The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05
WHOLE NO. 23O

left here yesterday for Red river
with full assorted cargo and
number of passengers.
| When the collision occurred the
wind was blowing gale and rain
falling in torrents. The Morgan was
coming down, the Valley going up,
the beats rounding a point. The
officers of each seeing the danger of a
collision stopped the machinery, but
the force of the wind and the head.
way of the Morgan was so great that
her guards struck the Valley with
great force, causing the latter to sink
in fifteen minutes. The Valley was
valued at $4,000; insured $4,000 in
New Orleans offices. Cargo valued
at $75 900; insurance unknown.
A Franco-American meeting was
| held to-day in the Circus of Champs
| Elysees Paris. Prof. La Bonlay. M.
Bear, De Lafayette, Gov. Fenton,
Minister Noyes and secretaries of
the American Legation present.
Senator Fourcher de Cartel presided
and read a letter from de Bart, minis
ter of commerce, regretting he was
unable to occupy the chair and de-
| claring he would always sympathise
with efforts to draw closer bonds of
friendship between the two great
republics of the world. The chair
man in the course OF his remarks
| said "Americans are our seniors In
liberty. but they lack one of the most
precious booms. namely the liberty
of commerce.
Tuesday, December 3.
Henry E. Dayton, traveller for
John Il. Dizer, Il Boston produce
dealer, has been arrested on charges
of forgery to the amount of $40, 900.
Joseph Ander. recently clerk in the
agency Of the Nevada bank at Vir-
gnia city has been arrested at San
Francisco. charged with embeZzle-
ment of funds estimated from So.
600 to 100000.
Vernon II. Vaughn, ex-governor of
Utah, late of the committee on cor.
porations of the constitutional COM
mittee of Califbfnia, died at Sacra-
mento, yesterday.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.-Preparations on a
grand scale are making for the recep-
tion of the emperor at Berlin on
Thursday next. Bismark will remain
in tse country, his physician advising
perfect rest. Gortschakoff will be
present at the reception Of the empe-
rOr.
Senator Beck's bill, regarding the
trade dollar, provids that for period
of twelve months after the passage
OF this act. the outstanding trade
dollars shall be receivable as legal
tender for all debts and demands, in
clnding customs dues. owing the Uni
ted States, aad the said trade dollars
so received shall be recoined as soon
as possible into the standard silver
dollar of 4l2 IL grains.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The civil
suits Of the United States against II.
3. Clailin d Co., for the alleged recep-
tion, purchase and concealment Of
large amounts Of fraudnlently i'm
ported silk. between the years 1871
and 1877 were decided to-day in the
United States supreme court in ia
vor of Chafiin & Co., defendants.
The suits were for the recovery of
double the value Of the goods in
question, and the amount involved
was nearly quarter million of dol.
lars. The court holds the recovery
sought, under the second session OF
the act of 1923, cannot be had.
because that section and the act
were repealed by the act OF 1866; and
that it cannot be had, under the act
Of 1856. for the reason that the latter
contemplated criminal and not civil
proceedings.
Wednesday, December A..
Denning d Webster, ship builders.
of Quebec, have failed with heavy
liabilities.
At the Los Angeles, Cal, election
yesterday the working men elected
their entire ticket, except three
councilmen.
A freshet has carried away. at
Skowhegan, Me-. Moore & Wilson's
cardlng mill and part Of Bachelors
tannery. Other mills and bridges are
threatened.
The Penocook savings bank at
Fisheryille, y. II. has been closed by
the bank commissioners. The
trouble was brought about by impru-
dent investments.
Robert j. Wheeler, not yet 81, son
OF well known citizen Of jersey
City. has absconded after robbinp his
employer, Joseph Yoeman, cotton
broker, of SAL 900.
Governor-eIec. Hoyt, of PennsyI-
vania. was entertained az dinner in
New York last evening. Gov. Hart
ranit and many conspicuous men in
Pennsylvania politics were present.
The grand lodge Of the independent
Order Of ODD Fellows convened in
Chicago yesterday. eighty-fye men,
beEs being present. The fraternity
has 1000 lodges and 1900 members
in the United States alone.
The remains of Bishop Willmar.
lying in state in Christ church. New
Orleans, were viewed by large mum.
hers Of all denominations YESTERDAY.
The remains were sent BY the evening