The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-11-15
LATEST NEWS In BRIEF.

IJD curing OCtouSi.
The president has appointed Charles G
Reanan, jr., examiner of claims in tho dc
partment of State. Moses M. Adams ha
been appointed agent for the SissiIon Indian
in Dakota.
GOV. Perham, Of Maine, has written let
t4r to Senator. Trumbull, proposiRg in be
half Of tae State to donate for the use of tn,
county and bar Of Chicago, copies of stat
Gtcs. reports and digest Of the State. SeEa
tor Trumbull is collecting here a grea: mass
OF public documents, Of value as books O
reference, and forwarding them to the press
and lawyers OF Chicago.
The order for the arrest of W. I. Forbes
late Pension Agent at Philadelphia, hai
been forwarded, and il Is supposed that hs
hls been taken in custody.
The Controller of the Currency has alt
thorized the Merchants National Bank Of
Toledo to commence business, with q cari-
nj Of $500, 1000.
The War Department again declines to
Grant an escort to the Indian Superintend
cat Wall, on the ground OF insuGieencv @
troops in Montana and the season being toe
ilr advanced.
The Civil Service commission was In
session, on the subject of post-masters.
The difficulty is TO fix a point where COM
petitive examination shall commence, as OF
$4,000 postmasters, 22,O00 receive salaries
less than 81, 900 year, and tits thought this
clsss Will not submit to examinations, as
the greater part Of offices held are merely
fyr neighborhood accommodations and not
f'Ir profit.
The President, Secretary Of War, and
General Sherman are now engaged in reor-
ganizing the military department of the
country.
George 3. Williams, Of Indiana, Deputy
commissioner of Internal Revenue, has
been appointed, at a salary of ten thousand
collars, to proceed to Japan and introduce
into that hitherto happy country the pres
nj American system Of revenue.
Military changes have been made by the
President Transferring the State Of North
Carolina from the Department Of the East
to the Department Of The South. The Indi-
an Territory north of Texas and south of
Kansas has been added to the Department
of Texas, to be under command of General
Augur, and the Department Of Texas is
added to the division of Missouri. The De-
partment of the Platte, for the present, is
discontinued. The States of Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi and the Gulf posts
will constitute the new Department of the
Gulf, to be commanded by Col. Morey.
The Fifth cavalry is ordered to Arizona !;
tie Third cavalry is ordered to Fort Nc
Pherson. Second Lieutenant Frederick G.
Grant, Of the Fourth cavalry, has been or
d,red TO report to general army headquar-
tiers, and will accompany General Sherman
mis- tour Of military inspections in Europe.
The Commissioner of pensions Is now in
Philadelphia to effect settlement with
Forbes, the invalid pension agent Of that
city, who is in arrears 100000 to the gov
rnent.
The telegram from Russia denying that
Minister Catacazy will not be recalled after
tho visit Of tho Grand Dukc has attracted
attention in official circles. There IS author
ity for the statement that Catacazv has been
told that after the visit of the Grand Duke
he will not be received a. Minister here, and
that if he does not leave his passports will
be sent.
The returns of November Ist show that
e05 grain and 10 molasses diatilleries are In
operation, Illinois has 42, Indiana 81, Ken
lucky 1G, New York II, Ohio 80, and Penn
sylvania 90,
1t is understood that, On the arrival OF our
coming royal guest at Philadelphia. the Hon.
Simon Cameron will meet him In the capac-
ity Of eX-United States minister 10 Russia,
and tender him the hospitalities of the city
and commonwealth. From Philadelphia it
is further understood Mr.. Cameron will es-
cort the noble Russian and suite to the coal,
iren, and Oil regions in one of the magnifi-
cent coaches of Colonel Thomas Scott.
The United States steamer Wabash, flag
ship of the European squadron, sails from
Boston about the latter part Of next week,
for Europe. General Sherman, Colonel
Andenreid and staff take passage on the
Wabash. They will be absent about six
montns.
The secretary Ct the Interior has set aide
The bids for the Kaw lands as too low.
iHC hdiuo VI uidil COItTdClS loT the
Southern States were made to-day.
= At the cabinet meeting to-day petition
from Chicago was read, signed by the
representatives OF both political partiea,
asking that troops be stationed IN that city
Tor the protection Of property, those which
were there Immediately after the fire hav-
tnG been withdrawn. In accordance with
the petition an order has been issued, by
which portion of the Eighth infantry, now
at Wilstt's Point. will be dispatched to
Chicago. aL-
The President has issued a proclamation
Today, revoking the suspension of the
aabess corpus in Marion county. South
Carolina, it having been ascertaiped that m.
awful combinations do not exist tbere n
'he extent described in the proclamation
mspendlng The SAID writ, and declaring
bat, as It has been ascertained that un
ewful conspiracics 90 exist in Union
ounty, the usual notice will be given TO
such combinations 20 d;sperse within five
Gays.
Inc appointment of commissioner of In.
dlan affairs will be made during the present
week, am II will probably be either Col.