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WHISKY.
:scRooKED" GOSSIP FROM THE GOVERNMENT
DuILDIN0.

49,
me inventory o3 'uc t!s'selzeo l'hnoi
Dtstillery property was completed yesterday. Th
papers will be ready IN day or two for JUDI.
BANGS. who will tnen draw IN his information am
Dause' "A1 80. = -e'1t94A . '7A'
file it with Judge Blodgctt
Judge Drummond stated with q good deal o
positreness yesterday that he should not interfere
In the Rehm business uncss he received instruc
action in the case.
The Deputy Collectors, in Collector llarvcys
office have worked up u case against Owen Nc
Gfegor, who Inns whisky refinery at Worth, tt
such degree that they felt WARRANTED
yesterday in pOunciug down upon thu
producer Of rural rye. and to seize III.
trouble seems to be that Nj. McGregor had taket
advantage OF his living in rather out-of the wa5
place to AVOID paving his special taxes. t, ne va
day.
District Attorney Bangs transferred to the hands
of Marshal nildrup Yesterday three executions
ton Of judgments obtained against saic offenders 1T
various times and TO various amounts. The arst oi
these was asainst nuilalo Miller, A. Hesins John
Judgment tn this case was obtained on dstillcr's
bond for $780, 600 along in April of last year. There
waa hs,*,s, also sum IN Of $50: o,4 ~; noted in
scnts the amount the Government sued for
and obtained Judgment for. and out Of which
whisky pcculations. This utter sum the Marshui @
was Instructed to secure, il Dossible hy Icvxin..
upon property to that amount, the collection oj
which amount was to satisfy thc full Judgment.
T. ~ otne1 IT, IVY psnsas mste afa,mst ~ hoele, JUNK
. - ~ - - @ s otni t ~. ~ ~ ~ tae oosesH
;i ,It SIa ~ oe'"S S1' ''~ ~ "Ao 1ne aonl-
''1t ~ Isen, ;ssna 7a9acnt;o,s t. nv. +,,,o
az 1,.a,ar+, .sus tea III 10 o .S tnS. 1Glesy VI
nsnptv Nn!shni Gilman atnrtcI fnr.h 20 sv "hGn H.
ipin hands ~, ~ nSntasn;d ~ " uy MS
=" iannI + not "' II"s'nn Wiiio- NJ na,y'
I,1s = ~ n"ch o,I Il, Ia;',,1 =. % - asoG!c, ~ M
~ rhu,cb ;c, ,n1n a. e ~ ,at ,ss 10
;}cv had nnno 90 ,xh.+vo oI th,r vas o. otnia
tbn.Ith nam't- sf11 i1 as thae 1 W. ioentns
t.un a,d InaGyor ,ar, a,',t,t IN, ntt5 ~ s
thnt Is thc ,rnr ths mot"r sa,,,ds Aos anu
Exccu1;oms @ .as .i.n VA, 1t ,o+ ,o..
ee-veJ 80 ~ a. - $500 MI t ~ ~ ~. nass ~ ~ yEi oscu
the i;st;I,cr md Pnt 0'ya; +h I;nrar dna,ns'
TSeaa aonii.nr nt,u ,ra1 eJ lug a. Iu9F ogaae1'
11i,yer & ~ IT, ~ ~. " e., Gan ios - IL Rofu
:Inuathan faenar e tha q snto,, 30, w.
,xas In,1;crud 4ns ;, Hs saEfe'"n r. ~, nisl!ss; "ho
Erand :1nrv ca,ns i,sas ~ ~ ~ st ou.aeo ssases
givo honia 'for ~, ..o % -nc e1.s 5cste9ouS ~
term Of the pistr;ct ccn4t @ dot ira at this
were not @ accrntea ND T. ,,s me oonasmcn oneEed
r. Eer,.s rns.snra,t ~ ~ a.nes Mas transferred
Privn,e ,tisnatrhas " fro, eue xuatn Vna,s. saae.
Collector WefrzeI Of cincnnnt " ~ 81 seate tna.
civ. whittier he n,s ronn - eor.i. ~ 49,, tac former
mcnt relative ~ the cbarres ~ ,nd ~ tne Ue9art
natl Enonrrr TINT fh.ra . oy tnc Gihen
city. md a1so r. have Til oaI ~ nS ~ tnat
mnc 1,r t:nT ana n,ha-e - ct ~. ~ meak ueiehse
+ha rbo-o nv ie. VI Ing aistil!esa against
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Moues; the Hon. T. G. Pound. Chippewa Falls.
T1e Conantrc10i-A- Kirby. Milwaukee; T. y. Jones.
New YORK; A. a. Aedler Ontario: H. rSne y, osIes Nat
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The Anti-AGOn0Pollst,

make this agreement good. Again, good
books can be supplied as cheap as others, or
so nearly so that there would be nc OBJECT III
supplying poor books Teachers are apt 10
be conservative, and dread any change III
text books; they ar ooalt, perhaps, 10 take
Pope's advice:
asBe not the first by whom the new IS trleo'
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
But This is not good logic. II this advice IS
to have universal application then, OF COURSE
the new would never be tried.
1t remains for the people to say WheineI
they will sustain this law-one OF the peS S,
ever found in the statute-or W hetherthey VIII
permit few designing men OUTSIDE ana viii
in the State to override their will and commune
to practice upon them a gigantic wrong; IL -
hoped that the coming conventions Will take
such action in the case as may be necessary
and that the law will be enforced ana carried
out in all particulars
1.-The people sustain the law! OF
course they will, they have been bied
too long to allow themselves to be
thrown back into the hands OF the
spoilers. All this talk about repeal
ing the law is bosh, might just as well
talk about repeating the fourth OF
July. The Ring know it, but they
hope to gull the people by their blind
howl. Let go the udder the people
prOpose to milk.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Swift County Advocate.

There is great deal of feeling among the
people of the State that we have too much
normal school; and that in these hard times,
while the burdens Of taxation are so great
the number of schools should be reduced to
one.
Last winter the normal school professors
induced the legislature to change the law SO
that they will hereafter receive $4,000 EACH
or 900 in all, without their appropriations
being submitted to the scrutiny of legislative
committees, or the votes of the house or
senate. This we think is all wrong and the
candidates for the legislature this fall should
be pledged to vote for such repeal. No
money should go out of the pockets ofthe peo-
pie without being carefully scanned by the
representatives of the people, and these Sc
cret appropriations should be prevented.
The evil effects of this placing the normal
school professors beyond the reach of the peo-
actions at Mankato that they have inaugu-
rated a war upon the law Of last winter by
w hich text books are to be furnished to the
pupils of our public schools at one-half the
prices previously demanded by the School
Book Ring; and at Mankato not long since,
each of these principals otthe normal schools,
Prof. Johns OF Mankato, Prof Keith of St.
Cloud and Morry of Winona, according to
reports of last meeting of their annual asso-
citation held at Mankato, August %, united in
demanded that the law be rendered inopera-
tive and that, in effect, the people go back to
the old state of affairs, under which hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have been an
nually plundered from the people.
1t would seem as ii some sense of decency
should control these men They are them
selves living upon the people, and drawing
large salaries as representatives OF system OF
doubtful utility, and they should hesitate to
step between the legislature and the people
and deny them the boon of cheap text-b books,
especially when Mr.. Merrill has performed
his part and secured most excellent books
which are guaranteed to the people at less
than halftormer prices.
We hope our legislative convention will
instruct its candidates upon this question.
Just SO Mr.. Clark. The people will
see to it that this kind of sympathy
for the old School Book Ring, don't
pay the anticipated price. The agri.
cultural and other laboring classes
of people have rights which others
must respect.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Henry Compton, English comedian, is
dead.
The Portuguese historian, Herculano de
Carvelho, is dead.
The Turks have recaptured the redoubts
near Plevna which they lost on Tuesday.
About 5000 Spanish troops have ar
rived in Cuba during the last ten days.
In St. Louis to-day wheat is excited and
higher: No. 2 red s1.2191.21h cash.
The President is to have public recep-
ton at Jacksonville, Ind, next Tues
day.
The Long Island savings bank, Brook
Ign, has been placed in the hands of re-
ceiver.
Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs that the Rus
slams have evacuated Arabian and retired
to Fort Emiroglen.
The amount of bullion withdrawn from
the Bank of England on balance to-day
was f25 900.
Hiram Cranston, proprietor of the New
York Hotel, New York, died this morn
ing.
Gen. Grant was to-day presented with
the freedom of the burgh of Ayr, Scot
land.
Gen. Sherman was expected at Walla
Walla, Oregon Monday. he is to return
from there to Mount Idaho.
In New York to-day flour is in steady
moderate inquiry and wheat Is quoted n
0Hc better, with sales mainly at call.
Legal proceedings have been commenced
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

The peoples convention was held in Min
neanolis on Wednesday, and with the aid OF
the executive committee of the independent
or greenback party the following ticket was
chosen to be jointly supported at the ensuing
election:
Governor.-W l.. Banning, Ramsey.
Lieut.. Governor.-Wm Megnen, Fillmore.
Secret.rv of State.-A T. Rice, kandiyoh.
State treasurer Isaac Staples, Washington
ATTORNEY Generals. l.. Pierce. Ramsey.
Railroad Commissioner .-Ebenezer Ayres,
This IS much stronger selection than had
been anticipated, and evidently shrewder
hand than Donnelly' s is at the helm TINS year
Hastings Gazette.
Well. Todd's head is level. Tor once,
as to the strength of the ticket.
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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.

We are receiving many kind words
from old and new subscribers.
One friend writes us from Mime
apolis: ''Your issue this week, Sept.
18TH is a superb paper. It is full of
valuable information upon the ques-
lions of the day
Another writes us from Long Lake:
"Your paper is being appreciated
more and more every day, and / earn
estly believe that many more will take
it in the vicinity. Quite a number
have promised me that they would
subscribe as soon as they threshed. y
We are obliged by all these kind
expressions, and we would say to our
friends that if they desire to help the
greenback cause in Minnesota they
should increase the circulation of
THE ANTI-MONOPOLIsT.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

We have fondly battered ourselves
with the belief that onr country was
the most prosperous on the globe. The
following figures show that we have
over-rated ourselves:
Australia had at the time OF the gold discov-
cries in 1851, population OF only 2l4,OOo
Under the great impulse of immigration gwen
bv those discoveries, the country now con-
tains 1000, 0O0 an increase of S54 per cent.
The population OF the United States during
the same period increased 126 per cent. and
that of Canada $50 per cent Australian trade
simultaneously rose from $50, 0o0, 600 to s3l5,-
600, 900 in 1871, or $50 per cent, while the
increase in Great Britain was only 400 per
cent in the United States Sos per cent and
in Canada $50 per cent.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Mr.. s. l.. Pierce having being honored
with the Greenback nomination Tor Attorney
General, in recent letter to the Pioneer
Press refuses to endorse The Greenback plank
of the platform. We insist on his removal
from the ticket and the appointment of a
man sound on the currency question. We
cannot conscientiously, and will not support
any candidate for office who IS not an out and
out Greenbackman man. -Litchfield indie
pendent.
We are sorry that Mr.. Pierce does
not agree with the Greenback party
in it's fundamental principles. tie Is
a man of ability and we would be glad
to have him with us but we agree
with the Independent.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Indeed, the paramount question OF vital
public interest are those upon which the great
of tariff of subsidies, of resumption, the hole
range of economical and financial and indus
trial questions, which, by the settlement of
''the southern question:" have risen into
commanding prominence, divide each party
in its own camp.-Harper Weekly.
Very true; and that is the reason
the people are spewing out both the
old parties and organizing new one,
which has distinctive principles, from
Maine to Oregon, on these great
questions.
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at profit. But wheat has not come forward
so freely as expected, and shippers have COM
peted for the little to be had, so that the bears
find themselves badly caught. Orders have
been sent throughout the west to buy up
wheat to meet the shortage, and heavy adj
vance is the result. A number of failures
among the gamblers is expected
We hope every mothers son Of them
may be driven into bankruptcy. and
one or two of the worst hung up by
the heels in the public places, as spec
linens of the worst enemies of the
agricultural class.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Genl. lie Due met a gentleman the
other day who asked him If it was
true that Hayes had recently appoint
ed certain party to office who is in
clined to take his toddy occasionally.
mo SIR said the illustrious general.
sthis, sir, is Il SeA1er mater ddminls-
tration -
If LIE Due is sample of it the
phrase is probably we'll chosen.
Grants was a whiskey administration.
solid. strong and corrupt. Hayes
administration is froth and fume,
carbonic acid gas and fizzle.
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CHEAP TEXT BOOKS.
A Defense Of the State Law and Mr.. Mer.
riII's Contract.

Blue Earth City Post.
The law passed last winter by the legsla-
ture, the subject of which is to reduce the
price of school books, seems to be meeting
with such opposition from certain quarters.
This was to be expected. The large and un-
considerable profits made by the publishers are
not to be given up without death struggle.
So we find, W hat might have been expected,
their emissaries in almost every county start
ing all kinds of stories against the law and
Mr. Merrill, asking the court to declare the
law unconstitutional, etc. Another thing
they have done. they, the publishers, have
reduced the price of their books, as we are in
formed, nearly in round numbers forty per
cent Now, this naturally suggests the
inquiry, what kind of profits have these
leeches been making out of the people during
the last eight years, when, without any reduc-
ton in the materials or in the price of labor,
they can now afford to throw off forty per
cent and vet, doubtless, sell their books at q
good round profit. But the people are not to
be deceived by this trick. II they manage to
get the Merrill law repealed, up would go
their prices and we would be bled again as
heretofore Let us compare the present
| prices of books with the price at which Mr.
Merrill is bound to furnish as good for. As a
specimen take Readers now in use:.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

A delegation of Sioux and Arrapahoe
chiefs. headed by Spotted Tail, are en-
route TO Washington, having left Camp
Robinson, Neb., Monday.
Several burglaries were committed st
rawrence Kansas Friday night, with tools
stolen from blacksmith snop: Infee
safes were entered by simply breaking off
the com binstion knob and driving the
lock out of place with steel punch ano
sledge hammer. Another was olo~ n
open with powder. The burglars oota n,s
s7Oo in cash, 5000 watch ana aoout PIP
600 worth of notes, ous ofoppeo INC
watch.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

The policy OF France was everto judlciously
contract or expand the volume of the cur
rency, according to the necessities of industry,
"making all theories and interests bend to
the highest object of her concern, the profit
able employment of labor"
No nation can possess higher OBJ
ject for legislation than ''the profitable
employment of labor When labor
languishes the nation is in peril.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Chicago has hundreds OF well-bred, well
informed and well educated men without a
cent in the pocket, not knowing where to get
o meal or bed 4 X *-Inter Ocean.
That all right. They are, as the
New York World says, preparing
themselves to approach more nearly to
the condition to which God has as
signed them -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

"Tramp, TRAMP, TRAMP, the boys are
marching. :" the first fruits Of legislative rob
berry secured through an English and would
be American aristocracy Gary.
And very often the same men who,
under Grant and Sherman, carried our
banners to victory in the civil war, are
now marching over the land seeking
work and food. They,
''Beg bitter bread
Through realms their valor saved
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Tho whoa, hears of New York are in . bad
wax Thev sold large ouantit ;es of wheat for
Sentember delivery on the seaboard, believing
that with such q big crop As has inst been
harvested it must be rushed forward to beat
down quotations They looked Tor immense
receipts of wheat in Chicago and milwaukee
in August and the first week OF September
which would find its way at once 70 Ne"
York, SO that they could I'LL their short SAFES
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

The figures of the postal service for the past
year show falling off in the amount OF money
orders issued of about S5,000,OO0, and the ex-
cess of receipts for this branch OF service over
the expenditures have been reduced to very
small sum.
Another illustration of the poverty
of the people, brought on them by the
republican financial policy.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Some fellow whom Elihu Washburn
has hired to write him up in the N. Y.
Herald speaks of :'Washburn's well
known modesty.'
Oh lord
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

The Independent Greenback county. con-
vention will probably be held in this city on
Saturday Sept 9th. 1t undoubtedly will be q
mass convention The call will be published
in this department next week. Greenbackers
in every town in the county should interes.
themselves and see that each town is repre-
sented in the convention
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

We understand that the democratic county
convention will be held on Saturday Sept.
20, at the Court House in this CITY. The cleo
ton of delegates to the State convention and
the nomination of candidates for county
offices will be in order
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

A call is out for republican county con-
vention in this city on Saturday Sept p, at
10 o'clock a. m. at the Court House. Dele
gates to the State convention will be elected
and candidates for county offices nominated.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

The indications are that in the coming
election in this county the cold rail road
bond'' question will enter largely into the
canvass, and most likely no candidate OH any
ticket will be elected unless they are right on
the bonds
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

A bee-keepers convention will be held at
Theopold hall on Saturday Sept. %. No
county ticket will be nominated.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20
EScAtCtTRATt0NS.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY, Editor.
THURSDAY SEPT. 20, 1877.

The Anti Resumption excitement seems to
be confined to few able editors. York
Tribune.
Whistle away as you pass the grave
yard.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Shattuck school and ST. Mary's hall com
menced their fall terms on Thursday the 18th
with full lists of scholars.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Mr.. Abram Moore of this city was robbed
Of $34 Wednesday evening OF last week by
TWO men on 4th street.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Mr.. August Schultz committed suicide by
taking strychnine on Friday the 18th. Family
trouble the cause.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

It will be seen by this that we are suffering
loss of about seventy five per cent, and
that by the change sought to be effected by
the law this per contage will be saved Per-
hans no greater financial wrong was ever
perpetrated on q people than has been done
to the people of this State by the publishers
of our present school books. When the
steal suffered by one family is multiplied by
the thousands who have had to buy them,
nracticed npon as. but an inadequate idea can
be had of the enormity of this swindle: It is
urged that if the change is made an inferior
class of books will be introduced. This is, as
we believe, an u4dDunded fear. A commits
sion, composed Of the State snpeI1ntendent
they are ed to be equal in quality Is to
matter and material, to certain other books
now in common use in this and other States,
and Mr.. Merrill is unGer heavy bond to
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

The fifth annual fair of the Cannon Valley
Agricultural and Mechanical Association was
held at their grounds in this city last week,
commencing Tuesday and closing on Friday
Our limited space will admit of only brief
notice The weather this year proved propi-
tious. The first day was occupied in entering
and arranging articles for exhibition. The
second day match game of base ball was
played between the BED Caps OF st. Paul and
Brown Stockings of Minneapolis, who won The
game. The green race was won by May
Miller. The third day the green race and
o.t5 race were won respectively by John j.
Oaks and Grapevine. The fourth and last
day the great twenty mile race took place. 1t
was aspIrited affair and was won by Maud
Oswald The exhibition in nearly every de-
partment vas excellent and OF fair proportions.
Floral hall was very attractive and a perfect
museum of curiosities. The show of veget
ables was very fine and the varieties numer-
Gus. The mechanical department was quite
large and attracted much attention. The
cattle show was good, although not very
large. The sheep and swine department was
well filed. The specimens of hogs shown are
hard to beat. The poultry show was the best
that has been made for several years. Take
it all in all it was grand fair, and we think
| a financial success.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20
DEPART'T
FRANK A. DAVIS, Editor.
lat LOWELL's OFFICE.)

Mayar Clement received a serenade election
evening because of the victory for bonds.
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For Sale

AScholarship in the Celebrated
johnson Commercial college, Of
St. Louis, Missouri, including
photography, bookkeeping, pen
manship, etc.
Apply at the Office Of the ANTI
MONOPOLIST.
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INDEPENDENT GREENBACK TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR
WILLIAM L. BANNING.
Of Ramsey County.
pOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
WILLIAM MEIGHEN,
OF Fillmore County.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
A. E. RICE,
Of Kandiyohi County.
POR STATE TREASURER
ISAAC STAPLES,
or Washington County.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
s. l.. PIERCE,
Of Ramsey County.
1OR RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
EBENEZER AYRES,
OF Washington County.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

AS the time draws near for holding the
county conventions the numerous aspirants
for Office grow more atfectonate toward all
they meet Whether the tender regard IS
reciprocated time alone can determine; But
for q rough guess we will pledict that those OF
the RING stamp will be sent ''wnere the wood
bine twlneth'' and those who are Tree and un-
trammeled by party ties will be counted in. :
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

Gambetta and Murat gave notice Mon
day of an appeal from their recent SEN
tence. This notice having only been given
after the full legal interval, shows that the
accused intend to protract the proceed
;npS