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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-31
0arket geports.
Sc. Paul Wholesale Market, Dec. 80.

Receipts of wheat have been some-
what larger to-day than yesterday.
Prices are without change, buyers pay
ing Sic for No. l, 78c for No. 2 and 84c
for No. 3.
Trade in feed and provisions is rather
light, with prices generally unchanged
Receipts of dressed poultry continue
equal to the demand. Fresh killed is
in good request. Chickens are quota
BILE at ! to &c; turkeys 9 to l0c; geese
Sc. Old killed state lots a drug on the
market, and ? t,o SC lower.
Dressed hogs quiet, with quick sales
this morning at 7 to l-2c for good
soand lots.
Mutton and beef are in very moder-
ate request at previous quotations.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-31

Hon, Ebenezer Ayers, Lecturer of the
State Grange. organized subordinate
grange p. of IL. Tuesday night last. at
Marine Mills, Wa ,h;ngton county, with
the following officers = Master. Hugh
Campbell; Overseer. James Meredith !;
Lecturer, P. F. Walker; Steward, Jo-
seph DeWolf; Assistant StewardO w.
Erickson; Chaplain, August Bush !;
Treasurer. Marcel Gagnon: Secretary,
Adam Amos Gatekeeper. James AL.
corn; Ceres, Mrs. II. Campbell; Po-
mona. Mrs. Mary Z. Bowling; Flora,
Mrs. Sarah Alcorn; Lady Assistant
Steward. Mrs. Ellen Meredith.
Mr.. Ayres speaks at Point Douglass
Saturday night next, and instals the
officers Of the Point Douglass Grange.
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NeWYork Money aMd Stocks. Dec. 80.
lAssociated Press Report.l

Money loaned at 3h per cent. Gold ll7h.
Governments dull but strong State bonds
active. Stocks active and strong. Western
Union 79a: Pacific Mail 81 X; Adams Ex.
ll6; Wells 4 Fargo IS; American 62; United
States 81; New Yo Central lOlA; Erie
q 4; preferred 45; Harlem I2S: preferred
i25; Panama ia; Illinois Central 99h:
Pittsburg IS; Northwestern AN; preferred
81 4; Cleveland x Columbus S8; Rock ISL
and 1929: Milwaukee & ST. Paul SO: pro-
lerred 56A; Wabash 2Oa; preferred 25; TT.
Wayne 93k: Ohio 31x; Indiana Central
9h; st. 10 25H
Specie shipments to Europe to-day s90O,-
600, of Which $4,000 was gold coin
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-31
Why Should He Net be Expelled
From Chicago Tribune 29th.l

From Chicago Tribune 29th.
Cs7Dhrndred and fifteen thousand
dolla,'s of Irwin's corruption fund has
been traced directly to the Hon. Will
liam S. King. ex.Postmaster Of the
House, and member of Congress elect
from Minnesota. The story about
King which appeared in the Tribune
something more than week ago, and
for which a St. Paul newspaper was
the resposible authority. is thus cor.
roborated in its essential particulars.
The country will be panied and shocked
by the confirmation Of that story. We
have been hoping all along that the in
vestigati Il would prove TO be part of
scheme to depress Pacific Mail stocks,
and that the committee would not mere
ly fail to convict any Congressman of
bribery, but establish beyond reason
able doubt the absolute innocence of
the Congress which granted the subsidy.
II is impossible to entertain such hope
longer. Mr.. King must account for the
Sll5,000 which he received. His own
services as a lobbyist were not worth
one-tenth Of that SUN but he was lust
the man to accept the money and por-
ton 1t out among the corrupt members.
The duty Of the committee is to press
this matter until the full exten. of it is
ascer:ained. 1t cannot be, and it ought
not to be, dwarfed or sighted Fit is
not fully dealt with now, the first work
O the Ferty.!ourth Congress will be to
decide why William S. King should not
b. expelled from the House. II Mr..
Kings guilt is established now. the
next Congress will be able 10 dismiss
h m summarily.
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$40 A N.--Wheat quiet; No. ], 94c; Ne
?, sJ& Deeember, O4c c; January, 9Oxc
February, 9ikc; No. ! hard, axc. he
ceipts 5000 bushels; shipments 500.
1890 A. N.--Wheat unsettled; No 1, 04c:
No 2. N4c; December, 9OXc; January,
UAc; February, 81 xc; No. hard, 96xc.
l2:l0P. M.--Wheat quiet at SIC for hard !;
81 Kc for No. 99xc for No 2 cash and
January, and 81 xc for February. Dressed
hogs Sc; live 6x07.20. Barley, No. 2.
$L2SK; No. 3, eL11.
N.--Wheat quiet: No. ], 94xc; No.
:, Oac; January, Dxc; February, S1xc;
NO. hard, SIC.
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The German consul at San Sebas.
tian, Spain. informs his government
that the captain and portion of the
crew of the German bark Gustav have
been imprisoned, and that the Carlists
fired upward of 1900 rounds at the
vessel whilst endcavoring to enter the
harbor.
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Scranasn Zeal sales.

NEW YosK, Dec. 0.-sO,dO0 tons were
sold - follows: 5000 tons Dalton's crate =
e6.2K05.26; 6,00v tons egg 1t a6Nk0.
1000 chestnut at e4.Nx04S0.
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PERU.


New YoRK, Dec. 30.-Advices from
Peru state that the government troops,
after two days fighting, have forced
Pierola, leader Of the revolutionists, to
abandon his stronghold on the heights
Of Tonta- Pierola and his principal
officers escaped into Po;ivia, while his
troops scattered in Ill directions.
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Grauge Department.

[From the Constitution of the National
Grange of the Patrons OF Husbandry.]
The ULTIMATE OBJECT OF THIS ORGANI-
ZATION IS FOR MUTUAL INSTRUCTION AND
PROTECTION.
Human happiness is the acme Of earthly
ambition. individual happiness depends
upon GENERAL PROSPERITY.
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Flour dull at s4.95g5.I0 Wheat firm and
quiet At 1.l2g!.l6 Corn, old frmer; held
~ y5c sf'oat; new fr1ner, held 1t 9Oc; 8so
bid. Oats quiet and unchanged.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27
Washington News and Gossip.

FEW FRIENDLY WORDS FOR SECRETARY
RICHARDSON.
Assistant Secretary Sawyer has applied to
the Ways and Means Committee to be heard
in his own defense on the resolution of censure
which the Committee agreed to. and which
they propose reporting to the House. The
Committee held meeting, this evening, for
the purpose of hearing Sawyer. Secretary
Richardson has not paid any attention to the
resolution. He does not propose to make any
request to be heard in his own defesne. 1t il
understood that, should the resolution be re-
ported to the House, Mr. Dawes will move to
strike out the name of Richardson. The
chances are however, that the resolution will
never be reported, as the committee has dis
covered that there is no prospect of its recelv-
House. The more the Sanborn business is in
vestigated, the more apparent it IS that censure
if any, should be laid upon the Congress that
passed the laws, and not upon officials who ex-
ecuted them.-Boston Globe special.
THE DESPERATE STRAIT OF THE DISTRICT
RING.
There has been much talk in all quarters to.
day over the Presidents removal of Cluss as
member of the board of public works while he
was still on the stand before the District COM
mittee. 1t appears that the President acted,
in part, on the strength of the false statement
conveyed to him, in the resolution of the board
to the effect that Cluss had admitted on the
stand that he had perjured himself. No such
admission was made. The committee finds it.
self embarrassed by this action, a. it was
awaiting the production of certain papers and
vouchers from the engineers Office and the
preparation Of certain statements which Cluss
cannot make without access to his papers,
which are now out of his reach. He has cali
ed for specific documents which, it is believed,
will sustain some of the strongest points he has
made, but the District government has thus far
declined to forward them. The chairman has
also ordered the production of those papers, and
yet there is failure to bring them, and it is
known tonight that one of the prominent en-
gineers involved had objected to showing the
desired documents. Every element Of this
case points to desperate attempt ON the part
of the board and its supporters to break down
and disgrace Cluss at any hazard. The Presi-
dent, who has been absent during his testi-
mOny, only returned Monday morning, and
has acted the same day upon statement of
the case made to him by the board.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
A Grange of 20 mem bers has been organized
at Turner.
Thomas fash, Superintendent of the public
schools of Lewiston, authorizes the taking up
Of contributions in the schools, for the Agassiz
fund.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A man employed in Varney's mill at Bruns-
wick, caught his foot in a circular saw yester-
day and tore all the toes off
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The students of the Waterville Cas steal In
stltute have engaged the Temple Quartetta of
Boston for their Commencement concert this
summer.
Waterville is to have ont door concerts:
Inc annual law term for the middle district
commenced at Augusta yesterday.
"A salmon was caught in the Kennebec river
WIN Dait the other day. Old fishermen saw
enls Is LUG nrst instance on record of river sal.
mon taking bait. and it is CURIOSITY ON that
account. VII 'n~'
Or. Rollins, President of Colby Univars;tv
delivers the address at Waterville on Memor;y.'I
day. 1oii~'
The Kennebec Journal relates the sad story
OF once beautiful and accomplished woman
who was rendered insane by the brutality of
e drunken husband, and who is lying al the
point of death in the Augusta aims house.
Mrs. Sarah Ladd of Augusta, aged IS. died
Monday, She was one of eleven Augusta
young ladies who marched in procession at the
hrst celebration of Washington's birthday iu
that city.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The young men of Oldtown have Organized
company OF cadets. Carl Jameson is cap
tain.
A daughter of Philip Rainey of Oropo. was
seriously injured Monday by being thrown
from carriage.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Savage, of the firm of Anderson & Saw
age. was drowned in the Carrabassett stream.
Friday. The river drivers are alarmed at the
frequency of accidents of this kind on this
stream, and demand that the directors shall
use more care.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The little child of John Boyd of Calais. who
was poisoned by eating wild parsnip, has since
died.
IN GENERAL.
The veterans of the Mexican war, living in
this vicinity, are requested to report to DR.
York of Auburn, the date of their enlistment.
the regiment to which they were attached, term
OF service and such other matters of interes.
as may occur to them. 1t is the intention to
organize an association of the veterans of that
war
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27
Letter from the National CAPITAL.

" AAANOAOr1 AAAoy -, LOTT
suppose public life must have some special
destinations, else there would not be so much
eagerness to enter upon it-so much reluctance
to quit it. But to the ordinary visitor at tho
Capital, during session of Congress, they are
not apparent. Pecuniarily, there can be no
temptation as considerable majority of the
members of both Houses spend more than
they receive. Those that do not, are obliged to
live frugally and with rigid economy, for
house rent, board and all the necessaries Of
life are abnormally dear in Washington
Incidence is not one of the Injuries permis-
sfble to Congressman fer what with correspon-
dence, errands for constituents, services in COM
mittees, and attendance at the daily sessions,
there are few spare moments for the least abb
sorbed of them.
Fame, which is presumably the controlling
motive which incites the quest for these places
OF power, is so often alleged by influences
which detract from its value-is made go nm
certain and insecure by the chances of mis-
representation aad insinuation to which eyerv
public man is subjected by the unbridled Ii.
cense of the men who make public opinion Tor
try toy by furnishing spicy paragraphs for the
unpleasant notoriety; and is sometimes "snow-
ed under" in storm of scandaleus defamation.
doubt whether there is another place in the
universe where there is "a wider gulf between
reputation and character. Almost any clever
fellow who understands how to keep in with
the penny-a- liners-either by making them
little loans literally, standing treat, or voting
for jobs which they are lobbying for, can ac-
quire splendid reputation, without any
character at ALL Per contra, the very best
specimen of the latter article, will not save
man from utter annihilation, if the gentry who
handle the types take a notion to write him
down. The consequence of all this is that the
people at large acquire the most erroneous
views of the relative merits of their representa-
tives, and often put a high estimate upon
very small lights in the political armament
and correspondingly underrate the talent and
capacity of others, whose modesty obscures
their work.
But if'the felicity of congressional service
nas It's drawbacks, they are as nothing COM
P"ieu 10 The harassments which bsset cabi-
'' munster. For salary, which wouldn't
oommaaiu hrst class dry goods salesman in
new YORK. and on which not one of them could
live unless by the most parsimopious ,fruoalitv
these gentlemen accept hard labor ind;scr;n,.
mate fault-finding and all the nettv annov-
ances incident to the free and easy stvle with
which it has been the custom of late years to
treat of every man, high or low. who happened
to occupy an official position. Now and then,
a spasm of indignant virtue seizes upon the
branch of the government, and leads
to the selection of burnt-ofering. Then the
altar il built, the faggots are got ready, and
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

Our New BRUNSWICK neighbors, as we
have before stated, are now engaged in an
exciting political campaign occasioned by the
election OF members of the provincial assem-
by In many of the boroughs and counties,
the nominations will be made next Saturday
and during the week following. In St. John,
ana many other counties the elections will
pi.ee next week, so that the last work is
NV oeing done. The only real issue is the
ool questlon-whether the present free
es'arian school act shall remain in force
- - a;d .s Other issues will be brought
a.. e.a ~ ne enemies of free education, but
49, ~. n..Au -. =, 'nis measure wisely leave all
s'e ~. y 'ne canvass Usually the issue.
- pun'lcai contests in the provinces has
ony 0een choice between men, and per-
sonal abuse and yituperation have been 81
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

The Republicans Of Maine are invited to send del
sgates to a State Convention to be holden in
GRANITE HALL, AUGUSTA.
Thursday, juno 18Th, 1874, at II O'Clock
A. M, for the purpose of nominating candidate
TOR Governor, and transacting any other pusihess
that may properly come before the Convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows:-
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate and one additional for every rs votes for
the Republican candidate for Governor in 1873. A
fraction Of 40 votes, additional to the full number
for delegate, is also entitled to a delegate.
Delegates are authorized to fill vacancies only
with actual residents OF the county to which the
town belongs.
The State Committee will be in session at 10 o'clock
the morning OF the Convention for the reception Of
credentials
JAMES G. BLAINE, Kennebec, Chairman
WILLIAM P. FRYE, Andr0scoggin
HENRY .. PERRY, Aroostook.
STANLEY L. PULLEN, Cumberland
+. G. PERKINS, Franklin.
JOHN ID. HOPKINS, Hancock.
j. H. H. HEwETT, Knox.
5. s. MARBLE, LINCOLN.
FRED. +. SHAW, Oxfcrd.
JOSEPH l.. SMITH, PSnobscot.
e. A. THOMPSON, Piscataquis.
#. ID. SEwALL, Sagadahoc.
s. j. WALTON, Somerset.
FRED ATWOOD, Waldo.
NELSON s. ALLAN, Washington
JOHN HALL, York.
Nov OK 1914 o"
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY %. "a

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS furn'snU,
with Gard certificate countersgned by s1anies
Pullen. Editor. All railway, steamboat anu W.
managers will cenfer favor upon US by ael'anuns
credentials Of every person claiming 10
journal, as we have information that seVeia jun
mers', are seeking courtesies IN .uo n'nio VI 'n0
prs. and we have no disposition to be, even pas
siyely. a party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

THE Cunard Steamship Company has de-
cieed to discontinue the weekly but continue
fortnightly sailing of steamers from Boston
to Liverpool during the present dull season.
Steamships will call at Boston on their way
from Liverpool to New York once week.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

NEW HAvEN-Ar 2ad, barque Fannie Loring,
Loring New York to load cartridges for Guadaioupe
sch Hortensia Smith, Baltimore.
PROvIDENCE-Ar 25th, sch L g. Know,es
Dinsmere, Machias for Pawtucket.
Sid 25th, sch Garland, Lindsey. New Ycrt.
FALL RIVER sid 25th, sch Owen P. Hinds
WARREN. RI-Sd 23d. brig Milwaukee. Mitchell,
WAREHAM-Ar 2sd, sch standish, Wilder, I'm
VINEYARD HAvEN-Ar 2sd. schs L Smith,
Upton, Hoboken for saeo; Pearl. Goldthwaite Port
New York; Congress, York, Gardiner for do.
Ar 24tb brigs Eudorus, Lee, Portland for Phiadel-
Howard Moshier. Portland for New York.
Sid oath, schs Albert Mason, Restless, S Stevens,
Defiance, Alpine, Comet. Pearl, Caroline, Maracaibo,
BOSTON-Ar 25th. schs Bedabedec, Pike, Virginia;
VIM Jones: Gilchrist. Philadelphia; M B Mahoney,
Port johnson; Irvine. Eaton, Weehawken; Silver
Spray Chadwick, Rondout Winona, Pendleton, and
Sa R1;a New New York Sea Foyer Lin
George a. Albert. Halcrow, Bangor.
Cid 25th. barque Catalpa, Hardenbrook, Surinam;
sehs Alzena, Plummer Gibraltar; Nellie Clark Craig
Ar 26th, schs Mary Riley, Riley, from Philadelphia
SALIVA, Huntley, Elizabethport; II W Deming, Cook,
CID 26th, barque Kate williams, Hale, flores; schs
Caleb Eaton, Savage, Baracoa; Altoona, Fitzgerald
Fernahdina; Orion, Osborn, Belfast; Wave, Cotton,
Addison; Mayfower, Roberts, Winterport; VIM Nc,
Loon. Rogers, Portsmouth.
BEYERLf-Ar 10th, sch Eugene, Leland from
SALEM-Ar 25th, schs W g Mowrey, Eaton,
Philadelphia; Kate Walker, Rich, and Lizzie Mills,
Armstrong Port johnson; Caroline, Wallace, Hobo
NEWBURYPoRT-Ar oath, sch Franconia, Lea
witt, Wilmington.
FOREIGN PORTS.
At Singapore 9th ult, ship Boynton, Nichols, FIN
| Rio Janeiro, ar 9Th, unc.
| At Rangoon 18th ult, barque Goodell, Crockett,
| from Singapore. for EurOpe. lido
Sid FIN Saugor 18th ult, ship Anahuac, Matthews
Boston.
At Colombo 10th ult, barque Ocean Belle, Jarvis,
| for New York via Aleppey.
Al at Cadiz 21st ult. brig David Bugbee, Staples
New York.
= AT at Rotterdam 23d inst, barque Investigator
Butman, Baltimore.
Sid FIN Iauique Mch II, ships St Nicholas, williams
| England; 18th, Col Adams, Butler, Europe
AT at st John. NIB, 23d inst, schs Geo v Richards
Robinson and Marion, Ruggles, Portland; Annie W,
Br Bran & Baird, Starkey, and Margaret Ann,
Dick, Portland.
| --latest by European steamers.l
CID at Liverpool 18th inst, Transit, Percy, fol
OF BallycOtton 10th. Edw o'Brien, smalley, from
Ar at Diamond Harbor 9th inst, VIM Leavitt, Lea.
Ar at Sierra Leone 18th ut, Lamoine, King. from
Ar at Valencia 2sth ult. Norwegian, Rogers, Port
In Elsnore Sound 10th inst, BENZ Webster, Smart
| from New York for Stettin.
AT Ct Brake 9Th inst, Carrier Dove Merriman, fin
Ar at Reveal 9Th inst, Clara Eaton, Merriman, from
| New Orleans.
April 20. lat 4s 12 Ion 70 49, barque Nina Sheldon
| from Antwerp tor Montreal.
May 4, lat Al, lon &c. barque Annie Kimball, from
| Philadelphia for Antwerp.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

HE increasing debts of the municipalities
OF Massachusetts are exciting: some alarm
among their citizens in view of the fact that
the wealth and population are not increasing
in ratio at all commensurate. Apprehen-
sions on this subject will be wholesome if
they tend co Check tho tendency, from, which,
the towns Of Maine are not entirely exempt,
to indulge in iuxuries and turn the bills tor
the same over to posterity for settlement.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

RECIPROCITY IN Boston. - Quite a large
meeting OF the Boston Board of Trade was
held on Monday at which addresses were made
by Edward Atkinson, E. T. Russell, w. H.
Lincoln, and Others in favor of the proposed
treaty OF reciprocity and opposed by Mr..
d. N. Skilllngs. The meeting. however, unan.
imously passed resolutions endorsing the prop.
Osition
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

OHIO is in mind to test minority representa-
ton. The constitutional convention pro-
vided that in counties where ;three or more
members Of the Legislature are to be chosen
the voters may cast three votes for one can
didate, or distribute, as they choose.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

PROF. SWING knows how to take advan-
tage of popular feeling, if he doesn't know
the institutes of Calvin. Last Sunday in fif-
teen minutes he raised $4,000 to pay off his
church debt. No wonder that after this ex-
perience he is little shaky on the doctrine of
total deprayity,
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

AMONG the anniversaries taking place in
Boston this week is the annual session of the
Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars, which is composed of delegates
from the Grand Lodges of all the world.
The order reports membership of 100000.
The annual report, made by western man,
notices the good results OF the "woman's
crusade" in that section of the country. He
says from reliable authority 5000 liquor shops
have been closed. nearly hundred towns
delivered from the sale of liquor, while thou
sands and tens of thousands have signed the
pledge. As result there is a marked falling
off of crime and pauperism and higher
moral tone pervades the communities where
the crusaders have done their work.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

The Brunswick Telegraph is vigorously
insisting upon the need that the people of
Maine should plant their money in the secu-
rites and enterprises of Maine. Very likely
the people of Brunswick have capital enough
invested out of the State to build another fac
tory upon their magnificent water power, to
bear like honorable record with the .sCabot
Mills to employ another five hundred hands
and to support another thousand inhabitants.
There is nothing that starves the fields of
industry like the deportation of capital.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-27

PROFESSOR BENJAMIN PIERCE has Just
called attention to the problem of avoiding
collisions at sea. The meridian of the great
est danger is in the neighborhood of the
Newfoundland banks, 80 degrees west of
Greenwich, in the region of dense fogs, float
ing icebergs, and fishing smacks. 1t appears
that the Cunard line has already adopted
certain well defined ocean lanes, on the out
ward passage crossing the meridian of so deg.
At 43 deg. latitude, and on the homeward
passage at AZ deg. latitude. Prof. Pierce sug-
gests the necessity of the adoption of this
method by other lines, and remarks that
some clause introduced into marine policies
might be wise and effective, and it might be
wen 70 SUBJECT all the logs of steamers to
some officer Of acknowledged judgment, from
whom an uufavorable report would be receiy-
cd as serious sentence, and one greatly to
be dreaded. But even when the lanes arc
established there will still remain consiaer.
bic danger, unless the steamers arc roou;ro,
to assume uniform speed-say of Ten tnot.
an hour-during the continuance Of fonv