The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-23
NEWS N BRIEF
Personal.

EHIAHS-AL-
The Hon. C. G. Hammond, OF Chicago, has
been appointed a member of the Board Of In
dian commissioners
From present appearances the parties
who Will be the most benefited by the Beecher
scandal are the lawyers. There are now only
thirteen suits pending, which are side issues
growing out Of the main one, as follows:
/ The suit by Tilton against Beecher for
500. 600 damages. .. 8 and 4. The suits by
Tilton againrt the Brooklyn Eagle, New York
World and Tribune for 800, 900 each. ). 6
and :. The TIRES suits OF Henry c. Bowen
against the BROOKLYN Eagle. s. The suit Of
Henry c. Bowen against q reporter of the last
named psper-the four involving 1850, 900.
Q and 10. Miss Proctor's suits against Moul-
ION and the Graphic, 800, 600 each. IL. Sec
ond suit Of Miss Proctor against Monitor Cor
libel. u and %. The two suits Of Beecher
against Tilton and Moulton. recently brought.
IN addition to these there are rumors of a
suit for divorce by Mrs. Tilton, and q suit by
Tl:on against Ovingron for maintaining a
separation between himself and wife.
Hon. S. A Irwin. Collector of Internal
Devenue for the Chicago district. died of
PARALYSIS III that city last week, aged A. years.
-Postmaster-G General Jewell has appointed
Louis, son of Fred Douglass. q special agent
at large for the Postoffice Department.
The niece OF the ex-Queen Isabella, vino
some wears ago married an American secre-
tary of legation ct Madrid named Perkins. is
now a widow and begging for bread. Her
royal relatives refuse to give her so much AS
8 SOC. and she is obliged to depend upon The
charity of Americans.
President Grant. accompanied by Mrs.
Grant. Mrs.. Sharp, Mr.. and Mrs. Borie, lIiss
Borie. Gen. Babcock. Gen. Harvey and Others,
recently visited the semi-civilized Indian
tribes OF the Southwest. Al Caddo. Choc:aw
Nation. the Legislature. Judges Of the
courts and other officers Of the Choctaw
government; met and welcomed the party.
The President. in reply to the welcoming
address. spoke as follows II have been
very much grstifed in passing through your
country 10 note 20 many evidences
Of progress among your people. I
am glad 10 see them engaged in
NA1t 4E-A+ VI WIN. anu 1 SlAA4AA a. @ "a :
so well adapted as this to that branch Of in
dustrv. you cannot fail to become wealthy
and prosperous. l have always endeavored
10 protect the Indians frem wrong aud iujus
tice. and TO give them every civil right. In
future years. should ! again have the pleasure
of passing through your country, l hope 10
see great fields of cotton and other products
that your soil and climate are 30 well adapted
TO produce. / have no doubt but that in time
you Will become among The most wealthy
citizens Of the United States. You have =
soil and climate that Justify me i'll SAYING
thst TO you. l am much pleased TO meet so
many citizens Of the Choc:aw Nation" The
entire party were the guests of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad. and extended
their visit as far as Denison. Texas.
Hon. Joseph Medill. of the Chicago TrJ-
une. has reached home from a two vear-' tour
IL Europe.
Charles A. Dana declines the nomination
for Mayor OF New York. rendered by the work
ing people.
The Shiny folds Of the scandal draw tight
around still another pocket. Dsmas Barnes
has bee2 indicted for publishing libelous ar
ticles upon Henry C. Bowen in tho Brooklyn
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