The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-03
CURRENT NEWS OF THE WEEK

The widow Of the late Frederick Hud-
son died in Concord, Mass, last Friday.
Halifax, n S., July 27.-Arch-
bishop Conley is dead.
Stanley has been heard from. Letters
have been received dated April u fifteen
days march from Gkiki.
The Worcester Press advises its readers
to lowe the wild charge they made" al
the centennial restaurants.
A Philadelphia lashion-Writcr remarks
that not one woman in 4 hundred has Il
neck and shoulders fine enough to show !.
Mr.. Sotaern, the actor has been very
i'll in Philadelphia from the effects OF the
great heat. At the time he was threat
ened with congestion OF the brain.
Shocking revelation, An exchange puts
out the blood curdliag statement that
the real name OF Signorina Spe.terini,
the Niagara tight-rope walker, is Sarah
McGinn,s.
The secretary OF war has been directed
to discontinue the practice OF issuing pa
tent cartridges to the Indians of the
Northwest tor use in Strengthening gov
eminent troops.
The Bodwell Granite company, OF
Rockland Me-, were the successful bid
der tor the United States custom house
and post office ut Fall River, the con-
tract amounting to $1,000.
Mr. Leonard Case, OF Cleveland Ohio,
has supplemented his recent gilt of i
building to the library association of that
city.by giving a lot OF land valued at So
600 to the orphan asylum.
The committee OF conference on the
consular on diplomatic appropriation bill
held a meeting to-day, and successfully
voted down number OF proposition.
suggested as basis of compromise.
The Cedar Rapids Qowa) Weekly
Times has been sued by Hon. j. b. Young
Of that county. tor libel. $4,000 being
claimed. Young was & candidate for tn,
congressional convention. and the Time:
took occasion to ventilate him.
The business part Of Sherburne Fall:
village. lying on the west side OF Deer,
field river. in the town OF auckland
Mass. WAS burned on Saturday night
causing a loss OF $780, 900. on which Their,
WAS an insurance OF $40 900.
CHICAGO. July 2J.-Gen. Mckenzie
with six companies OF U. s. troops hs
been ordered from Indian territory I,
Red Cloud agency and vicinity. vi
Cheyenne aud Laramie. to take the plac
OF Col. Merit. who goes with 9TH cayal
~ to join Crook.
One of the largest droves Of cattl
ever brought from Texas. was lev
weeks since. driven from Captain King
ranche.in Nueces county. to Kansas
The herd numbered So 900 horned cattle
and needed 700 drivers The outfit alon
cost $50 600 and the cattle were dispose
OF tor $4,000.
Official returns inside to the bureau {
statistics show that during the tisca
year ended June 50, 1876. there arrive
in the United States ~ .57a Chinese i'm
migrants. of whom only 259 were won
en-. During the corresponding period {
1875 the total immigration to the Unite
States from China were IL. lS7 OF w hor
81 were females.
James Reynolds. wife-beater. VIII
escaped the whipping post under the mel
California law by \ technically, ms
been arrested for REPETITION of the OF
fence. and neld to wait the action Of th
grand jury. The citizens Of Colusa, Ca
where he lives. threaten to take the Ia,
into their own hands rather than let hiu
again escape.
II is noticeable that the Black Hill