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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-12

CPRINGS AxIcs, Rims, Hubs, SpoHc=, IN;
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-12

IDAINTS, Oils BRUSHES, &c.-"e n"'f
i on hand an unusually large supply
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" p''''-' HENRY COOK & CO.,
nh lO7 King street
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

Of compliment. has been placedlupon the
altar Of sacrifice; and Averill is now, po-
litically speaking, cold mutton. The
great combination is now perfected.
Hennepin has King, Ramsey is to have
Ramsey. and the Rings are locked in
loving embrace.
We know that there are many honest
Republicans who talk about the party
reforming itself; and who say that
Ramsey will be superseded by Austin
or Davis. Austin, we fear, has fatally
crippled himself by his great omission
of duty in the McIlrath matter we
saw we fear it, for we have feeling of
respect and friendship for the ex-Gover-
nor. Davis has many excellent quail
ties, and fergets more when he drops
asleep each night than Ramsey ever
knew in his whole life. But in the
hands of that willy schemer, he, Davis,
is like naked, new born babe in the
grasp Of grizzly bear. There can be
but one end to such contest. Davis
will be buried, with the honors of war,
and his grave strewn with flowers from
the hands Of the federal officials.
There is but one way that the State
can get clear Of Ramsey; that is, to
elect Legislature Of which large
majority are Anti-Monopolists. The
success of the Republican party means
the return of Ramsey for six years
more. Six years more Of imbecility,
mediocritv and cold-blooded selfish.
ness; six years more of knavery, cor
ruption, public plumber and general
generalization.
In counties like Olmsted and Waba-
sha where the very name Of Ramsey is
an offense to the people, the Republi-
cans pretend that they are for Davis.
But even if members are elected hon.
estly, on that plea they would have to
60 into Republican caucus, and they
would be bound by the decision of that
caucus, and that decision would in
evitably be,-Ramsey.
Away with such pretences. Let the
issue be clearly drawn. The very
tickets ought to be printed, '<For Alex
ander Ramsey and Against Alex
ander Ramsey The candidates for
United States Senator ought to be
voted for directly by the whole people;
but as they are not. the issue should
be kept plainly before the people. If
they vote to elect Republicans to the
Legislature they vote to return Ramsey
to the Senate. No subterfuge can dis
guise that fact. Let our Boss Tweed
stand openly before the people and
solicit their sufrages.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

and every occasion. No man in that
Legislature made for himself nobler or
better record. From the very first he
declared his purpose to forget all about
old party ties and issues. and do his ut
most to relieve the State from the
great evils under which it was suffer
ing.
At the same time Mr.. Cox was
faithful and laborious in the inter-
ests of his immediate constituents. No
man in the Senate carried on a more
extensive correspondence with his
District than he; and as representa-
tive of the great Minnesota Valley he
toiled day and night to obtain legisla-
ton looking to the improvement of its
water courses, in the interests of the
producing classes.
No comparison can be instituted be-
tween him and Strait. Intellectually
he stands head and shoulders above the
Republican nominee. A team Of wild
horses could not drag Strait into a
discussion with him, or to even appear
on the same platform with him before
the people. Cox is scholar !; while
Strait, it is said, has to employ an
amanuensis to write his letters. Cox is
poor and honest while Strait is rich
with money earned in some Of Gov.
Marshall's cotton speculations Cox,
if elected, will work with industry and
ability to improve the condition of
the common people; Strait will work
with equal diligence to improve his own
fortunes.
The St. Paul Press charges, or in
sinuates, that Mr.. Cox has the vice Of
intemperance. We can only say, that
during the whole Of the last session of
the Senate he remained at his post Of
duty, and was perfectly sober. We be-
lieve he will do as well in Congress if
sent there by the people.
Like all other men Mr.. Cox has
doubtless his defects, but at least the
people can depend upon these facts:
l. He is honest.
9. He is capable.
3. Heis thorough Anti-Monopolist.
4. He has the education and ability
to represent us with degree of credit
on the floor of Congress that "fgure-
head Strait" never could pretend to.
5. He is not in any Railroad, or In
dian, OF any other kind of ring.
Let US, then, forget all personal pre-
ferences and disappointments, and rally
to his support, and carry him through
to Congress by large majority.
Close up the ranks and advance the
column.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

Thus our dictatorial David, on the
18th of August, left line Of retreat
open. by which he could fall back into
the Republican camp on the 10th of
September for he well knew that in
all human probability some one Of the
several candidates who were seeking the
nomination would secure it; and if the
successful man had not ssset up the
pins,' it would be easy enough for
David to insist that he had, and very
difficult for the nominee to prove that
he had not. A- ei..t
But why dilate upon David's plans
"These schemes are glass; =sf -. ..
The very sun shines through them"
David came here to sell us out. He
was imported like prize bull for that
purpose. The Ring needed him. 1t
was all arranged he was to publish
an Anti Monopoly paper, with the part
of Autobiography left out by special
request. He was to help King into
Congress, first by making war on Az
Grill; and then discovering that. the
candidate Of the Anti Monopolists is
either too rich to be reliable, or too
poor to be trusted too much of Re-
publican to receive the Democratic vote,
or too much of Democrat to suit the
Republicans f; that he is too well known,
or too little known; in short, that he is
a drummer - and that the Anti-Mo.
nopolists had better hold another con-
vention, and nominate another candi-
date, and thus divide our vote and in
sure Kings election!
And do you soberly believe, David,
that you can carry out your contract !
We won our triumphs last year
we swept the Second Congress
ional District by over 5000 majority !;
we reduced the majority in the State
from 10000 to 5000; we elected our
candidate for State Treasurer and
came within 500 votes Of electing our
candidate for Secretary of State; and
during all that time, David. you were
publishing an administration organ in
Chicago and drawing your pay as PEN
sion Agent with charming regularity.
And do you suppose, David, that you
can now come up here and bring all the
efforts and labors of the people to
naught and that you can do it with
out being found out in your dirty work.
No, David, you have thrust your
head into pile of Bill Kings green
backs, and, ostrich-like, fancied your
self hidden, but your featherless ex-
tremity is sizzling in the sun; and be-
fore we get through with you, David,
the very boys will be throwing stones
at it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
THE ST. PAUL PIONEER.

The wisdom of the policy which die
tated the establishment of this journal
is becoming more and more apparent.
We saw that the enemy had entered
our camp and purchased our leading or
gan the St. Paul Pioneer, in fact they
had already controlled it, to some ex-
tent, for years and they proposed
that, at the proper time, it should throw
itself into the breach, and strive to de-
liver over both the Democrats and
Anti-Monopolists Of this State, bound
hand and foot, to Messrs. Ramsey, Win
dom and King.
The time has arrived which we fore
saw. The bell has tolled for the de-
livery Of the goods; David Blakely
discovers that he cannot support the
nominee of our party, Mr.. Cox, for
Congress, because he is human and
therefore not free from human defects
and blemishes; but he can support
dummy Strait whose election to
Congress was disgrace and whose re-
election would be crime. He strains
dreadfully over the Autobiography
gnat, but he swallows whole caravan
Of Republican camels without gagging.
To-day King will be nominated for
Congress, and David will soon refuse to
support whoever We nominate against
him on some plea or other. He will
insist that We must import an angel
straight from heaven; that nothing
less than an angel should run against
King, That no earthly, ordinary NOR
tai, will be fit competitor for that
great and good and virtuous man! And
so the Pioneer will denounce him and
support King; and yet all the time
continue to preach in favor of the abb
stract principles Of the Anti-Monopol-
list party, and to insist that it is an
Independent paper!
And what reason does David give for
refusing to support Cox! None at all.
1t quotes, with JUNCTION, long edi-
torial from his own pen, of August IL,
in which he defined what manner Of nan
should be nominated. He says they
''must not nominate either an Anti
Monopoly OF Democratic political bum
mer." What that means precisely
would be difficult to determine; the
phrase is large enough to cover, in the
mouth OF an enemy, every man OF any
prominence in the State. One who
loved him not, might even describe our
own David by that opprobrious epithet'
But David goes further; he says;
We can assure the gentlemen who Ar
busying themselves with running about the
second district and setting up the pins fol
their nomination as the Anti Monopoly can
didate, that their success viii prove but
vain and temporary triumph.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
THE ISSUE.

Ramsey lives in St. Paul, and repre-
sents the clique interests of peculiar
Ring therein. Minneapolis is the head
quarters Of another Ring. Together
they have dominated Minnesota-di-
vided they would destroy each other.
The first essential therefore for Ram.
sey's return to the Senate is that Min
ncapolis shall have something" and
that something is conceded to her on
condition that her Ring shall help
Ramsey.
In 1858 we were in Congress. 1t be-
came apparent that if Hennepin county
did not receive her share of the loot
there would be row. And so it was
coolly determined by Ramsey that we
must be got out of the road-slaugh-
tered;-and so Elihu Washburne was
melted to do the killing, his brother
election in our place to be his reward
But the plan failed in one respect; we
refused to die; instead of falling before
the laundering attack of Grants vice.
gerent, we retaliated in a style that
Elihu will remember as long IS he
lives. And the Minneapolis Ring got
nothing Except the pleasure Of help
ing to raise the $1,000 that were paid
to Andrews to run as a boiling can
didate.
Hence, when the Legislature assem-
bled the next winter, there was trouble
in the family-and wigs were on the
green. Hennepin insisted she must
have something, and W. D. Washbarn
came forward Is . candidate for the
Senate. Ramsey was in sore distress.
But Bill King carried him through.
He kept the Hennepin delegation uni
ted with the war-cry Everything for
old Hennepin," and at last he delivered
them over, body and boots, to their
local enemy, St. Paul.
Well, six years rolled around. Again
Ramsey wants to go back to the Senate.
Again the same tactics are to be re-
peated. But this time new victim IS
ldemanded:-the amiable, pleasant,
kindly Averill. The campaign begin
last year. Washburn was put forward
lfor Governor, but by one of those
strange combinations of circumstance
that almost look like fate, he was de-
Heated by Cush. Davis.
Minneapolis had not received
Iher share. Then it Was agreed
that Bill King rust take AveriIl'
place but Averill was to have the os-
tensible support of Ramsey and the
Press, while the secret influences Of ths
federal office-holders was to be thrpw1
against him. The result is easily bre
lseen. The lamb, adofled With flower,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
THE SECOND DISTRICT.

We have purposely abstained from
taking any part in the contest, which
has ragged for some months past in the
Second Congressional District, between
the different candidates for the Anti
Monopoly nomination for Congress.
We did this, not only because we we're
embarrassed by the reflection that all
the candidates named were our per.
sonal friends, but because we did not
think it right to throw the weight Of
the influence of this journal, sustained,
as it is, by all members of the party in
that District, into the scale for or
against any one man. We believed,
moreover, that the people should rule |;
and that the wisdom of many was great
er than the wisdom Of one; and that
the curse of the Republican party had
been this fixing" of things, in ad-
vance, in the interest Of an individual
or clique.
The Convention met on the
9th inst. at Shakopee. 1t was
largely attended and fairly conducted.
There is no allegation of corruption or
fraud. The friends Of the respective
candidates did their utmost for them
in fair and proper way and at length.
after hours of balloting, in which the
fortunes of the different aspirants huc.
tuated alternately up and down, the
Judgment of the convention pronounced
itself in favor Of HoN. E. ST.. JULIEN
Cox Of St. Peter.
Mr.. Cox is lawyer by education
and stands high in his profession. He
is man of culture and extensive in
formation. His character for integrity
has never. to our knowledge, been as
sailed. This, in these degenerate days,
is saying great deal for any man.
Prior to the assembling of the Sen tie
last winter. we had had very little per-
sonal acquaintance with Mr.. Cox, and
the reports that had reached us. had,
we are free to confess, prejudiced us
against him. We therefore watched
his course as member of the Senate
closely. And we arc glad to say that it
was all that any man could ask. The
record will show, and we will present
1T in detail hereafter, that Mr.. Cox
voted on the side of the people on each
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

"For once, Commodore
Vanderbilt, Col. Scott and
the Erie people were in
harmony; all agreeing that
the crisis was upon them,
and must be met; and, that
it was better to meet the
enemy at the West, than to
wait until he had advanced
into New York, Pennsylva-
MIA and the Eastern States.
What the plan Of the cam
paign is no one but them
selves knows; but if what
we hear whispered is only
half true, it cannot be long
before the order will be
given to move on the enc
my's works"
Report Of the Saratoga
Railroad Conference; Phil
adezphla Public Ledger.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
THE RAILROADS.

A friend writes us from Sleepy Eye
to know just what bonus in land ard
money the railroads of this State have
received.
We copy the following figures from
the report of Gen. Edgerton, the rail-
road commissioner, in his last annual
report. These figures are authentic.
We would recommend our readers to
preserve them for future reference.
They are the best answer to the Mo-
nopolists who claim that the people have
no interest in the railroads and no
right to say anything in regard to their
charges.
They show that the roads were really
built with the peoples money.
ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC COMPANY MAIN LINE
GRANTS or PUBLIC LANDS IN MINNESOTA
(o) General statement ofamount and kind
Entire number of acres in land
grant, estimated. . .... 1862. OOO. 90
Number Of acres received by
company during year prior to
August 81, 1879 :. .940, 569.46
Number Of acres re-
ceived bycompany
during year end
ing Aug 81, 1873. Isl, 072.65
Entire number of acres received
by cOmpany-au from Con-
gressional grants of odd sec
tions-by deeds Of the State
I Of Minnesota. ...... -. -. 1907, 1921 II
company, about 49,. 1854, 400 90
(b) Lands sold and Conveyed.
Acres.
Sold and conveyed prior to Aug.
81, l672.... ~, 3oIlS
Sold and conveyed during year
ending Aug 81, 1873 80. 3,462.36
Total sold and conveyed by
company 1,oi4.oo
Our books are not kept in such man.
ner Is to report, without very great la
Dor, the relative amounts Of cash re-
ceived on lands conveyed and lands
con tracted only.
(c) Lands contracted to Be sold, for ichich no
deed (other than q contract or bond) has
been giren.
Acres.
Aug. 81, 1872 80 7o,ss7.so
Contfactedto be sold during the
year ending Aug. 81, 1878,
(omitting lands conveyed in
same period, included in t'b'
also lands cancelled -, l2.O
Total contracted to be sold
by company II2,]So.So
IN Summary Of amount cf ceres snd cash.
Acres.
is7 a. 22,sl455
Contracted to be -outstand-
ing contracts on Ang. y, -
1879, for 64oO-1U
Total liz, 1875 %
Cash Receipts.
For lands sold and contracted
total principal resolved SSS0.o5i.W
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
SATURDAY, SEPT. II, 1874.

"That Legislatures can
not rightly, or ought not as
a matter Of Justice and
political expediency, to
regulate the tariffs of rail-
roads, not owned by the
State, the PRESS Has Al
WAYS MAINTAINED. y - [St.
Paul Press, July %, 1874.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

Received on all sales
and contracts dur
ing the year ending
Aug. 81, 1873, $500 81. 90 $7.64
Received on all sales
and contracts to t3H &s
Aug. 81, 1873, 1900 500 TIA
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

ESTIMATED REAL COST OF ROAD.
Road bed, grading, right Of way,
fences, &c IS miles, 9l5, 400
per mile el,l54,0o0
Buildings $1,000
Rolling stock 10000
Total cost Of road q $40, 900
It e4.s6 ss,4ls, $50
rolling stock $1,000, $50
THE wKosA AND 81. PErER COMPANY
GRANTS or PUBLIC LANDS IN MINNESOTA.
"a, General abatement Of amount and kind.
Entire number Of acres
in land grant, estimated 800 ,OOO.0Ol
Entire number of acres received
BY cOmpany-from Congress
sional grant Of odd sections
(all deded prior to August 81,
1927 Gil, 566-37
d and q Lands sold and contracted to ae sold
Acres sold and convey
ed prior to Aug. 81,
1873. 43,o59.79
Acres sold and contract
ed during the year d
ending Aug. 81, 1879, next col.
1887 IS
Acres contracted to b.
sold prior to August
81, 1879. "a, o60.A
Acres contracted to be
During year ending
August 81, 1873, i0,95.46-
Total acres soldAnd con-
veyed prior to August
81, 1879, e6,94Q.3
Total acres contractedt to
be sold during the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17
The Anti-Monopoist.
1o6,ess.74

For lands sold and contracted
total interest received loe, ess.74
Total ess6, 954.sl
(g) Price Of Iavd psr acre.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

year ending August
81, 1873. 474N 1920. 4o-7s'Slo.oS
Average price per acre $6.47. This
includes not only the price charged TO
actual settlers, but the nominal price
stated in contracts Of sale of large
quantities to parties connected with the
company.
a ACTUAL COST OF TEE Road.
Grading
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-17

e e e
e 81 g
Received on. sales and
contracts to Aug. 81,
1873 % 90 "a W ~ 40
Received on all sales
and contracts during
ending Aug. 81, 1873 90 90 80
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-23

Three children fred barn at Six
Potages, Canada. on 2lst; they climbed
the hay NOW. Their mother tried to
save them but was suffooated. The
children were bnrued to O crisp.
The Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Republican
has been in existence only two years,
and it's eighth editor now pipes his
shrill salutatory.
Mr.. Benjamin McGinnis, of CASTOR
County, N. c., was shot aud killed by
bis father-in-law, James Moore, few
days ago. Family troubles.
Sunstroke, wien not fatal, leaves
the brain i'll sensitive state, and for
years after renders the victim more
i'nble to recurrence.
The franking abuse dies hard. The
Post Office Department has been send
ing Lngan's currency gabble through
the mails free.
The famous Stevens battery. the
iron elephant Of Hoboken, is offered
Tor sale, mud will possibly now pass out
OF the country and into foreign hands.
a man, named Ballard. living near
Concord Factory, Ga., was bitten by u
rattlesnake last Tuesday, aud died next
morning.
The name James Fisk. Jr.," has
been erased from New York ferry
boat. aud Jay Gould" has been
wrenched from an Erie locomotive.
The Richmond Enquirer distin-
gnishes COW from topper by noting
the fact that two horns last the former
her average lifetime.
Bishnp Miles. of the colored Metho-
dist Church of America, filled u white
pulpit in Louisville, Ky, on the 17th.
A coored lad, named Boston Jones,
was drowned in creek in Charleston,
on the 2lst.
Israel Gittleson, u native of Polnnd,
was admitted to citizenship, ut Chester,
lust wet L.
The Orangeburg Times says Gov.
Moses will be re-indictcd after his
| term of Office
For the week ending the l7th, there
were twenty-five deaths in Savanuah,
OF which eighteen were colored.
Mrs. Isabella Biakely, of Laurens,
died on the 4sh.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-23

creased 625. 600; deposits decreased
3.O0O, 900; circulation increased tritle;
reserve decreased 2.750,OO0 Cotton
net receipts 60; gross 29S. Futures
closed easy; sales 10000: August
1873, Is 2l-32; Septom Der 15ls; Octo.
bcr 1925, Is 1882; November l5II;
December Is 8 80, Is SIG; January
10 1882, l5l.; February GIG;
March Is 13 lG. Is 27-35. Cotton
quiet and nominal; sales .iO2. at 16a.,l
(@l7}s. Flour dull aud 1Oc. lower
nomlnally 5.40@9.25. Wheat dull
and 1Gg2c. lower, closing heavy.
Corn lc. better. but closed dull aud
heavy-SllaWS3. Pork dull-22 75(0
q 87iis for new mess. Lard tirmor,
144. Coffee, moiasses and sugar
quiet. Freights dull-cotton, steam
A@5-1G; grain, steam Gi%.
MOBILE, August 22.-Cotton nn.
changed-middling 16; exports coust-
wise 10; sales 50.
GALVESTON, August 22.-.Cotton
nominally lower-good ordinary liil;
middling l6%; net receipts 160.
NORFOLK, August 22.-Cotton dull
and lower middling Is; net receipts
249; exports coastwise 240; sales SO.
MEMPHIS. August 22.-Cotton quiet
and nnchenged-low midhling 1G: re-.
celpts I'll; shipments II.
BALrlMoRE. August 22.-Cotton
dull-middling 163l; net receipts 243;
sales 20.
New ORLEANS, August 22.-Cotton
quiet and unchanged -middIings 1G7s;
net receipts %; gross rs; exports
coastwise GIG; sales $50.
CHARLESTON, August 22.-Cotton
qniet-mlddling 1531; net receipts 81;
sales 200; stock 436.
BosToN, August 22.-Cotton dull
middiing l7as; gross receipts 6S7;
sales 100.
ST. LOUIS, August 22.-Markots
generally unchanged. Provisions firm.
PHILADELPHIA, August 22.-Cotton
middling 16Is; net receipts 81; gross
~.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-23

SAVANNAH. August 22.-Cotton dull
-middling 16; net receipts 1888; ex.
ports ooastwiss 4SG.
AUGUSTA, August 22.-Private cable
news has a favorable effect middling
cotton 1873; receipts l6; sales 81.
Western markets show no material
change.
PARIS, August 22.-Rentea 68f. SOC.
LIVERPOOL. August 22-3 P. M
Cotton dull and easier-uplands 9X@
81; Orleans 81; sales 10, 1000. includ-
ing 5.400 American; 1000 for specula.
ton and export; sales on basis of mid
ding urlande, nothing below good
ordinary. deliverable August or Sep
tember. SIS; sales on basis middling
Orleans, nothing below good ordinary,
deliverable August. 81; sales ship
ments of new crop, on bnsiu middlipg
uplands. nothing below good ordinary,
Sla.