The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10

Texas railroad has been laid, and through
trains now run from Cairo to Texarkana, on
the eastern border of Texas.
WASHINGTON.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says The Mixed
Commission on British and American claims,
sitting at Newport, r. l., made final awards and
concluded its business one day in advance of
the time fixed by the treaty. In brief, the re-
suit Of the inquiry is, that the United States
Government pays to theEnglish sufferers by our
late war two per cent. of their claims, amount
ing to 81, 929, Sl9. while American claims against
England are all disallowed. The President
has signed a postal convention between the
United States and the Government of New
~foundland for the exchange of postal cards,
by the addition of one cent postage.....A
Washington telegram says the President has
rendered the Office of Chief Justice to Senator
Conkling, and hat the Senator will accept.
President Grant ASSERTS most positively that
he does not intend to make any change in the
Government Agency at London, adding that
the suspension of Clews 4 Co., which involved
the suspension of the London house of Clews,
Habicht d Co., was the result Of unavoidable
misfortune; and that no dishonorable faint
attaches to them on account of it. The news
since received that CLOVIS & Co. will soon re-
sumo shows that the Presidents confidence
in the house has not been misplaced. Over
: 1900, 900 worth of bonds having been pur-
chased by the Treasury Department since the
commencement of the panic, the annual saw
ing of interest to the Government will be
about $3.50, 600 in gold.
THE September report of the Department of
Agriculture indicates that the yield of maize
will be somewhat lower than that of last year.
In response to an inquiry whether a per-
son who sells brandy peaches, brandy cherries,
etc, is liable to a special tax as a liquordealer,
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue replies
that unless said articles are bona tide sold as
such. and contain only The necessary quantity
of brandy to preserve the fruit, the dealer
must pay a special tax for selling brandy.
Two roughs who, while partially drunk, called
out to President Grant in a rude and bolster
Gus manner as he was riding to church with
his family last Sunday, were arrested and fined
So for disorderly conduct.
Mrs. BELLA LOCKWOOD has been admitted
to practice as an attorney in the Supreme Court
of the District Of Columbia. The financial
troubles have caused a large falling off Of in
ternal revenue receipts. The Comptroller of
the Currency states that he cannot legally ap-
point a receiver for a national bank on account
of ~refusals by a national bank to pay money,
which gives certified checks in lieu therefor.
as is now the general practice in nearly all of
the large cities. ...A Washington dispatch says
a printed circular will be sent to the creditors
of Jay Cooke & Co., stating the terms of COM
promise which they have decided to offer. and
that nothing further will likely be done until
replies have been received from all the credit
ors. The official statement shows that the
United States currency of all kinds outstand-
ing at this date is s4O2, 923, O39.