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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25

The Khedive of Egypt is mapping
out for himself very extensive little
empire, without being bothered or
questioned by any of the great powers.
In fact, he has been working SO quietly
that the world at large has scarcely
known his designs. He has extended
his dominion in straight line south
ward from the Mediterranean Sea to
the equator, taking in Nubia, Kordofan,
Seminar and vast extent of Ethiopia.
His star of empire has followed the
Nile from its mouth to the great lakes
of Albert Nyanza and victoris
Nyanza. The slave trade has been sup
pressed along the entire route, and com
parative peace and order established, s,
that commerce can now be freely ant
uninterruptedly carried on betwee.
Cairo and Zanzibar. These annexs
tions, with the old Egyptian dominions
include range Of country coverins
about thirty-two degrees of latitude, d
equal to line drawn southeastwardlJ
from San Diego, Call to the city Of
Panama, in Central America.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25
EFFERsoH's CABINET.

Mr.. Parton says that in bestowing the
great places of the Government, JeiEer-
son evidently had it in view to exalt and
stimulate the intellectual side of hu-
man nature, then under a kind of ban in
Christendom. Every member of his
Cabinet was college-bred; and every
man of them was in in some peculiar
way identified with knowledge. Madi-
son was, above all things else, student
OF constitutional science as well as con-
stitutional law. Gallatin, the founder
OF the glass manufacture of Pittsburgh.
was accomplished in the science of his
day, eminently an intellectualized per-
son. Dearborn, graduate of Harvard,
had also been admitted to one of the
learned professions. Robert Smith, of
Maryland, Secretary Of the Navy, q
graduate of Princeton, after long emi-
nence at the bar and in public life, died
President of the, Agricultural Society
and Provost of the University of Mary
land. Gideon Granger, of Connecticut
Postmaster General, a graduate of
Yale, a lawyer of learning and high dis
tinction, fought through the connecti-
cut Legislature the liberal school fund,
to which the State is so much indebted.
He was noted, all his life, as the intelli-
gent and public-spirited friend of every
thing high and advanced 1t was he
who promoted internal improvements in
a manner to which the strictest con-
structionist could not object, by giving
a thousand acres of land for the benefit
of the Erie canal. Chancellor Livings-
ton, whom Mr.. jefferson invited to his
Cabinet, and induced to go as Minister
to France, was the most liberal patron
science had found in America. A gradu-
ate of Kings College, in New York, he
spent his leisure and income in promot-
ing science, art, and agriculture. 1t
was his intelligent faith and his liberal
outlay Of money that enabled Robert
Fulton to carry out John Fitch's idea of
steamboat. James Monroe, the least
learned of the men whom Jefferson ad-
vanced, could give glorious reason why
he was not graduate of college. The
battle OF Lexington called him away
from William and Mary to camp at
Cambridge.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25

rltory the event had happened, and
whose subjects the prisoners we're. No
proof against either of them could be
obtained, and both protested their en-
tire innocence. But native justice does
not always require legal evidence. The
Rajah considered that the substitution
OF stone for money was evidence of some
ones guilt. The brother he considered,
being in front, was absolved from sus-
picion, at least of the murder but the
chuprassie, who followed the murdered
man, was the suspected, and must be
the guilty party. He was sentenced to
ten years imprisonment, with hard In
Dor, and was removed, amid loud pro-
testations of his innocence and probity.
Mr.. Wilson left the Rajah's court puz-
zled and unsatisfied; he had trusted the
mamie could not account for the mat
ter, yet felt doubts as to the justice of
the. Rajah's sentence, but in the busy
transaction of life, soon began to forget
this mysterious occurrence. About a
year had passed when a messenger
reached him from the Rajah, that his
quondam chuprassie, the convict, had
confessed his crime, and, probably in
hopes of pardon, was prepared to make
restitution of the stolen property. He
hurried to the court, and heard the
prisoners confession. Love, it appear
ed, was the motive of the chuprassie's
crime. He had become enamored of n
beautiful maiden in a neighboring vii
lage, but the price demanded by her
parents for in that country wives are
purchased from the parents) was utterly
beyond his means, and to obtain his de-
sire, he resolved on stealing one of the
thousand rupee bags. This he set about
with consummate skill. When, at the
end OF toilsome march, they reached
the cave near Dangal, he dispatched the
elder brother to village two miles off
to purchase provisions. Hardly had he
gone, when he dispatched the other
brother mile off to the nearest forest,
to gather firewood. During the interval
he withdrew the bag of rupees from the
younger brothers sack, buried it under
the sand in the cave, and substituted
stone of nearly the same shape and
weight. The younger brother first re-
turned with the firewood; the elder
coming shortly after with the provisions,
never learned that the chuprnssie had
been left alone in charge of the treasure.
Crossing the bridge the following morn
ing, he caused the elder to go first, the
younger next, he himself last, and, when
unnoticed, he, with his long stick, trip
ped up the unhappy man by the leg,
never thinking that the crime could pos
sibly be discovered. Having unburden-
ed his mind, the convict led his late
master to the cave, pointed where he
had concealed the treasure, where it
was found intact, and restored to the
owner
One lovely summer evening, after a
hard days hunting, while enjoying our
weed and reclining on the grass, not
half mile from Dangal bridge, and with
in sound of its roaring torrent, this story
was told to us by one who had no small
share in the elucidation of the mystery.
l tell it as it was told to me.-Cham6ers'
Journal.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25
LIBERIA.

For many years it was believed that
the negroes of Central and Southern
Africa could be rendered civilized and
enlightened by sending back persons OF
that race who had lived for years in
Christian countries, and had profited by
contact with the whites. With this
view, the American Colonization Society
was formed and the Republic of Liberia
founded. James Monroe, Henry Clay
and many others Of the best and ablest
men in the country, gave their support
to the measure Of oolonizing Liberia,
thinking thereby to elevate the entire
negro race. From time to time we have
received very rose colored accounts of
the success Of the emigrants to this
promised land of the negro, and, of the
good work they were doing among the
natives. But q Georgia negro, who has
recently returned in disgust from Lii
IBERIA, gives very unpromising account
Of affairs there. He maintains that the
civilized blacks that go back to Africa,
80 far from doing anything 10 elevate
the natives, soon relapse, and become
little better than savages themselves.
They leave off all habits Of industry,
live on such products as grow spontane-
ously. and 60 nearly naked. Many of
them live in the bushes, and employ
their time in killing vermin, or in hack
ing each other with knives. In his
view, the colony is only kept up to
semblance of decency by the accessions
from civilized countries, and without
these the people would soon relapse into
barbarity. = -
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25
PIREpROOF FLOORS.

If wooden floor is covered with
light sheet-iron coated with cement, so
as to be water-tight. a cord of wood may
be placed on it and set on fire, and the
floor will not be injured if only about
two inches of water can be flooded over
it. 1t was tried recently in Boston, and
it was found that after the wood had
been burning for an hour the floor was
not injured. OF course when tioor
can be kept flooded with water it is i'm
possible for it to take fire,
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25
VARIETIES.

wrN-soME youth John Morrissey.
JOHN Bull is gloating, as usual, over
his bullion.
The "Ring" for woman to have
finger in-The wedding ring.
"HeIlo, Bill, where have you been for
week back r 81 haven't been any
where for it, and / amt got weak
back, either" = 4s, s,nt -.
NATUBALIsrs claim that every ami
NAL has its fec, aud elergymen con-
tend that the most important insect of
this class is the g Flee from the wrath
to come p ~ .Lai ri8 sl5tiA
A GENTLEMAN writing letter, con-
cluded it as follows: "Give Eserybody's
love to Everybody, SO that Nobody may
be aggrieved by Anybody I.being forgot
ten by Somebody" su1l si;,gd
The wife Of Louisville lawyer made
hustle of some important legal docu-
ments, and the court had to adjourn
until she could igo home and return
them in proper shape. ii; ~ '.a1.,
A oURATE having been overharled by
his Bishop for attending ball, the
former replied "Sir, I wore mask. ("
"Oh, well, - returned the Bishop, 'that
puts a now face on the affair." -.
A Fort WAYNE man, married twenty
one years, didn't know the entire con-
tentment of married life until his wife
fell down the other day and bit her
tongue SO that she couldn't talk.
"WnAr shall we name our little boy?"
said young wife to her husband. "Call
him Peter" "Oho, no, 1 never knew
anybody named Peter that uld earn
his salt" "Well, call him Salt Peter,
then"
THERE'S an old lady with false teeth
out West who wants to know if the
Yankees can't invent some new way of
putting on pillow-eases; meanwhile she
nails the cases against the wall and drops
the pillows in. m bs
The near-sighted hen who ate saw
dust, supposing. it to be cornmeal, then
went and laid nest full of bureau
knobs, sat on 'em three weeks and
hatched out complete set Of parlor
furniture, was pretty fair hen.
A SLAwsoN man was unexpectedly
caught fishing by his pastor, Sunday.
The minister was shocked, and SO was
the fisherman, and in his confusion he
out something about fearing,
il was going to rain, and that the fish
might get wet.-Danbuyy Neus.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25

Hon. SIDNEY BREEsE, the new Chief
Justice Of Illinois, is seventy three years
of age, and has been in active public life
for more than half century. He was
United States District Attorney for that
State forty-six years ago, and an infln-
ential member of the National Senate
twenty-five years ago. He was one OF
the originators of the Illinois Central
railway, and has always been one Of the
leading men of his State, though be-
cause of his acceptance Of seat upon
the bench of its highest court, about
twenty years ago, the country at large
has heard but little of him of late years.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25
INVENTORS AMONG KINGS.
BY GEORGE W. HUxaAr.

welcome inventors; step aside.
ye sons of sloth and empty pride:
Open the doors of welcome wide,
Escort inventors 10 the sest
Where royal guests sit side by sil,,.
Ard princes amid plaadits meet
They shorten weary houra of care.
They lift the burdens that we bear.
They speed us on the rioroughfare.
They multiply our hours Of rest.
They give us leisr re hours to spare:
The inventor is a regal guest.
There is D, head that wears a crown,
Though lifted high, that should look down
fp 10 ccs bronzed and fingers brown
'f men of skill and genius rare;
For they have won grand renown
Kings might be proud and glad to share.
Inventors are the kings to-day,
uncrowned. they bear q regal sway;
Their mandates winds and waves obey,
And gases yield obcdiently
Tho lightning on its wiry way
Their message takes Ger land and sea.
Where is the prince in purple born,
Where is the head a crown has worn,
Where is the king, bright rs the morn,
That has devised q noble plan
To ease the burdens we have horns,
And eleya'e the race If man?
,Is there genius on throne,
'one crowned inventor, to atone
For mediocre men, who soon
Must put aside the crown and stsve?
what shall We write upon the stone
Tha. ssaras above monarch's grave?
Who taught the rivers how to spin,
And weave the varied colors in,
With fabrics manifold and thin,
SO that the pulsing shuttle flies
Fast as . heart that beats to win
Airing, loving, mortal prize?
rwto made two blades of grass to grow
ssaere one before was faint and slow?
'"ho sent the engine out TO NOV
The vcrdant meadows smooth and clean?
'wss n . noble duke whose brow So;
Ess won the wreath Of fadeless sreene =
Who taught the nrillers how to find
The finest -four in grains they grind,
So that the mill obeys the mind, .7fS
As it dad not in days Of yore-- .Ttf
No starch, NO gluten left behind, r ST.
And men are fed on husks no more?
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25

The New York Sun gently suggest
that persons who go about with their
cashmere shawls turned inside out to
show that they ure genuine, should
adopt the custom of walking on their
heads, to show that their boots are
soled Naughty Sun, aren't thou
ashamed?
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25
A HEROIC DEATH.

So rare, says the London Daily T6te-
graph, is heroism in these days of
strikes and corners, of money y-makiDg
and cotton spinning, that We are now
more than ever disposed to welcome a
noble deed, and nobler deed than that
of Platelayer Elliott we may go far to
seek. Elliott was one of gang who
was repairing the metals of the London
and Southwestern line, near Surbiton,
when the Exeter express came thunder
ing along. The platelayers of course
dispersed, and were standing to let the
train pass, when Elliott's quick eye
caught heavy iron chain lying across
the metals, and. he saw that in another
moment the train would leap from the
line and roll down steep embankment.
With a courage as cool as. that of the
little midshipman who picked up and
threw overheard the loaded shell, Eli
OFT dashed forward, and was Just in time
to snatch the obstacle from ont of the
path and to avert most terrible acci-
dent. He was in time to save the lives
of Others, but he was just too late by
second to save himself. The buffer
board of the great express engine caught
him as he stopped with his heavy bur-
den, and dashed him high into the air
a corpse. For. those who love brave
deed, the memory of Elliott, the plate
layer, will live along with that Of Elson,
the pilot, and Ford, the fireman.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25

The wealth Of William B. Astor is
computed at the enormous sum of $780,
100000. A New York paper states that
the property of old John Jacob Astor,
the father of William B., was left by
him in trust for the benefit Of his heirs.
After the expiration Of the Trusteesh,p,
which will occur ut the end Of the third
generation-that is, after the grand
children have passed away-it will then
be divided among all the descendants Of
the old man, the law not allowing .
Trusteeship of that kind TO extend for
longer period of time.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-25

TO THE topper each succeeding sum-
mer is dryer than the last,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-22
Medical Bubbles,

Columns would be required TO enumerate the
medical bubbles that have risen to the surface and
burst since Hostetters Stomach Btters be anne the
standard tonic of the Western Hemisphere. Boasts
the most extravagant, fabrications the most pre-
been employed to bolster up the worthless prepa-
rations that have from time to time been introduced
in the hope Of dividing the field with that famous
vegetable remedy. Signalfa has been the lot
of each and all. The reputation of the Bitters
preventive of epidemics, stomachic an invigor-
ant general restorative, and specific for indi-
debility, constitutional weakness, paroxysmal ie-
vers, and all complaints to which the more sensi-
tive are exclusively liable, is established upon
the sound basis of more than twenty years expert
ence, and can no more be shaken by the clap-trap
nostrups OF unscientihc pretenders than the ever
lasting hills by the winds that rustic through their
dcfles. novl9-eodt&w
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TWEEU'.S con TiCTION.

The New York papers express great salts
faction at the conviction of Tweed. The
Times says: Nothing could have been more
necessary. and nothing could be more oppor-
ture. than the conviction of Tweed. In the
first place, it proves that trial by jury has not
yet become IL ridiculous farce in this City.
We have seen so many strange trials that
public confidence in the jury system has been
considerably shaken. We now see that when
we get fair jury and an honest Judge, it
works we'll enough. In the next place,
Tweed's conviction proves that cheating,
swindling, and lying are not the qualities
which lead to permanent success in this life,
and that is a lesson (eleme ntary as it may
seem) by no means unnecessary in the pres
en-. age.
The Tribune says: The most righteous
and important verdict ever given by an
American jury was rendered yesterday morn
ing in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. Its
momentous Importance and incalculable ad-
vantage are shown by two facts. All decent
people desired it, thought it the only JUS.
verdict possible, and none expected it. New
er has the Jury system been exposed to so
severe test and the triumphant issue of the
experiment is one which will serve for years
to come as powerful argument in favor of
its retention.
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The Ueekiy Times.

THE WEEKLY TINES is undoubtedly the hes
per for the farmer, for the mechanic and fC
who live in localities which are served on1
weekly malls. 1t CONTAINS. in addition to edit
comments on current topics, an ex, client cor
sation ot the news of the week the most impo
events, both me and foreign, are review,
length, and large guam ity of matter is give
peciai y interesting 10 tn farmer and mech
Its market reports are the fullest and mos acc
IN the country. Terms 81 per annum.
Club rates of The Weekly-all to one Post
address-flve cope., per annum, $3.50; Ten &C
per annum Sl2.5o; Twenty copies, per annuml
Thirty copies. per annGm, $50, and one extra
to each club. FOR every club of fifty one Co
tn. Semi-Weekly Times to the getter-up Of
club. /
"nen the names of subscribers are reaui17
be written upon each paper of the club at one'
Office address, Ten cents tor each copy addir
to the above rates.
The Semi.Weehly and Weekly mailed one VI
clergymen at the lowest rates.
The prices are invariable Remit in dro
New ork or Post Office Money Orders if pos |
and where neither OF these can be procuredy
the money in registered letter.
Terms, cash in advance.
THE NEW YORK TIMES,
New York ii
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the Vircinius was captured Varona advised

the virginius was captured varona advised
the firing Of the powder magazine, and the
consequent blowing up of the vessel rather
than that they should fall into the hands of
the Spaniards, but the Captain persuaded and
convinced Gen. Varona that being under the
American flag and in neutral waters they
would not dare touch any man on board.
Varona replied he was prisoner because
there was not an English or American man
of-war near to witness this scandal on the
laws of nations.
He added he would have blown Up the YES
sci with all on board, but he had not done so
since her papers were correct and she had not
been seized in Cuban waters. The American
flag was, he considered, their protection and
he surrendered. he said, under the protection
of that flag, but believed he would be victim.
izep since the Spanish government all along
hated him.
Capt. Macarthur witnessed the execution OF
Ryan, Verona, Del Sol and Pedro Cespedes,
| and gives the following account:
On the morning of the 9th they were re-
moved to the place of execution, when was
| about mile from the Jail. The four victims
were surrounded by strong escort OF Spanish
soldiers. Varona and Ryan were calm ara
collected, and marched amid the yells and
yociferations of an infuriated rabble. "heh
| thew arrived at the place of execution they
forced Cespedes and Jesus Del Sol to kneel,
in which position they were shot in the back.
The soldiers next directed Ryan and Narona
| to kneel in the same way, but they were seizeo
and thrown down, being handcuffed all the
time. The two victims begged their tormrn-
tors to allow them to die standing, and having
| offered further resistance they were murdered
standing. Ryan was not instantly killed, ana
n Spanish officer stepped forward and run his
/
easily. Then down came upon the corpses,
still warm with life, the blood-thirsty mob,
seyerng the heads from the bodies, placing
them upon pickets and marching with them
| through the city.
| Fifteen officers OF the Spanish army who
| had been made prisoners on the battlefield by
Varona, were present when he landed, and
| they went to the Governor of the city and
begged that his life should be spared since he
| had given them theirs. OF course this was
refused.
Foreign vessels at Santiago were prevented
from leaving, in order to prevent the clrcuia-
ton of the news.
The Spaniards took possession OF the tele-
graph and would net allow any persons to
communicate through them, even foreign con-
suls. The American consul on hearing that
Ryan was to be shot waited on the Governor
ana demanded his restoration as an American
citizcn, but the Governor refused to listen, on
the ground that the consul was not well in
formed in regard to the matter The Span
iards informed the consuls they were acting
on their own responsibility. and did not even
| intend communicating with Madrid.
| Amang the Cuban captives was the son ct
General Quesada, aged Is years, and tgo
other boys aged II and Is years. There were
also on board the Nirginius twelve Jamaicans
two Of whom were boys of / years.
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Hack, Hack, Hack. Cough, Cough, Cough.

Cough is a symptom by which various dis
eased conditions Of the throat, bronchial tube $
and lungs manifest themselves. But whether
it arises from the irritation produced in the
throat and larynx by taking cold, from an at.
tack Of Bronchitis, from incipient Consump-
ton, or from various other causes, nothing
will allay it more speedily or cure il more
permanently than DR.. Perce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery. 1t does not matter whether
it be II recent attack, or a lingering cough,
the Discovery is in either case equally well
adapted for its relief and permanent cure. In
fact il will cure cough in one half the time
necessary to cure it with any other medicine ,
and i, does it, not by drying it up, but by re-
moving the cause. No time should be lost in
commencing the use of n proper medicine for
the relief of a Cough, for unless this course
is pursued, serious and dangerous disease of
the lungs is liable to result. sat&w