The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-09

resulted in y compromise satisfactory to both
parties. namely: A revision of the r~egistra-
ton to date; each party to have an equal
number of Supervisors and Clerks Of Regis
tration the Conservatives to be represented
in the Commissioners Of Registration, and to
have two of The five members of the Return
ing Board.
A censu just completed by tho local au-
thorities in Minnesota gives $50, 600 as the
present population Of the State. and rates the
taxable value of all property within it's borders
at SCI, 900, OO0-an average of 4 fraction over
1898 per capita.
The ed United States infantry, four COM
panies of the It'll cavalry from Fort lincoln,
and two from Fort Rice, have been ordered to
Now Orleans.
Tho Burlington and Missouri River rail-
road in Nebraska has given 5000 to the Ne
braska Relief and Aid Society, and the Union
Pacific has given the same amount. The
money will DO used to supply food, fuel, and
clothing to frontier farmers whose crops were
DESTROYED by grssshoppers. Jay Gould gave
g, 500 for the same object.
The Governors of Illinois and Missouri
have each appointed a large list of delegates,
including the names of the most prominent
men in tho respective States, to attend the
convention to be held at Louisville, Ky, Oc-
tober 90. to consider the question Of remov-
ing the national capital from Washington to
some point in the Mississippi valley.
The conference meetings between the
leaders OF the two political parties in Loui-i-
ana have resulted in the signing Of the fol-
lowing agreement for the management Of the
election in that State:
Il. Tn committee representing the Con-
servative Peoples party pledge themselves to
cause all violence and intimidation, if any
exist, to cease Throughout. the State, and to
assist the constituted authorities III maintain
ing peace, and insuring n strictly fair and i'm
partial registration and election also to dis
c~ountenance acts and threats of personal yio-
lence and all improper influences to control
the will of the ~elector, and render assistance
and use every effort to subject to the penalty
OF the law all persons who may commit acts
of violence or intimidation, or conspire to do
the same.
"2. In order to guarantee a fair r~egistra-
ton and election, there is hereby constituted
and established an Advisory Committee COM
posed of five members. namely: MesSrs.
Albert Voorhees, and f. s. Burke. selected
by the representatives Of the Conservative
Peoples party, and Messrs. S. B. Packard and
Il. J. Joubsrt, selected by the representatives
namely: DR.. NJ. F. Bonzsno, who has been
Jointly selected.
This Advisory Committee is to supervise
and carry on the registration throughout
the State on behalf of all parties. to
the full extent Of suggesting changes
in regulation, officers, and the manner Of
conducting and carrying on the registration,
Gov. Kellogg, in the interest OF a fair and
impartial registration, OF his own accord,
pledging himself to act upon the advice and
suggestions Of the Advisory Committee. 80
long as such advice and suggestions are in
consonance with and permitted by the existing
laws OF the State.
"3. It ID agreed that two persons shall be
named by the representatives of the Conserv-
alive Peoples party who shall be elected ac-
cording to law, to fill two vacancies which
shall be created by resignation i'll the Return
ing Board within twenty dsys."
-Four companies OF Federal troops have
been ordered to Western Alabama.
The Agricultural Department crop reports
show nearly an average yield of wheat, a short
crop of corn, q fair yield Of oats. potatoes,
and hay, but less than half u crop Of tobacco.
The Modocs III the Indian Territory have
p%etitioned for the removal OF the remainder
of their band from Oregon.
All the insurance companies belonging to
the National Board withdrew their business
from Chicago on the let inst. The number is
sixty-eight, including all the Hartford com
panies but one. There are still some forty
companies not belonging to the board that
will continue to take risks in Chicago.