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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-11

the existing political problems that in
wolves the exhibition of armed force,
or that move through any other chan
mel than the prescribed forms of the
constitution Of the peaceful agencies
of law.
Trusting that a solution may be had
which, while maintaining the peace OF
the country, shall do no violence to the
constitutional safeguards of popular
rights, and will tend still more firmly
to unite the people of all the States in
IN earnest effort to preserve the peace,
to sustain the laws and the constitu-
ton. am very respectfully your obe-
dent servant,
[Signed] "WADE HAMPTON.
Governor of South Carolina.
sTo His Excellency R. B. Hayes, Gov
ernor Of Ohio.
''P. S.-As the solution of the vexed
political questions which now agltate
the public mird might ultimately de-
pend on yourself or upon your dis
tinguished competitor for the Presi.
dency, have addressed letter SINH.
lar to this to His Excellency Govern
nor Tilden.
Yours. WADEHAMPTON.
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against want. This assurance in our favored
st tie ia held ont TO all who choose to accept
the free gift fland as National bounty. 10
this the State adds the tree gilt OF education,
and nature crowns the munihcence with
health and vigor for it's perfect ENJOY ment.
In view of the paralyzed Industries ana Tie
nforced dleneSs of the wOrkmen that throng
the streets OF the cities, should not peace and
contentnent abide with the men who, by
drawing their sustenance directly from the
soil became the architects OF their own Tor
tune!
NATIONAL.
The ONE indiyisible nation whose first and
second birth was sealed with the blood OF ner
people. has rounded the first century OF her
existence, and stands to-day at the thresholo
OF the second. The significance ofthe event
provokes thought to seek utterance. The
wondering nations of the world IN this mo-
meutous era behold strange events. my
have seen in a government OF the people the
liberation and acknowledgements OF chattel-
lied race they have witnessed the dlsarma-
ment ota citizen soldiery and their votun-
tary dispersion among the oevotees
of I,eace they have beheld the peaceful ad-
iustment between two powerful nations OF a
cont st which was wont to seek its summary
end through the bloody arhitrament OF the
sword they have witnessed the industrial
triumph of the newest nation over her Older
rivals IN the friendly arts of peace. Let III
pray that we may complete their admlrlnt
wonder by peaceful recognition OF the ma
TONS Chief in momentous contest OF dOubt
tul issue. TO this end let each citizen have
the nations honor in his keeping and attes
by his proud moderation and concession t
his fellows that the equality OF its people L
the enduring glory OF the nation
JOHN S. PILLSBURY.
Executive Chamber, January 4th, 1877.
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Minnesota Legislature.

The caucuses Of the Republican men,
bers of the Legislature for the nomination OF
candidates for Legislative Offices, were held on
New Years evening. The plumber OF candi-
dates was larger than ever before, and the
caucus in the House continued until after
midnight. The greatest interest attached to
the nomination for SPEAKER. A. Z. Hall, OF
Hennepin, who for three terms held the ofhce
with much credit, and ]. L Gibbs, OF Free
born, were the candidates. The Hennepln
members worked untiringly for their candl-
date, but Mr.. Gibbs r, ceived the nominal on,
the vote standing, Gibbs Sc; Hall, 80. Geo
w. Buswell was nominated tor Chief Glerk
without opposition. g. S. Parsons and Robt
Deakin were the candidates tor LIST Assistant
Clerk, Mr.. Parsons receiving the nomination
The candidates tor the remaining offices IN the
House were many and the contest close
We have only room to mention the n ,.minees
J. B. Howard, of Stearns, for I'd Asst. Clerk
M. l. Torpey, OF Stevens, for Enrolling Clerk
w. H. Mellan, ct Murray Tor EngrossiDg Clerk
H. p. Corey, Ut Mower, tor Postmaster y.
Johnson. 1T St. Louis, for Sergeant at Arms
.. Z. Rease Tor Asst Sergt. at Arms. III
nomination OF a candidate tor chaplain wa
post poned.
LII the Senate the contest was prin
cipally between candidates for Secretary
| Hon. W. II. C.. Folsom, of Washington wa
chosen chairman and J. N. Stacy secretary Q
the cancus Chas w. Johnson, OF Minneap
oils, was nominated tor Secretary, by Is VOTE
to 8 votes for A. P. Connolly, OF ST. Paul, "
H. Crandall, OF Mower, was nominated , 10
Asst. Secretary Chas r. Mckinney, OF Fill
more, Tor Enrolling clerk; H. G. Stordock
Watonwau, for Engrossing clerk; Chas. a
Rose, of Faribault comfy, for Sergeant-at
Arms Jas. W. Hurlbut, Tor Asst. Sergt.-at
| Arms.
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Tho Anti-AGono72oliSt.

shall only be liable for unpaid as
sessments on their stock, was lost,
the vote standin, 81 ,72l Tor and q, 8O3 agans!.
This leaves it as before, that stockholder is
liable for double the amount OF has stock
The canvass OF the vote III the Eighth JUDICIAL
District showed that }. l.. Macdonald re-
ceived 4, 449 votes L. L. Baxter, q l76 votes
and L. NJ. Brown ,844 votes. Macdonald
was declared elected, and the convention ad-
journed.
SENATE, jim 4. Senator Donnelly
nitro luced bill providing for the extension
OF the time Tor the redemption OF lands sold
for taxes in 1873 in Dakota and Sibley coun-
ties to one year. He urged immediate acton,
as the period tor redemption expired IN ten
| days and moved suspension OF the rules ne
| prOtracted debate ensued, when the bill was
finally passed-yeas "a, nays 13. The Senate
then took recess aud went into Joint Con-
vention to hear the Governors message.
| House, Jan 4.-The third days ses-
sion opened with PRAYER by the Rev. !. Finney,
one OF the members from Goodhue. Mr..
Childs, of Faribault, called attention to the
manner of e'ecting the officers OF the House,
| which had been done by reclamation, ana
then read section 80 article oil the Constltu-
ton, which requires in all elections by the
Legislature, the members to vote viva voce,
| aud also read from the statutes in relation 70
the same His objection was simply to call
the attention OF the House to the matter. MT
Campbell, OF Wabashaw, contended that the
action OF the House was legal and sufficient
compliance with the Constitution After an
extended debate by Buck, Gilman and others
the whole matter was referred to q committee
of three, consisting OF Childs OF Faiibault
Comstock OF Clay and Gilman OF Ramsey
The House then adjourned.
JOINT CONVENTION. Jan. Al
1880 the Joint Convention assembled to hea
: the Governors message. Upon the conclu
. sion of the reading. Senator Armstrong statet
that at the canvass of the votes on the constr
tutional amendments on the day previous
; the second amendment, relating to liabtit.
+; OF stockholders in corporations, had been de
/. clared defeated. This re suit, he had ascer
/; toned, was due to the non-return OF tn
e votes OF Blue Earth county, which had vote
in favor OF the amendment by large major
ity Or, as he had learned, the vote OF tn
: Sixth ward OF Ramsey county, which had nc
. been counted, wonld be sufficient to carry
8 through He moved to reopen the canvas
f in order that these votes might be counteo
Mr.. Gilman, of Stearns, moved au adjourn
s ment to Friday at II O'Clock, which, ate
:. some discussion, was changed to the 1Ot
II inst, at the same hour.
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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the second Session.


The Senate was again in session on
the 3d., inst and the bin declaring the true
intent and meaning otthe Union Pacicifc Rail
road acts was discussed at length. Mr.. Ed
munds said the judiciary committee had come
to the conclusion that the railroad company
is not entitled to any further subsidy than 1t
has already received. A resolution was IN
troduced to compel the telegraph operator at
Jacksonville, Oregon, to answer contain ques-
tons asked him regarding the question OF
the Presidential elecIorship.l The resolution
went over one day.
In the House. on the Sd. Mr.. Phil
lips, Of Kansas, introduced a bill for extend
ing the time to -emptOrs on public lands.
Reports trsm the Judiciary committee were re-
ceived for and against the admission OF Mr..
| Bedford, Of Colorado; the majority being III
favor OF his admission. There was no other
| busine, S OF moment.
On the 4th irst.. in the Senate, Mr..
Wright called up the bill recently introduced
| bv him to establish court tor trial OF contest
ed elections in the Offices OF President and
referred A lengthy debate followed, III
| which Senator Wright expressed his belief
that Congress is competent to declare by law
how many votes shall be counted, but denies
it's power to go behind the returns. Senator
Herman holds that Congress has the power tt
count the votes. Senator Conklin made 2
strong appeal tor united and patriotic action
saying the honest result must be found anc
the people will bow to it committee o
seven vas appointed to devise means tor :
proper count OF the electoral vote.
The House, on the 4th. limited thu
compensation OF T. 8. Marshalls to $1,000
year and Of deputies to 81 so, and bill wa
introduced fixing the compensation OF Dis
trict Attorneys. The bill III regard to proof
in homestead entries was reported back ant
the Senate amendments coLcurred in. Nh
Kidder reported the bill giving contestant
time to enter lands under the presumption
homestead and timber culture acts after tn
contest shall have been finally decided, an
the bill was passed. A bill was passed givin
, pension OF eight dollars a month to all VIII
served sixty days in the Mexican war, Q
thirty Gays in the Florida or Black Hawk war
and to their surviving widows, unmarried.
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on account of Determinations in rates OF
freight untavorable to plaintiffs.
Pennsylvania is indeed having a
trial Eight hundred men have now been
thrown out of employment by fires in the
mines near Lykens, and the mines have been
flooded Unlike the grasshopper sufferers Of
the West, the idle miners cannot subsist
month without charity when their income is
cut off.
Wade Hampton has issued an address
calling upon all who desire to maintain the
government of their choice, to come forward
and pay 10 per cent. of the amount they paie
last year for taxes. He says 'AAs long as thu
people choose to support me as the dull,
elected governor, shall maintain their posi-
ton.
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Personal, Impersonal and Political.

Victoria was proclaimed Empress of
India, on New Years day, with very great
pomp.
David Dudley Field has been nomi-
mated tor Congress, to fill the unexpired term
Of Smith Ely elected Mayor Of New York
Two legislatures were organized in
Louisiana, on the Let inst, the Republicans
in the barricaded State house and the Demo-
Gratis, after protest, in ST. Patrick's Hall.
TIE Republicans reported sixty-eight mem
bers-flty nine being a quorum. Gov. Kel-
logg's message was read and the legi.latnre
quietly adjourned for one day.
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Wade Hampton's Letter To Cows. Hayes al {
Tilden.

Gov. Hayes has received the follow.
ing letter from Gen. Wade Hampton,
at the hands of Judge I. J. Ma.key,
of South Carolina
Executive Chamber. Columbia,
Dec. %. lS76.-DEAR SIR: | have
the honor to enclose copy of my in
augural as the duly elected Governor
of south Carolina. In view OF current
events and the official sanction given
to gross Representations Of the acts
and purposes OF the majority Of the
good people of this Commonwealth, ]
deem it proper to declare that pro-
| found peace prevails throughout the
State: that the course of judicial pro-
ceedings is sbstructed by no combina
ton of citizens thereof. and that the
laws for the protection Of its inhaDI'
| tants IL all their rights Of person,
property and citizenship are being en-
| forced in our courts. While the PEG
pie of this State are not wanting eth
er in the spirit or means TO MAINTAIN
their rights of citizenship against the
usurped power which now deiies tht
supreme judicial authority of the State
they have such faith in the justice o.
their cause that they propose to leave
its vindication to the proper legal tri
bunals, appealing at the same time Il
the patriotism and public sentiment o
the whole country.
1.-The innammatory utterances OF
, portion of the public press render
perhaps not inepportune for me Z
state that although the people OF Soutl
Carolina view with grave concern tn
prospect of critical conjuncture Q
the affairs of our country whic
threatens to subject to an extreme ties
!, our Republican system OF government
! itself, it is their firm and deliberat
] purpose to condemn any solution 9
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-11
Rules Of Table etiquette.

l. Do not keep others waiting for
you either at the beginning or close of
the meal.
2. DO not sip soup from the tip but
from the side of the spoon.
3. Be careful not to drop or spill
anything ON the table-cloth.
1. Keep your plate clean. Do not
heap all sorts of food on it at once.
S. In passing your plate to be re-
heaped retain the knife and fork.
6. When asked for a dish do not
shove but hand it.
7. While drinking do not look
around.
8. Instruct the servant to hand the
cup at the left side, SO that it may be
received by the right hand.
| 9. Do not drink your tea or coffee
without first removing the teaspoon
from the cup to the saucer.
| TO-. Use the knife for cutting only
never put it to the lips or the mouth.
IL. Break your bread into small
pieces and rest them on your plate
while spreading.
II. Do not eat too fast. Beside
giving one the appearance Of greed it
is not healthy.
l3. If you find anything unpleasant
in your food put it aside as quietly as
possible, without drawing the atten-
tion Of others to it.
IA. Do not open the lips or make
any unnecessary noise in chewing.
Is. Do not touch the head.
16. Do not rest the elbows On the
table.
i IL, Be thoughtful of and attentive
Ito the wants Of those about you.
Is. Converse on pleasant subjects
with those sitting near you.
10. Do not say anything not intend
ed for all present to hear.
20. Leave your plate with the knife
! land fork laying parallel, the handles
| pointing to the right.
q. Never leave the table before
| Iothers without asking the lady or gen
Itleman who presides to excuse you.-
, Washington Chronicle.
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smoking car and first coach piled across
leach other near the Mi113n2z
stream. In less than te1
ter the catastrophe eve1
wreck was on FIRE, and g
by the dry, vanished w0l III
by the icy gale, licked up ID
though they had been ~ Y
truction was SO swift tn ~.
baffled. Men, who, in al
ment of the shock,
reached the solid ice, =
wives and children, "
suffocating and roast -
The neighboring REL u! 49,
the crash, were lighz - l I 4
the confagration, ~ L. a
their prompt assist zIs ~
midnight, the cren I4 y.
The storm had sub nd
still blew fercely3 Fas
more intense. me
all that remained ress
was a winrow 0kf kels,
brake-irons, true 1870 Sted
rails lying in black pool - 80 bot
tom of the gorge. The wood burned
completely away, and the ruins were
lowered with white ashes. Here and
there a mass Of charred smoldering
substance sent up little cloud of sick
ening vapor, which told that it was
human flesh slowly yielding to the cor
rosion Of the fire.
On the crest of the western aDut-
ment, half buried in the snow. stood
the rescued locomotive, all that re-
NAMED of the fated train. AS the
bridge fell, it's driver had given it
quick head of steam, and the liberated
engine shot forward and buried itself
in the snow. The locomotive, drawn
backward by the falling train, tumbled
over the pier and fell bOtt0m upward
on the express car next behind.
The engineer Folsom, escaped with
broken leg. How he cannot tell nor
can any one else imagine. There is
no death.list to report. There can be
: none until the list of the missing ones
!, who travelled by the Lake Shore Road
? on Friday is made up. There are no
I remains that can ever be identified. The
:, three charred, shapeless Jumps re-
!. covered up to noon to-day are beyond
:, all hope of recognition. Old or young,
+ male or female, black or white, no
man can tell. They are alike in the
= crucible of death. For the rest, there
- are piles OF white ashes in which
. glisten the crumbling particles of
= calcined bones /; in other places masses
of black, CARED debris, half under
e water, which may contain fragments
- of bodies, but nothing of human SEM
:. blance. It is thought that there may
20 be few corpses under the ice, as
." there were women and children who
sprang into the water and sank, but
g none have been thus far recovered.
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THE NEWS.
A Summary of the Worlds Work
and Happenings.
Crimes Criminals and Casualties

CrIM6S CFINIIndIS @IlU OdsudItf'
The amount of default of Otis D..
Swan, Of New York, is set down at 500, 900 to
$500, 900. Sixty thousand dollars was prop
erty of the Union League Club; the remain
der belonged to his family connections, who
are reticent on the subject, and the exae t
amount cannot be ascertained.
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The stories of the shipwrecked
Emile, near Key West, Florida, are touching
in the extreme. 1t is not known how many
persisted.
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fire broke out in the cars piled against
the abutments at either end. A mo
ment later the flames broke from the
|smoking.car and first coach piled across
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,no,ov was nearly all distributed i'll the
northern States.
Now ,at ne refer to the condition OF the
currency at the close OF the last nscai Se"'
ending June. 1876, and we find
TT 6. treasury notes, greenbacks-Sl 62' 900 o 3oo
National bank circuiation.."..". oao 'o9o'41o
Fractional currency andnlckles.'' oo'ooo''A'
r,o+,r $S541 64S,9S7
vh,s iii { seen that there is more than one
third less money in the whole country
leaving out the compound interest NOTES
than there was in the northern States at TIE
close of the war.
Likewise, the bankers statement tells us
that the interest on our national debt IN
1877. was S133, 067, 731.69 and tor the year
ending June, 1877, the interest is Sloo,z4o'-
271. 23-showing a reduction OF $32, 4'o'o'-
40. However, they fail to tell us thai owing
to the contraction of the currency they nave
reduced the ability OF the people to pay, at
least tlree-fourtlls; or, i'll other words, IT
takes three times as many bushels OF wheat,
pounds of meat. or days labor to earn this
| amount edCIl NCuI. SOlloSItStiN
said interest has three times as great a pur-
chasing power as it had in 1S66-and there
fore the income of the bond-holders mas
been trebled through the same course. Need
we be surprised at the satisfaction exhibited
by these coupon clippers with the financial
situation?
It might not be inappropriate to add in
this connection that the national debt mas
been virtually increased over $500, ooO,oOO
by the acts of Congress in making the 5-2o
bonds payable in coin and demonetizing the
silver dollar, making all Of our bonds pay
able in gold.
These are considerations for thinking men,
and it should be remembered that both po-
litical parties have perpetrated these frauds
upon the people, at.the' dictation OF capital
lists and money sharks,
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CT NERAL N G S.

MI. Ferry, President of the Senate, posi-
lively denies that he has receipted to Gen
eral Anderson for the Louisiana electoral
returns, and says he will under no circum-
stances swerve from his determination to re-
ceipt for no returns from the disputed
States, of which he considers Louisiana one.
The Republican electoral votes of Oregon,
have already been delivered to him, by Gen
eral Odell, in the presence of senator Mitch
ell. No receipt was given.-The Inter
Oceans Washingtont special says the Res
tauranteur of the House has been selling
liquor, opening a bar, claiming that its sale
is only prohibited by the Joint Rules which
are not now in force. Speaker Randall or
dered the practice discontinued, thus sus-
tanning his previous decision that the rules
are in force.-The House Committee on
the District of Columbia has reported a bill
which was the special order for January 4th.
1t provides that three commissioners shall
govern the District, one to be appointed by
the President, one elected by the House, and
one by the Senate.-The report that Gov
ernor Hayes has resigned the ~Governorship
of Ohio, is contradicted.--A corgo of mu-
nitions OF war valued at SOC, 900, was ship
ped on the est ult. for the Turkish govern
ment.-A fire at Elmira, N. Y, on the
2Sth ult., burned a boot and shoe manufac-
tory. Loss, $4,000; insurance, SIS, 600.
Otis Swan, q prominent lawyer Of New
York, secretary OF Savings Bank, and an Of
ticer Of the Union League, has decamped
with from $500, 900 to $500, 00o.-Chipman,
Stone q Co., one Of the largest firms en-
gagged in the Japanese trade. have failed.
with liabilities estimated at 1880, 900 to $780,
GOO, the greater part OF which is held in this
city. Stone is liquidating the firms affairs
i'll Japan, and has made and assignmentto
Ethel G. Hine, of New York, for the credit
ors.-Ihe dispatches of the Doth ult,, re-
port a frightful disaster at Ashtabula. Ohio,
on the Lake Shore railroad, by which sever
coaches ofthe Pacific Express train, and al
the baggage and Express cars were burned
and about one out of every five persons
killed. The scene of the accident is a few
rods east OF the depot. An iron bridge span:
-Ashtabula creek IS feet above the water
On both sides are banks. The snow ha(
been falling almost constantly for as hour.
ana a driving storm was still raging, making
it very difficult to get.news from the wreeke,
! aud, burning train. Conductor Hem LET
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Erie tor Cleveland an hour late and y.
the bridge at Ashtabula about 5 GA.
It seems that the falling train and hrs
smashed the ice in the creek and thoso I
killed by the fall Or burned up by the bn,t
inc cars, were held down by the WRECK u
drowned before they could be extrip,.
Many too. will be Or have been frozen
is claimed that the coaches were well All
there being a large number of eastern ;,
sencers on board. The total nunbas
passengers on the illfated train are estn,
ed at It's persons. and at least one-thM
these were either burned, to death or fro,,
Tt is known that there are seventy-fw N
sons in the wreck. Cannot learn if anv
alive, Railroad men at the wreck eiya /
opinion that not less than 100 persisted. nj
names of the killed cannot yet be as,l
tanned. Some of the wounded are relut,I
to give their names. A reporter from C.l
land says the scene battles discripHl
Among the wounded is Walter S. Hm1
Lexington, Ky; D. Ell. Clark, Wesfj
Massachusetts,; VIM. Lyons, N. Y.
slightly; Henry Christian, Cleveland, ID
ly Mrs. Frame, Rochester, is not expeaa
to live.