The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-09-05

than a military tribunal. Two Treasury
clerks fought a duel the other day about a
female clerk. Weapons, cavalry swords.
Neither was seaiously injured. The Signal
Service officers claim that the predictions or
statements of probabilities for the first year
were verified in about sixty-nine cases out of
a hundred, aud their accuracy may be expected
to increase with increasing experience The
point is raised with reference to the recent
regulations of the treaty with the Crow Indi-
has overlooked a section in a recent law which
prohibits the recognition of an Indian tribe as
a treaty-making power.
VERY positive information has been received
at Washington to the effect that, notwith-
standing the official denial on the part of that
Government. the Grand Duke of Hesse con-
tinues to pardon criminals upon the condition
that they shall emigrate to the United States
IA Washington telegram says: Thu 1nte-
rior Department has information that force
will be necessary to remove the Winnebagoes
from Wisconsin to the reservation assigned
them in Kansas. If they refuse to so, it is
understood that troops will be ordered from
Fort Smelling, to compel their departure.
THE State authorities of California have
asked that the Modocs who are charged with
grave offenses committed prior to their cap
ture, other than those sentenced to be hanged,
be delivered to them. The Washington
| Chronicle publishes a communication from
Judge Advocate General Holt, denying the
oft-repeated assertion that he wilfully with
held the recommendation to mercy for Mrs.
Surratt offered by the milita.y commission
which tried her and the other Lincoln conspir-
ators. Gen. Holt contends that President
johnson received the whole of the records,
and that his refusal to act on the recommen-
dation of the court, and to see the daughter of
Mrs. Surratt when she applied at the White
House for all audience, was simply his "
irresponsible act, uncontrolled and unpreju-
diced by others.
FOREIGN.
INTELLIGENCE is received OF an alarming
state of affairs among the iron mills of En-
Siduu. lHe lTpDrlclOES III TIC MINIS III
Manchester have determined upon a gradual
lockout, that is, to discharge one-tenth Of
their employees every week until all are
discharged. 1t is proDabie that all the
workers will strike when the first iiistallment
arc discharged. and there are rumors OF other
intended movements which give the situation
a very serious aspect. The war III Sumatra
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The army of the Hollanders, IS, 600 strong.
will be unable, it is feared, to cope with the
Achineese. The Sultan, who il thus brought
into publicity. is proving himself to be
something more than a savage fool
....Geneya, the home of Calvin and the re-
fuge of V0l,airo, is III luck. The Duke of
Brunswick died recently, leaving all his i'm
mense landed estate to that municipality.
Long famous, the city is now rich. "A report
from the vessel in which Henri Rochofort
was shipped for New Caledonia, SAYS that his
~fellow-conyicts, considering his course as
reasonable to the cause Of the Commune.
made an attempt to lynch Kim. The officers
OF the chip were obliged to assign him quar-
tiers apart from and protected against the
Communist exiles.
A COMET has been discovered at Narcotics.
Tile Spanish Republican troops have
gained Il brilliant victory over the Cariists at
Bergs. The rebels were utterly defeated, will,
a loss of 30 killed and 800 wounded. among
them two Generals. Tho Government is
actively progressing with the organization of
the new leyics, amounting TO y. OOO men. to
.ula tho tnIl o1.tput H.. w.i.1- u. -
nedy. the leading counsel for the Tichbornc
claimant, commenced addressing the jury in
behalf of his client on the 23d of july, and
concluded on the 2lst Of August.
The iron-merchants i'll New York attribute
the lockout at Manchester, England. to the
fact that the high price of English iron and
increased production in this country have rem
dered the American market almost wholly in
dependent Of Great BRITAIN American iron
is now being sent TO Canada.
IT is nov stated that the negotiations be-
tween the houses Of Bourbon and Orleans. by
which the Comte de Chambord was to secure
the united support of the Conservatives in his
claims upon the throne Of France. have come
to naught, owing to a disagreement concern
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vices from San Domingo make it appear To be
probable that President Baez will be speedily
overthrow. In the Department Of Elucs-
ton, at Vienna, twenty-five prizes have been
awarded American exhibitors. Chicago and
Cincinnati have each Won the Grand Medal OF
Progress for their educational systems, An
unsuccessful attempt has been made on the
life of Don AlfppHp brn,lar 81 H.. rt
The assassin was uncercmoniously dispatched.
The Turkish troops in Greece have a. las,
succeeded iii capturing aud killing the band Of
brigands who were implicated in The brutal
at Marathon.
The cable reports another railroad slaughter
the Great Northern line of England, near
Nottingham, by which several persons were
killed and a large number wounded. The
fleet has commenced the lombard
ment of Cartagena. 1t in stated that the civil
and military authorities OF the Communist nd
ministration had qnarreled, and that the re-
partizans had come to actual conflict
in which a number of men were killed aud
wounded on both sides....A letter from
Japan says all the d~eacons. ministers. etc
now IN the employ OF the Government will be
at the expiration of their present
The cholera is raging i'll Hungary. - The
exhibitors at Vienna received 400 of
the 10000 medals that were awarded.
The Carlist insurgents in Spain, under Al
and Tristany, have been beaten and put
to flight, and those two commanders wound
I'd. The report is also, confirmed that the
royalist army has been driven away from tho
OF Bcrga, an important strategic
and that many Innlu Of iunn.u..