Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05

true the walls Of the penitentiary at that
place ought to be extended around the
/ whole city. But the allegations may be
stronger than the proof.
Charles Chamberlain, who has been
spending a couple of weeks at his old home
at Marshaltown, Iowa, returned to the city
yesterday, bringing a prize brace Of Wyan-
dotte chickens which captured first
premium in the Iowa state fair. He will
the slope.
DR.. Porter was one of those who were
delighted to see Buffalo Bill. The doctor
1876, and came down to Bismarck with
him on the famous trip of the Far West
with the wounded of Reno's command in
that awful struggle. John Stoyell wa n
other Old-tlmer who, away back in the
'7O's, was with Buffalo Bill in a hunt up
the river.
Captain Halloran informs the Mandan
Pioneer that there are now stationed at
Fl. Lincoln the following forces: One
battery of artillery, four companies of in
fantry, and two troops of cavalry. Cap
tain Halloran's OWL company numbers 81;
the other three companies of infantry each
average 40 soldiers, while the number of
cavalrymen is ITO.
The streets of the capital city looked
quite natural once more last Wednesday
night when the Bismarckian eye beheld
the old.tlme glare of the electric lights re-
fectlng their brilliancy through the prin-
cipal thoroughfares. 1t is settled now
without doubt that the legislators will not
while searching for a ham sandwich or an
original package.
Thanksgiving was generally observed in
TnA lSDGI QnnrOnrIafa mannQr in RiC.
marck yesterday. The churches held
Thanksgiving services, the tiremen gave a
grand ball in the evening, the banks and
business houses were closed and the pro-
prletors and attches thereof awaited them
selves OF the opportunity to feast on tur-
marcker could wish for none better. The
SUI shone warm and bright and hardly a
breath of air stirred the leafess boughs of
the trees. 1t was a model day.
There has been a prejudice existing in
this community against Gordon Bright,
who yesterday won his case against Leach,
but there comes out in the testimony in
That case Wednesday some evidence of
Bright'S character that places him in al
together a different light than that in
which he has heretofore appeared. In all
three OF the letters written to Leach while
Bright was out on the Pacific coast he
spoke particularly of Mrs. Bright and
asked Leach to make remittances to her on
his account. The impression that Mr..
Bright was neglectful in his family affairs
has been substantially disputed by docu-
mentary evidence.
Parties from Eureka in the city Thurs
day say that the little town is still in a
state of great excitement over the Indian
scare. About sixty-five families from the
surrounding country have fled to the vii
lage for safety. The men held q council
yesterday to decide whether to remain
there or go back and brave the danger with
arms, but the result of the conference is
not known. One instance is known of a
half dozen men with teams going after
wood, when meeting several Indians, they
all stampeded and fled, terror stricken, the
half dozen men in one wagon, leaving the
balance of the teams in the woods, where
they were afterwards found and turned
loose.