The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
ACROSS THE WATER.
The British Lion, After Oevouring the Atri.
can Republic, Stops Roaring.
CllMpSES OF THE FUTURE.
European Correspondent Irish World.

European Correspondent Irish World
LONDON. August Is, 1877.
Parliament has concluded its labOrs
The press and the people ask what II
has done It's friends reply, saying
it would have done much but for the
'.Irish Obstructives. Ward Hunt
the former Lord of the Admiralty
has suddenly passed away, and his
place is given to Mr.. ". III. Smith, the
great newspaper distributor. Mr..
Smith is to the London press what the
American News Company is to the
American press, Il general publisher
of daily and weekly papers, also OF the
yellow-covered pamphlets which are
filed with the adventures of the young
Dick Turpins and Jack >heppards.
lie is rich, is NJ. p. for Westmeath,
and, being influential III newspaper
| dom, has been pltch-forked into the
office Of Lord of the Admiralty; that
is. master Of the Navy of England,
great and small. though he never
| tasted more Of the salt seas than the
spray Of the wild tides which run
| through the English Channel between
Dover and Calias. But if ..our gov
eminent is satisfied with him SO Dug Int
to he
IRISH s, IRISH =. IRISH |.
The Irish this year have come forth
from unmerited obscurity. The
Irish Eight have beaten the
'British Empire" at rifle shooting,
the Irish six" have beaten the
British Empire ut Parliamentary
talking;and the Irish One (O'Leary)
has beaten the .'British Empire i'll
walking ! Well. that's something
shooting. talking and walking. Let
lis study 10 improve
THE FUTURE.
What will 1878 have to announce
about u.s. What will 1883 have to
tell | should like to be alive in
that year. Whoever lives to see 1888
viii see great, most unlooked-tor.
least-magined things, This present
Russo-Turkish war shows only its
small front-its merest fringe. This
war will extend and disturb the ma
tons even to the earth 5 distant boun-
deries. The social and religious civil
wars Of France and Italy, on the
verge of bursting will engulf millions
in deadly conflict and color these riv-
| erS red with the blood Of the people.
The social wax in America. now begun
! between the idle and the toilers. will
not end till one or the other of the
opposing powers are vanquished. Our
| countrvmen at home and abroad
should note we'll the sign of coming
changes, and be up and doing.
knowledge knowledge only will
prove their deliverer The chemistry
of nature and the rights of man should
be their constant study. The rights
of man are written plainly enough
in every field. i'll every river. i'll every
sea by the hand of God. If our coun-
trymen can be induced to study and
consult the evident designs OF their
Creator. they cannot err much IN
following His counsel. The book Of
Nutpre Is the book Of God
THE IRISH OB>TRJCTINE>.
Messrs. Parnell. Biggar and their i'm
mediate friends have done more to
disturb. obstruct. examine, cross
examine. oppose, thwart. veN. harass.
postpone. delay, and bring into con-
tempt the whole British government
and its ruffian hackers than has been
done by all the Parliamentarians that
have come here from Ireland since
our union with them. including
O'Connell and his party. The gov
eminent made House rulers" TO
catch the Irish Six with violation
of .'order." but. though Messrs. Par
nell. Biggar. O'Donnell. O'Connor.
| Power Captain Nolan and f. d. Gray
spoke to some sixty clauses of bill.
forced twenty-one divisions. continued
! the talking and the moving for
twenty-siN successive hours. without
rest and with precious little refresh
ments. they kept all the time within
the strict rules which had been
newly formed to catch them. They
danced in fetters.' yet danced well
and were not once called to order by
anv of the four successive chairmen
who sat on the discussion of the
Transvaal Bill. They were howled
at, coughed at, sneered at, shouted
at, while they spoke. and yet never
| lost temper, nor the logical thread of
their argument! Now this is some
thing to be proud of.and SO all Ireland
if proud of it. Every Irish club in
England. Scotland and Ireland have
passed votes of thanks to Messrs. Par.
neil, Biggar and their friends. The
men of ssRoya1 Meath are about to
meet on Tara Hill, to demonstrate
their approval of their glorious mem.