The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-30

like so many dead hogs! The Sheriff at
TO arrest the inhumau butcher, but
the Infatuated populacs refused to give him
up, choosing rather to dispose of him imme-
than trust to the laws slow delay.
......A Baptist preacher named Herd and a
Mr.. Charles Dawson got into an altercation
at Richmond, Ohio, the other day. Herd
Dawson's face. Instead OF meekiy
the other cheek 10 his enemy, Daw-
drew a knife and stabbed his Ministerial
assailant, who, in turn, wrested the knife
from D., threw it away, and knocked MIN
down. Herd got his wound dressed and
again returned to the charge, but Dawson
cried peceaoi. said he didn't want any more,
and the plucky preacher retired in triumph.
THE America / Association for the Ad-
yancement of Science held its 2lst session
at Dubuque, Iowa, last week. Prof. j. Law
renee Smith, of Louisville, President for the
ensuing year, occupied the chair. There
was q large attendance, IND the meeting
was one OF the most interesting held SINCE
its organization ......A rumor comes from Fort
Sully that the Yellowstone expedition has
been attacked by a large body Sioux Indi-
ans. The result of the fight is not known.
The South.
ROBERT ArwooD, the Louisville Spectator
whose forgeries caused such an excitement
among financial men in that city, has been
placed in Jail. His operations amount to
upward of half a million dollars, one bank
alone suffering to the extent of $4,000.
Two brothers, named Lod and Josh Duke,
merchants of Greensboro, Ky, had a dispute
about business recently, and resorted to pis-
tolls for a settlement. josh was dangerously
wounded Lexington, the greatest race.
horse that America ever produced, died
lately, on Mr.. A~lexander's farm, in Ken
tucky......A party of thirteen persons were
struck by lightning in Druid Hill Park,
Baltimore, last week. Several ladies were
severely burned, but zone fatally.
GEN. SMITH, Surveyor of Customs at Mem
phis, recently seized on and tore up a large
number of rails of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad, to satisfy unpaid dues
amounting to some SIS, 000. .....A negro MUIR
derer named Wade was lately hung by a
mob in Stewart county, Tenn.
BALTIMORE has been thrown into a fever of
excitement by a stupendous bank robbery.
A party of burglars entered the Third Ma
tional Bank, cut into the large safes, and Sc
cured $1o0, 900 of the banks funds, besides
large amounts belonging to private deposi-
tors. 1t is thought the total losses will reach
half a million dollars....The boll-worm is
doing great damage to the cotton in Missis-
sippi.-..The Pope county, Ark, troubles
have ended, and all is quiet again.
Washington.
PRESIDENT GRANT has declined the invita-
ton to visit Chsttanooga.-..Claims aggre-
eating Sill, 5000 have been fled before
the mixed American and English commits
sion now sitting at Washington, from Brit
ish sources, for damages sustained by the
seizure and confscation of blockade-runners
and their cargoes, during the rebellion, by
the American Government.
PRESIDENT GRANT has signifed his inten-
ton, in case of reelection, to remodel his
Cabinet, with a single exception.....The re-
cen newspaper statement Of the amount of
claims by British subjects against America
is pronounced by the Secretary of the Mixed
Commission entirely erroneous.
TIE Q~uartermaster General will soon open
bids for supplying headstones or head blocks
for the graves in the National Military
Cemeteries under the act of Congress. Three
hundred and fifty thousand are required
and there is an existing appropriation OF
$3.50, 900 TO pay for them, but as this is not
sufficient, an extra appropriation Will be
asked for by the Wal Department from the
next Congress. Each block or stone is to be
marked with the number of the grave, name
of the soldier, rank, company, regiment,
date, and place of death. The blocks for
unknown soldiers will be inscribed with the
legend unknown United States soldier
THE Kentucky war claim, amounting To
$235,25s, has finally passed the Third Au,
ditor's office, and q warrant for its payment
has been issued THE Internal Revenue
Bureau has become impressed with the idea
that the Government does BOT get all the
| revenue 10 which it is entitled from the beer
brewers, and a movement is contemplate
on that interest. Where any barrel con-
tains q fraction over the size stamped, il
will be made to pay the tax for the next
larger denomination IAN application has
been made to the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office to pre-empt the Arizona
diamord lands. 1t is stated that, SIS these
stones are found only in mining lands, it
will be held that they are not open TO entry,
but come uLder the restrictions of the act
of Congress.
The Postofice Department has at last
agreed upon the size, style, color, ETC., ofthe
forthcoming postal card It, will be of a
light amber color, 5 by 81 inches in size, and
weigh about II drachms.-...The Internal
Revenue Bureau has refused an application
to distill spirits from ca~ntaloupes under the
exemption allowed fruit distillers, on the
ground that the Law recognizes those only
as fruit distillers who distill from apples,
peaches and grspes.....Tho Second Ma
tional Bank Of Washington, capital 5000 900,
has commenced. operations."..The Ken
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