The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28
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Lieut.. Armstrong. with 4 company of the
1st Us. i~nfautrv. arrived at Fort Randall. Oak.
4 few days since. with Capt. Wharton and party
Of foIty-two mcn and six wagons. WHO were
bound FOR the Black Hills. They were captured
at tie second crossing of White river. They
were held to await the action of the department
commander.
A dispatch from Lawrence. Kan, says the
grassLoppera are producing a horrible panic
among the business mel and farmers of Eastern
Kansas and Western Missouri. They are march
ing in countless myriads. destroying in some
places the oats, corn. grass-in fact, every
green thing. in Minnesota too, the pests are
playing sad havoc. The region involved this
year includes sixteen counties i'll the upper Mn
nesota and Red River valleys, having an aggre-
gate population OF about 60, 600. and producing
about 1900, 900 bushels Of surplus wheat last
season.
The Postmaster General has ordered the
Postmaster at Cincinnati not to pay any money
orders sent to ono L.. ID. Sine. a blind man. en-
ployed IN the lottery business in Cincinnati. Lut
to return them to the sonders.
-Lieut.-Gov. Crawford. Of Ontario. Canada.
died last week.
The miIicrs of the country held a national
convention a: Il. I.Ouia last week. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing wear
President. George Boinc. st. Lonis Nice-pres-
ident, T. Little Treasurer, d. b. Merrill. both
Of Michigan.
Sixty thousand ounces of gold were melted
IN the Mint in San Francisco III one day last
week.
Orders have been received at Fort Randall
from Gen. sheridan. to release all of the Black
Hills party. on their giving a written promise
not to enter the Hills again, until the govern
ment opened tie country.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has called III
50 900. 900 additional go bonds. The commits
sion ofthc Eotlsclilds for negotiating the new
lean has been raised 100 per cent.
Hon. L. 2. Smith, Indian Commissioner il
OF the opinion that the Indians should be made
to work for the supplies they receive.
another Black Hills expedition has come to
grief. The Sioux City party, commanded by
John Gordon. was captured by United States
troops at White river crossing, and is ROW on
the hOmeward march.
At the Lexington (Kv.) races, last week, J.
Z. Kodes' bay colt Searchcr, three years old,
ran a nile i'll the fastest time ever made in
America-1:41si.
The Governor of Missouri has appointed a
day Of fasting and prayer for the purpose Of
bcseeching the Almighty to stay the plague Of
Crasskopper5 that has broken out in that State.
Prayers may accomplish something ; but God
helps those who help themselves. and the
Times would recommend that self-help be not
lost sight of in the expectation that the Al
mighty viii DO everything.
The closing arguments in the Brooklyn trial
begun on Wednesday. May 10, eX-Judge Porter
putting in the first installment of the summing
mp for the defense. The theory of conspiracy
was made the leading feature of his argument,
and Bcecher's character was elOquently con-
trasted with that OF his prosecutors. The
counsel also dwelt at length upon the purity OF
Mr.. Tilton.
The Necklenburg Centennial May 800 was
celebrated with spirit in many cities and towns
Of the South.
The eighty-seventh General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church Of the United States
began its sessions IN Cleveland with an attend
ance of 40 delegates.
-McVickers Theater is now the only place Of
amusement in Chicago where the legitimate
Grama is being played. Charles Pope, in the