The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-11
ANDREW COUNTY REPUBLICAN,,
SAVANNAH, MISSOURI.
NEWS Nv BRIEF
PERSONAL.


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PERSONAL.
F. Barry. aged 96, tho oldest journeyman
printer in the country. has just die in st.
Louis. HIS first work as a journeyman print
or was done on W~ashington's obituary.
MIR. Sherwood A. Coal, better known un-
der the name Of S. G. Campbell, the we'll
known baritone singer, died in Chicago q few
days ago, aged As years.
Brigham Young is IS years OF age. and is
preparing to die, leaving behind him almost
as many widows rs he has years. Should all
his widows he'd bring tears when he dies, as
all good widows should, We would look TO- 3
sudden rire in Salt Lake.
-Kslakaus. King Of all the Sandwiches, has
arrived in San Francisco.
James Russell Lowell CONVEYS through
Secretary Fish, his thanks to the President
for the honor OF the tender Of the position Of
Minister to St. Petersburg, but declines to ac-
cept the appointment on account of the state
of his health and that Of some member Of his
family.
Col. Forney has revoked his proposition
to sell the Phlla0elphia freSS.
Mayor Havemeyer. Of New York, died of
apoplexy on the 3Oth ult. His term of Office
expired the day of his death.
Rev. George D. Gillespie, of Ann Arbor,
Mich. has been chosen Bishop Of the new
Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan.
w. F. Storey, of the Chicago Times, has
just taken his third wife. the bride being Mrs.
Eureka C. Pearson. of Chicago.
The taxpayers Of New Orleans. in public
meeting assembled. q few days ago. invited
all the officers recently elected to resign. be-
cause they had failed to ile shy bonds for
the faithful performance Of their duties The
Sheriff and one magistrate have obeyed
the behest and resigned.
A New Orleans telegram states that Gov.
Kellogg is quietly di=posing of his property in
that city.
The Taxpayers' League of Vicksburg.
Miss, have demanded and received TIE resig-
nation Of the Sheriff Of Warren county, Miss.
GENERAL.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
Indians. in their tribal relations. have no
property rights in fee also that the timber
and minerals On the reservations are a part
Of the realty, and cannot be sold or leased.
Undoubtedly this is the most important de-
cision that has come from the Supreme
Court in many years. 1t impoverishes some
tribes. and seriously affects all. 1t destroys
the vaiue of tine reservations except for
hunting and grazing grounds. 1t annuls the
contracts which have been made with the
savages by speculative and not too scrupulous
whites.
C. S. Bargs. Superintendent Of the
Postal Railway Service, urges the establish
ment of an exclusive mail train between New
York and Chicago.
A Washington telegram states that the
first summary made of the estimates for the
coming year fixed the reductions over last
year at about 80. 0O0. coo. An estimate of
nearly So 600, 900 deficiency in the Postoflice
Department has changed this, and so far AZ
the completed estimates have been received
by the committee. they show a reduction OF
81 00. 900.
Members of the House Appropriation
Committee, SAYS a Washington dispatch, state
that all the regular appropriation bills, except
the Sundry Civil. are ready to be introduced
They hope to have two or more of then
passed before the holidays, and all OF then
through by the first of February. The River
and Harbor bill is prepared by the House
Commerce Committee. and has not yet re.
ceived any attention.
A man named Walter Strain, o: Cufalo.
has Just returned from the Black Hills. where
he has been prospecting since August. He
pronouncest the reported gold discoveries IL
that region sheer fabrications. Two of his
comrades were killed by the Indians, who
are swarming in the hills.
A party Of Mennonites, 240 in number
who intend coming West in the spring. havt
taken up winter quarters in Lancaster county
Pa
"a dispatch from Omaha says a movemen
is on foot to remove the capital of Nebraski
from Lincoln.
The National Board of Fire Insuranc,
Companies. which became alarmed and with
drew from Chicago Immediately after the bi.
July fire. have decided to resume business il
that city.
The United Grand Lodge Of colored Ms
sons has just held its annua session At Ne'
York. sixteen subordinate lodges were rep
resented.
The Richmond Cheap Transportation
Convention has Endorsed the Window Senst
Committees report on inland transportation
submitted to Congress at its last session
which involves the expenditure of abou
S2Oc.OGO, 900 BY the general government.
resolution asking Congress to subsidize Tor
SCOTS Pacific road was defeated.
-Theuegroe- of Central Alabama are NAL
ing arrsnemeuis for A Wholesale euigratio