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

100. The real estate valuation of the cit,
fer 1871 was returned at S769, 800, 40, ant
yet this does not represent more than fort!
per cent Of such property. A trne valuation
would not be less than two thousand mil
lions of dollars on which the present debt
as above estimated, namely: one hundred
millions, would be equivalent to 4 mort
gage of five per cent. The increase of val
uation of the property of the city for assess
ment purposes between 1860 and 1870 wa
50 per cent, aid the present increase il
value of real estate is estimated at 5 pe
cent
James Fisk, jr., was ahot at the New
York GI and Central Hotel, at 4:20 p. NJ , OF
the 9Th instant. Ee died at fifteen minutes
to eleven A. NJ, on the 7th. The assassin
Edward Stokes. WAS arrested and taken tC
the TOmbs. Threats of an attack on the
Tambs and lynching Stokes were made
and large reserve Of police was sent to the
Tombs to quell any outbreak
West
The resolutions iEdorsing Senator Sum-
nois House of Representatives, ami | con-
siderable excitement and applause, both Re
publicans and Democrats voting for them.
RESOLVED, By the House of Representa-
tives, the Senate concurring, that our sena-
tors in Congress be Instructed anu our Iep-
resentatives requested to favor by their in-
huence and Votes the immediate submission
to the States for their ratification, the pro
posed amendment to the Constitution of
the United States. n"w pending in Con
has once held the office OF President of the
United States, shall he thereafter eligible to
that Office.
RESOLVED, That the Governor furnish
as soon as practicable to each of our sena-
tors aud representatives in Congress. copy
of this resolution.
The prices demanded by parties owning
the real estate in which he Chicago custom
house was formerly situated, are SO Outrag-
eOu>ly eXOrbitant that the commissioners
appointed to purchase it for the government
said at once, that they would not entertain
them, and informally expressed the opinion
thatif the owners wished to sell to the gov
ernment, they mus. come down at least one
half. According to the terms proposed, the
block would cost over two million one hum
dred thousand dollars. The prices range
from fifteen hundred to thirty-fisc hundred
dollars per foot frontage, and the ommis-
sianers will undoubtedly ask for bids from
owners of other block.
The grand jury brought IN bills of in
dictment against Ex-AIderman Montgom-
cry Walsh and McAulev for offering to re-
give from certain ciiiz Us named, sums va
ing from $1,000 to 5000 tor putting their
Others are to be served likewise.
The grand duke gave Mayor Medill 5000
to distribute with the poor, passing over at
the same time some forty begging letters
he had received.
It has been determined that the long talk.
Grand Duke Alexis and suite, under the d.
rection Of General Sheridan, shall come Off
The party will go to Milwaukee, st. Louis,
Kansas City and Leavenwerth, as hereto
fore arranged, and reach Omaha on the
10th of January. where General Sheridan
will receive them, and. with proper mill
taIy escort, conduct them to the hunting
grounds. II the snow is found too deep to
hunt, the party will take the cars and 60
through to San Francisco.
A number of prominent members of the
Cincinnati chamber of commerce are desi
rOus that convention should be held there
in favor OF the improvement Of the Ohio
river, SO as to make it available for ordinary
commerce throughout the year. TO this
end they introduced resolutions on Change
asking for the call of such body to be COM
posed of representatives of commercial and
municipal organizations Interested in snch
improvements. Action viii be taken on the
18th instant.
Brigham Young, in custody of the Uni
ted States marshal, accompanied by George
A. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, H. B. CIawson
and other high church dignitaries. ap-
peart d before Chief Justice Mexican, under
an indictment for murder. The court room
was crowded to suffocation, and much anx-
iety was evinced on the part of the MOrmens,
but they have not shown any disorder or
disrespect TO the court. The Hon. e. II.
Hempstead and Thomas Fitch appeared fol
the prisoner, and United States Attorney
Bates for the prosecution.
The prisoners counsel, Hampstead
moved that the prisoner be admitted to bail
on the ground that he was an old man sew.
enty -one years of age, in feeble health, ane
had come four hundred miles to meet this
and all other charges, and his physicians
certified that Imprisonment would imperi
his life.
Bates offered no opposition to bail, but
suggested that ii bail be taken it should be
ixed to S5OO,OOe.
Judge Mexican said "the government o
be United States has no jail In this city for
holding prisoners arrested on process issued
for the United States courts, and the mar.
shal would be required TO exercise that dis
cretion which the law rests in him."
The dispatch In relation to the Ku-Kluz
riots in Saline county Mo-, first published in
the st. Louis Democrat and generally be
iieved for three or four days, is now au
thoratively denied. ills Indignantly denied
that any Ku-Klux organization ever exist
ed In the that county.
Passengers arriving in San Francisco OF