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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
orr MINNESOTA CHINA TIE.

A correspondent of the Savannah News, hav-
ing written to the editor to ask what crops can
best be raised i'll Georgia, received the reply:
"Cotton and chills, but principally chiils.
Cotton has to be cultivated, but chills are vol
unteer and stay all the year round"
Read that Minnesotians and stop hank
erinc after the land OF the olive and
myrtle.
..Where the rage Of the vulture the love OF
the turtle,
Now sink into sorrow, now madden to
crime"
This is world OF compensations and II
YOU will have the delights Of perpetual
summer YOU must take impaired vitality
and diseased liver along with them.
We were talking to a horse-dealcr the
other day, who makes It his business to
buy horses in Kansas, Illinois, etc. and
bring them up to this state to sell; ana
he surprised US with the statement that
we could raise finer horses IN Minnesota
than in any other part OF the west.
He said our horses were heavier Tor
their height, sour der and with more VT
ality than the horses Of the region south
Of us.
The truth is, there can not Do tuli Wit
NJ force in diseased system and 1t is a
we'll known fact that the butchers OF
Chicago rarely kill an OK or hog whose
liver is not diseased
Our grasses are the finest in the west.
When it is remembered that Vermont
and northern New York with climates
similar to our own. are the great dairy
REGIONS of the United States, it becomes
evident that the time is not lar distant
when Minnesota butter and cheese will
be quoted ia eastern markets as Minneso
Ia wheat is now quoted. Already .
Minnesota farmer has taken the hrs
premium in the Union for cheese making
To be sure our winters are cold ant
long:-what then? They compel us +
build warmer houses; they force ustt
the enjoyment OF home delights; the'
drive us 10 thrift aud foresight; the,
induce US to read and think; they Leaf
us to social intercourse. Who woult
: exchange nil this to be lauk. sallow
slab. sided. sickly. whiskeydrinking
tobaceo-ctewiug, malarial, loungin!
lout OF the land of perpetual flowers
where they are too lazy TO cultivate
gardeno
r Willing hands and intelligent mind
can make Minnesota An earthly paradise
+. and with liberal educational advantage
$ ourehildren will be the brightest. clcares
:, headed. most vigorous and most INTEL
q gen, OF the sons Of the Union.
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court Of this state affirmed the same doc
trine. And no party in Minnesota will
to-day. dare to avow the converse OF
that proposition, as suggested by the
Pioneer-Press, that the people are bound
to submit to any expressions or eNac-
tons which the railroad companies may
choose to inflict without legal remedy.
Such doctrine is simplymonstrous and
horrible.
The determinations and cxtortions Of
one of the railroads OF Southern Mime
sofa in 1878 aroused our people to a state
of frenzy. and they passed laws affecting
all the railroads in the state; and then,
when il was claimed that these laws
worked oppressively in the case of Ger
tain roads that had given little cause for
complaint, they repealed them ia toto.
But in doing so they by no means aban>
doned the position they had assumed,an
which had been endorsed by the supreme
court OF the state, that the people in their
sovereign capacity had the right to coa>
troll common carriers by just and equita-
bic laws. And the popular uprising Of
1851 was salutary and necessary les
son to the railroad companies that while
generous people had no desire 10 tram
pie upon or destroy them, they would
not submit to see their own material
prosperity ruined by cruel eXactiuns or
unfair determinations. The two par
ties to the contest have learned to mutu-
ally respect each other.
II we thought there was any esprit de
| corps lett in the grangers Of Minnesota,
any pride in their order or any sensibili-
ty to insult, we would call their atten-
ton to the promptness with which this
republican paper denounces them as
thieves and outlaws. and identifies them
with the pilferings and stealings of an
old politician Of Wisconsin. But we are
we'll aware that with many Of them the
more savagely they are kicked by repub
| lican leaders the more cordially they
love the republican party and the more
persistently they vote its ticket.
Pah! 1t is enought to make an Egyp
tia: mummy throw up his dinner to SCI
such insolence on one side and servility
on the other.
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ANOTHER BEI UTiFNL PH.tSh OF
pnOTECYION

One would think that the quarrying OF
stone would need 40 protection against
the pauper industry OF Europe. 1t would
seem that the man who quarrles granite
in Minnesota or Vermont need not lear
that Scotchman will carry that bulky
article from the British islands and I'M
derscll him in St. Paul on Boston. And
there isa heavy tariff on freestone
building stone, and stone in general, and
now over TOO petitioners have applied
to Congress to repeal itand they state IN
their petition
That the du.y on frees.onc, building stone
and stone III general is an Outrage; that 1t pre-
vents putting up Subst.ntiai butalngs ana
forces !. tax out OF millions of people Of thu
country for the sole henetcnd support in the
Interesting infant the quarry industry OF ths
United States.
Surely this is protection run mad: |
is robbiag without even Robin Hoods
plea Of Necessity and it does what Eobi'
Hood scolned to dot robS from tn
poor and gives 10 the rich.
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GRaNfERS AND RAILROADS.

The Pioreer-Press Of April 18th pub
fishes an article rejecting severely on
ex-soverno. Taylor Of Wisconsin. on the
strength of certain allegations that he
had pilterei stationery and postage
stamps from the executive office, and
adds:
And i. i In. lust 10 ol,serv. that this dis
tinguislsei granger is fair representative Of
the morality and honesty Of the party which
elec'ei Aim - io'5 ana I.led 20 .iec. nm a;a'n
q s6.o. ns -. ol'e - ~ ,nnrsysn, rhoss
$500 -. was nna.r the name Of reform
~ under lie color 81 law, to rob the railroad
Lc0mpani-s II their property, and TO confiscase
+ withoat compensation for the alleged oene1.
0s nsefs y cou y c nrr ~, .h;s poI;cr
Il i.sseny conld Be- troubled viii, any
r. ~eie,2 sscrunles abon. stealing the pnb-
~ lA3(A sn1 r4141 property entrusted to his
L Al 70. o. ra,ir .n q
= 49,; n I. = IBIS HI. foIlorers h.
,"'shf r12es17r - Is be sustained in
stating ~ - = sa1fsnerv and postage
stamps. IL - moreo,er en-.
joys the hasisHIa - = eflns thc nr.'
gossrnor :, II. n. 49,. H. T. Il III; !.
:, ,.. n r,;lt.r.sc. fssSir1 - = 81 iseor.
Z. g1s' euss i 10 ! PROF. = -.
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4 PRETTY STIiE or THINGS.

Betwc II hireling newspapers, busi-
ness men who don't think. respectable
men who won't vote. and the corrupt
crew who sell their votes, the cities OF
this country are coming to II pretty pass.
Chicago is on the brink ofmob law
Great meetings have been held to ex-
press the Indignation oi the people. \
speaker at one OF those meetings made
this terrible showing OF the finances OF
that great city:
Let rs review this citT government for ten o
twelve wears, let lis see what has been gong
on. Let lis see whether it is time to wake up,
ar whether we shalt lie supinely on our backs
until we are chained and gagged, nay, even
murdered. We have had board o. aldermen
for great many years in this city. They have
served this city without pay. Cloud laughter.
Very natriotic men They have discussed fol
the last five years about S. .o0o,o o0a year, not
including the special assessments OF two OIL
three millions Discussed may have poke
TO 1T use the word discussed. They hav,
had the money, and 1t is gone Now what /:
the conseulsncsl Lust January there were
over s. oon. 900 OF unsolicited taxes in this
oi,y. over four millions of that money wa
bscS tax Tor the year OF 1875, two millions 10
the wear 1874, two millions for 1871, 1872, and
1878. aud Uhy is thisg Is It because the PEG
pie OF this city are unwiitaS % Fss uniessat'
able taxtsS NJ: why is in 1t is because take
are run M to fabulous rates that amount SUIT
stan,ially to eoaiisesstonl (ApplanSe) An
why is ths' Because such y fnnd-so Large
fund is necessary for contiscation at the hand
Of bulumers and thieves. (Applause.)
Either the people will have to dro
the senseless cries of party and take IN
government OF the country into the'
avn hands or they will have to Give u
republican institutions. Judged by sue
tests rs the above they are a failur'
What kingly government on earth cor
fiscates the property of its subjects Il
taxationp And tfa government sweel
away the possessions OF its people VIII
is il Good for?
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to US the worn and weary condition OF
the poor fellows who were then on their
way to defend our frontiers against the
Indians. And they had no votes to give
us =, rcturn!
~. did wrongin all this we trust our
parsimonious friend, Emery, will forgive
us. We are willing to concede that he
never would have given them even a
cuo OF cold water in Gods name-or
any ether name.
But Emery should remember that beer
IS Alternative, laxative and diuretic. He
should try it. Anything that will alter
his politics, relax his bowles Of compass
sion and carry off from his system the
acid and acrid humours with which it IS
now afflicted, would be a benefit to the
whole county ofDakota. Buy hogs
head of beer, Emery, and try it.
And he insinuates that Pat. Dewitt
that shinin g-morning- starof Pennington,
the bosom friend Of that other shining
morning star. Seagrave,-cheated us IN
making the change. For the honor Of
Pennington, of which Pat is an illustrl-
Gus citizen,-we refuse to believe 1t. For
the honor of Seagrave, wounded and
bruised from his last political campaign
we scout any such vile insinuatlon:
But III he true that Pat, (perplexec
by the cares which tellupon him as the
leader of the Reform Party Of Farming
ton. and lost no doubt like an ancient
saint, in the luminosity OF his own coun
tenancy did make ! mistake IN the
change, it is not too late now to correc
it, and we hereby give Emery an orde
on him for the balance due US, payable
in beer; provided however that it De un-
derstood, that we no more vOuch Tor tn
quality ofthe beer than we Go for tn
honesty OF Emery.
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THAT rs WHAT IT MEANS.

We said the other day that the new
democratic organ Of this city would
when established, advocate hard-money
and the fcsslilerous doctrines OF the
wear one. We were right. On the 7Ilh
inst. the Dispatch, owned by Mr.. HAIL
who will be the publisher OF the demo,
cratic organ, printed the proceedings OF
tie New York Democratic State Con
yention, which re-atfirmed the hard
money platforms OF 1871 and $50, anu
endorsed Gov. TIIden; and the Dispa.c1
hailed this action with the lollowihe
glowing head lines: ''Ilofi"os ~"
Vow Sneak3 in no Uncertain Words
Rnt Renew5 the Old Faith.
and Offers Samuel j. Tilden rs the Elk
ponen. OF Reform"
That is what the new paper means
Tildcn and harl-money; fammany ans
bullion.
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BIT or A DISCUSSION WITH
BROTHER NCKINSTRY.

In the last issue Of the Faribault Re
publican, Mr.. McKinstry replies to US.
We quote his points and answers:
l. We second the proposition to fund green
backs into bonds, or make them interconyert-
ible. but we doubt the practcabilty of floating
A bond at 90, 65 per cent. ard if ever acomp-
lished, it will only be through gradual pro-
cess, continued through years OF financial
prosperity.
Answer: We are glad to see tina,
Brother McKinstry is halfway convert
ed already. He must remember that
only the other day Senator Sherman.
chairman Of the Finance Committee Of
the Republican Senate, admitted that
greenbacks ought to be fundable in a
four per ct. long bond, and il this is
practicable. why not in a 1868 bond?
But we will not stand on the difference
OF about third Of cent year. Call it
4 per ct. bond.
H. "But supposethe pictures Of theblack cats
were fundabe into bonds worth as much az the
real back cats, would not the pictures Of thu
cats be worth as much as the cats? Heyf"
In that case the pictures would undoubtedly
he worth as much az the bonds. Whether TIL.
bonds would be equal in value to the cats,
would depend upon whether tn. owners OF the
cats were willing to dispose Of them for paper
pictures or bonds bearing q low rate OF interest
when the cats were in brisk demand for cur
rency purposes throughout the world.
Ansucr: Mr.. McKinstry misunder-
stands the proposition. II q foreign
banker is willing to give 800 in gold
for a United States bond. because he
thinks ii is safe investment and really
worth that much. would he change his
mind ii he found that q man in Faribanlt
could hny the same kind Of bond Tor
300 in grecnbacks worth 500 ia gOldl
III Well suppose the isnkschoose tocIaim thu
same right A. any osIser holder Of any gold in
| ,ereS, bearing governas nj promises t. pay and
decline 10 surrender th-ir bonds for $3yO, O9J,
| 90 Or interest barring promises 70 pay
radee7nabIe only in other paper PROMISE
| what does Mr.. DonnelIy propose 70 do abou Ill
| II seems v-ry evident from the abovs that hi
| alternative il reputation.
| Not at III this is precisely wha. tn
baaks are now doing. They are snr.
| rendering their notes, and withdrawing
their bond at the rate Of : l0O. 80 pei
year. and selling them for grseni,acks OF
In0tes 10 their customers. Is there any re
1nDdiation in all this? In four years. it i.
tealcuiated, there will not be 100000,
I 900 Of national bank notes left in circula
ltion. And this diminishes Of course th,
aaount Of money in circulation, help
70 distress business men. impoverish tn
iaoorMg population and intensity tn
hard TINES If the banks desire to with
draw their bonds to sell, why not hav
the governRenttake them Oh theirhand
and give the NV greeDbacks 10 TAX
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An OUT AND OUTER.

we did the Pioneer PressTribune In
Justice. It is not nor. les:ript in pol
tiles, but an unadulterated, hat-!ooeeu,
bull-headea republican paper. II utao.
should be nominated at Clnclnnau ~
would accept the act as the most natural
and proper thing in the world
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Auti- aflunupollst.
Ks e.
,cNATluS DONNELLY,Editof.
coon SPEECH.

Hon. Joel B. Bassett has made an anie
speech before the minneapolis BOARD o.
Trade against the republican specie re-
sumption scheme. We VIII PRINT eS-
tracts from it next week.
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The Opal.

Among the substances belonging to
the mineral Kingdom, known as pre-
clous stones, few have been held in
greater estimation than the opal. So
much has this been the case that the
epithet ''precious" is used to designate
arer kinds of this stone. .E ... a.. ".
This display of tints is owing to nu-
merous minute and irregular fssures that
traverse the stone in certain direction
containing famine OF air that reflects rays
If different intensity and various color.
But it's structure causes it to be SO
ragile that an opal SET in ring has
been known to split by holding the
nAnd too close to fire on a frosty day.
1t is also subject to deterioration, for if
the assures upon which its iridescence
depends become choked up by dust or
grease its value is gone. The only way
Of restoring its beauty is by subjecting
1T to a certain amount OF heat, hazard
Gus experiment with SO brittle a stone.
Like most other gems known to the an
clients, opals were originally imported
from India; but tney are now found ex-
tensiyely, i'll Hungary, Mexico, Hon
duras and other places. The finest and
la gest are discovered embedded in por.
phlry, in the mines Of CZernovitza in
hungary. The largest opal known to
the anCients was in the ring OF NOnlus,
Oh account Of which It's pOSsesS0r WAS
prescribed by Marc Antohy. IL was the
size OF a hazel nut. and was valued at u
sum equal 10 $4,000 Of our money. When
Noulus Took TO fl ght he carried nothing
with him but this ring. The largest
known is in the imperial cabinet at
Vienna; for this gem 100000 has been
offered and refused. The most beautiful
was in possession of the Empress
Josephine. 1t was named "Tue Burn
ing of Troy" from the numerous red
flames playing over the surface.
A belief IN the talfsmanlc properties
Of the opal was prevalent. The Turks
are fully convinced that it comes from
no earthly mine but falls direct tom
heaven in the lightning. Marbodious
relates that il conlers tile gift of inVisl-
bllity upon the possessor. SO that thiei
wearing this gem might carry off his
plunder in open day. The opal is in
capable of being engraved as a signet,
out cabalistic rings have been preserved
wne. certain signs nave been marked
Upon the opal; and one is mentioned as
also having astrological figures carved
upon the circle OF gold,
Fhe opal 10 never cut in facets, but al
Ways in cabo hon. The polishing is a
WORK vi time ana care on account of the
soft nature of the stone. So deticately
las 1t to be handed that even the emery
powder employed must be adoucle,
namely, the emery which has been
.lready used in polishing other gems,
ana thus deprived OF It's asperiUies,
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rosin. She will return this evening 80.
The Ohio No. will depart for Pome-
roy this evening -. The Bostona will be
the regular Huntington packet leaving
this afternoon....T The Ripley packet
Trout had "a hhds tobacco and good
miscellaneous trip. Sne returned at
noon with fair trip. The
Gatf, was towed down to the wharf this
will depart tor Memphis on her maiden
trip next Saturday.....T = The Wildwood
will make an excursion to Louisville
sunday The Ben. Franklin arrived
from Madison this morning and will re-
lurn this afternoon. E. The Andes Will
arrive from Wheeling to-day and return
10 morrow. -. The Cherokee arrived at
New Orleans and the shannon left yes
terday.
Y TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Fearless arrived from st. Louis
this morning with a tow of iron ore for
PlttsDurg. :. The Liberty No. and tow
arrived this morning from above. The
j. 3. Neel arrived with u tow of empty
barges last night and proceeded up this
morning. -. Inc e. NJ. Norton, from ST.
Louis, arrived with tow of iron ore this
morning. She will proceed to Pomeroy
LO-uuy AhO NObU SONiA "hN WV "iS
due to-day from Ironton. The Whale
is advertised to leave tor st. Louis this
evening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The underwriters having permitted
Captain Ryman to wreck The Shippers
own, the Bermuda is bringing her ma
chlnery to Evansville to trade for
smaller machinery -. The Evansville
Journal says: "Captain N. q. Selby,
who negotiated the sale of the d. Van
BuSkirk, is thoroughbred, and al
though only about fifty years of age, is
already grandfather, while his father
is still living, bright and sprightIy, at
Moscow, Clermont County, Olio. :. JAS.
Gordon and Thomas Mcdonald will pilot
The Fearless from here 10 Pittsburg. :.
Capt. Gus. DOnnelly's new boat will not
be launched before Tuesday .. The Gus
tom.house record shows that on the Sth
instant Capt. f. f. Freese sold his one
tenth interest in the Fannie Freese to
George r. Mcclure, of Louisa, KY, for
$3.50. This was the last interest owned
in the Fannie Freese by the Freese fam
lily The Sandy No. 2 WILL go in the
Louisville and Leavenworth trade in OPP
position to the st. Francis Belle, under
The auspices Of the Louisville and Hen
derson Packet Company Mr.. W. j.
Trask, of the Memphis Avalanche, was
5un Change to-day.
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Story of a Golden Robin.

Lovers vi the birds wll be interested
in the story of a golden robin in New
Buryport that has been through quite a
tragedy for small chap. Wnlle Ell.
gagged with his mate in building their
nest, which was suspended fifty feet
high, from an extreme branch 0f an elm.
his foot became entahgled in piece OF
twine, which he was deftty weaving into
the structure, and losing his balance he
drupped about twoieet, the length of his
rope, and hung in midair. The little
rascal had Just stolen the string from the
grocery steps near by, and retribution
was sure aud swift, though he doubtless
thought hanging severe penalty for 50
small an otfense. He hung several
hours, struggling till exhausted to re-
gain his nest, his terrified mate flutter-
Ing and screaming around him, and the
spectators below plying his tate but un
able 10 relieve HIM. Finally tender
heaftedspectator came to the rescue
with long ladder and hooked pole. He
Rscended The tree and climbed along the
limb Till he coula reach the-bird with the
hook, and capturing him, brought him
down in safety. Robby's leg was founu
TO be badly broken and twisted. ID,
Hurd volunteered to set it, thinkiso IL
mightpossibly be saved, though in few
days sit was obvious amputaIion wonld
be necessary, aud the Doctor performen
IL as skiliiuily as ii his patient had be.
christian, and at third visit rem Oh
hs b"n@ H-Ses and pronounced h, 1Veo
an al
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Z SALT-Market steady and unchanged. Do
Of 7 bushels, and quiet. Turks Island is
quoted 8ja31c per bu, and dull. Liverpool
coarse is held at 81 20ai 80 per sack.
SEBD--Clover is nominal at i7al7kc per ID.
We quote timothy $2 4Oa2 50 per bul and mod
crate sales. Flax is worth 91c per blu, and
quiet
SUGAR-Market steady with a fair con-
sumptlve demand. New Orleans is worth l0a
10Hc, yellow refined 10AalUXc, extra &C." lO%
al1c, "B" white l116 ali &c and "a" white 1l1a
llhc, and hard 12c for crushed and granulated
per Id.
TALLOW-Market steady, and ample offer
ings at 7xc for prime country and &c for city
rendered per Id.
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River News.

The river rose feet here in the twen-
ty-four hours ending at A. NJ, with Ii
feet inches in the channel.
special to the STAR:
PITTsBURG, August 17--9 A. M.-River
ieeJ 3 inches and falling. Weather
nazy. Thermometer "A deg. Wind
west.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The City OF Portsmouth Will leave i,o-
p.nii,c suis afternoon =. The Sonanza,
iron. portsmouth, had 16gs nnds tobacco.
Sne re.urned at noon with q moderate
"trip The General Lytle arrived this
msrning from Louisville with good
Grip, including brls potatoes, 200 brls
cement, 115 head stock, Il bales paper
waste, SO boxes starch. 65 green hides.
10 empty hall barrels, H4 empty kegs, 10
Laeams warp, 18 hhds, ,9seon. apq n brls
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Cincinnati Live stock.

CINCINNATI, August 17-2 p. M.
The following are the receipts and shipments
Of live stock for the past "a hours:
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BLOOD PURIFIER.
BLOOD PURIFIER.
dir. G.. w. ROBACK'S
Scandinavian Blood Purifier !
PREPARED FROM SWEDISH HERBS.
ARED FROM SWEDISH HERBS.
An Infaible Remedy for all Nervous Complaints, and
Diseases having their Origin in an Impure State
of the Blood.


Medicine the day.
1t
BLOOM
a check.
This Medicine after im
Swedish
Diseases of the Human Dyspepsia all forms of Nsrvo
Complaints.
For Sale by Druggists Evervvvhere.
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FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI. August IT 1880 p. NJ.

Gold easy at Ill buying and 1l1X selling.
There is limited demand for money to-
day. Rates are unchanged and 1t is readily
obtained on acceptable paper. Business is
very quiet.
We quote Eastern exchange 1-1O discount
buying, and par selling. Demand light. Gold
checks on New York, ll11{. a.
SUerling exchange Is quiet at previous rates.
Sight drafts are worth 81 S9%, and sixty day
bills 81 S1Js gold.
Government bonds quiet and no material
change;