! pletion. 4s a.~s.st.
i 1t is rumored that Horatio Seymour
will accept the Democratic nomination if tend
cred him by the party. sss
The reported withdrawal Of General.
Grant from the presidential canvass is denied by
his friends in New York.
john Sherman and Joe Medill of the
Chicago Tribune, waging newspaper war.
with prospects in favor of the editor.
james Edward johnson, colored, was
shot and lied by Joseph alias Bigfoot johnson
white, in Washington tuesday night.
The Yellowstone Journal states that
nearly $500. has already been raised in Miles
City and Fort Keogh for the Irish relief fund. g
The Sioux Falls papers rejoice that
/. the Milwaukee q St. Paul railroad company has
leased the Dakota Southern lines of railIoad.
Sioux City had $4,000 fire Satur-
>,;v ool>-
Tabery, Van Keuren s Floyd, sa7,0Oo insured for
$4,000
k. Allen, late express agent at Sid
ney was arrested there Tuesday, charged with
completely in the late robbery of bullion at that
place.
The Richland Gazette says the Mich
igan settlement alone, in that County this year,
will break upwards Of ten thousand acres of
prairie.
Vanderbilt recently received check
for $31o,5O0, being three months interest on his
S31 ,O5O 90 Four per cent. bonds, an income of
$40 minute.
The jamestown Alert has discarded
patent insides and is much improved in conse-
quence. 1t says $50 strangers have visited James
''O"A NuAAh6 InS PoSo AAA'SSA N"Jo'
\ -Du1lng the past winter navigation on
the Mississippi was interrupted for eight days
only. When ice came some of the boats were
south and did not lose single trip.
-Gela2 Sherman will leave for Chicago
next Thursday to consult with Gen. Sheridan
shout making arrangements for the removal of
the Utes from their reservation in Colorado.
The House Committee on appropri-
atoms agreed upon the Army bill for the fiscal
year ending June /, 1881. 1t appropriates $685.
b25, 500, reduction from the estimate of S12O675
. -Ex-State senator Kcmble, well known
a. ".ddition, division and silence" failed to put
4 n an appearance at Harrisburg when he was to
- scntenced for bribery. 1t is rumorcd that he
: skipped for Canada.
- Seeding commenced at jamestown,
according to the alert, and other points on the
North Pacific ON the 22nd of March, notwith-
standing all the hue and cry made by outside pa
psrs in relation to snow and ice.
Eugene Fairfax Williamson, who has
annoyed DR.. Dix Of Trinity church for some
months past by writing letters with forged sigma
tures attached thereto plead not guilty yester-
day. Trial was fixed for April 18th.
Petroleum has been discovered in
Alabama, one we'll yielding 80 barrels day.
This ought to call yankee energy into that region
and do something toward improving that the
most attractive Of all southern states.
A shooting af1ray occurred at Sturgis
City March 30, between John Scollard, hotel
keeper, and party Of soldiers from Fort Meauc
One soldier was killed and three wounded By
Ncollard, tho is under arrest. The row WAS over
axame Of poker
"A petition has been sent congress by
sltizens Of Buffalo, n. Y, asking for AL appro-
priation for the construction Of ship canal from
Lake Superior to the Red River rs an outlet by
the way of the great lakes for Dukota's wheat.
It is evidently an important measure as the Rail
Road Gazette criticizes it severlY. .-
The Troy IN. W Times. the first pa
per in the country to advocate a third term, in
diving list of important national events that
have taken place in the month Of March, men
lions the two inaugurations of Gen. Grant, and
sdds that "G-n. Grants third inauguration will
gake place March 4, 1851.
During Gen. Grants reception at
z Houston, Texas, Tuesday night, the gas WAS
turned on lCOM Tue stEccIe, duu IaMpe duu Cauu-
les had 10 be used. Sunday night the gunste be
used in nring salute were spiked, but the
.pikee were removed in time for reward
Of $500 is offered for the party guilty Of spiking
che guns. 2- tr' 'a--a'"@" 7l-'--7 '.
DIR. Thomas Foster was in the news
paper business at Alexandria, but he talked too
pisinly Of municipal affairs aud got whipped.
The foreman refused to print another edition of
the paper and Foster took his forms to Washing
TO and had the work done. When he returned
he was met at the wharf by three armed men
| who seized the papers and threw them in the
r,yer They don't allow their city government
Il, be talked about in that country. DR.. Foster
I'll now is now clerk in the treasury depart
nent. a esB
First Boat to Nove.
The steamer Sherman came over to the
landing this morning. She is the first to
make a move, and will Immediately load
with the recruits for Lincoln.
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