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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-18

the Acknowledgement, in the st. Louis Hotel,
now used as a State House, was broken into
by incendiaries, and herecords piled in a heap
on the floor. saturated with coal oil and set OIL
fire. Fortunately the flames went out, and
o lly one or two Of the papers are charred
through, but all are rendered nearly illegib!e
by the oil.
The own of Mokelumne Hill, Cal. was
entirely destroyed by fire last week. The
total loss is estimated at Sl75, 600.
From Meiningen, Germany, comes news OF
destructive confiagration. The loss on
buildings alone is estimated at 10000 600 thai
ers. Great distress prevails, zoe families
having been made homeless.
The New Haven Wheel Company's works,
comprising fifteen buildings, were destroyed
by fire last week, entailing a loss OF $500, 0Oo,
and thro wing $50 men out Of employment.
A fire at Hinton, Summers county, W.
Va, entirely destroyed the Courthouse and
county records.
A boiler in a shingle mill at Cedar Springs.
| Mich, exploded a few days ago, killing four
persons and badly injuring two others.
A terrible accident occurred last week a
a coal shaft near Boone. Iowa. The wire cable
passing over the drum broke and let the cage
| fall down the shaft, a distance of two hundred
and forty feet. Three men, David Parks.
Tolbert Dale and David Brinn, were on the
cage at the time. They were all killed and
their bodies horribly msngled by the fall.
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The French smoke at the same time
they take their surf bath, and their
latest wrinkle is a pocket in the bathing
dress to carry matches in.
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VOL. XLvII. NEW SERIES. VOL. Xxx.

from his bed and seen the spy lurking about
outside the house ; and that he had watched
him the day before so pertinaciously it had
almost driven him out of his senses.
1t wanted but three days to the time for
Mrs. Smith return to Y, when the
servants in the house were in the night
aroused by violent cries from their master.
On going to his assistance they found he had
quilted his bedroom and entered another.
where armed with sword he was stabbing
the bed-elothes through and through. On
inqniring the cause he replied
The fellow is here. and have caught
him AZ last. lie shall not escape me this
time - and he again commenced stabbinc
through the bed-clothes till he was so ex-
hausted that he tainted.
The servants now terribly alarmed sent for
doctor in the neighborhood. who finding
Smith in fainting fit attempted to revive
him by pouring brandy down his throat. and
in little time he succeeded in restoring ami
nation. Smith, on recovering his senses,
glared in terrified manner round the room.
and then exclaimed, "Thank heaven. the
wretch has gone atlast - lie was then con-
yeyed to his own bed, where he slept sound
ly till the following day.
was now fairly puzzled what steps to
take. To have informed his wile's family of
the mania Smith was laboring under would
be to preclude all possibility of 4 reconcilia-
ton; and yet to keep tia secret would
scarcely have been justifable on my part.
As Mrs. Smith was expected to arrive on the
following day, | resolved at last to call on
her husband and argue,the matter coolly with
him | f,nul hin, ia mood sriri+c IIa +,1l
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"A "yh.."y ''''1'' 'i .'.'.' ;'.'...l
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Here l. chance Inr "is.'It -'','9 !"
WIN W. iaine IAN ana lnrye uol,,t'' ~, '.'. ~. m m
EiS'eioi HIue'r',' al ,'.'-:' e In l'.
;i ,mt i'.N. ~" ~, 10, r.,i,ic. .r,ny.tcr
FL; l',' 'y ,,. TIN ,'.,,,-l.l,,,...,. IN y
Fanner.
,,
John Lane 'I Memri'-' ,''' +, " '' A."
long lane that has NJ turn am A' '''' ;'..-
e1 kid wbo snit, t,iae,., On INV lat is mark
Ell far death
III, ,.,.,.,r. ..r ,-.,,,..-.., -L--t IL p
..hurninr shame
,r,wloi, C,llere .tndent. home au a
-, roco,,.Ir I'll hi. r,tber tia. aa,nnr
,bo I'll. of ,be newt term lv far rh. most
80. -, 80 ,,e ,,,. t-,. ~ ..Chr.,i,
Sni,;an.
\ LoniS'lle man ms III u 7i''..'
substance resembling p1'NsA"' '''''' ''' 'u.,'
from the heart "i p"P.'r "c' '', ''' ''''''
lie thinks 1t i the tree peFiai''''l''
An average steward or cook Of an English
steamer would inspire more confidence lnst
at present than any amount of"hrSt and
second captains" decorated with crosses OF
| the Legion of lionoraad ca k h.t-rre~er'-
ers.- Graphic.
"a Western paper thinks that 'H' MIS- 'N-
sippi has canght the inilltipn lever
80, - -. =; ", Y rL =
Ihe last pppuidf "cN''i-. :"
called Drinks between Drinks
Mr.. kohler. of st. LOuiS. has commenced
= - c,r 600 OOO arain-t = Louisiana
Su'' "' y ~; c,-.
gentleman Tor ch"pplhs on III ''''
Enough to excite any y"'uy N'i'i'i'
That eminent prelate, the Bishop of Man
chester in Encla nd. has declared himself in
favor Of cremation.
az. 1,or, write. I CORRESPONDENT.
W. aDm, E,,,;sI, ontborcs. WA! leaving
an afternoon concert in London. when TWO
old ladies from the country, hndlns that she
was the writer OF books that bad deiishted
y them. rushed up to her and begged permi,S-
sion to kiss her hand Inc an'h'FtNS p.uI y
ed deeply ana 10 nesan tusss a.. "T' -
lifting glove Inc gov "'s "'y "'',',',',,,,
after minute or Two ~ Vno't' .'+,,'-, ',''i''-
much emarraSsi'ei,1 70 '"e ~ ~ -.
e5s. a rrel,JH s'n.,,',' r,narIal tba. ;c II had
| been George Sand she woald have instantly
1 thrown her arms around the old women and
| kissed each on both cheeks
d., e s,bnit another section Of ere
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" no, to the top Of the towering v.Il,u
us the master mason's rallyipg cal
- J" inc seinaidlng. boys, nov merriix elfn,t
It's seven O'Clock by the tovu-beIi's rhfn,aA
tr'n - Your work good muscle and brsvn.
An'i Keen, quick eye where the line Il /. a,~,
Out with y"ur sav-iempered bla les Of .t,rl 10
Snos'th@r than glass from point 10 he.I
Now, strady and clear, frum turrct AMI nor,
RinS out Your challenge: Mort morr'r
Clek! click tr0wei and brick!
Music with labor and art combine
Brick upon brick, lay them up quick
But lay to the line, boys; lay to the line ~
CHEEKY as crckets all the day long
Lightenins = labor with laugh and song
busy as bees upon angle and pier
rIilng the red blocks tier upon tier
Uiimoing and climbing still nearer the sun:
rrouder than kings Of the work they have done,
Upward and upward the bricklayers 90,
~, III men are but children and pigmies below;
~ te ,h tne masters order falls ringing and short
i" tme staggering carrier. Mort O mort -
Cuck click! trowsl and brickl
Musc with labor and art combine
b,ick upon brick, lay them up quick:
But lay to the line, boys; lay to the lIns."
w who are the peers Of the best in the land
mwortny meath arches OF honor TO stand,
.aney o. the brick reddened, mortar-stafned palms
win shoulders OF giants and sinewv arms.
ps puliuers o. cities and builders OF homes
iiuVPPlns tue SKY with spires and do.aes;-
WIitlhS thefeon with their trUwel and lime
Lesends OF toll for the eyes Of Time!
o. S,. ..aI All ages may read as they rum
n, - 'na. i tnelr magical might has done.
Do ghek cl ok trOwel and and brickl
work by the masters word and sign
leK upon brick, lay them up quick;
nut Ia! To the line. boys; lay to the linel"
-ScriksD's Monfklg.
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amount for ready payment, as swing o
legal fees, which would no doubt be large OF
both sides. Since then a final settlement ha.
been announced on compromise OF fifty per
cent. This gives the estate the handsome
amount of more than 100000, which i,
as large as has been realized by any similar
case in many years.
AN ISOLATED CASE.
The death of Captain Colvocoresses Is the
most wonderful mysteryithat ever occurred in
New England. | mention this because il
took place within the bounds of that district
| whicl has never been noted for mysteries of
bio !. Had it happened in the city, but
little would have been said on the subject a
month after its occurrence but in Bridgeport
it will long he remembered There can be
no doubt that he was murdered and robbed,
and it is also probable that the crime was
committed by roughs from this city. The Y
became aware in some strange manner of his
intentions, and followed him until they saw
a good opportunity of accomplishing their
ends. As nearly two years have elapsed since
its commission all ordinary chances of de-
lection are lost. How the bonds We're dis
posed of is another important point. But the
explanation may he found in the fact that
more than half dozen respectable Wall
street brokers $50 called) are in league with
bond robbers and are ready to purchase such
plunder on encouraging terms. A feature
in this species of fraud is the alteration of
numbers and the elimination Of all marks
which may lead to indentity. The aid of
chemical forces is called in for this purpose
and the work is done in such maStcrly way
that detection is almost impossible.
INSURANCE WITHOUT LIMITATION.
The heavy loss to which the underwriters
were subjected by the death of Captain Col
vocoresses has suggested the importance of
limiting the amount of insurance In taking
fire risks the underwriters require insured
parties to notify them of all additional in
surance, which must he indorSed in the
original policy. They also claim that in
case Of loss each company shall pay pro-
portionate rate, thus dividing the general
burden but in life insurance such limita-
tions do not prevail. \ man may insure for
$40 900 in each of score of life insurance
companies without informing any Of them of
this immense accumulation Of risks, and in
case Of death the loss Is complete. Some
pronounce it bad policy to permit any man
to reach such heavy figures that it will be
On object for any Of his kindred to remove
him. When Captain ColyocoreSscs walked
the stree. with Sl93, 500 insurance on his
lie, the premium on which must have been
= 300, the companies should, a~ has been
suggested, have united in maintaining
watch over him, which would have only cost
one-eighth of the amount nnually Fire iusur-
ance companies maintain such a watch. and
life companies may Yet be obliged to do the
same thing in case Of heavy insurance.
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NUMBER AZ.
daughter had the largest feet in GERMANY
lie is. certainly. an ultramontanist.

hC L., CeIItiniy, al ultrdluOntanlSt.
Queen Victoria does not believe in en-
eouraging extrayagance so, though the
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh reside Al
buckingham Palace while Clarence House i.
preparing for them, they have to pay theil
own household expenses.
a lawsuit in San Francisco, which EN-.
ployed the Judge of a district court, a Clerk
a Sheriff, shorthand reporter, three law
yers, plaintiff, two defendants and six
witnesses halt day, was to determine the
ownership of piece of land IL inches front
and tapering off to nothing in 30 feet value
So.
During the reception of Queen Victoria
at Bologne, few years ago, some English
ladies', in their anxiety to see everything,
pressed so closely against line of soldiers
thst the latter were forced to give way.
when the officer in command called out,
''One roll of the drum-if they don't keep
back, kiss them all.'' After the first sound
OF the drum the ladies took to flight "If
they had been French" said Parisian
journal, ''they would have remained to
woman
- - ohe anu 'tNitculIS young glTl III
one of the Troy On. W mills proved to be
HenryaW allace of Brooklyn, but not till
number Of young men had fallen desperately
in love with him. when he left for another
scene Of operations.
\ Nevada Judge, in the white pine district,
after the jury had been empaneled and the
counsel almost ready To proceed, drew out
his revolver and laid it on the desk in front
OF him with the remark: IF any man rs
irolcking around the courtroom during the
trial Of this case. shall interrupt him in his
career The strictest decOrum prevailed
Boston claims to nave diamond ring
which once belonged To Sir Isaac Newton.
That i nothing. St. Louis has the lead
pencil with which Noah checked off the
animals that went into the ark 81. LOUIS
Democrqf.
\ Lonion correspondent Of the N Y
Times declares that the Duchess of Edin-
harsh 'is not only without beauty, she Is
almost without features. She has a round
head. fiat face small eyes, and a nose 50 in
significant that one may almost describe it
aS conspicuous by its absence
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An Illinois farmer Of statistical inclins-
tions is puzzled by the conundrum, "Whero
does the money go which comes out Of the
pockets of the grangers to meet the require
ments of the Order?" Taking the state
ment of Master Adams that there are l2,-
900 oranges in existence, with an average
of fifty members each, he estimates that the
sum Of two and half millions Of dollars
have been paid in initiation fees and dues.
He would like to know what real benefits
have been secured by this outlay. and is in
clined to think that the grange business
does not pay.
What 10 the difference between the snallss
Of the pigmiss recently sen BY Bayard
TAYLOR in Egypt and bli0ful departure
from earth 0ns's youth in Afsiea, and
t'othsr'sa sathanasia.
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Rock of Ages.
d. Psck OF Ages, eleft for me-"
Tnou-htlessly the maiden sung;
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Tnou-htlessly the maiden sung;
Eli ,he words unc0nsciously
Pron: her girish tongue;
s.,- as little children sing
sInI-s a. sing the birds Of June.
rl.I me words liEe light leaves dozen
au fhs current OF the tune
. u..k Of AGES, clelt for me,
I.st ne hide myself in Thee"
Let ne hide myself in Thee s.
F-It her soul no need to hide;
Srref the song as sung could he
And she had no thought beside;
Al the words unheedingly
Fell from lips untouched by care,
Dreaming not they each might be
on some other lips prayer
..Eock nf ACES, cleft for me.
Let ne hide myself in Thee"
Rock ofA-cs, cleft for me-
Twas a woman sang them now;
san them slow and YEARLY
Han hand nu her aching brow.
g..s the song as st0rm-tossed bird
Beat, with weary wing the AIR,
Every note with sorroS stirred
Every syllable a prayer
Eaez at Ages. cleft for me,
L.t me h'do myself in Thee
Rock % Azcs. cleft for me-
Lrs grown .ed sung the hymn
rrl.t-n-lv and tenderly
Voice grown weak and ewes grown dim,
- Iat me hide myself in Thee"
Trembling through the voice and low,
Ran the sweet strain peacefully,
Ikea river IN rs flow.
sang as only they can sing
WAC LIES ihurny paths have pressed
sung as only they can sing
Who behold the promse sed rest
Rock %: Ages, cief: for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
. U.tk o. Ages. cleft for ne"
SUM above q c0iiin-lid.
Tuierurath. all restfully.
AL lfc'- joys and sorrows hid.
NrgermUre, . storm tossed soul
Ncycrm ore from wind OF tide
N.refuurc from pillows roll,
thou need to hide.
Could tie -hiless, sunken ewes.
CLOSED beneath tie son gray hair.
Could the mute and stiilened lips
N.y. a-'i % 10 pleading prayer.
.t . aVc. -t.li the words would he,
. l.t me hide my self in Thee
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OIL r.aa Wa> new and pleasant too.
It -fe4m and crest winding:
-.e -sl WAS fair and every where
surprises We were finding.
So. Us queer the toll-gate's near,
Aud 1.u can mot 20 by 10
a fa.I' % ) -,, my pretty miss"
-fl she. Nuu q better Try it,
It .E tne t.li-a generous dole
Despite her stout resistance.
s.i She, The rate is very great
fF such tr.H az distance.
. D. -H yuu say, take hack the pay
r each m uutest friction.
I..r sour sweet sake I'll gladly take
lesson o. subtraction
.l.wh Ycrej, Nay your taking WAY
Nla robbed me oi dozen
Il- you're no Kin, so don't begin
Q. prove yourscifa cousin
a. .l-ney ou through shade and sun.
.--lri.es- oi the distance,
f.H.ery day the toll we pay
I..f -Hcetcus cur ey ,teuce.
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Familiar spirit, that so graciou.Iy
r lost take whatever fortune may befail,
rus.lns .n my fragile form to the arms Of ali,
And never counting it niignity
10 10 De carcssed npon the humbest knee;
Thou. having yet no words aloud dOst call
0son cur hearts; the fever and the gall
VI our dark bosoms are repressed in thee
From selfish fears and lawless wishes free
Thou hast no painful feeling OF thy weakness.
From shafts malign and pride's base agony
Pr"t-cted by the pillows Of thy meekness
rhou hast thy little loves which do not grleye thee
ohquiet make thee. or unhappy leave thee.
-4ubrey de Psre.
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DoN'T Do IT.-Don't attempt to panr h
all your enemies at once. You can't do n
large business with a small capital.
Don't say 81 told you So" Two to one
you never said a word about it.
Don't worry about another mans business.
A little seliishness is sometimes coy .mcnd-
able.
Don't imagine that you can correct all the
evils in the world A grain of sanci is not
prominent in desert.
Don't mourn over fancied grievances
Bide your time, and real sorrow will come.
Don't throw dust in your teachers eyes.
1t will only injure the pupil.
Don't worry about the crop Keep cool
and you will have enough.
Don't borrow coach to please Your wife.
Better make her little sulky.
Don't imagine that everything is weaken
ing. Butter is strong in this market.
Don't publish your acts of ct arity. The
Lord will keep the account straight
Don't color meershaums for living. |,
is simply dyeing by inches -Logonsporl
Pharos.
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BENNINGTON COUNTY.

The Equinox House. Manchester, will
open June 1t.
! daring theft was recently committed at
the market Of Geo. A. Smith. of Benning-
ton. IL seems that Mr.. Smith, father of
the proprietor, was tending the market and
that he stepped into the back room for
something. " hie there some person or
persons opened the money drawer and took
out ~orne $50 There was, however, con-
siderable sum of money left in the drawer
untnuehel.
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DlFTEEENT THf0RlFs.

The theory Of the executor and the friends
OF the deceased IS. as have said. that he
started for this city with $50 600 worth Of
securities, and that his intentions became
known to some professional highwaymen.
vino tracked his path and both murdered
and robbed him at the first opportunity The
insurance companies on the other hand main
tain that the memorandum found in the tin
box was n canard. that he held no such Sc
curites a. are there mentioned. that he was
bent on suicide as a method of providing for
Lis family, that he had cut open the satchel
and placed it where it was found and then
scattered its contents, and concluded bv
shooting himself. They maintained that
the scheme was from the very inception q
gigantic one to swinde the underwriters.
and they entered into an agreement of mu-
tual defence. If they could impeach the
memorandum in the tin box the executor
would have no proof of such valuable pos
sessions as would be a motive for the bloody
deed. The memorandum mentioned twelve
first mortgage bonds of the Connecticut Val
ley railroad worth s 900 apiece. The COM
panies affirm that they have traced every
bond issued by the railroad specified,
and are able to prove that none of
them were ever in the possession of
the deceased. This certainly is Il very i'm
portant feature in the testimony, and would
make strongly against the correctness of the
memorandum. have thus far referred to
the suicide theory because in policies to the
amount of Sil5 900 issued on the deceased
there is n special clause of forfeiture in case
of death by the cause while if the fact of
.snlf trr.la N, IL i
tablished. the entire insurance was void.
But Captain ColvOcoresses knew of this
special clause, and hence, if he committed
suicide. he has subjected his hei rs to the
risk of losing the larger part of that which he
so greatly desired them to enjov, and per-
haps, indeed, the whole. In the item of the
Connecticut Valley Railroad bonds the exc
cutors found themselves puzzled, but they
maintain that they can show the purchase
OF all the other securities mentioned in the
paper, and can trace them to the immediate
possession of the deceased, and claim that.
this being done, the merely negative testi-
mony with regard to a single one of the Sc
eurities ought not to carry any weight.
OPENING SUIT AND SETTLEMENT.
The New York Life Insurance Company
did not wait for legal force. 1t asked some
delay and then paid up the policy, $40 1000
After thus settling the loss, the president
admitted that he could see no evidence of
suicide whatever. Suit was commenced
against the Phoenix of Hartford, and this
was viewed as a test of the legal beal ing of
the case Reports had been put in circula-
ton that the executor had offered to com
promise /: but these he denied except so far
us to admit that he woud discount certain
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VERMONT NEWS.


The people Of Shoreham have formed a
sportsman club, the main object of which
l. the preservation of fish in Lake Cham
ulaiD.
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Lie ln>uranCe anu tnt OOiNOcOreSScS SaSe.
New York Correspondence Of the Rochester Dem
ocrat and Chronicle

Ocrat and Chronicle.
Those who are interested in life insurance
may be gratifed by a fresh allusion to the
Colvocoresses case, which has. never been
paralleled in points of special interest As
the entire claims of the estate on the under
writers ($l93, ,500) have been settled at fifty
cents on the dollar, the affair can now be
presented in complete manner. Geo. NJ
ColvocOresses was of Greek descent lie
was n veteran in the navy, in point of years.
if not in distinguished services, and had
reached the important nix of captain, at
which time he retired. lie had great con-
tdencc in life insurance, and thus being
known among the agents, he was frequently
solicited to favor them with orders. Shortly
before his death, u certain agent had made a
fresh effort, and the result was that, of
Sl93 900, the larger part was insured dur
ing the last four months of his life One
policy, however. had run twenty-five years,
and several others were nearly of the same
length. Among the recent issues were as
follows:
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The LAST Man" GETS MAD As the
o'clock train lett town last night the ineyit-
able last man made his appearance at the
corner of Union and c streets. lie had no
more than marked the train moving away
and got his mouth into swearing shape, be
fore both of his heels flew up and he took a
seat upon the cold, cold ground with such
emphasis that his plug hat bounced some
feet into the air. In trying to save his hat
his valise escaped from him and went seoot-
ing down the steep cross street. He sat a
moment and gazed at the retreating train the
last car of which was just crossing the lower
part of the street in which he was seated
when he made a few prolane remarks, which
may be thus represented ''-l!,-,!il
-!iliilL?!?i?i" but nothing that could
be called good, square Washoe swearing,
until he got up and began clearing his over
coat pocket of pieces of broken bottle,
whiskcy-soaked tobacco and other debris. 1t
was then that he got down to his work
Virginia Cify Enterprise.