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+ MADISON WELLS, president Of tho
Loui-ianl returning board, stands high in
party favor aoI his actions are now endorsed
BY all is leaders. lie has been repeatedly
branded as q scouuirel Jy some Of the more
honest republicans in time past, but his re-
cent management If ,hc L1uis:aua vo,e has
caused even these TO sing hosannahs to his
praise. The Southern claims commission,
have JUS made the discovery that be IS a
william Of tie deepest dye. That he robbed
III people of the SJJ,h and iheu robbed the
government ont Of thousands Of dollars, and
lastly as presented claim of $50, 900 for
damages for loss Of properly and supplies
furnished tie federal army. One item is u
bill Of $500 2fr beef furnished the army st
Il xaudria, Louisiana. Investigation re-
vcaled lnc fact that it had been paid in full,
and that tie comlni-s4ry general had Wells
receipt OF payment in full. H claimed pay
Tor 1i3 bales Of cotton, and for The use of
buildings far hospital purposes ct the same
place. General Emory, thea Il command,
les, l.ias that W-lI,' buildings were not used
i3r that or any other purp1ss Jy tae governs
n.eut, aaI that DO. d pound Of his cotton
was taken by h;m os euy Of his command
lie als1 claims SO, ,3l2 ior $50 bales Of cotton,
ALLEGED TO have been seized by the provost
marshal while. in transit 20 New Orleans.
The pry:l-, 1nl-sh4l denies that any such
Sigzure vs- made. The assistant quarter
l.a.rer al View Orleans. Col L. " Welch.
testified that We!I.' total loss Of cotton did
not exc 90 bales. and that there was good
reason 10 believe that Wells had no legal
claim 10 that Another claim was fJr go
haEshe.d- Of sugar, worth %ljJ ,OUO, and
another for 400 barrels Of mOiasss worth
81. .OJ0, ISSUED Ly General Biuk- az Bayou
I.Ybrr-s Paym-nt for il was refused at The
time by CommI--iry Woodruff because it
was stolen from rebel plantations by Wells,
aud no. purchased, a. pretended BY him. 4
great many other claims were presented, but
they were all di-proved before the commis-
sion by officers of high standing IN the army
This j. the tzus Li-.ory If ths man Who has
developed INFO a SAINT BY sWin1l:Dg the peo-
Die Of u State out % their votes
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4 fashioueble LoudOn preacher recently
said: est. Psul remarks, and partially
agree with him
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The Lively Turtle proved loss
That WIS g Ins heavy Cross,
And have a.'sayS felt assured
That II you had the storm endured
That drove YOU TO tie MosleIn coast.
NOu would the vessel nor have l0st'
The following Is perhaps the most pathetic OF all
The verses that I'll tie iEo hundred pages:
''Yes, darling, quite soon VIII come,
And gTeeI yOu IL tn heavenly home
You've bull e. n the happy years
Since God removed you from Algiers.''
You see, that Is Enoch Arden story. and I'm
Sorry It isnt interesting enough 10 be worth telling
If the lady had bsen content to print her rhymes in
her N.ac N0r.sso2St, It would not have been 30 bad
but 70 20 East ana have them Published on tinted
paper, with extra gilJ binding, Is an Oregon pro
duetiOn, may have serious effect On joaquin Miller
WhO, You know, cannot deny that bis muse got Its
start l. OREGON Ii nk the first journalist 10
give him even friendly criticism iWIsh could do
as much Tor Ms. DuuIway.- 0rey5a Correspondence
Sac. Reconciliation
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4 GoaD s7oEY Is taIi OF q Ne'E Hampshire Paysl-
IAN alo vaoa-lel i-la-y Of p and e-i'i 81 -
; .-gs days af5r A4 toot dJzza elt1ase pl'a'' u
par. pay. as lie supposed hEt sEo'' iiaal si''ls-sn'
1,,r,e ?, s surprise rlat NJ FarmsE ehirgei doc
tlss' pfiees-'' q ! heat.
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YONG NJ. asD Ms. WH.TE, Of oiEiaai, Cal'
,-a .+f,.,j .s,i Cri,-i-us TLsy ind 10 eoHvert
voung VI. C-zr- 50 Mrs. White weat CT diving
viii LIN. suis=lu=a,ly tas " hitss were divorced
On aeeoant os tie husbands cruelty TIE court
said thai, Lusl.is should hot permit gentlemen TO
v:s:, teir wives 4nl then ll-treli tie Ni'57' S1'
It sail also. tLat lr-rEisl H.. o1ss 20, 20 P,1
tI=sns-Iys= against rtlng- NJ o''- : s''--
1-rfzl
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ORrGox Has ANOTHER PoET.-Nrs- Abigail Scott
J. Duniway, publisher ana editor of the NeiC Nort-
res Portlond has been touring it at the East this
Centennial year, and making the most OF her advo-
cacy OF wonan's ligh's. She has for years been
vling the realms OF romance and poetry by efforts
. write continued stories for her paper and to per-
-.trate verses for its columns VeTsfess of poor
order are general thing subjects for pity, and
they can usually b. kept at arms length by publish
ers but here iS an aggravated c.se Where lady be
comes publisher and inyaies the home OF the muses.
with ruthless rhyme that deserves mercy. While
At the East she has had her poems elegantly bound
and printed by :. R. " els q Co, who generously
threw in a biographical sketch and portrait in the
pages Of their FIeRologlegi Journal. The look Is
r,,11 of s,eL e.ar,S a. the f,Ilo,vfyy-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
BANK FAILURES.

The banks are tumbling. The Pike
County bank at Lexington. Missouri,
went down last week and the deposi-
tors lost two hundred thousand dollars.
The ST. Louis Savings Institution
closed Monday last, depositors lost
$ll5 900. Another bank called the st.
Louis Bannk failed. Depositors lost
in this 100000. The First National
Bank of Delphi, Indiana, closed last
week and depositors were in for $780,
900. Here is an aggregate Of 800
600 lost to depositors III seren days.
The people are losing by the banks
100000 per day and still they leave
money in them and put more in.
How long will it take the people of
this country to learn they had best be
their OWL bankers for awhile until we
can get greenbacks enough in circu-
lation to pay what they owe.
The process of failure is ''resuming
specie payments That is what is
meant by s'resuming.'' How do de-
positors like resumption as far as they
have progressed
The above mentioned banks have
resumed little in advance of the 9th
ers. They will all resume in few
weeks. This is gold resumption. Have
the people heard the jingle Of the gold
coin yete They were assured by the
bullion advocates that as greenbacks
went out gold would come in. You
have seen the greenbacks go out, but
have you seen any gold coming in!--
Indianapotis Sun.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

Religion is receivinga good many
hard knocks nowadays. because it
has taken so little interest in the
material welfare of the labOring
classes; and has remained silent while
they were being driven through
starvation into rebellion. The Chicago
Times says:
No more painful observation can
be made upon the present condition
of the entire country-financial, social,
Industrial, and moral, than thai
there never was SO much dishonesty
and so much religion.
1t is dishonesty Whice has hastened
the crisis whose explosion will be
more ruinous to the fabric of Ameri-
canism than the lava Of VeSuvius has
been upon the overtaken villages.
The failure to distinguish between
mean, and tuum has become a national
leprosy. and has penetrated to the
vitals of the nation. Dishonesty in
the administration of civil affairs at
Washington has set the most conspl-
cuous example. While the most
enormous frauds were being perpetra-
ted under the late administration,
Grant was Il regular attendant at
Newman's church. Newman himself
was guilty of going abroad at the
expens of the Unitnd States on a
mission so manifestly fraudulent that
he could not have scandaliZed the
country more by stealing greenbacks
from the treasury department. Blaine
was "sunstruck' in a cdurch poarch
while the country was reading the
Mulligan letters. Colfax was grinning
at Sunday school conversions while
the Credit Mobilier conspiracy was in
umblushing prngress. Jay Cooke wrs
entertaining preachers while engaged
in arranging his affoirs for an extra.
ordinary bankruptcy. Religious news
papers, edited by doctors of divinity.
were subsidized to seduce simple
minded Christians into the Northern
Pacific swindle.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

We clip the following from the MI
waukee Commercial Times, which we
commend to our readers. 1t illus
trates, in forcible way, the manner
in which the act to establish national
banks provides for plundering the
many at the hands of the few. Read it
tax payers, and then vote, II you wish
to be enslaved. for the parties which
now have near one hundred represent
atives in congress TO do the will of Ma
tional bankers:
1T is not an uncommon remark that,
when there is a contest between men
on the one side and money on
the other. the money always comes out
ahead.
Now let us see how man with
comparatively little money can do 4
large national banking business. In
revealing this little plan. it is propos-
ed to only give a brief history of what
actually happened under the manage
ment ola Milwaukee man. The adj
venturer had $4,000 in greenbacks
which were converted into 5-20's. tie
then goes to an enterprising town, or
ganizes national bank, depositing his
capital; in Washington he receives
S45 900 in national bills, opens his
bank with local board of directors
the institution at once receives the
confidence of the business men of the
place. and the deposits pouriin. Our
friend takes five thousand of the de-
posits. adds this sum to the S45 900 in
the bills of the bank. buys some more
five twenties to the extent of $50, 900,
and in another place starts another
national bank, which being successful
enables him to go on and repeat the
process: which was done until the
man had four banks with capital of
$50. 900 each. He then gets the capital
ofthe first one raised to Sl00, 900, and
owns in the aggregate national bank
capital to the extent of quarter of a
million of dollars. upon which he gets
six per cent interest in gold.
1.-The few loans made are of the de-
posits. until the interest comes from
Washington. after deducting the tri-
fling expenses that may be employed
for the purpose.
I'm all these transactions there is
nothing contrary to law; every move
ment is perfectly legitimate; but it
| shows what can be done under our
banking laws by those who have mon
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
Creenback Documents.

The Sun will supply to clubs or in
dividuals the following Greenback
documents at the price named:
Senator Majors Speech, per hundred. 81 90
Gen. Cary's Speech, at Chicago, 1876,
Gen. Buffers Speech at Cooper Institute
pamphlet forml per hundred -. -. So 90
Judge Kelley's Reply to Blaine, per hun
Hon. Alex. Campbell's Speech, March
8, 1877, per hundred. -. 49,. 81 90
Every person who has the good Of
our cause at heart, and who can pos
sibly do so, should order some of these
documents and distribute them into
the hands Of the people. IT you can
not pay for q hundred order fifty, or
twenty or ten at the above rates.
The cash must accompany the order.
Address The Sun, Indianapolis.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
ADVERTISING RATES.

Locals, Is cents per line, each insertion. ~:
Locals, editorial columns, 20 cents per liii0
Bills for Advertising PAYABLE quarterly IN
advance.
Advertisers will please take notice that
tha 4,,rr- NoyopoLIsT is the best and
cheapest advertising medium in Minnesota.
Il has larger circulation among the farm
rs than any other, while it IS read IN
avery town and city and almost every VII
age Of the State. It is perused by thou
ads who take no other paper.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

ely. and may serve as food for reflection
on financial affairs. This is not written
to create any distrust in national
banks. or in these particular banks, il
it can be discovered which they are,
for it can be seen that all these 1926
900 III national bills thus created are
secured by the funds deposited in the
United States treasury. But the story
shows in q clear light the value of
money, and how it can be multiplied
under our financial system which we
Inherited as the exigencies of war.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
POSTAGE.

We are compelled to prepay postage on
III papers sent out from our office. prior
o January lst, 1875, subscribers paid
twenty cents each at the local post-othcte
re now pay the postage for them. 1t
mounts TO fifteen cents per annum. Ihose
have not paid us are respectfully urged
emit at once.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
latform Of the Independent
Party Of Minnesota,
limited at their State Convention held at
Faribault June 10th 1877.

Faribault June ZOth io//
Mr.. Donnelly from the committee
resolutions made the following re-
5rt. which was unanimously adopted:
sResotrcd, That we reatfirm the
inciples of the National lndepen-
MT Party, as proclaimed at Indian
oils on the 18th of May, 1875, and
int TO the present financial condl-
IN of the American people as the
st evidence of the necessity Tor the
forms therein demanded:
Resolred, That we charge that the
.urse of national financial Legislation
years past has all been in favor OF
@ holders of our national bonds and
.ainst the taxpayers:
|. By changing the terms of some
the bonds so that they were made
lyable in gold and silver in,lnstead
lawful money of the United
ates.
,. BY subsequently enacting that
We same bonds should be paid in gold
one.
3. By Increasing the weight of the
I'D dollar.
4. By contracting the currency of
10 country so as to make money more
aluable, and the property of the peo-
te less valuable.
5. BY decreeing forced resumption
{ specie payments upon the lst of
anuary. 1879, thus conslgnlng our al
lady impoverished people to greater
epths of suffering in the future.
Resolved. That we regard the dem
aetization of American silver coin as
re result of conspiracy. and crime
5ainst the prosperity and industry OF
ne American people, and one OF the
lief causes of the present suffering;
nd we demand that silver coin be
nee more restored by Congress to the
lace which it held for over eighty
ears. rs legal tender. in all sums,
II al debts public and private.
Resoiued, That we endorse the pol
y Of reconciliation and peace pro-
lulgated by the present national
administration. and hail the era of
God will among all the citizens of our
ommon country us suspicious for a
roper consideration of the great
nancial questions upon which depend
he prosperity Of our people.
Resoirgd. That we protest against
ne financial policy now being enforc'
Il by Secretary Sherman. Which Is
apidiy increasing the bonded debt OF
le United States by withdrawing
greenbacks. the people, money and
ubstituting in their place national
ank notes. based on bonds upon which
Te are taxed to pay interest.
Resolred. That while we are not
verse to some reasonable and equita
lie settlement of the so-called Mime
ota State railroad bonds. we shall
emand Of our candidate for Governor
nd of our candidates for the State
legislature, unequivocal pledges that
hey will not favor or support any
,roposed settlement Of the said bonds
Mess the same is first fully and fairly
admitted. at ageneral election. to the
,eople of the state for their approval
rejection.
Resoired. That in the present distres.
{ the taxpayers of this state we de
aand the strictest retrenchment in al
.ublic expenditures and a reduction
salaries to correspond with the di
FINISHED incomes of the people.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

The Bank of st. Louis closed it's
.oos on Monday last. It's President
says deposits will be fully paid
There are rumors that three other
small savings associations of that city
are in a shaky condition.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
ENTRANCES.

Parties renting money are requested to al :
cot it to Ignatius Donnelly, Box 5s4, T. ~
t. Paul, Mimi, and to send by drai1, cnech,
,istered letter or postal order Money sent IN
= other way will be at the risk Of the sender.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

The Presidents message in October will
discuss the labor question and probably
recommend legislation by Congress under
the clause of the constitution which gives
Congress power to regulate commerce be-
tween the States.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

THURSDAY AUGUST l6, 1877.

he ANrI-MoaoPoLIsT is published every
urseiay for circulation by newsmen and mall
~. Snhscr;rtion one wear. $500
20 Suhscr;ption six months. LOO
Single Subscription, three months, oo
In clubs of five or more to one address 1t Will
he furnished at 81. 80 per year; or sl.oofor SIX
mouths Address,
THE -MONOPOLIST,
No 10 Wabasha St.. st. Paul.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-09
Journalists on the Republican.

Mr.. Il. III. b. Mccain, editor OF the
Charlottesville Journal, and one of the
best journalists in Indiana. in a pri-
vate letter to the editor of OF The
REPUBLICAN says: you have made
great improvement in The REPuBE-
CAN. 1 class it among the very best
of my exchanges. If you could edu-
cate your advertisers out OF the no.
ton of mixing paid locals with read
ing locals / think it would still furth-
er improve the paper. 1t Is a very
rare thing that an advertiser here
ever asks il. think that Plymouth
is a good town and that a paper sue h
as THE REPUBLICAN would receive a
liberal patronage.
The Warsaw Indianidn, has this to
say OF The REPUBLICAN, which we re-
gard very highly coming from such
an able journalist as Reub Williams !:
We do not desire to fatter in the
least when we say that the present
proprietor OF the Plymouth REPUBLI-
CAN, Mr.. David E. Caldwell, is giving
the party in that county the most
interesting paper they have ever had.
He is pursuing the correct course,
too, He says that he will print it
all al home even il he is compelled TO
reduce is size. OF this there need
be no fear. II he continues 10 make
his journal as interesting and valua-
BILE us he has already done, he will re-
ceive that support, we feel sure, that
such n paper deserves, although it
may take some time to get it out OF
the old rut in which he foun d ii.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-09
wALKERTON.

Work on Jacob Bender's brick
building Is progressing finely.
We begin to see the benefit OF
being an Incorporated town, in the
cleaning out OF wood piles and other
distractions from our streets and
alleys.
1T is only a week old and it's
mother fears 1t will not live long be-
cause it Is so uncommon smart and
handsome.
Railroad employees are like a
clock. They have ,oeightv reasons
for striking, but the more they
strike, the more they run themselves
d0tcn. H
We have two remarkable hand
shakists in WallSertcn. One never
tires Of performing the ceremony,
and the other gives you most pain
fully crushing grip.
A festival of unusual interest
was held on the 2d inst. in the school
building. for the benefit of Rev. G..
b. Streeter, OF the M. +. church.
The assembly was large. flower vases
many and exquisite. ice cream
and cake In Abundance and delicious,
music led by Prof. Moore. Every
body seemed to enjoy the occasion.
MOHAWK.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-09
mAxINKUCKEE.

John Davis buried an infant son
on August Bird. ..n,s.. IS
Cory Mill is agoing to move on
J. Savage's land soon. as
"A new way to gather cherries
Is to climb the tree and saw the limb
off. A aa sff 1a.
Mr.. Ross and lady. Of Rochester,
were visiting at Jordan Jones last
Sabbath. ~ ffA PIE
That chap from Argos had better
leave his jealousy at home when he
attends another show, or he may find
some on the strike.
DIR. O. P. Stevens is about TO
loose a valuable mare by the blind
staggers. ~ -,,r,.s u
David Miles started west during
the strike. He got as far as Fort
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-09
BOURBON.

Mrs. Klinedinst is quite sick.
DIR. Linn is said to be under the
weather. g ~ q
- Oats is unusually good In this
neighborhood this season.
Orlando Linn has purchased a
fine biooded hunting dog.
Rev. Manvill, OF Valparaiso, was
on our streets yesterday. sq.a.
John Hans is on the street again
after two weeks OF fever.
The man that attempted to raise
100 ducks fell short 81
Elder Snepp delivered his fare
well address last Sunday.
The school house in district No.
5 has been undergoing repairs. q
Bourbon Is sadly in need OF
some plan for the determination OF
dogs. H9 HU ~ GUr1M
j -Four threshing machines are In
hearing distance Of town.
Friends from Leesburgh are
visiting with Miss Kittie Schrom.
The brush and briars should be
removed from the burying ground
West OF town. y fa8N9 shT
Rev. Elliot occupied the pulpit
In the NJ. E.. church last Sunday
morning. - ~ 81 4MDa
Erwin & Mendenhall lost car
load Of wheat in that Pittsburgh
bonfire. a5t
"A gentleman by the name OF Nc
Elvwer has moved to Bourbon to
assist in Dishers dry goods depart
ment. s. ssst
Notwithstanding the cool nights
OF the past week, health remains
quite good tor this time Of the sea-
son.
Mrs. Ray was victimized to the
amount OF one meal by tramp who
claimed to be employed In Greers
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-09
DANBURY NEWS.

Chemically considering leather it
is the OK hide OF beef.
The fear that surrounds people
who have tho ague, is atmosphere.
Incidence is a distressing state
En-. Send them aid right away.
1t is time to muzzle dogs. Place
the muzzle behind his ears and pull
the trigger.
Men who desire to get along in
this world, should have a public and
private opinion.
The lecturer ut the brick church
Sunday night could get no farther
than "the foundations"
"Two men were standing in the
shadow OF sheep" She said amt
that sop and he fell in love with her.
Will Mcdonald and Leslie West
were seen walking up Center street
Monday each one trying to keep the
other In motion. tisH0.
Adam had no experience at all, but
did just as any other man would
have done were he to step into para
disc to-day.
Her ways were ways OF pleasant
ness and her paths were paths OF
peace. but as she was coming out
of the Balcony block Thursday she
fell down the stairs.
Some young man has sent us a
poem recently. We think he has
neglected his genius for working on
Center street to write poetry.
Shay carved his wife to have a
lark" A few days imprisonment
allotted to him proves the distinction
between lark and Jail bird.
A dog will stick to person when
all else forsake him. This fact was
proven Sunday morning when a
dog stuck to a boy in an orchard
when his comrades deserted him.
The spoken word cannot be again
swallowed.-Er A boy in the alley
back OF Hoham's block, the other day,
made boy swallow something he
said.
There Is nothing more delightful
to Ed Sands. after doing hard days
work than to go home and play Oh
the guitar and sooth his lonesome
spotted CANNES.
On a tombstone in the Stringer
cemetery is the following inscrip-
ton: ave shall meet in heaven hus-
baud dear" Perhaps that ioan is
conducting himself so as to go to the
other place. h#
As jolly Peter SchIarb was coming
down street the other day, a man re-
marked: There comes Pete Schlarb
and two men behind him." "Yes,
and there's a big swell in front of
him, too" replied another.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-09

Dry and dusty.

Dry and dusty.
David Kershaw, Albert Wickizer,
and Ezra Barr are on the sick list.
Jas. Maxey was ia town loolsing
after delinquents.
The concert at the M. Il. church
last Sunday night was success.
JAS, A. Miller is getting around
again but looks feeble. 4
-Wickizer and Zehner are doing
a good trade in the confectionery and
drug business.
= Joseph Potter is rushing his
dwelling house along, and it will be
an improvement to the town.
Henry G. Van Lew. an artist
lately from LaPaz with car. is in
town and Is a good artist.
-Leonard Book missed tolling 400
bushels OF grist all because 1t is a
girl.