The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-30
CURRENT TOPICS.

1t is said that Gen. O. o. Howard
and 400 mules are in hot pursuit after
Joseph-with Sheridan-far away.
In New York this morning green
backs stood at par. Gold 81 cents
premium. National currency steady
at 95 cents in gold.
Interest is not necessary to give
value OF purchasing power to money
but is an extension growing out or us
artificial scarcity.
The working men of Louisville,
Ky, elected five out of seven candl-
dates to the Legislature over the DEM
ocratic nominees. \ good example TO
follow elsewhere.
Judge West, the Republican candi-
and-out KnoW-nothing. In 1854 he
edited the Logan County Gazette, III
the interest of know-nothingism.
A disastrous encounter between
Indians and soldiers took place on the
Staked Plains, Texas, a short time ago.
Two officers and tWenty-siX enlisted
soldiers were killed.
Inexhaustible beds Of ignite coal
have been discovered on the Yellow
stone, one hundred miles from its
mouth. 1t burns readily. and steam
ers needing it can help themselves.
The proposed exodus of South Caro-
lima negroes to Liberia is said to more
and more enlist the attention Of people
in that State. The negroes are gener-
ally infatuated with the project.
Beceher is so Disguised with him
self for saying that q laboring man
should support a wife and five chill
dren on ST q day, that he spits at his
face every time he sees it in a looking
glass.
Piece goods from the LOnsdale
Mills in New Y Ork are now sold III ev-
cry town in England at Il lower price
and of u better quality than English
goods of a nominally corresponding
grade.
The Conservative State Convention
of Virginia was held last week, and
after protracted struggle between
the contending factions. a compromise
was made on Col. +. w. NJ. Holiday
for Governor.
The law making the bonds payable
in gold, after they had passed from
the hands of the government under Il
contract to pay them in greenbacks,
was Il fraud upon the people, and not
binding for want of consideration.
There is a prospect that yellow fir
will become the future shipbuilding
material Of California. Within q year
fortv-nine vessels have been con-
structed Of it on the Pacific coast,
with a total capacity of 5000 tons, and
at a cost of 100000.
x special from Baltimore says there
were 5000 people at the working
mems meeting, at Maryland Institute.
last Monday evening. The working
men were urged to form u political
party, and after the meeting nine
tenths OF the crowd signed their names
us members.
Having placed in the hands of for
eigners the power to draw all the gold
from the country in payment of inter
est, our Government now proposes to
deprive labor OF all the tools of pro-
duction, So is to enable our creditors
to take the security in payment of the
principal.
The first telegraph line in China is
length. and has been erected by Ii
Hung Chang, Viceroy Of Chilli. from
his official residence to the Tietsm Ar
Senal. There has been no attempt at
interference by the native populace.
rs in the ease Of telegraphs projected
by foreigners.
The Hostile Sioux under Sitting
Bull who have taken refuge in the
British possessions numbers from
live to nine thousand. at least | 500 be-
ing warriors. The Indians make no
campaign in the Y Yellowstone valley,
and seem determined to get ammuni-
ton, even resortlng to threats to OBJ
tain it.
The working men 5 party is assum-
ing formidable proportions through
out the country, particularly in Ohio,
Pennsylvania. Kentucky and the
northwest. In some localities in Ohio
the entire Republican vote has aban-
doned the old rotten hulk. and organ
lied under the working mems banner.
The U'orid. once the Marble fronted
organ of the Democratic party. is now
simply Jew's Harp. And such is the
music to which that once proud party
keeps step with the untaXed million
aire. Listen.
Ii grows fainter, fainter still,
AS away it goes down Tilden hill.
4 SACRED PLEDGE.-When con-
greSs sold itself out TO the Money
Power. and betrayed the people into
the hands of Philistine task-masters.
it pledged the government. in consld-
GRAFTON Of the bride it received. to SO
contract the volume of currency. and
the volume property. that the bonds
of the Shylocks should measure the
entire value of the nations wealth.
and their interest should absorb the |
entire annual productions of labor.
The Simpsons of toll will be likely soon
to test the strength of the pillars of |
this law-created temple Of Mammon.
The Independent Greenback party |