The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20
plain violation of the charter, and that the

condition OF the bank is critical.
The Senate amended the bill providing |
for survey Of the headwater of the Chip. |
pewa, St. Croix and Wisconsin rivers, with
a view to building reservoirs for improv-
ing navigation, and the House again refer
red the bill to committee.
The Senate committee to inquire into
the practicability Of promoting CONNER
cial intercourse with Mexico and main
tanning peace on the Rio Grande frontier
consists of Conkllng, Hamlin, Howe,
Jones of Nevada, Cameron Of Pennsylva-
mia, Eaton and Maxey.
A St. Louis widow has had three hus-
bands. She has on hand lawsuit to
break the will of the first another to re-
cover the insurance money on the life of
the second. and third to obtain alimony
from the last.
The Cheyenne chiefs met Gen. Sheridan
at Chicago Saturday and expressed de-
sire to remain with Gen. Miles and assist
him In case of an Indian outbreak in the
spring. They were, however, informed
that they must move to their reservation
in Indian Territory early in April.
Spectators have stolen from the public
domain so 900 goo worth Of timber. Live
oak logs, squaring four feet by four, are
dragged to the river banks or railroad tracks
''for the government but somehow or
other they float off to France and other
parts of Europe.
The organization formed in New York
fourteen years ago to protect working
women from INSCRIPTIONS and rascally
employers has done an immense amount
of good. 1t has brought six thousand de-
frauders of helpless women to justice, and
has sent many of them to prison.
The old farm Of Gen. Gordon. in north
ern New York, raised a piece OF Indian
corn the past season which husked one
hundred and fifty bushels to the acre. The
farm is one of the oldest settled in the
town, having been occupied by Gen.
James Gordon prior to and during the
revolution.
The Cherry creek mines in British CO.
| lumbia have turned out seveal nuggets
lately The largest weighs between eight
and nine ounces, others from $50, $3S and
S25 downward Several lodges of quartz
have been discovered, many of them very
rich.
A man from Nettle Lake, O., saw rail-
road for the first time in his life the other
day at Pioneer. In speaking of the won
der to- a friend, he said: "The forward
thing give couple Of coughs, and then
the whole string of them got up and start
ed right off,"
John Jones, colored, was hanged at
Mariana, Ark, Friday, for the murder OF
Joseph Colwell, colored, at Bradley Land
ing year ago. The rope broke when the
drop fell and he was taken up insensible
and hanged until dead.
In the executive session of the Senate
the nomination of Samuel B. McLin,
former member of the Florida returning
board, to be associate justice of the su
: preme court of New Mexico, was reporte'
: from the judiciary committee unfavorabl
and rejected without roll call. Senate
Conover was one of Its most earnest Oppo
J, nents.
The Porte has issued circular sayin
. it desires to stop the effusion OF bloo6
;. therefore it is ready to come to terms, an
9 appeals to the feelings of justice of tt
great powers. but is not yet at the end
l. its resources and is ready to sacrifice all Il
u the independence and integrity OF Il
IS fatherland.
d In the Vanderbilt will case Arthur Gi
man. solicitor, has testified that the Cor
8 modore consulted him about plans of
te to overtop every other monument in t
rs world, and to be 625 feet high. The lea
cost would be $780, 900.
/ The Democrats of the House were u
,e able to obtain vote Saturday on thu
q. resolution authorizing general investig
t. ton into the conduct of the several exec
tive departments and bureaus. MIR. Wo
y of New York said he would persist, aft
80 the recess, from day to day, until t
10 House adopts the resolutions.
as The Cabinet had the California Chine
question under consideration yesterds
RI without reaching conclusion as TO I
W. W. manner in which the government, withC
as application of the California authorize
N can afford the protection to the Chine
~ which is guaranteed them by our tre'
- with China.
=, Mexican troops continue to march to
. Rio Grande. More than l 900 cavalry
nf between San Luis Potosi and Sable. o
- ers are following in the same directi'
20 Several battalions of infantry are on
road % the same point, and 1000 infan
and some artillery will be sent by sea fir
nd Vera Cruz to Matamoras. The troops
raj said to be we'll differed and armed W
raj improved guns.
NEW 1ORk, LEE. IL HC Id1 sH
Dry opened to-day in the American Muser
The cats are of all degrees, sizes, ages
of colors There is one cat with double t
at web feet; an eighteen year old cat that
tn never had tooth and cats
zen monkey; a prolific cat; performing
ous that does tricks and goes In cage v
birds without devounng them; and a
on that plays hide and seek with childrel
7is- The Postoffice Department has In
ter nation that the case of alleged imprc
on sale of stamps by the postmaster at oto
for ton. Maine, which was carried before
United States court at Portland as
tho case. has resulted in the conviction
,rL sentence of j F. Frye, postmaster. Ju
in, Fox is reported as holding that under
&C; present postal laws. postmasters maE
and illegal sales of stamps by discount or
''- change for goods can be punished.
department will take advantage of
De- fact to prosecute other postmasters g
as of like offenses.
=. The friends of D. T. Corbin say tina
' on President has rendered him the In
~ States district attorneyship for South
WI o1ina the same Mace held nv him at