The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL,

PERSONAL.
Prominent citizens of arkansas have petit
toned Congress to impeach United States
Judge Story, Of the Western District Of that
State.
Recent deaths: Ira Perley, ex-Chief JUS
tice Of New Hampshire; Capt. John S. Nc
Cune, an old and popular Mississippi river
stesmboatman; Thomas A. Springer, State
Printer of California.
Senator Chandler has brought suit against
the Detroit Free Press for libel, claiming
800, 600 damages. The alleged libel is in a
special dispatch from Washington charging
Chandler with intoxication and disgraceful
conduct in the Senate chamber.
A Washington dispatch says that Mrs.
Myra Clarke Gaines, ofNew Orleans, has been
before the subcommittee in the case Of Judge
Durell, and that her testimony is regarded as
presentation Of the articles Of impeachment.
Congress has granted q pension Of $50 a
month to the widow Of Gen. Candy.
Prof. Edward Powers, of Chicago, has Pc
titioned Congress to test the practicability Of
producing rain by the use Of artillery.
Congressman Moses W. Field has been
appointed executive officer for Michigan Of the
United Order Of Workingmen OF America.
-Ex-President Bsez. of San Domingo, was
last week arrested in New York, on the COM
plant Of Davis Hatch, a wealthy citizen Of
Connecticut and former resident Of San Do
mingo, charging him with conspiracy against
his life and property. Bail was fixed at
S25, 900.
Hammond has converted 2,1SO St. Louis
sinners since he opened his revival in that
wicked city.
Dick Busted, anephew of Judge Busted,
put a head on" Judge Pelham. member of
Congress from Alabama, in a Washington no.
tel, the other day. Pelham drew a pistol to
defend himself, when the bystsnders inter-
fered and separated the combatants.
Buffalo papers report the serious illness
of ex-President Fillmore.
Recent deaths Judge William T. Brown,
of Edwardsville, H.; Judge n. h. Hall, of
Buffalo, N. Y; Hon. Morgan Bates, of Tray
erse City, Mich, a veteran journalist, and
foreman of the Ne,o Yorker, under Horace
Greeley. nearly forty years ago; Elder Jacob
Knapp, the celebrated Baptist revivalist, at
Rockford, ILL.,, aged "a; James D. Libbey, an
old Boston journalist.
Washington correspondents record an
amusing fight between George Alfred Town.
send (Gath). Of the Chicago Tribune, and ".
s. Walker (Gideon), Of the Chicago Times,
in which the latter received q d~rubbing. The
thrasher did the job with his little umbrella,
the thrashed offering no resistance.
-Ex-Treasurer Gage, Of Chicago, indicted
for ENLIGHTENMENT and perjury, has been
granted a change of venue to Lake county.
George Alfred Townsend and W. s.
Walker, correspondents of the Chicago Trib-
une and Chicago Times, had a personal alter
cation in the Washington Office of the latter
paper the other day, in which the Times man
was soundly thrashed. As the drubbing was
administered by 80 harmless q weapon as an
umbrella, Of course no serious damage was in
flicted.
Maurice Daily, Of New York, the other day
made a run of 212 points at French billiards
the largest on record in q match game.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has sued Caleb
Gushing for libel, laying damages at 5000, 600.
james F. Wilson, of Iowa J. II. Willard,
of Nebraska; John C. s. Harrison, OF Indiana;
John A. Tbbetts, of Connecticut, and Francis
B. Bremen, of New York, have been APPOINTED
Government Directors Of the Union Pacific
railroad.