The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-01

Chief Moses says he can't control his
young men and warns settlers, etc.
to look out for themselves.
CHICAGO, July 26.-The signal
service observer here reports the rain
fall last night, according to the gauge
is over four inches. the greatest on
record here in any one night. Else
where in the northwest, except at
Quincy, there seem to have been
very much less rain. The damage in
the city on account of flooded base
ments cannot be calculated.
WINONA. Mimi. July 26.-Two
drunken harvesters, John Miller. who
halls from st. Louis, and Jacob |
Walters, from nerville, ILL.,.
quarreled here about noon to-day, and
shortly afterwards Miller stepped up
to Walters and plunged a large pocket
knife into his back penetrating the
lung and inficting dangerous
wound. Miller fed, but was soon
caught by the police. The two men
had never met until to-day. Walters
lies very low in the city hospital.
New NoRK, j uly 2S.-The European
steamers yesterday took out only 200
passengers. The freight shipments
were unusually heavy. and included
over 100000 bushels of grain, l27 800
boxes of cheese, $500 bales'of cotton.
1000 cases Of canned goods, seventy
five horses, and an enormous quantity
OF tobacco.
YANKToN. July 27.-Parties ar
irving to-day from Silver Lake Men,
MONTE settlement. forty miles north
from Yankton, bring intelligence of
a cloud bursting in that region. on
Monday. by which large portion of
the country was submerged, and
seven persons drowned. The west
branch of the Vermillion river,
ordinarily about two rods wide. was
filed to width of over a mile. and a
depth of from ten to thirty feet.
Much destruction of property is
reported.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-A San
Diego dispatch says: A telegram
Campo last night says runner has
arrived from Lower California with
news that Pedro Badillo had attacked
the officials a. San Rtfael. killing one
soldier and wOunding another, and
arms.
New ORLEANS. July 29.-In answer
to letter from Collector Smith
asking for information on the subject
President ChOofon, of the board of
|, health, says yellow fever exists at
the present time in New Orleans to
such an extent that it would not be
proper to issue clear bills of health to
vessels leaving this port. The board
of health reports to noon show total
cases of yellow fever, 80; deaths, 49,
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 90 The
Bulletin this morning prints the fol-
5 lowing: We are sorry to hear from a
} gentleman acquainted with the
circumstances, that the report of a
) cruel outrage upon a highly respecta-
bic Boston lady, who was travelling on
!, the New York Central railroad is
true in all material circumstances.
A Utica dispatch attempts to discredit
the story. but there is no doubt of the
facts.
NEW ORLEANS, July 29.-A Vicks-
burg dispatch says: Great excitement
l is caused by exaggerated reports of
: the prevalence of yellow fever here.
5 The city physician publishes a card in
E this mornin's Herald. saying: \ pass
E ing tow boat from New Orle ans put
t off two cases of fever on Wednesday
one of them diving during the night
at the Marine hospital in the outskirts
, of the city. The other died to-day.
Another man on the boat who had the
:, fever when she passed the 18th, died.
! The boat returned here to have him
: buried. The boat, John Porter. en-
:. route to Pittsburg. was thoroughly
disenfected on return. No other cas-
es appeared, and the alarm has great
~ subsidized. Energetic efforts are
y being made to thoroughly clean up
!, and disepfect the city.
Il DEADwooD, L. r.. July o6.-Gen.
Sherman. accompanied by three of the
staff officers, arrived here to-day from
+ the military camp on the Little Mis-
: souri,. The general. after careful
|. examination of the ground. expresses
L the opinion that a permanent Black
: Hills military post will he located al
} some point between the Spear Fish
and Roped Greek valleys.
Il Passengers on the coach that arriy
e ed from Cheyenne tonight report
that +. II. Smith. the messenger nc
S companying the coach. engaged in /
+ single-handed combat with six road
6 agents. and after the discharge OF
y about fifty shots on the part of the
9 road agents, and twenty by Smith
J the road agents left without -aolest
S ing the coach. Smiths horse wa:
e killed soon after the commencement
e of the firing. Witnesses prais.
n Smiths bravery and GOODNESS.
o Mr.. James Simpson. while berryins
e on the mountain side to-day. two
h miles from Deadwood. came upon i:
d small mound from which protrudet
the foot of a human body. On inves
!, tigation he discovered a mans bod,
;, covered with six inches of dirt. TIL,
:. body was in state of decay. ane
- nothing was found by which it coult
y be identified or the mystery explained
CLEVELAND, o.. July 9Th,
e Union iron works company made ar
g assignment to-day to Jno. NJ. Hender
4, son. attorney. Liabilities S2l5. 600
g assets 5000 This company EN-
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