The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-12

! IlCS 1IOHl various pdftS Ol llo WOflu.
The ceremonial was impressive, and
excited much religious enthusiasm.
The political correspondence re ].
ports that the Russian Gene scS
Somokine, who commands the rof
Herat. is waiting for reinforc, Is
to the number of 5000 Zen,
who recently crossed the Cas- a sea.
A Berlin telegram in announcing
the resumption by Emperor William
of active governmental duties says:
The city is Illuminated with great
splendor tonight. Six companies Of
every regiment were held in readiness
to quell anticipated riot, but all has
been peaceful.
| A dispatch from Paris says: Carl
baldi writes to Sicilian correspond
ent as follows: "The future of the
world is republican. Say so openly to
the Scilian young men. For the
present it behooves us to support the
Carroll ministry.
Turkey has a new ministry as fol-
lows: Grand Vizier, Kheirediter Pa
sha; Shiek Islam. Ahmet Osman
Efferdi; Minister of war, Ghazeiosman
Pasha; Minister of Foreign affairs,
Karatheodori Pasha; Minister of the
interior, Kodre Pasha; Minister of
Commerce, Djeudet Pasha; Minister
of Public Works. SawaS Pasha.
LAHORE. Gen. Roberts telegraphs
from Piewar Khatole, under date of
the Sd, as follows; During .the night
of Dec. 1st, the Afghan position was
surprised by flank march over
Spengwai Pass. We surprised the
enemy at davbreak of the I'd. when
the seventy-second Highlanders and
Fifth Goorkahs drove the Highland
| Afghans from several positions.
They afterwards endeavOred to reach
Piewar Khatole, but the assault could
not be delivered on that side. We
then threatened the enemy in the
rear and attacked and carried Piewar
Khatole about 4 O'Clock in the after
noon. The enemy had on the previous
evening received reinforcement of
four regiments. TheYfought desper
ately. Their artillery was well
served. Their defeat, however, was
complete. We captured eighteen
guns and large quantity of ammuni-
ton.
! The British parliament convened
to-day. The queens speech, read in
the house of lords, was unusually
short. Her majesty regrets being
compelled to summon parliament
earlier than usual. but the action Of
the ameer of Afghanistan compelled
the sending Of an expedition into his
territory, and the earliest opportnni-
ty has been taken to call the parlia.
.ment together and make to it the
communication required by law. Pa
pers on the subject will be laid before
parliament. Assurances from all for
iegn powers are friendly. and there
is every reason to believe the arrange
ments for the pacitication of Europe
made by the treaty of Berlin will be
satisfactorily carried out. Estimates
for the ensuing year will in due time
be submitted to the house of commons.
After full deliberation upon the mat
ters which have led to the early meet
ing of parliament, and after suitable
recess. parliament should proceed to
the consideration of measures for the
public benefit, which will then be
laid before.
Friday December 9.
In the senate: Resolutions were in
trodnced by Senator Morrill, in regard
to the Freedman's Savings & Trust
company funds. In introducing the
resolutions the senator said in his
opinion the original managers Of the
Institution should have been crimi-
nally prosecuted. Senator Terry
wished information relative to our
commercial intercourse with South
America. Senator Terry takes Sena-
tor Morgan's place on the committee
on foreign relations. Senate adjourn
ed to Monday.
Saturday. November 20.
Senor Reverb, leading Spanish lib
eral is dead.
Mademoiselle de Ro.hchild became
duchesse de Guiche on the 9th De-
cember.
The Derby cotton mill at Bolton
England. was burned the 9th inst.
Loss Sl30.00O.
They are investigating the Ohio
state prison management. Frauds.
favoritism and general deviltry are
charged.
The British parliament Is discuss
ing the pro and con of the Afghan
troubles. the war party is in the ma
iority.
EDISBURGH. Dc. 6.-The Scots
mans London correspondent says:
In Influential quarters it is be-
lieved an arrangement with Russia
for settlement in the central Asia
question is on the tapis. aud it is
likely 10 assume the form of a parti-
tion Of Afghsnistan."
DEADwOOD. D. T., professor Jen-
ny. who visited the Rockford mining
district, distant from Deadwood
twenty-five miles, expresses the opin-
ion that the town Of Rockford is in
the centre Of the quartz district or
the hills He says the ore Il low
gr1de. bat it great abundanco Wi1l