The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-22
Personal. Impersonal and Political.

Personal. Impersonal and Political.
Senator Cameron Of Wisconsin is
seriously i'll of typhoid fever.
It is rumored that Pierepont is to
he recalled from England and Cushing from
Spain.
Mrs. NJ. E. Bright, widow OF the
late Jesse D. Bright, died in Louisville, ky.,a
few days ago.
No nomination will be made at presi
ent to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Judge Davis.
Alfred Douglas is to be Marshal OF
the District of Columbia, a position worth from
ten to twelve thousand dollars per year.
Senator Blaine has called upon the
President and urged that there be new cleo.
tions ordered in South Carolina and Loulsl-
ana.
Postmaster General Key positively
refuses to make changes in postmasters and
will only appoint to fill vacancies or when
commissions expire.
A bill has been introduced IN the
Nevada Assembly making it unlawful tor the
Chinese to transport the bones OF their dead
brethren to China.
VIM. H. Vanderbilt has appeased his
brother Cornelius and proceedings Tor con-
testing Commodore Vanderbilt's will have
been dropped.
Hon. Lot M. Morrill, has been ap
pointed Collector of Customs at Portland
Maine. He declined the appointment OF min
lister to England.
Bismarck had a $4,000 fire on the
night OF the 18th. Miners hotel, Western no
tel. and Dunn's drug store were among tn
buildings burned.
, H. P. Bell, Democrat. has beer
| elected to Congress in the 9th Georgia dlstrlc
to fill the vacancy caused by the election Q
Ben Hill to the Senate.
+ Senator Simon Cameron, OF Penn
1 svlvania has resigned and 1t Is thought tha
0 his son, Don Cameron, ex-Secretary OF wal
!. will be elected to succeed him.
: It will probably take the official car
vass to determine who has carried the 1st Cor
gressienal District in New Hampshire. II
: Republicans carried the second and third di
l. trict.
IS The Republican caucus OF the Onl
ii Legislature, on the 10Th, nominated otanl'
N Matthews for the Senate, in place OF Joi
= Sherman who resigned to take the position
- Secretary of the Treasury.
40 The first formal meeting of Pre-:
dent HAYES new Cabinet was held on the l2'
An hour and half was spent in cabinet 81
10 sion most of which time was occupied by mel
&c bers becoming acquainted with each other.
n Abel Hawley, for many years re
se dent of Milwaukee, and who projected ma
it of the most important harbor improveme
in on Lake Michigan, died recently at Galves'
nd Tex, at the age OF n years.
=. Gov. Nichols and Packard of Loul
~ ana both endorse Hayes inaugural and plet
we themselves to sustain the administration {
Use aid the President in destroying the color
nat in the South. Each one is certain that to
wn cure this result he should be recognized
no. Governor.
'iv- The Judges Of the Supreme Co
in called upon President Hayes in body on
on 10Th and we're presented by Attorney Gen
.te; 49, ;.h ~ p,ss;aent All of the Juc
ask were present except Field, who was In
York.
Representative Garfield declines
''n be a candidate for Senator in place of
lelr Sherman of Ohio the new Secretary OF
hey Treasury. Stanley Mathews OF Clncin
nils brother-in law OF the President, ex-Atto
limo Gener TAFT, and ex-Gov. Dennison are
prominent candidates for the place.
The election in New Hampshire
%" place on the 18th. Prescott, Republican,
10" have about $500 majority. The early
very turns indicate the election OF Democr'
nge, Congress from the first district and Rep
ence cans from the second and third districts.
ad. last Congressional delegation stood two
!, the ocla's 70 one nep''
void Stanley Matthews wrote lette
onr Packard, OF Louisiana, as well IS to Char
30 lain, OF South Carolina. He urged Pack
.ioan retire, stating that he could only be u
x 10 bs the use OF the army. Packard re
q he very emphatically, declining to surrender
rican special significance of the correspondent
Ia as in the fact that Matthews is the Presi'
eased brother-in-law, though he discla1ms An
thoritY from the President.
Ex-Secretary Chandler turned
eye Interior Department over 70 Carl Schnr
loise. : net little speech 70 which 6shurz n