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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23
whale; another sacrifice to resump-
ton.
Some Of our Minnesota people oc

Some Of our Minnesota people oc-
casionally get the Florida fever.
They want to go south to the land Of
perpetual flowers. TO such we recon-
mend perusal of the following:
New Ulm Herald.
Going up to Sleepy Eye, Wednesday
morning. our reporter had the
pleasure of listening to w. L. Bracken-
ridge, Esq, relating to his friends
some of the incidents that occurred
on his trip south. Speaking about
Florida, he made the remark that he
would rather live in Minnesota with
grasshoppers every year, than to be
there, and went on: lone morning l
started out from Spring Cove, on the
st. Johns and thought l would take
Il walk into the country. / had got
along about two miles and could see
nothing but sand and white pines l
stopped and thought l would return
to town. Presently two men came
sauntering along, one of them was
fully as tall as l am. blu. not SO heavily
built and about sixty years of age.
The other one was younger. l spoke
to the elder Of the two and tod him l
would like to make a few inquiries in
regard to the country"
"Waal, stranger, reckon l am in
no hurry, set down." We all squatted
down on the sands and | asked him
where he lived.
About fifteen miles from here
SIS this Your nearest postoffice e.
''Yaas.' you don't get your mail
very often, do you!' "Often enutf.
We have none to git
What is your business p Far
mer.''
''How long have you lived here?"
About thirty years since came
from old Virginy.''
''How big is your farm q Eighty
acres.
DO you raise much grain e. .'Some
eight or ten bushels. keep stock"
''How many head of cattle have
you" Il reckon I have twelve or
thirteen
GLOW do you keep your stock,
there is no hay here!" There is a
the stock feed in that 7" Il reckon
they do" GLOW deepis the water y
''Three or four feet" ''Well. how
do the cattle get at the grass 2" ''Oh,
they chuck their heads down and dive
for it, do you sell any cattle 2
s. aas. some to the butchers. do
they get fat :" ''Waal, no, not so pow
erful.'
Have you orange trees :" Il
reckon have
GLOW mauy r Three" "Whv
don't you have more = 'Wouldn't
have EN-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

Let the Dragging about the crops
90 on. Here is an item:
We must remember that in Noah's time it
rained forty days and forty nights. 1t has
rained in this county only thlrty-nlne thus
far-Bu1Palo Express.
Thirty-nine days Of rain in clay
country ought to insure magnificenr
wheat crop
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

Do you know of any mutual insurance
company that was State organization, and
insured only farm property that has failed
There are hundreds of agents of stock com
panies in the country and as they are jealous
oil the Farmers Insurance Association they all
do what they can to prejudice the people
against YOUR Association, and all you hear
against YOUR Association, directly or indi-
rectly come from such source, therefore you
should pay no attention to them.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

The panic of 1873 is making the United
States richer.-Lewiston (Maine) journal.
This is the kind of ridiculous non
sense preached by the hard-money
papers. Poverty is prosperity and
ruin development.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

All the officers having custody or control Of
money in the Farmers Insurance Association
are under heavy bonds. Do you know Of
any other company whose officers are under
bond, so that your money is secure!
There are more Mutua, Insurance companies
in the United States than stock companies
Thirty thousand dollars is invested in ac-
orlance with law as a reserve fund for the
ecurity of the policy holders in the Farmers
insurance Association.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

At the door of the European Con-
gress: Russia to Turk: ''See here,
now, you know We are friends
treaty Of Observation-Disclosures
kilograms exchanged, and all that
sort of thing. Smile, d-n you; look
cheerful or III lick you again
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

Your attention is called to demand against
you left with me for collection Please call
and settle the same Immediately, and save
costs of sust. Your Obedient Servant,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23
Here isa fairplatform from Chase
-

The great body OF Greenhackers are in
favori First, of paying the public deb; in
strict accordance 10 the contract. Second, OF
making greenbacks and not National Bank
notes the permanent currency of the country
Third. the amount 10 be limited by legisla-
ton, when once fixed not 10 be diminished or
increased in times OF peace, so as to disturb
the relation between debtor and creditor
Fourth, OF giving the people the privilege OF
converting greentacks into a low interes;
hearing bond, anu converting the bond into
cresnlsckS
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

Here is a man who is getting ready
for resumption. Heis ''contracting"
his debts, and is but specimen Of
what others must do if this shrinkage
goes on. A lawyer sent him the fol-
lowing
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23
THURSDAY MAY %. 1873.

Gold only one-half per cent. pre-
MUM. Where are the good times!
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Buying "A Seat in the Senate.

Another remark worth making In refer
ence 10 the rumors recently set nlloat that
the election Of United States Senator from
this state. at the approaching session Of the
Legislature. would be controlled by money.
is that those who have heretofore bought
seats in the Senate have derived very little
honor from occupying them. To this rule
there has hardly been an exceptIon-we can
recall but one. and il might seem inyidious
to point that out.
When WEBSTER. CLAY. and CALHOUN tow
cred M in the Senate and BUCHANAN and
CAss were conspicuous members. the Office
OF Senator was deemed distinction worthy
Of any mans ambition.
In process OF time men little in intellect
but big in purse began 10 buy seats in the
Senate--that Is, to get themselves elected
by the employment of money IN various
ways, indirectly and sometimes directly.
But it was soon perceived that getting
into the United States senate chamber was
calculated 10 diminish rather than enlarge
the stature OF a man in the eyes OF the
country.
Silver Is excellent to mend a broken skull
the doctors prefer II to anything else for
that--but silver will not put brains into an
empty head and though n man with an
empty head buy seat in the Senate, the
cerebral vacuum IL still apparent.
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rHUhLow WEED WITH MR.. MURPHY
Ouly Religion has Power TO Win and Hold
the Slave OF the Cup.

Let everybody sing" Francis Murphy
said yesterday at noon. standing within the
altar rnil Of the Seventh street church.
"oh Tor a thousand tongues to ,ng
Our erest Eedsrmcrs praise"
Next Mrs. Wilson sang He will Hide Me-
Safely Hide Me-" and Mr.. Murphy reud part
OF the Sermon on the Mount. and asked for
prayers for those who had signed the pledge
and for poor fallen women who have perhaps
been. Mr.. Murphy said. brough. TO their de-
Rrnded state by men, May tho Lord bless
Capt. Cyrus Sturtevant. who rescued me- said
Mr. Murphy. us he neked him 70 pray. Capt
Sturtevant praised God that Mr.. Murphy re-
viled not those who reviled him, and tia, those
who had signed the pledge might enter heaven 8
harbor without n shipwreck and without a
castaway Rock OF Ages was sung, and Or.
Seurlos prayed. Mrs. Wilson sangs My Trun-
dc Bod. and Mr.. Murphy requested the venef-
able Thurlow Weed to speak
Il have not strength to say much now, Mr.
Weed began. but that after long years OF effort
to mitigate the evils of intemperance, bright
porance labor is to be regretted. attribute the
failure to the methods adopted. After the mis-
takes OF half century. have reached NE con
ard Is only in the influences nj work mere. Be-
liRion only has power TO win aud keep the un;
fortunate victim Of intempernncc. hive tried
a. well as know how to be- n doer NV busi-
moss has been that Of a journalist and Will
take an early opportunity To lmpress on my
fellow citizens the importance oi sustaining
such methods as this. which seem to be SO
successful"
Mr.. Murphy turned 10 the ministers within
the altar rail and said: want Brother Morr-
houses bleaeing before the meeting closes. He
will pray with us" The Rev. Dr. Woodruff fol-
lowed In q little speech. and Mr. Murphy went
around shaking hands. and about twenty arose
to BE- prayed for. collection concluded the
service.
The meeting last evening wqs composed
mostly Of men. Justice Duffy and Col Fellows
were side by side, and other well-known men
were in tho audience. Senator James Gallagher
OF Connecticut spoke. Chauncy Schaifer denied
that he and Mr. Murphy had quarrelled. John
Carr and r. l.. Parker. who signed the pledge.
addressed the audience. and Judge Pttman
who signed the pledge n week ago. made long
address. Eccles Robinson also spoke.
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MUNDY Versus MURPHY.
The Formers Charges against the Latter He
terated In mn Amdnvit.

william II. Mundy, President OF the Ameri-
can Temperance Union. made an AFFIDAVIT yes
terday reiterating his charges against Francis
Murphy, the temperance advocate. and addinv
to them. The document sets forth that Mr..
Murphy spoke to Mr.. Mundy in the Everett
House last spring. saying that he had per-
feet right TO make all the money he could out Of
it," He said. Cough gets 5000 night; why
should not get 5000 night. ms well Cough,
or Wendell Phillips. or any OF those men ?" The
affidavit added that gentleman from Spring
neld-Mr Murphy's bedfellow I'm tho Everett
household Mr.. Mundy that Mr.. Murphy did
not write the speech TINT he delivered In the
Cooper Institute and repeated on Sunday last
In the Seventh Street NJ. L. Church. but that It
WINS written for him. II IL alleged that Mr.. Muir
ply asked Mr.. Mundy to Introduce him in the
Seventh Street VI. l.. Church that he mentioned
some things that he desired should be said (;
Shaffer must stand aside:" that he desired to
have pay meetings held in the Hippodrorne
every night; that last spring he admitted having
written u lettor to some committee or society.
snying that his terms were 800 y night. or a
week (deponent had forgotten which,; that he
sisted. however. that he had a right to all he
could get. and that he told a poor man who
asked him for coat that II he was Christs
1t is alleged also that Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
wrote to 1r. Mundy saying that niter singing Tor
Murphy, for long time he had meanly gone
70 their own resources that minister's at Round
Lake last summer told Dir. Mundy that $500 had
been raised at the Murphy meetings TO pay the
expenses OF clcrgymen and Others who, had
been invited TO speak. but ;hat they had not
heard OF any one whoso expenses had been paid I;
that Chauncoy Shaner said in substance that
Murphy had told him thnt. although he had
agreed to work for his board. he wanted him
lShafisrl to see thnt he was handsomely paid |:
plain English that Is that you wan, me to pull
| your chestnuts out Of the flre." and that Muir
| ply answered, laughing. We'll. that's about
| IL" that Mr.. Shaffer. said that he. would like
| 10 take the toe of his boot and kick Murphy
| out" illustrating with his foot how he wished
| 10 do II; and thnt Murphy would IND himself
| the most used up man In this world when he
! loft New York"
| Tho American Temperance Union. 1t Is al
| legged. paid for advertising Aurphy's meetings
paid the rent u ths church. and then was utterly
| Ignored by both Murphy and Shhffer.
| Ia addition to tho above Il IL asserted that the
| Pittsburgh Daily Dispatch Of the 18th inst.
! charged that when Mr.. Murphy was In Pitts
| hurgh, recently, q pay meeting WIS held to pay
| the debts OF the Old Home Union and that the
great retorm9r" took all the proceeds. the
Union being obliged 10 pay a debt OF 5000.
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duct when notified by the police that he
must quit Minister inside Of eight days nre
sought to be turned to account against his
rightful claim for damages. He stated
| frankly that he only intended TO remain
there until spring, and the Foreign Minister
attempts 10 use thnt fact as an answer to
tho order Of expulsion.
But this sharp Secretary Tor Foreign
Affairs, in his zeal at one point, quito forgot
his contradictory commlttals at another.
Mark how he exhibits himself in the follow
ing passages
a sufficient foundation for such a claim would also
wantinS Tor The that Bauner at early perw
% N'ssr 1877, tcfors n,,e ggsscia o. espsio"
had declared IN n communication to the royal Govern
mcnt at Munster nal ed. h, bf,noa. as he had hus
ness Of his own In Chicago to visit his parents until the
spring only
The German Secretary was then contest
Ing the claim Of BANNER. Now he is going
on to justify the Minister authorities Hear
him:
After he had remained there FOR several months the
royal Government at Munster acting the assumption
that 1t was NJ Banners Intention 10 return ~ Norh
America but simply evadc the performance OF Hilary
duty ior which he not liable under German law and
of which mct the police at Manster toOk official notice
In September caused him to be notified under date
the German empire Within cisht days
In November BAUNrR declared he miea-
ton to the Minister authorities Ito visit
his parents until the spring only and in
December they acted Oh the assumption
that II was not BAUMER's intention 10 return
To North America. but simply to evade the
performance Of German military duty" Tor
which he was not liable having passed the
age Of thrty-one years This is the sort
Of confusion in which a Government be-
comes involved when il undertakes to JUS
tify indcfensiblc violations OF public aud
personal rights. We do not expect the
Fraudulent Administration or its agent at
Berlin, will in any manly why insist on jus
tice for this outraged citizen; but the case
will keep. and the day is not distant when
BANNER will find lawful President. with
an honest backbone, at Washington, TO see
him righted. and German-American citizens
lifted up from degrading inequality to the
fullest privileges and protection which the
Constitution guarantees TO them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-22
The New War.

The british army of invasion has entered
Nghanstan, and now the noise Of battle
will he hoard among the stupendous noun
tains Of the Amccrs dOminions.
The advance force of the British Is re-
ported TO be 10000 strong the smaller part
OF it being English soldiers, and the main
body native East Indian cavalry and in
lantry.
Tho most important thing in connection
with this war il, Of course, the attitude OF
Russia.
II the war be confined within the limits Of
Afghanistan-if the British shall have to
confront no enemy other than the Ameer
the speedy triumph of the British arms Ia
assured, and the consequences TO the world
will not be of n serious character II the
advance force OF invasion should meet with
disaster, greater forces will be- fastened
forward and still greater. II necessary, until
the enemy is overwhelmed and his power
destroyed.
But the British press has all along as
serted that Russia was secretly Sustaining
the Ameer in his opposition Ia British de-
mnnds, and approximations have been eV-
pressed that the conduct Of Russia would
endanger the peace between the Govern
incnts Of London and st. Petersburg. The
war has been forced upon us by Russian in
trigue,' says the London Standard There
H. therefore, n possibility Of complications
involving tremendous consequences.
As yet. there Is no Substantial ground for
the opinion that Russia is DESTROYS Of up
holding the cause of the Amer by force Of
arms Or in any other way.
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What We Buy abroad, and What We
Sell Abroad.

Tho statistics Of our foreign commerce
show that during the year ending June 80,
1878, our exports Of domestic merchandise
were larger than during any previous year
In the history of the country. Since the be-
ginning Of the new fiscal year. our exports
have gone on still further increasing. while
the imports have decreased. and the balance
OF trade is now even more In our favor than
It was last autumn.
From 1853 TO 1873. the period Of our great
est extravaganza and prodigality. our i'm
ports largely exceeded our exports, the OK
cess ranging from thirty-nine millions 10
over one hundred and eighty millions. Dur
ing the last three years, however. the case
has fortunately been reversed. and now We
are selling far more than we buy. During
the year ending June 80. 1875. the excess was
SO. 6i3,4s1; 1877, $751;. l52094 1878, 1851 7s6
96i The promise now Is that the balance
for the present fiscal year, ending with next
June, will be even greater, rising to some
where about sSOOO00oOO.
Let US now see what are the main COM
modities the export Of which has so vastly
increased and what are the chief articles OF
foreign production for which our demand
has largely fallen of during the last ten
years. That IL, how much, and where, we
have gained as a self-supplying and as u
selling people.
The following table gives the values Of the
principal commodities Of domestic produc-
tion. the expectation Of which greatly in
creased from June 80. 1863 10 June 30. 1875:
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Whi.key on the Beuch.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o.-A movement is on
foot among members OF the Washington bar.
the object of which is TO collect evidence and
prepare charges against Judge Humphreys Of
the supreme Court OF this District. with view
OF procuring his impeachment. This will not
be tho first time that tho impeachment Of this
Judge has been urged upon the House OF Rep
r-scntatives. Two years ago the judiciary
Committee OF the House begun nm Investigation
The general sentiment Of the community is,
that a man who almost daily appears on the
occupy u judicial position. The official con
duct OF Judge Humphreys has been public
scandal here for several years. and il is only
within the past fortnight that the Hon. A. q.
Riddle, the Attorney for the District. publicly
characterized him in his annual report rs u
drunken Judge"
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II will be seen from the above tables that
while our exports Of cotton manufactures
have greatly increased, our imports OF them
have fallen OF heavily. This is a gain
which is not temporary only. 1t will he
permanently maintained. and be steadily
increased until our imports Of cotton manu-
features shall be reduced to a merely nomi-
nal quantity while our ability to compete
for the sale OF oar own cotton manufactures
in the markets Of the world is beginning TO
be acknowledged even in England. In our
manufactures Of wool for home use we have
made n great advance, and our demand for
those of foreign production must continue
10 diminish. Our woollen mills are now
turning ont quality OF cloths which rivals
the best Of foreign importations, ana the
great majority of woollen stuifs now worn in
the United States are of home manufacture.
In iron and stocl we have become practl-
cally independent OF the rest Of the world,
In 1879, for instance, We imported railroad
bars 10 the value OF $40 74O, 7O2, whereas in
1878 the value was only $500 We have the
facilities TO make all the BEssEMFR steel we
are likely to need for ten years to come and
our founders have no fears Of foreign compe-
tltlon Tor the home market In either iron or
steel. In edged tools we maintain an ac-
knowledged superiority, and as tho table OF
our increased exports shows, our exports OF
iron and steel and their manufactures were
much more than double in 1878 what they
were in 1868.
The outlook for our foreign commerce is
therefore very encouraging. We stand in
| need Of smaller variety than formerly Of
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Charre. AraIn.t a Jndse.

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 2l.-There have been
rumors circulating in the town OF East Haven
for some time, and charges made, affecting the
integrity Of Charles A. Bray, for many years
Judge Of Probate. These charges, which re-
Gently assumed definite character, refer to his
conduct Of the towns finances ms special toxin
agent and one. substantially. that tho annual
reports made and published 10y him contain
serious errors In those items relating 10 money
borrowed 10y the town from private persons
that the entries In many cases do not CORE
spond with the facts. and that computation oil
deficiency Of several thousand dollars. The
charges are bnsed In the main on published re-
ports, which are distributed each year.
Judge Bray says That his accounts and reports
always have been and are now at the disposal OF
any competent and properly appointed com
mittee Of Investigation. and that. because OF the
charges which have come to his knowledge
steps have been taken toward an Investigation
with his consent. to determine whether they
have foundation or not
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Some curious results are obtained in com
pairing the vote OF Pennsylvania this year. by
aggregated Congressional districts. with the
corresponding vote two years ngo. First. the
Democratic vote fell of $685. and the Re-
publican vote fell off 50 963 Next the Repub-
lican majority in the aggregated districts was
s674 this year against . SOL two years ago-a
difference OF but s27. Thus the two chief par
ties ran almost neck and neck, as 10 relative
losses although the total vote fell oil nearly fifty
thousand. and although in addition the Green
back nominees polled upward of hundred
thousand votes in the Congressional districts
more exactly. 1890 in u poll of 6sl ,4Gl or
about one-sixth. 1t is true that in two districts
the Republicans threw their votes iorthc Green
back candidates but in two others the Green
hackers threw their votes for one or other OF
the old party candidates.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SW; Now
that the Fulton fish market has been burned down. would
II not be wise thing 10 remove u 10 some point the
north side Of the city and let the ferry companies and
HARLEM steamboats, have that place Tor their landings
II would be more central the North River - wider aud
more accessible Tor fishing vessels. the water j. dec
and freer from obnoxious sewage The natural place Tor
amaTket Is on thr north side lat tho cit officials look
into this mater and think OYER II before renewing the
lease, which Will soon expire Tie cit, under nhga
lions 10 provide place fr The Wholesale hsn dealers
Lat 10 provide place where grand market eau be built
AMI where all tie trade can be centred.
Ftsu ALfK