The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-10-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The East

ANAA A
The East.
SING SING, N. Y, has been visited BY Q de-
fire, which swept away twenty
seven business houses, involving a loss OF
inward of $3.50 00......Philadelphia, at the
election, polled over 11S,000 votes.
majority is 2 0,a57...-.John Nor
rissey lost $35 900 on the Pennsylvania cleo
Cubans in New York, on the
inst, celebrated, with much spi 1T, the
fourth anniversary Of the independence of
the Island Of Cuba......Hon. WIN. II. Seward
died at his residence in Auburn, N. Y, on
the 10th of October, afte- q brief illness.
OK the 5th of October the horses Harry
Bassett and Monarchist met on the jerome
Park course, New York, for a three mile
race, and such was the confidence in the
victor of Longfellow that the betting was
ten to one in his favor. To the surprise OF
everybody, Monarchist won the race, which
is described as having been one of the most
exciting contests in the history of the Amer
lean turf. One week later the same horses
mile race; and, Notwithstanding his previous
defeat, Bassett was still the favorite at large
odds. Again he disappointed his hackers,
and succumbed to the superior speed and
endurance o. Monarchist. Thus the king of
the turf is deposed almost as soon as crowned,
and Monarchist jastifes his name by sue
ceeding to the equine royalty...-.A fire at
Bangor, Me-, last week, destroyed over $780,
600 worth of observation-disclosures, N. H.,
was visited by a 100000 fire the othor day.
......Sarah Payson Willis, wife of James Par
ton, the historian, otherwise known as Fanny
Fern, died recently, in New York..
World, is dead......The funeral obsequies of
Mr.. Seward, at Auburn, N. Y, were of the
most imposing character. The following
prominent gentlemen acted as pall-bearcrs
Thurlow Weed, Edwin D. Morgan, Richard
Schell, Samuel B. Ruggles, Abram Wake
man, James Barnes, Flies V. L~eayenworth.
Henry Wells, George Patterson, MS Myers
James A. Seymoor, Richard Steel, Nelson
Beardsley, Daniel Howsou, E. T. T. Martin
John Porter, and J. Il. Chedell.
TIE Saratoga County Bank at Waterford
N. Y, was robbed the other day of ovel
$500 700, by a gang of nine masked desper
ADDE'S. The robbers secreted themselves il
the house of the Cashier, during the night
and bound and gagged the entire family, ex
cept the Cashier, whom they compelled K
open the vault of the bank.
Hon. JUSTIN S. MORRILL, has been re-
elected United States Senator from Vernon
.....James. Anthony Froude, the English his
torian, was barqueted at New York tn.
other day. Mr.. Froude explained that tn,
object Of his visit to this country was to con.
tribute to the formation of public opinion il
this country regarding the relations between
England and ireland. Conyers, the re.
Gently appointed co!ored midshipman, i.
having acout as bad a time of it at the Anna.
polls Naval Academy as Cadet Smith cid a
West Point. On last Friday night, when tn,
m%idshipmen were in line marching from thu
lower part of the grounds to their quarters
an attack was made on Conyers by SOM
score of middies,, who kicked and cuffsd hin
unceremoniously. A cadet officer rushed il
with a drawn sword among the crowd thai
had gathered about the unfortunate cade
and stopped the attack. The Presidents at
tention has been called to this matter, anc
he has promised that all the parties engaged
IN the affair shall be dismissed......A throw
ing match between baseball players tool
place at Brooklyn, N. Y, the other dsy
Hatfield, of the Mutual Club, threw the bal
1873 yards, l foot, z inches, winning tho frs
prize. Leonard, of the Boston Club, threw
Il9 yards, one foot, l6 inches. and Harr,
Wright, of the same club, III yards, l foot
l inch.
The West.
AN ARRAY, growing out of a heated 20
ltical discussion, occurred at st. Louis tn
otter day, betwoss j. Milton Turne
(colored), United States Minister to Liberis
and George Medley, another prominen
colored man, in which the latter Stable;
Turner in the breast with a pocket-knife, in
hicting o probably fatal wound......T TIL
anniversary of the great fire in Chicago
(Oct. Q J, though there was no formal demon
stration, was generally observed as a kin,
OF holiday by the people ofthe Rebuilt City
c-:.A Chicago. paper has started anothe
uolconda sensation. It processes 10 tell tn
story of q man who has discovered the ex
lstence of vast mineral wealth in the Islam,
OF Aruba, off the coast Of Venezuela. Tn
island in question is represented as almos
one solid nugget of gold, and that an ina
mense company has been formed to work tn
mines. The story is highly sensational, an
doubtless had its origin in the fertile mag
mation OF the reporter who wrote it up.
The village of Pennington, Mich, has bee
almost entirely destroyed by FIRE.
Sioux CRY, Yankton, Fort Randall, an
other points in Iowa and Dakota, Iecsntl
experienced a severe earthquake Shock.
Mayor Medill, of Chicago, has ordered e
salo ms to be closed on the Sabbath, and si
nIhed his intention to do all in his power
enforce the order.
DURING an ARRAY on the fair grounds
st. Louis, last week, two men were Stable
aud killed by adrunkcn rowdy named Dayi
Ring.-".An extensive furnace at Frsde,
lcktown, No. just erected at a cost of S2ei
eVo' was destroyed by fro a few DAYS sine
Five hundred men are thrown ont of en- nio,
meHt-".The Texas cattle fever, in six week
destroyed $50 900 wsrth of stock in Mora
county, Ill.
IHE propeller Lac Ia Belle, from Chicac
sum- near Racine, Wis, last week. 81
lives were lost by the disaster. The Lac
b lie was a large vessel of ] 900 tons burde,
and was valued at $75, 200. 49, The town
newton, Eidorado county, Cal, has bee
totally destroyed by ire......Rev j. F. ken
ncdy, o prominent Methodist minister. r,
Gently committed suicide at delaware, OH
by shooting himself through the head wit
a revolver.
TIE stockholders OF the new Merchant
Exchange at st. Louis have authorized th
issue of 81, 200. goo twenty-year bonds for tn
construction Of the projected cdifce......M Mrs
Alser, of Grand Mound, Iowa, recently con,
mitted suicide by hanging herself to a door
knob with q bed-sheet-...A petition for
mechanic's lien on Potter Palmer's crea
three-miilion-dollar hotel, at Chicago, bal
been hled IN the Superior Court of that city
by the contractor and builder of the struc
ture. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insur
ance Company has a mortgage of 81 nnn Hnf