The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-13
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

EtlkkENl IAhAUIA1 AOs
fbo Terre Haute Gazette cones limp
no IN at the tail end Of the excitement
VIII the last name for it: ''Spelliosyn'
racy.'
At late spelling match in Gambia, n.
IT.. Deacon Ezekiel Lane, 50 years old,
spelled down all the young folks and took
the first prize.
The District Of Columbia debt is up
wards of $40, 100000. But then the little
municipality can draw on Uncle sam s
treasury.
Robert Connclt, workman at Co'um.
bus, O., was killed on the I'd by nall
ounce of croton oil given to him BY drug
clerk of ten years experience on pre-
scription plainly calling for castor oil.
Bishop Foster does not anticipate sue
cessful temperance reformation for cen,
tury to come, and seems rather doubtful
about it then but he has one consolation,
that at the judgment day the prohlbi'
tionists will get even with the rum sellers
Agnes Burns, daughter of poor weaver
of Dundas, Scotland, who secretly le't
her home for New York last September,
is wanted by her wealthy uncle, Robert
GRAY Of Glasgow, who proposes to make
her his heiress, but cannot find her.
Gen. Cook is said to be the first mill
tary commander Of Arizona who was not
welcomed to the Territory with hags'
drums and speeches. and the only one
whose departure is regretted by the peo-
pie of the Territory.
Among the minute men Of Connecticut
one hundred years ago, were Lieutenant
Noah Grant, of Coventry, grandfather OF
the President, and Captain Mcclellan, OF
Woodstock, grandfather Of Gen. George
B. Mcclellan.
A grand council Of all the tribes of In
dian Territory is in session at Okmulgee,
capital of the Territory. Its purpose is
to conciliste the warlike Indians, and,
probably, consider the propositions tor
uniting under regular territorial govern
ment.
Gen. Frank Blair, who has long been
Frustrated under the effects OF paralytlc
attack, is thought to be improving since
his physician, DR.. Franklin, OF st. Louis
has resorted to TRANSMISSION OF blood into
the Generals veins from those OF
healthy man.
One Of the objects of the new English
expedition to the Arctic regions is to
search for another mine Of eryolite, ice
stone.) and in the event OF its attainment,
certain London merchants have pur-
chased the exclusive right for Its work
ing by pledge to pay all the expenses
of the expedition.
Canada is not all devoted to agricul'
culture. Official returns from Ontario,
Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
show ST., 964,O20 invested in manufac'
lures, employing 1877 ,942 persons, earning
1851 900 a year, using $l24, 9O7 ,246 II
raw materials and producing $22l,ol7,
773 in manufactures.
| After twenty years trial Of prohlbtory
legislation, the Michigan Legisla
ture has resorted to system
Of taxation in lieu Of license. the
latter being forbidden by the constitution
and has also proposed constitutions
amendment giving the liquor traffic Who'll
ly into the control of the Legislature.
The Northwestern camp-meetint
, ground, it is decided, will be located II
f some spot along the southwest shore o
Lake Michigan, which will be provided
with ample hotel accommodations, ant
all convenience for camp life and CAM
meetings, including seats for 5000 people
around the central pulpit.
Rev. A. Crowell Of ShueHville, Ia,
minister Of the United Brethren Church
; whose mind has been affected by illness
! recently tried to commit suicide by cut
, ting his throat, and probably will not re
= cover. Certainly he cannot be restore'
: to reason. He has been faithful timer
ant for twenty years.
The apparently conclusive evidence
that jackson corps in marching throug
Frederick did not pas, Barbara Fritchic
: house, excites painful doubts of the truth
: fulness Of person claiming to have bee
J; one Of Stonewall's soldiers, who latel
t published card in San Francisco pape
Q saying that he was one Of those who fire
:, at Barbara's flag.
;. Mrs. Eliza Ford. who died a few day
ago at Philadelphia, weighed over tiv
hundred pounds, though she had for sew
enteen years been confined to her bee
: more helpless than an infant from nearl
. complete loss Of muscular power. 1t r.
:, ouired four men to lift the corpse fro'
: the bed and her burial case had to
made three feet wide.
In the recent decision of the Unite
States Court in the case of the Baltimo'
l. L Ohio railroad company against the Stat
Of Maryland, the court incidentally d
$ clares that the United States is as or
so far as commerce is concerned, and tn,
Congress, under the Constitution, has Il
power to interpose its authority to pr
D. vent the impediment CT restr ct on Of cor
a. merce by State or local enactments-
The Philadelphians had pronouncir
v match recently, Worcester being Il
,e standard. and many words were sad
mispronounced. Nine of the compel
tors, including = prominent municip