The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-23

Three of the largest collcries in the min
ing region of Cumberland, Maryland, have |
resumed at tifty-fve cents, the rate de-
manded by the miners.
The Colorado beetle, despite energetic
attempts to stamp it out, has spread over
twenty five acres at Langenreichenbach,
near Tergan, Germany.
Whitelaw Reid of the New York Tri-
bune, is The guest Of Secretary Evarts in
Vermont and will accompany the Presi-
dent to the White Mountains.
Acting Secretary McC ormicks order con-
corning the debts of treasury employees is
sharply criticised in Washington, as likely
to harm honest but poor clerks and help
nobody.
1t is reported from Harrisburg that Gov.
Hartranft has issued proclamation calling
for two regiments of the National Guard
to volunteer for three months, relieving
all other troops from duty.
It is expected that delegation of Sioux
Indian chiefs, including Red Cloud, Spot
ted Tail, Little Big Man and other promi-
nent men Of various tribes will shortly visit
Washington for a conference with the
Presi sent
London dispatches Of Saturday repre-
sent the Russian armies ii European Tur-
KEEP to be delayed and embarrassed by bad
roads. Thousands of soldiers are idle but
the roads go unrepalred.
The Western Union and Atlantic and
Pacific telegraph companies have agreed
to pooling of earnings and union against
the public.
Albert W. Howe, an old and one Of the
best known IRE and marine insurance
agents in the western country, died in
st. Louis, Sunday the 10Th, after finger
ing illness.
A special from Burlington, La the
10Th. saws: A fire on Main street to-day
DESTROYED property valued at Sl4, 600. The
heaviest losers are Traxel Bros, $4,000;
David Rorern, $4,000
The Indian camp at Hole-in- the Rock
Station, Idaho, is supposed to consist al
most entirely Of the wounded from Glib
bons fight and the squaws and children
Where the warriors are was not known
Saturday.
A dispatch from Austin, Texas, says
Col L. l.. Britton has been discharged by
the examining court, where he was tried
; for shooting United States Marshal Pur-
nell The verdict was, the shooting was
justifiable, being in self defense.
DR.. Chancellor, secretary of the State
board Of health of Maryland, reports t(
, Governor Carroll that the condition of the
aims institutions of that State is painful
to witness, and it is difficult to conceive
that anything worse ever existed in {
civilized country.
Four tramps at Orchard Beach, Me.
e discussed the best city in the country il
O which to get square meal. Charles Mil
Ter advocated New Orleans and SO incensct
: Albert Patterson, who contended for Bos
i ton, that Patterson fatally stabbed Miller
The gang was arrested.
> No trace of the lost child of S. c. Rose
= of Herman, Neb., has yet been discovered
e The country has been thoroughly SECURE
a by hundreds of men, and reward OF $50
is offered for her return, or any informa
! ton that will lead to her recovery.
S The senatorial commission appointed a
the last session of the California legisla
ture to inquire into the Chinese question
? have embodied the information Obtalne
IL on the subject in a memorial to congress
n which takes strong ground against Chimes
! immigration.
The creditors OF Thomas s. Co., commi
sion merchants, New York, appointed
committee to look into the firms affal
and the affairs of the New England Woolt
manufacturing company. Thomas & Co.
y nominal liabilities are $49l 600; nOmln
- assets s57l 900.
Joseph Metzeler, Of the firm of Metzel
al Bros. notion dealers, Chicago, has a
seconded taking with him cash to t
L., amount Of twenty thousand dollars al
IS. several trunks containing valuable goo
II belonging to the firm Previous to his
of parturc he secured checks amounting
s., 600
The treasury department has order
-, an investigation of the alleged irregular
~ ties in the custom house OF Norfolk,
Acting Secretary Mccormick says that
off government loss may not be as large
val was at first reported, $50 900, but what
more important is to ascertain how 81
,ut faisillcalons OF tne CUSTOMS aeGou'
nc could go on for seven years and not be {
tectcd.
.od CHICAGO, Aug ia report was p,
err lished here yesterday by one of the mo
ing papers relative to the arrest of cert
ter parties, supposed to belong to gang
nso forgers, who had been operating ext
isively in this city, New York and OF
ny places. Inquiry Of the officers here fai
lay to elicit any definite facts and the st
was generally dlscredited- 1t is n
at known that yesterday morning Consta
ned Hartman arrested in this city two n
named Weston and Gesner, on charge
re- forgery. 1t appears that these IN
ga working in connection with man mar
:, Stevens and other accomplices through
tho the country, have for some time been (
;-st rving on d system Of forgery from VII
On they have realized large sums Of money
In January last the Third National b
!. of New York was defrauded out of g,
a. BY means Of checks purporting to h
-. been drawn by Winslow, LanIer &
ess- About the same time a check for $40 !
purporting to have been drawn BY
SEQ New York Life Insurance company on
the Union Trust Company of New YORK
on presented and paid. There had also
other similar operations known but III
ina made public. Representatives of !
'ter' York houses employed to investigate Il
Dr- forgeries have been following up the
pected parties for sew
Iew- months and have found