The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-13
aIiscellane,ous Neua Note,. !.

French Canadians in Montreal are full OF
sympathy for Riel. :. a: $500
The existence OF cholera in France is off,
cially admitted at last.
Nearly two hundred fourtl,.clas post
masters were appointed recently. -r.a5
The Russian prince Alexander Gaearine.
driven to desperation by heavy losses at
tho gambling table OF Monte Carlo, has
committed suicide. 49,; -. -,
The opera house building in Bowling
Green, Ky, owned by w. C. McAllister and
occupied by half dozen stores and Offices.
was burned. Loss, S2s, 700; insurance, :.
$4,000. So. Z. -
At the instance OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic, Gen. Logan will be asked to in.
troduce resolution in congress next win.
tor declaring it the wish OF the nation ton that T
Gen Grants remains be deposited at the
national capital.
The Liberal, newspapers in Canada pre-,
dict that the execution OF Riel will seal the
doom OF Sir John Macdonald and the tory
party. They believe that the French Can
adams to a man will transfer their votes
to liberal candidates. 4! 55i3355 II y.ss
Postmasters Commissioned s. r. Davis.
Creston, Iowa; ] ohm Dawes, Edgerton, Wis,
and the following in Minnesota: John Nc,
Neil at Elysian; Garrett Murphy, at Gar
den City; VIC. Broz, ut New Prague; p
Campbell, ut Waterfowl. 49,; i ( :.
The London Times renders to Gen.
Grants character the highest homage, It
says thnt the action OF the Confederate
Generals J ohnston and Buckner in actinga as
pail bearers testifies to the end ofcivil strife
between the North and South. 745%
By Indian Inspector Armstrong; census
OF the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, the pop
ulation Of these tribes was found to be
2,l67 and 1,207 respectively. 4 They had
been drawing rations for ten years for g.
100 and 2, 1913 members respectively. The
saving In beei and -four alone by the now
census is $105, 900 a year. 5$:s
The president commissioned Baker P.
Lee to becollector ofcustoms ut Yorktown,
Va, and Adelard Guernon to be collector
OF customs for the district OF Minnesota.
These appointments were made some time
ago; but the commissions were withheld in
order that q further investigation OF the
charges against theincumbents OF tho offices
might BIO made. 49,, &: :: s'''
President Cleveland informed d delegation
representing the cnttlemen that he would
not modify his recent order for the remov-
al Of the cattle from tho leased lands in. the
Cheyenne and Araph0e reservation within
forty days from tho date. Of his proclnma-
ton. The delegation, consisting OF Senator
Cockrell and Representative John n. SGlo-5
yer, Of Missouri; r. D. Hunter, G.. c. Rain
water, w 3: Thompso On and II. NJ. Pollard
OF st. Louis. L fsSS ;95 s::5s n !; a 81
!. The president has appointed the follow 4
ing postmasters: Henry Ashmead, Chester,
Pa, vice J. A. Wallace, suspended; A..
Walker, Albuqurque, vice Thomhs Hughes,
resigned; John B. Mitchell, New Albany,
Ind, vice NJ. Z. Hurley, suspended; G.. N.
uhord, Wakenn, Kans,, vice j. NJ. Mil
lard, resigned; ]. ]. Hess. edonia, Knns.,
vice n. 7. Cantwell, suspended; Il. Il. Nc
Bride, Thibodeas, La, vice Gus Bondrieanx,
suspended; T. ]. Watt, Columbus, Ga.,
vice g. sturgis, suspended.
At cabinet meeting the programme for
the president movements during tho sum.
mer was considered. 1t was arranged that
the president and all the members OF his
cabinet would leave Washington Friday
afternoon for New York, to attend tho
funeral OF Gen. Grant, and that Immediate
" thereafter the president, accompanied
by Col. Lamont, would 60 to Albany and
remain there until Monday, on which day
he would start for the Adirondac noun :.S
tains. ~ 4
Riel has written d letter to United States
Consul Taylor, ut Winnipeg, asking the np-
pointment Of an internati onal commission
to set on his case, and determine as to his I
sanity. Father Andria spent nm hour with
him, TO induce him to make o recantation n
Soi P-ctestantism but Riel strongly refused,
saying It was his conviction said he swasre-
signed to die on Sept, I ., as his mission
would be- nlished. 81 He refused to give
any informal ION on tho rebel hon or other(
mettera, lbs he pnrposcd publishing q book
for tho benefit Of his faInil e