The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10

five per cent. loan of SO 900 600, and
received offers of over ST. 900, 900
with premiums ranging from three to
four cents. Good credit pays well in
the long run, while reputation, un-
der whatever pretense, is always dis
astrous and expensive.
Faribault Democrat
Mr.. S. II. Kinney, of Morristown,
reports that about 1000 acres will be
put in to sugar cane in Rice county
this season. His success in raising
cane and making good sugar and syrup
is we'll known and others are going to
try it. When sugar raising has be-
come one of the principal business OF |
Minnesota we shall try cotton and
oranges.
Col. Jack Wharton is said to be the
man who is to succeed j. e. Il. Pit
kin, as United States Marshal OF Lou
isiana. He has long been prominent
in louisiana politics, and is urged for
the place by the politicians Of both
parties, which is rather curious con-
sidering that, though he was Colonel
of Confederate regiment during the
war he has been republican since
1868, of the Warmoth school, and was
Packard's Adjutant General, Clerk of
the Supreme Court, ETC., not very
impressive series of Recommendations
DETROIT, MICH, May 5.-The Yes
sci Owners Association of this city,
through it's chairman Capt. Joseph
Nicholson and it's Secretary, A. Nc
Vittie. have sent invitations by cir
culars to vessel owners at every port
on lakes, Canada included. urgently
requesting them to send one or more
delegates to convention, to be held
in Detroit on Wednesday, May is, at
IL a. M, to consider the feasibility of
any plan of relief from the present
ruinous competition amongst them
selves of carrying freights at less than
cost, and to ask the cooperation of
marine underwriters in securing a
more thorough and equitable classified
ton of vessels.
A London correspondent of the
New York Times says that the Turks
have been perfectly aware for ten
years that the time was approaching
when they must fight for existence it.
self, and during that period they have
been sedulously preparing for war
with Russia. and
Whatever the next few months may
bring forth the pluck of the Ottoman
in practically defying the whole pow
; er of Europe in the defense of what
he regards as his sacred right, chal.
lenges the admiration of the world.
It may be a forlorn hope; but in the
history of men and nations, in the
splendid records of war, the forlorn
it is successful.
Hudson Star and Times.
The people in this section Of Wis
/ consin, and large portion of Mime
!, sofa anjoining, will be glad to know
that active work has again been be
gun in grading on the North Wiscon
!. sin Railway. During the winter TIT
; roadway for twenty miles was clear
ed off, and now the grading has be
gun. The contracts have been let TO-
grading ten miles, the work to b,
completed ready for the ties and iror
; by the 1st Of August. 1t is expected
= strong hopes that before the snow
: flies again, twenty miles more of thi
important line of railway will be il
;, full running operation. The compile
;, ton of twenty miles more will carr
the road almost half of the way from
/ Hudson to Lake Superior, just abOu
$ half the way from St. Paul.
General Cook had long conferenc
to-day with the Secretary Of the Inter
! or and Commissioner Of India Affair
e in regard to the removal of the SiOu
=, agencies to the Missouri river and o.
= the Indian question generally. Secrt
= tary Schurz and Commissioner Smit
entirely concur with Gen. Crook i
his view that the Indians should b
n compelled to work for their ratiOn'
i, and the conference to-day was mainl
l. with view to ascertaining how labO
% of Indians could be utilized it interes
le both of Indians and government. N
e definite conclusion has been reache
s. to the precise location of new agencit
n but it seems certain that the Indian
If will not be removed until next autun
e as during warm seasons the Indian
er will be disposed to struggle off G
z. hunting expeditions, but will be east
ly collected and held together on tt
b. lapproach of cold weather. India
rs Agent Clum telegraph to the Cor
CT missioner of Indian Affairs that ii
IS military have rendered him valuab
la aid in his mission for the return
vs. renegade Chiracahuas to San Carl
Agency, and that the number he
taking back there exceeds $50.
NEW YORK, May 5.-A Salt La
a dispatch states the feeling arous
Is throughout the United States by Il
en- testimony at John D. Lees trial re-
tive to the Mountain Meadow M
an sacre, has led the Latter Day Sain
lis to apprehend the arrest of Brigha
y Young and other heads of the chur
p. accused of sanctioning the commissi
No Of that horrible crime. The saiI
&c have determined to resist any mo,
in ment against Brigham Yonng by t
federal authorities, and to this e
- they are secretly arming and drillir
10 Orders have been privately issued
vi the military commanders of
~ ~ famous Nauvoo Legion requiring I'll
=