The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-04

average. All the others fall below, viz: Viz
ginia and Alabama, 7pcr cent; North Caro-
lima, IS South Carolina, II; Georgia and
Louisiana, 6; Mississippi and Arkansas, 8;
Texas IA ; and Tennessee, 10. Tn acreage
cultivated will fall considerably below that
planted. Tho weather generally during tho
last week in May was favorable, and there was
q hopeful prospect that tho condition OF the
crop would rapidly improve. The worms and
oaterpillars have made an early appearance at
various points, and are causing considerable
apprehension Of destructive ravages. No esti-
mato of the crop is made.
FOREIGN.
STUDENTS OF Biblical geography have long
been in doubt as to the exact locality Of Mount
Calvary, where Christ was crucified. The
Oriental Typographical Corps, sent out from
England to study the topography of Bible
lands, think they have at last found the spot
30 hallowed TO Christians, in the hill outside
of Damascus gate, near the north wall OF Jeru-
salem. The profile of this hill is skull-shaped,
and this peculiarly strengthens the SUPPOSE
ton that it is really the scene of the ~crucifx-
ion, which is described in tho Bible as q place
called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a
SKULL. The Shah Of Persia arrived at Lon
don on tho 18th of May, and was welcomed
with great display and abundant enthusiasm.
.... News has been received ut Petersburg
that the Orensburg division Of the Russian
rmy had encountered the Khivans in two
battles, defeating them in both engagements.
| At last accounts Gen. Kaufman, commanding
| the advance column, was within twenty-five
miles of the Khivan capital.
A WOMAN was hanged in Sarnia, Canada,
last week, for the murder Of her husband. -.
| The French Assembly has consented, bya vote
| Of 1856 to 1877, to permit the prosecution Of NJ.
Ranc, one Of it's members, who is charged with
having taken part in the outragcs of the Com
mune. 1T is proposed that all the Spanish
American Republics unite in a manifesto call
ing on Spain to conccde Cuba her indepeDd-
ence. Colombia leads in the movement and
has been joined by Costa Rics.. -. Another
party Of farmers from the south OF England
have sailed for America. They will settle in
Minnesota.
THE Catholics in Mexico do not seem dis.
posed to submit quietly to the expulsion OF
tho Jcsuits, and serious riots are reported in
several OWLS. 1t is rumored that the Ger
man Crown Prince will soon succeed the En-
perur William as Regent. :. The late munich
pal election in Strasbourg resulted in tn,
triumph Of anti-German candidates. tn,
steamer Columbus was recently wrecked nca
Holyhcad, England, and fifteen lives lost
A dispatch from Toronto states that do
structive forest fires have been raging in Thu
vicinity of Camden, Southampton, and othc
places. Some lives have been lost. Til
pecuniary loss will amount to hundreds o
thousands of dollars. . Senior CASTELAR, !
engaged in drawing up n constitution for Il,
Spanish Federal Republic, modelled afte
that of tho United States. Tho numbe
Of States lis to be fifteen; the Presidcn,
elective by universal suffrage, to hol
his Office for five years Senator
to be chosen by tho States, and th
Deputies to DO elected by the people,.
The Spanish Ministry formed some two week
aso mas Deen aissoiVea' and Senior hargau !
loohns apou' iorA he" oap'het Jackson
0 Schultz oonnhs'ohcr Oh the Amercah DE
Pai'meh' =. lne ''ciha HApoe'uoh' mas re
Hsno'on oai'ue' nshei' o' whose rAie'
assurance vas s'''" . ""n'h Aso, ha
been heard from by a letter written in Feb
rusry and received at Khartoun, in Egypt
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vito 20 la i, .,co,I.,t bc.,,h 80 .n go,
d;ers mt ,,der his command ,v IA. K,..,iv
have been reinforced by several b,ndrc,
otbers and bo will pp.b, nm immediately 4, An,
Albert Nyanza.
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