The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-12
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and member of CONGRESS- in 1878.
He was an enterprising planter, ia
nous for hospitality.
In the Alabama legislature yester-
day. resolutions favoring the Texas
Pacific railway were referred to the
committee on Federal relations.
Mr.. J. C. McAlullen, general mana
ger of the Chicago & Alton railroad.
states that there is no foundation
whatever for the report that a CONSOLE
dation has been effected between that
road and the st. Louis, Kansas City &
Chicago railroad. Nothing is known
of any such movement at Chicago.
In the Virginia senate. yesterday.
resolution WAS passed appointing
Especial committee OF nine senators
to consider the matter OF the alleged
usurpations of state jurisdiction by
United States Judge Riyes, OF the
western district Of Virginia. The
senate decided that the present is a
regular session OF the legislature.
Wednesday, december IL
In many places The Mexican dollar
will pass only for 10 cents.
The MJund Prairie hunters Spenl
large portion Of their time hunting
wolves.
The territorial difficulty between
the Argentine states ana Chilli is re-
ported settled.
The fiscal agent or Louisiana de-
clines to comply with the resolution
of the funding board requesting chem
f~ I..n
state cOHSulS.
The Nantucket (Mass.) institution
for savings is restrained from paying
more than 10 per cent. of deposits
each six months Of the coming year.
Imprudent real estate loans is The
cause.
J. z. Haines, . respected engi"ecr
on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad, shot himself at Chicago,
fatally. through the head. yesterday
morning. Cause, depression ofspirits.
A private cable dispatch states
Henry Wells, of the Wells, Fargo &
Co. $ express, is lying at the point Of
death at Glasgow.
The election in Uavannah yesterday
passed off quietly. The Liberal Con-
servativeS were successful in the
greater part Of the island.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l0.-Secrotary
Sherman. before the committee Of
ways and means to-day, gave his
views concerning the bill introduced
by Representative Wood to authorize
the issue of certificates OF deposit III
aid Of the reff'ufig~ Of the rational
debt. The bill rs agreed 10 is rs fol-
lows, and Mr.. Wood was authorized
to report it 10 the House:
''Be it enacted, ETC., that the sec
rotary of the treasury is hereby au
thorized aud directed to issue in
exchange for lawful money of the
United Strtes that may he presented
for such exchange, certificates of the
denomination Of $50. bearing interest
at the rate OF 3 per centnm per annnm
and convertible into 4 per centum
bonds described in the refunding act,
and the money received shall be APP
Piled only to the payment of 500
bonds in the mode prescribed by said
act, and he is atthorized TO prescribe
suitable rules and regulations in con-
formity with this act.
FOREIGN.
ST.. PETERSBURG: The newspapers
announce that the council of the en-
pire has adopted u proposal for the
imposition of II duty of 40 kopecks of
gold per pood (36 pounds) of raw cot
ton.
DUBLIN: Chief Justice Monahan,
attorney general during the troubles
of 1913 is dead.
LONDON: The contractor for raising
the Grosser kuifuerst has signed
contract to raise the Pomerania.
The balance Of the new 4 per cent.
Canadian loan OF G3,000,000 has been
allotted at the minimum price OF rs ID.
BUCHAREST: The churches to-day
commemorated the fall of Plevna.
LoNpoN: The grand jury has
thrown out the bill OF indictment
against Lady Gooch, accused of Il con.
spiracy to palm oil Il spurious child on
her husband rs his heir.
Cattle from the United States end
Canada are now exempt from the
clause of the contagious disease act
requiring al cattle imported to be
slaughtered Immediately.
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