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IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED

Ar at New York 22d, ship Grecan. Kennebunk-
port; sch Della Yates Yates, Progresso.
Ar at Bristol 10th inst, sch Il Hersey, Coggins.
Calais.
AT at Falmouth 10th, ship VIM NJ Reed, Bruce,
Port Lobos; jamestown. Call, do.
Cid at London 21st, barque Fred Eugene, Young,
United States.
Sid I'm Sunderland 2ist, brig Carrie Winsow, Nc
Cart, United States.
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European Markets.
LONDON, Aug. 22-12.3O P. M.-Consols 1916
United States 500 bonds, 1867, 1899. EIie 10.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 22.-123O P. M.-Cotton dull
and easier; UDlands at 1-16d Orleans at 6 3-16;
sales 5000 bales, including 1000 bales for speculation
and export.
FRANKFORT, August 22.-United States bonds
new fives, 1881.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-23
METEOROLOGICAL.

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT rWENTY.FouR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF S1aNALl
OFFICER. Washington, DC,
August %, Il A. M
For New England.
rising followed by slowly failing barometer,
north to west winds shifting to easterly and
southerly, rising Temperature and clear or part
ly cloudy weather
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-23

receipts from the internal revenue yesterday
were l75,3S304, and from customs $59S, 09l, A,
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DIED.

In this city, Aug 90 Albert j., son of Jas. White,
aged months 2S days.
Funeral services this afternoon at o'clock, at
No. 842 Congress street.
In Boothbay. Aug 81. Mrs. Mary, wife of Capt.
VIM MeG016 aged y wears 1 sa mentls ,s Of Ahu.
R. Rice, aged 10 years: 9th, HELEN Elmer, aged
months, only child OF the above.
In Ellsworth, Aug. 4, Mrs. Margaret s., wife of
Sewall Haskell. aged 81 years II months.
In Cambridge, Aug. II. of cholera infantum, Ar
thur B., infant son of j. b. and H. A. Lucas, aged
months Is days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-23
20 REIGN PORTS.

Passed St Helena July, ships Phneas Pendleton,
Nichols, from Bombay for Havre; VIM McGiIvery,
Nichols, co for Dunkirk.
Sid I'm Almeria I'd inst, barque Mary Jenness,
Cakes, New York.
Sid I'm Leghorn 9Th inst, barque Regina Tolck,
Bay, Baltimore.
Sid I'm Catania LIST inst brig Amy Lane, COST.
gan, New York.
Ar at Table Bay, CGH. July IL. barque Charles 7
Russell, Hamilton. Cardiff.
Ar at Dunkirk It'll inst, barque Adelaide Norris,
Turkey, Lobos.
Ar at Liverpool 10Th inst, sch Mary L Peters, York
New Orleans.
ar at Penarth 18th inst, sch Elizabeth M Cook
Cook, Calais.
Ar at Cardiff 9th inst, barque Teekaet, Tracey,
Bristol.
ar at Gloucester, Eng 9Th inst barque Western
Belle, Bessie, Wiscasset; 9Th, sch Carrie Wood
bury, Woodbury. Bangor.
Ar at Genoa Goth inst, brig F 1 Henderson, Hen
derson, Philadelphia.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.

Foreign Imports.
JOGGINS, N. S.-Br sch Benna, 14O tons grind
stones.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

GALvESTON-Cld 18th, sch Alice Hodges, Skin
sAVANNAH-Ar 10th, sch Hattie Turner. Hup-
RICHMoND-sld 18th, sch L s. D Fisk, Baker,
Providence.
NoRFoLK-Ar 18th. sch Maid of the Mist, Perry
ALEXANDRIA-sld 10Th, brig Geo Harris, Stow
ers. eastward; sch Abbie Wasson from Kennebec for
BALTIMoRE-Ar 18th, sch John Hancock.
Mullett Kennebec.
| PHILADELPHIA Goth, sch n Colby, Will
Cid 10th, sch Nettie Dobbn, Dobbin. eastward.
Sid I'm Delaware Breakwater goth, brigs Henry
Cleayes, for Rio Janeiro; Proteus, for Matanzas.
NEW YORK-Ar goth, barque Gentoo. Staples.
scbs SALIVA Eu,r Kelley sn1es SS E
Sawyer, Newport; Mauna Loa, Sanborn Shuiee. MS;
Boaz, Gilkey, Ellsworth; D q Lee. Smith, Wiscas
bee, Kennebec; Annie Gus, Sawyer, Pawtucket; j
Williamson. Seward, Kenneb sai cp.
AR 22d, ship Sabine, Borlard, Bristol, E; sch Gar
Cd aist, schs Ned Sumpter, Fountain, for Bangor
John Snow, Somes, Nahant; leila, Halloweil, for
Passed through He'll Gate goth. scbs VIM Williams.
do; Annie Jones' Jones, Philadelphia for Portland
May Day, Waterman. Port johnson fer Salem; John
| Farnum, Randall. do tor Providence:
/ SToNINGT0N,.-Ar 2oth sch Clifford Hall, New
PROVIDENCE-Ar 21st, sch Eliza Sawyer, Cook,
Calais; Trenton, wall, DO.
tBRISTOL-Ar 10th, sch Wanderer, Coombs, from
Linconville.
NEWPORT-Ar 10th, sch B Waite, Aylward,
Georgetown for Boston; Empress Kennedy, POugh-
keepse for Portsmouth, land sid 21st9
VINEYARD-HAV EN-Ar 18th, sch Elbridge Ger
~, Arey, Newburg for Bangor.
Ar 18th, schs George Staples, Collins, Philadel-
phia for Boston; & G W Kinds, Hill, do for Calais
Fl M Howes, Philadelphia for Boston.
Sid, briggs G COson, Ambrose Light, and Mary
Roosevelt: schs Elbridge Gerry, and L. kenney.
EDGARTOWN-Ar 10th, barQue Acacia, Ander-
son, New York for Boston; sch Nellie, Perry, New
York for Boston.
In port 3Oth, sch WlDsow Morse, master sick)
| BOSTON-Ar 21st schs Clara, Maioney, Harry,
NIB; jed FRYE, Langley st John, NIB Northern
Light. Orne, Boothbay; Mary Jane, Merrill, Bath;
E Elliott, Sproul, Bangor
Cid 2lst. brig Carrie burlington. Whittemore, Mo-
bile; schs Mabel. Maloney, Philadelphia; Ariadae,
Dyer, Portland VIM Lancaster, Seeley, do.
Ar 22d schs Brilliant. Farnham, I'm Machias; a q
Brooks, Smaage, Gouldsboro; Adelaide, Smith. I'm
Jonesboro; K Hammond Dobbn. JOnesp0rL; L w
Pierce, Knight ana Lindsey, johnson, Portland;
Onward, Tarr, Eden.
SALEM-Ar 2lst, sch j Coolidge, Dyer, Franklin;
Hume, Calderwood. Rockland.
GLOUCESTER-Ar 10th, sch Robt Woodruff, Lew
is. Wiscasset; a gnes, from Bangor.
NEWBURYPOkT-Ar 10Th, sch Storm Petrol,
Whitmore, Baltimore.
PORTSMOUTn-Ar 10th, sch Jefferson Borden,
Patterson, GEORGETOWN Lucy Colwell, Philadelphia;
Acara, Chandler Hoboken; Ocean Belle, Mills. New
York; Highlander, Marshall. Bangor
Sid 10Th sch j Williams, Murch, Boston.
KENNEBUNKPORT-Ar1 10Th, sch A Hayes,
Smith. Rappabannock River.
town.
Sid Dist, schs Bowdon. Randall, for Wilmington;
G W Rawley, Rawley, and Albert Jameson Candage,
New York; Quoddy, Young, do.
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Sid I'm Seville 18th inst, bsrque Emma F Herman,
Whittier North of Hatteras.
Sid I'm Lisbon 18th inst, brig Cadet, Leighton, for
United States.
Sid I'm Havre 10Th inst. ships Scioto Mitchell, for
United States Northern Chief, Miller, do.
Sid I'm Demarara 10Th inst, sch Kate Wentworth,
Mead, New York.
Ar at Barbados July 81, sch Abraham Richardson,
Pray. Bermuda, twas reported at Philadelphia
In port Sd inst, sch Chrome, Wooster, tor New
buryport next day.
Al at Cow Bay. CB, 10Th inst, brig Sweeney,
Cole, Copenhagen.
AR at Halifax 18th, sch Speedwell. Dow Cardiff.
Ar at PictOu 18th barque L l. Sweat, Griffin, from
Limerick, TO load tor Portland.
Ar at Canso 18th, sch Enoch Benner, Benner, Port
land. trading.
Ar at st John. NIB, 10Th, schs Bagaduce, Cox, from
Philadelphia; Hattie King, Crowley.
In port ships Alice ID Cooper Humphrey, and jos
Clark, for Liverpool; schs Allegro, for Philadelphia
Nettie Walker, and Fred J Holden, tor New York |;
Hortensia tor de; Fanny Flint, and Kate Newman,
disg E M Sawyer, do.
SPOKEN.
July o. lat 40, Ion 80, barque Nneveh, from Boston
tor Smyrna
July 80, lat 49, Ion 49, ship Alexandra, Brown. I'm
Antwerp for PhAdephia.
Aug 8, lat Al lon AZ. sch Hattie G Mcfarland. FIN
Antwerp for United States
Il
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
MARINE NEWS,
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Tuesday, August ~.
ARRIVED.
Steamer City OF Portland, Pike, st John, NIB, via
Eastport for Boston.
Sch Burma. (Br) Carter, Joggins, NS-140 tons
grindstODes to order.
Sch Bonetta, (Br) Clark, Windsor. Ms.
Sch Frank Pierce, Parker, Steuben-fsh barrels to
E H Chase.
CLEARED.
Sch Hapnie Westbrook, McDufie, New York
Emery s. Fox.
Sch Gazee, Gardiner, Lubec and Pembroke-N
Blake.
Sch City of Ellsworth, Grant, Ellsworth Chase
Brothers.
Sch K H Colson, Clay, Bangor-master.
SAILED-Barque A O Adams; sch Geo Walker.
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lFRoM OUR CORRESPONDENT
WISCASSET, Aug 16-Ar, sch Emeline, Blake
Portland.
Sid. schs Florence Dean, Westgate. for New York /;
War Eagle, Patch and Mariel, Anderson. Boston.
Aug 17-Ar, sch Eliza Ellen, Montgomery from st
George.
Aug 18--Ar, sch Buena Vista. Rines Portland.
Aug I9-Ar. sch W Dexter Dunton, Boston.
Aug 20 Sid, schs Fl Williams, Wainwright. New
York; Niger, Alley, and Herald. Frisbee. Boston.
Aug 21-Sld, sch H Miller, Shea, Boston.
Aug 22-Sld, sch Eliza Ellen, Montgomery, Port
land.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

laws entirely and cried loudly for' free money"
declaring that when all restrictions We're abol-
ished the people OF the State would be bene-
flied The advocates OF this policy We're all
interested in banks, OF were loan brokers, and
are to be found to-day in the ranks of the bull
lionists and destruction workers On the
door Of The legislature they theorized grandly,
and crammed themselves with hook know
ledge Il order to seduce the unsophisticated
rural members into voting for heavier burdens
for the people. They accomplished their pur
pose without much difficulty and for twelve
1aonth the people Of this State had a taste of
the lreed o. the Shylocks. Mortgages Of Ion!
standing We're cancelled, and borrowers We're
forced 10 make new contracts at the eXhorbit-
Int rates. Money on the best securities COM
Inanied eight PER cent, and in several instances
capital commanded as high as fifteen per cent
~ course such state Of affairs could not be
tolerated and the people with great unanmity
demanded that the usury laws be again placed
upon the statute books. This was done, but
the legal rate was fixed at seven, instead OF six
per cent, as it had been for number Of years.
80 that tie money power gained substantial
rtrt1Tv after a -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
is IS u SAD world
ANOTHER TIGATE0N.


The st. Paul Dispatch Of sao lstt Ma
says
The following, purporting TO be from w ash
ington, appeared In the Pioneer &c.
SERIOUS charges have been made here against
what Is known as tue piiie land ring IL Niuas
sofa, and which are to bs the subject Of tnvss
tigatlon. Its said that over S2uO 900 has leen
paid to former surveyor generals tog STUN page
on govern ment lands, and that DULY SIX n
seven thousand dollars have been accounted for
TO the department Other fraudulent practices
in connection with pine lands arr also alleged
and ARE to be investigated. An agent OF tue la l.
tarioi Department was sent some time ago -
investis ate the records of the surveyor general :
Office s.. st Paul Il is not alleged that ths
present surveyor general IS implicated. [. IS
said that special commission Is to De app oiut-
ed 10 investigate the whole subject. OF which
& w Nash OF st Paul is 10 be secretary
The statement is true that an agent ot the
government has been rummagng through The
the present Surveyor General is not alleged 70
he implicated Tie allegations ara that all the
Surveyor Generals since 1860 ara implicated.
Whether these allegations will be confirmed
remains 10 he seen, but there Is a very preva-
lent belief that u mine Of richness can oe I'M
eArthed In the Minnesota Surveyor General g
Office.
There are rumors that Gent. ". D.
Washburn. Surveyor General from so |
TO 1866. made large fortune in some
mysterious way out OF his Office.
Its difficult to apply the scalpei to anv
part OF the carcass that the corruption
does not squirt out
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
THE NINLERENl'N.-

The Kansas .Stamdard Of Reforaf gives
the following side-winder u tha spec.e
contraction chaps who axe corstaaIg
yelling "in1at'DnH at he tpN 81 heir
Voices
at is the Issuance OF money II ;ha forln u
government paper, or greeubaoks, thar It is
claimed constitutes initiation, bat W. never
hear these people uveighin3 against national
bank paper or ally other form OF paper money,
except The greenbacks The resumption act
itself, while fixing o date for the redemption and
retiracy OF the greenbacks under the detl7lve
promise OF specie assumption, pfovides that as
the groenbaoks are retired there shall De issued
in their place hatf Conn No---but nation
al bank notes, and for every dollar OF green
backs so retired one hundred dollars Of NATIONAL
bank notes snail be issued And yet 1t Is Only
when greenbaoh5 are pat out mat thhatioh lakes
place
Il makes great difference indeed
whose OK is gored. 10 initiate aational
bank notes is TO contract, according u
these worthless.
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STE VEINS COUNTY.

The EN- grafton to the main line Of the St
Piul 4 PtcihC railroad continues to increase
We understa nd that over one thousand entrlai
ot government land have been made at the
Litoh.ield Land Office since January ist, whlle
probably a. many more entries have been made
IN the alexandra Office, for the region west OF
Morris, This morning five car loads Of horses
plows; provisions, &c leave the st Pau
depot tor Doug las III Stevens county. Three
OF them belong to Hon. igna.;us Donnelly. He
Will break coo acres near that station the pres
ent season SEBASTIAN Engle, Esd. Of Ph;la
delphia, VIII break 400 acres IL the SAINT
break 800 acres bait @ mile from Douglas sta
ton. Il is expected that at least 5000 acres
VIII be broken this aeasonin the region tribu-
tary t. that station An elevator will soon be
erected mere. - Pioneer Press Tribune.
We nave asst returned from Steven:
county and were surprised at the I'M
nenss immigration pouring into that re-
glon. More business was done last week
N Morris than in Hastings or Red Wing
and the town is growing rapidly The
region around Douglas is filing up very
last and there is good show there fol
merchants, hotel EleE and t-a9esrcec
We met the elevator agent from Herman
anu he reports great growth III that vi.
cility
stevens county, in our judgment. com.
pcses the greatest belt OF wheat land
10 oe ,ound to day IN Minnesota. There
are stall plenty of homesteads and tree
planting claims to be had by those who
70 at oAce to look for them.
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THE VIEWS or HON r. w. BTRD.
or NASS4CHELSEI

Hon. W. Bird, distinguished Re-
publican OF Massachusetts. after whom
the celebrated Bird Club" Of literat and
statesmen was named has written very
significant letter from which we make
TIE following extracts.
After describing the many defects in
the Republican party of to-day he saws
Whit then remains TIE democratic p,rty
Do you belong to the democratic partrs No |
shall never again belong to any party. but [
am ready 70 60 operate with any party or Wit,
any men who, IL my Judgment, best promise
TO destroy the power which now curses the
country know full well Low great is the
popular dist-ust Of the democratic party.
have taken some small shsre IN creating that
distrust when II was well founded
loved my country and hated It
But now Old things have passed away When
are able 70 vote in the millennium We vii.
welcome the id-al party. Till then we must
aim .. practical methods and practical result
do not ike to be forced to choice of evils
but see clearly tina. until one party or the
Other nomlnates an deal candidate we m Us.
ch 1ose between those who are presented, or
take TO the woods'
Can We trust the democratic party, In 1913
oar southern wing friends, IN jus;iiying them
selves for supporting the .hig ticket, with
jen. Taylor At tie head, used 70 say, The
Southern man who i fasthest from Us ia nearer
TO rs than any northern man can be" II is
my profound cJnviction that the worst demo-
crat whose nomination At st. Louis Ii possible
Is safer FOR the country than the best republican
whose nomination is possible at Cincinnati
The imperative, the solemn need 0. the coun-
try ls \ change Of The nationa. administration
new get of books must Be opened 1t Wash
inxtop. Everv department. Of government,
from the White House 70 the custom house.
mus; BE- purified: the accounts Of 8, 0O) ofYics
holders mus. Be examined. have no fear that
while this process OF scrutiny ;s going on any
new st OF ofic-- hol1srs can organize a 81 stem
Of pecala:ion ard corruption Ike that which If
nor il full blast Even II the forthcoming ad-
ministra.ion shou follow IN the footsteps o.
it, predecessor. think | know tina. in four en-
tire wears il could not inireneh itself in ofce a.
the republican party has done Ia almost sixteen
years 81 uEdispgted power. and thu. in 1854
the country viii -epu1ia.. the ser-ar.z yrho
sho1ld u-oTe s4.-- 30 th-ir trusts. aud wrsIId
rpins4at- 3 republican party -rde.rne-f 10 rera-.
). 4. and ii-en.t-allei. b. DO nj rrst nv
hops upon ny wisdom - pruphes rely 1;
vel rs.gr ms democratic patty for the las. foul
years -srs-efnusr thai II. 1917 .isev nornira
I'D Hor@ee use.l-y Is ta-ir csnd:la.e for tn
pEas.s=rzcy, All Charles Sumner as their Gan.
ls8s-s fpT governor 81 Massachusetts,. and gey-
ted = -latfo-11 Dit I'D fy thu 5oetrinares i'd
/ ISris-s q G-re1n--zsi- The dec a-zsio II tl.s
platform are tie AF1tneutsc u.tYascex a tn "a
Neiss democratic parry, and they hare bier
reaMrmed bT re3rsy every slate convention O
fhat par-T since he'd La Michigan encuas
SssnocrAfs Fsoozncsd party ti1 70 elsct Chris
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WHOLE NO. 80.

tiancy over Chandler, in Wisconsin, enough to
elect August Cameron over Carpenter InNew
York the democratic party elected Herman for
senator and Tildsn for governor In Massachu-
;e't T 5ney elected CASTOR governor, and Chap
representatives to Congress None of these men
were of the Bourbon persuasion. All who
were democrats Were of the liberal, proQressiv We
democracy. "But they elected Cockrell in
Missouri instead Of Schurz;;" SO did the rephb-
!lcans OF Massachusetts, elect Dawes instead Of
Hoar, but they were obliged to take such men
or be defeated True. and that necessity still
continues. 1.-THE democratic convention should
nominate Bourbon his defeat is certain Sc.
if the republicans nominate a ring candidate.' y
his defeat is equally certain.
All of which illustrates the necessity
for an Independent party
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
'uE AtRiCE or WHEAT on TIE
ST PICL AND PACIFIC
RdILROAD-AN IN
i'ERFST{Nf
TABLE,

some nave been deferred from setting
upon the rich lands on the Main Line OF
the ST paui and Pacific Railroad, by the
argument that the distance was SO great
and the lreights so nigh 1t would not be
profitable TO raise wheat
We have procured the following table
showing the price OF No. wheat IN the
.lrst weeks of January, February March
April and May osthls year, at six points
or the line OF tae road The first eclurl I
SHOWS the distance from Minneapolis
the second the rate OF freight per bushe
aad tae remaining columns the average
price of No. wheat during the tirst week
OF the month named
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

An examination OF this table shows
that the price OF wheat bears 10 relation
to the distance or freight Thus the av-
erage price OF No I wheat ut 8recken-
ridge during five months. was ~ cts.
three ce''ts less than the average price a,
Map.e PlaiC, which during tue same pc
Rod Was 81 cts. Ii the price had de
pended upon the difference ia fre;gh. It
would nave oeen 20 cts instead ct So cts
This result is due 70 two causes first
the superior quality of the wheat. and sec
ocdly the competition of the Northern Pa
c;fc Railroad
Here again we perceive the benefit of
our Duluth seaport. Il adds not less
than ten to fourteen cents to the price OF
wheat along the line of The St. Paul And
Pacific Railroad
The regions In Minnesota tributary "a
roads mat terminate =, Duluth have a
perpetual advantage over the regions
tributary TO The Lake Michigan system OF
roads.
For instance. strai gut line drawn
from Chicago TO Mankaso IS $50 miles
longer Than = straight line drawn from
Duluth to Breckenridge; and As Dc-
luth is practically rs near New YORK IS
Chicago. 1t follows that Breckenridge is
$50 miles nearer 70 New York than Man
kate
This great geographical lac. is ureg>
nant with far-resching consequences.
which essry Tear will be rendered more
plain.
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Auti, 5}lorapollst.
, iCNAT;US DONNEL-T, Editor.
TIL. AGE or FAILURES.

r. G.. Dun q Co.. Of Chicago have is.
sued their circular In which they say -
The Mercantile Agency are now i.ubiishir y
a new Reference Book of the United States ana
Canada every ninety days, AID issuing eorrec-
ton sheets every other day B. this means
they are enabled Is keep up with The changes
that are 50 rapidly taking paue The book,
give every business man or firm ana their correct
post office address, with business al estimate
0fhis capital and local credit stanclug.
The business men Of the Ua-ed states
are snashin = at such y rate t5a. =. o.
Dun's Mercantile Agcncr l..Te 50 77'.e
reports "ever' other day. TAe alerehaH;
who is esteemed sound to-day AK
rupt tomorrow.
Lei the WORK Of contra -.Q4 - ~ and
by 1879 r. c. Dun q Go. w.. nave 70
issue their circulars every arar.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
TEIfRI rs

In our ysrlCas attempts Il the State
Senate 10 prevent the taking usUrious
interest we have been met with speciogs
arguments to show that ii interest were
len Tree 10 regulate itself ii would in
evitably tall in price.
We fad in taat very ao.e advocate Of
popular rights, the New Haven.
(Conn) Union, al article which gives
some account OF how these charming
theories have worked on, in actual arac.
tice. We quote:
The money power fsst abolished the usu-y
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
INDEED :

Among the payments 10y Gov ra1t>t i7oul
the Fox aui " iscon>iu RIVER tuna wert tWo
al $500 eaGn 10 " j Abernethy With res
pect to these, Taylor swore before ne Commit
toe that the first item was drawn III razor ot
Senator Window; that h. didu', want It % ap
pear IN his name, - 1t appeared ~ paid NJ
Abernethy.' Mr.. Abernethy writes t. me
Journal al MADISON that this IL totally false,
that it was paid to mm (Abernethyl tor cir'ui =
sting petitions in tavor OF the Improvement
Madison fatrgot.
THIS is q pretty mess. A U1.ted states
Senator from the statr ~ MINNESOTA
draws 5000 from the secret service hlnd
of Wisconsin, TO pay hlm Tor urgl2g a
Wisconsin canal scatme. "~lca i not
only otno benefit to Minnesota; out
but actually detrIment. tnasluch
As 1t inlerteres W III the opening (, can
ri to Duluth in which Minnesota .
vitality interested
And the editor of The j Atitrs Ualoa,
paper 50 pious and hoy that Il does
not dare to open its mouth OF Any lueS-
ton which really concerns the farmers,
lest it mic int be charged with diseuSstn =
politics. sneak, down 10 Madison and
taxes another $500 from The SAN -ecre'
service fuudi
This IS "a sad world
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

We might extend this list indefinitely, bu,
these will show the farmer how it is that,
while he gets just the same for his products
that he got before the protective tariff, it takes
three bushels of grain, three hogs, and three
barrels Of -four to buy. in 1876, what two bush
els, two hogs, and two barrels would have
bought before Protection. In lS6O-'6l, the
average tariff tax was about ID per cent, and
the farmer can look over the rates of taxes now
demanded and discover how the tariff, under
the pretense of protection, consumes at least
one third Of all he produces Nor is this tax
thus extorted paid into the Treasury; the Gov
eminent gets small proportion, while the
rest is collected as bounty by the protected
and privileged classes.
Now it may be said that many kinds
of goods are cheaper to-day in the Uni
ted States than they were before the
war. True but are they not cheaper in
foreign countries in consequence of the
sorld-wide paralysis of trader II not,
how could foreigners export them to
our country and pay the duty upon
them. and then sell them at low figures
in competition with our home manufac-
turerso