The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-03
CURRENT MEMS.

CURRENT NEWS.
Abraham jackson, the defaulting
Boston lawyer was arrested 1T Keysville,
N. j., Thursday.
A fire at Brooklyn, Iowa, Wednes-
day destroyed two elevators, Conkling'
lumber yard, and several small buildings.
Loss $4,000.
Hon Jesse D. Bright, ex-U. s. SEN
,tor from Indiana, died at his residence
in Baltimore, Thursday. Of organic dis
,ase Of the heart, aged So years.
-Ex-Mayor J. G. Barker, Of Detroit,
md three other gentlemen, were drowned
Thursday by the capsizing Of Bankers
Yacht, near Grouse isle, Detroit river.
-Advices from Pennsylvania are to
the effect that general resumption OF
mining operations under the reduction
of 1874, will take place about June LIST.
The Governor Of Illinois has issued
proclamation setting apart Saturday,
NAV 10Th or Monday 3lst, as day for
the decoration Of soldiers graves in that
State.
Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate that there are to be more changes in
the federal Offices in Milwaukee growing
out Of the recent internal revenue fraud
exposures.
AT meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Erie railroad, Saturday, the fact was
developed that the road as now operated
is losing money at the rate OF tive million
dollars per annum.
At is reported that leading Democrats
Of Chicago have subscribed over two
hundred thousand dollars, for the pur-
pose Of establishing Democratic daily
paper in that city.
The Postmaster General has issued
an order annulling all national contracts
made with M. v. Nichols for carrying
mails-six routes in Minnesota and -
j. routes in Iowa.
| Sine, the Cincinnati lottery man, pro-
poses to test the constitutionality Of the
law under which the postmaster at that
city was prohibited from delivering to
him postal money orders.
The London Examiner reports that
Disraeli will resign the premiership al
I the lose of the present session Of Parlla'
t ment. his disability for continuous work
damaging the government.
At the sale Of J. P. Sanborn's hero
Of short horn cattle at Chicago Thursday
e the Duchess Huron sold for $500. ant
!; the Duchess of Springwood for 81, 800, t.
John r. Craig, Of Edwinton, Canada.
: Fully ten thousand. people were a
1 the opening of the ladies centennial tel
q party at Cincinnati Thursday evening
. . the proc. eds Of which 60 to the Ohi'
= branch Of the centennial commission.
e Mabel II. Young, the victim Of tn
Is Warren avenue church tragedy, Boston
= died Monday morning. The feelin
; against Piper, the supposed murderer,
le intense with all classes Of the commun
e ity.
!. -Advices from Spain report two day
# heavy fighting near the town Of Valme
ii soda. The Carlists claim that they hav
y occupied Usurbel and Ario. from who
10 the Alfonsist troops retreated with heav
el loss.
n A fire at South Norwak, Conn.,, Fr
re day morning destroyed Lounsberry Bro
& Rockwell's shoe factory, the Falrfel
insurance offices, and frame dwelling b
In longing to G. A. Lander. Total los
10 $4,000.
General G. H. Smith, according to
81 telegram from Kansas City, reports fe
on struggling bands Of Indians on the Ia
he sas frontier, but thinks the India
do troubles in that section over for Il
Is summer.
ed Colonel A. Mathews, 1t present O.
~ lector Of the 9th Illinois district, has be-
~ appointed Internal Revenue Supervis
leg for the district comprised in the Stat
&C. Of Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, Vi
2" Mum, resigned.
ss' The supreme council Of the Uuit
RS Friends Of Temperance is in session
Nashville Tennessee. The order is NJ
~ established in the States, and numbe
~ $50 subordinate councils, and IS report
-. rapidly increasing.
n. The building Of the paper compa
's,f Of Death, Clutch 4 Co, Of Franklin,
,ph was destroyed by boiler explosi
me Monday. or eight persons in the bui
All ing Perry French, W. Rose and Ce
the Mallory were severely injured.
les. A telegram from Kansas City. d
Tay Of Saturday, says that city has b
ore taken possession Of by grasshoppers, =
in that they have already done great d
ing age. Trenches are dug and millions q
the .royed, but nothing stops the march
hen the pests.
uld The strike Of the mule spinners
tor Lowell, Mass, ended Monday, and Ia
MA number returned to work, after first 81
the ing paper presented BY the employ
Gus that they would not again join an ASSOC
fall ton or union, that assumes the right
ling regulate prices.
INA Phillip Pfarr, ) German, living
II. miles out from st. Louis, was murde
, S"u Tuesday evening, and his wife Who
about to become : mother, brutally J
~. .u ished by m unknown negro who had
- ceeded IN eluding his pursuers up 20
- latest accounts.
It IS "A Washington telegram says g
{ he as Congress cOnvenes next December
inS Postmaster General intends TO NE
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