The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-30
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
TIE Chippewa river is falling quite rap.
'n1iy-
The cotton strike in England is likely
70 he indefinitely prolonged.
Subscription to the four per cent. loan
Saturday $685.. $50.
The Russians are said to be cOncentrat-
ing u considerable military force in Fin
land.
a railroad from Sparta, Wis, to Viroqua,
Is miles.
The next general conference of the NJ.
r.. church South will be at Nashville in
May 1852.
Tn ere is said to be a bitter feeling at the
City Of Mexico against Americans and all
Other foreigners.
The Nova Scotians are already imagin-
ing each strange vessel seen OF their coast
tn he a Russian cruiser.
Col Sheridan Of Gen. Sheridan's staff is
en- route up the Missouri, to locate u sum-
me camp at Bear Butte.
The nationa. anniversaries of the Bap-
fists is TO be held in Cleveland next
week.
Bishop McCoskry has returned from De-
sro7t TO New York and is said to have re
newed his resignation.
The House of Congress will adjourn
from Wednesday to Friday in honor of
Decoration Day o~bservances.
The democrats at Washington, since
ais auti-revolutlonary resolution call Car
Ter HARRISON, Launcelot Gobbs.
Alexander H. Stephens u him.
self "a candidate for reelection from the
Augusta, Ga district.
&4en. Sturgis has returned to his COM
naand. the Seventh Cavalry, and will take
the regiment to the Black Hills country.
The first clause of the anti-socialist bill
naving been defeated in the German par
Eanient, 251 to 81, the government with
drew the bill.
Thirty persons on a steamer excursion
from Augusta, Ga, Friday, were seriously
aut not fatally poisoned by eating canned
laostrr and canned fruits.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania has
affirmed the decision of the lower court in
the case of ex-priest Blasius Pistorius,
nndcr sentence of death for murder.
The Trial at Quincy, ILL.,, of DR.. w. II.
'Hennux. charged with the murder of Mrs.
Fannie Price by abortion, resulted in q
verdict of not guilty.
AL business was suspended at Gait, On.
carlo. saturday, on occasion of the funeral
OF tno pleasure party drowned the week
before by the capsizing of their boat.
Secretary Cameron has introduced a bin
-. 80 80 Ia o-tx, . - 80
iaos,se at La Crosse. 1t appropriate $685.
sl0" Tor the building, requiring the city to
furnish the site.
The managers of the Peoples Savings
institution at Newark, N. j., have heen
indicted for conspiracy TO dcfraud the de-
pesitors by looming their money on made
quate security.
Representative Williams, of Michigan
mas introduced II bill providing that the
United States government shall furnish
cannon with which to erect the Custer
monument at West Point.
1ae grand jury of New York has indict-
cd the BOARD OF health for issuing permits
for offensive manufactures and the board
OF aldermen for issuing permits for street
distinctions.
Rev. Mr.. Vosburg. on trial at Jersey
City for attempting to murder his wife by
poison, on being sworn in his own beEalf
asserted his innocence In the most posi-
tive terms.
George W. Bishop, ex-judge of the or
;pAans' court ut Baltimore, has been arrest
ed, charged with the fraudulent transfer
and conversion of $50 900 in city bonds,
the property Of a minor.
Tho AnStro Uupy,r;,p roynrr,,a,t =,
assembling an army in Austrian Tyrol,
nesr Trieste, and collecting military stores
In Tneste-probably for u movement into
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Etis now understood that the .spassen.
gers On the Cimbria constitute three
Russian naval crews and officers, destined
70 man three vessels bought or to be
bought in this country.
The London Committee of the Trades
Union congress has unanimously resolved
That the Lancashire operatives deserve
the sympathy and support of the work
ing classes.
Three attempts were made Friday and
Saturday to burn the steamer Denver Geo.
s. Acker's boat, at Bismarck. The watch
man or board was found drunk and the
fine put out by the crew on the steamer
Union.
The Senate has passed the House bill
,~nich requires notices of contest unde,
the homestead, presumption and tree-cul.
sure acts, to be published in the county
where the land is located. The Presi-
dents approval will make it a law.
The Bradford case ia Shanghai has taken
. fresh departure. DIR. Mactiowan, writer
Of the letter which. toward the close Oi
last year. Brad ford, late vice consul gener
al 81 Shanghai. was accused of stealing
now avoHsi ina public letter that il Wa.
not stolen at all.