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Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
Hap. and

Haps and Mfshaps.
A little daughter of Andrew Lar
sons, of Grand Rapids, Mich, was
scalded by falling into a kettle of hot
water standing on the floor, and died,
after terrible suffering, in two hours.
o While a well4digger named WEIGH
was tamping charge OF powder in a
well he was digging in Llano County,
Texas, the other day, the blast was ex-
ploded, driving the tamping-red
through his heart.
George Bennett, aged IS, an en-
ployee in a saw-mill at Saginaw City,
Mich, accidentallyfen backward across
a small circular saw, which severed his
heart. and cut his body s~hockingly, caus-
ing death in three minutes. gr.s. a
john Tiley, a lad aged 16 years,
living at Dubuque, Iowa, was terribly
injured by kicks from a horse. His
eyes We're completely knocked out of
his head and his right leg broken. His
injuries were supposed to be fatal.
Fred. Lehman, while grinding a saw
in a mill at Delphos, O., fell in front of
it, and was instantly killed. His body
was cut entirely in two.
All boy 10 years old, son of Charles
Bennett, of Salem, Mich, was leading
a horse to pasture, when the animal
wheeled and suddenly kicked the boy
just behind the ear, killing him in
stantly. ~ h,. az
By the, giving way of a. derrick,
Richard Gardner and Isaac Fitzgerald,
s~tone-cutters, we're INSTANTLY killed by
a heavy stone falling upon them, near
Indianapolis, OF the 18th. They were
endeavoring to raise the stone to the
top of a railway bridge when the fatal
accident occurred. -
At Jackson, Mich, ayoung man
named Felt, while preparing to go on.
a journey, put his hand in his overcoat
pocket, in which was a revolver. The
weapon was accidentally discharged
and the bullet struck his father, who
happened to be standing near, in the
groin, producing a serious, and proba-
bly, fatal, wound.
Frederick Workman, of Louisville,
a German tanner, while attempting to
adjust a leather band to a fy-wheel,
was caught up by the band in some I'M
known way and whirled around at the
rate of sixty revolutions a minute. The
head and all parts of the body were
mashed to a jelly and cut into a hun
dred small pieces.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
Odds and Ends.

How to please a lady-Let her do
as she pleases.
The lady who took every body's
eye, must have a lot of them.
"A Buffalo girl says, elf you don't
like the pull-baek don't make such a
hustle about it,"
"A man who has a scolding wife
may not always be a gardener, but he
usually keeps a hot house.
Dentists no longer have offices.
They occupy dental parlors, which are
much nicer than molar shops or tooth
arenas.
tiny son has earned a reputation
for scholarship" said an old man;
&C but the worst of it is he can not earn
a living"
"A prudent young woman at Bos
cobel, Wis, has a lover in this city who
is in the last stages of a galloping con
sumption. Feeling his end approach
ing, he had a friend telegraph her to
say that he could not survive many
days, and imploring her to come down
and marry him on his deathbed and
smooth his pathway TO the tomb. When
she received the dispatch the beautiful
girl burst into tears, but recovered suf-
| GENTLY to telegraph to the friend: 'Has
poor Jeffrey kept up his life-insuranceg'''
The friend ~telegraphed back: 'tPolicy
for $10,O 600 in your favor is paid up till
Nav 9, 1877. Poor Jeffrey can not last
after the first cold snap" The young
lady then wondered philosophically
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

IcAHoCfdllC uidJoIlty
These figures may be varied in some To-
~calities, but the general result is not likely
to differ much from that given above. The
Senate now stands: Democrats, 80; Inde-
pendents, 4; Republicans, 40. The Deme.
least 4 Senators, which will leave the Re-
publicans with q very small majority, In
Guiding two Senators from Colorado.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
Tilden's Election Certain.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The result of the elections in Ohio and In
diana places the election of Mr.. Tilden be-
.yond a p~eradyenture. The Democracy of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
Foreign Notes.

The ex-Empress Eugene is now
visiting the Grand Duchess of Baden.
Lord John Russell, the Nestor of
British statesmen, entered upon his
eighty-fifth year on August Is. He has
1918.
The King of Belgium is %endeavor-
ing to establish a penal colony and in
stitution in South Africa, and is in ne
gotiation with the Republic of Trans
vaal for its capital.
The city of AK, France, is prepar-
ing TO celebrate its two thousandth an
niversary. A statue of the Roman Gen
eral, Marius, conqueror of the Cimbro-
Teutons, is to be erected.
At the request of the King of Ba-
varia, Wagner's Nibelungen Trilogy is
to be repeated in Bayreuth next sum-
mer. Wagner has withdrawn his con-
sent to have the operas performed in
Munich, Berlin and Vienna, and the
chief cities of the German people must
get along without them.
Prince Bismarck would have made
his fortune as an interviewer in the
press. Writing to his wife from a wa
tering-place, he says: "Opposite me
(at the table d'hote) sits the old Minis
ter -, one of those figures which ap-
pear to us in Nightmares, a big frog
without legs, who, at every bite, opens
his mouth like a carpet bag, from ear
to ear, so thatI, in a fainting state, have
to cling to the table. My other neigh
Dor is a Russian officer, a decent young
fellow, built like a bootjack, q long,
thin body, and stumpy, handy legs"
Lord Roseberry, who recently mar
ried Miss Hannah de Rothschild, was
previously said to be engaged to Miss
Duncan of New York. If so, the mar
riage was probably broken off in conse-
quence of the failure of the house of
Duncan, Sherman 81 Co. Miss de
Rothschild is the most beautiful of the
Rothschild family and the richest heir
ess in England-probably in the world
her dot, as the only child under the
will of her late father, the Baron Meyer,
being $50, 600, 900, out of the total of
$40, 900, 900 left by him. Lord Rose
berry made the tour of the United States
about two years since and made himself
popular by his unobtrusiveness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
The National Victory Won.

usta Iron the Register, Springfield, Ill.,
If any honest man has despaired of the
Republic. the glorious success OF Tuesday,
October 10, leaves no longer any excuse for
such. The Democrats have carried Indiana
by7 200 or 10 200, being great increase in
the majority by which they elected Hem
bricks Governor in 1872. They have cut
down the Republican majority in Ohio to a
small fraction of that given in 1872 and 1876.
They have carried West Virginia by a rous-
ing majority, and,to complete the climax, it
is almost certain that Colorado, which has
been persistently claimed for the Republic
cans, has reallyigiven an nti-Administra-
ton majority. ..f.. ..r 80. .t.
We can carry Illinois If we do our duty;
we can defeat Cullom for Governor, we can
elect a Democratic Legislature, and at least
continue the present Democratic majority in
Congress. and give the electoral vote to Til
den and Hendricks, if the campaign is push
ed with yigor. There must be no halt in
the onward movement of the people. no ces-
sation in pursuit of the plunderers, no choice
of epithets in ~denouncing the party which
makes popular corruption the means of ac-
complishing public plumber. The national
victory is already won, Tilden and Hen
bricks are as good as elected now, and the
only question for the Democrats of Illinois
to discuss and settle is whether this State
shall be left in the hands of the ~plunderers
any longer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

ers of fruit here for a reduction of duty
On imported green fruit. On some
fruits. such as pineapples from the
Bahamas, the duty is ruinous, owing to
the large percentage of loss by decay
while on the voyage. 1t is said that
for this reason the product of the
Bahamas is decreasing, and that other
crops will have to be raised instead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
Chanees i'm Favor of the Democrats.

from the Springfield MASS. )Republican, Rep.l
This indecisive October result means such
a last month of the canvass as this country
hasn't seen but once or twice during its
whole political existence. It is the home
election will not be over until the men are
actually elected. The ciinch and tug will
now come over the States of New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut, with the adj
vantages OF position and present chances
appreciably in favor OF the Democrats. All
three of these States have Democratic Gov
ernors; one OF these Governors Is the party
candidate for the Presidency, and withal
as experienced and astute an organizer OF
victory as modern American politics has
seen. With every week now the probable
ity of a solid South approNimates more
closely to certainty. Add to the
Southern electoral vote those OF these three
States New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut), with those Of the eX-slave and
border States, which are conceded to the
Democracy, and the total is 1SS-three more
than is needed to elect. This without In
diana, without California, Nevada or Ore
gon, all three States conceded to Tilden in
the estimate put forth some time ago by the
Republican National Executive Commit
tee, and without Wisconsin, which can
hardly as yet be pronounced a safe Republic
can State.
Mr.. Tilden isn't elected yet. He has these
electoral votes yet to get. The very danger
may nerve and inspire the Republicans to
the supreme eXertiOn needed to defeat him !;
but they will gain nothing by shutting their
eyes either to the realities or the imminence
Of the danger.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
UNJUST.

1t is noticeable fact that in nearly every
case where a Granger has run for office he has
been beaten, whether he was genuine buck
horn Granger, or the bogus sort. This should
be n wsrning to oilice-seeking Changers to
get up and dust, and not pollute Grange
halls with their presence any Longer. Hoosier
Patron, tInd.)
No. no; that is not right. Does it
follow, because I man is Il granger,
that he has no right to aspire to the hon
ors OF life; but should be put down.
The non-grangers vote against him be-
cause he belongs to the Order, and the
grangers refuse TO support him tor the
same reason. Does it mean that grang-
ers are fit to vote but not hold office?
The planters will concede that much to
the negroes. Are the grangers kind
OF pariahs,-outcasts;- with the mark
OF Cain on their brows-that whoever
finds them will slav them?
And CHANGERS are tickled with the fun
/ of having reduced themselves to such q
condition. Aud their enemies laugh
louder than they do.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
coon FOR STRAIT.

Our canvass in the I'd District has
opened the eyes of our friend, Major
Strait, to the Importance OF the financial
issues which we discussed. And so he
returns to Congress and votes to re-
! Establish silver in its old place as money.
II Dunncll was absent or he would have
Voted in the same way, while Bill King
WAS also absent and no one knows how
no would have voted.
Could not the DeE.ocracy, when they
met in convention in Hastings, have at
tordedt to resolve in favor ofthe repeal OF
the silver bill? We think so. Democrats
hnd Republicans are now both in favor Of
it, But the Democracy We're led by a
pack Of asses who believed that silver
never had been money,
II we had submitted to their domina>
tion Strait never would have voted to
restore silver to its old place. And ii the
independents generally, throughout the
United States. had similarly yielded, the
act never would have passed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21

beginning of the Jammadoosapee and
continue to the middle of Rujjub-a
month and half. During the preva-
lence of this dense darkness, Hazrat
Immam Mehndi, the last OF the prophets,
will come to earth, and1 Jagrael will also
come to take up the Koran. Whosoever
will freely circulate this my revelation
will be protected by me in the Day of
Judgment. Whosoever doubts the rev.
citation is an infidel. and will go to hell. :"
Sheik Ahmed vows that this is the truth,
and not lie; or else his face may be
blackened both in this world and the
next"
We would suggest that when that
month and half OF darkness come the
Republicans and Democrats will steal
the whole country naked; andwhen the
daylight dawns there won't be a thing
left for the Peter Cooper men to lay their
hands on.
But in the meantime we would advise
all hands to lay in a supply OF kerosene.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21

the growing insufficiency of grain crops
to meet home consumption in Germany
gives rise to much anxiety in Berlin.
According to the Berlin Mercantile Re-
port, the excess of grain imports over
exports during the past year were as
follows: Wheat 100000 centners
rye, II, 1000, 900 centners; barley, 2,133,
900 centners oats and corn, from 1000,
900 to 100000 centners: total. 10000,
900 centners,o or about 1856, 800 cent
ners, valued at $27 $40, 900.
It is claimed that the increase of acre.
age is not in proportion to the popula>
ton, and that even more extensive
culture will not meet the increased con-
sumption. Cultivable land in Germany
is already quite fully utilized and agri.
cultural production consequently limited
in its increase. The area gained by
claiming and retaining land does not
exceed what is appropriated to manu-
featuring. Within the last few years
railways have taken up several hundred
thousand acres.
The raising of grain is becoming less
profitable from year to year and
farmers are turning their attention to
sugar beets, tobacco. oleaginous plants,
fruit, etc. Increase in stock raising
necessitates a more extensive, culture OF
forage plants. 1t is said that the area Of
profitable cultivation has actually de-
creased while the cost of labor has ad.
vanced.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
COMING TO THEIR SENSES.

The Independents have not lived and
lahored in vain during the past year.
Last spring several attempts were
made to repeal the inquitous measure
which deprived silver OF its character as
mony. but on each occasion they failed.
! Now however We are glad to record
the fact that the bill. known as BANDS
bill. has passed the House of Represen-
tatives by an immense majority-the
vote stood l67 ayes to - nays. being
more than thrte: to,trtkS or ne trhloe rote
east.
The bill provides tia, silver dollars of
the weight of Al l. grains shall be
coined and that the same shall be legal
tender tor all debts public and private.
except when payment OF gold coin is
required by law.
Thus one OF the grea, reforms deman
,ied by the Independents and demanded
by them alone. is recognized by the pop,
uiar branch Of congress as necessary and
right The senate will hardly refuse to
bow to the will Of the people so clearly
expressed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
CHEAP SCHOOL BOOKS

We hope the bill defeated in the house
last winter, by small majority, 10 furn-
ish cheap school books to the children
of the state, will become a law this win
ter. In this connection we qnote the
following
'Now that everything else is coming
down in price, why should not popular
literature be cheapened to meet the re-
quirements of the times and the purses
OF the people? The Miners Journal asks
this question, and goes on to say:
Why should we continue TO pay war
of making those books have been so
greatly reduced? We do not know, to
the exact figures, how much the cost of
book making has been cheapened, but
we know the same works for which 5 -
80 and even s. are charged by 1.-THE
trade' can be and are made and sold tor
ten cents.
A little examination into the subject
will show the singular uneveness between
the prices of reading matter in different
forms, The Miners Journal is by no
means large newspaper, as newspapers
60 in these times Of blanket Sheets yes
it frequently publishes and sells for three
cents, halt as much matter as is usually
bought in dollar book, and it has been
computed that few Of the ordinary octave
volumes retailing at one dollar contain
as much matter as single issue OF one
of the great New YORK dalies. which re-
! tail at tour cents.
1t may be objected that newspaper
does not rely for its profit wholly upon
its circulation, but gets great deal OF
its revenue from its advertisements; but
how about those mammoth story papers,
which contain at least as much matter
as any of the daillies publish few ad-
observation-disclosures Of them none-yet,
retailing at from six to ten cents, are
mines Of wealth to their fortunate own,
ers? They make their moey by their
large circulation, and they make theil
circulation by their low price. Why
cannot the publishers OF standard liter.
ature" do the same9"
Think of that. Books that sell fol
so and q produced and sold for ter
cents.
We trust Senator Lienau will revive
his school book bill this winter.
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people to convert the legal>tenders into
500 bonds. In 1869, to consumate u
heated political contest, they changed
the contract for the payment of the prin-
cipal of the bonds. In 1873, while the
people slept. They stole away the pow
er from the nation to use silver in pay
ment.
Now, after having reduced the vol
ume of the legal-tenders, and obtained
possession of the greater part of what
remains, they are beginning to favor a
re-establishment of the right to convert
into bonds. While the country is occl<
pied with the question as to who is to
succeed to the Presidency, these pre-
ferred creditors are maturing their plans
for reaping another harvest. The OBJ
jective point is to get the greenbacks out
of existence, so that the national bank
note will be the only currency afloat
The ostensible purpose of the resump>
ton act, namely, to bring the legal>ten-
ders to par with gold, is false pretense,
because that object could be accom-
plished in ten days, by clothing them
with legal power to pay duties"
In the midst Of the turmoil concerning
the presidential election the bu.lionists
are pursuing their plans to increase their
wealth at the expense of the people.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
ANOTHER WAR.

The spirit of battle is abroad. 1t has
invaded even the republican Legislature
OF Minnesota. Itlooks now rs il there
would be tree fight for the U. S. Sem
atorship. Candidates are cropping up
in every direction. There are Window,
Dunnel, Gordon f. Cole. knute Nelson,
General John Il. Sanborn. and lot OF
the smaller try, all ready for hair-pul-
ling; while the leading organ Of the
party. The st. Paul Dispatch, speaking.
er>cathadr1, intimates that there will be
no caucus
LAS to the caucus: that is matter in
which good men have different opinions,
which it may be difficult to reconcile.
but we do not imagine that it will have
any serious influence in deciding the
fate of any candidate. The machine
has SO often been used to cover wrong
doing that many have grown suspicious
oft. a fair, honest, open caucus is as
unobjectionable rs State convention,
but it there is any suspicion Of unfair
ness or dishonesty experience has dem>
onstrated that men will not and cannot
be made to submit to its dictates.
Caucus or no caucus, Window or anti.
Window, the Republicans of Minnesota
demand OF their Legislature this winter
fair deal and good Senator. Itthis i:
granted all will be WELL"
This means lively contest like thai
which two years ago elected Judge Nc
MILAN.
The matter has very little interest for
| outsiders !; tor however much they may
scratch and caterwaul among them-
selves; experience demonstrates thai
they win finally agree upon republican
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
THE CHANGERS.
The Indianapolis Sun says:

''Its true that the farmer is mortal, like
people that are engaged in other occupa.
lions. They condemn monopolies and
chen vote almost solid for the parties
that propose to perpetuate them. The
subordinate oranges make mistake,
however, in abandoning their organiza-
ions. They should remodel the Ma
tional Grange and make it impossible to
impose upon the members of the order.
Is it possible for the earnest men Of the
Grange to reform their National Grange
before it is too late? 1t is terrible to see
'uch grand possibilities terminate in
lothing.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
SOUND DOCTRI.N. E

A correspondent OF the st. Louis com,
merical says:
"Pickpockets seek opportunities when
the minds Of their victims are intensely
fixed upon some absorbing object. ex-
cept that Of watching their pocket-books
burglars not unirequently set fire to one
part OF city, that they may pillage houses
OF another part, while the residents are
battling the flames; 80 history teaches.
that while nations are in conflict, and
when the public attention is absorbed
with exciting events Of > political or hos
tile nature. the money changers get
their hands deepsst into The psblie purse.
In 1862 the exigsaces Of var enabled
them 70 become preferred creditors. In
1852 they procured The ahregaaaoa of the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
Anti- Monupulist.
ICNATlUS DONNELY Editor.
TIE UNIVERSAL DISEASE

The moral corruption OF the people
srops out in every direction. Even the
3mallest matters in the most remote
districts are tainted by it. The Elk
River News says
Judging from the price paid for wood
BY the Orono school district-$S>wood
will be wood this winter. But then,
private parties can buyjust as good wood
or a third to one half less. There s
where you have the advantage, in that
you Amt school district. Rejoice and
5ing"
/ Surely if the great republic is to cele-
prate its second centennial. the good
Sod will have to take it into special
keeping.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
THE FOTE IN THE SECOND DIS
TRICT.

The Red Wing Argus publishes very
interesting article upon the recent vote
in the I'd Congressional District, from
which we make some extracts:
1t demonstrates that we were the only
candidate that run ahead OF his party
vote.
1t says:
'From this it will be seen that Strait
runs behind Hayes. 1909; Wilder be.
hind Tilden, 492 aud Donnelly ahead of
Cooper. 1929 votes.r
This is sad commentary on the pre-
tended popularity OF Judge Wilder, who
was expected to run 1000 ahead of his
party! Instead Of that he runs nearly
500 behind Tilden.
The Argus analyses the Greenback
vote as follows:
There are no means of learning ex-
actly where Cooper's 1850 votes came
from. which were also doubtless given
to Donnelly The other 1929 votes
which Donnelly received above Cooper.
on the face Of the above table appear to
have been drawn, 1909 from Strait, and
1872 from Wilder. Applying the same
ratio to the balance Of the Greenback
vote it would appear TO have been drawn
from the two parties Is follows:
From the Republicans 1884
From tie Dsmocsats 6o6
Toeal. as7o.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
4 CHEERFUL. PROSPECT.

While it is proposed in some quarters
that we are going to "a general cutting
of throats," here is table showing wha.
we owe:
l. National debt Sl,l5O, 900. 900
.. On account of Pacific Railroads S., 900
3. Unliquidated war claims 200 900, 600
4. State debts $1,000, 900
s. Municipal debts 75O,OOO,COO
6. Railroad debts LIST, OOO, 600
Z. National and private banks 5000, OO0, 900
s. Private debts 1900 600 900
Grand total $40, 1875, OcO, 600.
And this ten billion dollars of debt are
to be paid in two years and ten days with
three hundred million dollars Of gold
Think of that !! Z!
And this reminds us of an old story -
An elderly female, in an omnibus,
seized the strap which. running through
small hole in the roof, was fastened to
the drivers leg. to signal him to stop !;
but instead of giving him gentle twinge,
as was the custom. she threw herself
back and pulled with might and main
MADAM" said humorous passenger,
taking her by the arm, "you can't pos
sibly pull the driver through that hole"
And so we say you can't possibly
pull those ten billion dollars OF debt
through that small hole-S300, 100000 OF
gold. 1t can't be done.
But what 4 Cheerful, prospect ;-uni'
versal bankruptcy. favored with civil
war.