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Slang In the Domestic Circle.

puck.
s.Say, pa" said an uptown boy one
day, as he came home late from being
kept in at school, threw down his
books, pinched the cat till he made
her howl, and then sidled into his seat
at the dinner-table, "wasn't Benedict
Arnold reg'lar snide?
"A what, my son z" said the pa
ternal relative, laying down his knife
and fork with surprise.
"Why, crooked hairpin, you
know; shark; a sort OF fraud gen.
erally?"
ssHe was traitor to his country,
my son but where on earth did you
learn such language as that
ooh pull down your vest now, fath.
cr, and don't get OH your ear about It.
III take some O. that roast tbeef,
please
"Why, Willie," inteIposed his moth
er, sI'm surprised at you"
.Oh, I'm solid, ] am broke in the
youngs.er. ssNothing mean about me.
Pony up that beef now, old man. or
there'll be a tin roof or two around
this house,
The ssold man. didn't stop to reply.
He came down on the youngster like an
Alpine glacier, and in another minute
that irreverent boy was dancing pas
seul around the apartment. with his
} hands clasping the basement OF his
, pantaloons in vise-like grip, and his
infantile throat emitting more yells tC
| the minute than there are empty bot.
ties in the rear of the Louisiana State.
HOuae
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

The Modoc Indians, now numbering
fifty four males, and sixty three fe-
males. are located on very fertile
tract containing 1900 acres, in the
northeast corner of the Shawnee re-
serve. Indian Territory. They have
engaged energetically in labor during
the past year, and as result have a
large and valuable crop on their farm
The government has expended Sl,oo.
for their schooling for ten months
which is under the supervision OF tht
Society of Friends.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
THE NEWS.
parscnal. Impersonal and Political.

Perscnal. Impersonal and Political.
Packard saws he will ssstick' to the
bitter end.
The Bender family have been ar
rested again, this time in Arkansas.
It is now expected that the extra
session OF Congress will be held aooo' Inc
middle of May.
D. W. Bayed Jr., general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad oleo AZ
Jacksonville, Florida, OF consumption le"
days ago.
Peter B. Sweeny denies that he pro-
poses to implicate any one in the ring matters
in New York but says he is ready to stand MS
own trial.
Bismarck suffered a bad flood from
an ice-gorge which locked up the water 10;
REYNOLDS. Mike Caldwell, Chas. Iane' alo
VIM. Gould were drowned.
Numerous delegations from the
seuth are in Washington and formal calis
are being made by them upon the Presloent
and each member of the cabinet.
In Cleveland, Cincinnati. Toleoo,
and St. Louis the Republicans have elected
their
Ohio. the Democrats triumphed.
Geo. Whiting, head book keeper OF
the Rrooklvn Bank stole 100000 from the
vanlt. but was arrested with $12O,OOO III MS
valise and s30, 600 more were found IN MS
house.
At. Goshorn, the Director General
Of the Centennial, has been banqueted at
Cincinnati His successful management Of
the exhibition was the cause OF the compl'
ment.
Trevor w. Park, President OF the
Panama railroad, and an extensive operator
in Wall street has tailed. Panama STOCK iel
off from 40 to 50 per cent. in one day as con
sequence.
For the first time in three years tne
Rhode Island Republicans have elected the'
State ticket by the people. The plurahty 10
Governor is 500, and on the rest OF the ucKe
it is larger.
A letter of Tweed's to Chas. O'Cono
written Last December is just published. d
saws he is old and broken and ready to max
all restitution possible both in property an
information His offer is likely to be accept
ed.
Alfred Cox of West Bowdaid Maine
: shot and killed his father few days ago. Hl
, father had reproved him tor misbehavlor
church and the boy went home and upon tn
return Of his parental relative greeted nj,
to he the contents of gun. The boy is sal
y insane.
Col. w. G. Terrell, reporter fo
the Cincinnati Commercial who shot harv
: Meyers in Covington in March 1874, has ]u
r been convicted OF granddaughter ana sci
fenced to eight years in the penltent'ar
Terrelps wife was suing tor divorce al
=. Never was her attorney.
% A Oakley Hall the runaway ex-May'
!, Of New York has arrived at Liverpool.
= sailed from Boston on March 17tn the steal
> er Victoria and gave the name OF w. =. Su
T. cliff. When he arrived in Liverpool ne
asked if his name was not A. Oakley Hall .
he denied his identity. His fight is attrlp'
10 ed to expected developments in the conn
O. ring suits.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

The English institution of game pre-
serves has been introduced into Berks
county. Pa, by local sportsmen s as
sociation. They have leased 5000
acres of forest, field, and stream, which
thev will stock with birds and fishes
They pay each of the fifteen farmers
who own the land $5 a year and dl
vide the proceeds of fines for "poach
ing" with the farmer on whose terri
tory the game is killed. Several nun
dred quail and pheasant will be set a
liberty this spring.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
A Miracle Explained.

r r. Russell in the Boeton WatchInan
a case Of remarkable cure came un-
der my observation in Manchester,
Mass. about 1850, while was pastor
of the Baptist Church in that place.
There was worthy man and wife in
church by the name Of Day. They had
an interesting and bright little boy, ten
or twelve years OF age. He came into
the house one day from school and
play, crying from pain in his hip and
leg. The family physician, having
been called in, sroke Of the case as Q
serious one, and directed that the pa
tient be kept in bed, and quiet as pos
sible. Day after day, and week after
week, he called, applied his various
remedies, and took the special pains to
keep the little sufferer quiet and still.
The leg was drawn up, and daily grew
more and more rigid. The doctor ex.
Lausted all his skill, but with no re-
lief. The family were in deep affllc'
tion, and the church and neighbors ex
pressed their kind sympathies. The
physician recommended, as the last re
sort. that the little sufferer be taken tt
the Mclean Hospital in Boston, wher'
, he might be examined and operated
upon by the best-trained surgeons II
the country. With much prayerfu
} solicitude and with tender hands, ~
was conveyed to the hospital.
The doctors placed him, poised upol
d one foot, upon a table, held up an
s carefully examined the contracted an
/ somewhat withered limb. The docto
conducting the examination at Las
! said, .scan't you straighten out thl
J, leg, my boy!" mo, SIR" 'sWen, 20
J can try. Now will bear down, an
n at the same time you do all you can
t put the foot down to the table, Tn
) doctor gently pulled downward by II
/. ankle with one hand, and rubbed tf
4 muscles with the other hand the fo'
le was soon brought to the table. ..Can
is you stand upon this foot now, boy!
le ssNo, SIR" .Well, you can try Ii
feet were spread, land the boy was SOC
ct able to stand on both legs squarel
y .Now, boy" said the docter agar
D. .sCan' t you step along ittle!' IN
d sir" s.Well. you can try; and, u
"a tie steadying, he soon took one ste
he and then another, and 50 on. and 10
a. few minutes he was able to walk bas
Al land forth on the table freely. ~
nd doctor then said to his anxious =
r. wondering father, Take the boy h0I
- There r. nothing the matter with ~
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
64,623,5l2
s6s,s52
S,044,O94
25.974.829
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

Letters from the President showing his foncy
-Troeps Withdrawn from the South Carroll
ma State House.
To Hon. Charles B. Lawrence, Jo-
seph r. Hawley, John NJ. Harlan, John
G.. Brown and Wayne Mac velghh,
Commissioners l am IN
structcd by the President to lay before
Won some observations upon the occa-
sions and objects which have led him
to invite YOU as members of the COM
mission about to visit the State OF Lou
isiana to undertake the public service:
Upon assuming his Office the President
finds the situation of affairs in Louis.
lana such as to justly demand his
prompt and solicitous attention, for
this situation presents as one OF It's
features the apparent intervention OF
the military power of the United States
in the domestic controversies which
undoubtedly divide the opinions and
disturb the harmony of the people OF
that State.
This intervention, arising during
the term, and by the authority OF hls
i. predecessor, throws no present duty
upon the President except to examine
and determine the real extent, form
and effect to which such Intervention
actually exists, and to decide as to tn.
+ time manner and conditions which
D should be observed in putting an ent
q to it. 1t is in aid of his intelligent ant
u prompt discharge of this duty that tn
President has sought the service o
J, this commission, to supply by mean
|. of its examination conducted in tn
d State of Louisiana, some infOrmatl0
that may be pertinent to the circun
O spection and security of any measure
= he may resolve upon. 1t WI
a be readily understood that tn
|. service desired of and entrusted
this commission does not include an
examination into or report upon tn
facts of the recent state election, or
~ - the canvass of votes cast at that ele
y iton. Solar as attention to that subje'
may be necessary the President cann'
but feel that the reports of the comml
j, tees of the two houses of Congress, az
n other public information at hand, vi
lst dispense with and should preclude 81
D. original exploration by the Comm1
sion Of that field of inquiry; but It
Of most pertinent and important IN COZ
N ing TO . decision upon the prec!
= question Of executive duty before p
ne that the President should know Wn
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

The Popular Science Monthly Tor
April contains an interesting article on
the origin of the Arabic numerals,
from which the following concerning
the nmber is taken:
The property of the number y affOrds
an ingenious method Of proving each
of the fundamental : operations in
arithmetic, and it seems to be an incl
dental attribute of this number. IL
arises from the law OF increase IN the
decimal notation. 1t universally be-
longs to the number that is one less
than the radix of the system OF nota-
ton. And in this connection it may
not be irrelevant to state some facts or
curiosities with regard to this number
8. 1t cannot be multiplied away. 1t
cannot be multiplied or got rid OF IN
any member. Whatever we do, it is
sure to turn up again, as was the body
of Eugene Aram's victim. One re-
markable property of this figure (said
to have been discovered by w. Green,
who died in 1794) is, that all through
the multiplication-table the product of
Q comes to 8. Multiply any number by
10. as 9X2=l8, add the digits together.
plus 80. So it goes on until we
reach 9Xll=09. Very well add the
digits, 8 plus 9=18, and l plus 8@9.
Going OIL to any extent it is impossible
to get rid of the figure 8. Take any
number of examples at random, and
we have the same result. For instance.
339X9=3,O5l. Add the digits plus
plus 5 plus 10. Take one more.
O.07lX9=45, ,639, and add the sum Of
the digits 4 plus plus 6 plus 3 plus
, 9=27 and plus 10.
, The French mathmaticians found
, out another queer thing about this
, number, namely, if we take any row
/ of figures, and, reversing their order,
make subtraction, and add the digltS
the final sum is sure to be 8. For ex.
!. ample, 5,O7l-l7O5=3,36 1856; add these
y digits, plus plus 6 plus 6=l8, and
. plus SO. The same result is obtain
) ed if we raise the numbers so changed
). to their squares and cubes. Starting
\ with 50, and reversing the digits, W.
y have 28, and 62-26=36,and 3plus 6=9
|. The squares of 26 and 81 are respec
J. lively 678 and 8 3,844,and 3, 3,844-o76=3,
s 188;add plus plus plus 8=18,and
o plus 80. This may be exemplifiet
q in another way. Write down any
d number, as for example, 7,549, ,l32
n substract the sum of it's digits plus
q plus plus plus plus plus 2=3l
). and 7,549, 9,l32-3l=7,549, ,lOl. Al
Ie these digits, plus plus 4 plus plu
{. plus 0 plus l=27, and 2 plus 10.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

Ayoung Frenchman. to avoid con
scription pleaded that his right arm
was paralyzad. The story was not De-
lieved, and various pretexts were re-
sorted to to compel him to acknowl
edge the efficiency of the member. Il
was proposed to cut it OH, but tne
Young man did not shrink in the pres
ence of the surgeon and his lnstru
ments. Under pretext of taking nm
to another hospital for the operation
he was thrown into the river that wa
crossed. He at first SWAN with hi
left arm, but finding that insufficient
finally struck out with his right, AM
revealed his trickery.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

We do not find these weddings nOtlceu
in the society journals James Perry
is in a Raleigh prison for stabbing.
Miss Mann, who lived across the street,
flirted with him through the bars OF
his cell window. They became en-.
gagged, and their wedding was held IN
iail, where the happy couple are now
spending the honeymoon. In Balti
more AN aged German went to luna
tic asylum, picked out a woman from
among the wild patients, and married
her. He explained that his previou
wife had been crazy and he had liket
so we'll that he wanted another.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

Debt less cash in Treasury. 80 ,Oeo, rs, l43
Decrease of debt during March,. l4,lV',Olo
D1IT SIS Hse' - ~ 24.765, ,2ls
Bonds issued to Pacific railroad
companies, interest payable in
stsnSina sa~,ai ao e......... 49,. 64,62s,5
in.sies' rs;d aoolueu ano NV ~. ~. e6s, 1862
Interest paid by the transporta-
ton Of mails, etc. ....:. o,o44,OS4
Balance of interest paid by the
United States. |o,S'4,o~9
Amended to the statement is the following:
"The large reduction OF the public tiebt, as
shown bv this statement, arises from the can
collation. and destruction of the balance OF the
< ner cent. bonds of the funded loan OF 1881,
held in trust tor the payment OF awards made
| bv the Court of Commissioners OF the Alabama
Claims, as provided by the 10Th section OF the
act Of June 23d, 1874, viz: 81. l60, Guy, the
balance OF the original Investment OF sl5, ,5O,,
GOO. and g, ,4O3, ,800 representing the accrued
| interest thereon. The coinage OF the mints OF
the United States during the month OF March,
was: Gold, s., ,S73 900; trade dollars, $3.50,
600: silver change, 81 ,674 600; total number
of pieces struck, s,5l5,65 total value gold
and silver, $8, ,443 ,OOO.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

Locals, 10 cents per line, each insertion.
each insertion. :,
Bills for advertising payable quarterly in
advance.
Advertisers will please take notice that
the AMTI-MoNoPoLIsT is the best and
cheapest advertising medium in Minnesota.
1t has larger circulation among the farm
ers than any other, while it is read IN
every town and city and almost every VII
lace of the State. 1t is perused by thou
sands who take no other paper.
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hnt, the contraction and stiffening OF
the muscles, growing out Of contine-
ment and the want of action. The boy
took his fathers hand and walked
through the streets Of Boston with
acilitv. when the cars came in at
niyht. I was near the depot, anxious
to know the result Of the hospital ex-
animation, and what was my surprise
and JOY to see the lame boy-hopeless-
BIZ afflicted, as the physician said, with
lhip.complaint-step on to the platform
and run up the street with the agility
of young antelope.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
Miscellaneous News Items.

President Hayes says lie Will not
spend the summer at Long Branch.
The national debt was decreased
fourteen million dollars during the month OF
March.
The enginees appointed to examine
the suspension bridge at Niagara Falls repor
it to be safe.
A school house was burned at Ellen
roe. Norway, Jew days ago, and sixteen
children perished.
The government building at jackson
Vile Florida which contained the post office
has been burned.
Elk Attorney General Tafts house at
Cincinnati was damaged by fire to the extent
| OF g. 900 on the Sd inst.
1t is stated that the President has
not given any formal or written instructions
to the Louisiana commission
Dougherty, Bros i Co., bankers al
Harrisburg, Pa, have tailed, causing heavy
loss to great many poor people.
Advices from St. Petersburg are to
the effect that notwithstanding the signing
the protocol peace is not assured
The State National Bank at New
Brunswick, New Jersey suspended ON th'
3lst ult. Its liabilities are &675,0O0
st. Louis has issued another city dl
, rectory and on the strength of the number Q
/ names in the book claims sol ,4s7 population
A dwelling house at Rhine CllH New
, York burned ON the 3lst ult., and q mothe
with her four children perishedi in the flames
The melting of the snow caused
flood in Chicago on the Cd, submerging seve
: sonare miles in the southwestern portion
the city.
d Xenia, Ind, and Monroeville, Ohio
s were each half destroyed by fire on the 2
Il The loss was So5, 900 in the former case n
s75, 600 in the latter.
Out of 400 engineers on the Readin
n railroad only dozen have decided to lea
:, the road rather than leave the Brotherhot
= of Engineers as the company requires tho
who remain to do.
g. Two hundred clerks have been dl
Il missed from the bureau of engraving n
1t printing in the Treasury department. r
le teen or twenty clerks have also been refar
g. from the Navy department.
u It is reported that the n. 7. Centr'
m Rrie and Pennsylvania roads have entered
to an alliance offensive and defensive a6all
- the Baltimore & Ohio road and another =
- road war is imminent.
rs Ceylon advises say by the end
It, March q. 600 laborers viii Be raid oG f.
nd ithe Dolce estates. and ina month q tuo II
win Be some s go to provide for. Aeanfi
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
TIMELY TOPICS.

A Chinawoman was sold by her hus-
band to fellow countryman in Cali.
fornia for $3.50. She was then healthy,
but she soon fell sick, and was dis
abled for work, so the purchaser killed
her with cleaver.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

The disaster that followed cry OF
fire in a Memphis theatre was solely
confined to the boy who shouted. He
was cuffed and kicked out Of the build
ing. and when he got home his father
added a sound whipping.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
A Personal Compliment.
Washington Star.

1t is SO easy to be liberal with other
PEOPLES money. The managers Of the
Women's Department Of the Centen-
NAL Exhibition wound up the affairs Of
their organization on Thursday last
and presented as complimentary gift
the balance Of funds remaining on
hand, amounting to $500, to Mrs.
Gillespie, the retiring President Of
the concern. This measure is highly
complimentary, and no doubt in the
greatest degree satisfactory to Mrs.
Gillespie, since she warmly thanked
the donors, and promptly pocketed the
purse containing the money. Whether
it will be equally satisfactory TO the
ladies in all parts Of the country who
contributed 90 largely to the success
Of the organization by their donations
Of money and labor remains TO be seen.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

The Senate of Connecticut has pass
ed a bill giving married women the
same property rights which they held
before marriage, but prohibiting hus'
band and wife from conveying proper
ty to each other.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
POSTAGE.

We are compelled to prepay postage on
all papers sent out from our office Prior
to January 1st, 1875, subscribers paid
twenty cents each at the local post of'c1e
We now pay the postage for them 1t
amounts to fifteen cents per annum. Those
who have not paid us are respectfully urged
remit at once.
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ileges conferred by the
+:+D+;cr of Tho TTnitod States

II
and protection Of these rights and
privileges by all constitutional means,
and by every just moral and social IN
fluence. are the settled purpose OF the
President in his administration OF the
government. He will hope to learn |
from your investigation that this pur.
pose will be aided and not resisted by |
the substantial and effective public |
opinion of the great body OF the |
people of Louisiana. The President
does not wish to impose any limit upon
your stay in Louisiana that would
tend to defeat the full objects OF
YOUR visit. He is however, extreme.
| ly desirous to find it in his pow
er at the earliest day compatible with
a safe exercise of that authority to
put an end to even the appearance OF
military intervention in the domestic
affairs of Louisiana, and he awaits
your return with confident hope
that your report will enable him
promptly to execute purpose he has
so much at heart. The President de-
sires me to add that the publication OF
the results of your visit he shall hope
to make Immediately after their COM
munication to him.
have the honor to be with great
respect, your obedient servant,
VIM. M. EvARTs.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 8, lST.S
SIR: Prior to my entering upon the
! duties of the Presidency there had
: been stationed, by order Of my prede-
3 cessor, in the State House at Colum-
4 bla. S. c., detachment Of United
| States infantry. Finding them in that
9 place, have thought proper to delay
J. the decision of the question OF their
removal until could consider and de
!. termine whether the condition of af'
o fairs in that State is now such as to re-
/ uuire or Justify continued military oc
f cupation of the State House. In my
} opinion there does not exist in that
IS State such domestic violence as is con
e. templated by the constitution as tht
n ground upon which the military power
s. of the national government may be in
al yoked for the defense OF thu
le State. There are, it is true, grav'
and serious disputes as to th'
D. rights of certain claim ants to tn
lO CQloI executive OluCC VI UAeso oOesoCs w
II these are to be settled and determined
it not by the Executive of the Unite
c. States, but by such orderly and peace
lie able methods as may be provided b
D. the constitution and laws of the State
s. feel assured that no resort to vic
I'd lence is contemplated in any quarter
m but that, ON the contrary, the disputes !
he question are to be settled solely b
a. such peaceful remedies as the const
te tuition and law of the State provides
he Under these circumstances and in tn
n. confidence I now deem it proper
of take action in accordance with til
ID. principles lannounced when entere
n upon the duties of Presidency. Ye
er- are, therefore, directed to see that tn
&C. proper orders are issued for the rem
10. val of said troops from the State Hou'
lat their previous place of encampmen
in TSignedl R. 3. HAYES.
in Hon. George w. McCrary, Secretal
ed. of War.
he In accordance with this letter, Il
Ter Secretary of War issued an ord
ate withdrawing the troops from the Sta
he House, on the 10th.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12

gangs Of starving men women and children
are coming over from India.
It is stated that the Bank Of France
has advanced 800, ,OO0, 900 to Russia to enable
that government to redeem the debt interest
due in April. Russia assisted the French in
the same way when the five millions OF francs
were being paid to Germany.
San Francisco is agitated by the fail
ure of A. Friedlander, a prominent grain op-
orator His liabilities are supposed to run
into the millions, and were chiefly incurred
in making advances to farmers on wheat but
the crop being failure they could not repay.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
EMlTTANCES.

Parties remitting money are requested to di-
rect it to Ignatius Donnelly,, Box sS4, +. ~
ST. Paul, Mimi, and to send by dra1t, cneck,
registered letter or postal order. Money sent in
any other way will be at the risk of the sender.
The anti-monopolist., 1877-04-12
Latest Markets.

MILWAUKEE.
GRA1N-Wheat, No. l s1.47H; No; l:S7 X;
seller MAY $l.38% seller June 1855 NO 3
s1.26x. Corn, No. 2, 43c new 4lc. Oats'
No. in demand 81 Kc. Rye, No. !, TIC.
Barley quiet; No. 2, TAG. -
PRoy1aoNs-Mess pork $14.26. LARD, prime
steam, 9Kc.
DRESSED HoGs-Firm; $6. w.
CHICAGO.
F1ouR-Extra western $5.25a6. Is; Minnesota
extra as 7Oa7 .25: Minnesota patent process
81. .25as. .25; winter extra S6.OOa8 90.
GRAN-Wheat, No. 2 Chicago l.28H cash
81 .33X seller May sl.34 seller June; No.
Chicago ST. coal .29N rejected $lol al is, :oSH
Corn. So xc cash; 40 &c seller May 4Sc seliel
June rejected 39:. Oats, 36Ac cash n s4h
seller May rejected 26Ac. Barley o0c'