The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-10-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The East.

The East.
ANOTHER explosion has occurred in the
Hoosac tunnel. One mar killed aud several
injured......Rev. Benz. R. Hoyt, the Oldest
Methodist minister in New England, died
recently at Salem, Mass..-.The funeral of
Bishop Loguen, Of the Methodist Church
(colored), at Syracuse, was largely attended.
A PARTY is being organized in New York
to 60 to the Arizona diamond felds.....Dr.
Francis Lieber, the well known historian,
died suddenly at New York, last week, of
heart disease.....The McNeal Coal and Iron
Company, of Philadelphia, has gone into
bakruptcy. The liabilities are over
$1,000, 900.
ONE John o. Thompson, of New York, has
instituted suit against Gen. Franz Sigel for
the recovery of $4,000, alleged to be due for
writing up his (sigel's) war record ......Pa.er-
son, j., has been visited by a destructive
ire. The losses are vsriously estimated at
from $4,000 to $500, O00.-..In the intense
political excitement incidental to a heated
Presidential campaign, the wonderful move
ment of the oil producers of Pennsylvania
HAHN q measure lost much of the interest
and attention it would otherwise have been
fraught with. Almest every oil we'll in the
state b. 8 been stopped, and the cessation of
LABOR has been general throughout the oil
districts: II is probably the greatest indus
trial strike the world has ever seen. There
nave been strikes Of particular trades and in
limited localities, but the strike of a large
n W~ldely-extended community such as
THIS was never known.
CHIEr OF POLICE McWILLIANs and Detec-
tive Doyle, of Jersey City, have been arrest
ed on a charge Of a collision with the
burglsrious gang who came so near robbing
the Jersey City National Bank a short tim
ago, which would have resulted in a hsul Of
1880 900. 1t is said strong evidence of the
completely Of these officials is in the bands
OF the Prosecuting Attorney. The sporting
fraternity were treated to another surprise
the other day. The famous horse Harry
Bassett, the conqueror of Lexington, was
beaten IN a three milo race over the Jerome
Park New York; course, by Monsrchist.
me time OF the winning horse was 5:344......
A nitre-glycerine explosion occurred near
Bsyonne, N. j., the other day, resulting in
the instant death of two railroad laborers,
and the serious %wounding of a third.
DURING the recent progress of a Republi-
can meeting in Brooklyn, N. Y, last week,
the speakers platform gave way, precipitat-
ing the officers of the meeting to the ground.
and crushing a Humber of toys who happen
"a to be underneath it, two of whom were
KILLED outright, and several seriously in
gured"...A scamp named Henry Campbell
mas been sentenced by q New York jury to
one years imprisonment, and to pay a fne
OF 500, for mailing obscene PUBLICATIONS..
A telegram from ANNAPOLIS, Ind. informs
the world that "the colored cadet has enter
ed the Naval Academy, dined with the mid
shipmen, and that there has been no breach |
of discipline"
BREvEr Brig. GEN. HARrnAN BAcnx, Col |
one of Engineers, United States Army.
died in Philadelphia last week, sged rs.
The West.
INDIAN COMMISSIONER BRuSor has effected a
treaty with the Shoshone tribe of Indians.
by which they GEO to the United ST, tes
hall q million acres of their reservation.
embracing the Sweetwater gold belt and
mining region, and q large extent of value-
pie farming and grazing and......O Oliver +. |
Daiton, OF Evansville, Ind, was choked to
oeath' the other day, by a piece of meat
wnicn lodged In his throat......Th Cincip
lau Exposition had over half d million Wis
itors, and realized about 500, 900. which
leaves a small balance after paving ali A.
penses. -
he Indians in Utah have returned To
'heir reservations, and all is peaceful and
quiet..--The foundry of Thomas Duuford.
IN Alton, M, has been destroyed by fire..
Loss, $30,00e.
JOIN BARCLAY suffered the extreme penalty |
OF the law, at Columbus, Ohio, last week.
ior the murder of Charles F. Garner, in
october, 1871. On the scsTold he confessed
ms guilt, attributed it to whisky, and warned
ii 70 beware of the Intoxicating BOWL,
me san Francisco Supervisors have passed
the Colorado $4,000, 600 subsidy bill over
the Mayors veto.
Il recent defeat and rout of the Apache
Mohave Indians of Arizona, by Col. Mason.
is said to be the most important blow ever
dealt to the hostile Indians in hat Territorv
four camps were simultaneously attacked.
ioisy INDIANS killed, and many wounded
work on the 81. Paul Mimi Custom- House
mas been suspended for the want of funds.
"A FRESH outbreak of the Arizona diamond
excitement has been produced at San Fran
CISCO oy the arrival there of a party with a
large quantity of precious stones, which thew
claim 70 have brought from fields surveved
" mem. They say the location will be
xePs secret until a Government patent Is oh.
ueo"..:A bloody riot occurred in the
S.rees OF Cincinnati, the night preceding the
o.ase election, between a Greeley ward
cluo VINO were parading and a number of
coloreo republican,. Upward of a hundred
.noss were nred, and a m Der of persona
TAE population of Chicago, according to
1ne school census just taken, is se7. sss. be.
ss,12e more than the citv oont.inss =,
The time of the great fire of Oct. o, 1871,
The South.
PASSENGER train on the East Tennessee
mo Virginia railroad recently fell through {
} trestle near G~reenville, Tenn. A b~rate-
In ~ Was Killed, seven passengers seriously {
M twenty slightly injured. I
A SERIOUS riot occurred at the polls in Ms. G
on Ia, on election day, between white and =
'o'efs' resulting in the death of two +
egloes and one white man, and the wound 4
ag Of many others. u
ApvIcEs from San Antonio state that . /
arsy OF Texans recently followed a band Of n
Ie1ican cattle thieves across the Rio Grande c.
ito Mexico, attacked and routsd .b.m -. n
ewtown, and burned the Alcalde,s bon.e d
IN him in il. Two Texans and a numhsr 81
Moxicans were killed. q,
SERIOUS trouble is apprehended between n
Q authorities of Georgia and the United 81
ates Marshals relative to the seizure of "
ALBANIA and Chattanooga railroad. Gov :,
attn has instructed Gen. Woford, the Re. Z,
lver OF the rosd, not to surrender IL In ~. al