The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-16
TO put his head into cannon's mouth uutil
he knows t'for sure" that the piece has been

TO put his head into lannon's mouth uutil
he knows "for sure" that the piece has been
spiked.
India, scourged so terribly by pestilence and
famine, has just Suffered another calamity in
appalling cyclone which destroyed a thouscnd
houses in one district, and caused an inunda-
ton in another, whereby five thouand lives
were lest.
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov. 1.-THE steamer
from St. Thomas has arrived, bringing advices
to the 9TH inst. On the 5th the United States
frigate Franklin arrived at St: Thomas from
Vigo, with William M. Tweed on board.
Although the voyage had been tempestuous,
Tweed was in excellent health. The franklin
ran short Of coal and was compelled to stop at
ed for New York the 8th inst Probably the
voyage to New York will take about days.
DR.. de Rochas, Of Pau, is preparing all i'm
portant work, entitled s'Les Parias de France ct
dEspagne." NJ. de Rochas's conclusion is that
the Cagots, &c, are not a special race, but
merely the descendants of leperS and others
condemned to lie isolation.
DR.. Domville, a distinguished London ply
sician. writes to the London papers to con-
tradict the statement that he has been granted
three months leave of absence in order to pro-
coed to Malta to attend tie Duchess of Edin-
burgh in an approaching confinement.
A report that MIR Lucas, the African traveller,
had given up exploration in consequence of
illness is unfounded. Mr.. Lucas had an at
tack of fever, but is at Cairo waiting for stores
from England On their arrival he will pro-
coed to Zanzibar. and make for the interior.
Another very bad failure has taken place in
Milwaukee in the hardware business, making
the fourth within a short time which has oc-
CURED in Milwaukee. Three of them were
for heavy amounts. A. W Coe, of Spring street
failed few days sicne. with total indebted
ness OF 100000. y
culture who went to japan, .there to organize
an agricultural department, received for this
service $4,000 year in gold. Now he is
going to live in Washington. and has built a
beautiful, house filled with rare and costly ia
panese furnishings.
RIGLE LAKE, Mimi, Nov. 1l.-Eva Camp
ton, aged II years, attempted suicide at this
place to day. Disappointment in love affair
was the cause, and strichnynne, the effecting
power. She took too large dose which caused
vomiting. She is still alive, and will prob
ably recover.
General Daniel 4. Sicles said on Thursday
that the governor of Florida was Republican,
and one armed soldier, who had been under
fire, and would know how to defend the hou.
est vote of the people of Florida against any
influence which might be brought to bear on
the returning board.
The car declares that at the proposed con-
ference Of the powers Russia will MAINTAIN her
demands, and that non-acquiecence will COM
pei that nation to take up arms. There is no
equivocation in the cars statement, and Tur-
key and the balance OF the great powers now
know exactly what to expect.
York Herald states that notwithstanding re-
ports to the contrary, no correspondence has
lately passed between the government of the
United States and Great Britain concerning
the eXtraditiOn treaty, and therefore the ques-
ton remains in the position it occupied at the
close OF the late session Of congress.
Two young women Of New London, Conn
We're deluded by the prospect Of employment
into accompanying woman who proved to
be a procuress, to New Haven They We're
taken to a notorious house in Hamden, but on
learning its character managed to escape and
report 10 the police, who are investigating the
outrage.
PBILADELPHlA,N Nov. Rehabilitation grounds
Were visited by immense crowds to-day. The
buildings were not opened. The centennial
commission will probably adjourn Tuesday for
several months. Most OF the state buildings
have already found purchasers. The German
city of Philadelphia.
MADRID, Nov. l2.---The matter ofthe extra
dition Of William NJ. Tweed came upon the
cortes yesterday. The minister for foreign
affairs, Ill replying to question, said the
Spanish government had authorized the ex-
tradition Of Tweed as q return for the cour-
tesy dispayed by the government of the United
States i'll similar cases
Boss Shepard, of Washington, on Thursday,
called together number of his personal
friends and creditors, stating to them that he
was pecuniarily embarrassed, and submitted
to them statement OF assets and liabilities,
showing AN excess OF assets of upward of $780,.
100. A committee OF five was appointed TO
examine into the details, and in few DAYS
meeting o! his creditors will he called to hear
the report
CoLuMsIA' S C., Nov. I3.--The state board Of
c,nvassers decline to furnish any informant on
to- night conc rning the elect n They say
that lot u ore than two thirds Of the counties
have been heard from officially. Tire DRm,-
Gratis have their figures from one re urese nta-
tive on each board Of county managers. They
have no doubt of the election OF the democratic
( cket, and Tildan's election is claimed BY a
smaller majority.
New York, Nov. l3.-The World has dis
patch from Montpelier. VT. suggesting o new
complication in the election for President The
dispatch is as follows:
'uenry n. Sellace, one OF the Republican
Presidential electors elect, is postmaster at
Bradford and therefore ineligible to the place
to which he is elected. The fact raises the
question whether his Democrat opponent can
contest his election and east q vote for Tilden,
thus dec dins the national contest.
A Columbus dispatch Of Thursday night
says: "Goveruor Hayes tonight Is more
ho peful than he was to-day, but is not very
confident. His Office is thronsed with friends,
but he is spending the evening with his fam
lily at home. T-legrams of congratulaiion are
coming in by the dozen, but hayes says he
would enjoy them better If he had little more
news from doubtful States. You can rest
sured Hayes viii not go crazy over the news
until he gets something more confident than
what he has yet received
VIENNA, Nov. lI.---Reports from Turkish
sources state that the porte has raised several
objections to the projected conference, and has
instructed its London ambassador 10 commu-
nicate them to Lord beacon6eld. Lord Bsa-
coufield'S assertion that all the powers had
to the conference Is critlcized in
diplomatic circles At Vienna the cabinet
has rot vet accepted the proposition. Count
Andrassy vii. state the views Of the English
proposal aft. Tire funeral Of his mother, who
has lttSi died.