The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-22

N tngarOuSters. because OF their tacll-
ty ut pocketing things.
s.T,r Yice-President, Thomas Ewing
OF Ohio, is declaration quite often me
with in Western journals.
The emperor OF Brazil has said one
mean and untruthfu! thing; and that is
that American women are bold and mas
culine, and crowd upon strangers with
out invitation.
An oil we'll near Bradford, Penn, was
set on fire by stroke OF lightning, on
Tuesday afternoon, and damage ensued
to the oil and surrounding property to
the amount of $125, 900.
A mean piece of business is charged to
Conkling's hackers; the publication OF
pamphlet presenting all the charges
against Blaine. A similar pamphlet
against Conkling would be very interest
ing reading.
Mrs. Tilton is said to be supporting
herself by sewing for private families,a
the past, the bitter past, fraught with a
thousand memories, rises before her Wis
ion whenever she turns down 1.-The ragged
edge" of a piece of factory cloth.
Albert Grant, British minister to Portu-
gal, has been degraded from his Office
for bolstering up and becoming direct
or in the Lisbon tramway railroad. 1t is
claimed that he received $4,000 for his
services.
The American belle, Miss Antoinette
Polk, who has been so popular in society
been stated, the daughter of the bishop
general but of Andrew j. Polk, of Muary,
county Tenn.
The papers all rejoice over speaker
Kerr's exoneration, and call aloud for the
detection and punishment of the "Custom
House gentlemen in New York who
backed Harvey" Can ex-Mayor Opdyke
throw any light on their conspiracy?
The following words, uttered by Sen
ator Bayard, have gained him thousands
OF friends where he had hundreds before:
1.-The man is unworthy to occupy the
chair of Washington who would descend
to the arts of the politician to attain it,"
The friends of Herschel V. johnson, of
Georgia, will present his name to the
Democratic Convention tor Governor of
the Stale. 1t will be remembered that
VI. johnson was on the Presidential
ticket with Douglas.
Peter Cooper is good enough ragga
baby, it won't do to leave him on the
steps of the White House-1MilUauke
Times Don't intend to-going to take
him inside and put him to bed for four
years.-Chicayo Industrial Age.
The Baltimore Gazette claims to have
positive knowledge that Democratic
members OF Congress from Alabama,
North Carolina, Virgi.ia, Pennsylvania
and Ohio are unreservedly in favor Of
Hancock.
Before the next presidential election
(November y, seven of the states will
hold elections for state officers. In Sep.
TENDER, Arkansas, Vermont and Maine
and in October, Ohio, Indiana, West
Virginia and Georgia.
A Universalist minister of fancy coun-
ty, Missouri, has eloped with his frai
cousin, leaving his destitute family ant
a number of creditors to weep. He viii
probably be back in few months. ex.
cusing himself with the plea that Davit
was also that kind of a man.
Let who will be nominated at Cincin
natl, the Republican journals will have
nice time getting into the line in advo
cacy of the ticket, for there is not prom
inent man in the party who has not beef
5 the recipient OF sharp abuse at the hand
I OF his own party organs.
4 Tilden is about as popular in Tennes
u see rs in the Cincinnati Enquirer office
/, The attempt to ''wolk np"a showing O
strength Tor him through Bates & Locke
! advertising agency and Boyle's paten
: machine correspondence failed. Eve
/ the corn-tield darkies could see throug
: the scheme.-.Nemphts .4ralanche.
: Carl Schurz has been interviewed
He says distinctly that in case the part
: nominations are unsatisfactory. the in
: dependents will. without unnece ssar
: delay, nominate a ticket of their owr
/ And then he condescendingly remark
q that the republican nomination will b
: unsatisfactory unless the man is Bristov
!" Twenty western railroads inclu,
:, ing the Illinois and Michigan Central
and footing up 1{.s9s miles. earned e.
= IA 900 in May OF this year. gain
- almost precisely 10 per cent. and for Il
- five months from January to June
the gross earnings of the same rose fro
> as. s39 to ISL .76l. 900, which is ais
." gain OF 10 per cent.
\ shrewd western democrat prcdie
= that Gov. Allen is to be the OConnor
\, the democratic campaign Of 1876.