The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01

hash and Western, and the Peoria and JACK
| sonyille railroads have brought charges of
extortion against these lines before the Illinois
Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioners. J.. The indianapolis Exposition build
ing is almost completed. Cost, $4,000.
The city of Detroit bought . lot of stun for
macadamizing, recently, and it turns out 10
be largely composed Of lead ore taken from
some Of the mines near the city....Henry
Milward, for many years one Of the largest
| provision dealers in the West, died recently at
his residence in Chicago, aged A..
THE SOUTH.
The cotton reports from Arkansas, Texas
| and Louisiana, up to the middle OF July, show
| a decided Improvement in the condition OF the
crop
| ONE Can't. Garland INDUCED in the luxury
| of slapping the face Of the Chief Justice OF
| Louisiana the other day, for which he paid
| 300 and spent "a hours in Jail.
JAMES CANNON, of Louisville. deliberately
| murdered his wife, the other day, by shooting
her twice with q pistol. He had separated
from her, and was Jealous of the attentions
| paid to her by other men. He claims hat he
| was not in his right mind when the deed was
| committed. 80 Matt Gaines, Of Washington
| county. Texas, q leading colored politician,
| and State Senator, has been sentenced to the
| penitentiary for bigamy.... Six or seven Gal
| weston fremen have been arrested for arson.
| 1t is hardly necessary to add that Galveston
| has a volunteer fire department.
CRoP reports from Arkansas, Alabama and
| Mississippi are highly favorable. The busi-
ness portion of Jackson, Tenn, has been
burned. Loss, 800. 900.
WASHINGTON.
THE Hon. Caleb Gushing is plaintiff in a
courts against one Kelly, who, it is set forth,
did ~wrongfully keep a dog which was used and
accustomed to bark continually by day and
night, and that, on Saturday last, the de-
PENDANT did then and there allow the dog to
bark necessarily from early in the day through
the whole day and night following, and did
thereby hinder and prevent the plaintiff from
studying and transacting his lawful business
by day, and deprived him Of his sleep during
the night SO as injuriously to affect his health
and the peaceful use Of his property. The
second count alleges the keeping of the same
dog, and that said dog was a dangerous one.
On the first count 81, 900 and IN the second
count $1,000 damages are claimed. -.
A dispatch from Washington states that the
headquarters of the National Grange Of the
Patrons of Husbandry will soon be removed
to that city from Georgetown. Some inter-
esting statistics are added showing the rapid
growth of the organization throughout the
country. From these it appears that there
are now State Oranges in eighteen States, and
that tie membership Of the local Oranges
numbers $50, 900. The applications for char
tiers to form new Oranges are 80 numerous
that the National Grange has been compelled
to send out additional agents to assist the
work Of organization.
PosTMAsrER-GENERAL CREswELL believes
the abolition Of the Thanking privilege will so
increase the revenues of the Postoffice rs to
make it self-sustaiDing. LIN the Washington
Police Court, Hon. Caleb Cushing has obtained
Judgment against Fernando Woods coachman
for keeping a vicious and troublesome dog.
The owner of the noisy canine was fined SOS,
and ordered to remove or kill it,. The fact
hat Senator Conkiing has recently purchased
a large and elegant residence lot at the capital
is cited in confirmation Of the rumor that the
Chief Justiceship has been offered to him
1t is said the postal-card manufacturers are
losing money on their c~ontrsct.
A DOUBTFUL report has reached Washington
that a battle had been fought on the Mexican
frontier between Col. Mackenzie's forces and
| - lo1rtoS lF~x;., k1ops IN ,wh,.t ro1 n
was killed. 1t needs confirmation.
REQ
DoN CARLOS has re-entered Spain, and issued
a bombastie address to the insurgents. The
French Government has forbidden any public
rejoicings on the occasion of the evacuation Of
preliminsries of the treaty Of alliance between
Germany and Italy are said to be concluded
and ready for exchange. The recent earth
quake in Italy was extraordinary. The solid
earth seemed for a time converted into a
liquid one, and houses were tossed about like
ships a. sea. There were fourteen move
ments, seven forward and seven backward,
each occupying a second as regular as the
beat Of 4 clock. Many persons were killed at
Bellimo. and many injured. q. Az q last expe-
dent for sitting the Canada Pacific railway
scandal, the Dominion Government has de-
termined to prorogue the sitting Of Parliament
Immediately upon the presentation Of the re-
port of the Investigating Committee.
The first act of Don Carlos after assuming
the command OF his forces in Spain is a
commendabie one. lie has outlawed the Cure
80 Sa,t, r-,1 tLn nrtnaf ~r.nsa 1toh ot,1al
c~ruelties have cast SO great reproach upon the
Carlist cause.
ADVANTAGE has been taken Of the Shah's
absence by his undutiful subjects to excite a
rebellion, which will compel his speedy return
to Persia. :. The Khan of Khiva has signed a
convention to pay to Russia 2, ZOO, 900 roubles
indemnity within ten years, in virtue Of which
he is confirmed on the throne....A Buenos
Ayres correspondent narrates the particulars
of the discovery, in a province Of the Argen-
tine Republic, of a wonderful gold mine, said
to be the richest in the world. One half of
the site Of the mine has been sold, according
to the narrator. for s100, 900, 900.
SPANISH ITEMS: An engagement Of some
magnitude has taken place in the Province of
Barcelona, between the Republicans and Carl
lists, resulting in the defeat Of the insurgents.
The battle lasted eighteen hours, and the
number of killed and wounded on both sides
was very large.-A new ministry has been
formed. with Nicolas Salmeron at the head
1t is reported that Don Carlos, at tho head of
1900 men, is advancing on Bilboa.-A Repub-
lican volunteer has shut himself up in the
powder magazine at Estella, and threatened to
blow it up rather than surrender to the Carl
lists. Samuel Wilberforce, d. D., Bishop Of
Winchester, and son OF the great philanthropy