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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-16
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

Murdoch. who tried to blackmRil Hon.
Fernando Wood, has been sentenced at New
York TO three years imprisonment.
John Despligclere, a young Belgian, WAS
killed at Chicago last week by Joseph Van-
scker, a fellow-countryman, Ill a quarrel about
the sale of some toy balloons.
"A terrible ARRAY between miners recently
took place at Silver City, New, resulting IN
the death Of five men.
-Twenty-six indictments have been found
by the st. Paul grand jury against McIlrsth.
ex-Auditor of Minnesota.
"A few DAYS ago two daughters. aged c and
10. of Mrs. Switzsr. who keeps a hotel at Co
Iumbus Ky. were burned 10 death by E dis
charged servant named Bridget Mahoney. She
saturated the bed and morquito bar with coal
Oil. and deliberately fired them. The murderess
WIS arrested.
FLYER negro prisoners broke jail and escaped
at Holly Springs. Mrs, las; week, one OF
whom. James Perkins. under death sentence
for murder, struck the guard, Mack Hill. in
the head with 4 bar OF iron. causing his death.
The prisoners were al recsptured.
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nE PAELS.

The catacombs of Paris are simply
the receptacle of the bones of a num-
Der of the ~gravevards Of the city, re-
moved TO the vast qUarries IL the
southern part of the town, and conse-
Grated with great solemnity il 1856.
They are thought to contain the re-
mains Of at least 1900, 600 OF human
beings. The long galleries, Incl with
bones from top to bottom-the ann, leg,
ana thigh bones, and the griuuing
skulls piled in front-make up one of
the ghastliest exhibitions l have ever
Witnessed. When l had gone through
those dismal corridors, and extinguish-
cd my torch as | emerged from the
darkness / fancied that all the people
of the continent must have been in
tered there. Those hldeous vaults are
really dangerous. There are many
chasns yawning along the journey, and
the roof looks rs if ii might fall IL at
any moment. There is imminent peril,
too, of being lost unless you keep close
to our guide, and once lost there is
slender hope of your recovery. The
effect of the light and shade cast upon
the skulls and bones and dreary walls
by the burning tapers was such as to
make 1t appear that the broken skele-
tons were getting themselves together,
aud striving TO join in a hideous dance
of death. Some OF the jaws seemed to
wag, and the eyeless sockets TO wink at
our melancholy procession as it filed by,
Il voices awaking dismal echoes that
sounded startingly unnatural. There
is something grimly grotesque in the
journey through the ~catacombs, and
persons Of IL nervous temperament sell
dom feel tempted to repeat the expert
meut. l am not surprised that men
who have been lost there for less than
twenty-four hours have been made IN
sane by the undetinable horror of their
situation.
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EINAECLlL ANp LynrSyrLIL-

-Counterfeiting Of the notes Of the Trad
er= National Bank of Chicago las been 70 ex-
tensive that the entire lsrue of the bank will
have to he called in and new notes issued. A
lot of 81. 900 III five dollar notes was cap
tured in Missouri recently, and bills % other
denominations are being received at the
Treasury Department daily.
The fifth Cincinnati Exposition closed on
the 30 inst. after twenty-e ght dave exhibi-
ton. The whole attendance has been 554, OUO.
and the gate receipts have been $59. 900.
DR.. Linderman. Director Of the United
States Mint, III Iis annual report of the
operations If that Institution, estimates the
amount Of specie III the country at 5lG7, 000,-
600. The estimate shows Il gam in specie and
bullion III the last two fiscal years OF S3S, $780,
00). The amount Of gold and silver coin and
bullion in the world he estimates at from ten
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Andy Johnson. IN a speech at Chatta-
nooga. advocated the Reputation Of the en-
tire bonded debs. State and national. on the
ground that the boudhoiderr had ALREADY re
ceIvei in interes; more than their full paw.
b. q. Garfield, c. H Harrison and J. V.
lie MOvDe have been nominated for Congrosz
III the Fret. Second and Third Congressional
Districts Of Illinois. embracing the city Of
Chicago.
The Massachusetts Republican Conven-
ton met at Worcester on the It'll inst. and
nominated the folio wing candidates for the
State Offices: For Governor, Thomas Talbot
Northumberland Horatio G.. knight:
Secretary of State. Oliver Warner ATTORNEY
General, Chas. L. Train Auditor. Chas. En-
d!cott Treasurer. Chas. Adams. Jr. The
platform opposes initiation Of the currency
favors the protection Of cItiZens in all legal
rights and privileges the speedy payment of
national Indebtedness, and the moral and IN
tellec;ual elevation Of al! persons engaged III
industrial pursuits.
An election for members Of the Legislature
came Oh III Georgia on the 7th init. Very
little opposition was offered TO the Democratic
candidates. and only fourteen republicans
were elected in the entire State.
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ENORMOUS BUSINESS.

One Of the surprising things in con-
n~ection with the failure of Jay Cooke &
Co. is the magnitude of their business.
At the recent trial in Philadelphia, Mr..
Morehead, n of the partners Of the
firm, testified that Cooke 4 Co. nego-
tiated for the government 81, $50, OO0,-
600 in bonds, and afterwards bought
and sold s., 600, DOC, 600 in addition. In
ten years that firm transacted a bust
ness covering five billions of dollars, a
larger amount than was ever handled in
the same time by any house N the
world. 1t would seem that a firm hav-
ing the handling of SO much money
could have made enough by its enor-
nous transactions to carry the North
ern Pacific through a three-weeks
panic, if not enough to build the road.
Certainly most bankers would have
rubbed that small amount from the coin
as it slipped through their fingers, and
either the Arm was very honest or did
business in a very loose way. MI.
Norehead thinks the house failed from
over-confidence. 1t had been dazzled
by the enormous sums il handled till a
paltry IS, 900, 900 seemed a mere baga-
telle. 1t is a remarkable instance of
failure from doing a too large and profit
able business.
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"A fire at Youngstown, Ohio, recently, de-
stroyed the furniture store of Childs, Orr "
Co.; loss, s45, 010.
BY the explosion Of a boiler in q furniture
mandatory at Dubuque, Iowa, last week,
two persons we're killed and several slightly
injured.
Al the Wisconsin railroads are complying
with the Potter law.
"A fire in New York. recently, destroyed
the works OF the Gutts Perch and Rubber
Manufacturing Company loss. $50, 900; i'll
surance. 500. 900. Patrick Galligan, al EN-
ploye, WAS crushed to death.
"A collision of a coal train with a passen-
ger train occurred at the intersection of the
Connecting and North Pennsylvania railroads,
near Philadelphia. last week, which did con-
siderable damage by the upsetting Of coaches,
etc. Fortunately no lives were lost, the pas
sengers by a miracle escaping with slight
bruises.
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A TUECHING STOKr.

4 story reaches Us from Detroit of q
sad-eyed boy with dirt on on his chin
and Il tear on his nose" who went into
q Detroit police station, and, having
stated that he was a homeless waii,
asked humbly to be sent to the State
Reform School. Wouldn't he prefer to
go the Workhouse? o no he had
brother in the Reform School, and ne
would like to he with his dear brother.
Still, he didn't want to go out and steal
something to qualify himself FOR the
school. This touched the heart of q
gentleman present, who, after consult
ing the Sergeant, sad Il guess we
can tI 1t, my deaI boy. l am going to
leave my wallet on the desk, and the
Sergeant and l VIII go up stairs. If
Won take the wallet il will be stealing,
and then you can be sent TO the Reform
School, as YOU wish SO the wallet
WAS deposited on the desk, the men
went up stairs, and when they came
down, not only was the property gone,
but 1.-The boy, o where WAS he - Alas!
he had bettercd his instructions and
vamosed the ranch Of justice, leaving the
ownsr OF the pocket book Il wiser man
by about Sc worth. Singularly enough,
the lad hasn't yet come back to be sen.
fenced and sent TO the school.
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to twelve thousand millions the present rate
of production in silver. SS5, 900, 900; gold,
500, 600. 900. The two together being an an
nual addition OF about one and Il half per cent.
to the existing stock of specie.
The silk house of Valentine Il Co., in New
York city, has suspended, with liabilities
amounting to about $500, 600. Henry Clews
4 Co., New York bankers. have also tempora-
rily relinquished business.
The Marx Lane Express London Of the
7th inst. says Wheat is still declining,
though no carefully prepared statement has
shown that the cargoss are much above the
average as to quantity or quality. All advices
from the continent report adecline in prices. y
speaking of business. New York reports
"a decided Improvement everywhere :" Bos-
ton chronicles more life in general business
circles :" Philadelphia crows over "a steady
Improvement in most branches :" Baltimore
accords "a very active business. especially in
coffee, at advancing prices; st. Louis re-
joices over the agreeable contras: IN our
market - Cincinnati! merchants have larger
balances than for a year past.
During the year ending Oct. 9, there were
erected in Chicago 1889 brick and stone build
ings, at = cost OF Sl2, 694, 200.
The price OF gold is falling in New York.
ernment at q fraction less than 10.
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FOREIGN.

BY the accidental explosion of -four tons
of powder in London on the I'd inst, q large
number of persons we're killed. and property
in the vicinity suffered severe damage.
The typhoon which visited the southern
part Of Japan in the latter part of Bugus: was
the most terrible ever experienced in that
latitude. Hundreds Of junks were wrecked.
and = frightful loss Of life is reported. At
Nagasaki alone 400 lives were lost. At Saga
ken t, 900 houses were destroyed and over 100
lives lost. Thousands of cattle on the plan
tations were killed.
A Madrid letter ststes that Germany has
demanded that France must send q, 900 troops
TO the Spanish frontier to protect strict neu-
trality between the Carlists aud Republicans.
Reports from the Carliat camp at Durango
state that 4 mutiuy had broken oct and that
Don Carlos was severely wounded by one OF
the mutineers. 4 ball having penetrated his
stomach.
The revolution in the Argentine COnfed-
Grafton is more formidable ;h-D the first sc-
counts indicate. Late advIces from Buenos
Ayres represen; the situation as very desper-
ate. and rigorous measures are being adopted
by The government TO suppress the insUrrec-
ton.
Elections fey Councils General. or Pro-
vincIal Legislatures. were held III France
Oct. 4. The large towns generally gave Ee-
publican mAjOrities, bat IN the rnral districts
there were slight Conservative gains. Prince
B1uaparie defeated Prince Napoleon n Cor
sics.
BRYAN Waller Proctor. well known ar
90 Barry Cornwall. The English author. Is dead.
He WAS III the -ith year OF hi- age.
Complete returns from the elections for
Councils General IN France show that ont Of
l 300 members the Republicans have elected
$50. the MonArcLists $50, and the Bona
partlzts 100.
-AdyIcc- from the famine distric: Of India
report that Coz. 90 natives are We. supported
10y the government.
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are conducted in this way, and directed
against hills and masses Of earth under
a ~hydrostaiic pressure that viii. if
need, cut away solid rock almost as
readily as the compact soil. Great
damage is done to extensive tracts of
country by thus directing streams from
their natural channels, and spreading
earth, sand, gravel, and pebbles that
have been washed down by their cur
rents over fertile and cultivated lands.
One orchard, valued at $50, 600, and
another at $500, 900, have been SO de-
stroyed. A report from the Agricul-
tural Bureau at Washington estimates
the annual damage done by this mode
of mining at So, 600, 900.
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ULIC &.

In the system of hydraulic mining
which prevails extensively in Califor-
MIA, there We're employed, in 1867,
G,000, miles CT artificial w~ater-courses.
Prof. Raymond states, in Il of his re-
ports on mines west of the Rocky
Mountains, that the fumes Of these
canals are often of sheet-iron, and in
some places are carried considerable
distances at a height of $50 feet above
the ground. Large volumes of water
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TIE MARKETS

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SENATOR NORTON.

OF Senator Morton thus writes the
Indianapolis Sentinel: "There is Ger
tainly nothing either effeminateo or divine
about his appearance, although there
are traces of suffering in his face, and
he is unable to stand up and speak.
His shoulders are broad, his chest deep,
and his voice strong. He seems scarcely
to have crossed the meridian line of
life, and his thick mustache and long
chin whiskers are coal black. The only
signs of age about him are that his
naturally high forehead is extended by
the wearing away of his dark hair from
his temples. and the top of his head is
censored like that of a medieval monk.
Mouth and chin are hidden, but the
jaw and nose express force and-with-
ut any unkind intentions be it spoken
-feroci.y Of character. The latter fea-
ture is certainly as peculiar as that of
Morrissey, the celebrated New York
Congressman, running up from the face
at a very abrupt angle, and apparently
ending, as Heine said all English noses
ended, with a piece chopped off. The
face expresses the bulldog virtues
courage, tenacity, e%ndurace, and, if it
he said that it expresses the same grade
of vices, the phrase is used not to attrib-
ute traits of character, but to suggest
physical peculiarities. The best and
wisest man that ever lived was as ugly
as q satyr, and possessed a c~ountenance
upon which was set the seal of every
human vice. The contents of the casket,
however, were as precious as its outside
was foul. To those who have never
seen Mr.. Morton, it has always been a
wonder how he could speak with effect
while seated, and it may be said that,
artisticallv considered, he makes his
weakness more effective than another
could of his strength. OF Chatham it
was said that his crutch became, IN his
IN instrument OF oratory. Nor
ton uses his intrmity with the same
power, and as he sits IN lis chair, swing
ing 1t from side TO side, and using his
arms IL strong gesticu!ation, the mere
fact of his attitude lends q sort of dra-
matte authority to what he says. he
talks without rising-as a king from his
throne. Literally and fguratively his
utterances are cr cGthedra. He guides
the Republicans of Indiana through this
campaign as through AL previous ones;
and as the French looked with conf
dence on the morning of the eventful
day Of Fontenoy to the litter on which
their commander, Marshal SAKE, was
stretched, broken down with disease, SO
the adherents of the administration turn
hopefully to that old armchair
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OCEAN SOENUINGS.

The ocean soundings, which have re-
Gently been made with so much scien-
tiic care, show that III the neighbor-
hood OF continents the seas are often
shadows. Thus the Baltic Sea is found
to have a depth of only one hundred
and twenty feet between the coast of
Germany and Sweden the Adriatic, be-
tween Venice and Trieste, has 4 depth
of only one hundred aud thirty feet
between France and England the great
est depth does not exceed three hun
dred feet while southwest OF Ireland
it suddenly sinks 10 two thousand feet
The seas IN the south of Europe, are,
however, much deeper thar the preced-
iLg. The western basin of the Mediter-
rauean seems to be very deep. In the
narrowest part OF the Straits OF Gibral-
tar it is not more than one thousand
feet below the surface; a little further
toward the east the depth falls 70 three
thousand feet, and ut the south Of the
coast Of Spain to nearly six thousand
on the northwest of Sardinia bottom
has not been found at the great depth
of nearly five thousand feet.
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kossUTH has written an open letter
on the situation of Hungary, Il which
he gives his friends hope that a great
European movement Will arise and per-
NIT him to strive with them for the
- holy cause of the independence of
Hungary and the liberty OF the peo-
ple." He refuses to return 70 Hun
gary while it is n part OF tie Austrian
Empire.
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NEWS N BRIEF.
Personal.

Elmer Washburn has been appointed
Mr.. Washburn was chief of the police force of
Chicago under Mayor Medill.
-Garibaldi is represented as being in desti-
tute circumstances, frequently suffering for
necessaries of life.
1t is probable that the Emperor Don
Pedro. of Brazil, will visit the United States
next year.
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fIEES IND

The steam saw-miIl Of J. H. Hall, at
Hamilton, ont, was destroyed by fire last
week. with 1000, 900 feet Of lumber. Loss,
$50. 900.
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QUICE WIT.-The other day a minis
ter offered prayer at the laying of n cor
ner-stone. \ brisk young reporter
hustled up and SAID, u wish you would
give me the manuscript of that prayer"
II never write out my prayers" replied
the preacher. well" said the re-
porter, Il couldn't hear q word you
said" 81 waSn't praying to you,"
quickly responded the parson.
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CoNUSDRUMs.-When does the wind
deserve reproof? When it whistles
through the house.
What MAJ must have his glass before
he can do a days work? A glazier.
What is the greatest stand ever made
for civilization? The inkstand.
When is a MAJ not & man? When he
turns into "a lane.
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He who by his biz would rise, must
burst or advertise.
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Hat Department.
Trunk Department.

Special attention as i.viicd 10 mn PA.
TENT TRUNKS, both To-, Ladses and
and Gendenien's use, something entirely
nec, and cheaper thon escr before offered
an THIS city. My stock Of
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FEVER And AGUE.

FEVER AND AGUE cured for Gry cents There IL
not remedial agent In this world that will cure Fever
ana AgGe, and oil other Malatious, Bilious. Scarlc,
t6 nnSSI9~ ana other t.ySrs laidsl by RAD
LIEF. FIfty cents per bottle.
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p a n a c < a!

An Alternative and Cathartic, Or Tonic and
Purge combined for diseases arising from bad
blood
This preparation was established in 17sO and
has now been prepared in li7vif form for more
than Ia years. IN January or February, $40,
another party commenced TO prepare a similar
article which is inferior to the genuine and
which should not be mistaken for ours Ask
for CDR. FAHayEY's BLoOD CLEANSER OR PAxA-
CA and accept no others.
The Trade Mark or label of the oldest and gen.
uine, Is printed In grcsH on yellow wrapper
having also the signature Of p. Fahrney NJ D.,
Chicago.
"Dr p. FJirnrgs nam Msugsr" gives
the history and uses Of the BLooD CLEAEsEa, tes-
tmonials, ana other information, sent free Of
charge. Address
DIR. T.. FAHRNEYS BROS. & CO,
WaynesloTo Ffan{iH County, Pa
Ask for Dr. +. Fahrney's Blood Cleanser and
CLEANSE YOUR BLOOD.
Sold by wholesale and retail, dealers and by
GILKESON q PATTIE,
RoDny, Vest Va
Alec, by J. w. Baker. Bloomcry-Co Cooper 4
Horn, Capon Bridge-Dancl Parish, Timber
Ridge, Frederick County, Fa.--Carvu & Bro.
High Viow-Bruce Gibson, Capon Springs and
Jericho, Hampshire county, West va. q.
Mcdonald, CapOn Bridge-Syduor Mcdonald
Hanging Rock-COOper, Horn & Carter, Pleasant
Dale Hampshire county.
THOS. II. i. ELLIOTT,
TraUeiiHg Agcat
June 30, 1871.
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New Store.
FHJIIL y GROCERTES. dc

I'HE subscriber has just opened in the store.
4 room owned By DR.. j. n Snyder, iu Rom
ucy, Full stock Of
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WIT AND HUMOR.
docs it Pay"
By ouEERouILL

By ouEERouIIL
There's simple little question
That would save deal of woe,
II we took it for motto
AS we journey here below,
Steaming, railing, fretting, tuning
Thro' our little earthly day.
Why not make it fair aud easy
Does this rushing really pay?
We have all to make a fortune,
We have all to win u name,
We have all to Chamber upward
To tho highest peaks Of FOme
So we crush the gentle flowers
That might blossom round our wny
When we reach the barren summit,
Cold and lonely-does it pay
Fortunes smiling turns to frowping,
Fame bctrays us with a breath,
Glory tw;nes her wreath of laurel
Ouly round the brow of Death
Cloud must ever follow sunshine,
Black December yield to May
As what must be surely ,eW be,
All this fretting--docs 10 nay
Meath the Summers blushing roses
Youth aud maiden dream of love.
True aud sweet and pure and perfect
As the smiling skies above
Years speed on; roses wither,
Golden tresses turn to gray
Wiser growD, the matron counsels,
Glove, child ? nonsense docs IL psy
Sages seek to read the heavens,
Scholars strive to span the skies,
Science shakes her torch and whispers,
81 can open wide ytur eyes"
Is the sunlight any brighter
When We aDalyzo its ray2
And since we ourselves are problems,
All this knowledge-does IL pay?
Does Il pay to grasp at shadows,
And bemoan their fleeing worth
Does u pay to sigh that heaven
Made us earthly things of earth2
Docs it ? Let some wiser poet
Finish up my feeble lay.
Without wit, or worth, or wisdom,
All this rhyming-dOes II pay
-Saturiay Nigh.
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Charles James Fox went with his brother
Edward TO witness the first balloon ascent made
IN England. There was great crowd, and Fox
detected pickpocket trying to relieve him of
his watch. "My friend" said he, ''you have
chosen an occupation that VIII be your ruin at
last The thief burst into tears, and cxclam
ed, 30 Mr. Fox, forgive me- and let me GO. l
have been driven 10 this by necessity alone; my
wife and children are starving Fox compass
sionately gave him guinea, and he went away
with blessings on his lips. Soon after, Fox,
wishing TO know what time it was, found his
watch missing. "My watch is gone - he ex.
claimed. Yes, answered his brother, "a know
1t is; saw your friend take it," Saw him take
it, and made no attempt 10 stop him ?" 'Real-
ly,' said tie brother, "you and he appeared to
be on such good terms with each other, tha: |
did not like to interfere"