The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-12-06

er City of Brussels for five of Twced'S fam
lily, ard that one extra berth had been en-
gagged, which it wgs stated, might not bt
used.
Ii is stated that Tweed ha: applied to TIC
company in which his life is insured, fo!
permission to travel beyond the sea.
Horace Greeley announces his retirement
from the bureau of immigration on account
of his Fame being mentioned there with as
inducemtnt to emigrants to place money In
one of the broker savings banks.
six Algerines, who had been cap:Ired by
the French during the late rebellion in AL.
geria, and sent to Cayenne, arrived at Phil
ade!phia recently by a vessel from Damar-
ara. They escaped to Demarara on raft
They had an interview with Mayor Fox,
who promised they should not be sent back.
! West.
| The Chicago Journal says re port is cur
rent that the United States government has
purchased the Lombard property on Mon
roe street. adjoining the present post office
building on the west, paying therefor SlOi. :
900, or 81 900 per front foot.
A meeting of the policy holders of the
suspended insurance companies, was held
ST Standard Hall in Chicago, Colonel Mes
scr presided. The committee of ten ap-
pointed at 4 previous meeting, made their
report, in which they recommended that an
executive committee of eleven be appointed.
whose duties shall consist i'll appointing ct
torHeys at all places where tue suspended
insurance companies are located, and that
they be instructed to prosecute all claims OF
policy holders, which, for that purpose are
to be assigned by the holders 10 the COM
uit5ee. An assessment of one per cent, is
to be made on all policies for paying expen-
ScS.
From evidence taken before the Fire Com
missoners, it was ascertained that Mrs.
O'Leary's cow was the cause of the fire. 1t
appears that her friend and co-tenan:, Me
Loughlin. the iidler, had social time that
evening, tisat wishing to cook few oysters
for the sOcai crowd. and beng short of
milk, he went for Mrs. Leary's COW, and
while engaged in surreptitiously obtaining
the lacteal fluid from the haste, she became
indignant at their dishonest practice, and
kicked over tic lamp; hence the great con-
flag-ation.
Real estate in Chicago, which many wise
acres predicted would decline thirty to fifty
per cent more than retains its value; and
on Wells street sales have been made at
thirty-three per cent. above rates realized,the
week before the fire. 1t is but fair to say.
however, that before the fire this street be-
low Medson WAS built M almost entirely
of one and two story wooden rows, main
ly occupied ty the lowest class of people.
Reports from Washington state that the
work on the arsenal IT Rock Island is being
vigorously prosecuted. and two OF the great
workshops will be completed very soon.
The investigation Of the management, by
Mr.. {. G. =. Holden, Of the Relief funds
has developed the fact that that gentleman
turned over to the treasurer AL the money
in his hands, when received. This fully cx-
honeTated him from the charge OF misappr0-
priation which was freely made during Mr..
Holden. 5 candidacy for mayor. It is due TO
him to say that he stands acquitted of this
and other charges in the eyes OF the com
Telegraph communication between St.
Paul and Fort Garry has been established
and 50 Manitoba is in the world to-day. Con-
gratulatory messages, passed between Gov
ernor Archibald, at Fort Garry, and Lord
Lisgar. at Ottawa, Canada, on the event OF
4 his inn M gnl la is ~ n
rejoicing in Winncpeg over the event. Rap
id is the march Of civilization, ani great is
one of is chiefest agents, the clectri: tele-
graph.
Gen. Wall, superintendent OF Indian af-
fairs, reports that band of from seventy
five to Cne hundred half-breeds from Brit
ish America, have established winter quar-
ters in the vicinitJ of Milk River agency,
with the view of supplying Indians with
liquor and ammunition. Gen. Gibbon has
directed = portion Of the Seventh infantry
to surprise them, spill the liquor, destroy
their huts, bring away whatever is valua-
bic, and drive them from the country.
The great mining suit Of the Eureka min
ing company against Aspinwal of New
York, was decided recently at Provo, Utah,
by the jury, for the plaintiff. The contest
was for the title to the King David. 1t is
said that Page and others who sold the mine
to Aspinwall, put upa job, knowing they
had no title.
South
BY virtue Of authority vested in the Pres
ident by the Internal revenue law Of July,
1870, he has ordered that the supervisory
district comprising the States of Alabama
and Mississippi be annexed to and comprised
with the State of Tennessee, aad hereafter
constitute bu. one supervisory district. The
order is to take effect on and after December
lst next.
The Georgia Legislature has passed the
election bill for Governor over the acting
Governors veto by more than q two-thirds
majority.
Dir. Donahue has been transferred from
the Britieh consulate at New Orleans to that
of Baltimore, ani Mr.. Fonblanque has been
appointed consul at New Orleans.
The agent Of the government telegraphed
froia Tennessee to the District Attorney
that he has taken into custody Michael
Strohncir, David Beatty, James Beatty, and
Claiborne Beatty. These men were indicted
/ by the grand jury Of the District of Colum-
bia, with Col. Wm. B. Stokes and Victor
! Pow, II ,,barl-.J Z, ii, froul