The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-31

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pincott; for Attorney General, James K.
Edsall; for Clerks Of the Supreme Court,
Caird d. Trimble, of Princeton; e. C. Ham
burgher, of Quincy; j. ". Campbell OF
Nashville. For Presidential Electors, At
Large, Henry Greenebaum, David T. Line
gar; Districts: l, Chauncey T. Bowen; z,
Lester L. Bond 3, Mahlon D. Ogden; T.
Richard L. Divine; S, James Shaw q, NOT
mar II. Ryan; 2, Irus Coy; s, J.J.C aswcii
3, B. W.Gale; 10, W. B. Henderson II,
Noses M. Bane; IL, NJ. 8. Chamberlain; iS'
Hugh Fullerton ; IA, Martin B. Thompson;
Is, J. W. Wilton I6, John P. Van Dorston;
II, j. L. Yeager IS, John Dougherty; ~,
W. H. Robinson. .....A breakman on the
jackson and Saginaw road, Michigan, named
| Peter Gildersleeve, was killed Wednesday
morning while coupling cars, BY being
caught between the bumpers.
.5yfia The South.
A FIRE at Sacramento, Mclean county,
Kentucky, last Friday, nearly d~cstroyedthe
village.
A DISPATCH from Little Rock, Ark, Mon
day, says The river is 26 feet at this
point and still rising. 1t lacks but four feet
of being as high as in 1874. The town Of
Argenta, opposite this place, lis overlooked,
as also the depot and the tracks Of the Mem
phis railroad. The damage already done to
plantations near here is estimated at $50, 600.
Thousands of acres of cotton are under
water, below as well as above. In Jeiier-
son, Ark, and Desha and Chicot counties a
large part of the farms bordering along the
river are covered with wafer"
laa,f Washington.
The House agreed Thursday, the Senate
concurring. TO finally adjourn on Monday,
the Sd Of June.-..Col. Geo. W. Dougal, Of
California, took poison and died at Washing
ton Thursday night. 'au-
Tar President on Tuesday signed the fol-
lowing bills: To authorize the issue Of
bonds to the authorities of the Territory of
Montana; TO enable the city Of Denver to
purchase certain lands in Colorado for a
cemetery; TO grant American registers to
the Hawaiian bark Florence; to regulate
the mode Of making private contracts with
the Indians; TO reduce the military reserva-
ton at Fort Stanton, New Mexico......A
Washington special says: "The Foreign
Relations Committee are quietly engaged in
investigating the circumstances connected
with the premature publication of the Wash
ington Treaty correspondence. Experience
has proved the futility of attempts to get
information from newspaper correspond
ents hence the COMMITTEES have hit upon
the novel plan Of investigating the Senate
itself. They began with members of the
committed, and will soon examine each
member of the Senate and call upon each
one to produce his copy of the correspond
ence as a proof that he has it in his posses
slon." ..-..Although the House has passed
the Senate resolution to adjourn on the 29th
OF May, some members, together with Sena-
tors, say that the time will ave to be ex-
tended, in order that the Senate may trans
act its necessary business.
Foreign.
TIE railroad TO Yeddo, Japan, is at last
nearly completed, and will commence run
ming in a week..--.The story that ton Jap
anese intended assassinating the Mikado is
not believed. The country enjoys profound
peace reports TO the contrary notwfthstand-
ing.-...The Japanese fair is to be opened
soon at Kioto, the former residence Of the
Mikado, and hot-bed of tho Anti-Foreign
party. Foreigners, on dcpositing $500 with
their Consul for good behavior, may visit
here for seventy days. This move is made
to test the foreign element in the country.
II the behavior is troublesome 10 the Gov
ernment, no doubt Iwakura will be ordered
to keep Japan a sealed book somewhat
longer."...A dispatch from Rome, dated May
10, says the Italian Government has sent a
communication to the Government of Prince
Charles of Roumania, protesting against the
persecution and oppression of the Jews in
that country.
A CABLE dispatch from London, May Is,
says: "The agent of the Cunard line has re-
caived inform t;on oftho Ia, -
Tripoli, from Liverpool for Boston. The
Tripoli went ashore en- South Tuskar Rock,
of Carnsore point, on the Irish coast. The
crew and passengers were saved, but the
vessel will be q total loss. Little of the
cargo can be saved."....... News from Madrid,
Spain, has been received of a fight at Man
aria and the defeat of the Carlists, number
ing 5000, by the forces under Gen. Letorna.
1t is reported from the Spanish frontier,
through Carlist~ channels, that the Govern
ment troops have been defeated near Bilboa,
with the loss Of many prisoners-....A dis
patch from Yokohama, Japan, dated the 23d
Of April, says " By an Imperial decree the
Tenno Of Japan has abolished the edicts
directed against Christianity, which have
been in force for over three centurics."....
Capt. Patty, of the schooner Flirt, from Mar
tInque, reports the massacre Of a family of
ten persons named Fougier, in the French
settlement of st. Peters, on that island.
The Fougier family had inherited six mil
lion francs from relatives in France, and the
massacre was committed by Louis Berthemy,
an heir under the will, with the aid of two
hired assassins, accompanying him from
france, IN order to obtain possession of the
entire estate Berthemy and his accom-
plices have been sent 10 France for trial.
IT was officially announced Monday, by
the Government, that desertions from the
Carlists bands in the province of Biscay,
Spain, have commenced. Many of the in
surrectionists present themselves 10 the
Government troops and give up their arms.
More than 1000 have already submitted.
lnsurgent bands in other provinces are dis
persing-..-The Prussian imperial arm
band, by consent of the Emperor, will sail
shortly for America, to take part in the
worlds peace jubilee at Boston.
ALAIER dispatch from Biscay, Spain, re-
ports that the Carlist organization in that
province has been completely annihilated.
Five thousand insurgents surrendered To
the loyal forces on Sunday last. Order is
now restored throughout the entire prov
ince.
A LONDON special, dated May %, says:
The English papers continue to discuss the
Treaty Of Washington and tho supplement
tary article thereto with undiminished in
terest. Their editorials arc generally in. |
spired by a desire TO prevent a failure of the |
arbitration and save the Treaty. An article.
in q contrary sense, in the Pail Mall Gazette. |
tonight, says that the whole drift of feeling
and opinion in England justi6es it in say.
ing that the worst thing to do with the
Treaty 10 to save it. Saving tho Treaty.
lit says) means offence and humilliation
to America or England, or both nations. 1t
means q renewal and not an abatement of
the i'll feeling which ithas intended to allay.