The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
TIE EAST.

IHE EVanSencal Alliance, WHICH ho' III
New York City on the I'd inst, was largely at
tended, there being many distinguished repre-
sentatives of the "or.hodox" faith present
from all parts of the world. The platform
was reserved chiefly for foreign delegates,
conspicuous among whom were Lord Alfred
Churchill, of England; Payne Smith, Dean OF
Canterbury; Charles Reid, Member of Par
lament of England; Dr.. Parker, author of
'Ecce Deus; :" Prof. De Capper, of Paris:
Prof. Dormer, of Berlin, and DR.. Krummacher,
of Germany. -. Grinnell & Co., Wall street
operators, have failed. They speculated
largely in Vanderbilt stocks. The member of
the firm were Indignantly expelled from the
Stock Exchange.
THE Pennsylvania Constitutional Conven-
ton has adopted a section providing for the
punishment of legislative bribery-....A
quarantine inspection in New York has selected
the fact that there has been yellow fever III
the lower harbor ever since June 1....Ihe
National Trust Company, of New York, has
resumed 1t is announced that the firm of
jaw Cooke & Co. will soon make a proposition
TO its creditors for the purpose Of enabling ii
to resume business. The members of the
nrm nave pOOleU lNeiI IuiNElc aio lCi9ohni
assets, and Will place it at tine command of
their creditors in liquidation of their indebted
ness.
THE firm of Jay Cooke & Co. have made a
proposition of assignment in trust to I. II.
Rollins, late United States Revenue Commits
sioner, of all the property, real and personal,
of every member of the firm, and of all the
:,.a-a,. .lo;, ,,;,o, lora 4lar..p tho nronErly
to be appraised at its real value, converted a.
rapidly as possible, and turned out to the
creditors in installments If 5 per cent. as fast
as realized, the creditors also to have the
privilege of taking the property, at individual!
option, for its appraised value. 1t is said that
the proposition has been favorably received,
as likely to occasion less delay in settlement
than a proceeding in bankruptcy. .Cortlandt
Sprasue. ex-C.ty Treasurer of Brooklyn, and
Marion I. Rodman, his deputy, have been in
dicted for embezzlemcnt The New York
Grand Jury has indicted Kate Stoddard for the
murder of Goodrich Albert GARNER, having
defeated Maurice DAILY for the four-ball bill
lard championship, in New York. the other
day, is now double-cbampion of the world
at the three-ball and the four-ball games.
The Buddington party of tie Polaris survivors
arrived at New York last week, and proceeded
at once to Washington. Capt. BGddington WAS
arrested by order of the Secretary of the Navy,
Immediately on the landing Of the steamer.
and confined at the nayy-yard. His arrest is
s.vagely denounced by the New York press and
people as ahiSh-handed outrage The Evan
gelical Alliance. now in session in New York.
10 pntatyor-by nopurraDna IT IL a catherine
of orthodox Protestant denominations.
through representatives from Great Britain.
France, Holland, Germany, Italy, the United
States, India, Africa, and minor countries
not necessary to enumeratc. In short. it is a
sort of Ecumenicsl Council of the orthodox
Protestant churches. With reference to the
representatives now in session, it very
fairly represents every country of con-
sequence in the world. Rev. DIR. Rieg. Of
London. says it is the most wonderful Evan
gelical Alliance that has ever been held.
Tit New York Herald prints a letter from
Dundee, Scotland, stating tl!s.t an important
statement relative to the death of Capt. Hall.
Of the Polaris. has been made 10y Second Mate
Morton, given to the United States Consul
there, aud been forwarded to the American
Government. Morton was Halls attendant in
his last illness, and he has a made a statement.
go says the Herald, duplicating DR.. Bissell III
the death of Hall. .Peake, Opdyke d Co.
heavy New York dry-goods dealers, have tenn
porarily suspended. Their liabilities are
81, 500. 600. The firm will continue business.
paving their indebtedness in installments, all
within eighteen months. with 10 per cent. in
terest. The firm of Patton Il Co., who failed
for 81, 400, 900, has made a similar arrange
Elent with their creditors. There has been 2
general reduction in the prices and hours of
labor i'll the large Eastern manufactures
Many of them have discharged a portion Of the
working force, while others are working oil
half time.
CONNECTICUT has finally decided to make
Hartford the sole capital of the State by 4 vote
of from 2. 900 TO 5000. I h Graphic balloon
made another attempt at New York, the other
day, to mount that much-talked-of .easterly
air-current" and sail across the broad Atlantic.
The effort proved quite az abortive as the first.
III air-ship was caught in a storm in the
northeast corner of Connecticut, and descend
ed near enough to the ground to enable the
occupants to jump out, leaving tie unruly
craft to pursue its journey alone. .... b. the
explosion of e. blast furnace in Smiths pipe
foundry, in Pittsburgh, last week, two work
men were fatally ard two seriously burned. go.
A step toward the resumption of specie pay
ment has been made in Philadelphia. Several
firms of that city arc EOw paving their en-
ployes i'll gold, with an abatement of ten per
cent.
FIGHT inches Of snow fell in Delaware
county, n. Y, on the It'll inst. Another
bank defalcation is r~eportcd-that of John w.
Pierce, Cashier of Tie Merchants National, of
Lowell, Macs, whose irregularities" will
reach some $685. 00. Speculation and fast
living, of course -. Clarlestown, Brookliue.
Brighton and West Roxbury have voted in
favor Of annexation to Boston. BY these
acquisitions that city gains 80, 900 population.
Pittsburgh manufacturers have agreed to
pay their employees half their weekly wages.
and credit them with the remainder until
financial matters look up, instead of d~ischarg-
ing cne-l alf of their hands.
THE VEST
The State Constitutions Commission of
Michigan has voted to incorporate in the or
ganic Law of the State a clause forbidding rail-
road companies to issue free passes to any
persons except employees of their own or other
lines, ard making violation of this law a mis-
demeanor.. The shipments of lumber from
the Saginaw river CT Michigan to date are 4Ol,-
1851 coo feet, against $40, 600, 900 feet for the
same time last year. The Valley Iron Com