The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Gus, and intelligent Indians we had
previous to their late war;
GENERAL NEWS.
Peddecord s. Burrows, bankers, Decatur
ILL.,, an old and trusted firm, have failed.
1t is the Oriental savings bank Of New
York, not the Oriental Bank. which il
closing up its business.
| A number of business houses at Apple.
ton, Wis, were destroyed by fire Monday
afternoon. Losses about S75, 900.
A convoy carrying $50, 900 in silver wa
recently robbed in the district of Mexico
and the robbers escaped with their booty
1t was reported at Mexico the 30th ult
that the next steamer from Vera Cruz
would carry sloO, 900, part payment of the
Mexican indemnity to the United States
0The burning of the colliery near Potts
vile, Pa, has already caused loss Of
| $75 900 besides throwing 400 men and
boys out of work.
The shippers and operators of the LIE.
high valley coal regions have rejected the
per centage offered them in the proposed
coal combination.
Supplementary estimates have been laid
I before the German federal council for
next years budget, swelling probably the
deficit to thirty-five million marks.
Two men were killed and a third proba-
bly, fatally wounded at Glendale, l.. l..
cartridge while preparing blast.
An organization of commercial travel
ers, to be auxiliary to the Northwestern
Travelling Mems Association of Chicago,
was effected at st. Louis Saturday.
The statement of Peddecord & Burns,
bankers, Decatur, ILL.,. show 100000 liza
bilities against nearly $500, 900 assets. 1t
is believed they will shortly resume.
Samuel Bowles of the Springfield, Mass,
Republican, had a recurrence of serious
effusion at the base of the brain Saturday
night, and is now in PROSTATE condition.
The body of Jerome Pierce, wealthy
lumber dealer of Buffalo, n. Y, and
founder of Pierceville, Michigan, was
found drowned in Buffalo harbor Friday.
The question of interest at Madison is,
which party will organize the House? The
greenbackers hold the balance of power,
but are likely to break in favor of the re-
publicans.
The amount which city treasurer Dorion
advanced of city funds on his own respon-
sibility to Peton 81 Co., contractors, is
much less than previously stated, and is
nearly secured.
The secretary of the treasurer has award
ed the contract for weighing imported
merchandise of the port OF New York to
Solomon Splitter of Brooklyn, who was the
lowest bidder.
Mrs Hayes first reception at the exec
utive mansion Saturday afternoon was
numerously and brilliantly attended by the
| diplomatic corps, army and navy officers
and many private citizens.
The Ohio House Monday afternoon
adopted resolution calling on the Ohio
representatives in Congress to use theil
best efforts to secure the passage of the
Bland silver bill without any amendments
limiting free coinage.
| The most extra ordinary of failures i:
reported from Chicago, Abraham Lipman
pawnbroker, of that city, having filed q
petition in bankruptcy. Secured debts,
$50 900; unsecured $4,000. Assets, in
real estate, about equal to liabilities
The supreme court of Pennsylvania
Judge S,errett dissenting. holds that the
prerogation rights Of the Governor re.
lieved him from any obligation to obey
the summons of the Pittsburg court and
grand jury. when called rs witness.
Lieut. Wise and party have returned
from exploring the Bayous river route
| across the Isthmus of Darian and confirm
the report of Commander Seefridge that
tunnel over seven miles long would bt
necessary in opening canal by that route
The London Advertiser hears on reliable
authority that official information has beer
received in st. Petersburg that the Chinese
have massacrcd Is 900 hnen, women and
children, at the Kashgarian town oil
Manag, committing the most frightfu
| atrocities.
The illness of the King of Italy ia sale
to have been exaggerated by reports
When the news of the kings illness
reached the Pope he asked the cardinal!
| who were present with him what will hap
pen il the vatican and the quirinal boti
became vacant.
The butter merchants Of New York hav.
formed a national association for the pro.
lection of dairy products from adultcra-
ton, the enforcement Of statutes relative
TO the sale of oleo- margarine and to pro
| cure uniform State laws regulating the
sale OF the same.
A Berlin correspondent saws he has
trustworthy information that An agreement
on the subject of the ratification of the
reichstag aud federal council has been ar
rived ut between Bismarck and Won Ben
nigsen, for the formation Of liberal
parliamentary ministry.
Peter Rice, an old man of cighty-seven
sentenced to the Wisconsin penitentiary
| last July, having served his time, returned
to Menomonie Saturday, went to the Jail
for supper, aud starting for the kitchen
opened the wrong door, and fell down Gel
lar, breaking his neck.
The annual message of Gov. Young oil
Ohio shows that Is 600 has been paid on
the State debt during the past year, and
the funded debt now outstanding is SS4,.
1885. The local Indebtedness agcre-
gates $685.. 2s5 90: and the irreducible dec.
Is "A, 81 .504. making the grand aggregate
of the State $500, 800 IS.
Adv:ccs from the Ca-iboo mining dis
irict, British Coiunhis, continue of the
mos. favorable nature New quartz lodes
are being daily struck. and the rock is OF
singuiarly uniform character Buildings
n Victoria are projected and already CON-
nencsd on an unusually large scale
A full meeting Of the New Orleans
chamber Of commerce Monday elected
Gen. C. Bussey president. and passed .
resolution p-csosfior arainxf Tho y,nnrn -