The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-26
CURRENT NEWS

low lever at Savannah yesterday.
An insane mother at Glen Loeb, Pa,
with club, heat the head of her three
little childrehto jelly.
Ex-Queen Isabella is growing as pom
derous as hippopotamus and I as red
in the face as an over-fed gold fish.
An auction sale of one hunrec thou
sand tons OF coal in New York yesterday,
showed stiffening Of prices on an aver
age OF Is per cent.
Details of the laundering of the Eng
lish ship Rydalhall, off Spanishiown
Tuesday night, show that ten of the Off
GERS and crew we're drowned land that the
vessel is total loss.
Serious fighting is again reported in
Servia. The Turks are making grand
effort to force the Servian lines at Salts
char. With this accomplished there would
be little or nothing to stay their outware
march to Belgrade.
The Rev. Mr.. Bott, of Philadelphia,
is charged with the awful crimes of
playing croquet under an alias, and OF
riding in a street car with another mans
wife. He's Babtist.
Another fatal prize fight occurred in
Pennsylvania yesterday, making two of
these brutal exhibitions in that state
within six weeks which have resulted
fatally to one of the contestants.
The Presbyterian synod of central Illi>
nois has sustained the action of the Pc
ora presbytery, in deposing Rev. Glen
denning, OF New Jersey Mary Pomeroy
notoriety, from the use of the church, at
Henry, Illinois.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct ia
company of the 18th United States in
fantry proceeded to Camhoy to-day and
encamped at the village, relieving the
guard from Charleston, who have re-
manned there night and day since Mon
day last.
Mary Ann johnson, young lady of
Waterloo. Grant county Wis. was re-
Gently killed in shocking manner by
being caught in cane>cruSher which
she was feeding. She was feartully
mangled and instantly killed.
Mrs Pomeroy made her debut as
Juliet at the New York LyceumlT heatre
Monday night. While she gave evil
dence of careful training and natural
talent, she showed also that she was de-
ficient in the experience necessary TO the
impersonation of 80 trying a part. She
is the wife OF ''Brick" Pomeroy.
An expedition, composing the Seventh
cavalry and three companies Of infantry
will leave Fort Lincoln to-day. Its desti.
nation is not stated, but it is probably
intended to cooperate with General
Merritt's movement against Crazy
Horses band ,camped near the Cheyenne
forks.
Smuggler, who recently beat Goldsmith
Maid on very fast time, seems to have
ost his grip. In race several days ago
with Great Eastern he permitted himself
to be distanced, and yesterday was easily
beaten by the same contestant in three
traight heats.
Cardinal Antonelli yesterday apnli-
gized to the Spanish ambassador at Rome
for the discourtesy shown him by the
committee which superintendent the re-
ception OF the Spanish pilgrims by the
Pope. and was informed that it was too
late for simple apology, and that he
was instructed to demand an explanation
from the Holy See.
The agents of the leading eastern and
western fast freight lines are in conven>
ton at Detroit, Michigan, and from the
result of yesterdays work it is pretty evil
dent that the long railroad war is virtually
at an end, and that material advance in
rates of freight transportation will soon
be commenced,
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-COmmer-
cial circles are considerably excited over
the warlike news from Europe, which
has had the effect to stiffen the demands
of holders of wheat, in anticipation OF
higher rates at an early day. Very little
business has been transacted since the
news was received, such small sales as
have been effected ranging from 2 l-2 to
5 cents per GENITAL on previous quota
tons. holders generally making much
higher figures. which buyers at present
decline to pay.
COLUMBUS, S. c. Oct. 19.-Six whites
returning home from democratic mass
meeting at Edgefeld, last evening, were
fired into by colored men in in ambush.
One was killed instantly and another Sc
verely wounded. Major Kline and other
United States officers. at the request of
the whites, went 70 the spot, anu whlle
viewing the body. white man sent for 3
coroner was also shot from ambush and
his leg shattered and horse wounded.
The meeting had been quite and order
~.
There is NJ thing in this mornings news
to relieve the uncertainty of the situation
in Europe. Germany has at last formally
rejected the proposal for six months
armistice, which places her fairly in Il.
lance with Russia. The London journals
express little if any hope of the peeser>
walton Of peace, but the Berlin neVspae
papers. on the contrary express opinions
less gloomy. At ConsGantinop1e b Is
believed that negotiations are about 70
reopen between tho porte and tho an
bassadors ofthe powers, on The basis a
English proposals, which arc these upca
which Russia iusista. France. Il n