The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-23

tum, I5I: cnneum pSiOus III onvuIefOnD
djarrhea, 20, typhoid fever, "a. Two-thirds
Of the deaths were children under two years
of age.
JOIN H. BRADLEY, an old and honored cit
izen of Indianapolis, Ind, is dead--.Pesh
tigo, Mich, has been visited by the most
terrific thunderstorm she ever experienced
odd-Fellows' Hall was struck BY the electric
fluid, completely demolishing the building
The South.
By a railroad collision on the Mobile
and Ohio railroad. near Humboldt Tenn.
last week, three negroes were killed and
Eve wounded,...The committee appointed
at a recent meeting of the Board Of Directors
of the Southern Baptist Theological Semina.
~, for the purpose Of seeking a suitable 10.
cation for that institution, have decided
upon Louisville a. the most desirable place
Competition for the location was very active
between Atlanta, Ga, Nash vile, and Chat
tanoogs, Tenn.
Hos. JOSEPH MAYO, one Of Richmend't
Oldest and best citizens, is dead, aged u
years......M sj. Thomas ]. Randolph, a great
grandson Of Thomas Jefferson. and a con
tractor on the Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad
was killed last week, in Fsvette county, Va
by a%premature explosion while blasting.
NEwreN C. CHANDLER, a noted desperate
was executed at Charlotte, &C., on the 10th
of August.....Th North Missouri railroad
is to be sold at auction in st. Louis, on the
1Ith of September, to satisfy a judgment
against the road Of over $500, 1000.
NEWS comes from Brownsville, Texas, Oi
another atrocious Mexican outrage. Two
prominent frontier merchants-Mr. Alexan-
der and Mr.. Simeon-were attacked near
that city, while riding in q carriage, by
three notorious greasers. Mr.. Alexander
himself by flight. The assassins fed to
Mexico. Great excitement prevailed on the
corpse being brought in. An inquest was
Immediately held, the verdict being that
Alexander was killed by an officer of
Cortina's. A strong feeling was manifested
in favor of organizing a force to pursue these
Mexican murderers.
A NEGRO named johnson is under arrest
at Greensboro, N. c., for attempting to
poison 26 porso rs, on the occasion Of a
school commencement. The fiend put
poison in the Ice-cream which he had been
directed to freeze...... Bishop Elder, Of
Natchez, Miss, has been appointed to sue
coed Archbishop %SpauldIng as Archbishop
of Baltimore.
Mrs. MARTHA E. BLAcKwooD, of Scottsville,
Sullivan county, Mo, was foully murdered
by three young %ruffians last week......L Louis
vile commercial and banking circles have
been thrown into a state of confusion by the
discovery of forgeries to the amount Of
Sl5o, 900 committed by Rober. Atwood, who
had been looked upon as q staunch, reliable
and worthy business man. Atwood fed the
city, but was captured at Seymour, Ind.
Wild speculation led to his downfall.
Washington.
negotiations or the new loan until after the
Presidential election.......The Southern
Claims Commission has gone on a tour
South to investigate the claims of loyal
The Treasury Department las adopted reg
~ulations providing that hereafter all ap-
and promotions in the New York
Custom House will be made in accordance
with the results of public competitive ex-
as prescribed in the rules gov
the civil service.....Since the letter
of Gerritt Smith, interceding for the i'm
Ku-Klux at Albany, similar recon-
3uential Republicans. The report of Col.
Whitley, chief of the secret service, who
had been directed by the President 10 in
v~estigatc as TO the several cases, will be the
basis of the Presidents action.
IT is announced that eighteen OF the South
Ku-Klux, now in the Albany IN.
W Penitentiary, will shortly be psrdoned
by the President, through the intercessien
of Gerrit Smith The contract for carry
ing the Pacific mails between the United
and China has been awarded TO the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company at $780,
900 per annum.
Foreign.
TWELVE English cricketers sailed from
Liverpool for Canada on the sth of August.
They will play exhibition games in Canada
and the United Statea.....T The Pope has ad-
dressed a note to Theirs, congratulatinp
France upon the great success OF the French
loan--..The French Assembly has adopted
ooxing TO the strengthening of
various fortifications.....The rinderpest is
playing havoc with the cattle of Russia and
Germany..--.The following embraces the
latest bulletin from the land Of chronic re
bellion, Mexico: A revolution occurred at
Tampico OF the receipt of the news of the
death Of Juarez. Guerrero insurgents shout,
"Hurrah for Diaz and death to Lerdov '
There were no other disturbances, either
in the capital or elsewhere, upon the an
nouncement of the death of Juarez. Con-
gress meets in extra session on Sept. Is. 1t
is believed that the revolutionists will dis
band when informed of the policy of the ad-
ministration. The funeral of Juarez was an
imposing spectacle. The corpse was inter-
red in the Pantheon. All the streets and
houses were draped with mourning, and the
procession bore numberless emblems of
grief. Fully 10000 spectators lined the
streets through which it passed. The death
of Jusrez is generally regretted. Angel
the capital the same day as Juarez. Il Is
reported that Disz has decided to go to San
in consequence of receiving no
aid from the people of Tepec.....Gen. W. B.
and F. W. Kunkle. of Colts Man
ufacturing Company, who rave recently re-
turned from Europe, brought sn order from
the Prussian Government for the manufacture
ofeighty thousand improved Chassepot guns.
10 be used with metallic cartridges.
KING AMADEUS of SPAN, approving the
proposition submitted to him by his Cabinet,
has signed a decree providing for the
gradual abolition of slavery in the provinces
# Canada and Porto Rico..-...There has been
IN exciting debate in the British Parliament
'ver the proposition to remove Justice
Ieogh, whose decision in the Galway con- |
ested election case reflected 90 severely on
he Catholic clergy. The motion was de-
Gated by 100 majority. Late news from
'uba reports a terrible battle at Halequin,
esulting in the defeat to the Spaniards,
nth a los, OF 200 men and the commanding
ficer, Col. Huerta.