The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
CURRENT NEWS.

sets congressional district will be represented
at Cincinnati by Hon. A. H. Bullock and Hon
Geo. - Hoar.
Judge jeremiah Black Of Pennsylva.
MIA, has written a letter to the Pittsburgh Post,
declining to be considered candidate Tor the
Presidency.
On the 18th. the House Of Congress
passed bill approp,iating $1,000 for the ex-
pense~ ofthe committee to investigate the fed
eral Offices Of louisa: a.
The House OF Congress, the 4,h. passed
a resolution to adjourn from the 9th to the
18th ilsts., to enable members to take part in
the opening centennial exercises.
The war eagle, s'Old Abe" the pet of
the eighth Wisconsin regiment, has been sent
to the centennial in charge OF Harry Hill, who
carried him in the regiment during the war.
The committee of ways and means Of
the House Of Congress have been instructed to
consider at one some measure tor the rellet OF
the country from the threatened scarcity OF
fractional currency.
Ben. French and wife, in jail at War
saw Ky, tor poisoning an old and wealthy
colored man named jacob Jones, were taken
out on the night OF the Sd by mob Of masked
men and hanged to a limb Of a tree.
The fish commissioners of Wisconsin
have pur hased tract of land three miles
south OF Madison, known as Nine Springs, for
State Matching house. on which the erection
o! the necessary buildings, etc, will soon be
commenced.
The Independents, or financial reform.
ers OF Rhode Island have elected the i.llow-
ing delegates to the Independent Presidential
Convention at Indianapolis Bepj. g Chase,
F. Wilson, Seth w. How, John NJ. BARLEY,
Arson Freeman.
The Ohio wooden ware company's
buildings, together with a large amount OF
stock, was burned the afternoon of the 4th
Loss from 3'50,00Oto $1,000 o. Insured $780,
900. One hundred and seventy five employees
were thrown out o. work by t'.e fire
Temple c. Harrison, we'll known citi-
zen of Indianapolis, was found dead in his bed
the morning CT the 4ih. supposed to be a
case OF overdose OF chloral or laudanum James
Proctor OF the same city >uicded the same
day by shooting himself through the head
In the House Of Commons, the ID,
Maurice Brooks, member Tor Dublin, gave
notice that he proposed TO ques' ion Disraell on
Friday next as to whether lee intends to adj
wise the queen to extend mer y to persons
imprisoned for b,ea Il q allegiance to her
majesty
The battle for the relief Of Nics;c lasted
four days. Savonc adyces report the result
a sangulnary defeat for the Turks. On the
other hand, Mukhtar Pash,, 1oHmauder OF
the Turkish forces, claims brilliant victory,
which he believes will End the rebellion.
The Democrats Of the 5th Ohio dis
trtt, on the Attn, renomnated Hon. A. v.
Rice, Of Putnam county, tor Congress ~ ac-
clamation Resolutions, were adopted favor
ing the unconditional repetl OF the resumption
not nd al NJ l., l.
paper, aid tor ex-iov. William Allen for
president
State greenbach convention. num-
berng about 10, with Moses W Field, u; the
head, was held at Jackson Mich, tue Cd, aud
% delegate, elected To the national g eenbaek
convention to meet al Indianapolis Mos: ii
those in attendance are claimed to have been
local politicians OF no pa tieular influence
\ New York telegram Of the Sd says
Ia view OF the large supply o, com in this city
awaiting transportation 10 Europe, the steam
ship compsnie, have do'ttlea their charges
freight They know thatti New Yolk Cen
trail road has agreed with the owners of this
grain TO transport it 10 Liverpool, and they
have the read in their powee
The German Republican club Of Wash.
ington has issued an al ress 10 the German
Raliic lis and Republicans 81 the Uaio1 and
the German tree press ;or \ call ct German,
Republican convention. to ue held at Cincln-
Lati June 10Th, for the Office; OF pr.sentin {
and making their wishes known T. tne Re-
publican nominating convention.
Official documents sent 10 the House O,
Congress on the ID, 10y the Secreare 81 STATE
shows that Steinierger was rot authorized OF
employ cd by the United States to orIa gov
eminent in Samoa, or 10 piei 70 the United
States to sustain in any way. directly or IN
directly, any government. he may assist IN
forming.
The committee or trans orta,ion ror
the National Democratic Convention have re-
ceived replies from thirty railroads that they
will make half fare rates not only 10 delegates
to the convention. but to all persons in any
way connected with the convention, and it i.
expected at least all the main roads viii ac-
Qulesee III this arrangement A mil list OF
roads agreeing to this reduction will he pub.
lished as soon AS the replies are ali III.
The State Democratic greenbsca com
mttee OF New York, auueunce .heir nppos,
ton 10 the financial plank OF the late Stat.
convention, and also the nomination OF GOV.
ernor Tilden ty the national eonveu.
ton, ard favor the selection Of .
western leader upon platform similar to that
OF the Democrats OF Indiana The committee
also ask the Democrats IN Congress no. 70 al
joura until the House has passed and present
ed TO the Senate a bill repeating the specie r.
sumption act.
Advices Of the 18th from Conshatta
La. say that Safe Senator N. IT, Twi.chel
his hrosher-i n-law, George King, and coloresi
man. were shot while crossing the rive, al
that place that morning. King WAS instantly
killed and Senator Twi;eaell MORALLY wound
ed Tie dispatches state that some one unknown
did the firing with repeating rife, while the
party were icing terried over the river Sen
a.or Twitchell WAS leading Republican o
northern louisia and was brother OF Ii.
Twi;,hell. who, with Eve others, was murder
ed by the white league, near the same place
in 1874