The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-12-06
JOHN SHERMAN, Publisher.
NEWS SUNNI Try.


SlnCp Va NtnSttSN lIlj
President has made 22O appointments to b,
acted on by the Senate.
Treasurer Spinner, in his annual rcpoIt
complains of increasing delay on the par
of some banks in making returns and pay
ment Of duty. He recommends that a PEI
centage upon such duty be added to it, fol
every ten days delay after the month al
lowed bylaw.
Solicitor Banfic!d reports to the Secretary
Of the Treasury that the number of suit;
for the year, against defaulting officers OIL
their bonds, and for dues, penalties, &c.
was 2,l1G, and the amount involved Sl2 800,
600. -Four hundred and ninety-thrce suits
were decided In favor of the United States
twenty four against, three hundred and
elghty-seven settled and dismissed. With
pending at the beginning of the yea7
2,S04 suits were disposed Of and the wholg
amount collected was 81 100000 against
$4,000 last year.
The management of the Russian legation
has passed from Catacazy to General G or
]oh, whose residence has been a. Hartford
as military attache of the legation. This
gentleman will be very acceptable to the eX-
ecutive authorities in his new position.
The change relieves the President of the
unpleasant duty OF sending his passports to
Catacazy, and may be regarded as a practi-
cal compliance with the request of this gov
ernment for his recall. 1t is understood
that Catacazy has been ordered by his gov
ernment to wait upon the grand duke du-
ring his tour in this country.
The solicitor of the treasury decides that
any passenger steamboat carrying petro-
leum contrary TO law, is subject to seizure,
but the oil itself is not; also, that when
carried according to law, all petroleum.
must be marked at what degree of Faren-
height 1t VIII ignite, and the transportation
of coal oil on passenger steamers is entirely
forbidden.
The awards heretofore made against Ven
ezuela have not all been discharged by that
republic, Notwithstanding the efforts of our
government in that direction. This subject
will again he brought to the attention of
congress.
The commissioner of internal revenue
AAASS ehHe Inv PAiuNiphi VI iIt
new bonds arc exempt from taxation in any
form, and that the interest peed not be in
cluded in the amount upon which dividend
or other taxes are required 10 be paid.
At the election for delegates for the Ter
ritorial legislature and the Loan bill, author
iz!ng creation Of debt BY the issue of four
million bonds for special improvements and
i,,rh rt;,. ,lo L..
of probably 1900 in favor of the lean.
Twenty Republicans and two Democrats,
are elected to the Legislature. Il is estima-
ted tat eighty per cent. of the votes cast
were in favor Of the loan.
Francis A. Walker, present superinten-
dent of the census, has been appointed COM
missioner of internal revenue but he will.
by the direction Of the secretary of the inte-
rior, continue to act as superintendent ofthe
census uatil its completion.
East.
The London Economist having mentioned,
with regard to the name CT the United States
minister. ScheGcS, as director of one of the
rev mining companies that commercial
occupation o. any kind appears certainly in-
compatible with the functions of ,liplo-
matist, the New York Eceaiag Post ex-
presses hopes that our government will i'm
recall Schenck, who, it says, by U.s.
ing his official position 10 promote stock spec
ulation is humiliating his country all shows
an utter want Of respect for his high office
Horace Greeley has stated in the Tribune
that General Schenck should not be con-
demned unheard, as men as able and wor-
thy as he is are not SO abundant that We can
a1ord TO crush one on blind presumption.
The HeraId's Washington dispatch states
that Minister Schcnck will be recalled in
very short time, when Secretary Fish will
succeed bin. fhere seems to be nothing in
law preventing minister from engaging in
trade or speculations custom and dignity,
however. have prohibited minister assum-
ms,oasiness or positive speculative posi-.
ton.
lie is st IL excItment at Hunters Point
o7ef the determir alton of the school COM
m!SsioncTs to enforce the reading of the
bltle in school. There have becn several
children of Catholic parents elected because
they refused to be present on sucb..occasions.
To-day three young men took seats In the
school. though refused permission AMI PRO-
tested against The election OF one girl who
demonstrated against reading the Bible.
Nr."S y Connor denies that he cx-
pressed an opinion that Tweed will not be
punished III LcIuves ne can .IIl will he
Drought 10 justice. The report published is
said too the opinion of Judge Curtis.
lhe urand Duke Alexis las arrived in
New L ork. His reception was mapuil.
cent
%oh ai'er arrival at his apartments in
.i&ehd"n hotel, he Dispatched the fol-
Ing Ing message to his father, by cable:
A"pefor Of Russia, st. Petersbury-
10y ,ns cordial and magnificent reception
paraic CT militia; genera, boI,;sa~ r. t,'d
city. (Siened '''''"y 'h Inc
r;, ALIENS"
Inc same dispatch was sent o,bo om,u..
OF Russia in the Crimea. F'
Tie Grand Duke went to Washinoto, ~
w's presented to the President. The far
'gh ministers presented their respects,
al Chester A. Art3er has been an
pon's Gu! ector of the port o! New York
vice Murphy resigned. He is said not to b,
~ any way identified with the local faction,
OF his party. avn
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