The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
GENERAL MATTERS.


1876 at from ESQ 900 to 4,l5O,O Od bales.
A Berlin telegram of the 4th says the
German, government is represented to he ia
vorable to the American note in relation to
Cuban affairs.
1t is rumored at Lawrence. Has, that
decided the Usage ceded land case in favor of
the railroad companies.
The Erie railway company will trans
port SURVIVORS OF the steamer Deutschland
from New York to their respective destina-
tons west free CT charge.
Secretary Chandler authorizes the
statement that no further general change is
contemplated in the interior department, and
its useless to make application for appoint
ments
A London telegram Of the 9Th reports
hat al! men in Vienna who are liable to serve
in case Of war have been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness to join their respective corps
IN As hours notice.
1t is announced from Washington that
a resolution will he introduced into the House
soon instructing the committee on foreign at
fairs to investigate the connection OF Minister
Schenck with the Machado claim
A Washington telegram says the House
committee on accounts have decided to recon-
mend one months extra pay to the recently
discharged subordinates, consequent upon the
change Of officers under the Democratic
regime.
The champion "boy liar of the age,
the Blanchard boy, who has been palming
himself eff in various parts of Maine as the
lost Charley Ross, reached Milford, N. H.. ON
the 18th, and was promptly recognized by his
mother and town associates.
A special from Berlin says a medical
certificate has been forwarded to the authori-
ties stating that Count Won Arnim is too ill to
go to prison. This has been decided to he in
sufficient, and the Count will he Immediately
summoned to return and undergo sentence.
Carefully prepared estimates make the
total log crop of Michigan available tor the
season of 1876, 1922, l29 OIL feet On the
basis Of these figures it is claimed there will
be an excess of lsa, coo, OoU feet over last sea-
son while others predict a shortage of 10 per
cent Of last years production.
The boy at St. Adams. VT, who claims
to be Charley Ross has been found not to be a
missing boy OF Milford, N. H., as was at first
supposed. He was shown last SUNDAY an
albam containing the photographs oil two Phil
adolphia boys whom he recognized and named
1t once. Other circumstances 20 to confirm
his story
Cincinnati continues to brag about its
geological garden, and reports that s237 900
has been expended the past season Tor ami.
mails, improving the grounds, ETC., fifty thou.
sand people have visited the grounds since
Sepsemb 18th. and restaurant to cost $780,
600 is to be added to the buildings At the gar
den next year.
Administrator Brown Of New Or leans
reports the city debt at e2l ,0oO, 600. An effort
IL 70 BE- made TO compromise with the bond
holders at 60 cents on the dollar, the city issu-
ing new consolidated bonds at this rate on out
standing obligations. The police Loard have
agreed TO reduction Of their airport onment
from s490, 900 to s4CO, 600 for police purposes.
The city administrator is endeavoring to effect
a reduction Of the assessment for school pur-
poses.
Referring to the Centennial, Governor
Hartranff, in his message to the Legislature.
says: "whatever misgivings have hitherto
possessed the public mind about the success
Of the Centennial are now happily dissipated.
and it is evident the country has awakened 70
the conviction that the exhibition, instead OF
being merely local, will transcend in DIGNITY
and magnitude any Of the expoGitions that
hsve preceded it IN Europe. 1t becomes Penn.
sylvauia, therefore, to bestir herself and strive
to hxve fnll representation o; her resoorces
and Industries On exhibition"
TIE prelimina.ies for the grand inter.
national college centennial boating toarnsment
were agreed upon ON the 4th. In driving for
positions Harvard secured No. 1. Brown 2.
Trinity ., Willians :, Wesleyan s, Cornell 8.
Columbia !, B0wdodn 8. Amherst 8. Princeton
10, Hamilton II, Dartmouth - and Union u.
Dartmouth wanted the race to BE- miles
sts.isht-sway, but The explnat5on hsving
BEEN made thas The English cFevs were In
formed mikes would b. the distance, tae four
mile lrcje9 ~ rejecled A letter w. rad
fEum Yale college notifying the association Of
- retirement; also . co00unicnfi0n from
Harvard taAf, win o. Iose the next me-. II viii
retire upos 10 cunension-
Late adviees from the Black Hills r..
ceived = Rost Sully repost oae pasty of th.ss
nen making - to ~ e.eh pr dsy, esad.
ling md panning. Five 70 eigAf kundsed
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