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


candidates for Parliament.
Lord BeacOnsfield says las long as
there shall be an England there will
be q Belgium
The Shah of Persia announces that
his eldest son will make a tour in
Europe next year
Burke loathed Sheridan to such q
degree that he always quilted a room
when the latter entered it.
Opposing lawyers fought with ink
stands in a court at Lebanon. Ind
scattering the walls and the presiding
Judge as well rs themselves.
In 1880 the executions in New
south Wales were 1925 times as fire.
cuent as in the mother country
having regard to the differences Of
population.
1t is reported in some French and
Spanish papers that the belgian
Government, urged by the vote OF
the Liberal party. will decide TO
abolish its legation at the Vatican.
Some Of the prisoners in the St
Adams Jail sang and danced to drown
the noise made by their companions
in digging through the wall; but their
prolonged hilarity caused lnvesJiga-
tion and discovery.
Two girls in Bloomington. ILL.,. just
for fun, b0asted that they had par
ticipated in a recent murder there;
but they were arrested in earnest,
and their innocence was established
with considerable difficulty.
Germany is delighted with the
piano playing of Miss Anna Book. Il
young American girl of German
descent. who has been taught by
List, and has astonished critical
audiences in Cologne and Wiesbaden.
4 brilliant future is predicted for her.
According TO telegram addressed
to d Paris paper from Vienna landed
property IN cyprus increased III value
tenfold CD the mere news OF the occu-
patton of the island, whereas III Bull
garia the finest properties do not find
purchaser at the twentieth part of
the price they would have fetched be-
fore the war.
ROCHESTER,. Aug. 2--Mr. p. Wood,
a Well-to-do citizen, was stabbed near
Crowley, on the verandah of the Nor
ton house. about | Z. NJ. today. In
stantly Sheriff White, who was near
1 by. organized Il company who follow
ed with horses and arrested Crowley
one mile from the city. Mr.. Wood
4 lies in Il dangerous condition.
81. Louis, Aug. 1.-The tow boat
A. j, Baker. with three barges, ar
i rived here to-day from Kansas City,
4 with $4,000 bushels of corn for this
city, This is the second trip of this
kind, and was made in several days
4 shorter time than the previous one
by the grand duke, and it shows that
transportation by .barges on the Mis-.
souri, river can be successfully accomp
lished. The freight was six cents pei
bushel.
The rumor that pirate vessels had
made their appearance in the sea OF
Marmora is confirmed from several
quarters seemingly deserving of cred
it. The resorts of the pirates are the
waters of Harakl. Silivria, Kalolimuo,
and Bos- Bournou. They haul their
boats on the shore in the day time
so as not to attract the notice of any
government cutter, and after conceal
ing themselves in the woods. set sail
at nightfall.
WINoNA, Aug. I'm the Lowe
Fly seduction case to-day the defense
waived examination on the charge OF
bastardy, and the defendant was
bound over to the district court in
the sum of $500. At the close of pro-
ceedings to-day the court adjourned
to Monday morning, and defendant
was put under a new bond of 81 .00f
for his appearance to answer the
charge of seduction under the promise
of marriage.
SALT LAKE. Aug. 1.-The mining
town OF Alta. on the Little Cotton
wood. was almost entirely destroyed
by fire this afternoon. Loss un
known.
CHICAGO. Aug. l.-Samuel Meyer
a resident of Hartford, Conn, came
here only two days ago. and shot him
self to-day with II pistol, the ball en-
tering his brain and killing him al
most instantly.
HAVANA. Aug. Mime vessel.
are EtptTteu loSt dtlu SIN aSuoIc III
the storm on the southwestern coas
on the night of July so. The steam
er City of New York. has arrived.
New ORLEANS. Aug 1.-The steam
boat Henry. lying at the wharf-boat
Custom House street. exploded he
donkey boiler at ; P. NJ. blowing OF
her chimney and SCATTERING up he
works and the forward part of he
cabin. Damage estimated az $4,000
KEokrK. Iowa. Aug. 1.-Georg
Kelly, of Florence. Ohio. COMMITTEE,
suicide by hanging himself in thi
city this evening. No cause is rs
signed. but ill health is supposed t
have prompted the act.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. L.
This afternoon Harry Drogue, gro
Gerry man. shot and killed his wife. 4
the residence and in presence of hi
sister and her husband. with whom
Mrs. Drogue had taken her residenc,
on account of Drogue's intemperat
habits. Drogue, after killing hi
wife. blew his own brains out. TIL
act was due to Mrs. Drogue's refnsa