The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-13
The .Anti-Monopolist.
ifnot four Of the Democratic Congressme
were also elected.

if not four of the Democratic Congressman
were also elected.
The news from Herzegovina is generally
unfavorable to the insurgents, who have
been unsuccessful in several engagements
with the Turks. The rising in Bosnia
has been suppressed.
1t is stated from Berlin that the Cath
Ollie pilgrimage committee, not having
consented to give up the proposed visit
to Lourdes, the French government is
seeking to have it interdicted by the
Pope.
The post-office of New York was closed
Saturday night in the old building on
Nassau street and opened next morning IN
the new building at the junction of
Broadway and Park Row, everything hav.
Jug been removed and put in order during
the night.
The post Office department has given
the contract for carrying the mail be,
tween the United States and Brazil to the
new Mississippi Valley and Brazil Steam
ship Company. This line is to run from
St. Louis to Brazil, and expect to start
the first steamer October first.
A meeting of gentlemen opposed to
Masonry was held in Chicago on the 9Th
inst, and national committee, represent.
ing nearly every State in the Union, was
appointed, whose duties will be to consid
er means of opposing Masonry and furth
ering the interests of open society.
The North Carolina constitutional con
vention met on the 9th, ll9 members pre-
sent-one vacancy created by the deatl
of ex-Gov. Graham. Two ballots fo
President resulted in Ransom (indepen
dent Democrat) receiving 50; Docncry
Republican, SO. The two candidate
voted scattering, leaving the result unde
cided.
The Norwegian paper of Madison, Wis.
the Liberal Democrat, heretofore pub
lished in the interest of the Democrat
party, has been sold to the Republican
and will be run in the interest Of tina
party hereafter, with Gabriel Bjornso,
as editor On retiring, the former edito
took occasion to severely criticise the ad
ministration of Gov. Taylor.
Two serious cases of somnambulism ar
reported. H. Hurd walked cut of hi
room at hotel at East Saginaw, Mich
Sunday night, and woke up, after fallin
from balcony, with injuries so seriou
that he died. On Saturday night, abou
II o'clock, a daughter. aged ten year.
Of Andrew Cottrell, prominent farme
living about four miles southeast Of Por
tiac, ILL.,, got up out of bed while aslec
and walked out of second story wiz
dow. She fell about fifteen feet, break
ing her skull. Her recovery is hopeless
The Lafayette Qnd.) Journal of tn
9th inst. says: ''Cale Scudder's blac
horse, the mato to the one that die Sc,
eral months ago, is said to be actual
dying from grief at the loss Of his asst
ciate. The animal has been for some tim
on pasture at Corey's farm, south Of tn
city. Its appetite seems to be gooc
though it eats little, and seems to be cor
tinually wasting away in flesh. 1t wi
have nothing whatever to do with othe
horses in the pasture. and seems to b
continually on the outlook for another
In addition, it, every few moments, da
and night, whinnies, as it used to d
when the other horse was alive and tn
two were separated for time. Nj
Scudder proposes bringing the horse bac
to the city, in the hope Of curing it {
what canno. be otherwise than genuin
case Of heartbreak at the loss of mate.