The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-15

press the suit to a legal conclusion. 80.
Madison, Wis, has suppressed Sunday liquor
selling The fast train on the Toledo, Wa
bash and Western railway makes the run be-
tween st. Louis and Toledo in Is hours. The
time between New York and the Mississippi
river by this train is 48 hours. The sixth
Department shows that the aggregate number
of policies issued in Ohio during the year
ending Dec. 81, 1872, was 1904, amounting
to S3,01s, 7O4; the aggregate number OF
policies in force in Ohio at that time
VISA G ,O43, amounting to S14l, 925, 7O4;
the aggregate premiums received dur
ing the year was "a, 943, 260. 20; aggregate
losses and claims paid during the same
time was 81, 4s1, 53s.S7.
Mrs. Powell, of Olney, H., is said to pos
sess the power to heal and cure all kinds of
disease. She is reputed to have performed
some miraculous cures. THE Iowa wheat
yield, it is generally believed, will be larger
than last year.
II SOUTH.
\ ACONNENIlON 4 uitCCuy SOhoASs"S '" ~
from each of the three States concerned, has
been chosen by the New State Convention at
Jackson, Tenn, to present the scheme for a
new State to the people whom it affects, and
influence them in its favor....T The Republic
cans of Virginia have nominated r. W.
Hughes for Govornor....A precocious st.
Louis youth of 10 years the other day cribbed
a valise, belonging to two Californians, con-
tanning s3s, 600 in mining stocks. A portion
of the plumber has been recovered.
THE Marine Hospital, in New Orleans, which
originally cost the Government $500, DOC, has
been sold at auction for ISL 900. The Texas
cattle fever prevails to an alarming extent in
Northwestern Missouri.
The two murderers of old Mrs. Lampley-
Nicholson and Hallahan-were hung at Balti-
more on the LIST inst. We learn from the tele-
graphic account of the execution that 1.-The
prisoners assembled the platform with steady
tread, both smiling Hallaban spoke as fol-
lows: "Gentlemen and Brothers: l acknowl-
edge that my sentence is just. l am perfectly
willing to give up my life for the crime l have
committed. There is nothing like Christianity
| anu DTObitflN ioNS. lutS III ehO Aahth VIII
olson next advanced and said: "My punish
ment is just, and / warn You all against love
of money and against evil companions. i
commit my dear wife and precious children to
the hands of a merciful God" The execution
was conducted in the most orderly manner.
IA letter from Fort Black, Texas, says that
the forays of the Indians are increasing to an
1ar,,;,p o~topf orJ that scarraIv a .lay pasaas
but the body of some isolated frontiersman is
found.
A pEsPIcABLE piece Of vandalism was per-
petrated at Alexandria, Va, a few days ago.
Some wretch entered the old Christ Church,
famous as the place where Washington wor-
shipped, and turned the furniture upside
down, destroyed all the music, saturated the
cushions and prayer-books with oil. and re-
moved the silyer-plate from Washington's
pew, besides committing many other depreda-
tons.
A huge land fraud has just been unearthad
in New Orleans. Under the provisions Of al
act struggled through the last Legislature Of
Louisiana, ZONE 2, 500 acres of low lands be-
longing to the State, lying within the limits of
the city. worth several millions Of dollars, have
been sold to private parties for less than
81, ZOO.
WASHINGTON.
IT is stated that the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, which was directed
to report upon the mode Of choosing President
and yice-President, has matured n report
which will recommend that the term Of Office
be increased to six wears, and tina the Presi-
lent be ineligible for reelection.
ATroRNEY-GENERAL WILLIAMS announces
that no more of the Ku-klux suits now pend
ing in the United States are to be prosecuted
by the Government, except in a few unusually
heinous cases.
THE statement of the public debt for July
shows e reduction OF 1870, SIS. The follow
ing are the figures:
| Six per cent. bonds. 81 PSI, 23s, ESQ
Five per cent. 4i5, III 400
Total coin bonds.......... ........$ 81 1885, ss, $50
| IayfuI money debt II. z an