Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-12-10
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WASHINGTON.
The Opposition to the Electoral Count
Resolution..-Vand Grip
on the Union Pacifc...
Miscellaneous.
DAKOTA AS "A WHOLE

DAKOTA AS A WHOLE
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Pad
dock, of Nebraska, yesterday introduced
a bill in the senate, to enable the people
of Dakota to form a state government,
and for the admission of Dakota to the
Union on an equality with the original
states.
SUPREME JUDGES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-It is stated that
Devins and Stanley Mathews will be ar-
pointed supreme judges.
WILL FIGHT TO THE END:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Therepublican
caucus last night resolved to fight to the
end the electoral count resolution now
pending in the house on the ground of
its unconstltutionality. 1t was the gener.
al opinion that the democrats did not
mean to use their resolution in any way
to jeopardize the results Of the last cleo
ton but on principle the resolution was
unconstitutional A
POWDER EXPLOSION.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The powder house
of Union Lime works, Chicago, blew up
yesterday killing two men.
PAGE.RILEY. r..rsL
ST. PAUL, Dec. 10.-In the Page-Riley
case Austin Riley was held in $6, 900 bail
for trial for attempted murder.
THEY WANT PROMOTION.
WT r. Sc ho1
in Washington that the army officers who
are working for promotion are largely
responsible for tho rumors of various re-
tirements to about take place. The sec.
retary OF war does not think Mcdonald
will-be retired nor Howard appointed to
West Point.
ANTI-CONKL1N.
NEW YORK, Dec 1O-The New York
senatorship is attracting considerable at
tention. Itis likely that Depew will be
withdrawn on account of his connections
with railroads and some other anti .Conk-
ling candidate be brought out. There will
be a strong fight against the dictatorship
of Conkllng.
SOLID GRIP. a:.-.
New YORK, Dec. 10.-1t is rumored
that Vanderbilt and his friends have got
hold of enough Uunion Pacific stock to
control the next election and the stock the
last few days has risen from par to 1879.
CARELESS ACCIDENT.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-A train on the Mich
igan Southern road ran into an Archer
avenue street car full of passengers night
before last. It threw it thirty feet, injur-
ing all the passengers more or less but
killing none.
IT WONT WORK.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o-It is doubtful if
the majority House committee will re-
port on McCook's bill to place Gen.
Grant on the retired list with pay of Gen
eral. +
RICHARD DENIES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 a cable des-
patch saying that Secretary Thompson
had occupied the chairmanshlp ofthe DEL
esseps Canal Company, is denied by Rich
ard himself
TROUBLE IN IRELAND.
LONDON, Dec. 10th.-The Irish land
leaguers propose to hold . meeting at
Monaghan today, and the anti-land
leaguers have called a meeting at the
same place and same time. The town is
full of excitement and the anti-land
league party, which Is likely to be the
largest, will probably over-awe others.
GARFIELD's PLURALITY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-A complete
table of the popular vote of the last cleo
ton shows that Garfield has plurality
of 7GS over all and $4,000 over Hancock.
The total vote was over nine millions,
and 772,673 over the vote of 1876.