The anti-monopolist., 1876-08-10

are not sorry over the change. Every
one of them used to be on the lookout for
death. They had rather 60 slow and sure.
We are asked to believe that lightning
struck the horn of a COW, in South Bur
lington, Vermont, shivering it to the
roots, but otherwise leaving the animal
unhurt,
The favorable action Of the committe,
on the resumption bill was secured bye
change in the position of Mr.. Gibsona
who mas heretofore voted with the Re
publicans against it.
Alexander H. Stephens is so mnch i'm
proved in health that his friends now
look for his entire recovery, and expect
to see him occupy his seat at the next
session OF congress,
James Stetson, Is years old was killed
while playing base bail on Sunday, at
Ceshire. He was about running from
the first to second base, when thrown
ball hit him on the right temple, SO that
he lived but few hours.
WLKEsBARRE, Pa, August 3 Thomas
Convngham, a businss man and member
of one of the first families of this city, is
a forger to the sum of nearly 100000.
His forgeries are upon individual firms
and banks. He has fled.
Senator Logan introduceda bill for coin
age of silver dollars OF 412 grains of
standard silver and providing that it be
a legal tender at its nominal value for
any amount except for customs due and
interest on the public debt. Ordered
printed and to lie on the table.
1t is stated that the friends of Boss
Hcssing, who have been in Washington
urging his pardon Or the remission of a
part OF his sentence, have returned home
discouraged. The encouragement has
decided not to interfere, but to leave the
matter with the Judge who tried the case.
Recent inundations in China have re-
suited in the loss of five thousand lives
while protracted drouth, covering a
district Of eight hundred square miles,
and containinga population Of seventy
million souls, has completely destroyed
the crops and terrible famine is threat,
ened.
The wife of a German farmer, living
about six miles from Dubuque, was the
object OF terrible outrage day or two
ago. These tramps went into the house,
and finding her alone, assaulted her, and
each in turn violated her person. The
scoundrels have so tar eluded the detect
ives
The So called Sun cholera mixture, the
best remedy extant for some complaints,
consists. says The Baltimore Sun. of equal
parts Oftincture OF opium, red pepper,
rhubarb, peppermint, and camphor. The
dose is from three to ten drops for a child,
and ten to thirty drops for an adult
The postal card mandatory is run
ming ten hours a day, turning out about
800, 900 cards per day, and is .3,5o0,0
behind its orders. The number of cards
printed during the qnarter ending July
lst was 3S,O0O,O 900, an increase OF nearly
100000 over the corresponding quar-
ter for 1915.
NEW YORK, August st is announ,
ced that the secretary OF the treasury
will sell, in a few days, another INSTALL
ment OF the Geneva award invested in
new per cents. to meet the additional
judgments of the court of arbitration.
The amount is supposed to be between
| q sOoV,oOV ,tuu To,coN.uUO.
Washington, Aug. 4. The House com.
mlttee on banking and currency to-day
decided by vote of six against four to
report and recommend the passage of a
bill providing for the repeal of the re
sumption clause of the third section of
the specie resumption act of 1864. They
also agreed to report with only verbal
| op,pnArpnnf- tha
duced last Monday by Representative
Gibson ofLouisiana. providing tor the
appointment ota commission Of three
members OF the House three OF the Sen
ate and three experts to investigate the
silver question and the general policy
and best means OF facilitating the resump-
ton OF specie payments, the result OF
their inquiry to be reported to Congress
on or before the 10Th of January next.
BISMARCK, d. T., August 3.-From a
mass of Indian rumors Gull the follow
ing. which seems to be worthy OF credit i:
In the Little Big Horn battle forty~two
Indians were killed, eighteen were NOR
tally wounded and died soon after, and
others have died from time to time
since. Custer stood but few
moments against the fearful odds
brought against him. Sitting Bull died
of wounds after the battle, but his body
was not left on the field. The Indians
numbered three thousand or more, and
are ready and anxious for another con-
test. and think they are strong enough
to whip the whites, and are able to MAIN
tain themselves without the aid of the
agencies. and some Of the hostiles have
sent to the agencies tor their women and
children. The Standing Rock Indians
do not take kindly to the transfer. but on
the heels OF the order making it, all the
Indians flocked to the agency. and made
a better showing than at any other time
tor months. though it is conceded many