The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
this morning. The mill has been idle
the past year. Loss about $4,000.

this morning. line mill mas Deeu lu1e
the past year. Loss about $4,000.
MONTPELIER, Vt, August,24. By
collision on the Montpelier and Wells
river railroad. between the mail and
freight trains, the engines were wrecked
and several passengers injured, one,
Mrs. Langly, probably killed.
OMAHA, Neb., August 25.-Immense
clouds of grasshoppers have been flying
southwark the past two days. Great
numbers Of them alighted in this vicinity
but we can hear OF no damages. High
north winds are prevailing.
The Glencoe Register says Henry
Kinds, of Shakopee,is one sof the ablest
democrats in the second district, but can
not receive the democratic nomination
for congress because Scott county is to
be punished tor voting for Strait in 1872
and in 1874.
A press dispatch few days ago stated
that assistant-engineer Corthell in charge
OF the ]ett;es improvement at the mouth
OF the Mississippi, undertaken by Capt.
Eads, reports the scheme success.
depth of 20 feet average flood tide hav-
ING been obtained on the crest of the
bar for a width certified to by the engi-
| neer.
CINCINNATI, August 24.-The Enquir-
er's Berkiey Springs, West Virginia,
special says S. ". Crawford, quack
doctor coufined in Jail there, charged
with poisoning VIM. johnson, respect
ed citizen, two weeks ago,was taken from
the Jail by body of masked men late
last night, and hung.
A week ago at Cairo, ILL.,, colored
Democrat from the South was about to
make political speech at meeting
called for that purpose when a mob OF
five hundred Republican negroes ap-
peared upon the scene and prevented
him from speaking by threatening to
kill him if he dared to express Demo
cratic sentiments. The Outrage" mills
haven't taken in that grist.
New YORK. August 24.-Townsend,
Montaul & Co, sold to-day on account
of the manufacturers, one thousand
cases of Richmond prints. Termes OF
sale thirty days, with discount of five
per cent. all credits to be made salts
factory to sellers. The prices OF goods
ranged from Is to 1-2 cents per
yard, at which buyers were eager to OBJ
tain them. The attendance was large
and the bidding on the whole spirited.
WASHINGTON, August PA general
order from the war department directs
Colonel Rogers upon assuming com
mand of the department ofthe south, or
or about September 1st. to transfer the
headquarters OF the department to At
lanta, Georgia. The companies of the
Second infantry, now in the department
of the gull, will be transferred to the de
partment of the south, and the head
quarters and the companies OF the Six
teenth infantry now in that department
will be transferred to the department
of the gulf.
General William Sooy Smith wants t.
know the cause of the present extraordi
nary quantity of water in the uppe
lakes, He finds that the water-level 0
: Lake Huron on the 10Th instant was jus
two feet nine and one fourth inches high
er tnan it was on the 29th OF April, 1872
This difference, he says, is about the av
eragc rainfall per annum Throughout
: the era occupied by the lake. The SAM
} data appear as to Lake Michigan. Tn
. Illinois Central railway engineers stat
: that the average water level this summe
is about two feet eight inches highe
: than it has beeni before