The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-14
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The President has commissioned Ben
jamin Lang as his private secretary to sign
land patents.
Dispatches from Grand Haven state that
Senator Ferry is lying dangerously i'll
from congestion of the brain.
The steamship Brittania brought to New
York Monday $50 Swedes, who are en-
route to Minnesota.
The three new fast trains for New York
which left Chicago Sunday evening all
arrived at New York on time
The Turkish journals assert that Hobart
Pasha has left Varna with squadron to
lombard Odessa.
Ex-Gov Hendricks, en- route to Europe,
dined last evening with ex-Gov. Tilden at
the latter's Grammercy Park residence in
New York.
The German ambassador at Paris has
given to the French government most
satisfactory assurances of Germany's
pacific intentions.
Nebraska crop reports are highly favor
able. The grasshoppers have done but
little damage and seem to be disappearing
from some unknown cause
The wheat markets of England we're
generally steady last week, an improve
ment of one shilling per quarter being
noted in some cases.
| The entrance of NJ. Zimbraski into the
Greek ministry is regarded as warlike
symptom. He was the military leader Of
the Cretan instruction.
A deficit of $40, 900 has been discovered
in the deposits of the City Savings bank
of Concord, N. H. Worthless security is
the trouble.
The President on Saturday removed G..
r. 81. Pitkin, United States marshal for
Louisiana, and directed a commission to
be made out for Jack Wharton to fill the
vacancy.
N. B. Holway's saw mill in North La
Crosse was destroyed by fire, with cOnsid-
cradle lumber, Saturday morning. Loss
on mill $l2, 900 to s15 900; no insurance.
The Japanese rebellion in the south
western provinces is still maintained,
Saigo and other principal leaders being
yet at large.
Ex-Judge Henry C. Dibble, late Assis-
been arrested on a charge of embeZzling
S12 500 of State funds.
H. H. Blood and Solomon II. Howe OF
Boston, prominent railroad men of Massa-
chusetts, have become bankrupts. The
formers liabilities are 81 SIS. $40; assets,
nominally, $780, 900.
The German government is inquiring
into an ARRAY said to have occurred al
Yokohama, Japan, June 5th, between Ger
man and French sailors, in which nine OF
the latter were killed and two MORALLY
wounded.
The Secretary of State having inquired
into the truth of the rumOrs OF an eXpedi-
ton being fitted out in New Orleans to aic
the Cuban insurgents, received informa
for the rumor.
Fred. Elliott, indicted with Charlie!
Becker for forging the s34 900 checl
which was passed on the Union Trus
Company, made his escape from a cour
room in New York Saturday and had mo-
been recaptured at night
The Lord Provost of Edinburg has mott
fed Gen. Grant, through the American
Legation at London, of the desire of thu
corporation and citizens, in the event OF
Gen. Grant visiting Edinburg, to offe
him public reception.
A boat race at Yokohama, Japan, Ma
18th, between the barges Of the Unitc'
States ship Tennessee and British frigat
Audacious resulted in the defeat of tn
British crew, although these were the ia
vorites up to the moment of starting.
VIM. Scharff and VIM. Morris of Pitts
bnrgh rowed Saturday on the Mononga
hela. the race being five miles, two and
half up and two and half down stream
, Morris passed the winning point IN 1874
, while Scharff's time was 81.
, The headless and legless trunk of an IN
, known man was found Saturday in tn
debris of the Galveston fire. Vaults an
safes generally stood the test well and i
most instances preserved their content
without damage.
). The Pittsburgh 6 Fort Wayne and LAX
/ Shore & Michigan Southern railroads hay
e put on faster trains from Chicago, reducin
the time to New York to little ov'
f twenty-five hours. The Toledo & Wabas
e fast train from St. Louis and the Vandal
g fast train from the same place run throug
O to New York in about 50 hours
: The United States ship Alert has sale
d for A ustralia to search for reported cast
ways on some unfrequented Pacific islam
the exact locality being unknown. The
reports have long been prevalent, and
last so emphatic that Admiral Reynol
resolved to dispatch ship to investiga
= the nationality of the supposed shi
- wrecked party unknown.
~ A very harmonious meeting of t
presidents of the trunk lines was held
New York yesterday, at which the cor
, mittee in charge of the pooling of We
bound traffic reported and after full dl
d cussion an agreement was signed by t
presidents of the New York Central, B;
to timore s. Ohio, and Pennsylvania roads
go into effect July l. Railroad represe
8 tatives say this step assures shippers
uniform and reasonable rates, without d
!. elimination, and is move in the directi
= of avoiding unnecessary and unwise col
> petition among the lines.
m THE EASTERN VAR.
LONDON. June S.-A Vienna cOrrespO