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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

terms of the Ring must be employed
whether appropriate or not.) Where
upon the Colonel brought his left
mauler down on Dams ribs with i'm
mense force. Dan lowered his head:
the Colonel jumped to one side; the
crowd broke away from the ring in all
directions; and even LIE Duo, holding
the kid in place with one hand. Jumped
down on the farther side Of the coun-
ter.
Three cheers for our Dan }" shout
ed the weakminded man.
"Close with him, Colonel whis
pered the Manitoban.
And as Dan came forward O'Leary
crap pied with him.
The crisis had arrived. It was
Greek against Greek. It was beau
tlful sight to see how they tugged and
pulled and strove. Their muscles
could be distinctly seen through the
fat. Each tried to get the head Of the
other s'in chancery."
How little thing, Mr.. Editor, de-
termines great events! Napoleon used
to say that it was the FIVE minutes
that settled the fate Of the battle.
The old adage tells us:
'For the lack Of the nail the shoe Wa Lost.
For the lack of the shoe the horse was lost:
For the lack of the horse the rider was lost:
For the lack OF the rider the battle was lost:
For the lack of the battle the kingdom was
lost,
And all for the lack Of nail.''
So in this supreme hour, when every
nerve was strained, when every mus
Gle was rigid, when the grease and
perspiration poured forth in streams,
when the honor Of two great nations
hung Wavering in the balance, and
the spectators had ceased to breathe
IN their over-pOwering anxiety, in
this crucial moment of all time fate
played the English champion one Of
its scurvy tricks. grieve to relate
it, but the strap to which was append
ed the buckle which frightened the
waist-band Of his neither garments
gave way.
"Oh what fall was there my countrymenl
| Then you and | and all Of us fell down.
And the bloody Irish triumphed over usl"
Won Moltke says there are few gen.
erals able to protect equally their
front and rear at the some time. Dan
was not one Of them. He dropped
his hauds to seize his waistband, and
in moment the Colonel had his head
in chancery and was pounding away
for dear life. Dan saw that his
"goose was cooked" and he cried
"en0ugh !"
II Freedom shrieked when Kos
kiusko"fell she must have fairly howl
ed with a cramp-colic to see the gal
liant Englishman tripped up by such q
contemplate stroke Of fortune. Nor
rish wept and exclaimed,
| "Great God! On what slender thread
Hangs everlasting things!"
1T wasn't the thread, said the
weak minded man, "it was the cloth. =
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

The signs multiply that the Bull
ionists are driving this country to the
verge of volcano. In Boston 4OO(
workingmen assembled last week or
Boston Common to demand wor k
In Lynn all the Crispins are on
strike ,and the movement is spreading
In San Francisco the leaders of the
workingmen have been arrested; al
public gatherings of the people pro
hibited, and the troops are called
out.
And yet we are only on the thresh
old of contraction. What will it be
when the revolutionary days of sum
mer come!
We, Greenbackers, have at least
done our duty, and warned the people
of the results that would follow per
sistence in cruel and unnecessary
policy.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

That ably conducted journal, The
Northwestern Chronicle of st. Paul, thus
replies to the Boston Pilot, upon the
question of remonetizing silver:
Now gold and silver constitute the
metallic currency of the world, and
are about Of equal amount, two and
one-half billions each. To take from
either of these money metals its value
as money is to largely increase the
purchasing power of the other. That
is just what happened in 1873 in this
country. This seems too plain for
argument, but we will try to make it
palmer by practical example. Min
nesota raised last year 10000. 900
bushels Of wheat-3O, ,OOO, 900 at least
must be sold. The ruling price here
has been sl,OO per bushel. Then it
requires just $50, ,OOO, 900 to move this
crop. Suppose the buyers with $780,
OOO,OO in hand ready to buy-the
farmers ready to sell. One half of
this money is in gold. the other half
in silver, both lawful money. Remem.
ber the farmer must sell. He has
bought the necessary machinery to
harvest and save this crop, and he
owes for it. The merchant has fur.
nished him supplies, trusting for
repayment when the crop comes in.
Perhaps the land itself is not entirely
clear. a mortgage on that. And until
these obligations are provided for no
further accommodation can be had.
So he must sell. just before the
transfer is made, one half Of the $780,.
600 900 loses its value and for every
dollar on hand to buy there are two
instead Of one bushel of wheat deman
ding purchaser. The inevitable
consequence is that wheat falls to sc
or 90 cents. Can our contemporary
see where this trick in the silver
Legislation pinches the producer! Il
he cannot, the cheated farmer can. II
will not do to say that il the purchas
ing power Of gold is double, that the
farmer can with Soc gold buy wha,
would cost him sl.N previous to tn,
'demonetization.- while the pur
chasing power is enhanced the paying
power remains the same. And wher
the farmer sells / 900 bushels Of whea
for s5O0.0O or $4,000 in gold under
this pressure. the holder of the 81 .00|
mortgage on his farm would laugh a
him il he handed him the price of hi.
wheat and asked that the mortgage b.
cancelled.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

Montgomery Blair, of Maryland,
formerly President Lincoln's post.
master general, is trying to rip up
President Hayes title to his offic. He
has prepared a memorial and submit
ted it to the Maryland House Of
Delegates, and the House by vote Of
Is to 81 refused to lay it upon the
table. which is significant Of favorable
action. If sovereign state memora-
Lies Congress. declaring that the
President holds his place by corrupt
bargain, it will be difficult for Con-
gress to refuse to investigate the
charge. What will come Of it remains
to be seen.
Mr.. Blair's memorial charges:
That by the published statement Of
Mr.. John Young Brown, which has
remained uncontradicted since April.
1877, it appears that this reputation
was the condition imposed by said
Brown and his associates then holding
the balance of power in the house OF
representatives, upon which alone the
incumbent would be allowed to be
counted into Office upon these false
returns; that this condition was ac.
cepted fbr the incumbent by Messrs.
Stanley Matthews and Charles Foster,
then and since his closest friends and
most authoritative representatives;
that said Brown and his associates
had been elected as adversaries Of the
incumbent, but separated from the
great body of their political associates
in the house of representatives te
carry into effect said arrangement
that at the time of entering into il
they were leading advocates of bill
then pending in said house to grant q
large subsidy to the Texas Pacific
Railroad company, to which thu
president-elect was known to be Op
posed, and it is q just inference from
all circumstances that whilst they
were willing to defeat his inauguration
for this reason they could not venture
to act with their political opponent
for that object, such cooperation in
volved also the surrender Of the loca
governments Of the states in question
Is well 2s Of their electoral votes {,
their political opponents; that to r.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
THE BUNGTOWN LETTERS.
The Great Battle Finished.
Steb. Runs the Gauntlet.
Dams Downfall.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
ssFoul Foul!' cried the Irish.
"Foul be ID" responded John
Kennedy, ssthat's the umpire. It
dom t make any difference where you
hit him."
This sentiment met with general
approval.
In the meantime LIE Due sat in the
ring, holding both hands on his alb
domen, rocking backward and for
ward and crying for Doctor Finch.
ssOh Doctor" said he. "I'm dead
man! The orange groves will never
be planted at Duluth. The tea belt
will be ruined. That-Englishman
has ruined my belt. What will Ruthy
say! What will w. K.do! Send for
a lawyer, Doctor. l must make my
will-oh-oh-I want to leave my
jackass to my country. Oh! Oh my
poor country Ny poor jackass How
will it survive this blow
The Doctor suggested that if he left
his jackass to his country the country
might possibly be reconciled to his
loss. He had him lifted up on = coun-
ter and an examination revealed q
very pretty picture Of Dams bald head
photographed on the lean middle.
ground Of the Commissioner OF Agri-
culture.
"Gentlemen. said the doctor, 1--WE
must have something to take down
this Inflammation. It was severe
blow, q dreadful blow -
John Norrish cried .'Old England
forever r and 'our Dan" smiled
proudly.-with the consciousness that
his head had It last proved itself of
some Consequence.
John Byers handed the doctor the
$500 kid.
"The very thing" said the Doctor,
and he proceeded to spread the kid
over the wounded part.
+ LIE Due murmured, ssthat invaluable
kid! Its father was Bill King, its
grand sire Alexander the Great
The Doctor gave the General some
stimulants, and then wounds bandage
about him; while Sambo propped him
up ou the counter.
"Come down into the ring" cried
John Kennedy. land let the fight g
on !"
mo Sir" said LIE Duo, emphatical
~, II know too much for that
Rather than 60 into that ring agar
l will resign my position - Commits
sioner Of Agriculture. will act .,
umpire from this elevated position o.
not at AL. Let the combat proceed
FOURTH ROUND.
The crowd formed around the rim,
again; bat it was observed that man,
timid glances were cast at Dam,
head, and m interval Of several fee
was left between the rope and til
crowd. The only exception was n
! jor Kennedy. He h1d fastened : pil
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

Here is q historical lesson, showing
how crises are caused by reducing the
currency, and remedied by increasing
the currency:
"There was financial crisis in
England, the issues Of the Bank of
England having been limited by the
financial bill of Sir Robert Peel. pass.
ed in 1874. The rates of interest rose
from 5, 4 5 per cent. per annum, to l.
2, 5, and even higher rates per month!
and thousands of merchants and man.
ufacturers were bankrupt and had to
suspend payment. A meeting was
called in London, and committee ap.
pointed to wait on Lord John Russell,
and requested that the Bank of Eng.
land should extend her discount, so rs
to make money plenty. Lord John
replied that it was contrary to the
laws of England to increase the circu.
lation beyond the fourteen millions of
pounds sterling secured by govern
ment stock; that the issues above this
sum must be governed by the amount
of bullion in the bank: that he had nc
authority to exceed this amount, and
the people must take care of their
financial affairs. The committee re
tired without obtaining any relief. A
few days or weeks after, the commit
tee again waited upon Lord Johr
Russell with similar request. ant
met with a similar refusal. But, be
fsre retiring, they remarked that they
should break the bank. Lord Johr
Russell asked them if they could do it
and the committee informed him thai
the gentlemen whom they represented
had much larger sum on deposit
than all the bullion in the hank: tha,
they should draw what there was, ang
take their chances for the balance
This strong argument had its effec,
on the mind Of Lord John Russell. fol
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

the bank at once began to discount
literally. Money became very plenty
at very low rates of interest and bns-
mess revived.
Here we note how rapidly the crisis
came when contraction was ordered;
how insensible the Bank was to the
miSeries of the people until it's own
solv6hcy was threatened; and how
quickly a broadening of the currency
restored business prosperity.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
GOOD!
THE MINNESOTA SENATE EN-.
DORSES THE REMONETI-
ZATION OF SILVER BY
AN ALMOST UNANI.
NOUS VOTE.


At the opening of the State Senate
we introduced series Of resolutions
demanding the repeal Of the law
which had demonetized silver. On
the 10th inst. the question came TO .
vote. Genl. Edgerton, State Senator
from Dodge Co. offered the following
amendment which was accepted
Resolved. That our Senators and Repre-
sentatives In Congress be instructed anA
requested to favor the repeal Of tho lav 0f
April y. 1914. which demonetized silver.
It was adopted by the foIlowing
decisive vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Ahrens, Armstrong.
Bailey. Clement, Clough, Denei.
Donnelly, Doran, Drew, Edgerton.
Edwards, Finseth, GiI6llan. John b..
Goodrich, Hall, Henry. Hersey.
Houlton. Langdon, Lienau. MacDon-
aid, McHench, McNelly. Mealey.
M0rehouse, Morrison. Nelson. Paoe'
Pillsbury, Rice, Shaleen, Swanstrom.
Waite, Waldron, Wheat-35.
Nays-Messrs. Gilfllan, C. D..
Morton, Remore-3.
Not Voting-Messrs. BonnfveIl.
Mcclure and Smith.
Previous 70 this however Nr. Gil
nllan Of St. Paul offered N amend
ment, which was rejected By thu
following vote:
Yeas u; nays "A, yeas being Messrs.
Edwards, Gildllan. &c. d., Gil6llan.
q. b., Goodrich, Hersey. Lanedon'
Mcclure, McHench, Morton. Remore'
smith and Waldron.
The purpose Of this amendments
was 70 remonetize silver but to make
tne silver dollar contain more silver
than the dollars which tho bond.
holders agreed to take. II was very
properly rejected, for the bondhoIdern
should b held TO tho letter Of their
contract.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

A special telegram to the Chicago
Times tries to show that the capture
Of the Wisconsin Assembly by the
Greenbackers had no special signifi-
canoe. The writer says:
Republicans with long faces are
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
Anti- Mluuupolist.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY. EDITOR.

We desire to express our thanks to
our valued friend, Mr.. Plymat, Tor a
new club from Mapleton Statlon'
Blue Earth county, Minnesota. Ihe
best way to advance Greenback prln-
ciples in this state is to increase the
circulation of the ANTI-MONOPOL1sT
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(CONTINlED IN OUR MKT.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-23
CIVIL NOTES.

Judge Sper, yesterday, confirmed the report
Of the referee in the suit Of Jacob Kuemmelberg against
Anna Kuemmelberg, dismissiDg the complaint.
Further hearing III the Erie Railway suits
before James G. Spencer referee, which appointed
for yesterday has been again adjourned by consent oi
counsel until January 20, AT the coinpanys Office.
John !. Davenport was sworn, yesterday, IN
supplementary proceedings under unsatished judg
ment for l01 80 obtained against him by Ira Bursley
in the Marine Court lie Is TO be examined to-day
The stencil in the entrance corridors of No.
27 Chambcrs-st, where several parts OF the Marine
Court hcld at times almost insupportabe. and is
cause OF frequent complaint among those compelled
TO visit that court.
Martin j. KeOSh, acting counsel for the
receiver the NewEochec Savings Bank has obtained
Judgment against WIN. r. Humphrey the defaulting
secretary and trustee, for l677 D. Judge DyEman
granted MI Keceb an extra allowance OF l,er cent,
which the ateI declined 10 accept as II would DC taken
from the dcpOsitors.
In the divorce suit of Jessie BOwerham
against George ". Bowerham, application was
made yesterday, 10 Judge Barrett, for alimony and
counsel fee The defendant denies the charges against
him. and says driven from his wife by his
motheI-ln-law and alter ,hat paid 30 week for the
support of his child until they refused to let hin see
the child. Judge Barrett reserved his decision.
Testimony was taken before a Master in
Chancery, Newark yesterday in tine divorce suit of
Rdgeway agt. Ridgeway. The defendant, Mrs Ridge
way is of fine appearance, about thirty five
years Old, and according to her testimony belongs to an
LcttsOmc Elliott, eXJudge, OF Bombay, ana all ieI
ward in 1873, Dr. Thomas +. Ridgeway. The appca-
ton is based upon charge Of adultery.
In the suit of Martha j. Davis, admnistra-
trIx. against the Maine Steamship Company tried before
Judge Van Worst the plaintiff allowed, yesterday
to withdraw jurorhat is, stop the trial and renew
1t AT future time The plaintiffs husband Was cap
tain OF q schooner called tie Transit, which run
down by the steamer EleanOra, belonging 10 the defend
ants and los, lie lie from tnc collision Inis suit Wa.
for $1,000 damages. the ground that his life was lost
through tie defendants negligence
New-York tribune., 1878-01-23
THE COURTS.
TUE IMPEACHMENT OF JUSTICE DUFFY

THE IlPEACHMENl Or JCo1iOH D"i -
c,,,pGEs AND SPECIFICATIONS - OPENING The
COURT
All the Judges of the Court of Colnmon Pleas
met at noon yesterday. in the General Term Room as
Court n, Imueacbncnt to try the charges against Ponce
Yrst,e. p G. Duffy Chief Justice Daily presided, the
the members Of the Court being Judges Van BFuni,
Iarrernore Robinson, J. +. DAILY and Van Hoesen Tie
room, wa. crowded. Judge DIly appeared with his
conpsel Agevpon 5. Sullivan and Wheeler II. Peckham
Attorney Phelps aud John o. Mott represented
the prosecution.
Chief Justice Day rected the communication mace 10
linn by Che Justice Davis which led to this proceeding
and the various preliminary steps. Mr. Phelps red 'ie
fornalcharges which are as follows:
FTrst-That the said Patrick g. Duffy has since M ms as
aproin nent to the Office OF Police Justice, when ne nov
holds, been g.iity Of arbitrary, oppressive anu l." 90
conduct In the exercise OF the duties thereof r.,ce
SeeoHd-1hat TIE said Patrick g. Duuy no,Cc 2,ic
hes since his appointment 10 the once OF folcv 80
i'm the city OF New-Yor, which Oihee he now f4 nei
guilty OF wilfu1 and gross VIOLATION OF us .t.!
Inacstrate IN Illegally, oprsSVtN anu dl.,i ~ aiiS ~
verisnp is power az such Police Justice 10 cOpel oE
means of criminal process, arrest and mpiSoncni me
settlement and payment OF claims Wlch cOu Ohi! DC
lawfully enforced, II at All, BY civil action
The spccifications which arr, IN SUBSTANCE that he
compeled by an exercise Of his powers as police mag
,strate Mary Travers administrative of j. ONei, TO
sette a claim of Sarah Mulhearn 90 O,Neills estate
which had not allowed passed on by the sur
rorate who had the power to decide the rights IN
the matter - ~, . r....,.o nv. ,or ,is IN -
swer In repv AlgernOn ;. Sullivan read formal plea
81 not q1ty and announced that he was ready 10 pro-
coed al once Cnief-Jusee DAILY asked how many VII,
nbn9naed seventeen though only three or four were
inportant Nj Sullivan said they had about twenty
witnesses but most oi them would occupy niue lhe.
The case was set down for the first Monday In Feb
New-York tribune., 1878-01-23

William Anderson Mas held, yesterday, III
1000 bail, by Justice kbreth, charged with SteSInS
Inusic-bOx worm $50, from W. L. Schroeder, IA bnnd
Margaret Roster, servant at No. A West
Twen; -ionrih-st VINO Was arrested onMondAy charged
with buying her infant IN the rear yard was held yes
tCIGay, IN $500 bail by Justice krcth, charged wiz,
violating the Sanitary Codt. Sne has bteh SclAFalcu
gave l. formation which caused her arrest
Cornelius A. Totten, who gives bis address
No l72 ClymeI-,t., BrOo"lyn. was brought briore
justice kIbieLh Yesterday, cAarEed WIN p;,shs ID,
West Twehty-nnth-s on November ., 1870. There are
several charges against tic prisoner OF similar knd
Ile committed IN II 900 pail for trl. lOt!tn has
been out on bai! On Othcr charges against hiil
James Wood, James McNlasterson, alias
Cnsnlug, and honas Crane, lnGnOcrs or tIr " Ienth
by Justice Kilbreth, for brutaly beatns aud siabbnG
MichaeI Gallagher, of No. 42o East slGtecnth@t., o.
Monday ght. Cushing stabbed nim while. the Uthcr
TWO men kicked and beat lim They we've al ar scd
by Officer Mccormick, ANA they strenuousy dcncd inrr
gilt.
William Bushnell, of No. 161 East Sixty
fouthst.. found MS door step New leaI evening"
sIneared with coal On M0nday evening lie Inct
Vnnms cIrI a,partDtly ne.,Iess who asked hlm
did not desire employ cOiOred grL Her voice had
famiar sOuJd, ami e gave her III charge o an OlcrI
Al the statIon-louse The cr proved Lua
wno Is a servant OF MIR. Bushnei's sons, laoc
covered with burnt cork. Although ar buShucl -
Iicved Lena Knew something about the coal tar
door step he ASKED release winch tine Jusacs
granted. Dir. Bushneil,n 1t Is said Is OF an eAcit''
temper, and his weakness renders him an easy pes 10
PRACTICAL jokcrs
At the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, sam
mel l.. Menaes brought up a chal - made ~
Philip stiner, No 60 West Fory-scyeutist OF i"'
ing endeaNOred to cXtOrt $4,000 iy means a. Ire .'
the painant OF scttIng fire 10 No. ~ Ncse
81 hummer of letters written ia pencil were PRODUCED
all asking for money. Mcndes WAS bed !,r cxaliii'-
tiOn 80. Henry Orchey, manager Of the William Cable
Excelsior Wro Manufacturing COMPANY. charged
Thomas Pettngil clerk, with having obtained Goocs
Of the value vi SIS 90 November "a by means OF
forged order Ii l. alleged that Pettngh has committed
similar fraud on several hrines Bah w"s set down AT
81
New-York tribune., 1878-01-23
SUPPORTING THE NEW CODE.

A PETITION AGAINST REPEAL AND FOR COMPLETION.
The opposition to the new Code has been
active recently and the lack of the chapters vetoed by
Governor Robinson. and tho alterations made by the
Legislature in ThroOps draft have been cited against
- as eII as the defects the Code itself. The talk OF
fe opposition excited the friends of the revision to
eonnter demonstrations and the following petition has
been signed 10y many hundreds of lawyers III this city
To the Honorable the Legislature OF The Sdte Of Neto loTk
The undersigned, lawyers pIaetlcng ID the CITY OF
NewYok respectfuly represent that in the course OF
the experience under the code OF Civil Procedure since
n took effect the first September last they have be-
come impressed with the opinion that although has
some defects, they are capable OF being removed by
amendments that upon the whole il is work OF great
value the loss of which would he public misfortune
and that abrogate 1t now aud revive the repealed Laws
which il s, ersedCd would lead to great ncOny yenience.
confusiOu and danger. Thev therefore respectfully
pray that 1t be continued In operaOn and that u be
completed by the passage OF such an additional bill as
shall meet the approbatiOn OF the LEGISLATURE
Among the signers are John j. Parsons, Charles a.
Peabody. A. T.. Man. Austin Abbott. william Allen
Rntlcr Thomas c. Wheeler II. PecShafn, Albert
Mathews William c. Whitney, Charles III. DG Costa, and
A