The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-24
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been murdered and robbed ....,. While Henry
Sweener, an express messenger, was a.
tempting to get on a train at Milwaukee,
Wis, Tuesday evening, he missed his foot
ing and fell under it, receiving injuries that
are considered fatal.
TELEGRAMs TO the Detroit Tribune from the
Portage lake mining district, Wednesday,
report that the strike is practically over,
and the miners at schoolcraft, Pc wake, and
Franklin mines have resumed werk. None
of the troops have reached Houghton......At
Indianapolis, Ind, on "Wednesday y, Valen-
tine Jacobs, while attempting to escape from
the police, fell down a back stairway and
received fatal injuries-....Charles H. Mer-
rill, a young man 10 years Of age, whose
parents reside in Wilmington, was killed by
the cars on the Chicago, Alton and st. Louis
railroad, near the rolling mills in Joliet,
ILL.,, Tuesday night......The trades unions
had a procession in Chicago, Wednesday.
About 1000 persons participated.
The South.
Ok Saturday, a negro in Jail at Carthage,
Tenn, charged with rape on a white lady,
was taken out by five men and hung to a
tree and afterwards shot with pistols.
Ar the Lexington, KY, races, Tuesday, the
fastest time in a mile and a quarter dash ever
made was by a four-year-old bay colt named
Frogtown. Time 2:o9I.
A, Washington.
THE President has written q letter fully
indorsing the Supplemental Civil Rights bill
of Sumner, which was defeated on Thursday,
but was reintroduced ag-in in the Senate on
Friday-....A report wal ii circulation Fri
day that a telegram WI eceived from Lon
don stating that there is no promise of an
arrangement between the United States and
Great Britain respecting our claims for con-
sequential damages, both countries adheripg
to their respective positions THE Presi-
dent on Friday approved Of the following
bills: To regulate elections in Washington
and Idaho Territories; Tor the relief of
Robert Williams, Jr., Collector of the Third
District of Ohio; for the relief of the pur-
chasers of lands sold for direct taxes in in
surrectionary States; for relief of G. S.
Baker, Mayville, Mo-; for the reissue of GER
tain bonds; TO extend the time Of payment
for their lands by persons holding pre-
emptions on public lands in the States of
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and
sdO ASiiitoiy " bhhoLd ~ pctudtt teSti-
mony in the courts of the United States /; TO
change the time for the holding of Circuit
and District Courts in the Western District
OF Wisconsin, at La Crosse.
PETITIONS have reached Washington, from
Minnesota and other Western States, CON-
planning of the heavy exactions of private
parties who have control o. the bridge
across the Missouri river at Omaha, and
asking the interposition of Congress.....
President Grant has issued a proclamation
extending the provision of the act allowing
consular jurisdiction over the crews of YES
sells in American ports to ConsuIs of Sweden
and Norway.-....fhe President, it was off
cially announced Sunday night, asked and
received the resignation of his brother-in-
law, Collector Casey, of New Orleans, and
That OF the Deputy Collector of the port.
Mr.. CAsEY's successor as Collector of Gus
toms at New Orleans will not be appointed
for several days......Th action of the House,
on Monday, in ordering all debate on the
Tariff bill finally closed at four O'Clock on
Thursday, and assigning sessions for every
evening till the middle Of next week, is CON
sidered as equivalent TO a resolution for final
adjournment......The President on Monday
transmitted to the senate the correspond
ence between The United States and Great
Britain relative to the Treaty Of Wash
ingtou, accompanied by a brief message.
The message and documents were ordered
printed in confidence, end referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Relations. There j,
scarcely a question that the Senate will ad-
wise tho acceptance of the additional article
10 the treaty.
TEE correspondence in relation to the
Treaty Of Washington has been published
1t is very yolumirous. The following is
Earl Grsnvilles proposition, as autographed
by Minister Sehenck. whereas, The Gov
eminent of her Britannia Majesty has con-
tended, in the recent correspondence with
the Government of the United States, as
follows, namely: That such indirect claims
as those for national loss, as stated in the
cases presented on the part of the Govern
ment of the United States TO the Tribunal
OF Arbitration at Geneva, TO have been sus-
tanned by loss in the transfer of the Ameri-
can commercial marine 10 the British flag
enhanced insurance q prolonEation of the
war, and the addition of a large sum to the
cost OF the war, and the suppression Of the
rebellion, firstly, wero not included in the
Treaty OF Washington and secondly, should
not be admitted by Gagtieqla5 vessels aIlsgsd
w hovc poCn CudUfCu u COWLnlL ucpIeUa-
tons upon the shipping of a belligerent by
reason of such want of diligence in the per-
Torrance of the neutral obligation as that
which is imputed by the United States to
Great Britain; and whereas, the Govern
ment OF her Britannia Majesty has also de-
clared that the principle involved in the
second OF the contentious, hereinbefore set
forth, will guide their conduct in future
and whereas, the President of the United
States, while adhering to his contention that
said claims were included in the treaty,
adopts for the future principle contained in
the second OF said contentious, so far as 10
declare that it will hereafter guide the con-
duct of the Government of tine United States,
and the two countries are, therefore, agreed
In this respect. In consideration thereof the
President of the United States, by and with
the consent of the Senate thereof, consents
that he will make no claim on the part of
the United States in respect 10 indirect
losses, as aforesaid, before the Tribunal Of
Arbitration at Geneva.
i2sr5a6l Foreign. a izs2
fridays dispatches from Spain show that
the instruction still continues, and the
situation is unchanged......Informatio Of
an. explosion of petroleum and g~unpowder in
Trlpolltza, Greece, whereby a number OF
lives were lost, has been received. twenty
three persons were instantly killed, and
many received injuries. .... Passenger from
England now land in France without going
through the usual formalities.
A LONDON special Of May 18th says the
downfall of the Spanish Ministry is iS:mi-
nent, and that as soon as the Carlist revolt
is suppressed, kifrshsl Serrano will return
to Madrid and choose members for a new
Cabinet, of which he will be the Minister
President.--..1h he Government officially an
nounces that the Carlists, in large numbers,
are ~surrendering to the loyal forces, and
that the instruction is The King
ofsPain has published a royal decree, grant
ing pardon to the Havana students con-
victed of violating the grave of Gouzaio
Castanon, in a cemetery near that city, and
sentenced 10 the chain-cang.