The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-22
The -Anti-AE0nopo1iSt..

ed. AteT aOOIcScAu8 VIC Touring GcC1OtoAys
Mr.. Schurz turned to the heads of bureaus
and clerks and said: "Gentlemen, desire to
say to you that intend to conduct this De-
partment on business principles, and you may
be assured that do not bring into my official
relations with you the least possible persona.
feelings, and hope you will serve the country
as faithfully and effectually under my admin
istration as know you have under that of my
predecessor"
Miscellaneous News Items.
Indiana is about to erect a new State
house at cost of two or three million dol
lars
A fire at St. Johns New Brunswick,
on the 9th caused loss of five lives and halfa
million dollars in property.
The Louisiana sugar crop for 1879 in
round numbers will be 10000 hogsheads
against 1000 hogsheads in 1876.
The Merchants Exchange at st.
Louis has passed resolutions endorsing Presl-
dent Hayes and his Cabinet selections.
The second trial of Alex. Sullivan,
of Chicago, for the murder of Francis Hama
ford, school superintendent, resulted in Sui
livans acquittal.
Railroad fare from Chicago east has
been increased s. Tickets from Chicago to
New York are $40; to Boston $2l; to Balti-
more 7.5O; to Philadelphia sl825.
A fine flow of green petroleum was
struck at San Beunaventure, CAL, the latter
part of February at depth of only a few feet.
Several other wells have been discovered IN
the same vicinity, none at greater depth
than one hundred and fifty feet.
A vessel has just sailed from Phila
delphia tor Italian ports laden with samples
of American goods OF all descriptions. Specia
agent will distribute them throughout thu
kingdom with the view of obtaining orders IL
competition with European manufacturers.
Charles S. Albert,of Richmond, Ind.
is the latest discovered heir to millions in tn
fatherland. His uncle died recently il
Germany. leaving him sole heir to an estat
worth 81. OOO, 900. The lucky man is but
years of age, and is highly educated and tai
ented.
There was a fire on Bond street, Ne1
. York. on the morning OF the 7th, involving
: loss OF between one and two million dollars
The Gorham silver plate company lose 500
7 600, Robbins & Appleton, watches, $780, O'
l the American Watch Company, s4O0, Oo
a Hale & Cattell, jewellers, 100000.
A young girl II years OF age, create
e considerable curiosity at Sioux City, low
e through supposed spiritual manifestation
which attend her movements. Dishes dane
and fall from the shelves at her approach, an
q the heaviest articles OF furniture move witt
l. out visible motive.
e Two girls of Otto, Woodbury. count,
Iowa, scared up a deer while walking alo'
!: the road, which, in its fight, became enta'
i eled in stout wire fence. While enc OF t
:. girls stood guard over the animal the 9th
went to q house near by and borrowed !
q velver, with which they dispatched the pr
oner. The act has been counted unto the
" for heroism by the local papers It was thri
~ and sensible.
"Holy Well'' near Marpingen,
~ Germany, is just now visited by thousands
CT credulous persons from the surround
Oh country, who carry away with them the
raculous water in jugs, pitchers, pals, bottl
n dem;iohns and even barrels. The crowd
,at become 40 great aud disorderly that the ]
lice force in the neighborhood has bt
A. doubled and instructed to maintain the pc
at all hazards.
n The election in New Hampshire to
m place on the 18th. Prescott, Republican,
ne have about $500 majority. The early retu
is :-a;e..a ~. election of Democrat to C.
ress from the first district and Republic
Ito from the second and third district. The
lev Congressional delegation stood two Democ
I'm to one Republican.