The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-07-16
~TELEaRAPHlC NOTES.

Inc Dr1t OK golu IN New Z ORR. bI JAY
T., was ll5A.
Five members of a family named Mont
gOmery and Mr.. J. r. Baker were drowned while
fOrding Middle River, in Adair County, Iowa,
on the night of the Sd inst.
a party of seven lads who were bathing
ut Fall River, Mass, on the 9Th, joined hands
and walked OIL a sand bar intodcep water, where
six of the number were drowned
The American rifle team have carried of
another prize, viz, the silver cup presented by
the Mayor and citizens of Belfast. Col. Glider
sleeve took the cup over twenty -four opponents.
The celebrated race horse Lexington
died in Lexington, Ky, a few days ago. Lex
ingtOn made the fastest four mile race on record
in New Orleans, in 1852. Time, 7:l9%.
A terrific rain-stOrm, accompanied with
hail, recently visited the Swiss canton of Geneva
and the French frontier. The hail stones were
Of an unusual size, killing and wounding many
persons, destroying crops, and damaging much
valuable property.
The wives and children of sixty Kiowa
and COmanche Indians, who surrendered at
Staked Plains, are to be transported to st. Au-
gustine, Florida, at Government expense, where
the captives are now confined.
On the night of the 9th inst. the steam
tug Lumberman, while returning from Fortress
Monroe to Norfolk, Va, with a pleasure party of
Is persons, was run into by the steamer Isaac
Bell, and sunk Immediately in 80 feet of water.
Ten OF the party were drowned.
Mark Brown was executed at NOnticel-
10, y. y, on the 9th, for the murder of Sylves-
ter Carr.
The skeleton of FiIkins. the express rob.
Der, who last year escaped from the New York
state Prison at Clinton, was recently found in
the main sewer of the institution.
The steamship Scythia hal her propeller
so badly broken by coming in contact with a
whale as she was leaving the harbor of Liver
pool, on the 10th, that she was forced to return
and transfer her passengers and cargo to other
vessels.
One day recently, about noon. two we'll
dressed men obtained admission to the house of
Matthias NJ. Danser, in West Eleventh street,
New York, by representing themselves to he Gro
ton water tax collectors. They had no sooner
entered than they seized Mrs. Danser, who was
alone, bound, gagged, and handcuGed her, and
then admitted five other confeIcrates, when all
preceedetto ransack the house from top to bot
tom. They obtained $50 0 in Virginia State
bonds ,butovcrlooked SD, O0) in New York Central
securities. After the departure of the robbers
Mrs. Danser succeeded in attracting the atten-
ton Of passer-bv, and she was rescued from her
painful position. No clew to the thieves was OBJ
tanned.
y man of about IS AMI a woman of
about q wears of age were found drowned in the
lake ut Waukegan, H., on the Ilth. They had
been lettering about the place on the previous
day, and it is supposed they deliberately com
mitted suicide by walking into the water. Both
were unknown.
\ serious riot occurred at Lawrence.
Mass, on the 18th. As q party of Oran%cmen
We're returning from Il picnic excursion, they
were jeerel at and insultcd, it is claimed, by a
crowd of Catholic Irishmcn. \ squad of police
men, headed by the Mayor, undertook to escort
the Orangcmen IN safety to the police station,
when they were assaulted by bricks and various
missiles from the hands of the crowd.
With the exception of the Mayor every person
IN the procession was struck, several being
knocked down. Some of the Orangcmcn were
armed with rcvolver., and these they drew and
fired upon their ASSISTANTS. None of the shots
proved fatal, but to men, one woman, and Il
boy were wounded. Twelve of the Orangemen
and four policemen We're injured by the missiles
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