The anti-monopolist., 1876-05-04
CURRENT NEWS 0FTHE WEEK

The Atlantic cable is broken.
The Swift county fever is still spread |
ing.
Servia will not fight unless attacked by
Turkey.
the Mexican revolution is thought to
be on its last legs.
Chintz bugs threaten destruction to
the Iowa wheat crop.
The Riverside hotel, at Wabasha, burn
ed 1st inst. Loss, 81 800.
Thirty persons we're killed by a boiler
explosion, near Bingen, Germany yes
| day.
.. j. Dickey, Representative in Con-
gress from Thad. Stevens old district, is
dead.
The French ministry contemplates
commercial treaty with the United
States.
Fifteen French pilgrims were drowned
while crossing the river Vienne last
week.
1t has been decided to close not only
the buildings, but the grounds of the
centennial on Sundays.
Secretary Bristow yesterday made a
statement Of his connection with the
Mary Merritt remission case.
The 10th animal conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church of America
assembled in Baltimore yesterday.
Five murderers were hung in Fort
Smith. Ark, and Dolan, the murderer,
in New York Friday.
Speaker Kerr, being indisposed, has
been granted a leave Of absence for ten
days. appointing Cox as Speaker pro
tenn.
Hallet Kilbourne ism " ready t. go be
fore the house committee on the real
estate pool and answer all questions
. asked.
A powder explosion in a railroad tun-
mel construction in South Wales killed
thirteen men and wounded a great many
more.
The City National Bank OF Chicago
mas failed for $500, 900, said to be COW
cred by assets, not Immediately availa
BILE.
A broken dam caused much damage
in Lawrence. Kansas, last week. q fine
bridge being carried away with the
rest.
William Cooper shot Millie Dean and
then committed suicide, near St. Louis
last week. She had refused his AL
dresses.
The question of sending an English
rifle team 10 the American centennial is
again being agsated, and with more IA
vorable prospects.
Baron Rodich. the Austrian diplomat,
who has been trying TO settle the TurK-
ish troubles. will resign rather than
publish the Sultan's reform -decrees.
Three men were killed and two fatally
injured by falling down coal shat. in
! Browns Station. Mo. \ rope broke and
J they tell 100 feet.
E There was repor. in Baltimore Mon
. day .ha. Don Carlos had landed in Hall
lax from the steamer Hibernian, from
Europe to the former port.
a There nave been several fights be-
tween T. s. Marshals and illicit distil-
: iers in Greene county. Ky. in one 0:
J wnra Deputy Bert was shot and badly
: wounded.
The boiler OF portable engine explo-
! ded in ST. Louis last week, wounding
several men. two Of whom named Pa,
/. Heay and Thomas Calvin. have since
7 died
Mr.. Boutwell,. introduced bill. author
!, izing the secretary OF the treasury TO re
: new the issue OF fractional currency
providing the amour: 1t no time exceed
so. .ooO, 900.
!. The dissolution Of the Danish Reich
d stag has resulted in the election of q ma
e jority against the government in the new
it lower house Another dissolution /:
predicted.
Abou: sixty families are preparing +
: leave Pennsylvania tor the Catholic col
Il ony in Swift county They are in goos
: circumstances. and oftemperaie habits
5 So says the Pioneer Press.
u Three men and one woman were kill
S ed. several wounded. and one colorct
5 woman captured in the Indian foray neal
b Laramie. reported las: week. The tight
N ing took place about a hundred ant
2 twenty miles from the post
\ Wes;eryel., serving out sentence fol
= completely in the Charley Ross affair
b denies most earnestly all knowledge Q
= the boys whereabouts. He was only
!. subordinate and was not admitted 20
/. fnll knowledge Of the conspirafors' se
i. crets-
's a nan named Epstein. who dlsap
peared from this country forty years ags
: and has never been heard Of aince. ha'
n just died in Germany. leaving million