The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05

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Oliver Ames'will leaves half a million
to his wife.
The Pope has recovered from his re-
cent illness.
The greenbackers have nominated a
candidate tor Mayor in Chicago.
Ex-President Grant is to have a re-
ception in Cincinnati in few days.
The Democrats have nominated
Perry H. Smith tor Mayor of Chicago.
Henry Ward Beecher has completed
his lecture tour and returned to Brooklyn.
Ex.Postmaster General Tyner has
been appointed first Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral
Capt. Eber Ward, the great steam
boat man OF Detroit, has failed.
Miss Alta NJ. Hulett, the well-knoWn
lady lawyer OF Chicago, died in California on
the goth.
Ex.Goy. Mccormick, of Arizona, has
been appointed assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury vice Conant
A snow slide near Halifax, Nova
Scotia, on the 29th, buried two houses, killing
one man and five children.
A valuable deposit Of silver IS SAID
to have been discovered about three miles
from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nichols legislature in Louisiana
has appointed Pinchback a member OF the
State Board OF Education.
Ex.President Grant is on travelling
tour during which he will visit Cincinnati,
Chicago, Galena and St. Louis.
Joseph P. Clarkson, prominent
Chicago lawyer, accidently shot himself on
the Goth and will probably die.
Peter B. Sweeny, Boss Tweed's pal
has returned to this country after five years
absence and will stand his trial in April.
Alfred Picard, jealous husband IL
New York, bound his wife in a chair Will;
she was asleep, and then disfgured her fac'
with vitrlol.
Cows. Chamberlain and Hampton o.
South Carolina are both in Washington, ant
the President and cabinet will now arbitrat
between the rivals.
Postmaster General Key is devotinl
himself to the Southern problem and Firs
Assistant Tyner is acting as chief and max
ing minor appointments.
: 4 public reception and banquet wa
J given Henry Watterson, OF the Courier jour
{ nal, (ex-M CO. at his home in Louisville, Ky
on the evening of the 22nd.
The death of Abner Huntley, VIII
expired, at the age of 100 years, in New Yor
lately. throws upon the charitable world
, pulling orphan boy OF 81.
E,B. Washburne has rendered hi
: resignation as Minister to France, and it h
4 been accepted, to take effect when his succe
o sor is appointed and qualified.
Thos. Colder endeavored to shoe
his brother-in- law, John Goddard, at Dea
wood BLACK Hills,) but hit instead, p. Ra
It dolph and probably inflicted fatal wound.
n Geo. Whiting. head book keeper
h the Brooklyn Bank stole 100000 from t
=. vault. but was arrested with &120 600 in
NJ yalise and $50, 900 more were found in
, house.
a President Hayes has telegraph
- Gen. Anger at New Orleans that . comm
sion will shortly visit New Orleans and Il
the ssstatu quo" is to remain unchanged un
III the commission reports.
James P. Dorsey of Stevens Polr
ii Wis. has recovered s., 900 from the Wisco
a sin Central railway company Tor the loss
{. leg while in the service OF the company as
n. reight brakeman.
Scnurz has called upon the heads
. bureaus in the Interior Department to rep
:, upon their general manner OF doing busine
III their working force, &C., with view OF
e. ing civil service reform practical effect.
Gov. Chamberlain wife and chi
is having arrived in Washington with sew
of large trunks, and Chamberlain being expe
a., ed there, gives rise to the report that he
7" accepted Stanley Matthews advice and P
ht poses to leave South Carolina
d. Governor Nichols, of Louisiana, I
r issued proclamation declaring his State g
- eminent complete, and returning thanks
- the people for their support. Governor Pa
nc ard follows with proclamation disput
ne Nichols claim, and asserting that he IS
US head Of the rightfm government