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

SALT LAKE NOV. 26.-Dispatchcs
from Little Cottonwood TO-DAY says
the anow ON the level is about six feet
deep. The residents of Alta City have
TO dig themselves in and out of their
dwellings. Many of the houses are
buried in the The storm still
continues.
\ Young man named Perkins was
buried by Il o slide. on Wednesday.
ncar the mouth of Wellington river.
He was dug out by miners and buried
on Thursday morning.
Several of the miners while at work
for the body, We're caught i'll the slides
and escaped with difficulty.
BRIGHAM'S CASE.
In the court Ibis morning the case of
Brigham Ioung,for .cwd and laSciyious
.conabitation was called up, and upon
motion ofthc Prosecuting. Attorney.
fixed next Monday for the trial. Mr..
Hampstead. Tor defense. protested ag-
ainst the order on the ground that it
waS:mpossiblct to have his client here on
such short notice. He asked for two
weeks, which was refus ed
II. Il. ClawSon and O. +. Batcs.Un the
same charge. filed a plea in abatement
upon the illcgality of the Grand Jury,
which was ovcrruled.
\ furious snow storm israging here
TODAY. The canon are supposed t" b"
entirely blockadcd. No communication
since Yesterday morning.
CuARLESToN.Nov. 2s.-Thr General
Assembly met at Columbia to-day.
Governors Scott in his message reviews
at length the causes which led him to
ask the suspension of the iiabcas corpus
as under the ku-kluN law. lie claims
that a cancellation proved useless anil
the courts would not act. and that the
whites mistook the magnanimity for
weakness. lie declined TO call out the
militia because il consisted of negroes.
who would have been slaughtered. and
the people lcd To believe that the contest
was between the negroes II whites
instead of between the friend Of H."
government and its enemies. As lat"
aS last sprin" many prominent citizens
promised him their cooperation IN the
sgnPpIfssassni%nn. nf IF k Hhd l1rSiI amiviI hI bowl 'G %rr
I ai'A "
being exhausted. the Governor appeal
ed to the national government to pro-
tcct the State against domestic violence.
| approvcs of the principlcof minor
ity characterization. and advises chang
cs III The election laws 50 a. 10 prevent
fraud. and urges the Legislature 10
avoid ali unnecessary appropriations.
and believes the Legislator, will 80 act
As to prove that lscpubiirgni-m md
"oDd GOVERN. nj in Sruih Carolina are
not rs falsely alleged. Inconsistent with
each other.
LONDON. November 27.-Col. R">>cI
was to have been shot at Paris to-day by
a party of engineers. Fcrrc was also
shot to-day ny Il Farty from the 5lst rc%i-
mcnt.
PARIS. NCv. 2s.-Thc Commune pris-
oners. Rosscl. Ferrr, and Hourgca>cy.
were taken to the Camp of Salary. tie
place ofcXccution, undera strong escort.
\ hollow square was formed by the
troops. in one end of which the prison
crs were placed. The behavior Of the
three men was nos courageous. The
soldiers approached to blindfold them.
when Fcrrc refused to allow Il bandagr
To be placed over his eyes. declaring
that he would look his cXccutioncrs in
the face. At seven o'clock a company
detailed for the duty advanced and fired.
Rosscl fell at the first discharge and was
instantly killed. The bullets did not
take immediate effect upon the others.
and as they were writing i'll the a"onics
ofdcath. the same shooting party.in ODE