The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

tickets through to Chicago for ST, .
reduction of IS; Erie's fare is only Sl6,
a reduction Of -. The Pennslvanla
railroad win be compelled to follow suit,
and then every body can 60 TO the cen
tennial. with choice Of routes, at reas- |
enable rates.
The report OF the Connecticut Bank
Commissioners shows that the average
return on. the investments of savings
banks ia that state, during the last year.
has been only six and sixty-two hum
dreths per centum. The commissioners
hold that the banks should not attempt to
keep up the old rate Of six per centum to
depOsitOrs.
Captain Eads is doing very well with
his lefty improvement. The channel IS
gradually but surely becoming deeper,
and from eight feet, when he commenced,
he has attained depth Of sixteen. But
New Orleans dispatch says that the
steamship New Orleans, drawing II Ia
feet, grounded in the jetties channel IN |
Is feet Of water.
| Mr.. g. M. D. Bloss, principal editor
| ial writer on the Cincinnati Enquirer Tor |
many years. was killed on Sunday even
ing, by being run overb by a locomotive
engine. He possessed great ability,
particularly as statistician. Like Mr..
Greedy, he had one popularity that
made him famous among printers
Of them, unless trained by long practice,
could decipher his chirgraphy.
A list Of the clerks in the employ Of
the late Alexander I. Stewart who are
= to receive gifts for long and meritorlous
) services has been printed. It contains
three hundred names. and the behests
range from $500 to 5000 each. the az
gregate being $205,75O. Adding toshls
. the sum given by will to other employees
Mr.. Stewards benefactions amoont to
: $500, $50.
Have not Declined.
: In order to remove all doubts we mere
Il by announce that neither, Hon. Peter
tCooper or Hon. Newton Booth have de-
clined the nominations rendered them
,, by the National Greenback Convention
:, The bullion journals are very anxious Y
X make it appear that the Convention was
; a failure. On the contrary the Conven'
ton was very successful and inauguratet
e q movement which will cut deep into tht
& schemes Of the bullionists before the yea
STANDARDIZATION Haven Union
d A case Of atrocity is reported from
g opartanburg, S. c., to the House com
mittee on military affairs. a man ny tn
ID name OF Hall, quiet, inoftensive farm
ut er, was reused from his bed at two o'ciccl
one morning last February BY squat
-, Of soldiers under command OF Lieut.
=" Miller, Of the 18th United States infant
- ~. This man Hall, when be came I
his door. was shot dead BY Corporal Da
n Wis. Of Lieut.. Miller's command wal
er rant was issued for Davis arrest but th
officers Of the regiment refused to Civ
%, him up.
81, II the Cincinnati convention shout
nominate Conkling, and the st. Lou
ill convention VIM. Allen, and the Fiji
nd Avenue Independents should put tick
do in the field with Bristow at its hea'
whom would you bet your money on?-
i'd Puneer Press and Tribune.
FIR On VIM. Allen Of course, as we Iii
as. to win when we bet, besides seeing 4
the best man in the White House.
:, Is the p. r.. & T. trying to iamilar
~ the Minnesota delegation with the III
"a Of Cohkling being The nominee OF Z
'e' Cincinnati Convention?
tor The Winnipeg Free Press says q
the prospects Of a good grain crop in Man
ex- ioba were never better than the piese
wear Both the new and the old settle
have exhausted every resource in plov
- ing up as large an area as possible. a
- every obtainable grain of wheat. GA
80 and barley has been sown. The Fr
Press estimates the nurabcr OF acr
sown il the province at thirty-five
XIII forty thousand, and expects the prese
oon season TO establish title TO the claim
cen the coming great wheat field Of The &C
70 tinent.
N If The Free Press man would Ray
,er- visit 20 Stevens County, he would thi
Manitoba very small wheat patch,
ass The Senate this evening. b. vote
.n 81 nays TO % yeas, rejected the resol
:, don Of Paddock that VIM. w. Belkni
NJ having ceased TO be civil officer Of
~ United States by reason Of his resignatl
before the proceedings in the impta'
lted ment were commenced againft HIM
sd the house Of Representatives. the sen
his cannot take jurisdiction in the case.
ach- was then decided BY the same vote 7
enty said Belknap is amenable to trial By
parchment for the acts done as secret
son Of war, Notwithstanding his resignati
hou- it was ordered that the respondent
tents the managers on the part OF the honst
nth. representatives appear on Thursday .
e in at one o'clock, 10 hear the judgmen
enty the senate.
per- The senate was in secret session q
half past 9 o'clock this evening. discs
kher. ing the question Of jurisdiction 10
been beiknaP impeachment lTlai, anu =
own nnaiiy decided n the aanFmatise.
aud OnAHA. NAY 29.-Companv Fl oil
Of . Twentv-third regiment. under Can
, we Eskridoe. leff here SUNDAY morning
land Cu.ter Civ 70 protect the Balck
miners.
elfry THE SITUATION n THE HILLS.
jail A citizen Of this place. just art
Kate from Custer City, says that On the 2