The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-31
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL BREVlTIEs.

HUH Nlll'll It tDilSltltltu llltDll cJlDIt Will
the powers he ought to WELD. Gen. Jovel-
lar, the Spanish War Minister, has been APP
pointed successor to Nalmascda, and Gen.
CaballoS is named as Minister of War in
place Of JOvellar.
CHARLES O'CONOR, the eminent New
York lawyer, who has been lying at the
point of death, as his physicians thought.
for several weeks, bids fair now to recover
from his illness.
TIE Convention to form a COnstitu-
ton for the State of Colorado assembled at
Denver on the 10Th.
Mr.. LoNGFELLOw has declined to be
the Poet of the Centennial Exhibition.
HORACE WHITE of the Chicago Tri-
hume has returned from his years s%ojourn in
Europe.
CH~IEF-JUsTICE WHITE of Utah has
sentenced George Reynolds, convicted on Il
charge OF polygamy to two years impriSon-
ment and 500 fine. He was released on
so, 200 bail during an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
ARCHBISHOP WOOD of Philadelphia
has formally communicated the members
Of the secret society in the Pennsylvania
coal regions, known rs the "MoIly Ma
guires.'
Mrs. EMMA c. MOULTON, wife of the
''mutual friend'' of the Tilton- Beecher
scandal, has decided to call an cX parte
! council in her case. unless Plymouth Church
consents to the holding of Il mutual council
based upon the questions proposed in her
last letter. The council will comprise such
persons as she is Informed are the best MEM
bers of the Congregational Church in the
United States.
CHEN Lang PIN and Yung IIcng
have been appointed Ministers to the United
States from China.
JOHN FRANCIS, formerly State Treas
urer of Kansas. has been appointed to ill
the vacancy in that Office caused by the re-
signation of Treasurer Lappin.
Col. RICHARD HENRY LEE, the grand
son of Richard Henry Lee of Revolutionary
fame, who has been selected to read the
Declaration of Independence ut the openin"
of the Centennial, is a successful lawyer of
Milwood, Clarke County, Va. He is a
nephew Of Charles Lee, who was Attorney
General of the United States during a part
of Wa%shington'S administration. and Of
"Light-Horsc Harry Lee and is 4 cousin
of the late Gen. Robert f. Lee. Col. Lee
entered the Confederate service as a Lieu
tenant of infantry in the :. Stonewallr brig
adc, and was wounded. after which he Scrv-
ed as a Judgc-Advocate of the ID Corps of
the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
until the close Of the War.
SENATOR JOHNSTON, who has just
been reelected by the Legislature of Viz
ginia to another term in the United States
Senate, is Il nephew of Gen. Joseph f.
Johnston. He is about - years of age. and
before going to the Senate never held any
public office except that Of Judge, to which
he was appointed by a military commander.
Senator Johnston has fine legal abilities and
refine manners.
THE New York Herald correspondent
telegraphs from Paris: ~ have just learned
that all the American officers in the service
of the khedive, except Col. Stone, are or
deredto join the Egyptian expedition against
Abyssinia. Gen. Loring will be second in
command. l am happy to report that the
Colonel who was reported to have fallen in
the late massacre is SAFE
THE President of the Centennial
Board of Finance publishes r card, saying
that the citizens of Philadelphia contributed
the funds necessary to entertain the Presi-
dent, the Supreme Court, and Congress on
the occasion of their recent visit to that
city, and that the Centennial Board of FL
nance bore no part of the expense.
HARRY Holloway, Superintendent
of the Post-ofice at indianapolis, and a
brother Of Postmaster Holloway, has been
indicted by the United States Grand Jury for
receiving -, 900 from w. C. Mason, in con-
sideration of securing for Mason Il contract
for the repair of mail bags, sacks, etc. Mr..
Holloway asserts his innocence. He has re-
signed his position, given 4 pond for y, 01,
and demands IN immediate trial.
THE Pope has signified his accept
ance of the invitation by the Centennial au-
thorities requesting him to contribute to the
Exposition works of art from the galleries
Of the Vatican or from other sources over
which he has control.
THE trial of w. W. Embry for the
shooting of r. Anthony, at L]eavenworth.
Kansas, was concluded on the oath, and re-
suited in a verdict of not guilty.
Hon. A G. WILDER, ex-Mayor of
Rochester, y. Y, and also formerly MEM
Der Of Congress from Kansas, died in San
Francisco on the 23d.
Mr.. GEORGE L. Fox, the well-known
pantomimist, who has been partially par