The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-13

by the promotion, in every instance of q va
cancy, Of the subordinate who is the NEST
competent to discharge the duties Of the DO
sition Charles Francis Adams, ~ the
candidate of the Anti-Secret Society party,
received one vote for President in Indiana.
1.-THE vote of Indiana (oficial): Grant,
lS6,l3I; Greeley, 1886 2......I Illinois cast TO-
600 less votes for President in 1877 than were
returned in 1868 1.-The Republicans OF Ber-
rien county, Mich, seizing Old limo ~ the
forslock, have nominated Schuyler Coiiax
fr President in 1876.
A ooLoRKD delegation from Pennsylvania
called on President Grant the other day, and
made a formal appeal to "rsise his all
powerful arm in behalf of the extension to
the colored people Of this country OF more
civil and equal rights" from which they de-
nstion's highways" The President replied
SUBSTANTIALLY as follows: Gentlemen. in
your desire TO obtain all the rights Of citizens,
I fully sympattize. That you should have
all that other citizens nave I know, and /
| wish that every voter of the United States
| should stand in all respects alike. It must
come. A ticket on a railroad or other convey
ance should entitle yeu to all that it does
| other men. wish it TO be 80. l think,
gentlemen, that your very earnest recon-
mendation, however, belongs more properly
| to the next administration. All citizens,
undoubtedly, in all respects, should be equal.
Gentlemen, thank you for the compliment
you have paid e."......E Edwards P%ierrepont,
| Charles Francis Adams, and George William
Curtis are prominently mentioned by the
Washington gossips in connection with the
portfolio of the State Department. Ill seems
to be finally settled that Gov. Oglesby will
succeed, without any opposition further than
what may be interposed by the Democracy
to Judge ;Trumbull's seat in the Senate from
minois......Hon Roscoe Conkling will be
70 elected to the senate from New York al
most without opposition ...... Hon. O.. /. Nor
ton has been Reelected TO the United States
Senate from Indiana, he having received thu
vote of every Republican member, "a II
number. The Democrats voted for Hon
James D. Williams, who received Al votes
90. Official vote of Missouri Greeley, Isl ,423
Grant, 1876 0'Conor, 2,A29-.-.The officia
returns from New York make Grants ms
iority So, 529.....Grant's majority in New
Jersey is 1881, in q total vote Of III ,o25
.....The corrected anvas in Iowa make
Grants majority over Greeley COLA.
JUDGE MERRIAM, late Democratic candi
date for Governor of North Carolina, ha
been elected United States Senator from tha
State in place Of Foole......S Senator spence
has been reelected TO the Senate from Ala
bsms.
General.
SENATOR SUMNER says Theirs is the " righ
man in the right place."-~..The money
order business of the Postofice Department
during the year ending June 80, 1917, ex
ceeded $9S, coo, 900. Of this vast sum, sen
in small remittances, averaging about SIC
not q cent was lost.
SENATOR SUMNER, who arrived in tn
steamer Baltic last week, had an uncomfort
ably rough voyage, having encounte red
terrific gale on the fourth day, which con
tinuei without intermission for six day.
The commander Of the vessel declares it tn
toughest passage he ever made across th
Atlantic...... Prof. Watson, Of Ann Arbo,
Mich, reports the discovery of = new plane
which he says shines like a star of the tent
magnitude.
The billiard match for the championshi
of America, played at New York, betwee
Cyrille Dion and John Deery, resulted in
victory for the former. Score Dion, 1902
Deery, 1901.
JUSTICE NELSON, OF the United States 81
prome Court, having resigned, the Pre,ider
has named Ward Hunt, Of New York, as hi
successor.