The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-03-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
Washington.

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The full extent of f lrl Gr&nviIle's note on
the Washington treaty has been received by
the Stste department with the dispatches
from Minister Schenck, who transmits 8
copy. Earl Granville calls attention tc me
difference of Interpretation, and says Her
Msjesty's government hold that the ques-
ton of indirect losses is not submitted by
tie treaty to the Geneva tribunal. The
note closes with the expression of a kind
and earnest wish that the anticipated result
of the treaty may not be lost.
The Advisory Civil Service Board have
substantially completed the rules governing
examinations, and will submit them in the
form of report to the President, who will
promulgiate them to the departments. There
have been few additional exceptions made
to the previous rules respecting exemptions,
but none of an important character.
The President has given orders that the
General Order Warehouse business in New
York must be at once closed out, without
waiting for some other system to take its
place.
Instructions have been issued by the
Chief Signal Officer of the army to all OBJ
servers at stations on Western livers to
make special reports by telegraph OF any
sudden unusual change in the rivers. This
will enable stcamboatmen to take proper
precautions against loss of property by the
breaking up of the ice.
The fourth auditor has been compelled
to reject number of the claims filed for
bounty by those who served during the
war of 1912, in consequence of the appli-
cants having served under an alias which
they have forgotten ard cln not now as
certain.
Hon. Chas. Francis Adams is at Washing
ton. He states he was in Naples when
letters rea ched him, which induced him to
return home, solely on private business.
Until he reached Geneva, he was unaware
of the new controversy with reference to
The Alabama claim matter.
General dumphry, chief of ordinance,
aud Colonel Casey, were both before the
committee on Appropriation asking for
three ard quarter million dollars, for the
construction and repair Of Notifications.
Last year only one and three quarter mil
lions were appropriated.
West.
Elk United S S.ates Sera1or IaGs is dam
gerously i'll at his h ome In Jacksonville, IL
limos, His disease is hemorage of the bow
Is.
Oae OF the most distressing incidents OF
the terrible storms that have swept over the
Northwest during the present winter, is con-
nected with the discovery Of the remains of
DIR. Hall, OF O;ceola county, Iowa. He was
lost in a terrible storm, ard though every
possible exertion was made to discover his
BODY, all efforts were unavailing until few
days ago, when the mutiated body of the
unfortunate man was discovered only halt a
mile from the house.
The great amount of snow which has fall
len in the Rocky Mountains up to this time,
and remained till now, begins to melt rap
idly. On account Of nearly all of the
mountain sides and water courses for three
hundred miles West, beng filled with an al
Kali soil which rapidly gives way to the
must ensue, as the water can escape only
over the embankments and through them.
IN previous years, with one fourth of the fall
of snow it has caused delays and continuous
labor for days in order to keep the track in
shape for the trains to pass. Il is believed
that the water will now cause greater delay
than the snow has.
The Union Pacific railroad being repol TED
open, the japanese Ambassadors, Chief Jus.
lice Mexican, and Press Agent Gould, have
left Salt Lake City, for the E sst. Mr.
Gould is in charge Of mammoth petition
indorsing Judge Mexican AID will present il
10 the President. t
Mr. Marshall, proprietor of some of the
coal mines of Boulder county, Colorado
has ordered from England steam roat
wagon to be used in Transporting coal re
Denver The wagon will weigh abou
twelve tons and is warranted to haul thirty
Two tons up grade of one foot in twelve.
correspondent from Fort Bryan New
Mexico, reported tina. on the S:h inst. par
ty of Indians came into Silver City ant
drove of large he'd Of cattle. They ais,
set fire to an clubhouse belonging to tn
owner of the cattle, and his man cook wa
burned in the house. A scouting party O
twelve men, under Lieutenant Gordon hav
left In pursuit. A La Nesila letter TO th
Post says the Indians arc reported in larg
numbers all along the route between l.
Mesila and Tuscon.
Inc Rev. d.. Robinson Of Il )chester
New York, has accepted the election to tn
presidency of Brown university.
AT meeting of the Union League Clu
report was made, showing that the Roma
a'nol.c church has, by its alliance with tn
tammany ring, drawn from the treasury a
the cisyand county of New York. in tn
last three years, for the support of ,ts cor
vents, churches, schools and asvlum. sI
59o,3Ss, while all other sects combined q,
;ained S329. 373. 1t is also said tn h,vo :,
cured for nothing an absolute title in foo
the whole block between Fifth and Four,
avenues and Fifdeth and Fifty-first sheet
valued at million and a halt, besides 8
curing other blocks, valued e. two million
at a nominal rent.
A mob Of several hundred CTispins-soI
accounts estimate the NUMBER at 5, ,09O-'