The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-11-08
LATEST NEWS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

evening, at CleVelalu, w., on civil service II
form.
B. C. Calvin seeks to recover S2,G00,0 ,0C
from Boutwell, for losses occurring throug
his financial policy.
Morgan & Co., of New York, have rt
ceived from England for the relief of tn
Chicago sufferers S225, 600.
Cleveland, Ohio, is sending large supple
to the relief of the sufferers from the fire
in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Eight hundred and sixty thousand dollar
have been subscribed through the Ney
York chamber of commerce in aid of Chi
cago.
The president and secretary of state de
cline to submit the status of the Hornet t.
an admiralty court, on the ground that sh'
claims the American flag with proper
clearance and must be protected. 1t will bt
remembered that Spanish admiralty cour
condemned the vessel once as pirate.
The counterfeiting gangs in New York
have been effectually raided. Colonel
Whithly yesterday broke M another nest Of
he thieves.
There is a rumor af1oat that the ship in
which the Russian prince was coming hith.
er has been lost. 1t is believed to be with.
out foundation.
Weston, the Walker, completed fifty and
one-half miles at Macon. Ga, in nine hours.
forty-nlne minutes aud forty seconds, with
out stopping.
NEW BONDS DEMANDED.
The-commissioner of internal revenue has
instructed the internal revenue officers of
Chicago that new bonds must be filed by all
distlllers, brewers aud tobacco manufac-
turers now carrying on business.
THE SUPREME COURT
of the United States met to-day for consul
tation to decide when the opinions which
were held over from the last term of the
court, shall be rendered. The legal-tender
cases are to be read at once. The result
was announced at the last term.
Letters from the Northwest represent he
forest fires and loss of property and life and
the extent of the sufferings as much worse
than described, Many of the wretched peo-
pie endured untold torture. Men and
women destroyed themselves; parents cut
their children's throats; hundreds leaped
into wells, and crowds perished by inches.
1t is doubtful if such horrible scenes were
ever before known in the country. They
literally beggar description. 1t is reported
that over 600 lives were lost.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad made
a verbal contract to buy out the Louisville,
Cincinnati and Lexington railroad, the con-
tract to be completed in writing on Oct.
30th. The terms sgreed are: The L. c. &
L. Co. issue one million of new bonds,
which the c. & o. Co. purchase, and also
agree to take and buy such private stock
as shall be presented within sixty days at
sixty cents on the dollar, cash, or sixty-five
cents on nine to twelve months time, the
C. & L. Co. guaranteeing that enough such
stock shall be forthcoming to give the c. &
o. Co. controlling interest in the road.
The Chicago Tribune editorially an
nounces that five or six hundred additional
brick and stons masons can find employ
ment in Chicago through the winter, at
from four to five dollars Der day; that two
thousand carpenters can find employment
all through the winter at high wages that
in March there will employment for twice
as many more of both these trades, and in
addition that of workers in wood, iron.
lumber, gas filters, workers in tin, brass
and copper, whole army will be wanted
Thousands of laborers now starving in New
York and other cities, can fad work at
good wages, with comfortable houses for
their families and them selves on farms
within one hundred miles of Chicago.
Warrants are out for the arrest of Brig
ham oung and his son, j. A. Young, on
charge Of murder, in having ordered the
killing of Richard Yates. The indictments
on these murder cases are understo ID to be
founded on the testimony of Bill Hickman,
who was once what is termed by the Cen
tiles Dante.
The Chicago Times will resume its quarto
form about the 10 tn of November.
The following young gentlemen. recently
examined at the Naval Academy, were found
qualified and have been appointed by the
secretary OF the nav, aas cadet engineers and
ordered to report to Commodore Warden
without delay, for the purpose of prosecut-
ing their studies: Henry L. Cleaver, Read
ing, Pa; Robert G.. D1ning, Columbus, O.;
Albert S. Rust, Ripon, Wis.
Daniel II. Wells, mayor o. S ,lt Lake City,
Hosea A. Stout, formerly attorney general
of the Territory. and VIM. Btlden, Of Kim
balls hotel, on Panty Canon, were arrested
by United States Marshal Patrick, upon in
dictment OF the grand jury, which charged
them with murder.
The President has recognized Hogborth
Saniguary as yice-consul of Sweden and
Norway at st. Paul, and Peter S Vance rs
vice-consul at Chicago, John F. Cooke has
been recognized as resident vice-consul for
her Brittanic majesty at st. Louis.
The secretary Of the treasury has author
lied the assistant treasurer at New York to
purchase one million of bonds on each
Wednesday in November, five millions in
all; and to sell one millien of coin on the
first, third and fifth Thursdays; and two
millions each on the second and fourth
Thursdays; or seven millions in all.
The clerks of the redemption bureau in
the Treasury department voluntarily re-
mained at their posts on Saturday TO count
for redemption alarge lot of charrcd money
from Chicago, in order to aid those remit
ting it in obtaining their money at the ear