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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-26
THEY GET TnElR LANDS.
The Tni0n and Central Pac iSic Raile
ways mt Last Certified to be Com.
plcsed. and the Withheld Land
Grants Turned Over t0 the Com
nSani0S.

pnmicS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.--Under the
Congress joint resolution Of 1869, FIVE
citizens were appointed to examine into
the condition of the Union and Central
Pacific railroads, who reported
that about $1,000, 900 would be ncces-
sary to supply the deficiencies of both
roads. Secretary Cox at that time d.
rected the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office to withhold from them one
half of the land grant as security for
supply Of the deficiencies of the roads.
The reports of the Commissioners who
recently examined the roads. say
the Union Pacific has since that
period expended S2.2l5.Wo. and
the Central Pacific has expended
S.. 500. 900 in excess Of the sum first
named. the deficiencies having been
supplied and the roads considered as
complete. The reports were submit
ted BY the Secretary Of the Interior to
the President who. on the recommen-
datisn of the Secretary. has directed .
revocation Of the order Of Secretary
Cox with holding patents for half the
lands, which viii therefore Be released
TO those companies.
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SINKING OF THE EMPIRE.
Suddenness Of the Catastrophe
The Captain, Mate, and Pilot d.
scribe it..A Baby Shaken From II
Mothers Arms and Drowned.
New Orleans telegram. Nov. III

New Orleans Telegram, Nov. III
Captain Jeanirau states that the EN-
pire had only fair cargo, and was not
overloaded; that the guards were well
above water. At the time Of the sink
ing he was awakened by great noise
and confusion. He caught one of his
children and swan with it to the shore.
He saw his wife standing on the deck
with her baby in her arms. As the
boat went down she chung to the wheel
house Of the Bradish johnson, which
stood alongside, bu. the violent shock
wrenched from her grasp her child, who
fell into the water and was drowned.
To the best Of his knowledge tie
Empire had 100 hogsheads of sugar, 70
barrels Of molasses, 238 barrels Of rice,
and 785 sacks of rough rice. He says
the boat did not break in two, but went
down stiff and solid, and cannot account
for the sinking, as she was not over
loaded and there was no unusual water
anywhere when he retired at night. He
cannot tell how many passengers ther
were, as the books were in the safe ii
the clerks room. He thinks Their
were about thirty-fvc. He lost four g
his childrcn-Fannie II years; Johnn!-
II years; Ada years; and Walter I
months. He is overwhelmed with grief,
and can scarcely realize the horrors Of
last night.
Yhe bodies Of Fannie and Walter,
Mr.. Frisbie, engineer OF the Magnolia
Plantation, and two children Of Mr..
| Camper. have been recovered. The
boat and cargo were partially insured
in city offices. The bell boat Usage will
go to the wreck tomorrow, when the
bodies of the drowned will PROBABLY be
! recovered.
John Dublin. mate, says: We ar
rived last night about twelve o'clock ;
tied up and went to my room, and was
almost Immediately asleep; between
four and five clock heard tremen.
dous crash; thinking we had been run
into rushed on deck; seeing she was
sinking / shouted for every body to get
life prcservers; rushed along forward
shouting, to awake all could, intend
ing to run into the cabin, when the
boat, almost in a seconds time, seemed
to sink, and / was thrown into the
water; swan until could catch
hold of something and save myself
Eugene Durobe, pilot, says: WheI
the boat sank | was in my bed;
heard crash and thought we were ruI
into; was thrown into the water az
| cwam tn the wharf think the hr
broke in two. she sank so suddenly.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-26
Orxanixed hands Of stGreasers
RasdinxrOne Hundred Miles Int

Organized B0u0S Oh OFeabeTS
RaidinxrOne Hundred Miles Int
Texos.
Galveston Telegram, Nov. 12.]
The Nevs special from Brownsville
has an account Of raid on Los Almas.
which causes some excitement. This
decides the question as to the existence
Of an organized band in Mexico to IN
wade Texas. Los Almas is about one
hundred miles from the Rio Grande.
It has three or four stores and good
many inhabitants. Mr.. McGovern,
custom house inspector, is recently
from Edinburg, and says that party
of raiders were in Hidalgo county
about five days ago. They had bales
of calico, ETC.. on their horses. They
crossed the Rio GrAnde between Edin-
burgh and Ringold barracks, nearly =
hundred miles below Guerrero. They
were from Matamoras and other towns
on the lower Rio Grande. and not from
Guerrero. Ricardo Flores is stealing
the cotton from this side.
At Mazeppa more than two weeks
since herder of Celia and Donache
was captured by band Of robbers
They tied his hands behind him. his
feet under his horses belly and turned
the horse loose. After grazing around
for twelve hours, the horse went to =
ranch and the poor man was released.
Marauders collected the cattle and
drove them into Mexico This occur
red about twelve miles south Of Browns
vile.
Three days since four armed Mexi-
cans stopped United States soldier
in the road, about thirty miles above
here. They questioned and let him 60.
A detachment of mounted men was sent
from Los Ruccias to look for the Mcxi-
cans. The result is not known.
These events speak for themselves
They show whether these raids were
fabrications or well-guardcd warnings
The party which robbed Los Almas in
tended to have gone to Corpus Christi.
if they had had sufficient force. This
was divulged by man who overheard
conversation in Matamoras. The
cloud of border warfare is looming.
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ALL ALONE.
A Michigan Hermit's Life in the
WOOds.-HOW Love Affects Some
Minds.
from the Detroit Free Press.

A few days ago, Sergt. Bachmann Of
the police force had leave of absence,
and went to Lansing to visit friends and
have hunt. One day while hunting
on the Cedar river, about five miles
east Of Lansing, the sergeant came up
on little log hut, erected upon the
bank of the liver. The curious archie
lecture Of the hut attracted his atten-
ton, and drew him nearer than he
would otherwise have gone. The
builder had cut poles and slanted them
up in the shape of an Indisn lodge,
with an opening at the top for the
smoke to pass out, and had then plas-
tered mud over the poles, making =
snug and warm house. Surprising that
he had come across the house Of lone
Indian family, the sergeant looked in.
and great was his surprise to discover
that there was but one occupant, and
he an old gray haired man. When the
occupant became aware of his visitors
presence he shrank back as Il inclined
to hide, and the sergeant invited him
self in to see what sort of den it was
anyway. The old man could not
speak when first questioned, but when
Bachmann threatened to arrest him a.
suspicious character he found hiR
tongue. He gave his name as Darius
Green, and his age as 50. He
stated that he had lived in seclusion in
st. Clair county for several
years, but having been great
ly annoyed by parties who wanted to
drive him back to the world he had
changed quarters and had been on The
Cedar about two months. He said no
would rather drown himself than min
gle with the world again, believing all
men liars and all women hypocrites-
When he was about % years Of age hs
became engaged to a young lady at Me-
dira, Ohio, and in due time all preparar
tons were made for the wedding. At
the last moment his fance ran away
with another lover, leaving Green feek
ing about as fat as defeated candi-
date. He tried his fortune again in >
year or two. and the girl Of his heart
died few days before the time APP
pointed for their nuptials. These at
fairs, together with the lose Of some
property, turned the young mans dis
position, and he went from the active
world into the woods and built himself
a home. Driven out after several years,
he came to Michigan, and has changed
locations four or five times. He has
several times been sick, but he is his
own doctor. He lives mostly on corn
meal cakes and vegetables, and never
moves away from lis hut until hunger
forces him to. He has few dollars IN
specie-e,iough, he thinks, to last him
during the remainder Of his life. The
old man had no companion-not even :
dog or bird, no books, no way to pass
the long hours but to sit and brood and
think and sleep. His hair is down on
his shoulders aud his beard long and
matted, while his clothing Is in rags
and his feet wound up in cloths. Such
life must be lonely beyond what cns
can imagine.
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Border thIevery continues to -four
ish on the Texas-Aicxican border. a
drove Of fcrty-one stolen cattle, run
over to Mexico through Brownsville,
we're yesterday stopped in Aatamorae
by the Mexican authorities.
Prof. Marsh Of Yale College, after
several days delay in Red Cloud, hAs
finally won reluctant consent from
the Indians to his visiting the fossil re-
zion in the Sioux country. They :
afraid, they say, the white mar Is goiA-
to search fox gold instead of bones.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-26
A TENEMENT MURDER.
An Angry Husband Accused by His
Son Of Throwing His Wife From
the Roof Of a Five story House.

From the New York Tribune, of the 9Th. ]
Joseph Rosenstein, aged IS, porter
in the coffee and spice establishment Of
Z. R. Mead, Jr., q Co., at No. l3 Coen-
ties slip, returned to his apartments on
the upper floor Of the five story tene-
ment house at No. 413 East Fourteenth
street, about 4P. \. on Saturday even
ing. and began to quarrel with his wifi,
Mary A. Rosenstein, age %, about his
supper. The two had not lived happily,
and quarrels between them were so
frequent and noisy that other occu-
pants Of the house had complained to
the landlord, who had more than once
threatened to eject them unless they
we're more peaceable. The other per-
son present at the quarrel OH Saturday
night was their son Matthew, q lad Of
eight, from whom the account of the
succeeding events is mainly obtained.
Rosenstein abused and threatened his
wife very savagely on account of the
quality Of supper she had prepared for
him, and her remonstranceS only pro-
voked his wrath the more. Finally, he
declared that he would 90 elsewhere to
eat. and meet friends with whom he
could enjoy himself. lie put on his
coat for the purpose of 60
ing out. Mrs. RoScnstcin, knowing
that this threat usually indicated
night Of drunkenness in which he was
likely TO spend all his weeks wages,
locked the room door on him and put
the key in her pocket. Rosenstein, in
his rage, hammered at the door. and
attempted with > screw-driver to re-
move the lock, but Mrs. Roscnstein re-
sisted him, and he sulienly desisted.
Fearing the consequences of his anger,
however. she quietly unlocked the door
few minutes later while he was occu-
pied in another part of the room. and
slipped out with her boy, locking It
after her. This Infatuated Rosensteln
even more. and he again pounded on
the door. As he was doing SO be heard
her ascending to the roof.
where she had some clothes hanging
out to dry. and presently he heard her
footsteps above him. The idea Of es-
Gaping by means Of the fre-escape at
the window then apparently suggested
itself, and be opened the window and
began > descent He changed his mind,
however, and assembled to the roof,
where his wife Was now busy taking m
the clothes. He angrily renewed the
quarrel, and 8 Mrs Rosenstein stepped
to the edge 70 eall for help to the Peo-
A# 4 -
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EPIDEMIC MURDER
ers--Brutnlity--One Mnn Nailed
Fast and Left 70 Die.

[Willesbarre, Pa, kilograms, Nov. III
The reign of lawlessness in the coal
regions appear to be continually grow
ing worse, caused, perhaps, by the fact
that the nest Of the perpetrators Of
the assaults and murders escape cap
ture and punishment.
At Carbonate. on Saturday night or
Sunday morning last. two men were
murdered and three severely assaulted.
one Of whom will probably die.
Patrick Padden. miner at Coal
brook colliery, was found upon Dundof
street, I'D that city, Sunday morning.
with two bullet holes in his head and
badly pounded about the body. His
head was frozen to the ground. the hair
having been dragged in pool OF blood
and water. which had concealed He
was not ute dead when found. but ex-
pired in the afternoon. He had quar-
relied with some parties o. Saturday
afternoon.
Michael Mentally was found dead the
same morning upon the railroad bridge
in the same city. He was about .
years OF age The BODY nao eyioentsy
been put there.
Michael Begland was found about the
same time with his throat cut he
vas dressed in an old suit Of men 8
clothing. When last seen on Saturday
night he had on suit of good clothes.
He is still alive. and Will probably re-
cover.
A boss at the Erie breaker was way
laid on Saturday night and had his
arm broken and received other injuries,
but escaped with his life. His name
has not been ascertained.
About two miles below the city, at
Carbondale mine, man whose name Is
not known, Was found nailed to beam
in lonely and unfrequented place.
Strong nails were driven through his
coat It the wrists. and his pants at the
ankles, and n this position he WAS IN
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-26
The Democratic Victory and the
Price of Butter.
From the Albany Journal, Nov. 81

From the Albany journal, NOV. b.
We heard a story yesterday in re-
gard to confiding Democrat and hon.
est, simple-minded laborer. He attend.
ed o number of political meetings dur
ing the campaign just closed. and swal-
lowed, with unquestioning faith, al that
the Democratic orators told him as to
the intimate relation existing between
hard times and Republican rule, and. Of
course, drew the Inference that the
election Of Mr.. Tilden meant times just
the opposite Of hard. Yesterday morn
ing, having mastered the election news,
he seized plate handed him by his es
teemed helprnate, and, in accordance
with her request, hied him to neigh.
boring grocery store and requested to
be served with couple of pounds OF
their best butter. The energetic and
urbane clerk in attendance lost no time
in placing it upon the proffered plate.
Then. while he was in the act Of laying
a delicate sheet of white paper on the
top of the butter to protect it from
duet on its way to its destination, the
purchaser asked what there Was to pay.
The energetic and urbane young clerk,
who was quick at figures, replied:
Two pounds at forty-eight cents a
pound-nincty-six cents.
At these words the fare OF the Gust o.
mer, which up to this point had been
wreathed with the smiles which the
election news had invoked. became over
spread with an expression Of astonish.
ment and anger. For a moment or 80
his emotions rendered him speeches.,
and then in loud voice he broke
forth:
"Forty-ate cints. Oh, musha,
musha! The divil fly away wild ye;
wasn't that what ye was after chargin'
me Munda :"
The urbane clerk explained that his
customer was right-he had been
charged forty eight cents per pound for
the best butter on Monday, and the
price IN the meantime had undergone
no variation.
did We take squint at the Argus
this morning. me by!' qucried the ex.
cited party before the counter, at the
same time exhibiting to the gaze Of the
clerk copy of that sheet freighted
with Democratic victories The intel.
iigent clerk replied that he had seen
the Argus, and added that he was
much elated at the news
"Te've seen the news, re say that =
YES. sir, I've seen the news.
And yes know that Mr.. Tildern il
elected %
Eyes, sir, am aware Of that fact =
aAn' Mr.. Tildern elected yeze charg.
n me forty ate cints pound for bat.
ter: lust the same as on Munda -
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doubtedly left to die, but by mere acct
dent was found and released.
At Scranton, on Sunday morning, a
newsboy found the body of Michael
kearney lying at the foot of a steep
embankment. He was dead, and had
evidently been thrown there. No ar
rests.
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"A physician advised patisnt ito
take walk on An empty stomach"
"Whoss stomach" feebly askel the
patient.
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ward and landing a thundcrbolt Of a
fist between Conkling's eyes. The
Senator went over like a great tree,
where he lay for a moment stunned by
the conclusion. He was heard to say
afterward that he thought a house had
fallen on him.
Conkling had enough Of boxing for
once. Chandler made several pleasant
little remarks about the skull of his
friend Conkling, which were not re-
ceived in the most cheerful way. Judge
of Conkling's feelings the next day
when he learned that Chandler had
played joke upon him by giving Mr..
Howard 500 to come up and bounce
Conkling. The Mr.. Howard, of De-
troit. Mich, was none other than the
notorious pugilist, Jem Mace.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-18
Estate of j Jonathan Harris.

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
~ Orab1e Probate Court, of the Parish of st
Landry, there will be sold ut public auction, tt
the highest bidder, by the undersigned q public
allctiOneer, at the Courthouse in OpelOusas, OF
TUESDAY, January 9Th, 1875, at TO O'Clock 4. NJ.
the following described property belonging tC
the estate Of Jonathan Harris, deceased, tO-Wit;
l. A tract of land, being No. 148 of the estima.
tive inventory, made on the 31st of December.
1868, containing twelve hundred and seventy.
eight and 62I100 acres, situated at Bayou Clicot
in said parish, and being in township three,
south OF range two east, South Western Land
District of Louisiana.
2. A tract of land (cypress swamp containing
two hundred and fifty acres, situated on the
river MeT1nentO, at Webb's cove, near Bayou
Queue TOTttle, and being part of sections six and
seven in township eleven, south Of range two
west, being No. 149 of said inventory.
8. One lot of ground i'll the town of Opelousas.
A. Steen, west and north by Perret. containing
one and One-fourth acres, being No. las of said
inventory.
A. Three lots (included) bounded north by al
ley, east by Main street, south by Jacob Cum
INNS, and west by Court street, being No. 146 of
said inventory.
The town lots in Opelousas will be sold with
out guarantee Of title.
Terms and COnditiOns.-On a credit of one
year from the day OF sale, purchasers to furnish
their notes with good and solvent security i'm
solfd0, and the land to remain specially mort
gagged to tie estate to secure payment of the
price and the interest at eight per cent. per an
mum, from the date of maturity till paid.
JN0. n. OGDEN,
dec 4-5t Aucti0neeF.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-18

The HISTORY OLA RAG CARPET.-A
contributor to the Toledo Blade hav.
ing set forth the advantages of a rag
carpet, Jane Brandon" gives the othel
side of the story:
/ was the only girl in a family of six,
as poor as poverty and as proud as Lu-
offer. We, that is mother and /, wanted
a carpet, and we concluded to make a
rag carpet, the boys agreed to help us
and We went to work. We saved and
washed, dried, cut and sewed for four
mortal years. Sometimes the bows
would say they would cut no more, but
after 4 brief season OF repentance they
invariably returned to the charge.
Mothers hands were blistered, mine
were blistered, the boys blistered theirs,
and then father took up the shears, but
he soon gave it up, saying that "the
tarnal thing would cost more than it
would be WORTH The a g were ali
cut, seWed, colored and wound into
balls ut last. Aunt Dolly spun the warp
of wool from u pet lambs back, and
Woye the carpet. 1t looked well enough
and we had enough to cover the parior
floor and the best bedroom-about forty
yards in all.
While we were lacking down the car
pet one OF the neighbor's girls came in,
and after praising onr carpet said:
We have got new carpet"
When did You make it," mother
asked.
@Oh! we didn't make 1t, itisa bought
carpet
We couldn't afford a boughten car
pet replied mother. "They cost SO
much.n
"0urs only cost two dollars a yard,
and it's real nice; we girls braided for
it and it only took MS a year,
Mother looked at me and | looked at
mother, neither of us spoke but u
looks spoke D whole library. Mary
Jones and her sisters bad earned d car
pet worth twice as much rs 0nrs III Il
year by braiding palm leaf hats at tiliF-
teen cents a piece. When the last tack
had been driven into its place ne rose
from our knees adder and wiser women,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-18
FW1EEE SIN.
DAILY AND WEEKLY FOR 1875

u, "
The approach Of the Presidential election gives
unusual Importance to the events and develop
nnentS Of 1879. We shall endeavor to describe
thGl4 IlliIH, faithfully, and fcarlcssly.
THE WEEKLY SIN has now attained a cir
~culatloh OF over seventy thousand copies. IT.
readers are found Ill every State and Territory
ana us 4'aIIlt| Is we'll KNOW to the public, We
shall not only cndeavor to keep it fuiiyup to tho
old standard, but to improve and add to its Va
rletN and power.
The MLEhLH Sun will continue to he {
thorough newspaper. All the news Of the DAY
VII be found in it, condensed when unimport
d1lt, at full length when of moment. and ALWAYS
We trust, treated III il clear. interesting and in.
s]tllIctivc manner.
II IS our ann to make the WEEKLY Sun the
best family newspaper in the world. 1t will be
litlI "f entertaining and appropriate rradiIL6Ot
every sort, but will print nothing to offend tnt
most ScrupIlIollS ana delicate taste. It will al
ways contain the most interesting stories ard
t"lLlarctS OF The day, carefully selected and leg
IDLY printed.
1 liz agricultural department Is Il prominent