Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-01-28
NEWs-NOTEs.

NEWS-NOTES.
Fargo has good skating rink.
Dakota will not be divided tn is year.
Small pox is raging in Northern Iowa.
Sioux City is quarantined against
smallpox.
The North Pacific built a17 miles Of
track in 1880.
New Orleans had three inches of
snow this week.
Sara Bernhardt is in ST. Louis playing
TO crowded houses.
The Chilia forces operating against
Lima are 10000 strong.
Over 2,294000 hogs have been slauyh-
tered IN Chicago since Nov. 1st.
Heaviest fall of snow in over fifty
years in nearly every southern state.
Gen. Hancock has been elected pres
ident of the National Rifle Association.
There are five inches of snow at,
Mobile; che inch less than at Bismarck
Two men were buried in the Empire
anime, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, Wednesday.
The Apache Indians have commenced
their deprcdations again in Indian Ter
ritoy. 49,.
On the thirtieth ballot the Tennessee
Legislature nominated Jackson for the
senate.
The Union elevator at Fargo is 140x75
feet and 1875 feet Ugh from ground TO top
of cupola.
The Fargo Times, for lack Of funds
and Judgment on the part of its proprlc-
ter, has failed.
Tho bill alpropriatng $4,000 for a
penitcntiary at Sioux Falls is likely to
pass the senate.
There was shipped from the Black
Hills during the year just closed $685.
300 worth Of bullion.
Fargo business men have organized
IL BRICK yard with $4,000 capital. They
expect TO use about 10000, 900 brick this
yea. -.
Gabriel White. Deadwoodsman,
iroZe both feet recently so badly that am
putation was necessary just above the
ankles
The annual encampmcnt Of the Wis
consln department of the Grand Army of
the Republic is now beng held at Mil
Waukcc
a bill was introduced in the Wiscon-
sin Legislature Tuesday, requiring the
s{
deputy. lie ought to appoint his wife.
That enterprlsiny paper the Chica-
go Iute'-Ocsan, now has an exclusive wire
running from its cditora! rooms to the
quarters OF It's correspondent in Washing
ton.
-Roelf Won Barron, 9 Hollandcr who
has been living on the charity of New
lIrvcn, Conn, for several years, has fallen
heir to Il $40 900 900 fortune by the death
OF relatives in the old country.
john II. Turner, Of New York, re-
Gently sent in an application to the prcsi-
dent for an Office, his only recommends
1ions being from his wife The man was
!, stalwalt republican and WAS given a
position.
Waiter NJ Wilson, formerly Telegraph
operator at Lead City, Black Hills, has
sued the Homestake company for $4,000
for injuries received by falling down one
Offered HIM 81 1000 and I; ticket t. any part
OF the country but this was refused
The following appointments and pro-
motions haye been sent in by the presi-
dent: "Edward c. Billings, of Louisiana,
United States circuit judge for the Fifth
circuit; John +. Drover, surveyor of Gus
toms at Pittsburgh; Geo. W. Atkinson, L.
) marshal for West Virginia; Maj. David
G. $, Wayne, OF the corps Of engineers, to
be judgc-advacate-g general; Ut. Col. Geo.
l.. Fieh'gcr, deputy paymastcr- general, to
be assistant paymastcr with the general
rank OF colonel; Chas. Henry Whipple
and VIM. II Ccncyp, to be paymastcrs
with the rank Of major; 1t. Col. Samuel
Is. Holabird, deputy quartcrmaster-gencr
al to be assistant Quartcrmastcr- general
with the rank Of colonel; Maj. Nm. NJ.
Rich, quartcrmaster, to he deputy quar-
termastcr. general with the rank OF lieut.
colonel; Capt. JAS ellis, assistant quar-
1erluaster, to be Cuartermaster with the
rank OF major; Lieut. Col. Chas. II Tomp-
klns, deputy quarlermastergen to be
assistant quartcrmasicrg general with the
rank of colonel; Maj Chas G Sawtelle,
quartermaster, to be deputy quartermas-
er-gcncral with the ranl1 OF lieut-colonel
Capt.. Thco. J. Eckcrman, assistant quar-.
tcrmaster, 10 be quartcrmastcr with the
rank OF major; 1st has. r. Barnett, 9th
artillery, and Chas A. II. McCauley, Sd
cavahy, to be assistant quartcrmasters,
with The rank Of captain.
Artesian Well.
Irssrs Wells and PARTRIDGE. two GEN