The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The East.

ously from nervous prostration--...Stanley,
the discoverer of Livingstone, arrived at New
York from Europe last week-....The extern
sive lob printing house of Rand & Avery,
in Boston, was burned last week. It was the
largest and best appointed printing establish
ment in New England, employing over 200
hands. Loss, $3.50, 000....The large tobacco
warehouse Of Perrin 4 Hace, in Jersey City.
was destroyed by FIRE recently. Over 5000
hogsheads of tobacco were burned, involving
q loss of between 5000, 900 and $500 GOO.
JAY GOULD has been arrested in New York,
ON the complaint of President Watson, of the
Erie railroad, who charges him with having
defrauded that corporation out of about ten
millions of dollars.....M Mrs. Putnam, of New
York, has recovered S. 900 damages from the
Seventh Avenue Railroad Company for the
loss Of her husband, who was murderer by
one Foster en- e car belonging to that line.
ANOTHER of those fearful nitro-glycerine
explosions has occurred at ecrub Grass, Pa.
on the Allegheny Valley railroad. A largelot
of the powerful compound exploded, shaking
the earth for miles around, and blowing to
atoms Henry ]. Wolfe, q telegraph operator,
and R. A. Wright, . torpedo agent, not a
piece Of whom larger than a mans hand
COulu U0 IOohts oib Va hCch AOuho
fastened to trees . long distance from the
scene of the disaster, and a watch belonging
to one of the unfortunate men was picked up
q considerable distance off......An ingenious
but audacious scamp named Henry s. Bo-
CART has Just been arrested in New York.
His plan OF operations was to go to q wealthy
banker or merchant, and, representing him
self as q newspaper reporter ,ailege that he was
in possession of information concerning some
of his personal peccadilloes, which he would
publish unless paid for suppressing it. A.
T. Stewart, Clafin, and other noted men, it
is said, have at different times been bled by
the rascal......The Boston Jubilee building
has been sold at auction for SIC, 50O...-.The
Erie railway has brought suit against Daniel
Drew fer the recovery Of IS, 900 geo, alleged
to have been embezzled by him while treas
urer of the company in 1868, by the sale Of
1000 shares Of watered stock......Ne little
excitement has been caused in New York by
the recent "corner" in the Northwestern
stock, and the signal failure of the big
"bears" of Wall street in their scheme to
Jay Gould and Vanderbilt party over Daniel
Drew, Henry N. Smith, W. B. Travers, VIM.
B. Duncan and other leaders in the "bear"
movement is complete and overwhelming.
The latter have lost enormous sums. Smith
alone 10 said to be out over 81, 00O, 900, while
Drew's losses will not fall short of So SOC, 900.
Others lose from 500. 600 to 5000 o each.
HENRY M. STANLEY, the African explorer,
was banqueted the other night at belmont
co.'s, in New York, by the Herald Club.
Among the attendants was DR.. John Living
stone, Q brother Of the great traveller. Mr..
Stanley made a speech referring to his trav-
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o!Hi. eSm1s amonS ses ~. uehhs
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y no couiu lyleet ni'ingstone
cap. mi. OsSnIey snen Piaceo on ms neaa,
anu 'remenaous cnee,s, q cap PerPoIt'ng 70
% one i0rmerIy worn oy Dr. Livingstone-.,
n terrible nisfo-giyeerin explosion occurred
near ionAers, n. J., the otner oay' result
Ing In the instant oea'h Of Two young men,
and probable fatal Injury OF two others. The
explosive material, IL appears, was In wooden
boxes, WIN the necks OF the cans projecting
out. The place was surrounded y a fence
made Oh hemiock boards, upon each side oil
which was TINS notice: Fl" Danger! Danger
Danger Let nothing tempt you to touch
or even 60 near the contents Of the Enclosure.
1t is nitro-giycerIne." Notwithstanding this
s0Ived to satisfy ther curiosity regarding the
81 1e .S;. 81; l =. ~ ,yeIIlne, anu IN pursuance
selves beSind large tree. for nrotact;on. While
the other two amused themselves BY throw
ing stones Of the powerful compound. After
repea'ed triais one OF the cans was struck,
ana instantly q terrihc explosion followed,
resulting in blowing the two youths who
were uncovered literally to atoms, not q
vesuge Oh them being found, fragments OF
their clothing emily being lodged among the
orarehes OF the trees beneath watch they
ssooo- inc TWO who were projected oy TIE
trees were dreadfully lacerated from head to
1901, ana Doth wiz probably die..".;A rumor
was teiegrsphed rom new YORK, the other
aaY, That Horace Greeiey was insane, and had
oeen commi.seo 70 an asylum. Inc sVory u
omP aenied oy tae New io.k journals.
IT'S Admitted, however that Mr.. Greeley IS in
adangerous condition from excessive nerv-
Gus pfos,fauon, brought on by the excite
mens ana anxiety 81 the late camps,gn, BY
which has overtaken his eldest daughhr r.
de has performed no mental labor since
W. 'Tg me cara "a. ansoancing ms return &c
intellect is impsired. thouoh b;s mental and
physical organization ara seeking mnch-
needed rest ont of New YORK.
Il West.
Tar so,,ox,nr ..,,.u
o"ins 'eiegram .ehs why Inc no
sofious Laura D. a'r failed to fulfill her first
lecture appointment in the Golden City: "a,
tie hour that Mrs. Fair was To snoesr an,
lecture upon Wolves in the Fla boz,
5000 people conereeated in front Of pIatps
Hall, on MONTGOMERY street. and &c m.nnh a
fore her residence On Kearnay street. The
crowds at both places were boisterous and
threatening. Al 2 o,cIoct Ne Ea;, n =
ossa.r Oh .ne Chiel OF Police all escort of
vised her that Il was dsn1s- ane Snis. aa,
appear on the street or at the hall. and wouid
NOT furnish the escort, but sent men to keep
the streets clear and preserve the peace- Tho