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 Il 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 it's contents and of the 20 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
ing insensible. His wife was sick
with lung fever, and is now in a dam
gerous condition frorl the excitement
and exposure. Loss of property,
ESS, 900 or $4,000. Insured for ST.
200.
The post master general has
officially notified congress that to
keep the postal service within cur
rent appropriations he will be COM
| lal tr Il hn al or1
service after lst. January, unless
congress shall in the meantime make
additional appropriation.
The secretary of the treasury paid
the 74th 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 compromising 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 remoneti-
cation act; to enforce the 18th and
18th amendments, (deprives South
Carolina OF her representation in Con.
gress except on the basis Of her White
population-ED); a resolution of Mr..
Gayle of Ohio showing the condi.
ton Of the treasury, was objected to
by Garfield and went over; Il motion
by Mr.. Fort to suspend the rules and
adopt Il resolution declaring the legal
tender quality Of the silver (4l2 IL
grains) dollar shall be maintained and
FORGETTING 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 ha 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 Amecr Of
Afghaniston have taken refuge in
Russian Turkistan.
Andrew Romer natnraliZed
citizen Of the United States, has been
arrested in Turkey and minister May
nard wishes to know the reason.
Gen. Browne is entrcnched in Pr
van pass. 1t is runorcd an advance
on Jellallabad has been ordered and
the anecr Of Afghanistan has fed to
Turkestan. The ameer's reply Is I'M
satisfactory.
The West Of England and South Of
Wales district bank. which suspended
Dec Sth. had fortv-two branches.
Its liabilities are SIT 800, 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 50 persist
cnt that the cash on hand is estimated
ut only 81 $4,000 The shareholders
number 1900 and their liability is
unlimited.
Tuesday, December 10.
o. L5pIant & Co., an old established
New York china house, has made an
assignment.
Rev. james ChaII-n. n leading
clergyman Of the complexities. editor
Of the Christian Annual. died yester-
day morning Al the residence Of his
daughter in Cincinnati.
The miners and laborers Of the
Nay ArdeBrice 81 Co.'S Bnckridge
coi,icry, s.Iamokin. Pa. struck yes
teTday. The miners demand an adj
vance Of five cents per wagon and the
Iaborers 50 cents per week.
Hon. EfIiingbaT LawreDce. of Lou
isiana, died YESTERDAYS inOri.iDa at Mag.
noiIa plantation. 1Has member
Of the secession CO. {pation in 1851