The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-11-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
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of the currency to make al investigation o
the affairs of the Chicago National banks
damaged by the late fire, reports that tn
losses will be in reality much less than wa
estimated, just after the fire, and that un
der.the circumstances, the condition of tn
banks is excellent.
All the members Of the commission t,
consider the American and English claim
are present. Eighteen cases have been fled
and large number are in the hands of tn
English Consul, in the course of prepara
ton. The commission will adjourn unit
December, and on reassembling, questions O
international law will be discussed, and al
agreement made tor guidance in the consid
Grafton Of special cases.
The agricultural report says the return!
indicate larger product of cotton than wa'
expected in October. and promise to fully
make good the moderate expectations o.
July and August. There have been no kill
ing frosts, and the quality is good in all sect
ions. The yiel1 per acre, as indicated by
country estimates, is largest in Arkansas.
The registration Of voters in the District
of Columbia shows T. I57 whites and 9255
blacks.
The secrellry of The Treasury has pro-
INDICATED additional rules. regulations etc.
OF the board of supervising inspectors of
steam vessels, which now have the full force
of law. lie especially directs attention TO
the rule which requires all steamers carry
ing passengers or freight, when lying at the
wharf OF linGiug, without steam TO We: h
the pumps, 10 be provided with certain
number oi portahls fire extinguisLcrs that
have been approved by the beard OF SUPER
vising inspectors and the secretary Of the
Treasury.
Tie President has appointed Morrison Il.
Waite, of Toledo, Counselor 10 Geneva,
vice Curtis, resigned. lie was a classuatc
CT Pierrepont and Evarts.
Collector Forney lately had etting
with speaker Blaine in Boston, TO urge him
10 appoint Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania,
chairman OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
Negotiations are now pending for rcluc-
of the rate of postage between the United
States and Switzerland. fixing the rate per
half ounce, when sent by direct German
mail by Bremen and Hamburg steamers, at
seven cents, from October 81, when the in
ternational money order system will Great
Britain went into operation.
The Civil Service Commission has been
engaged in the grouping and classification
nft ,,t, ntttn in, 1.a Il r.,
vice.
According tu the Russiau vfllcli:l pio-
sramme the first Visit Of the Grand bake
Alexis to Washington will not extend over
tweuty-four hours. IL will be merely for
the purpose of paying his respects TO Presi-
dent Grant end the-members of the cabin. t,
who, in to ", will welcome him To- the ex-
ecutye mansion. He will receive 10 visit MS
during his brief scjourn, u'r I ceivc
cards.
Some of the bast talent in the United
States is expected 10 be prescLt at the Ia
b1r Reform Convention, DCcember 5.h.
Already some four or fiv1 hundred cTedcn-
tials hive been mailed to influential Sympa-
thizers.
1t is uaoliicially stated that Secretary
Boutwell,, in his next report, will strongly
recommend the necessary legislation for
the payment in E9ropc of interest on so
much Of the new loan as is or may here
after bc placed abroad. This, it is claimed
and believed, will greatly extend the Euro
peaG market for aitcd safes securities.
East.
1t wa ,ulr"ntiy report d in New Iu-k
that Henry G.. Stebbns, Edward Pierre
pcnt and Horace Greeley were agI, ed upon
by Mayor Hall and Deputy Con ptrolIcr
Green for the vacancies in the Park Com
mission.
The membeIs OF the Brooklyn inyt ,tiga-
ting committee say they have evidence
showing that about four thousand fraudu-
lent votes were cast. Mayor Kalblliesch
: processes to Ec satisfied that he obtained
more honest votes than Powell and Booth,
and will contest his right ID Office in the
courts.
lie steamship Franklin, of tic new Bal
lac Lioyd's) line, has arrived in New York
Via number of cases Of cholera. She
'4iied from Stettin October 10th, touching
a' copenhagen on the l1th and Chri.tiana.
Al the latter port she had twcnty.tu cabin
"liu Ill storage passengers, and crew OF
SAty-seven men. Ten days out the first
vase Of cholera L.aIe its appearance am1ng
we steerage passengers, and when the
steamer put into Halifax ID obtain coal, he
had nearly one hundred cases of cholera
aud diolerac Il arrhca, OF which fo,ry have
been fatal.
Aris:d Quarantine will lie enforced. and
very effort made to alleviate their suffer.
''"S' hIit care VII be taken to prevent tic
spread Of the contagion.
IL is said at Quarantine that the real ,luse
VI 'he deliy of Prince Alexis arrival is ow.
4 nS 10 the fact, that as there is cholera in
4 hassia, 1t was deemed advisable to ,ata ,
migratory t"lrse, and visit Madeira ard
Other southern climates before nroceeGi,o
TO New York.
( I"hn Mitchell gained poiut in The sui,
against General DIX for alicscl false i'm
& piSonment, Judge McCunn denying the NO
uoh TO transfer TO the United States 'cour
I pr tie reason that ii did not come unde
he laws of Congress of lsG3 or ISIS, III,
arrest having occurred June i.h, ISGJ. sab
s'9ueht TO to the date fixed by the lrcsi
rnI pFociaina;ion st tlic Close "a the re