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


The Hudson river is open.
The Russian feet arrived at New
York on the 23d.
It looks as though there was going
to be peace in Europe instead Of war.
President Hayes and wife enter
tanned ex-President Grant at lunch on Friday
There is great restitution and dis
tress among the working people in Germany.
Lebanon Tenn. had $50, 900 fire, and
and Parkensburg Iowa, sll 600 flame on the
10th.
The Cotton Exchange and Clearing
House Association at New Orleans have both
resolved in favor of Nichols.
The rroprietors of the Gait house at
Louisville KY. have gone into bankruptcy.
The hotel is the largest in the South.
The California race between Rarus
and Bodine on the oath was won by the form
er in three straight heats. Time 2:23; 22OA;
2:22K;
Some excitement was created at the
meeting OF the new council in Des Molnes,
Iowa, few days ago, by reason OF the Mayor
being on bum. After the council adjourned
he was arrested on complaint OF an Alderman
and this morning was fined $40.
The thirty-fourth University boat
race in England between the Oxford and CAM
bridge crews took place on the oath and was
declared dead heat Oxford would have
won but for the breaking of an oar.
The Reading railroad company has
notified its engineers that they must either
| leave the Brotherhood of Engineers or the
road. 1t is proposed by the company to es-
tablish a life insurance company to take the
place of the Brotherhood insurance.
The Lake Shore railroad is prolific
with accidents A passenger and freight train
collided near Toledo Ohio, last week and now
a freight and stock express have endeavored
to pass each other on single TRACK, resulting
in burning three cars of cattle and bridge.
Ben Hill telegraphed his home OF
gan: "With my sense of public duty car
make no recommendation or office, especially
tor Offices to be passed upon by the Senate
There can be no reform unless congressiona
control of the executive Offices be broker
up
The Clinton Avenue Congregations
church of Brooklyn, DR.. Buddington pastor
has refused by a vote OF 155 to Sc to accep
the invitation of Tomkins Avenue Church t
a council. The ground of the refusal is tina
Plomouth Church, Rev. Henry Ward Beechel
pastor, has been invited.
Upon the examination of Mr.. Ford
in the bankruptcy proceedings against tn
New York publishing house OF ]. B. Ford 3
Co., that gentleman testified that Beecher'
sermons were only worth the metal they
were cast in, and the "Life OF Christ, which
cost, including the plates and contract will
the author, So, 900, was carried at 5000.
For this are we Presidents. An ex
change SAYS: "The tomb of Andrew johnson
is unmarked and unhonored. A little woodel
shed covers the grave of the President ant
his wife, who lies buried at his de,--whicl
side is question, for neither grave bears
single mark
Crop reports from all prominen
points in the interior OF California are les
favorable than previous advices have lndlcat
ed. In Sacramento Valley, where a goo
Weld had been anticipated, mildew has mad
its appearance to such an extent as to caus
serious alarm, it is reported throughout tn
great grain growing counties of Colusa, Vol
and Solano. Otherwise the prospects
that section OF the State are still good, al
though want of rain is beginning to be tel
especially for late sown wheat. The coa'
counties north OF San Francisco are lookin
we'll, although rust is reported in some loca
tiles. In the lower portion of San Joaqui
Valley the crops are in good condition, b.
, higher upthe river, and In Los Angeles Vale
there viii be but little raised except on CORR
, gated land.