The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-11-29

TIE official msjority for Grant in Delaware
is 9os......G rceley's majority in Tennessee II
s.2I3, with ten counties to hear from ON
cially. Grants official majority in Virginia
is 1,S75...... Secretary Fish positively declares
80 says q Washington correspondent-snes
he would not accept the English mission II
rendered TO him, but that he intends 70 retire
to private life after the 4th Of Mareh..;.'it Is
now animated that Secretary Boutwell, zoe,
not aspire TO Senator Wilson's seat, Tut Will
| remain in the Cabinet another four years.
TIE official vote of Illinois stands: Grant,
24o, 1857; Greeley, 1859. The vote was
| lighter by Is. 37s than that cast in ls6S...'.
The vote of Maine at the late election VA
the smallest cast in that State for T. e,lden!
| since ls2O......Thc following 10 the ofhclal
| vote of P~eunsylvauia for President, AZ COM
pared with the October vote:
| 49, !; s Rss H:S:'s'' s 1:;ss S $::$:' "'' 81 s;:. 81 ,s sE::E'
The vote Of Delaware:
s.ymeur.- 1853: s.sss s...,., {. rs
The vote Of Maryland:
Sc mour lsss: .....ss .ss7 erstlsy.sz.~s.MI
The New York Tines Washington corre-
spondent says there are indications that q
sharp attack will be made in Congress on
the new civil service appointment machinery.
1.-Two female ballots were cast at Browns
town, ind, at the late election oConor
received about 5000 votes in Georgia.
General.
TIE General Missionary Committee Of the
Methodist Church reports the receipts for the
past year, $66l ,O5o; disbursements, $5oo,647;
increase of collections over 1871 about $s0, 900.
The ~pecuniary basis for missionary work for
1873 was made at $500 900, and $l36,00o was
votel for foreign missions, and $4,000 Tor
domestic.......Col Mcdaniel, the owner OF
Harry Bassett and other well-kaown flyers,
offers 10 match his stable for three races
against any horse or horses in the world, TO
name at post, two, three and four mile heats,
for $4,000 or 100000 each race, races
| to be run over the Saratsga course, New York,
| any time between the last of July and the
first Of September, lS73---.Congratulatory
| messages were exchanged, the other day,
| between the Mayors Of Adelaide, Australia,
and New York, upon the opening of tele-
graphic cymmunicatiop.--..The Swiss resi-
dents throughout the country are making
great preparations TO celebrate the 565th
anniversary of Swiss independence.--..The
signal officers at Washington claim 10 have
traced, during the past few days, the pro-
gress Of an aerial wave from it's starting point
in Oregon or British Columbia eastward over
the Rocky mountains and southwark 10 the
| Gulf. 1t 10 thought 10 be kindred in ito charac-
ter to an annual atmospheric phe- omena in
England that has for o long time been . diff
| cult problem for scientists. Tho practical
value of the discov. ~ is believed to be con
siderable, in tina. it will make it possible to
predict with considerable accuracy tho com
ing of winter weather.
TEE Grand Trunk railway Of Csnsds, in
order to make with railroads in the United
States connections the want Of which has
been seriously felt in its business, has changed
its gauge TO four feet eight and q half inches.
Thus change YVES made between Sarnia and
Fort Erie, q distance Of 200 miles, in one
day......The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided the celebrated Cherokee
land case in favor of James F. Joy, the pur.
chaser of the lands from the tribe..-...The
horse distemper continues its ravsges in the
West and South, and from present indications
it seems that no spot in the country is likely
TO escape the troublesome visitation. In the
East il has about run its course, and in Chi.
cago and some Of the larger Western cities i,
is rapidly abating. But Columbus, Ohio, st.
Paul, MINI, and Madison, Wis, report that
they have it bad. The plague is slowly bu,
surely vending its way Southwark, having
broken out in Wilmington and other points
in North Carolina, and in Memphis, Nash
vile, and Lexington. Il is even spreading
through the rural districts Of Tennessee and
Kentucky, and is said 10 be very iatl.
Two THOUSAND Roumanian jews are on
their way to this country.-"..It 10 said that
large amounts of counterfeit coupons Of
Union Pacific railroad bonds are in circu-
ation......On hundred and ~thirty-two car.
goes of wheat have been shipIei from San
Francisco to England since July last.
Sparks from Boston.
IT is now Pretty we'll sett!ei that the Bos
ton insurance companies are. as q general
thing, rendered well nigh iusolvent, and To
settle their affairs it will bs necessary 10
have receivers appointed fer them by the
courts. The insurance losses In the various
States by the disaster are said to be az fol-
lows:
New York~.-.-s6.sO. y0I New Jers-y.-.. 81 go
.5toiso 0hio----... 5000