The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-12
WHOLE NO. 231

Chief Justice.
The subscription to the per cent.
loan averages million and half
daily.
A consolidation of the Chicago, AL
ton and st. Louis and Kansas City and
Chicago railways is announced. More
monopoly.
L. II. Thorp, an old citizen of Vir-
ginia City and county commissioner
was killed by being thrown from a
buggy yesterday.
The faction fight in Breathill
county Kentucky between the Bill
Strong and Jerry Little parties was
resumed Wednesday of last week.
-Four men were killed and seven
wounded,
A dispatch from Davenport, Ia,
says: The Washington county poor
house was burned this afternoon with
all its contents and of the 28 in
mates. = The fire was not discovered
in time to make any effort to save the
property. The superintendent, Mr..
Robertson, in his endeavors to rescue
the inmates nearly lost his own life.
being finally carried from the build.
|
with lung fever, and is now in dam
gerous condition froEl the excitement
and exposure. Loss of property,
f$S,O00 or $4,000. Insured for $4,-
200.
The post master general has
officially notified congress that to
keep the postal service within cur
rent appropriations he will be COM
PEELED to discontinue the postal-card
service after 1st. January, unless
congress shall in the meantime make
additional appropriation.
The secretary Of the treasury paid
the 18th call for redemption of 500
bonds of '65, interest to cease March
9th next. Aggregate of the call S.
100000.
In the Senate. Senator Window
submitted resolutions directing the
committee on patents to consider
some other mode of cOmpenSating in.
ventors, as the present system has
become an oppression; the bill pro.
viding means for counting the cleo.
toral was considered and Senator Ed
munds explained its possessions,
pending discussion the Senate went
into executive session and afterwards
adjourned.
In the House. Several bills to com.
pei the acceptance at par of the
standard silver dollar were intro
dnced; amending the silver rem0neti-
zation act; to enforce the l4th and
18th amendments, (deprives South
Carolina OF her representation in Con.
| gress except on the basis Of her aohits
population-ED); resolution of Mr..
Gayle of Ohio showing the condi-
tion of the treasury, WIS objected to
by Garfield and went over; motion
by Mr.. Fort to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution declaring the legal
tender quality Of the silver (4l2 IL
grains) dollar shall be maintained and
forfeiting charters Of national banks
which discriminate against it, was
lost by vote Of $50 yeas to 80 nays,
not quite the necessary two-thirds.
FOREIGN.
From Lapore, India, Gen. Bid
dulphs telegraphs that he has found
an open road to Candahar.
The Princess Alice second daughter
Of Queen Victoria, is i'll Of diptheria.
Her case is considered dangerous.
The family Of the Ameer Of
Afghaniston have taken refuge in
Russian Turkistan.
| Andrew Romer naturalized
citizen Of the United States, has been
arrested in Turkey and minister May
nard wishes to know the reason.
| Gen. Browne is entrcnched in Pir-
van pass. 1t is rumorcd an advance
on Jellallabad has been ordered and
the ameer Of Afghanistan has fed to
Turkestan. The ameer's reply is un-
satisfactory.
| The West Of England and South Of
Wales district bank. which suspended
Dec. Sth. had forty-two branches.
Its liabilities are S17 500 900; assets
stated at the same amount, but as
they consist of local bills, which are
not negotiable in London, the Bank
of England refused to advance upon
them. The run upon the bank for
the last few days has been s, persist
ent that the cash on hand is estimated
at only 81 10000. The shareholders
number 2,00O and their liability is
| unlimited.
Tuesday, Decsmbsr 10.
o. Lyplant 4 Co., an old established
New York china house, has made an
assignment.
/ Rev. James ChalI.n. leading
clergyman Of the camphellites.. editor
Of the Christian Annual. died yester-
day morning Al the residence Of his
daughter in Cincinnati.
The miners and laborers Of the
May Audenrice Il Cp.'s Buckridge
coiiicry, Slsamokin, Pa. struck yes
tcrday. The miners demand an ID.
vance Of I've cents per wagon and the
laboreTs 50 cents per week.
Hon. En5inghar LawrSOce. u IIou-
isiana, died yesterda. ln0xD Ing q AaG.
noIla plantation. I6&3 member
Of the secession CO.. Ifstiqn tns 1851