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 "a fifteen
days march from Ukiki.
The Worcester Press advises its readers
to cove the wild charge they made" at
the centennial restaurants.
Philadelphia fashion-writer remarks
that not one woman in hundred has 4
neck and shoulders fine enough to show.
Mr.. Sothern, 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 curdling statement that
the real name OF Signorina Spe!terini,
the Niagara tight-rope walker, is Sarah
McGinnls.
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 Mt Fall River, the con-
tract amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. Leonard Case, OF Cleveland Ohio.
has supplemented his recent gilt of a
building to the library association of that
city.by giving 4 lot OF land valued at s25.
600 to the orphan asylum.
The committee OF conference on the
consular on diplomatic appropriation bill
held u meeting to-day. and successfully
voted down number OF propositions
suggested as q basis of compromise.
The Cedar Rapids Iowa) Weekly
Times has been sued by Hon. j. B. Young
Of that county. for libel. 1000 being
claimed. Young was a candidate for the
congressional convention, and the Times
took occasion to ventilate him.
The business part Of Sherburne Falls
village. lying on the west side OF Deer.
field river, in the town OF Buckland
Mass. was burned on Saturday night
causing loss OF $50. 900. on which there
was An insurance OF $4,000.
CHICAGO. July 25.-Gen. Nick enzie
with six companies Of u. s. troops ha.
been ordered from Indian territory t
Red Cloud agency and vicinity, Wis
Cheyenne aud Laramie. to take the place
Of Col. Merit. who goes with 9Th caval
~ to join Crook.
One OF the largest droves Of cattl,
ever brought from Texas. was = few
weeks since, driven from Oaptain Kings
rancho in Nueces county, to Kansas
The herd numbered 81, 900 horned cattle
and needed 700 drivers. The outfit alon,
cost Sc. 0OO. and the cattle were dispose,
OF tor $4,000.
Official returns INSIDE to the bureau o
statistics show that during the hsca
year ended June SO, 1876. there arrive,
in the United States " ,5l2 Chinese i'm
migrants. of whou only 35S were WON
en-. During the corresponding period Q
1875 the total immigration 10 the Unite,
States from China were IL. 437 otw hon
81 were females.
James Reynolds. : wife-bcater. VIII
escaped the whipping post under the nev
California law by technically, ha
been arrested for > REPETITION Of the Of.
fence. and held 70 wait the action Of Ii
grand jury. The citizens Of Colusa, Cal
where he lives, threaten TO take the Law
into their own hands rather than LEI hin
again escape.
Il is noticeable that the Black Hill