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CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
The Boston Commonwealth says

The cheap transportation league is having
we'll attended meetings in the various wards
OF this city, and rapidly directing general at
tention to their cause. Gov. Clatin spoke
at one of them the other evening, and very
acceptably to the company present. he
pictured the Monopoly OF the Boston and
Albany railroad management, and said that
it is the fault of the people themselves if
they do not see to it that trusted representa-
tives are sent to the State House; when the
reform now started will be complete.
They should move at once, irrespective OF
party, and let it be understood forever that
railroads are public ways, and therefore
should be tree ways. The enormous tax on
the people, not only for the property upon
which the stockholders go scot free, but in
the shape of high rates OF fare and freights
and tolls received for passing the bridge at
Albany, with no account rendered OF the
earnings, pay millions of dollars annually,
which go into one vast hopper to swell the
already gigantic fortunes of a few private
individuals, who control this public proper
with the West, and upon which we depend
| for our very existence as manufacturing
and industrial community.
We are glad to see that the East.
especially intelligent New England, is
moving in this matter.
| So far as wheat is concerned, cheap
transportation would not decrease the
price to the Eastern consumer for in
asmuch as the price of wheat is fixed
in the Liverpool market, the price in
New York and Boston would remain
substantially what it is now. The I'm.
just exaetons Of the American railroa Is,
therefore, upon wheat transportation,
fall entirely on the Western farmers.
But cheap transportation between the
East and West would probably cheaper
all those articles Of food, whose price
depends on the home demand such as
fruits, meats, vegetables, barley, oats,
&C.. while at the same time it would
give better price to the producer.
In this regard the interests OF
the Western farmer and
| the Eastern manufacturer are
identical. Cheap food means cheap la
boz, and cheap labor in the East means
cheap goods in the West.
As an intercontinental people our
first great necessity is cheap transpor
tation, and this can only be had through
government intervention.
We buy ,chat tos buy PLUS high trans
portation zoe sell what scs sell MIMI.
high transportation.
This is our whole case in nutshell
Nay more, the high rates charged OF
the transportation of our productions
are added in the East to the cost of la
Dor there, and paid again by US in tn
increased cost of the goods we buy from
the East. Thus we burn our candle =
both ends. Hence debt, mortgages Ant
distress cover our whole land. Hence
with soil of Egyptian richness
. from the hands of nature,-we see moth
. ing before us but poverty as agricultur
lists. What will our children see, whe
! the cream has been taken from gu
land and only the skim-milk Of our e1
hausted soil remains! Surely, if n
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-12
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.

This is the way the Republican party
spurns and spits upon the Temperance
Beformers. The Chicago Tribune, now
a Republican organ, says:
More than third-term prattle, more than
Butlerism, more than Press Gag and Credit
Mobilier jobs and Santoon contracts, more
than Grangerism or any other ism, Prob hi
ton has steadily and swiftly wrought the
defeat OF the Republican party, and placed
its opponents IN power in every State where
it was made a political issue.
That is to say, the Republican party
is willing to accept the votes on the
ground that it is ''the party of moral
IDEAS" but when it comes to giving
those moral ideas form in moral action
and legislation. it respectfully begs to
b counted out
But who can doubt that the Republi.
,asa party of Minnesota is, after all. the
temperance party! Are not Ram.
~. STRAIT and Bill King it. great lead
81! Ani who have done more to pu,
down Intoxicating liquors than they!
What says Brother Hutchinson!
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From the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Next House.

The following table showing the COM
plexion of the delegates in the House
Of Representatives Of the Forty-fourth
Congress from the States that elected
on Tuesday, and the Democratic gains
in these States. is made up from the la.
test dispatches. These are strictly in.
side figures, the Republicans being
given the benefit of the doubt in nearly
all cases where the results are uncer.
tain. Independents are classed with
Democrats
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change is made in our laws, their lot
will be deplorable indeed.
Minnesota can do her part. Will
the next Legislature do theirs?
We call upon the people everywhere,
Anti-Monopolists and Republicans, to
watch with eager interest the acts and
votes of their representatives next win
ter. Let us see if the Railroads will
again control them. The struggle will
be great one and we tremble for the
results.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-12

tanned by judge Goodrich, of Column
bus,are correct, the sooner mankind re-
lieves itself Of one Of its myths tho bet
ter.
In any event, we would recommend
our readers to procure and read the
work. It is full Of information, and rs
interesting as first-class romance.
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THURSDAY, NOV. II, 1874.
WANTED:

A first class, energetic business man
who will canvass for advertisements for
the ANTI.MoNOpoLIsT on a liberal COM
mission. References required.
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THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
The St. Paul Pioneer SAYS !:


With Mr.. Donnelly's valuable help, the
Pioneer succeeded admirably, as few days
ago, in figuring out an Opposition Legisla-
tlre. But unhappy Donnelly has gone
to Nininger, and the Pioneer Is up stump
Will not Donnelly kindly consent to re-
turn?
Now to relieve our friend David, who
is thirsting for an Autobiography vic.
tory in Minnesota, ''as the hart pant
eth for the water brook; )" and who is
in an agony Of sweat and tears lest
Ramsey should be reelected, we pre-
sent below our estimate of the political
complexion of the next Legislature.
In doing so we cannot refrain from
exclaiming with old Jack Falstatf,
"Lord! Lord! how this world is given
to lying The Pioneer figures out 30
majority on joint ballot for
the straight Republicans the
Press makes it 33, while the Min
neapolis Tribune. with Minneapolitan
modesty makes it %; and these
charming champions of truth reach
these surprising results by claiming as
straight Republicans men who ran in
opposition tothe Republican party, and
earned their places by defeating regu-
larly nominated Republican candidates.
All it asks to know is, that the men
were once Republicans! By this rule
they will assign Ben Butler to the De-
mocracy-and the Lord protect US
from such logic.
The matchless impudence wherewith
they insist that men who have defeated
Republican nominees, by aid Of the
sentiment in their communities against
the Republican party, should now go
into Republican Senatorial caucus,
and oblige themselves thereby to vote,
perhaps, for Alexander Ramsey, is re-
freshingly cool even in this mild No.
vember weather.
No, gentlemen. that won't do. The
Republican party is marked for the
grave. After 1876 it will have no ia
vors to distribute and no Offices to give
away. Intelligent men will not insist,
like Hamlet, upon getting into the
grave with this decaying organization
You will have enough to do to hold
your own forces together, without at
tempting to gobble ours.
The following is the Legislature as
we figure it: Now, David, don't shout
and throw your hat wildly in the air.
Be moderate, even in your loftiest ex-
altat:on. Restrain your enthusiasm as
you did when you thought Wilson was
! elected; and better exhibition Of sup.
pressed delight we never witnessed than
x,o,, ~oro ~, that <,oooc1nr
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r. l.. Fr0zee.
Irpr ChriSfi0nSOn

NorE-The black figures on the lett indi-
cate the number Of the Senatorial districts.
The roman figures opposite part of the
names Of Representatives indicate the num-
bers Of the legislative subdivisions from
which they were chosen. Republicans in
Roman Opposition in italics; Independents
in small caps.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-12

The ANr1-MoNopoLIsr is published every
Thursday for circulation by newsmen and
mail.
Single subscription, One Year ...... $500
Single subscription, Six Months LOO
Single subscription, Three Months. 30
In Clubs of five or more to one address it
will be furnished at so per year; or $l.00
tor six months. Address,
THE ANTI-MONOPOLIST,
No. II WABAsHAw ST., ST. PAUL
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-14

In u ta'e of "Joe Backey's Barn;os,' y
in tile OH and Nep, Joe died srbston.
tally "s follows: From beneath the
cruelty singad eyebrows aud ias..es,
Joe's good-natnred eyes oponea; his
cracked lips opened and smiled; ho tried
to speak, but suddenly be gaspcd,
shivorcl, and then the deacon know by
tho way Joe's head hung over the kind
Old arm that supported it. that his
partner had drawn his last dividend"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-14

Tho New York San has some queer
notions about obituary notices. On
Tuesday it announced the death Of the
Hon. Henry Smith, President Of the
polic, board of that city, in hall
column obituary, which closes us fol.
flows: "Mr. S!nlth was sociable com
panion. His favorie diver sion was
draw poker. ginc Of chance and skill
in which he czceiled. II is said by one
who snw him that recent fotty-eigh,
hours sitting at the game 40 exhausted
him that it led to his fatal sickness"
It is rotated Of tho late Senator Wig.
fall that on the collapse of tho Coufcd.
cracy, whilo crossing the Mississippi to
;na.s his way into Mexico, iu the as.
! sumed character Of al ultra Union man,
he was Informed by Is Federal soldier,
who WIS .ou board tho ferry boat, OF
tho intense satisfaction he would expe-
riencu if he could fall in with and hang
to tho topmoit limb Of tho tnleIt tree
the Texan 0rchtraitor. "Yos; I, too,
would be pulling ut one end of the
rope" vel.ementiy remarked WiSlall.
A Nevada judge. after the jury La.
been cmpaneled and counsel ready to
PiOSCCt3 k'uIicu out - tcFOlfCT Wuu lu-
diciously remarked: eff any nun goes
frolicking around the court room dur
ing the TRIAL Of this case, Shall inter
rupt him in his career" The stricles!
decorun prevailed.
4 band. master in the English army
for period of forty-nino years has JUS,
retired, and has been awarded the mu.
nilicent pension Of ten cents D day
Ec This shows the appreciation by
foreign governments Of onr muniticent
pension to Mexican votcrAns-@igLt
dollars n month.
President Grant can Low say BAT to
one aan in all this glorious land. "You
know how it is yourself" Andrew John.
son-the pcnuitinate OF tho Presiicu.ial
lino lis tho individual.
Why is Rock Hill like spindle? Be
causa iiujb( Td) IL always around it Will,
his JtHorS (Yauhccs) that tire us.
Rock HN Grangc
Macon, Ga. hus started ladies' calico
church club, the members Of which bind
themselves TO atteud church in plain
calico dresses.
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Less than leo days ago, Texarkana, in
Texas, was a bowling wilderness. 1t
now numbers over 2, 900 bonn fde citi-
zens, and some 200 buildings going up.
There is general ticket Office. two rail.
roads, two express companies. two tele-
graph liues and forty saloons 1t is
called tho enchanted village OF the Lone
Star State. and expects in short time
20 rival all its neighbors. The compile
tion OF the Southern Pacific Railroad
VIII exhibit the same astonishing results,
md scatter hundreds of Aourishin q
towns and cities all along the limo.
From the fact that when the body Of
man Of average slzo is reduced literally
10 ashes by fire, only about ten pounds
of sad ashes remain, it is shown that
the humnn Systcrl contains seventy por
cent nf water. Iu the remaining thirty
per cent. twenty is carbon. which dis
nrpsars IN gas ut the burning, even as
'ho watery seventy evaporates. Thus
yonr solid man" possesses really about
ten pounds Of solidity.
y mnn in Indiana has had lots OF fun
out OF valentine. i'll which he was de-
pictcd las "motEer's pet" This set him
III u rage; he got drunk, abused his mo-
ther. whipped his wife because lie
thought size knew something OF it, was
discharged from his place in the mill,
mtdo disturbance in the streets, was
arrested. 1ncd about thirteen dollars
and gen! to Jail.
When lovely woman stoops to Office
holding, sho may be suspected the same
as any other public servant. Miss Belle
Murray, who has beon acting as deputy
clerk Of the Circuit Court of Mclean
County, ILL.,, is charged with cmbezzle.
munt, and her trial is in progress at
Bloomington.
Tho Dieppe police, warned by several
recent calami,ies, have issued notice
to persons, requesting them, when II
lady is in danger of drowning. to aeizs
her by tho dress, and not by the hair,
which oftcutines remains in their
grasp.
Snnshino las departed forever from
New Orleans. Tint is to say Corporal
Frederick William Sunshine, of tho
Metropolitan police, extiuguished him
sell few days ago, by blowing his
brains ont with ~ pistol.
"Anl d!l goa hear lin cal! her ny
dcar or anything like thht?" asked The
lawyer. no. sir! Of course not; she
was his wife" ans Sercl tho lady Wit
ness.
Nor BAD. The Washington Caroni.
Gle oalls the reosnt duel near Augusta,
sketch latter the old masters"
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HIGH HANDED OUTRAaE.-Las: Mon
day, as the construction train WAS ut
work on tho Charlotte, Colu n bia aud
Augusta Railroad, beyond The Dcud
Fall, ut the hour Of noon or thcreab outs,
a posse of negroes. headed by few
Hamburg coustablos, arrested Conduc-
tor Robinson, i'll charge nf the train !;
also. the engineer and oil the hands,
numbering n0Ont thirty-threo meu, and
carried them to Hamburg. They were
kept there in DURANGO vile for about two
hours or moro, without any process of
law, as fur as can be heard of. The cause
OF the arrest seems to have been because
the construction train was performing
the duty assigned it-viz: the filling up
of the Hamburg trestlo. The filling up
OF this treste seems to have had tho
sanction of the compauy's attorney in
South Carolina, but the authorities
across the river think it unlawful
Hence the work il stopped at present
until n definite settlement by both cor
poratious. Wo nre informed by tho
Road Master, Mr.. B. T. Burns, that tho
mob ut Hamburg threatened to cut th..
trcstle. aud burn it, if required, 30 rs to
show their mower Tt is rennraliv nnd.r
stood that two white mon were Mt the
head OF this crowd, and boastei bat
:heJ wou!,: mako something out OF tile
matter. II certainly seems to US must
high handed outrage. II the company
has no right to ill the trestle. tho usual
process OF law should have been OBJ
tained to stop tho work. This mob
business will not answer, und tho sooner
it is stopped, the better.
augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.
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Tnc Now York Commercial! Adceyiiscr
deeply regrets that the education of go
many public oilicialu was neglected in
their youth. Arithmetic, particularly
""eias TO have been stuliously over
J osed, aud tho curious manner in
vl.ch nonie OF the peoples servants get
':,cir figures mixed, in ''shocliing-posi-
lively shocking" Now it is the City
ircasnrsr Of Fort Weyre, Indiana, who
cannot "ba!ance" bis books by abont
$4,000. ft
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CLOSING HoURs OF THE LOUISIANA LIE.
aIsLATURE.-The New Orleans Times
has the following regarding the last
hours Of the Legislatures:
The closing scenes Of the session were
marked by tumultuous excitement,
which, opening out.in vigorous strength
early in the evening, grew in force as
the hour OF adjournment was neared,
and eliminated in finale OF such up
roar and confusion, that Bedlam broke
loose, or o multitude OF bowling wild
beasts could not, by the rcmotcst posi-.
bility. have offered the slightest ap-
proach to the bewildering effect pro-
duced by these S oIons of tue ninotcenth
century. In the House, from tho hour
OF the opening Of the evening session,
at z o'clock, tho work was lively, and
Pandemonium stoo.l revealed on eafth .
Never by any chance were there less
than twenty members speaking ut once;
ana by tiie sane rule, not moro tiluu
ono IN twenty pretended 10 m'intain
any familiarity with his saat, bat, in q
| pron,scuous jnmble. all hauds roa.nc!
through space. mt times shouting like
| m bI to secNro the attention Of the
Speaker; ut others rising to point Of
oraer To make motion, or do IL hut
dred other things which no Que but Il
Louisiana Legislature wouli think Of.
| Tho eyeniug Picayune cdltoriaily says
1t IL the concurrent decl.ratioa Of the
Leading and most honess members cs
the Legislature. which! terminated It's
carser last light at IL O'clock. that the
appropriation bill, under which oil the
disbursements Of tho State must be
made, was never passed. was never sub
mittcd by the Speaker, nor voted OH by
tue members. The reporters OF tue
press. all spectators. the officers - .
House, and, in fact, every creA.,able
witness who was present during the ses-
sion, bear the same testimony. Wheu
1t WAS repeatedly suggested that the bill
had not been voted ON, the reply Of
| members WAS shouted, "Oh! It lou't
make ANY difTsreucr; We will have it
entered in tho Journal; that will do AS
we'll" There were many othar bills in
the same predicament, which were neyer
passed. and were never even submitted
to the House, but which it il proposed
to have entered in the Journal aud pro-
claimed as laws.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-14

A SUCCESSFUL IMMlanANr.- .-Gottfried
Weber, German immigrant who re-
comfy arrived in this State and settled
IN Lowndesvllle, has written an exceed
ingly pleasant letter to the Zsitu,,g. Of
Charleston, in which he speaks of his
new home and the treatment ho re-
coives, and other matters. He is evil
IDENTIFY we'll pleased with his adopted
home, and likes the people by whom he
rs surrounded. This immigrant, who is
evidently ac intelligent man, says that
lle has been away from his native land
i've years, during which time he has
Travelled considerably, and TINT nowhere
has he ever boen more kindly received
than in South Carolina, which he speaks
.ot III lnttering terms III u section Of
tn" cnnntIv wherein ha halinvne tho in
idnstrious immigrant will beable to fud
"A comfortable homo. He refers to the
relations betTeeu him sell aud his en-
pioyer as being of very pleasant cha
racter, and says next year he will start
life for himself. having been promised
land to cultivate ON his own account.
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FATE OF THE PRESIDENTS. An extra
ordinary circumstance in the history OF
the country occurs on the death of Mr..
Fillmore. Never before since the admi-
nistratiou Of Jefferson has it happened
that only ono person was alive. except
tho incumbent, who had filled tho Presi.
dnntial Office. Andrew johnson is now
the only e1-President living; and even
he was not elected to that Office, but
came to it as Vice. .President on the as
snsSination of Mr. Lincoln. While the
younger Adams was President, the elder
Albums. Jefferson, Madison and Monroe
wero living. When Buchanan was
elected, Van Barcn, Tyler, Pielco and
Fillmore were alive. When Lincoln was
lnaugura.cd, Van Buren,, Tyler, Pierce,
Fillmore aud Buchanan were living.
Within the past thirty-seven years,
seven Presidents have been elected be-
s...rs S::.-' 1t is an extraordinary fact
that not ono OF the so,.-- = now alive.
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. W. Parker-Life Insurance.
Seibels e Ezell--Priyate Sale.
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THE STATE LK0IsLATURE.
FRIDAY. MAnoH Is, 1874.
SENATE H

o41Nh Ii
The Senate was occupied during the
day ip reading bills and resolutions.
The printing bill WAS discussed. amend
|ed,. and returned to the House. The
|evening was devoted to eulogies on Se-
nator Sumner-addresses being deli
vercd by Messrs. Gain, johnson, Whit.
temore and othera. A series OF resolu-
lions, piepared by a joint committee of
The two houses. were presented aud
adopted. standing.
Mr.. Whittcmore introduced resolu-
lion appropriating 81. 600 for portraits
Of President Lincoln signing the emau-
|cipation proclamation. and Senator
Sumner holding aloft tho bill of rights;
which caused debate somewhat foreign
Ito tho subj sct, participated i'll by Messrs
l"t"-. Nash, Swails aud others. MIR.
Nash moved TO amend by substituting
So. coo, which was adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESEN rATIYES
The House met ut IL a. AZ.
NJ. p. Sitnpk;ns introduced the fol.
lowing, which wns adopted:
Wherons, it was demonstrated last
evening that night sessions nrc prolnc-
tive of little good; and whereas, tue
,neagro amount Of business before this
House does not seem to warrant the con-
tinuance of night SESSIONS; therefore,
'he rule requiring au adjournment ut 3
p. M. be resciudcd.
Mr.. Mecizs presented u counter me-
morial of citizens OF Lexington village
against incorporation.
The Senate rccelcd from its amend
ments to House bill TO raiss supplies fur
the fiscal year commencing November l,
1874.
MIR. Hurley submitted resolutions
of Charles Sumner,
which were unanimously adopted.
a Senate bill to make appropriation
to pay claims held in trust by J. Wood
rnH against tue State, was indefinitely
postponed.
The report OF the Com mittees on Ju-
dietary and Agriculture relative to agri-
cultural land scrip bonds, was adopted
as the sense of the House.
The following Acts were approved by
the Governor: Act to relieve the bou;ls-
men of the late County Treasurer of
Greenville County, James NJ. Allen; to
validate all payments made by tho
County Treasurer of Edgeield County,
under and pursuant to the provisions of
"a joint resolution to authorize the
County Commissioners Of Z lgefeld
County to levy d special tax of three
mills, to be levied ut the time OF the
general tax" and to declare the intent
of said joint resolution.
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Ten Mexican bandits recently attacked
la stage near Gualalajara. The passen-
'gcrs resisted. A reinforcement of thirty
bandits arrived, whom the gems d'arn,es
who we're escorting the stuge fed. The
passengers continued to defend tie
stage. The bandits killed Westfall, a
German physician. who formerly resid-
ed at Havana. and Bartholy. q German
merchant, and wounded two Mexicans.
They also multrcated Barlholy's wife
aud tho rest OF the passengers, and
ichoppad tlia bodies of the two dead
Germans. The Governor Of Topic has
sent ont .mcn 10 search for the bandits.
Andres Castro, the celebrated Sau Luis
Potosi bandit. has been captured aud
executed. The journals refer to Santa
Anna's return as without rol;t;ca; sisni-
icancr.