The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-19

OPPORTUNITIES VI SpOdN1AS ! r
from different parts of the county Derry, I
and from Antrim, and l am happy TO say =
that they are unanimous IN Inc Denel :
that a more favorable season for the rap
id and safe maturity of the several crops :
has not blessed the country since 1907. {
The Saltwater Father Mathews Tenn, ,
perance Society held their semi-annuai ,
meeting on Sunday last for the election
of officers. The following officers were
elected: President, J.. G. Calllmen :
Vice President, Jas. Kelly; Secretary,
Huoh Brady; Financial Sec., Morris
O%1;nlan Treasurer, Nicholas Slnnott.
St. Paul will celebrate the OConnen
Centenary, which occurs on the 6tn OF
August. A mass meeting of the inhuen.
tiai Irishmen OF the city met at the Old
Court House, Wednesday evening last
and resolved upon a celebration. d
necessary committees we're appointed
and the programme will shortly be an
nounced. Other cities of Minnesota are
expected to celebrate or join with st.
Paul in its celebration.
Mr.. James Shay, of Philadelphia, was
a poor engineer, in Michigan, Anew DAYS
AGO. and now he is a millionaire. His
father. who was killed in the war, lett a
yerv valuable property, which was at
once tied up in a litigation. The son.,
with the pluck that is always sure to
bring luck, instead of sitting down and
signing for the money, learned the trade
of machinist, and was working faithfully
when the suit was decided in his favor.
AS a farmers son in the locality OF
Dingle was lately earthing potatoes, ne
dug up in the furrow a very valuable
cold ring. The outside is ornamented,
and on the inside is inscribed in plain
letters, the following phrase .'Behold
the end The matchmaker in Tralee. to
whom it was sent tor testing its quality,
has pronounced it to be pure gold, and
said his opinion was that it must have
been living in the earth at least for a
hundred years.
At the last regular meeting of the Cru
saders' Society of St. Paul, the officers
were elected for the ensuing six months !:
President, Michael Tracy; First
Vice President. Stephen Murphy; Sec
ond Vice President, Terrence Mctiov-
ern; Secretary, John McGulre 1reasur,
er. William O'Keefe; Marshal. Edward
Hughes; 1st Assistant, James johnson
End Assistant, John Geehan Sergeant
at Arms. Bernard Waters. The above
gentlemen constitute the board OF man
ayers.
The poplin weavers of Dublin have
laid before the O'Connell Gentleman,
Committee the product Of q Dublin loom
and they challenge any loom in the three
kingdoms to surpass their specimen II
excellence of workmanship, and cheap
ness of price. The specimen poplin wa
made into a scarf, one similar to which ]
il proposed should be worn by eacl
member Of the Centenary Committee o.
the occasion of the celebration on the ST
9th, 7th and 8th of August.
The Dublin Freeman, speaking of tn
reception of the American Rifle Team
Dublin, June 10, says: 'sThe group
who lined the streets were animated b
something of the spirit which wrapPe
the city in a wild passion Of enthusiast
- when the Ambassadors Of France lande
on the shores of Ireland to bring to tt
Irish nation q message from her Celt
sister across the sea. Every little hell
se- in maintaining the good cause of Iris
ca Nationhood, and in its own way tn
Irish-American contest is pleasant ar
~, significant enough"
,n- The Dublin Nation bitterly say
ne Here is a country branded with the i
nominy of an Arms Act, its inhabitan
, a not allowed, except by special favor
the police, to exercise the first and me
rit- fundamental right of a tree people. Al
they are to be paraded, ~torsooth. by i
M prcposterous action of few ~busybodie
vas as challenging the notice of the wor
otv for their skill in the use 81 the rifle! j
we'll announce q swimming match b
ere tween two schools, of one OF which {
bows are forbidden by their master ev
80, to 90 into the water. Such 3 mat
ra- might, of course. be got up by q
~ school. provided that some Of the ushe
or monitors had learned elsewhere {
art Of rotation; but would not the wht
thing be 8 palpable fraud, SO far as I
ostensible purpose OF the contest v
'cse' concerned, il, indeed. there vas q
ula- purpose in it at all beyond mere junk
a1n, ting and frivolty. The trophies Il
and Ireland may get from the coming CO
the .a.;,;on III So inst "a Oenuine "a
ten - -L;.h $50 hc-t;cn,tnral AZ.
Leech might procure for her by exh
New iting orange trees with the huit tied
car the twips. That the American gen
res men who are now nearing our she
viii be received with all respect
courtesy by Irishmen high and low.
the are well aware; and w would not b
it otherwise. We do no confound
Cru- one momont the nation they repres
Of with the puerile occasion of their VI
!. j. A thousand bonds of gratitude and q
Nc ton, stronger than bands Of steel,
ourt- together the Irish race and the n
reas- people Of the United States. II
pam- States have been the refuge 81 our q
uiated peaaantxy, and The adopted h