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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
PRESIDENT oREMPEROR. WHICHs

PRESIDENT Or EMPEROR. WHICHs
A correspondent of the Indianapolis
Sun says:
"As the complications growing out et
the recent Presidential election multi
ply. and the prospect of an early and
pescable settlement of the issues passes
away, the conviction is forced upon the
minds OF many that there is really
something rotten in Denmark. As .
possible key to the situation in the
South, l desire to lay before the readers
OF tho Sun the subject matter under dis
cussion in . secret council of politicians
held in one Of the rooms Of the Grand
| Hotel in this city. = few days prior to the
| presidential election. This council was
composed OF prominent Republican pols
iticians from various parts OF this State,
many Of whom are personally known to
the writer. and can b named if neces-
sary, and prominent among them was Z
member Of President Grants cabinet
The political situation was thoroughly
discussed. and it wss agreed that tht
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
nov CONTRACTION Works IN MASS
ACHUSETTS:

Here are tie figures. Read them carefully;
Tho total valuation OF the State for 1876, as
asceptained ns io,l by the Boston Journal from the
Secretary States Office, si7s9 4ss so ,1 oSs
against 81 $40, ,732, 900 in 1879. sl'9Sl ,ool 'Hoo
in 1874, ST ,763, 10000 in 1873. There mas
been decrease since last year, in other wo1os' orc
Of 81, 100000. The loss in the STATE Is s-1,-
he Q" ol col"ny COUNTIES and the islands
Gloucester, New Bedford and Lowell. OF tbs tbs
net loss. sG6 353, 900 falls on the cities OF the
commonwealth. Boston loses about SIX per
cent, Somerville, fifteen, Springfield ele'eh'
"a. the other cities to less degree.
Massachusetts, has hurrahed and voted lo'
contraction. 1t is our earnest wish that she
.ray ret enough oflt
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
4 TERRIBLE SHOWING.

It is claimed by the Radical papers
that the following is q true list OF the
outrarcs committed in the Ouachite far-
ish, Louisiana. We will not vouch fcr
its correctness, but if true it constitutes
a catalogue of crime which is disgrace
to American civilization.
1t is sad dilemma for the American
nation to be compelled to chose between
the villainous Kellogg and his scound-
relly crew on the one hand, and the
authors of such inhuman and unchrlsslan
atrocities as the following on the other
hand:
PARISH. La.
DR.. Il Dinkgrave, assassinated.
Primus johnson, assassinated.
James Jackson, assinated.
Henry Pinkston and child, murdered
and his wife, Eliza Pinston. cut and shot,
cannot recover.
Fred Bynum. murdered.
Wyman Rhodes. murdered.
Andrew McCloud, shot but not killed
II. w Burrell, shot but not killed.
William Lewis, shot but not killed.
Speuser DickersOn, shot but no
killed.
Eaton Haywood. shot and will prob
ably die. ;,
Ben James, shot five times and vii
probably die.
George Shelton, shot bat not killed
Hawkins Jones, shot but not killed.
Emanuel Richerd, hung, but eakei
down. not killed.
London Hector, hung. but taken down
not killed.
Randall Driners. whipped.
Henry Robinson, house fired into. AM
his door broken down with stones by tht
bull>dozers.
Jesse Briggs. disguised men went I
his house, said they were angels.
! and put pistols on each side Of his head
while they exhorted him TO join dem
ocratic club.
Many others were taken away froI
their homes and whipped, whose name
) are unknown.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
TWO OPINIONS.

Under this heading The Farmers
Union keeps these two quotations stand
ing at the head of its 5th column;
1.-The Grange is afailure! 1t has lost
in zeal and growth and become the SUBJ
ject of unlimited contempt, at the hands
of monopolist newspapers. The organ
ization has become reduced to mere
string of farmers clubs, to discuss man
ures and how to make hens lay.-Igna-
tius DonneNy IN the Anti>lMonopolist.
More than 1000 oranges have been
organized within the past year. The
period of crystlization is past. The
order is firmly and securely rooted, and is
acknowledged to be power in the land.
AS successful secret organization, it
stands out in the worlds history without
a parallel. 1t is the first and only one
seeking the protection and welfare of
the agriculturist frop Worthy
Master Adaa's address before the State
GRANGE"
And in its last issue the Union publish
es q table showing that instead OF 1000
new oranges organized in the
United States during 1879 there were
but 500; falling off Of three-fourths in
one year. And then it quotes from the
Kansas Farmer these words:
The meeting Of the State Grange will
soon be at hand, and we hope every
county sending delegates will send
them instructed to select for leader
man Of executive force, Of such vigor
and strength of mind. as to be able to
put new life into the present dying or
ganization."
"Dying organization.T sounds badly
Looks as il we told the truth in that quo
tation.
The Union says, speaking OF the Order
iu this State =
..While accessions have been few, ant
Withdrawals many. the organization ha!
been strengthened instead OF weakened.
That's rich. The more who have let
the Order the stronger it is; Then If al
LETT it. its power would be overwhelm
ing. Bah.
We say all this in sorrow NO
in triumph; for in the destruction
of the Grange we recognise the death o
an agency which might have done NOR
to lift up the human family than an
other one force in modern society.
it had been properly welded long er
this every farmer in Europe would hav
, worn its badge. and it would have ur
settled thrones and unseated dynastie.
Properly welded it would have adde
fifty per. Ct to the valne Of agricultur.
lands and products here in Americs
> and fifty per ct. to the comforts and er
ioyments Of the farmers. But alas
all this is gone. And instead we hay
= Abernethy and the priests Of Merida.
!, Even its founder. Q. II. Kelley.
Z leaving it, as rats leave sinking ship
and he is shout togive up his place Z
secretary and open farm in Floris
. with his savings.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
MISREPRESENTATION.

ponnelly proposes to perpendicularizeA = on our II
horizontal finances, by unlimited diarrhetc
greenbackism. Isn't that it.-st. ra"l D''-
patch.
The Dispatch seems to admit that our
horizontal finances need perpendicnlar>
izing some way or other, But we 40
,,a, nronosc ..unlimited diarrhetlc
greenbackism." and the man who wrote
that paragraph knows it, ana .leleioa. ha doae
knowingly nisrepresenlsus' OF rne,.;ms ne Iuos .
not know it, and thereby proci"l"s
himself an ignoramus.s <,>
And this is the kind OF argument ~
which the republican papers indulge IN
whenever they touch the financial guess
ton
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
dR4D STATE OF AFFAIRS.

In the midst of the gloomy forebod>
iugs With which the people are looking
forwsrdlko the near future. the Indepen-
dents can take to themselves this conso-
lstiou. that no act or word of theirs has
helped to precipitate this crisis. They
haye added no fuel to the fame of Sec
tional hate they are not responsible for
tho crimes or tollies Of either faction
on the contrary they have everywhere
preached peace and good win and
warnsd the people Of the Danger
| which would inevitably arse Il ths poll,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
TIVE INDEPENDENTS.

The Cincinnati Enquirer has these,
iu., words to say about the Independents.
There is a class Of voters in the coun
try, anda very large class. OF whom a
word should be candidly said-by some
body. They are fiuy named 'lndepen'
dents.' They are independent, unselfsh
noble. They arc hopeless Of spoken
they are working for . cause. Tier
have no expectation Of obtaining once
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
Anti- -a}lunopollst.
IcNATIUS DONNELY Editor.
BAD.

The Washington correspondent ol 'ne
Chicago Tribune writes; o.,o.ns nro.
Mr. Morrison, while exa1d IN HeM that % the people
dicted to General 'arneiu va .throate within
w3aa Sandpsd Re idas da ID
Ma11elu va 1enor, said, sYou remember the
,ns PREDICTION es made in New orleans Gar Garfield Id
said that he did, bnt that he hoped tn tina; IN ne
had ssnssda ssa hs %no repeat
NV nradicton a,d and believe it moro firmly than
aver.' ;..o,a.a "a no
private, for it was in a tone so LOUD ,ta taa' =
number of Republicans sitting near heard IT,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

1.-The 1--WE parishes Of Eass and West
Felicinia, East Baton Rouge, Acsrhouse
Ouachita. appear, - the evidence dis.
closes, to have been especially selected
for the preparation Of such violence and
Naturalization IS should be necessary 70
prevent republicans frtm casting Any
considerable vote ID either or each and
all Of ,hose. There = : large republican
naiority in Ill of them The white votsr'
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
The Nineteenth Century Ghost Story

"
An interesting story in connection with
the death of George Smith, the Assyriolo-
glst, is told in the London papers. This
gentleman died at Aleppo on the 10Th of
August at or about the hour of six in the
afternoon. On the same day, and between
three quarters of an hour and later, a
friend and fellow-worker of Mr.. Smiths
DIR. Delitzch-was going to the house of
third person, the author of the account
of the labors of the departed scholar which
appeared in the Acamedy. In the course of
his walk DR.. Delitzch passed within a
stones throw of the house in which Mr..
Smith lived when in London, and suddenly
heard his own name uttered aloud in a
"most piercing cry," which thrilled him to
the marrow.
The fact impressed him so strongly that
he looked at his watch and noted the hour.
DR.. Delitzch, who strongly disavows any
superstitious leanings, was ashamed to
mention the circumstance to his friend on
reaching that gentleman's honse, although
on his return home he owns that his ner-
vous apprehensions of some mournful event
in bis own family found relief in tears, and
that he recorded all the facts in his note
book that same night. Or. Delitzch told
the story on the 5th inst. at friends break
fast table, with all the ciroumsancets men
toned above, includingthe hour at which he
heard the schrill cry. He distinctly denied
having been thinking of Mr.. George Smith
at the time.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
RvesDssIal,

s- $50 ~ 90, &vv~SSsSse - ~
Mr.. Westbro0k will receive and transfer
free OF charge all monies contributed for tht
benefit Of the yellow fever sufferers II
Georgia.
Sam. Townsend is in favor of seizing the
Republican bull by the horns, and the h0rr
part of the party Is that he alluded to IN his
speech the other night in the Grand Opera
House.
Among those mentioned on the streets
yesterday as probable candidate for Con.
gress on the Temperance ticket, was VIM
T. Croasdale of the "Every Evening"
E. T. Warner has thus far received alto
gether for the sufferers from yellow fever
$1O7.
Mr.. Isaac G. Pyle, the popular proprie-
tor of the Clayton House, thinks that the
hard times alone account for the small pat
ronage places suburban to Philadelphia
have received from Centennial visitors.
There remains but few days.
The Board of Education is taken up with
the discussion of geography happy
thought, they should book It.
The Philadelphia "Evening Bulletin" is
glad Mr.. Jenkins has been nominated for
the Legislature, but thinks 1t will be sur
prising If he is elected, 1t generally takes q
residence Of eight hundred years to make .
man eligible for Office in Delaware. But
then all the old ladies' will work for him.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
Success OF the Explosion.

The NEW York papers. in speaking OF
the substantial success of the explosion,
say:
"With regard to the more substantial
success of the explosion, Gen. Newton and
| all the engineers who were present say that
nothing can be definitely known till the reef
has been carefully surveyed and sounded,
though they have every reason to hope that
the reef was entirely blown to pieces. One
piece of indirected testimony can be adduced
by the writer in favor of this surmise. In
addition to being well acquainted with the
position and general outline of the reef and
the arrangement of the headings and gal
leries of the mine, he had taken the pre-
caution to have in his hand at the moment
of the explosion a small diagram of the
| reef.
When the small columns or series of jets
of water first thrown up the explosion had
fallen, but while the disturbance Of the
water was still in full bubling activity from
the escape of the liberated gases, he was
enabled to compare, momentarily, the shape
of the water disturbance with the shape of
the original reef. They corresponded in a
remarkable degree, the only notable differ
ence being lesser surface disturbance as
the depth of water increased over the reef.
This would appear to point to an equal
action in the mine of the explosives and to q
correspondingly equal break of the rock.
As to the success of General Abbott's inter-
esting experiments with regard to the shock
wave nothing can be known till he has col
tected his data from his various points of
observation and his calculations and deduc-
tions. This is impossible for day or two,
and any statements of the results of his
labors will be mere guess-work and totally
unreliable. As a mere matter of science,
General Abbott's deductions will be most
interesting and valuable, for practical pur-
poses the He'll Gate explosion has shown,
by its Innocence of all harm, that they are
important. No one will again fear any
great shock from submarine explosion of
dynamite.
Too many thousands of persons have Sc
cured mementoes Of the comparatively
lambike explosion of He'll Gate, ih the
shape of pieces Of the insulated wires which
conducted the electric current which caused
, it.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
The Barnard Club.

A large AMI enthusiastic meeting of the
Democracy was held at Seventh and
Spruce streets, last evening, under the aus
pices Of the Bayard club.
DR.. Ogle was made President and Jas. P.
Hayes, Secretary.
The Tilden and Hendricks club attended
in body, and President Frazer was invited
to to a seat on the stand.
Walter Cummins, Esq, made an excel
lent address and was loudly applauded. He
delivered powerful philippe against the
Republican party and its corruptions and
was followed by Hon. I. G. Grubb, secre-
tary of State, who made telling speech.
The next speaker was H. Clay Turner,
Esq, formerly Republican, who said in
the beginning THAT when he found cor
ruption, fraud and thieves at the head of
National affairs, he said good bye Mr.,
Black Republican party forever. I am,
hereafter, for Tilden and Reform. There
were 1, 900 people present.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
Items of Interest.

The creditors of H. A. Pierce, Spring
field bankrupt, get one cent on dollar.
A New Haven girl renounced Christian
ity and professed Judaism in order to gel
married.
A croquet tournament for the champion
ship of Connecticut is to be played in Plain.
field this week.
Mrs. Mary Porter killed herself with
laudanum in Middletown, Conn, through
disgust at getting drunk.
According to the London "Times," the
House of Commons probably never had
fewer young men of great capacity than at
present.
Sam Hickey, the well-known comedian Of
the variety shows, shot Boston bootblack
accidentally, while trying to scare him with
pistol.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
Outrage upon an Old Man.

An outrage came to the knowledge OF
tie officers of Chapel district last week.
There is an old halfwitted fellow who has
no particular home, but has been hanging
around Long Woods for several years, work
ing day DOW and then as the notion would
strike him.
He was at last induced by man and his
SONS to come to work for them. After they
got him on the farm they made him work
by their side all day (not allowing him to
be out OF their sight for moment) and at
night they would chain him by the leg in a
loft, to insure his presence next morning.
This was continued till the chain had cut
nearly into the bone, when one night Jim
broke his chain and got away. The next
morning when 1t was found that he was
gone, the sons started in search of him.
They secured the services of negro man TO
assist them in their search. They found
him that night, when the negro man, Tom;
"went down on him with stick" A neigh
Dor interfered, and the matter was brought
to the notice of Justice Slaughter, who i'm
mediately issued writs for the parties. 1t
is to be hoped that by the end of next No
vember term of court, they will find to their
sorrow that simpletons are entitled to the
protection Of the law.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
PENNSYLVANIA Day.

The following is the programme to b,
observed on Pennsylvania Day in Philadel-
phia:
To THE CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA
The 18th day of September, the Centennia
Anniversary Of the Adoption of the Firs
Constitution of this State, by Convention
assembled at the State House in this city
has been set apart by the authorities of tht
Commonwealth and the Municipality as 6
public holiday. As fitting method Of
commemcration, it is proposed that as many
Of the people OF Pennsylvania, men and
women and children, as can conveniently dc
so, shall on that day visit the Grand Inter-
national Exposition, where, in addition tc
the myriad marvels of industry and art or
permanent exhibition, extraordinary at
fractions will be offered. Among these will
be
"a reception by the Governor in Pepnsyl
vania State Building.
"a reception by the Mayor in Philadel-
phia City Building.
"a reception by the Women's Executive
Committee in Judges Hall.
can grafton by Hon. Benjamin Harri
Brewster.
"Addresses by distinguished dignitaries
"Re-unions of various organizations.
"Numerous bands of music.
"Concerts, amusements, decorations, ,etc.
ETC., and in the evening a brilliant illumina
tion fthe grounds, fountains and gardens
accomp 'nied by display of magnificent
fireworks very far SURPRISING anything
that has ever been witnessed in thi
country.
LAS climax to the results already pro
duced, through the contributions of rare in
telligence in devising, jstinted generosity
in providing, and unwr lried labor in main
tanning the great Centennial enterprise BY
our citizens of both sexes, it is most desira
bic that Pennsylvania Day should exceed
all others in the numbers which will the1
be present. To this end it is earnestly urge
that every Philadelphia who can spare tn
time and the money, and who feels prope
pride in the honor, and a proper interest i
the prosperity of the city, shall aid in swell
ling the throng assembled to celebrat
the Centennial anniversary of our existenc
as State, throng, it is sincerely hoped
which will mark the crowning triumph g
the Centennial Exposition"
VIM. s. SToKLEY, Mayor.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES.

Board for the collegiate year OF 3S weeks.
and q Deldsnts Rss sacp vs. c |
Students are required to provide their own
books and fuel for their private rooms will
be furnished AT COST. Students who receive
scholarship appointments are relieved from
mate is thereby % reduced T rom @ slSa to slsI.
Scholarships may be obtained by applying
to members OF the Delaware Legislature.
Both sexes are admitted to the class rooms.
The timetable Of the p. W. d B. Railroad
and its connections is now such that stu
dents residing within q convenient distance
may attend the daily sessions Of the College
and return home at night. Weekly car fare
from Wilmington to Newark $l.O6
Catalogues and further information may be
had by addressing the President.
NEWARK, DEL, Aug. 10, 1876. aul2.lm
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
Two BepOFas Cor
BY Associated Press.

Two BepOFas C0nceFning Bussia.
BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 25.-The Vienna cores
pondent Of the "Times' says two state
ments, apparently contradictory, but from
reliable source, have been received from
Russia. One is that an order has been is-
sued that no more leaves of absence be
granted Russian soldiers. The other has 1t
that in the military district Of Kiev Khar-
koo and Odessa preparations are making
for the mobilization Of the troops. 1t is
claimed, however, that this is but the trial
of the system of mobilization and of the
calling in of reserves, ss is the yearly prac-
tice ia other countries.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
Yellow Fever Ravages
Terrible Accident to q Bal
loonist.
Shooting ARRAY in
Crisfield.
International Rifle Contest
The Rifle Match To. day.
By Associated Press

BY Annotated Press.
WASHING TON, Sept. 25.-The rifle match
between the foreign and American teams at
Benning's Range will begin tomorrow,
with the eight hundred yards range, to be
followed by the nine hundred range on
Thursday, and the one thousand range on
Saturday.
The matches will be for team and indi-
yilual prizes, each distance to constitute a
match, which will be closed by one days
shooting. The captains of the four teams
to constitute q committee to make the
awards and to have the authority to select
the umpire and referees for the matches.
The shooting will commence each day at
10 A. M, and continue without delay to the
close, each contestant to have Is shots over
each distance. The medal to be presented
by the Irish citizens of the district to the
member of the Irish team making the lar
gest score, consists Of beautiful five point
ed star, depending from pin in the form
of an eagle with outstretched wings.
The weight of the medal is 60 penny
weights. A diamond is embedded in each
point of the star. In the centre of the star
is an engraving of the capitol building, on
one side of which are the figures 1776 and
on the other 1876. At the lower part of the
star is black and white enamelled target,
with diamond as bulbs eye.
Crossed over the upper portion of the
star are two rifles Joined together at the top
and secured at the upper point of the star
by miniature representation of laurel
wreath in gold. From the talons Of the
eagle which are Of solid gold in bold relief,
are stretched to either side the American
and Irish flags, done in enamel.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26

NHANGE OF HOURsLWILM1Ncrov
~ Observation-Disclosures
ing Monday, May "a, 1875. Trains I1aS viii rSs
Leave Wilmington 1920 m, $40 and IN
Leave Landenburg 8 As q m, l2 As and INV.
Arrive Wilmington IS q m, 22O and a. g
pm. ~ oW
Arrive Landenburg IL IS m, 8 40 and ss
p m. ~ Oh" ON
CONNECT1ONs.-At Wilmington With
" 4 and Delaware r r trains. ""4
At Landenburg with Penna 4 Dei pr.,.,
Pennsylvonia Railroad, '"n0a
aug8-tf DAVID CONNELL. sunt
The Morning herald., 1876-09-26
MnuOr's Court.

His Honor, the Mayor, disposed of the
following cases last night
Jos. Daniels, for selling peanuts on the
sidewalk, fine and costs.
Edward Cox, for threatening Titus j.
West beating, and an attempt at robbery,
was held in the sum of $500 to answer
charge at court.
William Pagan, Frank Hanby, Daniel
Handy, Peter McNulty and Charles Dillon,
(boys,) were charged by Richard Webb
with stoning him, robbing his chestnut
trees and damaging his laws fined costs.
Alfred Donaldson, a lad of about IA years
of age, was charged by Memphis Harvel,
(col'd,) with shooting his pigeon, fined
costs