The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-18

meets at Indianapolis "Wednesday.
The session of the senate as court of
was held with closed doors.
High water is working great damage
in portions of the east.
Rev DR.. Bowen preemtorily defines to
hear Bowen's story concerning BeecAer.
Fire at Rock Island destroyed proper.
ty valued at 10000.
One million dollars in specie we're
shipped from New York for Europe, las
week.
The overflow OF the Connecticut river
is proving very disastrous in loss Of
property.
Ex-Congressman Leonard, founder Of
the Oswego, N. Y. Gazette. died on the
9Th.
Reports from the peach growing sec
tons of Michigan are most promising for
full fruit crops.
Dillon O'Brien has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the Fourth of July ac-
dress at Rochester, MINI.
At Vehay, Ind. five children of one
family were drowned through the ageacy
OF leaky boat.
The attendance at the centennial ex-
position tor the past few days were not
as large as was anticipated.
The president has nominated John j.
Riddick to be associate justice of the su-
preme court OF New Mexico.
The senatelpassed the house bill eA>
tending the time to pre-emptors on GER
tain lands in the grasshopper districts.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS, May 15.-The
Berkshire wooden company, Of Great
Bennington, failed for 800, 900.
Joseph Phillip Romano, member Q
Parliament tor the city OF Cork, is dead.
He was a liberal and home ruler.
The English government has decided
to entertain favorably the request for the
release OF the Servian prisoners.
Ten men were logged and afterwards
punished in the pillory, at Newcastle.
Delaware.
A heavy battle is reported at Camargo,
Mexico, in which 800 were killed and
1000 wounded. The result is not stated,
The steamer Quebec, Of the Sarnia line,
arrived at Duluth Friday night, the first
boat of the season.
| A battle between Turks and insurgents
is reported, in which the former lost
700 and the latter 100 killed.
The Spanish officers who left the army
to join the Carlists have been restored t
their old rank.
Late Mexican news is that the govern
ment troops are advancing and tina
Diaz is falling back upon Matamoras.
There is more fighting about New Lar
ado, Mexico, and the federal officials 0
that place have fed to Texas tor safety
The Mexican Congress has granted tn
President extraordinary powers, and i
importing arm from the United States
East St. Louis is inundated, and
further rise Of the Mississippi is looke'
Tor.
A fire originating in the Somerse
(Pa) foundry destroyed it, with the CO.
tire adjacent block. Loss 100000.
The Greek sailors on board the Eng
lish bark Caswel! mutinied. killing tn
captain. first and second mates an,
steward.
The school house at Rondeau, Ont
was struck by lightning yesterday. On
OF the children was killed, six seriousl,
and three slightly injured.
The house has called on Secretary Bris
tow for all correspondence relative Il
the whisky ring prosecutions and the dis
missal Of John b. Henderson.
The house bill to allow Mrs. Minnie
Sherman Fitch to receive free Of dutie,
the diamonds presented her by the khe
dive OF Egypt was passed by the senate
i District Attorney Dyer has reported {,
tae attorney general uniavorabIy in tn,
applications Of Mckee and Mcguire 70
pardon.
A 16-year-old boy named Pierce, a
) Rochester. attempted to cross the Zum
bro river in dry-goods box, and wa
drowned.
{, The committee of the Methodist gen
! eraI conference to investigate the West
ern Book Concern report that they fin
it in excellent financial condition.
The government is about commencin,
. civil suits against the convicted Crooks
, men at ST. Louis, to cover revenues los
through their agency.
During the row between the Christian
. and Mohammedans at Salonica, Turkey
the French and German consnls wer
killed.
The usual Haytian revolution is NOR
than usually active. Rameau, the ncv
President has been assassinated, an
. the whole island Is in confusion
Pesach n Rnbenstein, under senteDc
Of death for the murder Of Sarah Alex
ander in Brooklyn. died in his cell Tues
day
:. Ben. French and vile. confined in b
Warsaw, Ny, jail ior murder, wer
taken out ~ : n0b aod lyDshed ~
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