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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
nsuar AallsIa.

Lon DON April Is, 3 y. MO morrow ana
Monday next will be a complete holiday in
London, and Friday, Saturday and Monday
Will be similarly observed IN Liverpool.
The Heaviest SNOW storm of the Sea .
SON
A sharp gale prevailed this moru,ns. Al
teuded by rain and snow The weather is
cold. A dispatch from nottingham saws
tnat inches OF Snow have fallen there. In
North wales the ground is covered 10 the
depth OF nine inches. At Sheffield the snow
Is nearly foot deep, which Is the heaviest
fall or The winter. Vegetation rs suffering
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13

NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Commander f..
NJ. Shepard detached from ordnance duty at
the Bellevue depot, Washington, on the sth
May next, and ordered TO navy yard, Port
smOutb, n. H.. to report 18th May. Lieut.
Herbert Winslow, from the Lackawanna,
North Pacific station, and orderC 10 return
home and report arrival. Lieut.. Seth NJ
Ackley, from the navy yard, Washington,
and ordered TO the Michigan at Erie, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13

DICH AND ELEGANT BUSINESS Or DRESS
liable BROS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13

SMITH, the Journal Clerk or the House of
Representatives, from New Hampshire, is
liable to lose his head. 1t appears that hav
ing faith in the passage OF a bill equalizing
the bonnties OF soldiers, he has caused to be
Printed circular, and sent TO the town
clerks in each town in New Hampshire, in
wiling all entitled TO bounty under an equal
iZation TO send him their claims to WASH
iDgton. The town clerks, having the records
are 10 find out who would be entitled 10 the
Dement'S OF the bill, and Smith was to put the
claims through, he having, as he claimed, by
virtue OF mis- position here peculiar facilities
The town clerks were TO get percentage
and SIhith was TO get the balance of D per
cent. fee. The attention of the House will be
officially directed to ii to- morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13

GOING TO MEET Dom PEDRO.-The Secre-
larry OF State, accompanied by the Secreta-
Ties OF War and the Navy, will leave here
tomorrow on the limited express for New
York, to await the arrival of Dom Pedro,
the Emperor of Brazil. The L. S. steamers
Alert and Minnesota have been detailed 10
receive the distinguished visitor. The Min
uesOta will fire the salute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13
The EsraeIftes

IONDON. April la.-Ihe Jc,rtSi ClrOnicl
say that Turkey Is considering tue propoSi
lion OF JEWISH bOndholders, ia coniunctio
with some OF the other denOminatfons 10 ex
change their bonds FOR land In SNr-a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13
The Plague at Bagdad

CoNsTANTINOPLE,A April I3.-The Bevant
Herald reports that the plague IL Increasing
al Bagdad, where on March 26th thirty new
cases and ten deaths were reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13

AWE ONE HUNDRED VARIETIES OF
" BUSINESS OF DRESS SUITS, a. SIS,
Al HADLE BROS,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
Tiki TRUE ISSUES

The great political battle Is over and
the smoke is hitting from the field Of
strife, and slready men begin to see
that tie real issues 81 stake were nos these
on Which the battle appeared 70 turn A
leading southern paper SAYS
1.-The election we have rust held was
q mighty conflict OF interests. The issue
between the two great parties was
which OF US shall hold me offices md dis
pense the power and patronage Of the
nation during tire next tour years
BY the noise Of he conteneiing politi>
Clans the masses hare been daafeued to
their own interests. By the smoke. aud
dust, and dirt eugeadered upon either
side and hurled ): the opposing caadi~
dates. the people have been blinded with
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
to Mcdowell.

TO McDCWeII.
''NoV. !. lS6S.- | want to paw
a mpliment to niece OF mine who na1
taken great interestin our progress. and
was the ilrst lady who saw the outline OF
Gus degrees. AS priest OF Demeter,
wish you to appoint her rs Ceres in our
seventh degree. She is we'll qualified,
every way worthy OF the position, Ard
works faithfully Tor the cause The
compliment will be duly appreciated
ana pleasant surprise.
M'Dowell to Kelley.
NOV. l6, lS68-lnclosed hand you a
letter to Sister Carrie A. Hall, confainin 9
her appointment as Ceres in the seventh
degree, which [ am we'll assured she is
most worthy OF. 1t gives me pleasure
as the humble instrument OF our order
to make the appointment. have con-
terred this upon her bv virtue oi the
authority vested il me as high priest CT
Demeter, in recognition OF her services
to our order, and rs the first woman who
has taken an active lnteres, IN t."
1T will thus be seen how easy i was
tor some people 10 get into the body
which assumed absolute control al .o0e-
/ 900 members. III 1870 the Hon Thom~
As b. Bryan, u wellknown agricuiturist
! OF this city, advanced the grangc 100.
/ whereon the grange elected aim a mem,
Der Of the executive committee OF lis
National grange. Il Is moi. however
believed that Mr.. Bryan ever backed tne
4 grange goat or walked over the plowet
ground.
We can scarcely believe these state
asents 70 be true Certain it is how
ever that the National grange needs K
be reiornedin many particulars
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
TIE GRANGE iGALN.
Tunes saws .

The Chicago LINES SAYS:
The masters OF the state oranges with
their wives take the sixth degree Of Flora,
Charity, anu compose the National
grange. now In session here. Above
ihisi. the seventh degree Of Ceres (Iaith)
The members CT which are kno VA n tho
Priests cf Demeter.
It consists OF the members OF The Ma
tional Gran- who have served . gear
and been elected ID this senate of the
order by members wno had already Ell,
eeted themselves. Il mas charge Of the
secret work anu Impeachment Pre-
essely what il j. viii best appear from
The following extract from Kelley :
book (page CD.
III was suggested - Mcdowell %
change this a plan providing Tor INC
government q the order by delegates
elected directly M tas RI ambersnipl en-
t.relV. IL once we were fairly started
those now engaged ia establishing the
order 9oas1 perhaps 5e thrown ever.
ho.Ed. AID 1ne whole sin If our work
changed II the order amounted . any,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30

greatly distressed by the determinations
made against them by the transportation
Companies The Gazette says:
Columns have been written in the
newspapers on the subject Of freight dis
ordinations. meetings have been held.
resolutions have been passed commit
tees have been appointed and trade mas
been, seriously injured in some direc-
tons, yet nothing practical has been
accomplished. There IS no cohesion Or
cooperation in the business COMMUNITY
on this subject The Merchants Ex-
change has appointed m able man as
Superintendent of its transportation bu-
reag. who mas worked faithfully in this
cause: The Grocers' Association have a
transportation committee that takes q
turn at it occasionally; the Cotton Ex-
change has 3 committee on transporta-
/. ton which has also worked 1t it, and the
Board OF Trade has. through "a commit
/ tee, given attention u the subject, but
/ Notwithstanding all tni5 labor the railway
managers have adrOitlv kept these va
rious forces SO steadily divided IS to
neutralize their efforts and to prevent
any combined and persistent action OF the
against freight Determinations which
are admitted to be detrimental to the
best interests OF every business nan IN
this city. The meeting held yesterday
manifested considerable spirit,and seen-
ed to be disposed u work faithfully to
accomplish something towards the adj
justment OF freight troubles, and
possibly on OF It there. may be in
yolyed sufficient unity OF action between
the various commercial interests rs viii
) make it necessary for railway companie:
: to make reasonable concessions. let il
remains 10 be seen whether the skillfu
strategy Of railroad managers can beat
50 intelligent ard able a body OF men as
the St. Louis mIllors.n
Ne would suggest that the miller:
torn an association tor mutual frotec-
ton, with y clause n their constitution
that they must not discuss politics !;
. and then resolve thai any effort TO cleo
: legislators, congressman or governor
! 10 pass laws Tor their own protection il
. political action. =
? Fancy the millers Of the United State
. organized into d society, with q lot 0
: paraphernalia, forms. ceremonies. rib
\ UoDe. SaSLea. uS2 lSSe sttla i'tlSoto =
/ Merida To do--nothin9
e Fancy them turned from their conrs
; and into bankruptcy lest they might hun
/ some political party
q Bah,
t The millers will put an end 10 81
O these exactions and determinations. be
g cause like sensible men. they will unit
g all their forces. numbers, capital and IN
> duence into one thunderbolt and hurl
= into the faces OF their enemies. That
what the niilers OF Minnesota did 4 yea
: or TWO ago when they offered their en
|. tire shipments oil -four to one road IN
i thus broke the ring which had bee
Z formed 20 piunder them
i Bnt the farmers Any knave can 81
q them to tearing each others eyes ou1 b
s appeals to party higotries. They hav
s So TAR proved themselves incapable {
II self~detence.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
laws and such a tremendously tenacious
"Trip rs human qree1.
NAY FOR FUEL :.
The Northington journal saws :

Inc w 0rtQllSbou oOuI laA Cd
Our reporter went down to Mr.. suit
toms Okabena Mill last night to witness
the operation Of generating steam by the
use Of slough hay Yesterday was spent
in preparing the furnace for the recep~
ton Of the pressed bales OF about one
hundred pounds each. The ire was
started about five o'clock, and the engi>
neer reported sixty pounds OF steam n
sixty minutes-fullv rs quick as that
amount OF steam could be raised with the
best wood and coal 1t has been found
that one ton will last four hours--six tons
per day. It is, of course. too soon 70
ciye IA exact estimate OF the cost OF this
Kind Of iueI, but enough is known al~
ready 10 demonstrate that i IS more
economical than either wood or coal.
ave congratulate Mr. Sutton on MS
success, in sowing this question, ana we
are glad, too. that q market IS found al
our own doors fer our superabundanG
prarie grass
Iae and straw arc being extensive y
used ii the great prairie regions q
lowe and Minnesota for fuel. They cost
less labor to prepare than wood, even
where wood is abundant, .nd where 4
Is not. they constitute an excellent sub
stitflte
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30

reference 10 the public veal. 81 the
lavish use OF money at the drinking sal>
oons. and the false issues dwelt upon by
paid orators, the industrial classes have
been intoxicated to such an extent as to
be oblivious to that phase OF the cam
paign in which their own interests are
wrapped up The leaders in these con-
hicts use strategy to accomplish their
ends Anything to overcome opposition
Or defeat the enemy is their motto.
When they succeed, the spoils OF office
must reimburse for the wastes of defeat
or the costs OF success. To divert atten-
ton from the objective point they seek,
one industry is not unfreguently arrayed
against another, while q few prominent
ones from the several industries are
brought i'll to participate in the profits Of
the ring. Thus, by creating a stampede
down an old beaten trail. the money pow
ers hasconducted another campaign and
received the votes OF the peoble to secure
them in their ill~gotten gains.
The interests of this power were
most prominent on both sides, 50 that, nc
matter which should win their purposes
would be served. The great multitude
/ Oh pIOuuC1ls haft JGti F@hi lA9@10N =
the superior organization, equipn ana
i skill OF their natural enemies-the money
/ lenders. The South has been led Il
believe that political power is what sh'
i most needs; whereas. the facts is tha
plenty Of money, at a low rate oflnterest
would revive her prosperity and rende
happy and oontented her people.
The North has been persuaded that hel
chief interest las IN preventing the pollt
i ical success Of The South; whereas tn
great question that underhes All indus
trial ACTIVITY Doth North and South, with
out which commerce must langulsh ant
decay aud civilization retrograde, ha
been ignored and seg at naught.n
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
TIE RIGHToP SUBTRACT

4 correspondent Oh the St Louis Com
mercial. discussing the grave political
problems, growing out Of the recent eiec-
ton, aud which threaten the pence al
the nation, suggests the following
measures to ensure uniformity and pre-
vent fraud:
l That the first Tuesday in November
be the general election day for all inc
States as well rs the general governs
ment.
p That all business. except transpor-
tation, be suspended on that day and al
business men give this day 70 u proper
conduct OF this business.
D. That the election precincts b. III
vided SO small that il would be
practicable for the enrolling officer, the
Judges and inspectors. 10 determine wa
are legal voters il eacn precinct
4 That the election board n each pre-
cinct saouli consist IL two eeperace and
independent branches-the receiving aud
recording branch, and the counting and
returning branch.
]. These boards to occupy adjoining
rooms. with no communication cSceot j
small opening for the passage Of tie BAL
lot boxes to and fro
6. Each branch shall be under the
guard OF al officer and ali sworn 10 hold
no intercourse with the outside world n
one branch with tie other, except 70 ex-
change ballots. which should 50 done
every twenty five votes cisst until the
| linal result is given.
I. The receiving board shail consist o.
Z arass INN 4aa t-44~
parties, one member receiving the tickle,
from the voter. and, with hand above
! board, pass it 10 the next member oppo-
site. who shall deposit IL Ia the box a.
| cha name Oh the voter j. recorded.
| s. The tickets should be furnished by
/ the State, and all exactly alike ;shogld be
/ folded by the voter before Offering, IND
i should DO deposited In the box without
any mark DE- number rhica by any pos
sibiiiiy could deprive The ballot oa it,
/ secrecy.
9 Til. couaflas board sa4a Also rep
I resent toe various parties. .sol.n 81
efficient and prompt ard Required tn .eef
up with Inc receiver IfI n iolu9 i'm
( possible for one counting 5o.ra keep
I'D with the receivers. tgo couataa
# FfAs ~5IsAAtA ~ q
business could lie completed and II
! suit I'd announced before snnd own Do
election day
/ 10. The principe taat taxation ans
4 representation =houid 20 hand in a4aa
]. onght II oe kept steadily ID view 4nf
Y hence no person s.ionld he allowed 4
vote who is unable h exhiDi. Il receipt
for poll tax Of al least one dollar.
some OF these propositions are admir-
able. We especially ike tie Sth, tha'
'.:he tickets should be furnished hy thf
State ard all exactly alike TIE voting
should take place IN room. where ~
nerson. not an officer n the election
could overlook tbs voter and thus coercs
lin INTO voting AGAINST his real gEinci'
PIES. u tie east the latoring population
Is too often compelled 10 vote as their en-
/ ploTeys dictate
We like also the 81 suggestion: al
increase III the number oipolliIg places
This would rot only prevent fraad bu
facilitate the counting 81 votes.
The present crisis shows how impcrtan
the rote OF single precinct MAY be
come. The life ofthe republic may res
upon il.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30

4 ~. agis law Journal gets IL sarsS
uniuteuu0ual aig Ag Aaa4esot's dtstin-
guished son, the miuister to sweden
who IS Lhe author OF the book u question
"a Young gentleman In Washington,
Texas, acknowledges receipt o.. the laat
Docket. likes our list OF second aand
books. and suggests that he would IKE
10 review tex OF shsm IN his local pa
per. ii we viii send him the books ifee.
andrews on tie Revenue Laws i about
the only hook Ve want eriewed enough
10 give il away. Il Won't sell ut at30
cents. but we think it would stand re-
viewing very wel.H-St. Pau, DYa'rh.
This man. Andrews. who was the
butt for the tests 81 all parties IN MINES
sofa. and wno exhausted bis genius In
III essay upon the baking OF white beans
has been tor eight years kept II The
highest official posltions lever given . =
citizen Oh Cur state, tor tie simple reas~
IN that ha acted on an nporiea aeeas
sion as the &oal ii Etihu Nasaoarn aaO
vas paid VITA s. 900 in cash a8d : .or-
Sign appointments.
This isthe most shamefa. chaaeee a
A3nnesola's political history.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
uh41NTZI. nRGANIZk.

ae lTlSd " pEld saws 49,
Persons who want 10 s.s nothing but torches
aud 10 hear nothing bat drums and horns cam
understand this ttreenfack movement. But
they vao think III their closets understand il.
Six months hence orr brave torchlight bear
nthlnking slaves OF the Office hunters
will either ia crowds about the office holders
demanding bread; "Brssd or Blood Aud
fog bread the politicians viii give them stone.
But what is 10 ha done 10 lsberate this couu-
try from tae>S evils gdIcsta the people.
Ana how are .ha people 90 ~ e.lacateas iol
who have studied the sireenbaek question
san d. IT, Organize firsenha6s ela0s 10 every
city, town. aud village 81 the iand. You, reaa-
or mas. h.sSin Tie work. II there are has two
others bss ats voarssI IN Your locality, IN
known sympathy with the movement, cA.l on
thea ard suggest tie organ cation al club,
aud s5Tnmengs operations rs once. hout D
DISCOURAGED. livery movement IS small and
contemplate N is inception Begin ths
work. Maetat stated places az stated nights
Eta the week
WITH l7O.0U votes in TIC luiGed States
we have foundation on which - bSltd
certain success The existence ot tsese
fe3.0aa votes viii encourage lou times
shat number, ue<t scar. t9 vote The In
dependent ticket.
Iae nights are .ouE our people have
dr,,e q do during tae wiuter. Organize
cooper iycea0 lg your township.
Have debates. lectures a2 ; and festivals
dunan tile winter. Combine instruction
~, ID &c .oyment; q tnag when next spTing
comes vou vii know more lint yoa 10
now. aad be prepared o. acs and yosa
mo1e insellieeutT
We Will be CAD 10 pu0Asa reports inc
w,r,9naafiirrS ~ Sgs.sA fxsasFsvS Ysp arp
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
Words or ENc0UR1GEnENT,
Taa Irieb World we'll saws

The irish World we'll says
"Iae prospect OF victory in the non faf
distant future is lar brighter than vas
the SKY that looked down on this country
. century ago. Paw no attention TO the
sneers OF small wits atthe Rag Baby.
l,0oA back into history. Look back into
Te stog.n-chased forces OK Washington!
Defeated ia the lie.d. out still unbrcken
in spirit. in want OF clothes, IN want OF
shoes. ia want Of food; deficient II mill
tary stores, laughed at abroad sneered nc
at home. with q majority OF the colonial
newspapers in the service CT the enemy
with the artillery oil England thunder~
irg aa their TANKS 4ad the Tory iorces
AS i fire IN their rear, the Tagged
C0utiaentals went into winter quarters IL
Valley Forge There amid tho storm,
thev organized Tor victory J9 those
same 0esplsed aud ragged patriots the
ia wer Ut BtiLalu afterwards sure ndef~
cd! The nations hope Is once again 10
winter quarters but let rs take heart
Here aud let rs beginto organlze, aud
If we only drill and discipline ourselves
tor the .irrepressibie coniilcl'-it the
Stun i 10 us to enable as % make ome
sacrilees-we snail, going lor,a VITA
upl tired banners march on once agar
to assured victory
We can not see any par Of the country
the sightestest indication that the lude'
nendeHtz propose 10 give mp the tight.
Those 40, roc votes Tor Peter Cooper are
u..xfaad encouragement,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
5:A>nti- l1ouupnll5t.
lCNATlUS 0ONNELY Editor.
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TIE NTEtTl GROP /.

Wisconsin VIII have 3,425,ooo bushels Of
,ghaat of this year's crop to export, which IS
small showing -or the ,8oo,00u acres so"h
wltA th2t cereal.
t.ass than no bushels TO the acrei And
vef wheat ruios comparatively low.
Vhe2 Because the demonetlzation OF
silver has increased the purchasing pow
sr of tae gold dollar, 50 that it is an
equivalent tor q greater amount o.
wheat. Iowa has no wheat to sell MIN,
resosa Aas a1oat one~tlird her usual
crop Eag.and needs 100, 100000 bush,
els. and Yet wheat rules low. 1t should
ae worth 51.50 II tue markets q MN
nesota. instead or from ~ cents to STU.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
~ IMPORTANT NATTER.

We would call attenticnt II thai part
cf the address ct the worthy Master 81
The National Grange Of Patrons og Hus-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
TRAgSP0RTlTToy.

The mslIers oil S. Louis. we learn rom
the Commercial Gazette OF that civ. are
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1876-10-14

Peter Immediately disappears, and in
20 minutes has persuaded the nearest
saloon-keeper that he is the new rsil-
road superintendent just appointed.
When this first installment Of Mere is
gone, he tackles the editorial room, and
rarely fails to make araise. And when
this and all other sources CT financial
replenishment are exhausted, Peter
Bartlett gets another bundle of ex-
changes and again starts out on his end
less Journeys Typographical Wander
ing Jew!
There are worse men than he who
are wanderers. and when his last tramp
is ended at the edge OF that "Dsrk
River" may Charon be kind and Pluto
gracious, as they ferry across the dis
embodied spirit Of Peter Bartlett Lee.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1876-10-14
THE COTTON CROP.

Over FOur and . Half Million Bales for
the Year Ending Aug. n. 1870.
From the Commercial and Financial Chronicle.
Our statement Of the cotton crop Of
the United States for the year ending
Sept. l, 1876, will be found below. It
will be seen that the total crop this year
reaches 1869, 2SS bales, while the ex-
ports are 3,252 1894 bales, ard the spin
ners' taking 1,356, 59S bales, leaving q
stock on hand at the close Of the year Of
l20, $3.50 bales. The tables which follow
show the whole movement for the twelve
months. The first table indicates the
stock at each port, Sept. 1. 1876, the re-
ceipts at the ports for each OF the last
two years, and the export movement
for the past year (ls75-76) in detail
and the totals for 1S74-75:.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1876-10-14

SOME amusement was caused, not
long ago, in an English court, by a
female witness, who, on the oath being
administered, repeatedly kissed the
clerk instead of the book. 1t was some
time before she was made to understand
the proper-or at least the legal-thing
to do.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1876-10-14

This is not from ''Daniel Deronda:"
"She was plump and beautiful, and he
was wildly fond of her. She hated him,
but, woman-like, she strove to catch
him. What was he? A flea"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1876-10-14
TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

All communications for this paper should he
accompanied by the name of the author; not noo-
essarisy for publication. but evidence OF good
faith on the part Of the writer. Write only on
one side OF the paper. Ee particularly careful
in giving names and dates, to have all letters or
figures plain and distinct.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1876-10-14

AT the recent execution Of two pris-
oners within Kirkdale prison, Liver
pool, a very long drop was used, which
had the advantage Of breathing the
mems necks with the fall. The Cor
oner, however. ordered the Sheriff to
direct attention Of the Government TO
the fact that this method did not COM
ply with the letter of the law, which
contemplates hanging by the neck till
the culprit dies through strangulation-
whereas . very heavy fall causes death
through dislocation Of the vertebre.