The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The East.


named Eben Porter, in q ft of insanity
,uperinduced by liquor, murdered bis two
babes, aged respectively one and three year,,
BY Draining them with a hatchet.....A Bos-
ton dispatch announces that an opening has
been effected into the central shaft OF the
Hoosic tunnel, and that workmen have
passed from one section 10 the Other--...TWo
other Wills of Mr.. Greeley have been I'M
earthed-one bearing date of 1857, and the
other of 1861.
EDWIN FoRnEsr leaves his entire property,
including his wardrobe and valuable library,
to be used for the foundation of q Home for
Disabled Dramatic Artists. Sixty acres Of
ground within the limits of Philadelphia
have been made over to the corporation Of
the city for this purpose......It is now known
that Mr.. Greeley left no less than five wills,
dated respectively in 1859, 1861, 1868, 1871
and 1S72......The trustees Of the New York
Tribune held a meeting the Other day, every
member being present, at which the Coi!sX
proposition was brought onward by Mr..
Samuel Sinclair. 1t received the support OF
only himself and one other, six out of the
eight trustees opposing it, sustaining Mr..
Reds conduct Of the paper, and urging that
he be retained, with no instruction save to
continue carrying out the policy OF Mr..
Greeley's card. 1t YVES settled that no change
would be made in the policy of the paper as
Mr.. Greedy left it, without change in the
controlling proprietorship. Mr.. Sinclair
then went to work to make up q poo! OF out
side stockholders TO sell the controlling inter
est. 1t is understood that he, with DR.. j. c.
Aver, and the representatives, Of the estates
of one or two deceased proprietors, not in
GLIDING Mr.. Greeley's, ave nearly or quite
made up the 81 shares needed, and propose
selling at the rate of 81 900 600 to a comb
nation representing The telegraph and Adj
ministration interests.
TaE Italians of New York are fercely de-
nouncing the home government for perm it
ting the emigration of SO many Ct its poo,
to this country.-..The Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad Company has notified tn
New York Stock Exchange Of thsir intention
to issue $1,000 shares of new stock.-.-.The
contest for the control of the New York
Tribune has resulted in the discontinue OF
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, and the triumph of Mr..
Sinclair. The former offered Mr.. Sinclair q
large price for his 80 shares ef the stock, but
he refused to sell. Then Mr.. Reid offered fl
sale certain shares owned by parties in lis
interest, and Mr.. Sinclair at once purchased
them. Mr.. Reid t%hereupon retired from the
editoYship, leaving the Tribune under the
management ad interim Of Mr.. Heard. 80.
Another bloody murder has been added &c
the frightful reputation which New York is
rapidly acquiring as the foremost homicidal
city in the country. The other evening two
w~all-known lottery dea,ers-John Simmons
and Nicholas II. Du~ryea--engsged in a des-
perate struggle in q crowded thoroughfare.
Simmons succeeded in throwing his antago-
mist, and, drawing a large knife, proceeded
to stab and carve him in q most horrible
manner. The murderer fed, tu. was subse
quertly arrested.
A FIEND named Tt rrence Donlsn is undel
arrest in New York for roasting his infan'
son to death on a red-hot stove.....0yer 2,00(
destitute Italisn -migran.s are under th.
care of the New York Board Of Emigration
THE trial Of Stokes, for The murder Of
James Fisk, began in New York last week
His counsel are confdtn mt # his acquittal.... .
1t is settled beyond all doubt that Schuyler
Colfax is 10 become editor in. chief of th'
New York Tribune. Also that Samuel S o.
clair, present publisher, has sod IS out O
his 20 shares, and therefore has no longer
controlling power, except in SO far AZ he act!
in accord with the interests represented By
VIM. Orion.
The West.
A PARTY of medical students at C.eyel.nd
Ohio, a short time ago, in making a raid OF
a cemetery for Subjects" un!orturatel,
exhumed the corpse of q SMALLPOX victim
~Rssult-Several students down with the die
ease, and a general panic in the college,.
Miss Keesling, of Logansport, Ind, has jus
kindled her last FIRE. She used kerosene.
TOLEDO YVES visited by a disastrous confa
grafton on the 18th, over $3.50 900 worth o
property being destroyed, upon which Their,
was an insurance of $3.50, 0e0. ......Gep. Crool
ia prosecuting the war vigorously against III
murderors ApscheS in Arizons, kavinI
already slain over 100 Ct the dusky devil
since he commenced the campaign. He &c
clares his policy is to follow these savage
constantly, and hunt them down in every d
rection .......Chief of Polio. McGriw, G
Quincy, ILL.,, was rec ntly shot by Il desper
ado, and owes his life 10 the f.rtunate cir
cumstance that he carried q watch, whic.
stopped tie pistol bali aimct a. his heart
Go and buy a watch.
GEN. JOIN McARrHUR will succeed Co
Eas man as Postmaster at Chicago.
The South.
THE war for the possession of the Stat
Government of Louisiana was wsliag wit
great activity at last accounts. The Eight
District Court Of New 0rleaas had foun
Pinchback guilty of contempt in assumin
to set as Governor in disregard of its il nc
ton, and sentenced him 10 Imprisonment
Az attempt was made to arrest Pinchback
but be was protected by the United State
troops. McEnery, the fusion c,ndidate f,
Governor, has appealed to the President I
hold his decision in allegiance until the othe
side could be heard but Attorney Gepera
Williams telegraphed to Pinchback announc
ing tia. the Presidsnt recognized him n
Governor and the Kelloc z Legislature as tn,
only lawful body.
GEN. LESLIE ConDEs, of Kentucky. denie
over his own signature the report tina. h.
had been murdered by a desperate, or an,
other msn.-...A New Orleans dispatch o
the 14sh gives the following as the status c
the contest between the two rival State Gov
ernments at that date: The Wsrmoth Leg
islature hiss adjourned 10 the frs. Monda,
In January. The Pinchbsck Senate has ex.
PEELED Senators Campbell and Mcmillan
for acting with the Wsrno.hites. The rep.
resentasives Of As business houses in the
principal Northern, Western and Eastern
cities, doing business in New Orleans, met
this evening and signed an address, TO the
people OF the North, requesting them to write
d protest TO Congress and the President
against the arbitrary usurpation Of power
and placs by political adventures. The
State militia refuse 10 OBJ y the orders Of
zen. Longstreet, or any one else acting under
authority OF the Kellogg fiction. A hundred
armed Metropolitan policemen marched to
the armo'y with the intention of capturing
1t, but at the last moment, jus: as a collision
seemed imminent, they were prudently with
drawn The following dispatch has beer
received hy Hon. John McEnery, the fusion
Governor EJECT, from the Attorney General
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3-Hon. John McEnery.
New Orleans, La: Your visit with a hun
dred citizens will be unavailing, 50 far as
the President is c0ncereed, His decision IL