The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20


w. D. Brandreth, patent medicine agent
at Liverpool, has failed Liabilities esti-
mated at $4,000. chiefly to American
creditors.
Edward G. Dyer, Pittsburgh cattle
dealer has disappeared, from Columbus,
o., under circumstances leading to the
belief that he has been murdered.
Senator Morton's condition is reported
as improving since the Presidents visit,
that having reused him from dangerous
depression of spirits.
An examination at Lincoln, Neb., for
Congressman Welch's nomination to West
Point, resulted in the choice of Lucius, son
of Judge Waktly of Omaha.
A ST. Petersburg dispatch says the Rus
sian police have discovered Nihilist con-
spiracy to assassinate the Car on battle
field.
1t isreported at Vienna that Gen. Todle-
ben has received orders to prepare plans
for fortifying the Russian winter camps at
Matebin, Hirsoon, Sistova and Nikopolis.
A dispatch from Client, Belgium, re-
ports the destruction of the military hos
pital there by fire. 1t is believed every
body in the institution was safely re-
moved.
James Roach, who' killed his unknown
| travelling companion at Brooks, Iowa, the
| night of the sth inst, has been arrested.
| He claims that the killing was in self de-
| sense.
Delegates from Canada, South America
| and Switzerland are in attendance upon
the SD annual session of the Right Wor
thy Grand Lodge, l. o. O. F opened at
Baltimore this morning.
Judge Villas of Madison, his son Col. w.
F. Villas, r. E. Davis of Middleton and
Hon Gabe Bouck of Oshkosh, are men
toned in connection with the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Wisconsin.
Stringent quarantine regulations have
been put in force against communication
with Fernandina, not only by the Florida
cities but the towns in Georgia which have
communication with it,
The score of the American rifle team at
Creedmoor, at the 1000 yards range, was
$50; the British, 5lS Grand total, 3, 1884
for the Americans and 8, 242 for the Brit
ish, the Americans winning by 80 points.
At Irashurg, VT, the jury in the Hayden
wife murder case entered verdict OF
murder in the first degree and the prisoner
requested immediate sentence and execu-
ton, but the sentence was deferred.
The Clairmont Savings Bank, Greenwich
street, New York, has been closed by the
State bank department for violating the
law prohibiting its doinga general bank
ing business.
Vail g. Cranes cracker factory, Detroit,
was destroyed by fire Monday morning
Loss on building $500, fully insured; on
machinery $4,000, insured; on stock
$4,000, fully insured.
Gambetta and Murat gave notice Mon
day of an appeal from their recent SEN
tence. This notice having only been given
after the full legal interval, shows that the
.ngs.
The demands of Hazelton, Pa, miners
who struck for restoration of the wages
paid last May and percentage on any adj
vance of coal above 3.25 at tide water has
been allowed and the strike ended.
w. w. Hutchinson of Baltimore, and
w. p. Funk Of Altoona, counterfeiters
were arrested at Tyrone, Pa, and Hutch
inson was shot dead while endeavOring to
escape. Their counterfeit coin consisted
of quarters, halves and trade dollars
1t is understood that the Cuban rev0lu-
tionists received very recently cargo OF
arms and munitions of war which were
landed on an unfrequented part of he
coast by schooner which sailed from one
OF the Southern ports.
A Especial from Centralia, ILL.,, says man
was arrested there Friday answering to the
description of the man who day or two
, ago shot and killed two men and mOrtallJ
wounded another while attempting to cap
ture him for burglarizing house at St
Elmo, Ill.
Five deaths by yellow fever have occur
! red at Fernandina since the last report ant
there are several new cases. DR. McFar
land from Savannah says the disease will
t shortly become epidemic, but it is almos
impossible to get at the true condition
affairs there.
e The coroner's jury in the late fire a
' Hales piano factory, New York, censur
5 Hale for not providing means for cxtin
e gushing a fire within the building, an
IT because the drying room was not made fiji
e proof. They also censure the cOmmitte
of public works on account of the waite
mains in that vicinity being too small.
An official telegram from Suliema
. says: We opened a violent can lonadin
upon the Russian position in Schipka pas
Thursday which dsmounted several {
their guns and killed great number {
their artilerymen by exploding their an
$ munition wagons. In the afternoon the
!. artillery was silenced.
In railway collision near Nuncy, Pa
this morning, baggage and express Ca
d and contents were smashed and burne
and two cars wheat and several oil tank
} were burned. Jacob Steinman, expires
) messenger and VIM. Glitch, enginee
were burned to death in the wrec k
: Boston is dedicating to-day monumel
: to soldiers who fell during the war of tt
rebellion. The procession is one of Il
) largest the city has ever witnessed Lars
q tiers of seats erected for the families an
friends of soldiers fell when crowded ar
n number of persons had their limbs fra
y tured.
The London Telegraph publishes di
" patch from Stanley, the African explore