The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-17

There are az unusually large number o
buffaloes out West this season. Recently
Chere were large herds within 35 miles o
Fort Hayes, travelling south, and the lat,
cold spell has, ne doubt. expedited thei
: movements in that direction.
A convention to advance the project OF
ship canal around Niagara Falls, met II
Detroit on the 18th. Delegates from many
of the Northern and Western States were
in attendance. and the great importance and
necessity of new route by which the steam
boats of the Mississippi can reach the har'
bors of the great lakes was unanimously
recognized. An executive committee was
appointed to proceed to Washington City
and urge upon Congress the passage OF a
bill to construct the canal.
The New York Commercial SAYS a gen.
tleman who was recently married engaged
q special car for himself and bride, beau
tifuliy fitted up inside, and divided into
bedroom, drawingroOm and kitchen, which
was to be attached to every train, as they
journeyed on their way, en-route TO San
Francisco.
DnrIns the present year the exportHtions
of wheat from Oregon tn Europe have
amounted to $5OO0OO worth.
II said that one of the Siamese twins is lying
dJ blt DOiIt vi ucdtu tbCh hOihC III A<"t ~
Carolina. The other is in good health. In
anticipation of death, arrangements have
been made Tor the immediate separation OF
the living from the dead brother.
Ladies who have just returned from abroad
report that large panniers have gone en-
tircly out OF fashion, and Overskirts are
made short and plain. They also report that
the latest style of dressing the hair is in a
simple coil at the back, and the front hair
smO1thed above the forehead, and put back
plainly behind the ears.
ThArecant disaster to the whaling fleet in
the Arctic Ocean, which will prevent re-
sumption of extensive operations in that re-
giOn for some time to come, has served to
stimulate whaling along the southern coast
of California, which had been almost wholly
discontinued. herepor.s are, that gray
back whales were never more plenty in Cal
| ifOrnia waters than the present season.
| They have been seen in schools, six, eight
and dozen at a time. and running within
easy distance of the shore; and the San
| Francisco whalers, it l. said ARE about to 'go
| for them"
The OnsOw oyster. known as the New
| Rivers" are preferred in the wilmington
market to any brought there. They are
single oys tors, of small shell and thin, with
a thick coat of moss and mud on them. but
the luscious mollusk itself, large and yellow
ard plump, filling fall the whole shell. with
a flavor most excellent.
The editor of the Topeka Record has come
to the conclusion that as an Independent
| journalist he is failure, and he has retired
in disgust. He advises young Journalists. If
they would make a living, Ito avoid the
luxury of independence; to cringe at the
feet of power; to always help the strong
and kick the weak and to avoid indulging
any opinion where results are doubtful y
| If this EDITORS experience is any criterion.
Kansas must be bad field for newspaper
enterprise.
For tine first time in sixteen years there is
not n Washhurn in Congress, Mr.. Washourn
Governor ,lact Of Massachusetts. having
sent in his resiy iynstion as member.
A bill va, recently passed by the Geor-
| qua Legislature giving a wife Il cause OF &C
ti0n against party selling liquor or any
| thing else to her husband while drunk, and
allowing the proceeds of the fine to go to
the wife whereuDon Democratic men,
Der remarked. Now | can afford to get
married. for my wife can easily support the
family on the dues will bring her,"
A woman in Indianapolis, few days
since, loaned 4 neighbOr twenty-five dollars
taking a sewing machine rs security for pay
ment OF the debt. Shortly after the trans
AcJlOIl tut "OlUdI WAS CSiCi ioi hSS PihS
| goods In pawn. without a license, the COM
plant being made by the eparty to whom the
money was loaned. The lOaner lost both
| money and security.
Three of the United States Senators are
between seventy ana eighty years old. They
are Davis OF Kentucky Cameron, ot Penn
sylvauia. and Vickers. of Maryland. Nine
Senators are between sixty anu seventy. and
twtnty-seven are between fifty and sixty.
Four Senator's are under forty, viz: Ans,
| of Mississippi; Clayton, of Arkansas; OS-
born. of Florida, and Spe lcer, of AL bama.
| 1t will be seen that Old and not Young
America predOminateS in the senate.
Notwithstanding the prejudices OF Cali
fornians against the Chinese, the residents
| of the golden States are still Overruled by
the American love of justice and fair play.
! The recent massacre ut Los Angeles, has
| received at the hands OF i grand jury of the
place. the reprobatiOn it so richly deserved.
! rbirty-tive persons have been indicted for
aiding and abetting the cOwardly maSSa
Gre. and the municipal authorities have been
severely cenSurcd for their share in the muir
derOnS attack.
| The census returns show the value o.
farms in Mi. souri, to be S39l 9l7 900; valIe
of farm products. Sl05,O3b,OOO; value cf
live stock, So, ,2S5 900
| Inc tIprma1S are experimenting III EusiS
| again. As a result they have perfected a
more murderous weapon than the Needle
gun with which they propose to arm cav
| airy and rifle regiments. These, with the
| 800, 900 Chassepots taken from the French.
and the old Needle guns, are held up TO the
| gaze of Russia or any other country that
desires fight.
Their. is man in Paducah who bceathes
| through 4 silver tube in his throat. 1t Is
| mmedistely below the apple, and goes into
| the windpipe. He can only talk when he
places his finger on the tVhe. He has been
| in this condition for eleven years.
The TIDE OF immigration towards Florida
| seems to be on the increase. The Savannah
papers note the arrival in that city of large
numbers of people, en- route to Florida, and
/ anticipate that an unusually large influx
may be expected.
| 1t is proposed by the citizens of New
l York to present the artist, ihomas Mast,
| with an elegant service of silver, As an ac-
acknowledgement by the people OF their graf
tude for his aid in revealing and correcting
official corruption.
| A whale was lately captured in the vicin-
ity of Boston, Mass, and is now mOored to
wharf there, being visited daily by crowds
of curious persons who pay 25 cents head.
| The monster Is about 50 feet long, yirtS
about 60 feet, his jaw is about Is feet long
and it is estimated rhat he will yield about
100 barrels OF oil when cut up.
1t is reported that the Pope, who utterly
repuJiates the idea of reconciliation with
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