The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-11-29
GENERAL AND PARTICULAR,

course of which he said: 'The car cam,
out in few weeks ago from Omaha to Or
egon contained only two people who were
not bound to Oregon. One of them was
slab-sided spinster, who, having failed tt
procure an entire man at home, looked as /
she might be going to Salt Lake City t.
content herself with portion of one thu
other was an Englishman, who was going
into the mountains of California to hum
grizzly bears with double-barrelled shot
gun. told him he would find the spOrl
rather exciting when the bears began tC
hunt him.
Mining affairs in Pennsylvania are likely
to rest In quieneSs for at least the remainder
of the year. A compact has been made be-
tween the great companies and the associa.
ton of miners, by which the price of mining
IS liked at 9' IL cents per ton, and which Is
to continue in force till 1872. At the expira
ton OF the contract attempts will be made to
reduce the pay to Sc cents, which will be re.
sisted Cf course, and a general suspension
OF work may at that time be expected.
The art critics of two or three Tennessee
papers note with nndisguised delight 10.
cal Inspiration in the shape Of cane where
on arc carved portraits of General Jackson,
General Lee, Andrew johnson, many s.rare
ana beautiful animals" and the Lords
frayer, 'cut in clear, beautiful Roman let
tcrs.' Such combination, carved OIL one
cane, Is swinging around the circle" with
a vengeance.
One OF the largest planters of the South
Is colonel 6. B Lockett. of Georgia. He
mas planted this year G,O00 acres of cot
ton and 5000 acres of corn and small
grams. AT the lowest estimate his cotton
crop. will sell for $50 600. Col. Lockot
employs $50 hands, all black, and has no
trouble with his help, who are orderly and
toierably Industrious. Throwing out the
value CT increase of slaves, he thinks that
cotton can now be raised more chearly than
before the war
Inc San Francisco Morning Call, of the
5lst ult says: "There is now no question
out bananas can be grown successfully in
several on the southern counties of Cali
iorna. Tue Anaheim Gazette reports two
paiiana trees in that place, planted last wear
as ane experiment. now bearing punches of
this delicious fruit"
Efforts which promise tn tc successful
are row being made to export Australian
N""l 70 The Eastern ports of this country
,iirt,s, instead Of sending it by way of Eng
i"ad, which country has heretofore almost
moh"pollLed the commerce of this one of
her c"onles. In September a million dol
lars worth "i WOOL was purchased in New
H"uth wales for shipment direct on account
" EtW oFk and Boston manufacturers. a
! W10! ship Is also 10 be sent from the COLONY
OF Victoria direct - New York.
! C"Fr' Spou.!tHt who witnessed the surt-
I-E "Ld 'diiiInS, Il, the Treasury Depart
hcnt. cl The burned money from the Chi
/ Gag" ruins, %ivt> this wu-d u. warning ::
-ihF &'iN is liable TO ''2 buried out ;any fire
/ ifn'H sac Is subject t" being brought undcr
( '.e i',i -! extreme heat and its contents
/ i'2st,d, that al persons having Eo.cs,
E'h: 'r r"- ;age stamp; put away for safe
: ping, sh3uld take the l:ccarl,!"n 10 keep
'hcin SpT'ai "ut ih;ir fu'I size, one placed
n'hlY over the other. AID in case of an scci-
u'h- "r i, calamity, such aS that at Chicago,
/ very hitia VIII l. lJ5t in tie process Of re-
demPiirn. III notes, whose value can he
/ mad" ont, are r'.!CcmCd at full value. There
Is u" iscnGn. on burned money, Il; there is
on mslilL'c! mon"y.
ii i I"" fully unl' Fst"ul that the United
'''ates EovcrnmrUt will not Join with tic
/ Governments Of Europe in making oh ,erya-
| ZION, Of the total eclipse of the sun on tte
I IL oi December nsVr. The corps of oh.
SENATORS N the Naval Observatory would
cnctIllliiy have accepted the invitation of
| t.' british astronomers. but owing 10 their
absence last year in making observations.
"i the eclipse IN Southern Europe, the work
Gi the Observatory is very much behind.
ana they alone. could have been dispatched
nhoer ordrr o. the Navy Department Un-
ntr :uch circumstances, ii is almost impo;si.
o!c i"r America I" be represented.
III IS believed that bill will be introduced
INTO Congress at its next session looking
To the adoption OF telegraph communication
AT raic, within the reach of the poorer Glass
eS q! the Ecop!c, not under the direct con-
trol OF I'll" government, but under its super-
Visnh. inc plan now suggested is simply
! 10 let out II companies offering the hest
terms thc contract for postal telegraph COM
muuicatiOn.
HE PHYsIr Al STRENGTH or YOUNG Wo.
MEN.-Somc one asked Mrs. Cady Stanton II
she thought that girls possess d the phys-
igue necessary tor the wear and tear of a
college course of study. Her reply is both
sensible and sarcastic, IL would like to
see YOU" said Mrs. Stanton, take thirteen
hundred young men, and lace them up. and
liang ten TO twenty pounds wcig Int of clothes
TO ttc:r waists. perch them upon three-lnch
heels, cover their heads with ripples, CHG
mons, rats and mice. ani stick ten thousand
hair-pins into their scalpS; if they can stand
all this. they will stand little Latin and
Greek.
| The great strike 1T Neweastle-on-rvne,
which, after iiyc month duration. has Just
ended with neither side carry ing its point,
is computed 10 have caused a loss 10 The
trade OF 81 200 900 in orders, and 10 the
! shipping III 500 OC0, To syv unshiny of the
enormous sums spent in tnc support OF the
wo-kinen, OF the severe injury inflicted on
the small subsidiary indus tries, and of the
departure Of some Of the best mechanics to
o.hcr fields "f labor, and this independently
OF the suil'rlngs among the strikers, which
must have been very great. Daring the pc.
rOd Of the strike the death rate ut NewcaS-
tic rose from twenty-five to from forty to
iltty per thousand-that is nearly doubled
| a Florence letter describes the season In
the following seductive language: "NOw
we are enjoying the delicious Italian autumn
weather, in praise of which We have SO Of
Cn sung song. The sky is Of 4 soft blue,
clear as crystal. The grapes arc all gath
cred, and with enough reserved for the table
the crimson juices which are to help to keep
our hearts cheerful for another year. The
| harvest is bountitul enough to satisfy the
most devout and watchful expectation;
CrOaking tlcsponden,y has hushed its proph-
cc;cs of failure, for there is wine enough for
all, and the sonr Of satisfaction is sung, as
| In the good Old days.
! The latest educational returns CT France
I show that he average education of the people
is'hardly any better than in Italy or Spain,
where large majority can neither read nor
write. OF !"ur million children under thir-
| teen years of age bel geen an eighth and a
! Quarter OF them have 10 education what
ever. Ii is stated that several departments
have already adopted compulsory education,
! and others are considering IL.
\ late London Liter says: Despite the as