The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-10
ningo. The Minister of Foreign Affairs

lhSIt. MI. DaSSSlt, uOeS not, IlOWCNeT, Dc
lieve in the sincerity of the Haytien gov
ernment.
THE new Attorney General of New
York Barlow proposes in his official ca
pacity to break up the whole combination
of the Erie ring, without respect to per
sons" The publication of this intelligenc,
has been received with great Joy by the par
ties interested.
AT meeting Of the General Council @
the international Society in New Yerk,
letter was read stating that the seamen a
the naval academy at Annapolis were in ac
cord with the society.
General La Cecilia, noted Partisan Com
munist, and wife, arrived on the Europa.
A large assemblagc of newly elected mem
bcrS of the Senate and legislature met at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The time was chiefly
spent in discussing the events of the com.
ing session of the Legislature. 1t was
stated that Governor Alyo would be ap.
pointed Speaker of the House, and also that
General Sick!es is going to Albany, to take
preliminary steps to secure his nomination
for the United States Senate, in place of
Conkling.
The Hudson liver is again open to naviga-
ton for most of its length. ali the ferries
have resumed their trips. The gorge near
Newburg can not last more than few
hours. The tloating.ce below Ncwburg is
but little or 10 impeachment to navigation.
The Jersey City authorities have been
placed in an uncomfortable position by the
unexpected action of the managers of the
First National bank, who claim that the city
owed them. S425, COO, and have paid them
selves, by transferring TO their own account
SIS. 900, deposited to the credit CT the city.
This action was al the more Gi:sgreea5le to
the authorities from tie fact t,la. wa-rentS
is:ued by them TO the amount Cf 500 coo,
were dishonorcd.
Secretary Boutwell, has written to Chi
cage 10 ascertain the terms upon which the
owEers CT property on the squares adjacent
70 the old site Of the post oiiice will sell to
the government. He has also requested
Mayer McGi!l, General Beveridgc and
Judge DrummonL to give him an opinion
upon the fairness OF the price asked.
The special grand Jury impannelled TO
investigate the charges Of bribery and cor
ruption against members Of the common
council of Chicago, have made a partial pre-
sentiment. They have found bills of indict-
ment against aldermen McGra.h and Glade,
and also against ex-aldermen Montgomery
and Walsh, and recommended tia. all be
placed under heavy bonds. The work OF
the grand jury is but partially accomplished
They will 90 on with the work until every
scallawag is indicted. This will probably
wipe out fully one.hllf of the board,
Arrangements are completed for the re-
cep.ion and entertainment OF the Grand
Duke Alexis at st Louis. He will arrive on
Friday evening, January >. 4 committee
will meet iim some miles from the city, and
on his arrival escort him to the Southern
Hotel, where sumptuous apartments are pre-
pared. o. Saturday. at noon, he will be
formally received at the southern Hotel and
scrcnadcd in the evening, and on Monday
evening there viii be gran ball and BAN
lUct at the Southern.
Tremendous storms are raginGin the mill
ing districts OF Little AID Big Cottonwood,
[ tab. Whole settlements are buried in
snow and many lives have been lost, with
ha;rbreadth escapes. The
Stow is from ten to fifteen feet deep, and
operations in many places suspended. The
weather continues a succession Of snow,
hail, aud rain storms. The snow blockade
is causing much distress By the increased
prices Of necessaries. Coal is from ten to
twenty dollars per ton.
Brigham YounS is reported 70 be in Salt
Lake City.
The town and vicinity Of Marshall, in Sa-
line county, Mo was the scene Of intense
excitement and bloody work. Christmas
day witnessed precoIccrtcd outbreak CT
the Ku-KluX at that place. A large
number of armed men turned out in pur-
suit Of negroes. Patrols were placed near
the town, and every traveller was halted and
questioned. All business was suspended,
and mob violence reigned supreme. Five
negroes were hung.
At lates. accounts crowd Of armed men
were starting out, swearing that they would
clean out every negro in the county.
There has been an immense amount of
rain in California for the past few days, and
the waters in the streams are overllowing
their banks, while the weather has been
quite warm, the thermometer standing at 20
dsg. az Sacramento.
South.
jesse r. Grant, father OF the President
has been stricken with paralysis at the Coy-
ingtou post-ofllce (Kentucky). He fell to
the floor and remained insensible over an
hour, after which he was removed to his
residence, he SO far recovered as to sit up
and talk some with his friends. His health
had been of late apparently as good as usu-
al. He is seventy-six years old.
The Cincinnati Commercial, represents the
condition of Mr.. Jesse II. Grant as being
very prccarious.
UNITED STATES 81 STORE, ST. LOUIS
Probably every body has heard of this estab-
lishment, the largest in the West, and no
doubt as large as any in the East. 1t would
astonish any one to see the amount Of ele-
CANT goods this one house sells daily, and to
enumeratc the articles sold would take col