The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-08

The W4Shlngt on natlOnA mOAuHens
society requests the churches and sab
,ath schools of the country to take up.
Sunday, July 4th, to aid in the
completion of the monument contrlDu-
ions to be forwarded to j. B. Il. Smith.
treasurer of the society, Washington
D. G.
Prof. Donaldson and three reporters
made balloon ascension from Toronto
IN the 23d and were next day picked up
i've miles of Point Peter, on Lake On
.ario. They report having suffered great
being in the water four hours
,linging to the basket in the balloon.
which was dragged through the waters at
. fearful speed.
VIM. Muk. city editor of the Cincinnati
Tolksfriend, indicted for embezzllng
water works money. has been surrender
ed by his bondsmen into the CUSTODY OF
the sheriff.
John Caughlin, aged Is, and two
daughters of man named Keating, aged
IL and Is, all residing at Newport ky.'
were drowned in Licking river Thursday
by the upsetting of the boat.
A. Washington telegram of the goth
ult., says that Secretary Delano has not
q bandoned his desire to retire from the
Cabinet, but the period at which this
may take place is uncertain.
John O'Brien, A. L. Rylan and Ernst
L. Choseman, have been appointed Inter
nal Revenue gaugers in the first district
of Missouri, and Charles w. Lencke.
storekeeper for the same district.
Allen and Rookie have made another
agreement for fistic match; for 81 900 a
side, with Harry Hill for stakeholder.
They are to fight July 18th, within fifty
miles of Detroit, on ground selected by
Rookie
Work has been commenced again on
the wing dam on the upper Fox river of
Wisconsin, near Eureka, which, when
completed, will it is believed, allow any
of the lake boats to pass up as far as
Berlin.
At the Kalamazoo, Mich, races We'd
nesday, Mazomanie won the 300 minute
race in three straight heats in 2:3l IL,
2:32 IA, 2:29 ga. The 2:30 race was
won by Cation, taking the I'd, Sd and
4th heats; Garfield second. Time
2:24 IA, 2;22 Ia, 2:23 81, 2:25.
Jesse Scott Smith, VIGOROUSLY rough
character, having killed A. M. Logan,
deputy marshal of Ottumwa, Iowa, was
taken by mob Monday evening from the
officers after his arrest and commitment
to jail, and hung till dead at lamp post
in front of the city hall.
At Petosky, in Emmett county, in the
extreme northern part of lower Michi.
gan. silver ore has been discovered at a
depth of $50 feet, with earth and other
indications resembling the silver beds Of
Nevada. Excitement runs high. and
land in and around Petosky is held as Of
priceless value.
The railroad ticket scalpers of Chicago
have resolved to disobey the law Of the
State prohibiting their trade after July
LIST. They say also that the authorized
ticket sellers refuse to obey provision
of the same law which requires the com
panies to redeem in cash unused tickets
and coupons.
In the case of Barbara Hutchler VS.
the Howe Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, the United States circuit court a
Springfield, ILL.,. holds that clause il
the policy exempting the company frou
liability in case of self destruction unde
any circumstances is valid and prevent
recovery under the policy in case o
suicide.
A bill has been filed in the Philadelphi
court Of common pleas charging Alex
Erwin, confidential clerk of Fl. G. Morri!
bankrupt proprietor Of the Southwar
iron company, With drawing $3.50
from its capital in past years, and with
total indebtedness to the esta blishmen
of $4,000.
i A Louisville telegram of the lst says
The various banks at Bowling Green. Ky
have placed one hundred .needle-guns
the hands of various persons in tn;
place, together with ten rounds of amt
milton, each to be- used to guard ii
banks against the James and Young,
brothers. whose presence in the vicinii
is strongly suspected.
The deaf and dumb asylum scandal
indianapolis is being slowly investigate
/, the witnesses being mostly deaf mute
; Ida Fawkner, on the stand, in her fifl
s. and last story. declares she was seduct
by Valentine the superintendent, and |
him taught to procure an abortion. 81
|. has, however, at other times, told M
teriaily different story.
:. Kellogg's bill recognizing the Unit
States Treasury Department took effe
on the 1st inst. It increases the pay
! auditors and chief clerks, but reduc
! the force : little over three hundred pc
I sons. and the yearly cost little over b:
: . million dollars. There is good de
of distress among the discharged e,
ployees. -
!. The new liquor law of Massachuset
!. went into effect on Thursday, the LIST.
: Boston eleven hundred persons paid in
8 the treasury an aggregate Of $4,000
4 license. The police have received imp,
4 | alive orders to enforce vigorously t
provisions of the new law. Mayor Co
expresses his determination to prosecu