The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-14

even proposed to prohibit the holding of cleo
tions to fill the vacancies now existing.
The Carlists in Spain have met with several
serious reverses recently, and are terribly de-
moralized The Emperor Of Austria has con-
ferred the Imperial Order of Francis Joseph
upon Nathaniel Wheeler. President Of the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company,
of New York. The..vierna Exposition closed
on the Cd inst. Financially it has proved a
sad failure q. Prince Bismarck has resolved
to summon the Catholic bishops who refuse
to comply with the Government measures in
relation to ecclesiastics to tender their resig-
nations.
THE total number of admissions to the
Vienna Exhibition from the opening to the
closing day was 1850, COO. Another serious
accident is reported on the Midland railroad of
England, by which twenty persons were badly
injured.
A PARIS dispatch states that the party of
the Left in the Assembly will demand, as a
condition of the prolongation Of MacMahons
term, a detinitive recognition of the Republic.
Meanwhile the Bonapartists, who have hereto
fore acted with the Republicans, will make no
alliance, either with the Right or tho Left,
but act by themselves. Eight persons were
recently killed, and a number injured, by all
explosion in a fireworks factory at Lambeth,
England.
POLITICAL.
OFFICIAL vote for Governor of Ohio: Allen,
214. 525; Moves. pa, III Stewart, l0,0s1 Col
Inns. 9,971.. Hon. n. 2. Banks is a candidate
for the United States Senate. 80. 1t is believed
| that Butler has the inside track for the United
States Senate from Massachusetts,
JAMES CoNNoR. the well-known typc-found-
er. has been elected Sheriff of New York on
the Tammany ticket. Hon. S. 5. Cox, OF
New York, has been elected to Congress to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of James
Brooks. .. The Tammany Democrats carried
New York city, at the recent election, by a
heavy majority 49,. The recent municipal cleo
ton in Chicago resulted in the triumph Of the
Peoples party" by a majority OF about
II, OO0-the so-called Peoples party" being
a coalition Of the Germans and Irish pledged
10 the Tt!icti VI tHt 'Nui!uaN RIVE "ht t"S
throwing open of whisky FALCONS on Sunday.
GENERAL.
THE baseball championship question Is now
settled. and the Boston Red Stockings will fly
the whip pennant for another year.
REPORTS from a very considerable portion OF
the country, relative to the crops, indicate, as
compared with last year, n loss Of % per cent.
in corn. a gain of 81 per cent. i'll wheat, a loss
OF . per cent. in oats. I per cent. III hay. and
81 per cent. in the pork product. There II,
however, a very considerable increase in the
planted acreage of winter wheat. The Di-
rector of the United States Mint at Philadel-
phia has written a letter explaining the policy
Of the Government in issuing silver com. lie
SAYS the proceeding is profitable to the Gov
ernmelt at the present frlccs OF gold ana
silver, and that il il not n scheme for the
resumption Of specie payment, but simply
a compliance with the m,nt laws.
Tom Scott has returned from Europe. and has
been interviewed. lie states that he had sue
ccedcd III negotiating bonds of the feniisy!-
vania,Central Company in the sum of :%lOO,o0o.-
600 before the outbreak Of the panic. HH was
Lees succcsrful with the securities "f the Texas
Pacific. but raised enough money to c%ontinue
work on that road. lie says that the panic has
substantially rtoppcd the rale OF American
railroad securities but predicts that the stop
page will be only temporary.
II il altogether a new feature that working
men should 80 from this co:atry to Europe in
search Of employment brt it IL positively
stated that $40 mechanics in Paterson, y. j.,
have bought tickets for this purpose.
No little excitement WAS created in the Can.
adam Parliament ~ OTTAWA. the other day. by
the revelations OF Il member of the Opposition
party. who rose IN his seat aud stated that AL
agent Of the Ministry had offered linn a hrihe
Of $4,000 and n iirst-cla-s official position If le
would support the Government.
TIL California AMI Texas Construction
Company. which has the contract for building
the Texas Pacific road from the western
boundary Of Texas to san Diego. Cal. having
failed to meet Its obligations. 900, 600 OF It's
paper went to protest at Philadelphia. the
other day. The total liabilities Of the roal
are about -. o O00. The Texas Pacific is
one Of Tom Srptt'- ros1-.