The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-24
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL BREVITlES.

POLITICAL AND PERSONAL BREVITlES.
IT is proposed that the 100000 Gran
gers in the United States each contribute ~
cents towards the erection of a building at
Louisville, KY, to be used As the hcadquar-
tiers of the order, thus forming Il fund of
| so, 00O
THE military Court of Inquiry which
was convened at Chicago to investigate the
case of Gen. Babcock, has been dissolved by
order of the President, and by request of
Gen. Babcock, who says that he now has an
opportunity, which he did not have at the
time he requested the Court Of Inquiry, TO
yindicate himself before u civil court.
SIR Houston STEWART ice-Admiral
of the British Navy. is dead.
The Due d'Aumale is, it is rumored,
about to take unto himself a second wife in
the person of the Princess Thyra, daughter
of the King OF Denmark. The report causes
much excitement in French political circles.
THE father of the wife of the late
VIM. b. Astor was Maj. John A. ARM
strong, the man who wrote several hi>tori-
ca letters urging Washington to make him.
self king at the close of the Revolution.
JOHN w. JOHNSTON has been chosen
United States Senator from Virginia. The
nomination was made on the 10th ballot.
EX-SENATOR NYE has so far rccov-
cred his reason and health that his friends
have removed him from the insane Asylum.
Strong hopes are entertained OF his complete
recovery.
The fourth meeting of the American
Board of transportation and Commerce be-
gan ut Chicago on the 18th. There was Il
large attendance of delegates from all parts
Of the country, together with delegations
from Canadian cities.
The President, several members of
the Cabinet. a number of Congressman,
members of the Supreme Court. together
with newspaper correspondents, etc., to the
number of about 400 all told, visited Phila-
drlphia on the Eth rs the guests of the Cen
tennial commissioners. They were very
handsomely entertained in various ways.
GEN. BAECoCK has been served with
a notice to appear before the United States
Circuit Court ut st. Louis on the 81 Of Janu-
arv. and plead to the indictment found
against him for conSpiring to defraud the
Government in connection with the Whisky
Ring.
GEORGE F. SEWARD has been APP
pointed Minister to China. rice Avery, de-
and James Birncy has been appoint
ed Minister to the Netherlands.
GEORGE 5. BANGS, General Superin-
of Railway Mail Service, has ten
dcrcd his resignation to the Government.
GREENE & CRANsToN, bankers, and
the Providence Tool Company, of Proyi-
dcncc. r. l., have failed, owing to tempo
rary embarraSsmentS. Both firms claim that
their assets are largely in excess TO their lia-
EX-MAYOR \. OAKEY HALL of New
made his debWt at the Park Theatcrin
that city on the night of the 18th. in Il new
comedy entitled THE Crucibles,' of which
he is one of the joint authors. The house
crowded.
EDWARD EDDY, 4 well known Amcri-
can actor, died recently 1T Kingston. jamai-
ca. of apOpleNy.
PROF. STRAWINSKI, Il Polish dancing
master, committed suicide at Erie, Penn,
the 10Th. Domestic and pecuniary diff
rulticS are supposed to have been the cause.
TIE Lee Monument Association of
Richmond is preparing a plan TO have every
family in the Southern States visited on Jan.
70. the anniversary Of Gen. Lees birthday, /
and personally solicited to!contributG to the
proposed monument.
BUREACu, II of the members OF the
Whisky RIM. has been sen
to eight months imprisonment, to
u line OF -. 900 and onc-haif Of the cX-
Of the suit.