The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21


of the United States. We congratulate you on |
the victory tor reform. It now only remains |
for the two houses of Congress, in the per-
Torrance of their duty, on the second Wednes-
day in February next, to give effect to the will
of the people thus expressed in the constitu-
tional mode by majority:of the electoral votes,
and confirmed by majority OF all the States,
as we'll as by an overwhelming majority of all
the people of the United States. By order OF
the Executive Committee.
Miscellaneous News Items.
Pedestrians crossed the river on the
ice at St. Louis on the 18th.
The assessed value of taxable prop
erty in Des Moines is g, OIL 1881.
The gale of the 18th, on chesapeake
Bay, is reported as the worst for years,
Seventy cases of smallpox were re-
ported in Allegheny City, Pa, last week.
Six thousand dollars have been con-
tributed in Brooklyn for the relief OF the sui
ferers by the recent calamity.
Mrs. Coltens, widow, living in
Bryson, Ontario, while temporarily insane,
drowned her two children in a canal.
Advices from Constantinople state
that fresh war tax has teen levied upon
males between the ages of Is and 60.
The Kelly, Bliss and johnson pool
room proprietors, New York, have declared
all bets on the Presidential election of.
The Mark Lane Express says the fact
that the grain supply Of the Old World is
really short is for forcing itself upon the mind
of buyers.
Cleaveland suffered from six fires
from Saturday noon to Monday noon, the 10th
and 18th The loss by the most destructive
was $4,000.
The Post says it is reported tina
there is to be fresh exodes from Russia OF
Mennonites, $4,000 of whom desire to settle
in Brazil or the United States.
The preliminary meeting of the con-
ference o + the powers on the Eastern question
has been held, and promises a satisfactory
solution of the issue under consideration.
An execution amounting to s., 90O,-
600 has been received by the sheriff Of Hum
bolt county, Ia, in favor of the bondholders
of the old Des Moines Valley railroad COM
pany.
1t is rumOred that a compromise has
been effected with the New York ring mag
mates, whereby Tweed and Sweeney are to re-
fund large amounts, and to receive immunity
from prosecution.
The National Base Ball League closed
its sessions in Chicago on the 9Th. w. A
Hulburt, of Chicago, was elected Presiden
tor the ensuing year, and N. Z. Young,
: Washington, Secretary.
I A still of $50 gallons capacity, three
mash tubs, with capacity Of 1900 gallon
EACH and other material for carrying on illici
; distillation, has been seized in New Yorl
city The property is valued at forty thou
sand dollars.
The disaster to the shipping by tn
breaking OF the ice in St. Louis is very great
I No such disaster has been known for years
Particulars would be voluminons, rs the los
is very heavy-estimAted by Commodor
Davidson at e2oO, 900.
A Bethel Pa, dispatch says NOR
! than one halt the mines in the State arc stop
ped. The number of men thrown out Of EN-
ployment is estimated At between 81, coo an
At, 600 It is believed the suspension will b
entire by the middle Of the month.
, News just received from the interio
of Mexico is that President Leredo and cabine
have been captured by the revolusionists nes
. the city Of Nuncar. Gen. Kscabado's secre
tary was shot with several others. The gov
eminent OF Leredo is undoubtedly over
thrown. The whole northern frontier {
Mexico except Matamoras is in possession
the supporters OF lnglaes.