The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26

died at Memphis recently.
Nile. Albani. a member of the Strakosch
opera troupe, which lately ~disbanded, mas sailed
for Europe.
GENERAL.
Tile War Department AT Washington has
issued orders for the enrolment of all the in
habitants of the Grasshopper-affiicted portions
Of tie Western frontier. preparatory to the dis
tribution among the needy of the $50. 600 re-
lief recently voted 10y Congress.
1t is positively stated at Washington that the
Presidents Arkansas message was prepared
without the knowledge Of any member of ais
Cabinet.
The bill passed by the lower house of Con-
Gress for the equalization of bountjes provides
for the payment to every non-commissioncd
officer. musician. artiticer. WAGNER. and private
soldier. including those borne on the roll sas
slaves. vino served in the army and were hon
orably discharged. S8.33}s a month for the
term Of his service between the 18th of April,
1851. and the eth of May. 1863. with the deduc-
ton of all bounties heretofore paid by the
United States and States. Substitutes or such
as We're prisoners of war at the time of the en-
iistment are excluded also such as were dis
charged as minors. or at their own request from
OTHER cause than disability incurred in the ser
vice prior 10 the 18th of April. 1868. unless such
discharge was obtained with r view to r~e-enlist-
ment or to accept promotion in the military or
naval service. Where the soldier is dead. the
bounty is 10 be paid to the widow. if not renlar-
RED, or 70 the minor child or children.
President RIfus Hatch, of the Pacific Mail
Company, denies that the company authorized
IrGin's expenditures that his Irwin's) al-
tLority was only from Stockwell. and that the
two together had swindled the company out of
over -. 900. 600.
Chicago elevators. as per official returns.
contained Oh the 18th inst. >. COS. Ill bushels of
wheat, 1850. 525 bushels of corn. 527. III bush
els of oats. s, 1Gs bushels of rye, and 27S.7 IA
bushels of barley. making a grand total of
5,SG5,2 80 bushels, against 6. 7G0,Z70 bushels at
the same period last wear.
The Judiciary Committee of the United
States Senate have examiner the so-called Po-
land press gag-law. and report that tIey see
nothing hurtful in it.
The next session Of the National Grange
VIII be held in Chicago.
The prospect now Is that tie present Con
gress will not be able to accomplish the neces-
sary legislation before It's expiration, March 4,
and that the President will have to convene
both houses of the new Congress in special
session.
The Legislature of West Virginia has passed
and the Governor has signed all act removing
the State capital from CIiarlestownto Wheeling.
The lower house of Congress has adopted
tie bill for the improvement of the Mississippi
river at its mouth by the Eads jetty system.
Capt. Eads agrees. if this bill shall lie ao-
proved, to undertake the clearing of channel
thirty feet III depth between the Southwest
Pass and the Gulf fer a gross compensation of
80 600 600. In case the work IL not begun
within eight months after the passage of the
bill. or if a channel twenty feet i'll depth is not
made Ill thirty months. OF if two feet additional
to the twenty feet are not secured III each year
succeeding the expiration of the first thirty
months until a depth of twenty-six feet is
reached. the privileges granted bv the bill will
be Cancelled. The government virtually as
sumes no responsibility, and pays no profit to
the contractor till the work is done. An ap-
preparation of S150,000 per year for twenty
years will, however, be paid for the prosecu-
ton of tie work and the total of -. 600 900
expended in this manner will. as We understand
the bill. be substracted from the amount finally
paid to Capt. Eads or his heirs.
President Grant has issued a proclamation
converting the United States Senate in extra
session Oh the 9TH Of March.
-Advices from the Southwest indicate that
Gen. Miles last campaign against the fighting
Indians was the most e~ffectual ever made, and
that the troublesome tribes are reduced to such
a condition that their taking the field again is an
unlikely occurrence.