The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07
GENERAL NEWS.

Ulu6 GuV PAoNAuS, Va 0uy oO4NACI b OTO08Q OF
widow in poor house.
EXCITEMENT prevails at Cheyenne, Wv. :,
over new quartz discoveries on Crazy Wo-
man gulch, % miles from there.
Cooper Institute, New York, was
jammed Friday night, at the meetin: of
citizens favoring the reconciliation of
silver.
The executive COMM tee of the Phila-
delphia industrial league has adopted a
resolution hostile to the tariff bill recently
published.
It is believed at Philadelphia that the
wrecked Metropolis was not only unsea-
worthy but was overloaded. The number
of lives lost does not exceed 1O2.
The public lands in Florida have been
stripped of their most valuable timber for
many years Sixteen indictments have
now been found against the thieves.
Dom Pedro of Brazil has been compelled
to reorganize his ministry on account of
his minister of finance being engaged in
scandalous frauds against the government.
A courier from Fort Keough, who ar
rived at Cheyenne Friday, brought no i'm
credit the Bismarck reports of Sitting
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A fire Thursday night at 246 and 24s
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, caused
losses amounting 10 about s46O,O00 w.
& w. X. Smith, commission merchant is,
were the principal losers.
The steamship Absyssinia from Liver
pool has arrived at New York, having on
board $40 ,OOO, 900 in gold and a large lot of
United States bonds, the amount being es-
timat-d by bankers at from s., DOC, 900 to
s. GOO, 900,
The House committee on civil service
reform has to Investigate the democratic
doorkeeper, Polk, on charges of being
concerned in claims pending before the
House and of carrying on his pay roll six
ty- three more names than are allowed by
law. The charges are supported by affi-
davits
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Leg
islature compelling all users CT steam en-
gines to employ licensed engineers, creates
conside rable disturbance among La Crosse
manufacturers, all of whom employ unli-
censed men, They complain a heavy ex-
pense with no returns would be heaped
upon them.
The consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill, as agreed upon by the House
committee, approprtates 81 ,0l9 .435, or a
reduction of Sis, $50 from the appropria-
ton of last year The main features are
the reduction Of salaries of nearly all rep
resentatives of the United States abroad
and the abolition OF certain missions, as al
ready published.
The returning board cases will probably
be appealed to the United States Supreme
Court.
Advices from jefferson, o., Sunday
evening, are that Hon. B. F. Wade is
slowly recovering from his dangerous i'll
ness.
A special from Vienna announces the
acceptance by Russia of all the terms pro-
posed by Count Andrassy regarding the
European conference, which will meet in
Vienna.
Ex-Gov. Wells of the Louisiana return
ing board, surrendered Sunday to Loui-
siana sheriff at Rigolet's Station, on the
New Orleans s. MOBILE railway, where he
has been sojourning since his departure
from New Orleans.
Ten thousand Greek regulars and many
volunteers have crossed the frontier into
Thessaly. The troops are under orders not
to attack the Turkish troops, but to pro-
tect Christians against massacre No re-
sistance is offered, but both cabinets will
refer the matter to the European powers.
The almshouse at Freeport, Md, was
buried Friday night and two inmates per-
| ishcd.
The steamship Adrlatic, arriving at New
f99 800 in gold.
John T. Phelps, for thirty five years
editor of the Sentinel at jamestown, n.
H., died Friday, aged SO.
The Hinckley locomotive works Of Bos-
ton have suspended. Liabilities $500 600.
Fifty thousand dollars would enable the
company to resume.
The national treasury holds e646, liz, 050
in United States bonds to secure national
bank circulation and sl3 ,4a3, 900 to secure
the public deposits in the banks.
Forty thousand bids have been received
for carrying the mails in that portion Of
the United States west of the Mississippi.
The awards will be made by March ID.
A Bismarck special says Gen Miles is
only waiting for $50 recruits expected,
before taking the field against the hostlles
| north of the Missouri with Fort Peck for
his base of operations.
The Cars reply to the Sultan's perso-
nal appeal for a cessation of hostilities
was: II desire peace as much as you, but
i, is necessary for US that it should be a
/ solid and durable peace
| Secretary Sherman W ii Cause enough
| trade dollars to be coined to meet the de-
mand for export, but will endeavor to SC
limit the coinage as to prevent them being
! put into circulation in this country
I 1t is understood the Papsl Cabinet en-.
couTages Italy to ally itself with the pow
/ ers which are opposed TO Russian aggran.
dizement but will insist upon freedom oil
/ the Christian nationalities in Turkey.
Gloucester. Mass, fishermen, returning
fr,m Fortune Bay, bring intelligence o.
the almost total failure of the fishery
caused by the determined hostility of the
| New Foundianders, who cut the seines Of
/ the American fishermen.
There was large South American mai
j on heard the wrecked Philadelphia steam
er Metropolis, containing money an6
+ drafts to the amount Of about e15O. 600
| The bags were washed ashore, but theil
contents were stolen and destroyed.
Tine St Peter Tribune concludes, from
| several large real estate transactions re
Gently made there, that there is m in
creased demsnd for broad acres