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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-14

saw Judge Cocbrane at Milboro, on his
way to BIacksburg College 10 attend meet.
ing Of the Board Of Directors. lie told me
that he had heard in Staunton that the di.
rectors of the Western Lunatic Asvlum
would probably meet about the oath of
August.
General Joseph E. Johnston was here last
night, and this morning went over to the
Warm to join bis family.
Monday was Circuit Court day at Bath
Courthouse, but / did not hear of Il single
court item worthy of writing to the Dis
patch.
There was a meeting at the Warm Springs
on Monday, and delegates were chosen to
the Congressional Convention from this dis
trict hear that the present incumbent
will be the representative again.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01
A BOGUS TRANSACTION.
Exchange Of Political Assets.

The Stint Paul Press informs US,
doubtless by authority, that Senator
Window has exchanged his stock in
the North Pacific Railroad for thirty
lots in Minneapolis, Mr.. Dorillus Morri.
son being the other party to this re
markable exchange.
Senator Window stands on the books
of that company as the owner of sixty
three thousand dollars worth of stock,
at it's per value. As this stock is not
worth a cent on dollar we must con-
clude, either that real estate in Mime
apolis is poor investment, or that this
sale is sham. Such political NEST
hiding will deceive few in these days
|of enquiry.
Morrison is as unsafe depository Of
Window secret as Moulton was of
Beecher's. The time for revelations is
now at hand, gentlemen, and you had
better dive deep and be sure and burn
your papers. Documentary evidence
is sometimes hard to explain satisfac-
torily. Yours, A. B.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01
Grand Meadow Correspondence
Dunnell,s Canvass.

Editor Anti.Monopolist:
DEAR SIR: On the evening of the
18th the Hon. Mark H. Dunnell made
us speech at this place to a crowded
house Of thirty-five persons by actual
count. Hon. A. C. Smith Of revenue
fame and Doc. Leonard of the Post Of
Rochester, and Till Hutchinson of the
Spring Valley Progress being counted
in to make the thirty.five. Of the bal
ance, one-half at least will support
Judge Waite for Congress instead of
the sand hauler.
He explained things satisfactory to
none but the Postmasters. He said
that he took the money because it was
voted him legally by Congress, and
he wanted us to forgive him for that
as we have forgiven worse men than
him. 1t was the general opinion that
we would forgive him and also forget
him about the Sd day of November
next.
Yours truly, l..
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01
New York Republicans.

The New York State Republican con-
vention at Utica, N. Y, Wednesday, re-
nominated Gen. Dix for Governor, John
c. Robinson, 1t. Governor Ezra
Graves, State Prison Inspector r. w.
Strowd, Canal Commissioner Alex. J.
johnson, Associate Judge Court Of APP
peals. All the above are present in
cumbents and we're renominated by ac-
clamation with great enthusiasm. The
main points Of the platform are
Protection to all classes in the South
against Ku-Kiux, etc., by the States if
they will, if not by the general govern
ment; that armed attempts to snbvert
the recognized government Of State is
revolution, and revolutions must be
suppressed; that the public debt must
be paid in coin; oppose imitation, and
favor speedy return to specie payment
taxation should be kept 1t loves, pos
sible point that the administration Of
President Grant has been true to it's
pledges that the administration Of
Gov. Dix has fulfilled the highest ex-
pectations Of the people, in broad con-
tradistinction Of his Democratic prede-
cessors.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01
RED Wing, Sept. 18,

RED WING, Sept. IL, 1874.
To the Editor of the -Monopolist:
DEAR SIR: Politics are growing hot
here. Strait is heavy dose even for
the Republicans themselves. Our Anti
Monopoly Convention for this county
meets the Oath Of this month at Feather
stone Prairie; and the Monopolists are
beginning to wonder if the farmers
don't really mean business after all.
The Democrats have made no nomina-
tions and the Peoples ticket will prob
ably be supported by all that are sick
of corrrr.io,. and desire reform. The
Grongs 1ldrancs supplies us with an
able opposition journal; and although
things do not look IS lovely for the
ringsters as they might desire. Hon.
P. H. Rahiily viii probably represent
his district in the upper house this win
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01
and which is alone responsible for these
robberies and frauds, shall despair Of
ever seeing reform adopted.
W. G.. =.
SHOULD WE STICK TO OUR TICK.
ETS l.. THE DISCUSSION con-

CHIELDSVILIE. NICE TO-, MIMI.
September %, 1874.
Editor Anti Monopolist:
| thought when / wrote few lines,
some short time ago. in defense OF May
or Baxter, Of Faribault, in reply to
charge made by T. c. and against his
nomination for Congress, that the mat
ter would rest; and that 7. G. would
feel content inasmuch as Mr.. Baxter
was not nominated. But it seems he
is not satisfied until he gives me a
going over as well as Mr.. Baxter. l
am glad to learn that gentleman 5 name.
l am somewhat acquainted with Mr..
Fulton. | do not wish to enter into a
discussion or a long detail on this SUBJ
ject matter, but the spirit of the article
written by Bro. Fulton on the fifth of
September, makes me feel that should
reply.
The first fault that Mr.. Fulton finds
in Mr.. Baxter is his want of sympathy
with the reform movement last fall at
Shieldsville. | was present at that Re-
formers meeting when Mr.. Baxter was
called on to address the meeting. 1t
is true he was nominated on the Demo-
cratic ticket at the time, but he said he
was in full sympathy with the resor m
movement, for their views of refor m
were his views, but he could not at that
time cut loose from the old party that
he had so long adhered to. From pri-
vate conversation have since had with
Mr.. Baxter l know him to be in full
sympathy with our movement. Why
then despise man even though he
comes in at the eleventh hour! The
Scripture says man coming in at the
eleventh honr shall receive the same
pay as those that worked all day.
Now, Brother Fulton, l wish you could
Danish your opinions on scratching"
out Of your head; for every man you
scratch off the Autobiography ticket
strengthens the enemy; and the man
you place On cannot win unless you
put on one Of our enemies. Better stay
at home and not vote at all than do
that. When fair Convention is held
and fair nomination made and a good
man nominated, that is in sympathy
with our movement, land believe fair
Convention viii not be likely to nomi-
nate bad man, then that nominee is
my candidate, no matter what his past
political views have been. Mr.. Fulton
wants to know if '.wouid vote for the
devil. This is an ironical question
and I answer emphatically, no! for
that gentleman does not belong to our
party and cannot get ominated in any
Of our Conventions.
Now, Mr.. Fulton, you will not see
much Scratching on the Republican
ticket. And good Democrat would
not scratch save in desperate cases; and
am sure that a good Patron never will.
Our motto is, men and principles, but
principles first and men afterwards.
Fraternally Yours,
PATRICK McKENxA, P. Of H.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01
DAKOTA COUNTY POLITICS.


Jonathan Berwick, one of the Coun-
ty Committee of the Peoples Party of
Dakota county, publishes a letter in
the Hastings Union from which we
make the following extracts
VERMn1oN, Sept. 81, 1874.
was delegate to the Peoples Con-
vention at Pennington, in October
1873, and was on the committee or res
olutions, and afterwards chosen a mem
Der of the County committee.
The attendance was very full and
there was much enthusiasm. l was
sanguine of great results. Everything
was conducted with great fairness until,
late in the afternoon, when most of the
delegates had left for home, a resolu-
ton to reconsider the nomination for
Sheriff was carried, and the question Of
putting another name on the ticket was
pending, when l sent for the rest of the
Vermilion delegation to prevent any
such proceeding, if possible, but in vain
But still fearing that the work
of the convention would be undone, /
handed written protest to the chair
man. and at that stage a resolution to
adjourn was carried.
How such proceeding can be recon
ciled with justice and equity, am at
loss to explain. believe it was one
reason land strong one,) that deter
mined the Democratic party few
days later to put full ticket in the
field, with the exception Of the nominee
for State Senator.
Late in October | was present in
Pennington when the Peoples committe
met that of the Republicans. When
the names of the gentlemen who had
received the nominations for Judge Of
Probate and County Commissioner
(although they had fully Endorsed the
Owatonna PLATFORM were stricken off
the ticket, and the names of others who
had utterly refused to do so were sub
stituted, | told the joint COM
mittee l would willingly COM
plete the ticket if there
were any vacancies, but had no author
ity to undo the work of the convention
and must withhold my sanction to their
acts.
Our county committee has never met.
| met two members of it on the Fourth
of July at Lone Rock. We ex .hanged
views as to calling convention and
they were all IN the affirmative; one OF
them said he had written out call and
handed the paper to me to read.
read it over and then
intimated as mildly as could
that it did not meet my views. I can
not state precisely what was said, but
came away with the clear understand.
ing that the committee were to be call.
ed together to finally settle on the
wording of the call and fix the day on
which the convention was to be held.
My idea was that as the most we had
to do was to nominate candidates for
the Legislature, who, if successful, would
elect Z. S. Senator, we should aim to
send earnest. uncompromising opponents
of the national protective tariff. As
to the charges made in the People
call against the Democratic county Off
Gals, with the exception Of advertising
the delinquent tax list (which l think
was useless expenditure of money!
know nothing about them, and there
fore did not subscribe my name mol
authorize any one to do it for nae.
shall not attend the convention to-mor
row nor be bound by its action.
Very truly yonrs.
j. BEswICK.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01

One thing is certain, DR.. Grant and
his school of physicians have only ag-
gravated the disorder until the patient
is at the point of death. Let them
step aside and give the family and
friends chance to try another mode
of treatment.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01

Paul A. Cicolls, who was acting.
mayor of Memphis, during the yellow
fever epidemic Of last year, revives his
waning bad fame by suing the Appeal
for SANDER. Cicolla, it will be remem.
bered, was charged with forging an or.
der fer provisions for widow and her
eight children, and then stealing the
provisions.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01

The Empress of Russia is expected
to arrive in England ON October 18th.
on . visit to her daughter, the Duchess
Of Edinburgh.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01

Jonathan Berwick, one of the Coun-
ty Committee of the Peoples Party of
Dakota county, publishes a letter in
the Hastings Union from which we
make the following extracts
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01
A Few Words from Geedhue County

Yours truly,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-01

ter if I am rightly informed, and he
will represent it we'll if he is there. He
4 is honest and able. No more at pres
cent. Yours truly, W1LsInw.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-20

rain. Each OF these larger rooms has
behind it number Of smaller ones,
where the private life of the people is
passed and these apartments Bewdieh
credits with sanitary arrangements supe-
rior to those of many European towns.
Coomassies principal buildings are the
Kings palace The chief royal resi-
denee is the Bantammah, on the north
side of the town, and this alone covers
FIVE acres of ground. 1t is, however, at
one and the same time the royal abode,
harem, mausoleum, and magazine Of
military munitions.
There are seldom more than six of the
3,333-the mystical number OF the King s
wives-residen in the palace. The re-
mainder mostly reside in his Groom, or
country residence, at Barramang. 1t is
built Of quarried stone, is two stories
high, and contains high and lofty rooms.
The charge of this huge building is al
ways intrusted to one OF the greatest of
the Ashantee mobiles. Amanquattiah-
who has been in command Of the troops
led against the English, and is believed
to be one of the slain, last held the office.
King Koffee has summer place called
the Iminihiah, about two hundred miles
notheast of the town.
AS to the population, there seem to be
no accurate data. 1t has been put at
10000 and 100000. According to most
accounts it certainly does not exceed
the smaller number at the present day
The horrible rites, bloody sacrifices, and
wanton destruction of human life-espe-
cially the lives of the slaves-are be-
lieved to be reducing the number Of res
idents, in spite of the constant acquisi-
tions of fresh captives. Bloody scenes
are of almost daily occurrence in the
streets of Coomassie, where the execu-
toner strikes down the unsuspecting
victim, running the knife through his
cheeks, and dragging him off to some
sacrifice and to exercise some spirit.
Rich gold deposits are found in the
whole country between Coomassie and
the sea. The gold of the deceased and
disgraced subjects, according to Bow
dich, falls to the sovereign. Besides
which he levies a tax of gold on all
slaves purchased from the coast The
traders passing through his country are
mulcted heavily in gold duties, while the
elephant hunters are similarly taxed.
In addition to these sources of revenue
the King has daily returns Of gold
yielded in the washings at the Soko pits
and on the hills-the former, it is said,
supplying as much as two thousand
ounces a month.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-20
THE CAPITAL OF ASHANTEE.
A city Bullion a UilI of OfIrOnstOne-
A King with MORE wives than has
Brigham YOung.

"A AInk WIFI AOEC W ANGb tnan AAtAH
Brigham Young.
From the London Daily Telegraph
Coomassie was reached on February
4 by General Sir Garnet Wolseley, after
five days hard fighting ard loss of
about 300 killed and wounded. Captains
Bndlle and Nicol and Lieutenant Eyre
were the only officers killed.
Coomassie, or Kumassi, though the
capital of the kingdom, is not the largest
city of Ashantee. Originally Duabin
was considered more significant place,
and Salgha was said to be three times as
large. But from its commanding posi-
ton it being the seat of Ashantee royal
ty, the headquarters of the army, and
the scene of the ghastly religious eere-
monies of the population, it has gradu-
ally eclipsed all rival towns.
Coomassie is built on the side of a
large hill of ironstone. This hill is
among the last of the series of activities
which commence with the Adansi and
terminate little to the north of Coo
massie. They are all densely wooded,
and present PERCEPTIONS sides to the
south, sloping more gradually north
ward. The country between the success
sive elevations is at times marshy, and
always covered by thick brushwood
The city stands near stream called
the Soubin, which flows nearly all round
it, and in the rainy season fills it with a
pestilential fog. 1t is girt also with the
dense forest, which stretches all the way
from the coast for at least l50 miles.
Three or four days marching, however,
northward brings the traveller out Of the
bush, and there the misrable paths are
exchanged for comparatively good and
broad roads, leading to the large towns
in the interior.
The streets of Coomassie are broad
and clean. They are ornamented with
beautiful banyan trees that form a CRATE
ful shade from the sun. Its greatest
peculiarity, however, is that every house
has one large public room which opens
directly upon the street, and this gives
its thoroughfares an extremely agreeable
appearance. They are, moreover, ar.
tistic. The walls are of wattlework, but
their roughness is carefully hidden un-
der a plastering Of mud, and this is
washed over with white clay. The
floors, which are mostly raised above
the ground, are generally covered with
rude carvings, and always kept clean
and nicely polished.
The public rooms average 20 to "a feet
in length, u to 10 ia breadth, Z to in
hight Their palm leaf caves extend far
over the walls, so as to keep out sun aud
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-20
Elder Knapp, the revivalist, is ill with

Elder Knapp, the revivalist, is ill will
consumption.
The English press disapprove of the
womens whisky war
Miss Ida Greeley is described as a
dashing horsewoman.
An iron gun, weighing $4,000 pounds
is being cast in Boston.
A ten-year old girl in Wood county,
Ohio, weighs 245 pounds.
A Connecticut matrou, aged II, re-
Gently applied for divorce.
The will of Mrs. P. I. Barnum gives
all her property to her husband.
Evans, who printed the Confederate
money, died in Georgia poor-house.
Thirty cents a gallon for wine in
California is said to pay the producer a
fair profit.
1t is estimated that Texas cattle deal
ers have taken $4,000, 900 into their State
from cattle transactions in Kansas last
year.
A Dutch Congressman remarked:
"Ven l vas elected | thought | would
find dem all Solomons down here, but |
find dere vas some as pick fools here as
mineself."
The King Of Portugal is a small, deli
cate gentleman of any age from thirty
five to forty, with a round, dusky face
and close cropped hair. He is a regular
book worm, and his private library is a
marvel of valuable &C cumulations.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes sent a
sentiment by telegraph to the Bohemian
Club, of San Francisco, on the occasion
of their recent celebration, which, In
reference to the difference in time be-
tween the two points, closed with; be
smiles in slumber for he dreams OF you.
In Sweden justiceis grim 'disregarder
of persons. In that country the rail
read tracks are carefully fenced in, and
the law imposes harsh penalties upon
any who willingly breaks through the
obstruction. A Swedish nobleman,
hurrying home in his own conveyance,
finds that it would expedite travel to
drive for short distance upon the rail-
road track. he did so. Tried for the
offence and convicted, he was sentenced
to hard work in the penitentiary for q
period Of six months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-20
MEMPHIS TENN: FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1874


process had been less exhaustively
exposed, there were still few
broad issues on which the case
might have been deternined-as for
instance, whether it was credible that
if several men were saved from the Bella
/ the claiman mt should be the only one ever
heard Of, and that the crew Of the ship
that picked him up and that the ship
herself should also have vanished from
the world? Whether a man who had
spoken French as his native language
until he was twenty-four years of age
could in few years become unable to
spell word of that language, and
whether he could in few months learn
to speak Spanish fuently2 Whether a
man could forget his mothers home, his
tutors, his studies, even his holidays2
Whether it is natural that a runaway
heir should pay $500 apiece to a couple
OF agents for discovering him when he
conld any day have discovered himself
for nothingY The more one thinks of it
the more monstrous it seems that ques-
tions like these should have taken so
long to answer. The one solitary point
in the claimants favor was that he was
recognized by Rogers mother, but then
she recognized him before she saw him,
and in the teeth of his absurd and igno-
rant mistakes about Rogers personal
history, and it is clear that she had
work herself into crazy state of mind
on the subject, in which she was prepar-
ed to accept anybody as her son rather
than want one.
TRAITS OF THE CLAIMANT.
There cannot be a greater mistake
than to imagine that the claimant is a
clever, quick-witted man, with any sub
tlety or inventiveness about him. He
is certainly not stupid. He has ready,
plausible address, selfpossession and
great promptitude of assertion. Under
cross-examination he rarely hestated.
he had always an answer ready to fire
off at once, however little to the pur-
pose. Apart from these qualities, how
ever, he is very poor creature. At the
first he had evidently thought of trying
to pick up smattering of French, of
drill, and of other things. but had given
it up as too much trouble. His laziness
and stolidity have done him good SER
vice. A quick, ingenious man would
have taken more pains to play the part,
thus laying pitfalls for himself. The
claimant avoided invention as much as
possible, and contented himself when
ever he could by simply saying don't
recollect,' l am ill, or l am drunk, or
My mind is blank about that. When
he gave any names or dates they were
taken from his own, that is, from 0rton' s
life. Never did any one drift so lazily
into great crime, or display so little
ingenuity in the prosecution of ii"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-20
UNTO THE SUN.

Caloric potentate! Thy rise is opportune-
A sentimental mammal claws his Tyre;
He will, in haste, fife high his adolescent
Nor Stop Stop for decency or hire.
Unchallenged Sun of myriad suns-arch-boss
The warmth of thy fierce gaze this world
Doth even shame the feryor of the manly love
bear my mothers only son.
Thou art not versatile; yet this Machine hath
Since gassy times that ri not try to spell,
And thou has proved to all that thou canst be
the Sun
By simply doing one thing well.
Thou Chairman of Committee on Celestial
Compared with thee our brag lamps seem a
mess:
E'ea with our stock tsSt Of "bra's" cOncOct we
We've not the recipe, guess.
We don't, cut up such shines. with our poor
Or we portion Of thy disk would fix
High in the fasts of our notwithstanding
Night
To teach the moon and stars some tricks.
Alack! Black cloud-hulks coast the sullen
West, and Morn
An all-day Wetness hatcheth out, l ween,
To dank this facile air, and spur each drowsy
corn,
And make my trusty togs feel mean;
Therefore, 1 will no longer thrash my howhng
muse, -
It's sweetest dogg rels clutching greedily;
To Imply linger here would my nice sense
abuse
I'll steer me homeward speedily;
For if man don't quickly seek the inside
dry
When outside dampness is a certainty,
Then should impassiOned kick with hot repeat
reply,
And telescope his vertebr@.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-20
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